Country Club Brews fall to Plover and Rolfe at home
The Ft. Dodge based Country Club Brews lost 7-4 to Plover and 8-5 to Rolfe in a double setback. Plover pitcher Hoffman subdued the Brews, while Wells fanned 13 for the Brews in the first game. Cain hit a three-base hit and Bon Heathman a home run for Plover, as the Brews struggled to convert their 12 hits into runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Dodge
Plasteropolis
Rolfe
Gove
Plover
Barrick
Hoffman
A. Heathman
Wells
Riley
Gypsum
Rhe Brews
Brews
Jones
Wilson
Carter
Dillion
Shane
Rolfe Boys
Mentzer
Dillon
Carroll
Pollock
Cain
Fuget
Hudson
Metzger
Rolfe Businesses Plan Labor Day Noon Closing
The Rolfe Promotion Club decided to close all business houses on Labor Day from noon onward. A softball tournament with eight teams was planned for Monday afternoon and evening to entertain the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROLFE
Damborg Return From Mercy Hospital For Home Recovery
Mrs J C Damborg and Miss Harnett brought Mr Damborg home from Mercy Hospital where he had been receiving treatment for a week. He is much improved and able to be up briefly. His heart condition and nerves are better. he hopes to be well soon. Miss Josie Biederman R N assisted at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Damborg
Harnett
Fort Dodge
Mr. Damborg
Mercy Hospital
Josie Biederman
R. N
Upcoming community meetings and events schedule
A crowded slate of local gatherings queued from Aug 30 to Sept 11 includes Young Democratic Club at the courthouse in Patahontas, Ikertown Farm Union picnic near Estherville, Pollyanna Club with Mrs. Earl Chambers, and a Nain Lutheran mission. Also early September marks Rolfe High School opening, Labor Day, softball, and many club meetings across Rolfe and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Democratic Club
Court House
Patahontas
Ikertown Farm Union
Petty White
Estherville
Pollyanna
Earl Chambers
Nain Lutheran Church
Rolfe High School
Rolfe Promotion
W. Leland McIntire
Order of Eastern Star
Mday
Rolfe City Park
Wesday
Presbyterian
Gio
H. J
Texcelsior Society
Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ ‘Aid Society
Martin Peterson
Needle and Read Club
Fred Kerns
Des Moines
Charley Webb Honored by Rolfe Promotion Club
The Rolfe Promotion Club luncheon honored C. M. Webb a 46 year Rolfe businessman famed as the town’s telephone advocate and road graveler. Webb built a popular history of Rolfe in pictures while hosting free soda days root beer parties and birthday theatre events for local children. He recalled Rolfe in 1888 noting street and storefronts then and today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Webb
Webb
Rolfe
de Witt
C. M
Charlie
Arrow
Main Street
J. T. Grant
J. B. Kent
R. E. Green
Central States
Grant
Geo. O. Hauck
Weible & Hauck
J. White
Walter Harris
Britt
B. I. Phillips
Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
W. Leland McIntire
F. N. Grant
Morris W. Webb
McIntire
Pentecostal Meetings Move to New Stand in Town
The Old-Time Pentecostal Meetings have moved from the vacant lot near the waterworks to a building south of Thompson Bros. implement store, formerly B. & B. Dairy. Rev. Theo. D. Smith leads with his wife and daughter. meetings are Tuesday Thursday and Sunday evenings. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Bros.’ Implement
B. & B. Dairy
Theo. D. Smith
Fort Dodge Expo Park Lunch Triumphs Over Boone in Softball Showdown
Fort Dodge ladies known as the Expo Park Lunch defeated Boone as the K M aggregation 8 to 5 after a close seventh inning rally. Boone pitcher Johnson and Canackes battled. Fort Dodge pitcher Armstrong allowed four free passes but kept Boone to three runs. Ottosen beat Rolfe 3 to 1 in the curtain raiser with Sernett and Kinseth sharing the mound duties. Rolfe’s heavy hitters included Landing Peter Duey Showers and Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Fort Dodge
Boone
Expo Park
Ft. Dodgers
Boone Girls
Johnson
Canackes
Armstrong
Wurtzer
Johnston
G. Davis
Ft. Dodge
Rhe Boone
Ottosen
Duffy
Sernett
Kinseth
Mertz
Dillon
Kkinseth
Peter
Duey
Showers
Chambers
Rhe Ottosen
Schools Reopen as Many Rural Districts Announce Staff
The onset of September brings teachers back to classrooms across Rolfe and nearby towns. Many are returning soon or already at work, with staff assignments listed for Remsen Milford Bradgate Hornick Des Moines township Ottosen Pomeroy Shenandoah Livermore and other districts. Several teachers will operate out of state or at Iowa institutions while others resume posts in local rural schools and critic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Betty Melson
Remsen
Mary
Milford High School
Mildred Heald
Bradgate
Marie Rudolfson
Hornick
Des Moines
Florence Peterson
Nellie Peterson
Sergeant’s Bluff
Sadie Peterson
Ottosen
Eunice Ivey
West Bend
Harriett Damberg
Livermore
Frances Vaughn
Burt
Lucile Bowen
Webb
Curlew
Cora Berle Pollock
Elvina Peterson
Ottumwa
Gladys Howe
Shenandoah
Hattie Lehnus
Pomeroy
Mary Short
Mason City
Ivyl Grant
Fonda
Marjorie
Cal
Nell Rateliff
San Bernardino
Mildred King
Phoenix
Ariz
Naomi Gunderson
Pasadena
Marie Harriger
Gunderson
Grace Menen
Lincoln Township
Pocahontas
Brinkman
Miriam Ives
Alle Grant
Olerich
Maybelle Ryen
Center
Garfield Township
Blanche Witt
Behrendsen
Anne Martin
Kennedy School
Daisy Wallace
Gilmore City
Cornell
Kathleen Tiernan
Powhatan Independent
Dorothy Tiernan Roosevelt
Primary No 44 Extends To North State Line
The Armstrong Journal reports that highway markers indicate the route has changed from Primary No 43 to Primary No 44. No 43 remains only one mile from Ringsted east into town, with changes south through Armstrong Fenton Whittemore and Rolfe to the No 10 junction. Ringsted residents campaigned to extend No 43 south and west, but the Highway Commission rejected the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Ringsted
Fenton
Whittemore
Rolfe
The
Armstormy Journal
Highway Commission
Terrill Young Marries Lenora Prien in Iowa Ceremony
J Terrill Young wed Miss Lenora Prien at Muscatine Iowa on August 8 1984. Young son of J L and Mrs J L Young of Rolfe Iowa he ran a local grocery in Muscatine after dentistry in Rolfe. The couple left for a western wedding tour and friends send best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Terrill Young
Muscatine
Iowa
Terrill
Lenora Prien
J. L. Young
Young
Fort Dodge HO L C Offices Move to Carver Building
The Fort Dodge District offices of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation will relocate to the eighth floor of the Carver Building at 10th Street and Central Avenue after Labor Day September 3. The 20 county district includes Boone Buena Vista Calhoun Carroll Cerro Gordo Emmet Franklin Greene Hamilton Hancock Hardin Humboldt Kossuth Palo Alto Pocahontas Sac Winnebago Webster Worth and Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Dodge
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Carver Building
10Th St
Central Avenue
Boone
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Carroll
Cerro Gordo
Emmet
Franklin
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Hardin, Humboldt
Kossuth
Palo Alto
Pocahontas, Sac
Winnebago
Webster, Worth and Wright
Corn Hog Contracts Approved With No Changes
Federal corn hog contracts were checked by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration in Pocahontas county and approved without changes. Most contracts were mailed to Washington last Friday, with a few insurance-company contracts and some individual farmers still unsigned. Other counties reported checks arriving about two weeks after sending in contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Corn-Log Checker
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Pocahontas County
Washington
Express
Amor Dancing Rumor at PlaMor Sign Sparks Wonder
Town buzzes over a PlaMor dance hall neon sign where the first two letters may have been removed or the wires broken. If the change stands, Amor becomes the God of Love guiding northwest Iowa’s premier dance hall toward likely crowded nights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PlaMor Dance Hall
Amor
Northwest Iowa
Oat Stubble Hay Sells High Across County
Farmers in the region harvest oats stubble for hay selling at about 10 dollars per ton. Richard Caswell notes southern Iowa demand at 10 to 15 dollars per ton. He reports little straw remaining in Coon Rapids and urges hay sellers to contact the County Agent. The surplus relief agency seeks 30 000 to 60 000 tons of high quality soybean hay at 15 dollars per ton f o b Pocahontas county railheads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Richard Caswell
Pocahontas
Coon Rapids
Caswell
Federal Surplus Relief Corporation
Pocahontas County
A Few Fall Moves Notify Town Residence Shifts
Dr. G. A. Everson and daughters plan to move from the Kirchner residence to the Miss Nellie Grant residence later this week. The John Pouelsen family will relocate from the Mrs. M. Ridenour property into the Eversons’ vacated house. Other families move include C. E. Watters from the Presbyterian Manse to BF A Malcolm residence, Rev. H. A. Sinning of Schaller moving to the Manse as the new Presbyterian minister. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Patterson with son Jack moved early this week into the Oscar Freel home to assist in caring for Mr. Freel. Edgar Cornell and their groomers Lloyd Dillon and James Bradley will move into the Patterson residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Everson
Kirchner
Nellie Grant
John Pouelsen
Schaller
Sinning
Owen Patterson
Jack
Oscar Freel
Freel
Edgar Cornell
Lloyd Dillon
James Bradley
Patterson
Methodist Harvest Festival Planned by Sunday School
The Methodist church schedules its annual Harvest Festival for Tuesday September 11. Supt. George Lehnus and workers organize a chicken supper with trimmings and a vegetable sale. Detailed plans will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Church
George Lehnus
Card of Thanks for Wm. H. Strickler
The Fred Bollard Family and Mrs. Wmn. H. Strickler express sincere thanks to all who assisted during their recent bereavement for husband and father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wmn
H. Strickler
Fred Bollard
Labor Day Softball Tourney at City Park Details
Rolfe hosts a Labor Day softball tournament at City Park starting 12:30 p m with eight teams competing for two prize places. Winners receive 15 and 10 dollars respectively with a dime admission for adults and a jitney for school age children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Park
Labor Day
Rolfe
Bradgate
Clare
Humboldt
Laurens
Pocahontas
Rutland
Ware
Bradgate-Clare
Humboldt-Laurens
Pocahontas-Rolfe
Rutland-Ware
Bradgate-Clare-Humboldt-Laurens
Pocahontas- Rolfe-Rutland-Ware
Democratic Pow Wow At Okoboji
Democrats from the 8th and 9th Districts plan a Terrace Park gathering at West Lake Okoboji on Saturday Sept 1 with free barbecue dance boating and fishing. Attendees will include Senator Louis Murphy Governor Clyde Herring and several congressmen to discuss the New Deal amid a large turnout from Pocahontas County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrace Park
Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau Picnic at Rolfe City Park Thursday
Geo Godfrey, noted for Successful Farming and radio talks, will be principal speaker at the Farm Bureau picnic in Rolfe City Park on Thursday August 30 starting with a noon dinner. Kittenball games and stunts are on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Godfrey
Farm Bureau
Rolfe City Park
Mr. Godfrey
William Henry Strickler obituary in Rose area
William Henry Strickler died at his Rose home on August 23 1934 after a six month illness. Born March 26 1860 in Mount Carroll he lived in Iowa most of his life and married Katherine Waldron in 1885. He leaves his widow a daughter and four grandchildren with brothers and sisters, funeral held at McIntire with Rev Bassett and music by local performers. Interment in Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.H. Strickler
Rose Thursday
William Henry Strickler
Mt. Carrol l
David Strickler
Iowa
Katherine Elizabeth Waldron
Emmetsburg
Raymond Sylvester
Iremia Idella Ballard
Fort Dodge
Curlew
Rolfe
Sarah Wilder
Estherville
Maggie Burr
Ames
McIntire
Bassett
Thos. Diggs
J. C. Gunderson
Rolfe Golf Club Championship Progresses Slow but Steady
The Rolfe Golf Club championship tourney advances with all but two brackets in the championship flight completed. C. J. White and Goodyear of Pocahontas square off, the winner to face Berry Quinsland in the next round. The president's flight lags as multiple brackets remain to be played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Golf Club
C. J. White
Goodyear
Pocahontas
Iman
Bridge Lumber For Sale By County Board
Bridge lumber to be sold to highest bidder for cash at county yards in Rolfe on Wednesday September 5 at 2 00 pm. Board of Supervisors by C Jensen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Board of Supervisors
C. Jensen
Former Rolfe Farmer Electrocuted At Johnston Plant
James Kenney, formerly of a Rolfe area farm now occupied by the Sheltons, died Saturday at the Johnston clayworks south of Fort Dodge. He was electrocuted while pulling a switch for an electric power drill. the uninsulated switch arm sent 440 volts through his body. Kinney screamed, coworker Wim Johnston said. Firemen and physicians were unable to revive him after aid was attempted. This marks the Johnston plant's second electrocution this summer following Peter Mori’s death during drill operation. Kenney leaves a widow and four children, the eldest nine, with home at Clayworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kenney
Rolfe
Harold Shelten
Johnston Clayworks
Fort Dodge
Kinney
Kenney
Wim
Johnston
Peter Mori
Clayworks
Relief Worker Killed in Auto Crash Near Pocahontas
Miss Elizabeth Anderson twenty of Albia Iowa died in a car crash late Wednesday afternoon when the automobile left Primary No 17 half a mile south of Pocahontas and overturned. Miss Louise Morehouse Pocahontas relief worker escaped injury and said the cause remains unknown though garage men cite possible steering gear lock or blowout. Anderson had been sent from Albia about ten days ago to work with Morehouse in county relief work for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Anderson
Albia
Iowa
Pocahontas
Miss Anderson
Louise Morehouse
Pocahontas County
Miss Morehouse
Toocahontas
State of
Rolfe Notes Highlight Social Visits and Local Trips
Local residents share visits across Pocahontas, Fort Dodge, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Chicago. Families attend fairs, 4-H events, and State University preparations while CCC work and Wisconsin Minnesota outings are noted.
Engineer to report on paving 44 through Rolfe
G G Butler M W Webb and M Bruce visited Ames Tuesday to press paving for Primary No 44 through Rolfe with the State Highway Commission. An engineer will inspect the ground in a few days, then the commission will weigh the report and decide. The Promotion Club has pushed the project, and Rolfe is viewed as deserving of paving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Butler
M. W. Webb
M. Bruce
Ames
State Highway Commission
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Pocaontas County Boys Christen New State Fair Theatre
Des Moines Township 4 H Club boys presented the play Hiram and the Peddlers to open the Iowa State Fair theatre in the educational building. Cast included Roy Boles Ivan Smith Nels Truelsen Jack George Eldon Ham and Elis Struthers. Melvin Thorson led the group and directed the performance last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Melvin Thorson
Des Moines Township
4-H
Notable Minnesota and Iowa visits and fair attendance
Social notes record Howard DeWolf and Ray Wax at the State Fair with extended visits by local families such as the Conraws in Plover, the Salisburys in Rodman, and the Willards in Humboldt. A daughter named Martha LaVon is born to George and Mrs Wells, and Vera Smith is set to wed C. H. Girard in Des Moines. The Rolfe Bakery unveils a new mixer and schedule, and Mayo Clinic checks prompt updates on Kilbourne family health. Des Moines and Rolfe residents attend the Iowa State Fair, enjoying music, exhibits, and horticulture while noting a weak corn display this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard DeWolf
Ray Wax
J. E. Conraw
John Wax
Plover
G. W. Salisbury
John Salisbury
Rodman
George Seipel
W. H. Knapp
J. J. America
Humboldt
Raymond Willard
Will Struthers
Floyd Struthers
A. R. Gaskell
Snarl
Frank Worth
Edlgemont
Des Moines
Perry White
Estherville
Hammond Trick
Lou White
Spencer
A. P. White
H. C. Barnes
George Ilbert
Bernadine Barnes
Algona
Henry
Barnes
Michael Hosey
George Wells
Ed Brown
Alice Jones
W. A. Darling
Adelphi
Clara Deaton
W. M. Crawford
Bondurant
Rolfe
Earl Kilbourne
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Orville
Kilbourne
Jean Maxwell
Excelsior
Rolfe School
Edna Madison
Maxwell
Wood
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Byron Lathrop
Havelock
C. P. Lathrop
Lilah Lathrop
Lathrops
Also Mentioned on This Page
DODGE
Plover and Rolfe
Charley” Webb
Rolfe Promotion Club
Ma’ams
North State Line
Terrill Young
Carter Building
People’s Oil Co
Swift Co
Peoples Oil
Swift
Okoboji
Bridge Lumber
Rolfe Farmer
Ed Weiland
Edward
Gloria Jane Reynolds
Karl Fisher
Genevieve Condon
Council Bluffs
Jas. Sennett
Lloyd Dixson
Lineville
Chas. Lehnus
Dixson
Lehnus
Rolfe Woman’s Club
W. S. Butler
Emma Lighter
Geo. Ivey
E. C. Lighter
Bune
Wisconsin
Chicago
Seipel
S. Eikenberry
Donald
Robert
Jean Pollock
Iowa City
State University
Ralph Showers
Maxine Colebaugh
Edldie Duffy
H. D. Brinkman
Stella Shimon
Marie Hosier
Garfield Go-Getters
H. A. Beam
Moline
Ill
W. R. Jones
Marguerita Kopp
Fort Madison
Lucile
Kopp
Beam
Loren Pease
Sylvester
Minnesota
Bennett
Wis
Dalles
Duluth
Superior
CCC
Pease
Black Duck Lake
Glenn Wallace
Roy Ellsworth
Rosemary Taylor
Mrs. Pease and
Staples, Minn
Ingineer
Pocahontas County Boys
NEW Theatre
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