Birthday Dinner for Sydney Beckord Observes 15th Birthday
Mr and Mrs George Beckord hosted a birthday dinner for their son Sydney on November 20 with guests including Mr and Mrs Richard Morris Margy Mr and Mrs Harold Sutton Craig Mick Ranney and Miss Edna Marcum Homemade ice cream by Sydney and Dick topped the supper. Evening showings featured home movies of the Beckords trip to the west coast. Brownie Scouts split into two groups with Mrs Wallace Taylor new leader and a Pi group meeting at the Public Library basement with 13 present. W S C S met December 7 led by Mrs Marie Schmidt and discussed hospital supplies, devotions, and a Christmas lesson. D M T Lively Lassies 1 H Club held November 21 with officer installations and new members Shirley Bennett Peggy Jo Imhoff Reatha Kae Wilken Gwen Heathman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beckord
Sydney
Richard Morris
Margy
Harold Sutton
Craig
Mick Ranney
Edna Marcum
Wallace Taylor
Marsha Graeber
Teresa Dixon
Theresa Davis
Janis Loss
W.S.C.S
Marie Schmidt
Shimon
Brewster Hospital
Jacksonrile
Fla
Harrison Roberts
Thos. Diggs
Jesus
Robert Dixon
Ruth Cirele
D.M.T. Lively Lassies
D.M.T
Judy Hanson
Janice Hansen
Nancy Bennett
Pat Imhoff
Jane Lund
Avis Hudson
Recreation
Bette Jo Marine
Sarah Richter
Retha Kae Wilken
Gwendy Heathman
Shirley Bennett
Peggy Jo Imhoff
Reatha Kae Wilken
Gwen Heathman
MacVey
Neighbors and Fire Crew Praised for Quick Help
Mr and Mrs James Hunt thank neighbors and the fire department for fast help during a near fire. Mrs Roy Obb expresses gratitude for cards gifts and flowers while in Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge. Mrs Sallie Hicks thanks neighbors friends and relatives for cards gifts calls and visits on her 87th birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs James Hunt
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Roy
Sallie Hicks
D.M.T. School News Highlights Class Activities
First and second grade students excel in spelling with 100s earned by Alice Madden and classmates. Juniors draw for the bulletin board as all grades color pictures. Sixth graders study area in arithmetic and read Newfangled Notions. Fifth graders read The Mail Must Go Through and study fractions. Canada is the science focus for fifth and sixth. Junior High basketball wins vs Bradgate, girls to play Plaver on December 15. Reporters Mary Jane and Bette Jo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Madden
Susan
Roger
Debbie
Dennis
Steven
Bulletin Board
Canada
Bradgate
D.M.T
Plaver Tuesaday
Mary Jane
Bette Jo
Christmas party plans and school sports results
Our room decorations progress for the Christmas party and a sequence of junior high sports results are reported. Bradgate swept a double header, D.M.T. girls lost to Havelock 41 67, D.M.T. boys beat Havelock, and Jack Kober Jr. is discharged after two years in the army with time in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Bradgate
Avis Hudson
Dean Johnson
Ronny Ryan
Karen Kirchner
Sarah Richter
Ware
Rolfe
D.M.T
Havelock
Luann Klein
Pat Imhoff
Community Thanks for Help With Closing Out Sale
Mrs. Muriel Spencer thanks friends and neighbors for assistance in preparing and conducting her closing out sale. She expresses appreciation for every form of help received on the sale day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Spencer
Fire scare thanks Rolfe Fire Department and neighbors
Jeanette and Rus sell Winkleblack and boys thank the Rolfe Fire Department and neighbors for their quick response after a fire scare Tuesday night. Charles Wells notes that men find hope in a better world when they see the Christmas miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Fire Department
Jeanette
Russell Winkleblack
Charles Wells
Top Notchers Banquet Honors Leslie J Shimon in Cherokee
Leslie J Shimon of Rolfe was honored at a Top Notchers banquet by Archer Petroleum Corp of Omaha at the Lewis hotel in Cherokee. He received a certificate for outstanding sales in 1955 from Don Streit as company officials attended the event. Also noted, Ernest James of Buffalo Center escaped with minor injuries after his car skidded and rolled, breaking all its glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie J. Shimon
Rolfe
Archer Petroleum Corp
Omaha
Lewis Hotel
Cherokee
Shimon
Don Streit
Northwest
Iowa
Ernest James
Buffalo Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sydney Beckord
Brownie
D.M.T. School News
Mr. Nowack
Mr. Russell
Jack Kober
Jack
Japan
Welp
Chick
Joe Lehman
Mommy
Daddy
Shifmnas
H. G. Wells
Firkins Supply Store
Jane
G. Fred Smith
del Monte Cross
del Monte
Olney
Rolfe, Iowa
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