Favorite Books In Our Family Part Two
Marion the Librarian and the Bubbles In The Wine man share favorites from the family reading list. Deane recalls Lost Horizon by James Hilton and In No Time At All by Carl Hamilton, while Marion cherishes Peter Rabbit and The Wizard of Oz. The couple cites Rand McNally Atlas World Book and World Almanac among daily reads and notes poetry by Ogden Nash and Martin Buxton along with novels by Caldwell and Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Deane
James Hilton
Yankees
Douglass Wallop
Conway
Shangri-La
Carl Hamilton
Iowa
Mr. G
Thornton Burgess
Paddy the Muskrat
Reddy Fox
Cora Lighter
Peter Rabbit
Little
Ogden Nash
Martin Buxham
Wallace Stegner
Taylor Caldwell
Adela Rogers St. Johns
Irving Wallace
Films change schedule for December movie night
The column notes a shift in this month’s movie routine. On Saturday December 18 at 2:00 PM the show moves from the library basement to the Legion Hall and features The Mare of the Wooden Soldiers with Laurel and Hardy in Toy Land. Santa will visit after the Rolfe Chamber of Commerce event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Hall
Wooden Soldiers
Laurel and Hardy
Toyland
Th Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Santa Claus
Consumer Guidelines for Renters and Landlords
When renting, both landlord and tenant should have a written lease setting out each party rights. A lease is a legal contract by which an owner lets a property to a renter for a defined period in exchange for a fee.
Bradgate community news round-up by Linda Larsen
Local church notices add seasonal events from United Methodist, Rutland Trinity Lutheran, and Bradgate area groups. Christmas programs, coffee gatherings, tea events, and a VFW meeting outline community participants, dates, and venues across Bradgate and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate
Linda Larsen
Plover Community Notes Share Dinners Plays and Visits
Local social roundups record Sunday dinners with Pedersen Griswald and Elmer Nicol. pre holiday coffee hosted by A M Bergeson. Mrs Kerns hospital update. junior class plays set for December 20 and 22. Swine Flu shots administered at town hall. Christmas dinner gatherings noted. tragic air crash deaths of Rev and Mrs Lee Corey announced with contact for family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Trimble
Joe Pedersen
Laurens
Lyle Griswald
Ruthven
Elmer Nicol
Emmetsburg
Pedersen
Steve
A.M. Bergeson
R.T. Bush
A.O. Garlock
Elwood Henderson
Earl Firkins
Glenn Forsythe
Russell Knockson
John Buenting
George Mackie
Judy
Stu Boughey
Jay Arnold
George Arnold
Fred Kerns
Albert City
Kerns
Glenn Lent
Heritage Doll Club
Lester Schultz
Marathon
Plover School
Stan Curry
Mason City
Bob Crotty
Havelock
Leonard Henderson
Plover Town Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
M YB Club
Jerry Krischel
Eldon MacVey
Highs
Ed Pirie
Wilfred Eberle
Lows
Harold Nomann
Walter Grethen
Loren Thompson
Gene Grethen
Carroll
Lee Corey
Pocahontas and
Plover Presbyterian
Lester O'Brien
Rio Brazos
Aztec
New Mexico
Wesley
Leslie Ann
Lisa
Death notices for Mrs Lo Leta Leonard of Grays Lake
Relatives receive word of the death of Mrs. Lo Leta Leonard 74 of Grays Lake Illinois after years of ill health. She is survived by a son Robert a brother Chester Hansen a sister Velma Mason and several grandchildren. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 00 pm at Grays Lake with Bennie Hilton and Jim Hansen of Rolfe attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo Leta Leonard
Gray's Lake
Ill
Robert
Wildewood
Chester Hansen
Rolfe
Velma Mason
Wheaton
Bennie Hilton
Jim Hansen
Christmas Week Schedule With Film and Potluck
The notice outlines events from Thursday to Tuesday including 6:00 p.m. Christmas caroling with a potluck and a Billy Graham film The Shadow of the Boomerang. Saturday features program practice at 9:00 a.m. Sunday offers Sunday school Bible classes at 9:00 a.m. and a 10:15 a.m. worship service followed by a 7:30 p.m. Christmas program. Tuesday adds a 7:00 p.m. Bible study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
St. Hi
Billy Graham
Christmas Eve Service and Open House at Local Church
The church schedules worship at 9:30 a.m. and a 10:30 a.m. reception for new members with a sermon titled The Christmas Question. A session meeting is at 10:00 a.m. in a room off the sanctuary. Open houses honor Mrs. Jim De Wolf for 80th birthday and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gardewine for their 40th anniversary. Friday features an 11:00 p.m. Christmas Eve service led by young people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim DeWolf
Ron
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Co-op Petroleum
T.B.A. Service
Consumer
United Methodist Church
Clifford Haider
Seaquist Pruitt Post 7083 Auxiliary
Princess In Pocahontas
Rutland Trinity Lutheran Church
Merna Benjamin
Thola Satern
Sandra Edler
Pat Wagner
Chris Ganzeveld
Mary
Martha
Neva Helvich
Pastor Englehart
David Hanson
Tunisia
Peace Corps
Englehart
Broomwood
Waverly
Marge Vosberg
Jerry Paulson
Darrell Jones
Janice Paulson
Bradgate Progress Club
Todd's
Dakota City
Don Hansen
Algona
Gene Madsen
Rudy Olson
Ernest Olson
Columbus
Nebr
Henry Anderson
Fort Dodge
Seaquist Pruitt
V.F
V.F.W
Voice of Democracy
V.F.W. Hall
V.F.W. Hospital
Bradgate Little League
Bradgate Little Tigers
Fred Benjamin
Gerald Benjamin
Urbandale
Annette
Paul Esmay
Bristol
Ind
LaValle Wolcott
Edna Marchant
Robert Marchant
Livermore
Leonard Lanus
Robert Lanus
James Lanus
David Mericle
Bill Marchant
Gilmore City
Bob Bradburn
the Rolfe Arrow
Mrs. Lo Leta Leonard
United States
Bob Baschke
Pocahontas
American Agriculture and Production Credit Association
Sound Credit Service
the Legion Hall
Laurel & Hardy
United Methodist
Clifford R. Haider
G. A. O'Rourke
St. Paul's
Dallas Johnson
the Rosary Society
ST. Margaret’'S Catholic Church
United Methodist Women
Rolfe’ United Methodist Church
United Presbyteran Women
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Powers Funeral Home
Farmers Co-Operative CO
Taylor's Oil CO
Conoco
Iowa Electric Light & Power CO
THE
Rolfe State Bank
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