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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1953
Page
1
A newspaper notice lists Rolfe Iowa as a second class mail address stamped May 14 1910 at the local post office under the 1879 act. It records the mailing status and archival classification for the edition.
Pfc Alan Hogan arrives home on furlough from Camp Polk La to spend 15 days with his parents. Laurens Legion and Auxiliary host a joint Christmas party with gifts for leaders and a juniors program. Tots study Mexico as gifts go to an orphanage. Various meetings, dinners, gift exchanges, and choir numbers mark community year end gatherings across Pocahontas and Laurens including the Rebekah lodge and Presbyterian Woman's group with installations and new officers.
Andy Lamb was confined to Belmond jail over the weekend after firing a shotgun at two 14 year old boys who said they were walking along a path. Both boys were struck by pellets.
The Royal Neighbors' Lodge of Rolfe and Gilmore City held a Christmas party at the John Pierce home north of Bradgate on Tuesday December 8. Fourteen members and guests shared a noon chicken dinner with gift exchange and a business meeting electing Mrs. C W Jarvis as official.
Community members assisted in church kitchens and shared gifts after a Moorhead Ladies Aid card drive. Funeral services for Hen Gill were held in Rolfe after a fatal car truck collision. Bradgate Progress Club hosted a Christmas party with decorated rooms, a three course dinner, and a vesper service at the Methodist church drawing strong turnout.
The Schleswig community shipped 103 carloads of cattle to Chicago marking a new record. The move aligns with the market at the International show time in Schleswig, a tradition since the first shipment of 22 cars in 1922. Marauding dogs attacked the Wm Engbers farm near Pella, destroying about 20 hogs.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission adopts a rule requiring interstate truck operators to post and keep tariffs at their principal place of business and in every vehicle. Receipts must detail operator name date place of receipt consignor consignee destination shipment description and operator signature. Receipts are numbered and copies issued to consignor consignee and operator.
The document grants authority to a designated officer for a term of at least three years with ongoing rights of inspection by Commission representatives at any time. It outlines oversight continuity and the obligation to comply with inspection requests as part of the tenure.
Iowa hunters are reminded by the State Conservation Commission that all game killed must be disposed of within 10 days after season close unless a storage permit is obtained. Permits, issued free by the Commission, allow storage of most game until June 30, 1954, with migratory waterfowl permitted 90 days beyond season end. Applications go to State Conservation, Des Moines.
Mr and Mrs Lee Harmon hosted a Sunday dinner at the Ver non Harmon home in Spencer. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Floyd Minkler and their sons from Plover.
At Hawardes Mr and Mrs Walter Scott observed their 60th wedding anniversary. Mrs Scott is hospitalized after a fall caused by a broken lip. A fire at a large corn pile in Eagle Grove led Corn Byproducts Co to offer payment for all fire related expenses.
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