Community Event Calendar of December to January Highlights
Dec 24 Midnight Mass at Margaret's Catholic church. Dec 25 Christmas Day and a Trinity Liethersan program at 7 30 p.m. Dec 28 Bon Ton ridge ws hosts white elephant meeting at Mrs J R Mere's home. Dec 28 Pythian Sisters Ball with Luchter's Trio of Mil Oo. Jan 1 Turn over new year. Jan 5 Chapter FA P E meets at Mrs C White's home. Pocahontas County Testing Association hosts gal meeting at County Farm. Jan 8 Premiere Bri meets at Mr Robert Hunter's home. Jan 12 Y M C A Bri meets at Dees H C Lawson's home. Jan 14 Sorosi pale at Mrs L Mam's home.
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Trinity Liethersan
Bon Ton Ridge
J. R
Luchter
P. E
C. “White
Pocahontas County By Testing Association
Ilegal
O P. Me
Bri
Mobert Hunter
Y. M. C. Bri Ib
Dees H.C. Lawson
Sorosi
Lmam
Charity Ball Opens Dec 28 With Luchter Trio Milford
The Pythian Sisters announce a charity ball on Monday December 28 at the Pythian Sisters’ hall. Luchter's Trio Milford will provide music at no charge, with receipts beyond expenses aiding the unemployed and needy in Rolfe. Tickets are seventy five cents and a fifteen cent lunch is served.
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Luchter
Milford
Sie
Rolfe
Ces
Pythian Sisters
Christmas Eve Service at Trinity Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a Christmas program on Friday night December 25 with multiple hymnals readings recitations and a children’s program. The evening emphasizes “Bring You Good Tidings” and includes a message on Christ’s coming followed by a song service and joint chorus with the neighboring church.
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Catech
Zion’s Hill
Jesus
Ethlehen
Be Fe
Abel
Ett Ity Lutheran Church
Na ‘An
Airing Thots on Calamity and Alcohol Use
Editor from The Arrow vents frustration as remedies to a social crisis proliferate. He critiques revivalist pleas to turn corn into alcohol, questioning which groups would benefit or consume such products, then hints at continuing discussion.
W S McEwen Called To His Final Reward
W Samuel McEwen died in St Paul after a long illness. A Canadian native, he helped found Plover Savings Bank in 1891 and held roles in Pocahontas and Rolfe banks. He never married, survived by four brothers and one sister, with funeral arrangements noted in Ormstown and St Paul. A Charity Ball by the Pythian Sisters is announced for December 28 to aid unemployment funds.
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Oscar Carlson
St. Paul
Minn
W. S. McEwen
McEwen
W. Samuel McEwen
Ormstown
Quebec
Canada
Joseph
First National Bank
McEwen& Garlock
Pocahontas
Allen
Rolfe
State Savings Bank
Oscar C. Carlson
Archie
Robert D
Superior
Wis
Joseph and
Duncan D
Agnes Cullen
D. D
R. D. McEwen
Mr. McEwen
Santa Claus Visits Rolfe in Front of 1000 Children
Santa arrived in Rolfe on a mild afternoon with a 30 minute delay after guiding his reindeer northward. Assistants handed out candy boxes as about 1000 children lined the street, a crowd large and joyful despite tight supplies. Santa’s presence drew broad praise and a wish for another visit to Rolfe and other towns.
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Santa Claus
Rolfe
Santa
Killer Dogs Threaten Sheep Northeast of Rolfe
Reports say killer dogs, described as a police dog and a smaller mate, are attacking sheep along the Des Moines river northeast of Rolfe. Geo. D. Struthers loses 17 sheep and many more are skinned. neighbors set watches to trap the animals as sheriff plans a kill campaign.
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Rolfe
Des Moines
Geo. D. Struthers
Mr. Struthers
Bertha Bowers Weds Riley Winegarden in Pasadena
Friends announce the marriage of Miss Bertha Bowers and Riley Winegarden in Pasadena California. The couple are former Pocahontas residents with the bride having served as Pocahontas County treasurer and later secretary of the Pocahontas County Credit Association.
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Bertha Bowers
Riley Winegarden
Pasadena
Cal
Pocahontas
Auto Accident at Laurens Leaves Two Women Injured
A three-vehicle crash occurred at the south end of the Laurens pavement around 11:45 a m last Thursday. Francis Siddall drove an oil truck from Rolfe when John Lange and family entered the highway and collided. Mrs Lange suffered a scalp wound and eye bruising. Olivia Lange endured facial cuts. Mr Lange sustained head and spinal injuries and was not expected to survive the night. The injured were treated at Dr Hovenden and later taken to the Laurens Hotel.
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Francis Siddall
Rolfe
Fohner
Lange
Laurens Man Demands Fairness In Tax Reform
A Laurens resident argues for even road funding as a farm neighbor with graveled roads criticizes others who oppose the secondary road tax. He recalls neighbors who helped gravel his road and says patience is needed for all roads to improve.
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Laurens
Marion Bruce
Mrs. W. T. White dies in Los Angeles
Mrs. William T. White known as Sis Day died of heart disease at her Los Angeles home the previous Monday December 14 1981. Born June 17 1868 in Exeter Wisconsin she lived in Rolfe and Pocahontas Iowa before moving west with her husband in 1923. The couple had no children. surviving Day relatives include J F Day Los Angeles Geo W Day Fonda Mrs Geo Boynton Minneapolis and Mrs C B Fitch Fort Dodge. Interment occurred in Los Angeles on Thursday of the last week.
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Rolfe
William T. White
Los Angeles
Cal
Sis” Day
Exeter
Green County
Wis
D. D. Day
Wm. T. White
Wilson
Buel G
Mary
James
George W
Martha
Pocahontas County
James F
Geo. W
Fonda
Geo. Boynton
Minneapolis
C. B. Fitch
Fort Dodge
Rolfe Boys Sweep Two At Fonda In Holiday Stop
Rolfe High and Junior High teams visited Fonda Tuesday and won both contests. The junior game ended 13 7 with Pat Hurley providing the needed guard strength. The top game was a lopsided 88 to 10 victory as Rolfe bench players saw most action. Reuben Wangberg of Waldorf College Forest City is home for the holidays along with Miss Martha Wangberg and Miss Ivyl Grant, both Fonda faculty.
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Rolfe High
Fonda
Fonda Lads
Rolfe Boys
Pat Hurley
Rolfe
Evans
Reuben Wangberg
Waldorf College
Forest City
Martha Wangberg
Ivyl Grant
Farm Bureau Holds Successful Annual Meeting
A capacity crowd gathered at the Pocahontas County Courthouse for the Farm Bureau annual meeting on Saturday December 19. Officials reported sufficient finances, elected officers including O Erickson as president, and heard remarks from Arizona rancher Farmer Brown on price stabilization and Farm Board aims.
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Court House
Poocahontas
Pocahontas
Ben Terrell
John Oleson
H. F. Olerich
Jay Ryan
Olerich
John Eisenhauer
Chas. & Watts
H. C. Aaberg
J. D. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Board of Supervisors
Brown
Arizona
Transportation Department
Farm Bureau
Farm Board
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Trinity Lutheran Church
J. C. Wangberg
W. P. Wheeler
the Arrow
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