Flying Safer with Radar Early in Aviation History
Henry Hermansen a Linwood resident and former Atlantic City engineer helped advance radar use in air traffic control. He recalls the first radar blip near Baltimore in the late 1930s and notes modern radar works 15 to 20 times farther. Hermansen now leads a National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center lab supervising 71 tasks in modernizing U S airways. He and his wife Alta Pet erson have three children.
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Atlantic City Press
Atlantic City
N. J
Arrow
Henry Hermansen
Victor Hermansen
Linwood
Baltimore
Hermansen
National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center
LeRoy
Richard
Ruth Ann
Alta Peterson
Rolfe
Final Rites Held for Mrs. T. J. Raynes at Rolfe
Funeral services for Grace Alma Raynes were conducted Monday at the Rolfe Methodist Church. She died December 19 1959 after a lingering illness at age 71. The obituary notes her marriage to Thomas J. Raynes in 1918 and her longtime role as a devoted homemaker and active church member. Interment followed at Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
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T. J. Raynes
Rolfe Methodist Church
M. M. Schaper
Jack Johnson
Carl Hansen
Fay Wax
Garth Srouse
J. R. Ramsey
Jesus
L. C. Olney
Leo Diederich
Leo Flaherty
Lee Carlton
Leslie DeWolf
Clinton- Garfield Cemetery
Rolfe
Streit
Grace Alma Raynes
James and
Delia Williams
Woodward
Boone County
Thomas J. Raynes
Des Moines
Muriel Spencer
Earnest Williams
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Ada Clark
Ina Zelle
Boone
Chester Hammarstedt
James Williams
Walter Phipps
Ella Williams
Herman Dietrich
Manson
Anna Raynes
Beckmeyer
Ill
Allie Meyers
Cletus Kisel
Fort Branch
Ind
Harry Tyler
Custer Park
Charles Lee
Laurens
W. E. Falk
West Bend
Louis L. Falck
Willis Magdfrane
Norrig Anderson
Charles McMillin
Jeffery
Belle Plaine
Carl Longnecker
Mankato
Minn
Art Devorak
Fairmont
Raymond Holloway
Ben Johnson
Pocahontas
Irvin Ophine
Humboldt
W. A. Milbourne
Dallas Center
Barton Haupert
Jeferson
Cub Scout Den 3 Hosts Mothers Christmas Party
Cub Scout Den 3 entertained their mothers at a Christmas party Monday afternoon December 14 at 4 p.m. in the Garth S rouse home. A short program preceded a gift to each mother and a gift exchange. Helpers included Mrs Stoufe and Assistant Mrs Lawrence Turley, Mrs Fred Post and Mrs Kenneth Zeman. Members: Roger Turley Marc Stoufe John Kennedy Billy Post Terry Zeman Jack Feldman Tommy Underwood Larry Morgan and Den Chief Kurt Kaiser.
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Den
Garth S Rouse
Stoufe
Lawrence Turley
Fred Post
Kenneth Zeman
Roger Turley
Marc Stoufe
John Kennedy
Billy Post
Terry Zeman
Jack Feldman
Tommy Underwood
Larry Morgan
Kurt Kaiser
Social Security Raises 1959 Maximum Earnings to 4800
Fort Dodge area employers are reminded of the 1959 maximum earnings for social security at 4800, replacing 4200 from 1955 58. The rise increases retirement survivors and disability protections. self employed tax rate is 82 percent. Inquiries to the Fort Dodge district office are welcomed.
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Clifford W. Swedlund
Fort Dodge
Social Security District
State Bank
Rolfe Rams Edge Laurens Elks In Tight 75-70 Clash
The Rolfe Rams kept their Twin Lakes lead by defeating the Laurens Elks 75 to 70. Laurens led at halftime and both sides had four players in double figures. Rams coach Wayne Brown notes upcoming game against Newell while season ticket pricing remains unsettled.
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Rolfe Rams
Laurens Elks
Rolfe. Rams
Twin Lakes
Laurens
Rolfe Girls
Mary Jane Truelson
Judy Helmke
Georgie Ryen
Gwen Heathman
Bette Marine
Marie Turley
Rolfe
Wayne Brown
Wedding of Miss Sharon Driscoll and Gary W. Fisher
Miss Sharon Driscoll and Gary W. Fisher wed in a candlelight ceremony November 29 1959 at First Methodist Church Emmetsburg officiated by Rev E F Martin. The bride wore a white silk organza gown with Alencon lace Sabrina neckline and veil. Attendants wore sapphire blue velvet and white feather head clips. A reception for 180 followed in the church parlors. The couple resides at 1821 North Polk Mason City. Lee Fisher returned from Rochester after a brief medical stay.
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Emmetsburg
Sharon Driscoll
Keith Driscoll
Gary W. Fisher
William Fisher
Rolfe
E. F. Martin
Larry Dris
Roger Pieratt
Casper Nelson
Bruce Fisher
Jan Stevens
Mason City
Jim Spies
Gary Jensen
Ringsted
Paul Biedermann
Criseco
Wayne Opheim
Thornton
Don Phillips
Waterloo
Emmetsburge High School
la James Beauty College
Des Moines
Moderne Beauty Supply, Inc
North Palk
Acreage in Soil Bank Contract Signups Shaping 1960
About 255.8 acres of Pocahontas County cropland will be held out of production in 1960 under conservation reserve contracts. Total county cropland under contract reaches 1,076.4 acres with 539.9 acres on whole farms. The program provides annual rental payments and cost support, with a closing date for 1958 ACP applications set for December 31, 1969. Local residents Dennis and Elmer Leadley, John Kolb and families, and others are noted in holiday visits and trips over the week.
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Pocahontas County
LeRoy J. Nelson
ASC
Chester Harris Rites This Thursday at 1 30
Funeral services are held for Chester Harris of Havelock who died around noon Monday December 21. Rev. Wm Bohi will officiate at the Havelock Methodist church service today at 1 30 pm with Masonic rites. Burial is in Clinton Garfield Cemetery, Rolfe. Streit Funeral Home directs arrangements.
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Chester Harris
Havelock
Harris
Ivan Harris
Rolfe
Wm. Bohi
Havelock Methodist Church
Clinton- Garfield Cemetery
Streit Funeral Home
Saturday Night Time Slot Announced Beginning New Year
The schedule clips show a 9 30 p m start on Saturdays starting January 1. The note marks a recurring block for weekend programming.
John Loughead, 66, longtime farmer, dies in Milton Junction
John Loughead 66 retired farmer died Sunday at his home 108 E Crandall St Milton Junction Wisconsin after a long illness He was born January 9 1893 in Plover Iowa son of Samuel and Ellen Crossgrove Loughead He married Olive Bryant on October 29 1919 in Mallard Iowa They farmed near Unity Wisconsin moved to Avalon then Whitewater area retiring 1955 They lived in Milton Junction He served in World War I and belonged to Randolph West Kelly Post 367 American Legion Surviving are his wife six daughters eighteen grandchildren three brothers and three sisters Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Albrecht Funeral Home with burial in Milton Junction Cemetery.
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Plover
Samuel
Ellen Crossgrove Loughead
Olive Bryant
Mallard
Glenn Squires
Unity
Wisc
Avalon
Whitewater
Milton Junction
Loughead
Randolph-West-Kelly
American Legion
Ronald Mair
Janesville
Farrell Ringwood
Lafayette
Ind
Elva
Arthur Duerst
Elkhorn
Gerald Markham
Anthony Videka
Chicago
Fred
Thomas
William
Abbottsford
Mayme Peden
Milwaukee
Ida Cook
Marathon
Nelle Fuller
Wausau
Lena
Will Price
Sadie
Rolfe Public Library Announces Winter Holiday Closures
The Rolfe Public Library will be closed on Saturday December 26 1959 Wednesday December 30 and Saturday January 2 1960. It will reopen on Wednesday January 6 after the holiday recess.
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Rolfe Public Library
Iowa reaches 84 percent of annual savings bonds goal
By the end of November Iowans had invested 129 803 901 in United States savings bonds, 84 percent of the 1959 target. Nationwide average for the period stood at 79 percent. Pocahontas county reported November sales of 54 763, bringing its 11 month total to 921 269 or 81 percent of the county’s 1 135 007 goal. The county chair urged investing Christmas cash in bonds.
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United States
Louis J. Elbert
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Boy Scout Paper Drive Seeks Newspapers for Pickup
A community drive asks residents to donate old newspapers on Monday, December 23. Only newspapers will be collected, encouraging cleanup of accumulated paper waste.
Johnsons honor 35th anniversary at church open house
Children of Mr and Mrs George W Johnson host an open house honoring their parents 35th wedding anniversary. The event is at St Pauls Lutheran Church hall Rolfe Sunday December 27 from 2 to 4 p m. Friends neighbors and relatives are invited to call.
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Virgil DeWall
Pocahontas
Mike Schmidt
Rodman
Roy Jennings
Schmidt
the Jennings
George W. Johnson
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Hall
Rolfe
Court House Offices in Pocahontas Closed Friday and Saturday
The Court House offices in Pocahontas will be closed Friday and Saturday this week December 25 and 26.
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Court House
Pocahontas
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Jerry
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J. Freeman
Don Mansen
John Otte
George Seipel
Clarence Stearns
Nora Rapp
Woolstock
Thomas McGrath
Boswell, N. M
W. W. Allen
Lynn Underwood
Westgate
Charles Underwood
Denver
Colo
Helen Anne Woods
Concordia College
Moorhead, Minn
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Chicago, Ill
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Charles McMillan
Swea City
Forrest Grant
R.C.T
Ray Hoppingarner
Hoopingamer
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Gerd Martens
Ida Grove
Pfister
Merle Hodgell
Gilmore City
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Albert Peers
Misa Sally Ives
Cottey College
Arlo Ives
Dallas
Marilyn ‘Shimon
Minneapolis, Minn
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Clara Shimon
Raymond
W. F. Allen
Pocahontag
Lutheran Hospital
Charles Still
Mable Morrison
George Marine
L. A. Hansen
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Newell-Rolfe
Pat Calligan
Gary Wolfe
Junior ‘Murray
Jerry Rickard
Tom Bennett
Anne
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Bob Zeigler
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Roger Hanish Wee
D. Leith
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Don Beckord
Coll
Jim Munden
Lee Fisher
Rochester
Dennis Leadley
Eagle Grove
Elmer Landing
Elmer Leadley
John Kolb
Linda
Raymond Mc Home
John
Donna
George Heald
Joyce
Betty
Norman Heald
Walter Heald
Arthur Hoopingarner
I. S. Hoopingarner
John Loughead
E. Crandall St
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