Fonda Boys Rout Rolfe 42 to 16 in game
Fonda defeated Rolfe 42 16 as Van Slyke 21 points Burmeister 10 Boetteker 7 led Fonda while Cornwell 9 topped Rolfe scoring. Rolfe second team lost 25 10. Albert City beat Rolfe 33 31 with late rally and Tayl or fouled out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda
Rolfe
Konda
Rolfites
van Slyke
Burmeister
Anderson
Albert City
Rolfe Lads
James Taylor
Ray
Junior Smith
Taylor
Miller
Cornwell
G. Smith
Rickard
Patterson
Hibbs
West Bend Girls Triumph Over Des Moines Township 56 to 44
West Bend defeats Des Moines township 56 to 44 in a prep battle ahead of the AIB duel with Des Moines Township trailing 9-8 after a tight first quarter. Walker leads West Bend with 25 points, Kilbourn 19, Peterson 17 as D M T stars Kilbourn Smith Peterson and Ardeth Boyd shine late. Gerry Gearhart, 1939 West Bend star, featured on the AIB team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Galveston
Texas
West Bend
Walker
Des Moines Township
L. Kilbourn-Smith-Peterson
Ardeth Boyd
Shhellmeyer
Needing
Koenig
M. Kilbourn
L. Kilbourn
Peterson
de M.- Te
Gerry Gearhart
A.icb
Thompson Attends Convention for Deere Dealers
Thompson travels from Moline to Maine Illinois for a Deere Plow Company meeting of John Deere implement dealers of Iowa held Monday and Tuesday January 29 and 30. The event was postponed two weeks due to blizzards blocking eastern Iowa roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Moline
Ill
B. B. Thompson
John Deere Implement Yealers
Iowa
I Deere Plow
Maine
Illinois
Pottery Demonstration At Night School Leads Evening
Thirty five women attended a night school session focusing on tableware. Miss Brueck discussed selecting china earthenware and glassware while Cora E. Ivey demonstrated Fiesta and Fostoria. Enrollment grows with next Monday's lesson on silverware and home accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Brueck
Cora E. Ivey
Vincent Calligan Weds Marie Osipowicz in Sioux City
Vincent Calligan married Marie Osipowicz in a Saturday morning ceremony at St Francis Church Sioux City. Bridesmaid was Margaret Murphy and Harold Calligan served as best man. A wedding breakfast followed at Schmidt's cafe before the couple returned to Sioux City to start their home life. Vincent is a former Rolfe student who attended Rolfe school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Osipowicz
Vincent Calligan
St. Francis Church
Sioux City
Margaret Murphy
Harold Calligan
Rolfe
Schmidt
Vincent
Rolfe School
Thornton Talks to School and Poultry Clinic
Shirley Thornton spoke at Garner night school on poultry matters and held a clinic demonstrating postmortem diagnosis and cure methods for ailing birds. He addressed a stock owners meeting at Otho as part of Dr. Salsbury's Laboratories poultry health service promoting American producers. Iowa leads in egg production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Thornton
Garner
Shirley
Otho
Dr. Salsbury
Iowa
Prominent Bradgate Resident Irven Reckard Dies
Funeral services for Irven Reckard, longtime Bradgate resident, were held at 10 a m Monday at the Duncombe Catholic church. He was born December 26 1896 in Duncombe and moved to a Bradgate area farm in 1931. Survived by widow Agnes Gerard four children and four sisters. buried at Duncombe Catholic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irven Reckard
Bradgate
Duncombe
D.A. Tewell
Rolfe
Edward Hayes
William
Kenneth Gerard
James
Leo Ball
Lawrence
Arnold Broe
Mr. Reckard
Agnes Gerard
Duncumbe
Charles
Joseph
Alberta
Regina Ann
Ora Ball
C. A. Orr
Jane. Reckard
George Orr
Charles Reckard
Webster County
Second Lesson in Nutrition Promotes Dairy Value
At Mrs. John Nelson home on Thursday January 25 Des Moines and Garfield township project leaders heard Miss Colgan home demonstration agent compare dairy products to costly foods. She urged using dairy foods to cut expenses and improve health. She cited cheese consumption figures and shared novel cheese uses while noting future follow-up lessons for all farm women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nelson
Des Moines
Garfield Townships
Miss Colgan
Lincoln Dinner Arranged By Presbyterian Church Group
The Excelsior society of the Presbyterian church and the Rolfe Business Men's club sponsor a Lincoln's birthday dinner on Monday February 12 in the church basement. Arrangements are under way to secure a speaker and tickets go on sale Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Society of the Presbyterian Church
Rolfe Business Men’s Club
Committee On Entertainment
Farmers Use Corn Loan Program in Pocahontas County
By January 27 Pocahontas County farmers sealed 2,507,073 bushels of 1939 corn under the AAA loan plan, with $1,429,021.61 loaned. Final resealing reports show 2,338,848 bushels of old corn resealed, totaling 4,845,421 bushels worth $2,761,889.71. Loans on 1939 corn run to March 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Gilbert S. Ellis
Ellis
Dramatic New Take on Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
A modern tale portrays a brilliant doctor with two personalities who murders his wife unknowingly. A true life murder story, featured in The American Weekly with next Sunday’s Chicago Herald American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Leith Farm Closing Out Sale Scheduled Near Rolfe
Tom Leith will hold a closing out sale Tuesday February 13 at his farm 2 miles east and 3 miles north of Rolfe. The sale includes twelve head of livestock and a complete line of farm machinery. Lunch will be served by L C Abens of Ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Leith
Rolfe
L. C. Abens
Ware
D M T Boys Edge Ottosen In Close Basketball Duel
In a Friday double header on Ottosen floor the D M T boys won 26 21 while the Ottosen girls defeated D M T 50 24 Kinseth led Ottosen girls with 29 points Leta Mae Kilbourn starred for D M T with 17 Thompson led DM T boys with 11 and Satern top Ottosen with 6 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottosen
Des Moines Township
DM. T
Kinseth
Leta Mae Kilbourn
Ripperger
Truelson
Satern
Farm Bureau Meets At H F Olerich Home
Farm Bureau members gathered at H F Olerich home Friday evening January 26 after attending the state Farm Bureau Federation in Des Moines. They discussed plans to aid farmers with a square deal from government and heard reports on farm women 4-H and insurance. Speakers included Tom Raynes Forrest Ives Philips Brinkman and Everett White with musical offerings and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
BH. F. Olerich
State Farm Bureau Federation
Des Moines
A. A. Brinkman
Tom Raynes
Farm Bureau Insurance Co. Oe
Beverly de Wolf
Everett White
A. W. Ives
Ames
Forrest Ives
Philips Brinkman
Mandalay
Kenneth Hill Wins Treasure Hunt Photo Contest
Kenneth Gene Hill a four year old great grandson of Mr and Mrs Henry Anderson is among the winners in a treasure hunt photograph contest sponsored by a Chicago photographer. He will receive a merchandise prize from the contest which drew more than 17 000 entries. Kenneth is the son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Hill of Fort Dodge whose mother teaches at the Fort Dodge Beauty Academy and whose father also studies beauty work there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Gene Hill
Henry Anderson
Chicago
Kenneth
Kenneth Hill
Fort Dodge
4-H Club Party Scheduled at Fonda High School Gym
The 4-H club party for boys and girls will occur February 10 at the Fonda high school gymnasium. Roger DeWolf presided at a Pocahontas county courthouse meeting where multiple committees were appointed to run the event. John P. Mullin will speak, about 300 youths are expected, and each club will perform a five minute program to be judged with prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda High School
Pocahontas County Court House
Roger DeWolf
Swan Lake Township
Marshall Township
Central Stars
Powhatan
John P. Mullin
Laurens
Layton Farm Home Burns As Little Furnishings Survive
Rev. H. A. Sinning was elected to a six member Iowa commission to plan the program of work for the International Council for Christian Education following a fire at the Layton farm home with only a few pieces of furniture saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton Farm
H. A. Sinning
Iowa
International Council For Christian Education
Funeral services held for Mrs. Mary L. Smith in Rolfe
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary L. Smith were conducted Tuesday at 2:00 PM at the McIntire Funeral Home in Rolfe with Rev. Redmayne officiating. Music by Havelock performers, pallbearers six grandsons, interment Powhatan cemetery. Born February 22, 1856 in Ohio, she died January 28, 1940 in Plover after a long life across Ohio, Michigan, Des Moines and Laurens communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary L. Smith
McIntire
Rolfe
Redmayne
Plover
Frank Kirby
Esther Bass
Richard Forbes
Carl Barth
Havelock
Howard Smith
Harold Smith
Robert Smith
Richard Bush
Donald Rinard
Wayne
Howard Resseguie
Laurens
Will Smith
Bert Smith
Mary L. Kelly
Ohio
Gladys Rinard
Roy G
Fred T. Smith
Des Moines
Harry Smith
Bert H
Florence Bush
J. M. Bush
Pocahontas County
Enumerator Maurice Fitzgerald Finishes Work in Rolfe
Census enumerator Maurice Fitzgerald has spent the past week in Rolfe, Pocahontas county. He expects to complete his work there this week, with Rolfe located in enumeration district No. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Fitzgerald
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Family Escapes Fire At Archie Layton Farm Home
The Archie Layton farm home seven miles northwest of here burned Tuesday at about two o'clock. The Layton family fled through a bedroom window in their nightclothes. the downstairs room was destroyed but two dressers, a mattress, bedsprings and some clothes survived. The house owner is Mrs. Layton's father, Hendricks of Pomeroy, with partial insurance on the home but none on equipment. The family stayed with neighbors after the blaze and later went to Mrs Layton's mother Mary Layton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Layton
Here
Mr. Layton
Mrs.Layton
Pocahontas County High Teams Start Tourney Play
Pocahontas county high schools compete in the annual tournament at Pocahontas high school gym. Second teams from Fonda Pocahontas Laurens Rolfe and first teams from Des Moines township Varina Plover Palmer and Havelock play as preliminary games run through today with finals Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas High School
Fonda
Pocahontas
Laurens
Rolfe
Des Moines Township
Varina
Plover, Palmer
Havelock
Farm Acreage Allotments Sent Out This Week
Pocahontas county farmers received 1940 AAA program notices on January 29. Corn allotments average 124 percent less than last year due to high yields and hybrid corn. General acreage stays near last year. depleting crops except corn or wheat may be planted. Land taken out of corn must be put into grasses or legumes. Corn payment is 10 cents per bushel times average farm yield. general acreage payment is 1.10 per acre adjusted for productivity, averaging 1.50 for the county. Cooperative loans and a farm participation plan are offered to qualify for AAA payments and crop loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Pocahontas County
Harry L. Lund
Lund
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Miss ‘Marie Osipowicz
Thornton
Lincoln
DR. Jekyll and
MR. Hyde
LEITH
Ottosen Boys
Vaughn
Elroy Ripperger
H.f.olerich
Struthers
Rolfe Cafe
Grant’s Lumberjacks
Hauck’s Market
Mustachios
Community Service
Haynes Market
Struthers Green
Nielsen’s
Wheelers
Onnen’s
Nielsen's Eee
Wheeler’s Se
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