Rolfe Area Happenings Highlight Local Folks and Cold Month
In Rolfe area notes Mrs George Beckord and family visited Ames for Donald Beckords 19th birthday. The region endured bitter cold with temperatures plunging to 20 below zero. The centennial event saw Lawrence Turley suffer a beard heater mishap. Other attendees included L H Propst Lester Thorson James Triplett and Fred Smith. Carol Kay Whitmore left Roslyn AFB New York January 15 after 34 years in the Woman s Air Force. Arlo Ives joined the Past Matrons Society at Mrs M R Seths home January 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beckord
Sydney
Sara
John
Donald Beckord
Ames
Donald
Rolfe
Lawrence Turley
Lawrence
Carol Kay Whitmore
Roslyn Air Force Base
New York
Woman’s Air Force
Des Moines Two Club Holds Open Forum Panel
The Des Moines Two Club met at the schoolhouse on Wednesday evening for an open forum panel discussion led by Mrs. Nicola Speed of Kent England, cousin of Mrs. Fred Smith, who was visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Nicola Speed
Kent
England
Fred Smith
C. L. Gunderson
House of Representatives
Assembly
C. L
Onuf
Maurice Bank
Local Want Ads Include Hauling, Septic and Appliance Deals
Classified notices offer Gordon Mz haffey Rolfe for water gravel lime rock and fill deliveries with phone 8 3824. Aldered septic pumping listed for Ger ald Christensen 887 5054 or 887 3221 West Bend. Central air deals from 569 installed with 5 discount before March 15. Appliance City TV Pocahontas Laurens advertises closeout TVs and appliances with names Whirlpool Magnavox RCA Sylvania Admiral and used items. A Story Clark Organ offered for monthly payments through Mus ic Center Inc Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Mzhaffey
Rolfe
City- TV
Laurens
Pocahontas
Magnavox
RCA
Sylvania
Admiral
Municipal gas system seeks experienced worker
Rolfe Iowa seeks a qualified person for its municipal gas system. Salary is open and applicants should send a resume to the Town of Rolfe Iowa for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Iowa
Snow plow crash on freight train at speed
A snow plow from the M and St. L railway crashed when it struck a hard packed surface while leading a freight train traveling about 35 miles per hour. The event notes a severe derailment impact with damage described in the period report.
Weekend visits and local meetings highlighted by February 1933
Forty business and professional people of the Rolfe Promotion Club met for a Thursday noon dinner to discuss business conditions. Sam Zickefoose joined friends in Battle Creek for the weekend. Presbyterian Lightbearers gathered at Mary LaVon Ives home on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Zickefoose
Battle Creek
Rolfe Promotion Club
Presbyterian Lightbearers
Mary LaVon Ives
Genial James Anderson Serves Rolfe Callers 1923 Tale
Genial James Anderson of Plover acted as a Rolfe caller on a Saturday afternoon about 50 years ago, with February 1, 1923 noted. Gaylord Janssen, The Rolfe Auto Co. and M. R. Fisher install radio outfits while Rolfe plans to broadcast without missing a word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Anderson
Plover
Gaylord Janssen
Rolfe Auto Co
M. R. Fisher
Rolfe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Smith
L. H. Propst
Lester Thorson
James Triplett
Anderson Hill
Arthur van de Lune
Dorothy Bruce
Guy Smith
Arlo Ives
Past Matrons Society
M. R. Seth
Gerald Christensen
West Bend
Wold Hardware
Bode
Humboldt
Story & Clark Organ
Mgr. Music Center Inc
Archie and
Helen Phillips
State Penitentiary
Shop Rolfe
Havelock
Metsburg
P.m
Art Nowack
P.m. Harlan Vaudt
Jerry Kendall
Jay
Jay Arnold
Mallard
Brinkman Auto CO
Bennett
Gene Collins
Greg Kaiser
Gilmore City
Sunset Hill Manor
Pink
M. W. Webb
Roger Gardewine
Alvin Freel
Magnus
Eldon Sennett
Kerry Bennett
Ray Isacson
Ben Pearson
Mike Martinson
Rolfe Arrow
Yorkshire
Forrow
Jim Martin
Fred Kampen and Son
Ottosen
Mike Stover
Chev
G.mc
Joe
Coop
Jack Sindergard
Oak St
Mitchell Murray
George Diederich
Lois Rickard
Dennis Wagner
Elm St
Twigg
Edith White
Don Cleal
Bruce Watnem
Joe Perkins
Paul Strickfaden
Syd Beckord
George Maine
Dennis Duerling
Nancy Miller
Ray Lambertson
Ton Gay Sue
Paredom
U. S
Tima
Cronligh
Trousseau
Farmers Cooperative CO
Bradgate
Pioneer
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