Patricia Whitmore Weds Henry Olerich in Rolfe Church
Miss Patricia Whitmore and Henry F. Olerich exchanged wedding vows Saturday January 25, 1969 at 2 30 p m in First Presbyterian Church Rolfe with Rev Dallas Johnson presiding. The bride daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Whitmore and the groom son of Mr and Mrs Ellwood Olerich wore a chapel length organza gown with detachable cathedral train and a pearled lace cap. Organist Verna Ryen and singer Bruce Fisher performed as the couple knelt to the Lord's Prayer after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia
Pat) Whitmore
Henry F. Olerich
First Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Dallas Johnson
Stanley Whitmore
Ellwood Olerich
Verna Ryen
Mendelssohn
Lohengrin
Bruce Fisher
Cedar Falls
Stephanotis
Sara Olerich
Mary Lou Kopp and Bruce Beckord Wedding in Iowa City
Miss Mary Lou Kopp and Bruce Beckord married at St. Thomas More Catholic Church in Iowa City on December 21, 1968. The ceremony featured a 2:00 pm double ring rite with Mass of participation by church musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Iowa City
Mary Lou Kopp
Bruce Beckord
Orville Kopp
Kopp
Galena
Ill
George Beckord
Rolfe
Robert Stenger
St. Thomas More Church
Norman Kopp
Naperville
Brian Regan
Roger Kurt
Jay P. Kopp
Zurich
Switzerland
Harriet Reed
Des Moines
Market Report February 5 1969 Soybeans Corn Oats Eggs Hops
Market report lists No 1 Yellow Soybeans at 2.46 No 2 Yellow Corn at 1.05 New Oats data 70 Top Eggs 31 Hops 19.50.
Pocahontas County Courthouse Closed for Lincoln's Birthday
All offices in the Pocahontas County Courthouse will remain closed on Wednesday February 12 in observance of Lincoln's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Lincoln
Life Master Debuts After Fort Dodge Bridge Win
Deane Gunderson earns Life Master status by surpassing 300 master points after winning first place at the Tuesday Bridge Club in Fort Dodge. His wife Marion stands close with about 15 points remaining. About 50 Iowa residents hold Life Master titles across the US.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane Gunderson
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Army Lt Col Herschel Chapman assumes command in Vietnam
Army Lt Col Herschel Chapman, son of Mrs Hat tie L Chapman of Rolfe Iowa, assumes command January 6 of the 1st Battalion 20th Infantry in Vietnam. He earned a West Point B S in 1950 and holds the Silver Star Medal the Legion of Merit and two Bronze Star Medals, one for heroism. His wife Evelyn and three sons live at 2124 Wise Road Hampton Virginia.
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U.S. Army
Vietnam
Herscel &. Chapman
Hattie L. Chapman
Rolfe
Iowa
20Th Infantry
United States Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
Evelyn
Wise Road
Hampton, Va
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce to Meet at Uptown Cafe
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce will meet Monday February 10 in the Marine Dining Room at the Uptown Cafe for a noon luncheon and a business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Marine
Uptown Cafe
Joy R Howard Named 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow
Joy R Howard of Rolfe Community School won the 1969 Betty Crocker Homemaker of Tomorrow award based on a written homemaking test. She earns state and national scholarship eligibility, a silver charm from General Mills, and competes with other school winners for a $1500 college scholarship and a Britannica set for her school.
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Joy R. Howard
Betty Crocker
Rolfe Community School
Joy
General Mills
Verle Howard
Rolfe
National Honor Society
Dart
United Methodist Church
Sr. U.M.Y.F
First Posting of Lucky Numbers by Rolfe Assessor
Rolfe assessor Chester Truelsen announces personal property taxation listing at the Iowa Electric Light and Power building. Assessing runs Thursday 1:00–5:00 and Friday Monday Tuesday Wednesday February 7 10 11 12 8:30–12 and 1:00–5:00. Bring listing of personal property including moneys and credits and last year's roll. Dog licenses require proof of rabies vaccination from a licensed vet with current certificate. The Lloyd Trupe family of Fort Dodge visited Truelsen's mother, Mrs. Harry Trupe, Sunday.
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Chester Truelsen
Rolfe
Iowa
Caterpillar accident near Rolfe leaves operator uninjured
E H Weiland escaped harm as his caterpillar skidded on a trestle east of Rolfe while clearing snow drifts. The machine tipped and fell, causing little damage. Crews righted the vehicle Wednesday afternoon. This area’s first use of caterpillars by the railroad is noted.
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E. H. Weiland
Rolfe
Weiland
Lions Club Glaucoma Testing Mobile Coming to Rolfe
A Glaucomobile will visit Rolfe February 13 and 14 to screen residents for glaucoma. The free tests run 9 am to 12 noon and 1 to 5 pm, by appointment via Iowa Electric Light and Power. The event is sponsored by the Iowa Lions Light Conservation Foundation and the University of Iowa College of Medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
United States
Iowa Lions Light Conservation Foundation
Department of Ophthalmology
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Rolfe Lions Club
Office of
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Rolfe Rams Aim For Comeback After Busy Week
Rolfe's Rams and Rammettes played three games in the past week with two losses and one win for each team. Highlights include a 73-60 defeat to Laurens Elks el. 16 points by Roger Allen for Rolfe. Laurens 36 point night by Laurie Brinkman for Rolfe. Rammettes defeated by Twin Rivers 96 50 and a 79 61 win over Albert City Truesdale.
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Rolfe
Rams
Rammettes
Laurens
Elks and Elkettes
Elks
Roger Allen
Pedersen
Feldman
Laurens Girls
Ellette Mary Salem
Laurie Brinkman
Diane Bierstedt
Twin Rivers
Pirates
Marino
Twin Rivers Girls
Rockwell City Girls
Stan Sherrill
Albert City-Truesdale Hurricanes
Albert City-Truesdale
Albert City- Truesdale
Albert City Girls
Peggy Gunderson
Gilmore City-Bradgate
Manson
Pocahontas
Services Held for Hans Nielsen 85 Pocahontas
Services for Hans Nielsen 85 of Pocahontas were held Tuesday at the Presbyterian Church with burial at Summit Hill Cemetery. Nielsen died at his home after a sudden illness. Born in Denmark he moved to the Rutland area at 19 and married Christine Porter in 1906. He worked as a farmer and lived in Bradgate Rutland Rolfe before 1931 relocation to Pocahontas. Survived by widow three sons Harvey Herlev Kenneth four daughters eighteen grandchildren eleven great grandchildren and many siblings in Denmark.
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Hans Nielsen
Pocahontas
Presbyterian Church
Summit Hill
Mr. Nielsen
Denmark
Rutland
Christine Porter
Humboldt
Bradgate
Rolfe
Harvey
Herlev
Bode
Kenneth
Oska- Joosa
Louis Dettman
William Kuhlenz
Emmetsburg
Ray Carroll
Fort Dodge
Donald Hood
Pocahontas SCD Announces 69 Speech Contest
The Pocahontas Soil Conservation District opens entries for the 1969 Soil Conservation Speech Contest with topic Soil Our Important Legacy. Local first place advances to regional in Des Moines. state prizes include 250 dollar college scholarship and 100, 75, 50 dollars in cash.
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Donald Trenary
Pocahontas Scd
Pocahontas Soil Conservation District
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Buckwalter Farm Closing Out Sale Set Thursday
George C. Buckwalter of Laurens to hold a closing out sale on Thursday February 13 starting at noon at the farm located 14 miles east of Laurens.
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George C. Buckwalter
Laurens
Path Cleared By Snow Plows Near Rolfe
Banks of snow piled along North Western Railway west of Rolfe as A W Bud Hansen and E H Weiland used caterpillars to clear the tracks. Drifts and icing delayed trains for ten days. Saturday marked the first through Rolfe in two weeks as Hansen and Weiland cleared routes toward Highway 4 and Rutland for nearly 20 miles.
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North Western Railway
Rolfe
A. W
Bud) Hansen
Bud Hansen
E. H. Weiland
Mr. Hansen
Highway 4
Weiland
Rutland
Adult Farmers Class Deliberates Ownership Leasing Choice
The Adult Farmer Class meets at 7 30 Wednesday February 12 in the Vee Ag room. The session explores whether to own lease or custom hire farm machinery using practical case studies.
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Vee Ag
Rolfe School Receives Limited State Report Copies
Rolfe Community School has a limited supply of the State Department report on the November team visit. About 25 of 100 copies received may be obtained at the school. Readers are urged to return the report promptly so others can view it. The visit aimed to survey local school operation.
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Rolfe Community School
State Department of Public Instruction
Services Held For Adolph Pohl 88
Adolph Pohl 88 a resident of the area for ten years died Thursday at Pocahontas Community Hospital after about three weeks as a patient. Funeral services were held Monday at Powers Turner Funeral Home with Rev G H Brase officiating. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery Manson. Survivors include a niece Mrs Emma Cornwell Rolfe and other nieces and nephews. Sunday supper guests in LeRoy Rude home were Mr and Mrs Francis Trupe and children and Mrs Harry Trupe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph Pohl
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Powers-Turner Funeral Home
G. H. Brase
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Verna Ryen
Jim Saathoff
Orville Pohl
Ralph Cornwell
Fred Pohl
Duane Pohl
Lester Meier
Rose Hill Cemetery
Manson
Mr. Pohl
Frankfurt
Germany
United States
Varna
Ill
Pohl
Manson- Rolfe
Emma
LeRoy Rude Home
Francis Trupe
Harry Trupe
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Pat Whitmore
Henry Olerich
Market Report
Homemaker
Lloyd Trupe
Cat
Lions Club
Rolfe Legion Hall
GCB
SCD
Des Moines Register
E. D. G. Weiland
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