Sectional basketball sites chosen announced for Iowa meet
The article lists sectional locations at Gyencer Albert City Gilmore City and hosts. It details pairings including Spencer Des Moines Laurens Marathon Newell Pocahontas Sioux Rapids and Fort Dodge Humboldt among others with byes noted for several teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gyencer
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Lake
Rolfe
Ruthven
Spener
West Bend
Ayrshire
Curlew
Calder
Des Moines Two
Iokens
Gillett Grove
Gareld
Mallard
Rodman
Ebb. I
Albert City
Fonda
Laurens
Marathon
Newell
Pocahontas
Sioux Rapids
Havelock
Lincoln Lee
Palmer
Plover
Rembrandt
Varina
Ware
Gilmore City
Cas
Fort Dodge
Gilmore Bty
Humboldt
Claus
Barnum
Bradgate
Callender
Dakota City
Ottosen
Moorland
Itland
Vernon Cons
Whitore
Arrow News Welcomes Old-Time Rolfe Residents
A letter from W. J. Fraser and Mrs Fraser of Grandview recalls living in Rolfe over 88 years ago and reads with affection for old friends and the community. They express a desire to visit Rolfe again in the future and send best wishes to the Arrow and its readers.
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Arrow News
Rolfe
Grandview, ii
Halle
W. J. Fraser
Ura R. Fraser
Weishaar 25th Anniversary Celebrated At Home
About 80 friends and relatives gathered at the Joe Weishaar home on February 4 to honor Mr and Mrs Weishaar on their 25th wedding anniversary. Prizes were awarded for high and low scores in games. gifts included a 42 piece silverware set and a wedding cake with a miniature bride and groom. Guests listed include John Weishaar and family of Havelock Gilbert Weishaar of Pocahontas and Cletus Vogel of Moline Illinois.
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Joe Weishaar
Weishaar
John Weishaar
Havelock
George Milefchek
Miss Ten Milefchek
Gilbert Weishaar
Iocahontas
John Buttter
Varina
Frank Kirby
Gilmore City
Cletus Vogel
Moline
Illinois
Garfield Hustlers 4-H Club Grows At February Meeting
Garfield Hustlers 4-H Club met Monday night February 7 at Evert White’s home. Five new members from Lizard, Lake, and Mt. T. townships joined. The Sow and Litter Farrowing Time was discussed as calendars for the year were handed out. Winnifred Brinkman spoke on her trip to the Chicago International Livestock Show. Next meeting is March 7 at 7 30 at Vernon Shimon’s home.
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Garfield Hustlers 4-H Club
Evert White
Lizard Township
Lake Township
D. Mt. T
Winnifred Brinkman
Chicago
Vernon Shimon
Annual Meeting Held by REA Co op
The Pocahontas County Rural Electric Cooperative held its first annual meeting in the courthouse assembly room Wednesday afternoon. President R. R. Cejka presided as attorney F. M. Hudson explained articles of incorporation and bylaws. Directors were elected for three, two, and one year terms and officers were chosen: Cejka president Fox vice president Poduska secretary De Wall treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
R. R. Cejka
Laurens
J. V. Poduska
Pocahontas
V. C. Fox
Fonda
Henry H. DeWall
Henry J. Johnson
Palmer
E. 0. Wolkenhauer
Charles Nieman
W. W. Heald
Rolfe
O. F. Hansen
International Tea And World’s Fair At Methodist Church
Congregation and public invited to an international tea and world comradeship fair at the basement of the Methodist church next Sunday night. Tea and light refreshments from 6 30 to 9 with booths organized by Leone Chap man and committee and a display of the church work as a comrade to people worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leone Chapman
Edwin Sawyer
Willard Klein
Mary Beth Brinkman
Estelyn Roberts
Evelyn Hewlett
Naomi Sroufe
DeWayne Fisher
Lorraine Shimon
Ruth Lundy
Mary
Jane Gahm
Rollyn Douglas
Wayne Utterson
Nelva Dean
Roberts
Ann Green
Norma Lee
Robinson
Henry Sawyer
Patterson kinman buried in Elmore Minnesota
Mrs. C. M. Patterson's brother Frank Keister of Elmore Minnesota was buried there Sunday. She is now the sole surviving member of her immediate family. Relatives noted they traveled to Elmore for the funeral while others joined later plans and snow affected travel as the group moved northward.
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C. M. Patterson
Frank Keister
Elmore
Minn
Patterson
Lester Burgess
Joan
Owen Patterson
H. C. Barnes
Algona
George Elbert
Rolfe
Whittemore
Farm Sales Advertised in This Week's Arrow
W F Allbee schedules a closing out sale on Thursday February 17 at his farm southwest of Plover listing 4 head of horses and mules 10 head of cattle 9 Hampshire sows and farm machinery plus household goods. Mrs Lucille Hart plans a farm sale February 28 on the old Hart farm west of Rolfe with details to follow in next week’s Arrow. Bill Garner went to Paullina to relieve Section Foreman Miles who is on the sick list.
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W. F. Allbee
the Arrow
Plover
Hampshire
Lucille Hart
Hart
Rolfe
Arrow
Bill Garner
Paullina
Miles
Winners Named In Slogan Contest For Rolfe Town Signs
The Promotion Club selects winners for Rolfe slogans "Your Town and Mine" by Jean Pollock and "Best Ear on the Stalk" by Mrs. C W Sief kin. Each receives two dollars. one slogan will be placed north and one south on the illuminated entrance signs soon to be erected. Central States Electric Company provides the signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Promotion Club
Arrow’s
Jean Pollock
C. W. Siefkin
Central States Electric Company
Shriner Returns From Southern Month-Long Trip
G S Shriner and daughter JoAnn returned home after a month traveling through Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas to visit relatives including sister Mae Davis in McAllen. They covered about 6000 miles noting the dust bowl’s toll on wheat and farming, and the air often reduced visibility. Cont. on Page Eight.
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Shriner
Warren D. Ives
JoAnn Shriner
South
Missouri
Texas
Dust Bowl
Marion Bruces to San Antonio Visit Then McAllen Trip
Message from Rolfe notes Barney Bruce is recovering from pneumonia as the Marion Bruces plan to visit the James Bruce family in San Antonio for a couple weeks before driving to McAllen Texas to see friends including the Caswells of Des Moines. The paper hopes for more news once travel resumes.
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Rolfe
Marion Bruces
Barney
Bruces
San Antonio
James Bruce
McAllen
Texas
Caswells
Des Moines
Southland
Woman's Club Meets at Bixler Home
The Woman's club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs. N. J. Bixler’s home with thirty members present. The program by the music department featured Dorothy Thompson’s article on Toscanini and a talk on American Music of Today by Mrs. A. R. Thornton. Mrs. George Robertson accompanied a piano solo and community singing of Stephen Foster songs followed a social hour and lunch. Plans were made for a St. Patrick's benefit party.
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N. J. Bixler
Music Department
G. B. Palmer
Dorothy Thompson
Toscanini
A. R. Thornton
George Robertson
Mendelssohn
Stephen Foster
American Home Department
St. Patrick’s
Double Cordes Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cordes of Rolfe and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Cordes of Mallard, brothers who married sisters, marked their fortieth anniversary with a Wednesday evening gathering at the J. A. Cordes home. Family and friends attended a card session and lunch prepared by relatives.
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J. A. Cordes
Rolfe
P. H. Cordes
Mallard
Rigden Hille wed in Kansas City ceremony
Miss Rita Rigden of Kansas City became the bride of Karl R. Hille in a Feb 4 1988 wedding at the Presby terian church. The couple will reside at 2007 East 35th Street Kansas City Missouri where Karl works for Folger coffee. The ceremony drew about 300 guests with Rigden as maid of honor and Delmar Flack as best man.
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Rita Rigden
Kansas City
Karl R. Hille
That City
Rolfe
Presbyterian Church
Margaret
Rigden
Karl
Delmar Flack
A. G. Hille
East 35Th Street
Folger Coffee Company
Rolfe Boys Win Two Games Against Laurens and Livermore
Rolfe defeated Livermore 37 to 24 on Tuesday night, as the Rolfe basketball team took two games from Laurens and Livermore. The squad played handicapped due to three regulars Cornwell But
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Rolfe
Laurens
Livermore
Cornwell
Marine
Boles
Cox
Rudolfson
Smith
Mather
Hurley
Hansen
Ee Schuler
Norland
Dahlberg
C Roewe
Bee Ee Mather
G Alexander
Lund
Wale
Freak auto accident injures WPA worker William Scott
William Scott, 64, a WPA pool project worker from Rolfe, was nearly killed in a freak car accident near Pocahontas. He stopped for water, its radiator filled, and the car in gear ran over him. He suffered a fractured jaw plus head and neck injuries, then was taken to Lutheran hospital in Fort Dodge.
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William Scott
Pocahontas
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Scott
WPA
Rolfe
Fort Dodge Hospital
Promotion Club Today Meeting in Rolfe
Regular meeting of the Rolfe Promotion club is scheduled for Thursday noon. Dr. G B Palmer will preside. All members should arrange to be present.
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Rolfe Promotion Club
G. B. Palmer
Lutheran Men Meet at Nain Church
Lutheran men of the Rolfe community gathered at Nain Lutheran church on Thursday February 8 with Rev Schardt of Gilmore City as guest speaker. He urged Christianity as the basis for character in youth and linked its omission to crime and moral decline, calling for stronger Christian homes. A debate is slated for March 8 at Trinity Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Nain Lutheran Church
Schardt
First Lutheran Church
Gilmore City
Pilgrim Fathers
Christ
Joe Johnson
Wangberg
Trinity Lutheran Church
Unusual Weather Across Iowa Reports Mild Springlike Spells
A week of unusual weather in Iowa included a Saturday afternoon electrical storm around 3 pm lasting about thirty minutes with hail turning to rain. Temperatures ranged in the 30s and 40s and forecasters predict a fall in the coming days.
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Iowa
Presbyterian Busy Bees Meet at Mrs Curtis Jones Home
The Presbyterian Busy Bees gathered Saturday at Mrs. Curtis Jones’s home. Doris Rudolfson led a Syria lesson and Mrs H A Sinning showed an Embudo school exhibit from Dixon New Mexico. A Valentine exchange, games, and a candy heart prize followed with hostesses Cleo Hansen and Mrs Jones serving lunch. The next meeting is set for March 5 at Mrs H F Olerich’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Curtis Jones
Doris Rudolfson
Syria
H. A. Sinning
Embudo School
Dixon, N. M
Jones
Robert B. Pollock
Jimmy McIintire
Joyce Patterson
Cleo Hansen
H. F. Olerich
Plans for Pocahontas grasshopper control meeting
County agricultural agent E. J. Schmuecker announces a February 15 meeting at Pocahontas courthouse at 1 30 p m to discuss grasshopper control in Pocahontas County. Iowa State entomologist A D Worthington will explain hopper life history and poison bait methods and help form a local control organization.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
E. J. Schmuecker
A. D. Worthington
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Iowa
Schmuecker
Worthington
Victor Shimon Buys All of Climax Mfg. Co.
Victor Shimon becomes sole owner of Climax Manufacturing Co after purchasing partners interests. He will run it with the Shimon Feed Mill in operation, and Ace Poleson and Oda Reid will continue to work for him.
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Victor Shimon
Climax Manufacturing Co
Shimon
Ace Poleson
Oda Reid
Friday Fog Triggers Pocahontas Car Crash injuring six girls
Mrs Verge Peterson White and five friends including Loraine Dawson were en route to a Park Kauffman home party when fog reduced visibility near the Pocahontas business district. The car struck a culvert and rolled, trapping occupants. Katherine Boozell suffered head injuries. others had cuts and bruises with no serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Verge Peterson White
Loraine Dawson
Park Kauffman
Mrs. White
Katherine Boozell
Frances Patrick
Ann Wallace
Leona Kopriva
Loraine
Death of Mrs Mary Schumacher at Marathon
Mrs Mary Schumacher died suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage last Thursday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs A Christiansen in Marathon. She would have been 78 in March. Funeral services were held at the Albert City Lutheran church and burial followed. Other attendees included Mr and Mrs Davidson and Mrs C A Cook from Rolfe. Two sisters Mrs F Rolfhes and Mrs F Baumgarten from Chicago survived her.
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L. R. Davidson
Mary Schumacher
A. Christiansen
Marathon
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Ctional Basketball
Weishaars
Garfield Hustlers
E. Whites
REA Co-Op
G. S. Shriner
San Antonio, Texas
Woman’s Club
Bixler
Rolfson
Tutt
Olson
Ferden
Cran
Il Olson
Logue
Seger
Stoddard
Gronback
Shieler
G Rolfe
Taylor
Watts
Thief of Fort
WM. Scott
Nain Church
Presbyterian
C. Jones
Climax Mfg. Company
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