Rolfe Post Office Keeps Saturday Morning Window Open
Rolfe Post Office will stay open Saturdays from 8:00 to 10:00 for patrons. Postmaster Don Spencer notes other area offices close Friday afternoons and offer no Saturday financial services. Mail will be placed in boxes and routes continue. no money orders will be issued. parcel post not delivered, aiding farmers to pick up mail.
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Rolfe
Don Spencer
Laurens
Pocahontas
Post Office Department
Spencer
Adult Farmers Class Meeting Planned for February 17
The Rolfe High School Voc Ag room will host an Adult Farmers Class at 7 30 p m Wednesday February 17. Robert Kurth leads the session on Farm Price Outlook.
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Voc Ag
Rolfe High School
Robert Kurth
Bennett Purchases Standard Station Here
Max Page sells the Standard Oil Station business to Roger Bennett of Rolfe who takes possession Sunday February 7. Page continues to run the tank wagon service in Rolfe. Roger Bennett is a 1966 Rolfe graduate with two years army service and three weeks of Standard Oil training. Teresa Dixon of Rolfe makes Simpson College Dean's List. she is a history major, senior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Dixon.
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Max Page
Standard Oil
Roger Bennett
Rolfe
Page
Teresa Dixon
Simpson College
Indianola
Teresa
R. D. Dixon of
Wei land Weiland to Celebrate 50th in Rolfe At Open House
Mr and Mrs E D G Wei land of Rolfe will mark their 50th wedding anniversary with an Open House Sunday February 21 from 2 to 4 p m at the home of their son and wife Mr and Mrs E H Weiland in Rolfe Relatives and friends are invited The couple were married February 20 1921 in St James Minnesota and have lived in Rolfe 50 years He worked as a M and St L depot agent from 1920 until 1962 and now serves as a handyman at Sunset Hill Manor nursing home The couple request no gifts
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E. D. G. Weiland
Rolfe
E. H. Weiland
Clara
Beyer
St. James Minn
Weiland
Sunset Hill Manor
Rolfe Sectional Games Begin In Iowa Girls Tourney
Rolfe hosts the sectional rounds starting Monday with the Rolfe Rammettes in the upper bracket at Rolfe. First round games occur at Bode and Pocahontas as Northwest Webster West Bend and other teams vie for spots leading to the Rolfe finals Thursday.
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Rolfe Rammettes
Rolfe
Iowa
Bode
Pocahontas
Northwest Webster
West Bend
Manson
Palmer
Twin Rivers
Mallard
Cedar Valley
Sentral
la Verne
Rockwell City
Webster-West Bend
Bede
Manson-Palmer
Northwest
Webster - West Bend
LaVerne
Twin Rivers-Mallard
Rolfe Gymnasium
Rams
Gilmore City
Bradgate Trojans
Senior Citizens To Elect Officers At Meeting Feb 17
An organizational meeting of the Senior Citizens Club is set for February 17 at 7 30 p.m. in the Rolfe Libary basement. By laws will be adopted and officers elected with three businessmen named as trustees. Tom Milea of Upper Des Moines Opportunity assists in organizing the club. Regular meetings follow in the former Dr Loxterkamp building on Main Street, building use donated by Rolfe Chamber of Commerce. A community cleanup is planned next Monday at 9 00 a m with general help requested.
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Senior Citizens Club
Rolfe Libary
Tom Milea
Upper Des Moines Opportunity
Emmetsburg
Senior Citizens
Loxterkamp
Housing project design for Rolfe five-plex apartment
Rolfe-Plex Inc plans a brick one story L shaped five-plex in Rolfe similar to Laurens complex. Funding from Farmers Home Administration hinges on a $50,000 to $55,000 loan and local gifts. The $90 to $100 two bedroom and $80 to $90 one bedroom rents include major appliances except telephone. Construction begins this spring with an August 15 opening target.
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Rolfe-Plex, Inc
Rolfe
Laurens
Rolfe Non
Rolfe-Plex, Incorporated
Farmers Home Administration
Rolfe Area
Suma Butler
F.H.A
Charles Gunderson
Leroy Schoon
Bill
Services Held For Rev Buckwalter 66
Funeral services for the Rev Dr Charles Buckwalter 66 former Rolfe Methodist minister were held at the United Methodist Church in Laurens. Burial followed in Laurens Cemetery. He died in Fort Myers Florida after a heart attack on February 3 1971. He had served as superintendent of the Fort Dodge district for six years and retired three years ago. Surviving are his widow Elsie a daughter Mrs Earl Miller three grandchildren a sister Mrs Florence Helt and two brothers George and Melvin both of Laurens.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Whittemore
Theodore Bierstedt
Dick Bierstedt
Charles Buckwalter
Rolfe Methodist Church
United Methodist Church
Laurens
Buckwalter
Fort Meyers
Fla
Methodist Church
Fort Dodge
Elsie
Earl Miller
la Junta
Colo
Florence Helt
Rowley
George
Melvin
Rolfe Man Among 4-H Leaders Honored
Five Pocahontas County 4-H leaders received long time service pins at the 4-H Leader's Recognition Luncheon held February 1 at St. Peter Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Awards covered five and twenty years of leadership, with special meritorious service honors to Mrs. Dick Jolly.
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Pocahontas County
a _ Rolfe
St. Peter Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
Donald Jeffers
Laurens
Byron Pirie
Mallard
Lawrence Henderson
Rolfe
Bob Hawley
Harold Janssen
Palmer
Dale Johnson
Farm Bureau
Dick Jolly
Rolfe Rams Fall to Manson as Eagles Clinch Title
Manson state team topped Rolfe 87-70 as Rolfe shot poorly and struggled on the boards. Sophomore Dave Spencer led Rolfe with 19 points while Laur ie Brinkman poured in 55 for Rolfe the Rams face Gilmore City next. Eagles Paula Calmer and Jackie Junkman sparked the win to secure Twin Lakes Conference honors. Rolfe Rammettes fought but lost to the No 14 team. Rolfe ends conference play tied for sixth in the standings with Arnolds Park looming Tuesday February 16 for a pair of games.
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Manson State
Rams
Eagles
Manson
Dave Spencer
Rolfe
John Beckord
The
Rammettes
Eaglette
Paula Calmer
Jackie Junkman
Twin Lakes
Eaglettes
Laurie Brinkman
Gilmore City
Arnolds Park
Rolfe Community School
Rolfe Pool Association Exemption Confirmed
The Rolfe Swimming Pool Association has been officially exempt from income tax by the IRS. Donors may deduct contributions on their 1969 year tax returns. The exemption application was filed March 4 1970, with approval retroactive to December 29 1969, received February 2 1971.
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Rolfe Swimming Pool Association
Internal Revenue Service
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R. Bennett
Standard Station
Mr. and
Mrs. E. D. G. Weiland
Jake Sneller
Des Moines
Melvin Pedersen
Victor Bending
Mason City
Ing
Bill Spencer
Rolte
Plex
Profit Corporation
Rolfe Man
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