Rolfe High Beats Swea City In Weekend Hide
Rolfe High boys defeated Swea City with solid defense and strong rebounding. Taylor poured 45 points while Marsh earned praise as the most improved player, and Rolfe’s second team won 17 to 12.
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Rolfe
Taylo Et Rolfe High
Taylor
Marsh
City
Uarter
Rolfe Boys
Swea City
Hardt
Swea
Rolfe Seconds
R. Smith
Doocy Thompson
Determine Sex of New Chicks At Beckord Hatch
Ishikara and Frank Axikawa from Los Angeles examine newly hatched chicks at Beckord Hatch to determine sex. They are accompanied by Samuel Yamada who studies the science of sex determination and aims to perfect the method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishikara
Frank Axikawa
Los Angeles
Yh Vonday
Beckord Hatch
Samuel, Yamada
Ming
Girls District Tourney Opens at Plover Gym
The girls basketball district tournament starts at Plover Gym with games set February 21 to 24. Pairings include Cleghorn versus Anthon, Fonda versus Gilmore, Havelock versus Hayes Consolidated, Holstein versus Plover, followed by semifinals and the Saturday consolation and championship games.
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Plover
Cleghorn
Anthon
Fonda
Gilmore
Havelock
Hayes Consolidated
Holstein
Former Rolfe Residents Now Live In California
W. W. Harris of Pocahontas relays the life arc of J. A. Whittaker and wife from Rolfe to Sioux City Michigan and finally to Sacramento California. They left Rolfe in 1908 to enable their son Jay Atwood Whittaker to attend Morningside College and later pursued real estate and office ventures. The couple celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary on February 23 1942 and Jay Whittaker became a noted San Francisco physician after wartime service.
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the Arrow
W. W. Harris
Pocahontas
Rolfe
J. A. Whittaker
Calhoun County
Sioux City
Jay Atwood Whittaker
Morningside College
Whittaker
C. C. Delle
Jay
A. Whittaker
San Francisco
Rolfe Businessmen Sponsor Radio Program Debut
Last Saturday afternoon the first in a series of programs sponsored by Rolfe businessmen aired on KVFD Fort Dodge from 3 30 to 4 00. Leroy Miller’s orchestra provided music with Lawrence Buck as soloist. Ray Ruppert dedicated a number to Bob Larson. The shows run every Saturday for 18 weeks from 8 80 to 4 00, sponsored by J T Grant and Son Webb’s Drug Store Peterson’s Clothes Shop Haynes’ Grocery Rolfe Auto Co and R G Hunter.
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Rolfe
KVFD
Fort Dodge
Leroy Miller
Lawrence Buck
Havelock
Ray Ruppert
Bob Larson
J. T. Grant and Son
Webb’s Drug Store
Peterson’s Clothes Shop
Haynes’ Grocery
Rolfe Auto Co
R. G. Hunter
Goetz Injured in Haymow Fall on Ray Bell Farm
Gene Goetz employed on the Ray Bell farm east of Rolfe fell about 15 feet from the haymow when a rope broke. He was unconscious briefly and badly bruised but no bones were broken. Mrs. E J Plummer returned home Friday after a major operation at the Methodist hospital in Sioux City six weeks ago.
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Gene Goetz
Ray Bell
Rolfe
Mr. Goetz
Drive for Finns Fund Seeks Rolfe Community Support
A February 15 meeting in Rolfe discussed raising funds to aid Finland. C. B. Bowen chaired with a committee including A. M. Simonsen and Bert A. Peterson to organize soliciting efforts. Donors will be listed in the Rolfe Arrow, with sheets at Rolfe State Bank and the post office for unsubtitled contributors.
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Finland
Central States
C. B. Bowen
A. M. Simonsen
Bert A. Peterson
Henry Westergaard
Des Moines
Jens Thompson
August Nielsen
Raymond Isaacson
David Henderson
Melvin Thorson
E. B. Lehnus
Powhatan
Roy Simonson
E. S. Simonson
Ed. Christensen
Harvey Minkler
Louis Wilson
A. L. Firkins
Garfield Two
Louis E. Peterson
J. H. Turley
Earl Chambers
Joe J. Johnson
John C. Nelson
Roosevelt Two
Chris Peterson
Ivan Harris
Louis Nemecek
Rolfe
C. L. Gunderson
L. A. Thompson
Rev. Wangberg
Dora Simonson
Bessie
Witt
Peter
eTohnson
Clarence Ogden
A. M. Simonson
Rev. Lund
Plover Loses Final To Gilmore City
Gilmore City wins 50 to 41 over Plover in a girls sectional final last weekend. Plover led most of the game before Gilmore’s late rally, Rosendahl and Hansen scoring the decisive baskets. Adella Jones fouled out in the second quarter, hampering Plover’s defense. Plover began 14-4, trailed 22-20 at halftime, and led 32-28 after three. Both teams earned trophies and advance to the district tournament.
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Gilmore Sextet
Plover
Gilmore
Rosendahl
Hansen
Adella Jones
Bradgate
Rutland
D. M.T
Pioneer
Woman rediscovered Elgin watch after fourteen years
Mrs. N. J. Meurer of Plover was surprised to find her Elgin wrist watch the morning she and her husband reupholstered their Davenport. The ring-lined device had been lost fourteen years and was the subject of ads in Emmetsburg and Rolfe papers.
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Plover
Planning Committee Set to Meet February 26
The 1940 County Agricultural Planning Committee will convene February 26 at 1 30 p m in the assembly room court house. Roy Miller chairs. They will file a final report on one issue and discuss fair rental on non depleting crops under the AAA program. Copies of the printed recommendations will be available from the Farm Bureau office.
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County Agricultural Planning Committee
Assembly Room
Court House
Roy Miller
Pocahontas County
Planning Committee
Farm Bureau
County Mutual Expands Policies for Explosions Riots and 4-H Calves
Pocahontas County Mutual Fire and Lightning Association obtained state approval to broaden coverage for losses from explosion riot or smoke and to insure 4-H club calves against injury or death with a modest premium increase.
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Pocahontas County Mutual Fire and Lightning Association
State Insurance Commission
Board of
New Bowling League Forms With Local Teams
A new bowling league was organized last week and began play Wednesday. Teams include Rolpe Creamery L Roberts Lemke Christensen White Iversen Petersons Clothing K Rickard Rickard Graham Grant Bert Peterson Hakes Produce Junior Lindsey Ernest Cox Doerning Stegge Freeman Rolfe Arrow H C Grafton Carl White M R Soth K Hansen Q Christensen.
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Rolpe. Creamery
L. Roberts
A. Lemke
S. Christensen
A. White
A. Iversen
Peterson’s Clothing
K. Rickard
D. Graham
D. Grant
Bert Peterson
Hakes Produce
Junior Lindsey
Ernest Cox
A. Doerning
C. Stegge
W. Freeman
Rolfe Arrow
Slip Covers Demonstrated at Sixth Night School
Miss Brueck demonstrated the making of slip covers at the sixth weekly night school for women at the high school. She showed measuring, cutting, sewing, and finishing techniques for chairs and davenport covers, plus care and finishing of furniture. Miss Boyd of Sherwin Williams, Fort Dodge, will speak on wallpapers paints and interior color ideas at the Feb 26 meeting.
Farm Family Study Links Income to World Prices
Homemakers in Pocahontas county discuss The Farm Family and the World Today a study by Miss Genevieve Colgan home demonstration agent as part of county training. The program analyzes income use price outlook and world food factors with meetings scheduled in Bellville Colfax Swan Lake Cumming Garfield Des Moines Sherman Marshall Cedar Dover and more.
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Pocahontas County
Genevieve Colgan
Bellville
Colfax
John Post
Swan Lake
Cumming
E. B. Duthbert
Garfield
Des Moines
I. K. Martin
Sherman and Marshall
E. J. Rutger
Cedar
Dover
E. J. Kelly
Bowen Diary Reveals Very Severe 1936 Winter
Diary notes by C. B. Bowen cover January and February 1936 with repeated subzero days and a major blizzard on February 8. Drifts blocked roads for a week, trains halted, coal ran low, and February saw continued cold. The account contrasts with the milder present winter.
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C. B. Bowen
Two Hurt In Car Collision North of Here
Mr and Mrs Joseph Schlosser of Havelock were injured when their auto collided head on with a car driven by Archie Layton of Rolfe seven miles north of here near the John Otto farm about 730 Sunday evening. Mrs Schlosser has fractures of both bones in the lower right arm and the left hip and a chin gash. Schlosser, who was driving, has a fracture of the left knee cap. Layton escaped serious injury. The injured were taken to Mercy hospital Fort Dodge where Mrs Schlosser was described as serious and Schlosser as fairly good. The Schlosser couple were traveling from Havelock to visit the Layton family and Layton was returning from the John Otto farm when the accident occurred. Appar ently Schlosser was blinded by the lights of the Layton car. Since a fire destroyed the Layton farm home they have been living in an old school house nearby.
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Joseph Schlosser
Havelock
Archie Layton
Rolfe
Here
John Otto
Farmers Pleased With Soil Management
A showing by H. C. Wiegman of the American Agriculture Chemical Co at K. P. Hall drew a large farmer audience. Narrated by Lowell Thomas, the moving pictures depicted long cropped land now yielding more due to soil fertility conservation. Attendees praised the practices for maintaining high soil fertility locally.
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H. C. Wiegman
American Agriculture Chemical Company
K. P. Hall
Lowell Thomas
Garfield Farm Bureau Meeting This Thursday Night
The Garfield township meeting will be held Thursday evening February 22 at the home of John C Gunderson located three miles south two miles west and fourteen miles south of Rolfe A splendid program is being arranged and you are cordially invited to attend.
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Garfield Township
John C. Gunderson
Rolfe
Brogotti Show Draws Large Crowd of Farmers
The Brogotti Implement Co show at the Ritz Theatre and store display drew a large crowd of farmers on Tuesday afternoon. Entertainers from WHO radio performed with jokes and juggling by Duke Lang and Ann Lang. music by Arthur Nizzi. Miss Nickie Fern sang several solos addressed to a local farmer. An International Harvester representative presented Farmall tractors and equipment via sound film reels. Tony Miller spoke on the new McCormick Deering combine. Afterward prizes were awarded at the Brogotti store including a knife grinder, gun grease, an umbrella, and oil products to named locals.
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Brogotti Implement Co
Ritz Theatre
WHO
Duke Lang
Ann Lang
Arthur Nizzi
Nickie Fern
O’ Johnny
Rolfe
International Harvester Co
Fort Dodge
Farmall
McCormick- Deering
Tony Miller
Bregatti Implement Store
Andrew
Simonson
Clarence Johnson
Bilis L.struthers
Elvin Hanson
A. K. Shaw
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Graham
Vaughn
Marybeth Brink
Iowa State College
Soman
Thikarg
Arikawa
California
Mrs. J. A. Whittaker
Fox Farm
Rolfe Business Men
Solicitors
Helm Cafe
Gilmore City
American Weekly
Next
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Ridotto Ballroom
County Insurance Co
Business League
Pet
Rolfe Cafe
Community Service
Lumber Jacks
Haucks Market
Mustachios
Farmers Ee
Haynes Grocery
Grant’s Lumber Jacks
Hauck’s Market
Struther’s
Green Shirts
Neilsen’s
Struther
Erento
Wheeler
Onnen
Struther's
Onnen's
Wheeler’s
Neilsen
Rolfe Creamery
Petergson’s Clothing
Schlosser
Layton
Garfield Farm Bureau
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