Rolfe Area Roster of Visitors Busy Monday to Sunday
Rolfe and nearby towns keep social mail active with numerous visits and gatherings. Residents list friends and relatives from Humboldt Pocahontas Fort Dodge and Des Moines visiting homes and sharing meals across the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V. D- Hauek
Jo“Woit Dodge
Smith
Leon Sinek
N. d. Bixler
Des Moines
Charlotte Scott
C. Christenson
Green
Humboldt
Nels Bot. Iin
Tyler
T. J. Ai
Bassett
Sioux City
Arvan de Lune
L. M. Graham
Streeter
Gillett Grove
J. E. Tutt
L. R. Davidson
Davis
Arlene
Fort Dodge
Tasett
Fort Rolfe
Lomen
Alan
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Sc.j. Leadley
My. Leadley
Minne
Merle
Hilton of
Mallard
Rolfe Cleaners
Geo. Sanding
Ottumwa
Freel
Chester
Oscar Freel
Ben Hood
Clare
Grant Pollock
N. P. Olson
Tyler Farm
Rolfe
Kay
Merrill Dean
Sandy
Gilmore
Marlene Hansen
Louis Buckholz
Melvin
Lucille White
Fort Dodge Lutheran Hospital
Henry Hocking
William Peterson
Cora Pollock
Laurens School
Lutheran Hospital
Henry Kober
Clyde Richards
Paul Biederman
H. K. Larson
Islea Beth
Minnie Jarvis
J. C. Bregotti
Christibel
Montri
Alfred Taylor
Lehigh
BE. E. Wilcox
J. T. Grant
Cherokee
Mr. Grant
Bert Boothby
Lawrence Buck
Great Lakes
Ill
Henry Buck
Henry Joens
W. R. Rogers
Harry Willard
Jens Nielsen
Joens
Lena Vaughn
Alvin
Mason City
Vaughn
Russell Lawin
Polly Doris
Jaros Fauck
V. D. Hanck
An¢D
Irvin Sime
Shirley
Ramona
Sandra
Duncombe
Russell See
Julie Marie
Telmer Lime Home
E. J. Strathers
Edward
Evelyn
G. A. Foust
Plover
Leo Shelgren
Pocahontas
Foust
Red Cross Roll Call Urges March Fund Drive
The American Red Cross seeks at least 125000000 for its 1943 program this March. Local chair Hortense Siefkin leads the drive in Rolfe with plans to boost participation and donations, urging households to give and support Red Cross services for wounded soldiers and war workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
America
Red Cross
Uncle Sam
Taylor
Africa
Army Medical Corps
Rolfe
Solomons
Hortense Siefkin
Red Cross Teachers Nutrition Refresher Course Planned
Pocahontas county women with home economies training may teach Red Cross nutrition classes after attending a two day refresher course March 6 and 7 at the Kermore hotel in Emmetsburg. Courses led by Iowa State College home economics staff include Miss Evelyn Hollen and other experts. Advance registration with $1 due to Mrs. Margart Pratt before March 1 and room reservations via Carl Gauck at the Kermore hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Red Cross
Kermore Hotel
Emmetsburg
Helen S. Sage
Carl Gauck
Kermore
Margart Pratt
Palo Alto
Iowa State College
Evelyn Hollen
State Department of Health
Des
Maines
Velma Clarke
Office of Health and Welfare Services
Minneapolis
Minn
P. Mabel Nelson
Foods and Nutrition
Mary Lyle
Home Economics
Margaret Reid
Ruth Seaton Hicks
L. B. Hakes
County Red Cross
Letters From Rolfe Boys in Service Describe North Africa
Ben L. Watson, grandson of Mrs. Hattie Ives from Des Moines Two Consolidated, writes of service in North Africa to his aunt Mrs. Carl Kauffman. He describes mountains and valleys, French chatter, scarce food, wine, local girls, and a museum from 1826 with carved stone walls. He mentions good weather, candy packages, and enjoying outdoor life when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Ben Watson
Hattie Ives
Des’ Moines
Consolidated School
Carl Kauffman
Des Moines
Ben L. Watson
Christmas Dinner Reunited Ld Lt Minnie and Clifford Haase
Minnie and Clifford Haase of Algona met by chance in Africa and shared a Christmas dinner. Minnie serves as a lieutenant in the nursing forces while Clifford holds a lieutenant’s commission in the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie
Clifford Haase
Algona
Africa
Clifford
Measles Warning From Health Department in Iowa
The Iowa health department warns that measles may mimic a common cold with symptoms like runny nose coughing sneezing and watery eyes. By mid February the state neared 287 cases surpassing January totals and officials expect cases to rise until peak season. keep children with colds at home until ruled out for measles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Dept
Iowa State Health Department
Iowa
Measles Seen As Common Yet Dangerous By Health Officials
The department notes measles is highly contagious and widely ignored by the public. It warns the disease can cause ear problems or lead to pneumonia, which accounts for most measles deaths.
Veteran Referee John Etchison Retires After 18 Years
Mapleton official John F. Etchison retires after 18 years of high school basketball service. Over his career he averaged about 100 games per year totaling around 1,800 contests officiated while balancing gasoline rationing and his regular business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Etchison
Mapleton
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Sharon
Elizabeth
Dodge
W. P. Wheeler
Marie White
Lois Beck
Town State
Cedar Falls
Duncan Grant
Seut
Bill McIntire
Camp Barkeley
Texas
McIntire
J. C. Brogotti
Chris
Manchester
Léo Shelgron
Geo. Beckord
Ford Harris
Rock Island, Il
Harris
George Shors
Mabel Avery Sun
T. B. Torkelson
Tdren
Bode
Annette N
West Bend
R. E.’ Green
Ts. H. A. Beam
Moline
Alster
Jennie Bowen
Heath
Marines
Curtis Jones
Susan
Santa Ana
Manson
Lois Mer
Mammen
Mand
Mira
Harold Gordon
Rockford
Gordon
W. Webb
Webb
Navyman Glyde Smith
Glyde
John Mosbach
Gon
John
Kittemore
R. G. Heneon
Albert City
On "Henderson
Ware
Virgil Vaughn
de, Brinkman
Red
W. F. Schneck
Lester Thorson
Evelyn Struthers
Des, Moines
Fg. J. Struthers
Elite Theatre
Aurens
Buck Jones
Tim McCoy
Richard Carlson
Jane Randolph
SUN, Mon
Whistling
Dixie Red Skelton
Ann Rutherford
Haring
del Courtney
Joe
Newton, Iowa
Howard Bruce
Peters
Newton
Ritz Theatre
James Ellison
Heather Angel
John Howard
Thrills
Sun
Mon
Jim Errol Flynn
Alexis Smith
Jack Carson
James J. Corbett
Joseph Cotton
Dolores del Rio
Orson Welles
Errol Flynn
Ronald Reagan
Eaton
Mickey Rooney
Edmund Gwenn
Flying Tigers
John Wayne
Anna Lee
Flying Fortress
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Carle Lehman
Tim Holt
Nell O’day
Nilla
Saniflush
Lewis Lye
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