Community Events and Club Meetings Calendar
A dense list of upcoming activities in Rolfe and surrounding areas includes church affairs such as Palm Sunday and Passion Week services at Trinity Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, plus meetings for the W C T U, 4 H Girls, A L D Club, Pythian Sisters, and D M T groups. Also listed are tax deadlines, a county high school grain judging contest, and a county music contest in Fonda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bon Ton Bridge Club
Wm. Obrecht
Presbyterian Church
Patricia
Rolfe Woman's Club
Y. M. C. Bridge Club
Walter Lortz
Farmers’ Union Local No. 973
Sorosis Club
Guy E. White
Fonda
Fruit spray readiness urged by Iowa State pomologist
Iowa State College pomologist T. J. Money stresses preseason readiness for spray equipment and materials to ensure timely applications. Delays from factory rushes reduce effectiveness. early sprays control pests and diseases. Principal options include lead for insects and lime sulfur for diseases. Extension Bulletin No. 134 available from Ames. Blue stain is linked to fungi and sun tanning signs appear after exposure. An Oregon town designates a three mile street parking area for tourists. C. J. Green of Danville becomes a grandfather and great grandfather on the same day with births in New York and San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Money
Iowa State College
Maney
Senate
Extension Service
Ames
Iowa
Oregon
C. J. Green
Danville, N. Y
New York City
San Diego
California
Burglars Loot Peterson Clothes Shop in Rolfe
Burglars broke through the back door of Peterson Clothes Shop, stole about 1800 dollars worth of clothing including 76 men’s suits 15 boys’ suits 12 overcoats and caps and an adding machine. The robbers fled with a loaded stock in a rear vehicle, leaving few clues. Police and sheriff investigated but offered no arrests. The store plans to restock before reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson Clothes
Rolfe
Lewellyn Smith
Bradgate
C. E. Stebbins
Pocahontas
State Department
Potahontas
Petersons
B. A. Peterson
Manson Co op Creamery Forms to Take Over
Organization of the Manson Co operative Creamery Co composed of Manson farmers was perfected and it took over the Bork Creamery Co business in Manson Monday morning. Directors elected are Wm Hock W E Miller Henry Onnen E B Egli and Walter Eigsti Walter Egisti named president Hazel Anderson secretary treasurer and O Albrecht manager. Albrecht comes from the Alta creamery Alvin Wahl strom will be buttermaker. Spain plans a model automobile road 260 miles long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manson Co- Operative Creamery Co
Manson
Bork Creamery Co
Wm. Hock
W. E. Miller
Henry Onnen
E. B. Egli
Walter Eigsti
Walter Egisti
Hazel Anderson
O. Albrecht
O. Albrecht, Manager. Mr. Albrecht
Alta Creamery
Alvin Wahlstrom
Rain Returns as Spring Opens with Gentle March Showers
A light precipitation Saturday marked the start of spring with snow that melted on impact. Monday brought a heavier rain, estimated at over half an inch, soaking the ground and reviving grass. The period ended with a bright Wednesday and forecasts of more showers to follow.
Pocahontas Legion to Meet in Rolfe March 31
The Pocahontas County American Legion Association will hold its next regular meeting in Rolfe on Tuesday evening, Mar. 31. F. E. VanAlstine, Adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County American Legion Association
Rolfe
F. E. VanAlstine
W. C. T. U. Meeting Scheduled for March 27
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet with Mrs. W. P. Wheeler Friday afternoon March 27 at 2 30 o'clock. A good program has been planned and a full attendance is expected. Members please take notice. Visitors will be made welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
W. P. Wheeler
Business Men Vote Against Night Watch Proposition
Rolfe business leaders met at the Ford garage to consider a voluntary funded night patrol. The vote ended 23 to 13 against hiring a night watch citing cost, fire protection, and limited burglary losses. Some urged a protective fund instead, arguing economy and past robbery incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Rolfe
Ford Garage
L. W. Kennedy
J. P. Graves
Foley
Manson
Hauck’s
M. Crahan
Senate committee backs egg grading bill for Iowa stores
Des Moines reports the senate dairy and food committee unanimously favors Senate Bill 281 after Iowa Department of Agriculture findings show retailers shift low grade eggs to home use and high grade eggs to eastern markets. Producers and consumers back the measure as a quality standard and consumer rights case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
Christopher
Dairy and Food Committee
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Rolfe High juniors stage farce in sanitarium comedy
The Rolfe high school juniors presented Who Wouldnt Be Crazy at the school auditorium last Friday. The farce with a sanitarium setting drew a large, satisfied crowd and featured strong performances by Leo MacVey Frances Howe Harold Calligam Marvin Hudek Donald Green and a large cast. The production was directed by Miss Helen Tiedeman and included musical interludes from two student ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Leo MacVey
Frances Howe
Harold Calligan
Marvin Hudek
Donald Green
Jack
Speedy
Blanche Witt
Sanitarium
Dorothy Cleal
Lois Meredith
Vera Seaman
Beatrice
Helen Thompson
Marjorie
Helen Brinkman
Janet
Christian Rudolfson
Reggie Mortimer
Ivelyn
Evelyn Winslow
Edward Gordon
Caroline Sandvng
Oswald Pattee
Helen Tiedeman
Janssen Funeral Tomorrow at Rolfe Methodist Church
The body of Mrs. G. R. Janssen, accompanied by Mr. Janssen and Robert, arrived from the south Wednesday evening. Funeral service will be held at the Rolfe Methodist church Thursday at 2:00 PM. The Janssens lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Mrs. Janssen died in an El Paso, Texas hospital after an operation on Friday, March 20. An obituary will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Janssen
Hog losses in Art Mikalek farm fire total 139 pigs gone
A farm blaze at Art Mikalek killed 139 hogs mostly feeding stock. The hogs were trapped in a basement hog house as the fire burned hot, leaving lime piles as remnants. Insurance now stands at about 10000?000 and the county faced its largest loss since a prior blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mikalek Farm
Mikalek
Mautoal
N. A. Lind
SOUTHLAND AREAS SEEK AID VIA FARM BUREAU RED CROSS
Farm Bureau and Red Cross collect gifts this weekend to aid the Piney Woods Negro school in Mississippi stricken by depression. The school serves 339 people with 12 mules 28 cattle 31 hogs and a flock of chickens and cannot produce food until summer. Donations may be left at the Farm Bureau office in the courthouse or with Pocahontas grocers and produce dealers with transportation paid by the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney Woods
Mississippi
Farm Bureau
Red Cross
C. Buchman
G. A. Harris
Obituary for Charles Pike of Rolfe Area
Charles Pike died at his northeast Rolfe home on March 18 1981 after a long illness. Born February 6 1855 in Redfield he moved with his family to Winterset at age 14. He later remarried Addie Gibbons and leaves children Merton Leslie Cecil Pearl and several stepchildren. Funeral services were held in Rolfe and Des Moines with interment in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pike
Rolfe
Redfield
Town
Martha
Moses Pike
Winterset
Christian Church
Lett DeLong
McIntire
W. A. Wilkinson
Des. Moines
Lilly
Des Moines
Grain Judging Contest Planned in Pocahontas County
Two trophies will be awarded by the elevators and County Farm Bureau for a county wide grain judging contest to be held at 2 30 p m on Wednesday April 1 in the assembly room of the Pocahontas courthouse. Palmer high school won last year narrowly over Latrens and Havelock. each school fields a team of three to judge twenty seed varieties and grain samples grown in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Carmi Vaughn
County High School
Court House
Pocahontas
Pythian Sisters
K. of P. Hall
Pocahontas County
County Farm Bureau
Pocahonta
Palmer High School
Altho
Latrens
Havelock
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trinity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
S. S. Simonyon
Garfield Township Farm Bureau Unit
H. S. VanAlstine
Gilmore City
Plover
Premiere Bridge Club
M. W. Webb
Garfield Township
J. O. Hosier
A. L. D. Club
L. A. Rogers
Trinity Lutheran Church
Luchter
K Arthur Vaughn
Manson Co-Op Creamery
Spain
Excelsior Society
C. E. Boyce
J. R. McIntire
C. B. Bowen
Manley Johnson
Halleck Brinkman
Dad
Norton Ives
Norton
Arlene Cook
D. M. Palmer
Emmetsborg
Mr. Palmer
Geo. O. Hauck
George
Mt. Etna
United States
America
Philippine Bureau of Agriculture
Florida
Janssen
Southland
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