Coming Events Calendar for Rolfe and Nearby Areas
Local groups list January and February meetings including Pocahontas County Mon Bacon Board, Methodist Ladies' Society, Sorosis, Bon Ton Bridge, and Y M C A Bridge. Notable dates cover January 2 to January 18 with venues at homes and community houses, plus Des Moines Farm Bureau Federation donation opening on January 14.
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Rolfe
T .Gunderson
Jia Uit
I B Grant
Pocahontas Count Mon Bacon Board
Po Mntas
Rvednesda
Tatas
Methodist Ladies’ Society
W. Ve Rogers
Memorial Tablet Honors Pocahontas County War Dead
The American Legion Association of Pocahontas County completed a list of county men who died in World War I. A bronze tablet will be placed in the Pocahontas County Courthouse listing names such as Otto Bartka Elmer Beery Raymond Bruce Harold Collins and others. Readers are urged to submit any additional names by January 15 1930 with full home address enlistment and death details to Jack Bouma Pocahontas Iowa.
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American Legion Association
Peahontas County
Pocahontas County
James
Court House
Pocahontas
Otto W. Bartka
Elmer D. Beery
Raymond M. Bruce
Harold D. Collins
Emmit P. Condon
Harry E. Cooksey
Cecil C. Cumming
Ralph W. Hoover
Im L. Eno
Raymond L. Kinney
Frank Serene Mpertson
Cliford A. Larimer
Alfred W. Leazer
John E. Noman
Lowell J. Richards
John H. Ricklefs
Henry W. Roewe
Clyde Runyon
William W. Schmidt
Fred F. Smith
William Smith
John R. Strong
John B. Thompson
Frank Waugh
Charles West
Percy Wood
Charles E. Willison
Legion
Jack Bouma
Iowa
NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICES ANNOUNCED
Rev L J Kjoller pastor leads services at Nain Lutheran Church with a week of programs. The notice invites all, especially those without other religious affiliation, to make the church their home and extend a cordial welcome.
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Nain Lutheran Church
L. J. Kjoller
Obituaries Note Multiple Deaths in Local Area
The notice lists L A Shaw who died December 81 after illness with funeral details not available. It also mentions Mrs Grove of Plover dying at age eighty with unspecified funeral arrangements, and Mrs E H Harmon mother of Lee Harmon of Rolfe dying in Shevlin Minnesota after a lingering illness with services held Sunday.
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L.A. Shaw
E. H. Harmon
Lee Harmon
Rolfe
Shevlin
Minn
Hospital Stay Reflections From Des Moines Guest
Mrs. J. A. Hansen writes to P. A. E. Club and Pythian friends from a three week hospital stay in Des Moines expressing gratitude and best wishes to companions and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. E. Club
Pythian Nites
Durate
Des Moines
J. A. Hansen
Monster Road Meeting Shapes County Road Bond Debate
A Pocahontas county meeting heard Senator Dean and district engineer Baustine present facts on a state road bond plan. The discussion focused on a one hundred million dollar fund and the need for a special election to let taxpayers decide. Committees were formed to circulate petitions and organize countywide action before the amendment's likely passage.
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Pocahortas
Pocahontas
Dean
State Highway Commission
Senator Dean
Northwest Iowa
Highway Commission
Northwest
Iowa
C. E. Watts
Tiny” Baustine
Baustine
Dean of
Ocheyedan
Pocahontas County
Board of Supervisors
Lurie Conducts Special Sale at Rudes Stand
Nathan Lurie advertises a week long sale of all merchandise including clothing dry goods shoes and rubber goods at attractive prices. Stockholm praises a new eight story 2000 car garage in the same issue.
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Nathan Lurie
Rude
Stockholm
County Clerk Contest Stalls Despite Board Votes
The Laurens county clerk race lumbers through preliminaries with legal technicalities. Absentee ballots and machine rechecks loom, but no decisive developments have been reported as James clings to the certificate of election.
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James
Jones County
Laurens
Presbyterian Church Notes Preview New Year Programs
Rev J P Lester outlines the Quarterly Communion service for next Sunday with installation of Sunday school officers. The youth program starts with a sermon series titled A Famous Sister Who Helped a More Famous Brother. The Sunday school aims to exceed 200 again with officers listed for the new year including Superintendent J T Grant and several assistants and department heads.
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J. T. Grant
J. R. McIntire
J. O. Hosier
Lorraine Dawson
Mary Shriner
A. W. Ives
J. H. Brinkman
Wm. Matteson
Geo. O. Hauck
GC. B. Bowen
Harriss F. Thomas
Corn Sugar Label Ban Favored by Pocahontas County
A ruling by Arthur E. Hyde allows corn sugar to be used in commercial products without a special “corn sugar” label. Canners may use corn sugar syrup or mixed syrups without extra labeling, boosting corn usage and benefiting local producers. H. S. VanAlstine of Gilmore City supported the move for years.
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Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau
Arthur E. Hyde
H. S. VanAlstine
Gilmore City
First National Bank Pays Out Eighty Five Percent
W C Pyle of Burt reports final adjustment of First National Bank of Rolfe affairs with a 9.9 percent dividend available on filing receipts. Total payments reach 84.9 percent since bank closed April 3 1928, with dividends of 15 20 20 10 10 percent paid on listed dates. Credit to receivers N W Irwin and Phil W Peterson and to those who sacrificed for a favorable outcome.
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W. C. Pyle
Burt
First National Bank of
Rolfe
N. W. Irwin
Phil W. Peterson
ANOTHER PIONEER GONE Nels Peterson Dies in Des Moines
Nels Peterson died at his Des Moines home Monday morning December 29 1980 after a period of poor health. He was about eighty and had lived southeast of Rolfe before moving to Des Moines sixteen years earlier. Son Louis E. Peterson and brother Albert of Storm Lake traveled to the city as relatives prepared for funeral plans. Daughters Emma Greenwood and Ida Hansen live in New Jersey and California, delaying services until their arrival. Funeral will be held Friday at 1 30 PM at the Louis E. Peterson home with interment in Clinton Garfield cemetery Rolfe.
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Nels Peterson
Des Moines
Mr. Peterson
Rolfe
Peterson
Emma Greenwood
Ida Hansen
New Jersey
California
Louis E. Peterson
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Trinity Lutheran Church Holds New Year Services
Rev. J. O. Wangberg reports Saturday catechism at 1 30 p m. Sunday school and Luther League will conduct next Sunday services. Luther League program centers on Pressing Onward as Christians introduced by Miss Evelyn Thompson. Sunday school teachers meet Friday at the parsonage. Church attendance praised. pastor’s family wishes all a Happy and Prosperous New Year.
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Luther League
Evelyn Thompson
New Year Service At Methodist Episcopal Church
Pastor W A Wilkinson invites families to attend the first Sunday of the New Year at the Methodist Episcopal Church. Sunday school aims for record attendance and Epworth League members are urged to join the evening service. The Sunday school board meets Monday evening with further notices forthcoming. The pastor and family wish a Happy New Year to all. The United States owns half the world moving picture theatres.
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Epworth League
Webb's Drug Store Doll Contest Delights All Children
Webb's drug store hosted a Christmas doll contest drawing 79 entrants. Fifteen top vote getters won dolls valued from two to eighteen dollars, while store owner Max Webb ensured every child received a doll, sparing disappointment. The event drew crowded applause and lasting goodwill for the community.
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Webb's Drug Store
Thelma Boyd
Betty Struthers
Mary Jane Gahm
Charlotte Sheeley
Rachael Wiegman
Evelyn Struthers
Donna Telfer
Eloise Hewlett
Janet Thompson
Cleo Joyce Hansen
Virginia Calligan
Beverly Grant
Marjorie Ives
Sheila Jolliffe
Betty McIntire
Charlie Webb
Max
Webb
Maxine Kelsey
Lola Beth Green
Aloma Wood
Dorothy Hoskins
Bonnie Watts
Shirley Heathman
Christibel Brogotti
Margie Allen
Mary LaVon Ives
Margie Taylor
Donna Jean Foust
Verne Campbell
Fae Kilbourn
Helen Barnes
Irene Ferguson
Mary Beth Brinkman
Nelva Roberts
Betty Telfer
Norma Knutson
Margaret Peterson
Rachael Boles
Ruth Spiker
Lois Ferguson
Jeanette Hauck
Lucille Kilbourne
Adelaide Weishaar
Jesselie Harmon
Catherine McIntire
Patricia Jeffries
Donna Nielsen
Mary Thomas
Audrey Peers
Naomi Stoufe
Shirley Fisher
Donna Thompson
Frances Phillips
Mary Jane Hunter
Priscilla Chase
Jean Knapp
Vivian Cox
Geraldine Pape
Margaret Popenfuhs
Marcella Howland
Betty Russell
Dorothy Bi
Farm Bureau Board to Meet in Pocahontas
The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau board meets at the courthouse on Monday afternoon January 5 to organize the year. New president Oscar Erickson will appoint committees for the year.
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Pocahontas
Rolfe Local News Items Highlight Family Visits and Funeral
Mrs. Frank King and her daughter Elizabeth King visited in St. Paul this week. Mrs. Chas Jarvis of Bradgate aided her ill mother Mrs. J. M. Smith in Rolfe. J. F. Deegan's father James C. Deegan died in Ransom Illinois. funeral at St Patrick's in Ransom. Christmas brought visits from Squires relatives and a warm family gathering.
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Frank King
Elizabeth King
St. Paul
Chas, Jarvis
Bradgate
Rolfe
J. M. Smith
Ransom
Ill
J. F. Deegan
James C. Deegan
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
California
H. K. Squires
Fae
New York City
Glenn Squires
Rowan
Kenneth Squires
Mother Squires
Real Leaks Found in City Water System
Reported by Guy Butler after P. J. Calligan left for Iowa City in November the town faced unknown water drainages from a tile. A spring erupted outside Hauck & Co and Leland McIntire home while Christmas jobs were done. Walter Morrow found flooding near A N Seifert residence and Louis Paulsen’s vacant house suffered burst pipes causing 600 to 800 dollars in damage.
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Guy Butler
P. J. Calligan
Iowa City
Leland McIntire
Louis Paulsen
Home Furnishing Schools Scheduled for Next Week
Miss Irma Garner leads the fifth and final lesson of the Home Furnishing Project. Training schools run January 5–9 in Pocahontas county with meetings in Laurens, Fonda, Pocahontas, Blanden, and Rolfe. Sessions start at 10:00 a.m. Participants bring home pictures mirrors and wall hangings.
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Bon Ton Bridge
Grint
Irma Garner
Ionate College
Legion of the Home Furnish
J. Opser
T. D. Jones
Y. M. C. Bridgetsb
Denzil Johnson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federaila
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
R. &. Kenning
Blanden
J. O. Hosier
Rolfe
Farmers Union Oil Station to Open Saturday
The Farmers Union service ad says the new oil station will open for business on Saturday January 3. Community notes report multiple local visits and family gatherings including DeVaul Barnes and Elbert families during the Christmas period.
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Abet
Monster Road
Lurie
Presbyterian Church Notes
J. P. Lester
D. D
First National Bank
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
Ye Methodist Episcopal Church
W. A. Wilkinson
United States
Farm Bureau Board
Farmers’ Union Service
A. M. DeVaul
Romeo Johnson
B. A. Peterson
R. Peterson
Earl Leland
Humboldt
Joe Everson
Sioux City
Anne Wiley
Chicago
Loren Jenks
Frank
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