Hit Stalled Car on Christmas Day No One Hurt
Mr and Mrs N A Jim Wilson and baby of Denison escaped injury when their car struck Harry Temple of Fort Dodge stalled on Highway 17 two and a half miles north of Rockwell City. Temple car had no gas and lights off after a gasoline truck arrived. Wilson blinded by truck lights failed to see the Temple car, smashing the rear end and pushing it a car length. Mrs Wilson received a forehead bruise. no other injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A
Jim
Visit in California by Mr. and Mrs. Hunter
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Hunter left Sunday on the C. and N. W. Challenger for Santa Ana California where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Peterson. The Petersons were formerly in the clothing business in Rolfe. The Hunters expect to stay two or three weeks in California and will attend the Rose Bowl time in Pasadena on New Years day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Hunter
C. & N. W. Challenger A Carroll
Santa Ana
Calif
A. ). Peterson
Petersons
Rolfe
Mrs. Hunter
Californd
Pasadena
Infantile Paralysis Surge Records 932 Cases in State
Iowa health officials announce year end counts of 932 infantile paralysis cases the highest on record with 53 deaths for the year and cases widespread across nearly all counties. Campaign to raise funds for rehabilitation and research runs January 18 to 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eowa Health Department
Adair
Crawford
Osceola
Kelby
Worth
Deimer
Zumach Car Damaged After Hog Hit on Highway 44
A. F. Zumach’s car was damaged when a hog was struck on Highway 44 three miles north of Rolfe on Christmas Eve. No one was hurt, but the vehicle sustained about 75 dollars in damage, with a scratched body, a broken headlight, and dented fenders as Zumach veered to the roadside. The Zumachs were en route to Fenton to visit relatives for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Zumach
Rolfe
Society Editor Miss Louise Flynn Leaves Rolfe for Austin Daily Herald
Miss Louise B. Flynn, Rolfe junior high teacher and society editor, will join the Austin Daily Herald in Minnesota as society editor, starting late January. The Rolfe school board seeks applicants for her replacement. Flynn is a Cen tral High School graduate, Buena Vista College alumna, and former editor of college and student papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise B. Flynn
Sioux City
Rolfe
Austin Daily Herald
Austin
Minn
Board of Education
Flynn
Central High School
Central High Record
Philomathean
Honor Societies
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
The
Buena Vista Tack
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune
Sioux City Journal
Royal
Iowa
Carollers Visit Rolfe Homes On Christmas Eve
Two groups of young people visited homes in Rolfe singing carols on Christmas Eve. The Peterson sisters Jane and Nan, Phyllis Molyneux, Dorothy Biederman, Alberta Jacobson formed one group. The McIntire and Thompson families supplied the other group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane and
Nan Peterson
Phyllis Molyneux
Dorothy Biederman
Alberta Jacobson
Catherine McIntire
LaMae White
Beverly Grant
Doris Jantson
Marjorie Thompson
Marie White
Janet Thompson
Jimmie McIntire
Don Shimon
William McIntire
Hansen Closing Out Sale Planned for January 14
J. A. Hansen of Rolfe area will conduct a closing out sale Tuesday January 14 starting at 1 00 pm. The auction features 8 horses 14 cattle farm machinery and household goods with a lunch wagon on site. Lindeman Wessels auctioneers and I P Lomen clerk. Watch for next week’s advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Hansen
Rolfe
Highway 44
Lindeman & Wessels
I. P. Lomen
Hansen’s
Mrs. L Maasdam Dies in Rochester Minnesota
Mrs. Leonard Maasdam died Sunday evening in a Rochester hospital after treatment for jaundice with complications. Funeral services will be held at the north Rolfe home at 12 30 p m Thursday and at the Lindhart Funeral Home in Humboldt at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Maasdam
Rochester
Minn
Rolfe
Lindhart Funeral Home
Humboldt
Best Not To Cut Young Trees In Farm Woodlot
Foresters at Iowa State College warn it is poor forestry to cut young trees just as they begin their best growth. A tree needs about 15 years before notable volume growth starts and waiting another 15 years yields faster wood production. Young trees yield less decay resistance heartwood, making them less valuable for fence posts and mine props.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Rocket Ships to the Moon Scheduled for 20388
Wagner Schlesinger director of the Fels Planetarium in Philadelphia explains in The American Weekly how a spaceflight to the moon is planned for the year 20388. The article appears in the magazine bundled with the Chicago Herald American Sunday edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D
Wagner Schlesinger
Fels Planetarium
Philadelphia
American Weekly
Chicago Herald-American
Wedding Of Selma Egesdahl And Donald Davidson
A holiday wedding took place at the Evangelical Lutheran church in Eagle Grove on Sunday December 29 at 1 PM. Selma Egesdahl became the wife of Donald L. Davidson of Rolfe with Rev. T J Severtson officiating. The ceremony featured Lohengrin and Mendelssohn wedding marches, with Eloise Osman at the organ. The couple departed to Mendelssohn’s march as guests looked on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Eagle Grove
Selma Egesdahl
Olaf Egesdahl
Donald L. Davidson
Rolfe
L. R. Davidson
T. J. Severtson
Lohengrin
Mloise Osman
Kenneth Sandren
Margaret Egesdahl
Algona
Robert Larson
Oscar Egesdahl
Jess Beamish
Mason City
Eloise Osman
Mendelsohn
Bloomcamp-Wedding Ties Manson Couple to Local Roots
Miss Helen Vetter of Manson wed Laurence Bloomcamp of Rolfe on Christmas Day at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Manson. The bride, daughter of John and Mrs. Vetter, grew up near Manson and worked at Murphy's store. The groom, son of Louis Bloomcamp of Cole Camp Missouri, plans to reside in Manson where he works at Kruchten's beer parlor. Attendants were Miss Rachel Vetter and Richard Vetter. A wedding dinner followed at the Vetter farm north of Manson. The newlyweds will live in Manson after a short visit with the groom’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Vetter
Manson
Laurence Bloomcamp
Rolfe
St. Paul’s Lutheran
W. EH. F. Meier
Rachel Vetter
Richard Vetter
John Vetter
Manson High School
Murphy’s
Louis Bloomcamp
Cole Camp
Vetter
Bloomcamp
Kruchten
D M T Boys Edge Alumni In Overtime Victory
The Des Moines Tech boys beat the Alumni 23 to 21 in overtime after a 21 all draw. Elroy Ripperger scored the winning basket as the period ended with resistance from the alumni. The girls’ game ended in a 37 to 37 tie, showcasing strong play from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Elroy Ripperger
Page Eight
Married 72 Years Mr and Mrs Julius White Celebrate
Mr Julius White and Mrs White mark their 72nd wedding anniversary on January 7, also Mrs White’s 90th birthday. They married in Springville Iowa in 1869 and moved to Rolfe in 1882 where they raised four sons and many grandchildren. He is famed as the nation’s oldest watchmaker in daily work at White & Son run by son Carl J. White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius White
Mrs. White
Mr. White
Springville
Rolfe
White
White & Son
Carl J. White
Betty Hay and Donald Sroufe Wedding in Rockwell City
Betty Hay daughter of Fort Dodge residents wed Donald A. Sroufe in a candlelight 6 pm Christmas Day ceremony at First Methodist Church Rockwell City. Rev A G Peterson officiated. attendants were Mrs Ildon Peterson and Harold Calligan. The couple plans residence in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Rockwell City
Betty Hay
Mgr
William L. Hay
Fort Dodge
Donald A. Sroufe
A. G. Sroufe
Rolfe
A. G. Peterson
Wpworth Church
Ildon Peterson
Harold Calligan
Miss Naomi
Harold Mason
Longtime Rolfe Resident Reaffirms Local Ties
Chas Johnson, a subscriber since the paper’s start in Rolfe, visited the office Monday to renew his subscription. He arrived in 1880 before the town existed, witnessing Rolfe grow from cattle grazing ground to a developing community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Johnson
Rolfe
the Arrow
Johnson
Pocahontas Eagles Sweep Fort Dodge In Tough League Clash
Sacred Heart high school Eagles beat Fort Dodge Sacred Heart 27 to 15 to notch their sixth win. Howard Shimon led Pocahontas with 15 points as the Eagles showed strong passing and defense after a season start with a new lineup. The Eaglets also won 82 to 17 in the preliminary, while James Shaffer and Shimon each scored 18 in another victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Sacred Heart High School Eagles
Sacred Heart High School Cagers
Fort Dodge
Eagles
Earl Steipflug
Howard Shimon
Pocahontas Eaglets
Fonda
James Shaffer
Roy Kampfe
T. Kendall
Koebele
DeWolf Elected Historian of Iowa 4-H Clubs
Historian Roger DeWolf son of My and Mrs James DeWolf won the election at the state Boys 4-H clubs meeting held Tuesday at Iowa State College in Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger DeWolf
James DeWolf
Iowa State College
Ames
Woman takes new post at Merle Norman Studio in Sioux City
Mrs. Agnes Pattee formerly in Des Moines buys a Merle Norman Studio in the Commerce building Sioux City and leaves for new duties on Sunday. She came up from Des Moines last Tuesday visited Christmas weekend with sister Miss Rose Meehan in Pocahontas and called on friends in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Pattee
Des Moines
Merle Norman
Sioux City
Commerce Building
Music Recital at W. P. Wheeler Home
Merle Guy guitar pupils and Mrs Wheeler piano pupils perform for 50 attendees from Laurens West Bend Gilmore City Armstrong Bancroft Burt Ottosen Rnmsted Rolfe and Hollywood Calif The program features Waikiki Trail Christmas Dreamy Honolulu Harmonious Blacksmith Violet Waltz One Two Three Barber of Seville Pacific Paradise Edelweiss Glide Little Waltz Faust Waltz with a supper following the concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheelers
Merle Guy
Guy
Waikiki Trail
Beverly Hopkins
Laurens
Phyllis DeWolf
Rolfe
Darlene Block
Ottosen
Edelweiss
Claribel Michalek
Jerome Kleen
Gilmore City
Evelyn Perrin
Rolfe Triumphs Over Gowrie In Hogtied Narrow Win
Rolfe beat Gowrie 29 to 23 in Gowrie Friday night as Rolfe built a lead by halftime 16 to 10. Glyde Smith scored nine for Rolfe and Donald Cornwell led with 106 points in the game. Gerald Cornwell sparked the second team game with six points and a late field goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gowrie
Rolfe
Glyde Smith
Gowrie Boys
Bastian
Fort Dodge
Gerald Cornwell
Reenlists in Navy James McCoy Returns to Service
James McCoy son of Mrs Lendit Paulsen reenlists after ten years in the U S Navy He serves as a machinist mate aboard the U S S Patoka based in Portsmouth Virginia His wife and two children remain in Winston Salem North Carolina McCoy attended Rolfe High School and first enlisted December 1 1929 A card notified Mrs Paulsen of the reenlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McCoy
Lendit Paulsen
United States Navy
U. S. S. Patoka
Portsmouth
Virginia
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
McCoy
Rolfe
Navy
Paulsen
Soldier Virgil Cook Heads to Massachusetts Post
Virgil Cook departed Monday for Fort Snelling Minnesota after holiday visits at home and in Pomeroy. He serves in Company C 6th U S Medical Corps and this unit is set to depart in January for Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Virgil Cook
Fort Snelling
Minn
Walter Cook
Pomeroy
Virgil
Co. C
6Th
U. S. Medical Corps
Massachusetts
Mrs Carrie Lehnus Dies at Emmetsburg
Mrs. Carrie Lehnus age 738 died after a few days illness at Emmetsburg hospital where she was taken on Christmas day. A longtime resident of the area she had lived with her son near Plover for the past ten years. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon January 2 at the Plover Methodist church with burial in Clifton Garfield cemetery at Rolfe.
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Carrie Lehnus
Emmetsburg Hospital
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California
Zumach
Hog
Jimmie Buttler
Panora
Society Editor
Rolfe Homes
Donald Davidson
L. F. Bloomcamp
Manson Church
Donald Sroufe
Methodist Church
Pocahontas Eagles
W. P. Wheeler
Wheeler
Cornwell
Rickard
G. Smith
Ieee
Smith
Patterson
MelIntire
Miei Hs
G. Cornwell
FT Patton
Wee Blomquist
Emmetsburg
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