Shelgren brothers meet at Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day
Glen and Jim Shelgren, sons of Mr and Mrs Harold Shelgren, unexpectedly encountered each other at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California during New Year’s Day football. The brief reunion surprised both families.
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Glen
Jim Shelgren
Harold Shelgren
Pasadena
Calif
Chester Truelsen
Karen Marie
Curtis Kerns
Guy Kerns
Dora Simonson
Helen Anne Woods
Simonson
LeRoy Simonson
Fort Leonard Wood
Ruth Severson
Northwood
Mrs Ellen Mather Celebrates 90th Birthday New Year's Day
Twenty years ago Mrs Ellen Mather reached her 90th birthday with a New Year celebration. St Pauls Lutheran Church installed a new Wurlitzer electric organ used for the first time last Sunday. The donor chose to remain anonymous. Fifteen boys attended the first Boy Scouts meeting at the Central States Co basement.
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Ellen Mather
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Boy Scouts
Central States Co
Community Notes and Local Events roundup
Friday night patrols were organized and new patrol leaders named Dale Nicoson Harley Bradburn and Raymon Carlson. Christmas and New Year gatherings are noted along with a house fire at Glen Nelsons east of Bradgate and a New Year birth Sharon Rae to Mr and Mrs Howard Luft. The item also lists local civic roles and jury summons for Rolfe county residents.
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Dale Nicoson
Harley Bradburn
Raymon Carlson
Schneck
James Hunt
Russell McIntire
Alfred Bergeson
Bergeson Carpenter
Will Howland
Lake Okabena
Don Eikenberry
Eikenberry
James Moore
Glen Nelson
Bradgate
Howard Luft
Sharon Rae
V. E. Thorson
Lowell
Virgene
Gilmore City
Franklin Majorowicz
Trinity Luther League
Melvin Thorson
Perrin couple take over Sunshine Cafe in Cora Richardson building
The Sunshine Cafe was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Vern Perrin and they assume possession. Rolfe Auto Co. received seven Fordson tractors late this week as it gears up for spring trade. Hon. C L Gunderson traveled to Des Moines for preliminary work on an unspecified matter.
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Vern Perrin
Sunshine Cafe
Cora Richardson
Rolfe Auto Co
C. L. Gunderson
Des Moines
Town legislature session planned for next Monday
The article notes the upcoming meeting of the Town legislature next Monday. It mentions Mrs. Gunderson and Miss Martha will join later, and Earl Smith is at Camp Dodge awaiting discharge. Other items include a masquerade slumber party hosted by Miss Lucerne Symes for the T E T C club with Pauline Thompson and Ruth Smith as guests.
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Ganizing
Lucerne Symes
T.E.T.C. Club
Pauline Thompson
Fort Dodge
Ruth Smith
Winter Winds Sweep Iowa: Letters From Rolfe
A note from Rolfe reflects a harsh Iowa winter with cold, wind, and heavy snows. The writer jokes about fleeing south, notes frigid temperatures, mentions the Hong Kong flu, and shares personal family moments including a child taking first steps and teething.
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Iowa Press Association
Rolfe
Iowa
Greg Kaiser
Joan Kaiser
Evelyn Kaiser
Istoricalappenings
George Wolcott
Henry Olson
Beryl Dickey
Schnoor
Louisa Ripperger
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rolfe State Bank
Clover Farm
Hershey
S.&h. Green
Hunt
Hormel
Sam Freeman
Rolfe, Iowa
Westinghouse World
Westinghouse
Love Electric Light and Power Company
Wood
Victor Shimon
Lorraine
Farmers’ Union
Floyd Callon
Roosevelt Township
Floyd
Inga
Maybelle Ryen
Polly Anna Embroidery Club
E. Welter
Mary Short
Ralfe
R. B. Mather
Arthur Vaughn
Floyd Ferguson
Leo Howe
Clarence Roberts
Suzanne
America
Tim
Hong Kong
Garner
Calligan
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