Rolfe High Plans Busy Year of Activities and Contests
Rolfe school opens after holiday with basketball slate facing Lake City and Albert City. Music contests prepare for district and state events while home economics offers a free ten-session series for women. Declamatory entrants Dor th and Wieg eye pre district competition as site remains undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purney
Rockwell City
Rolfe
Lake City
Albertity
Alr City
Storm Lake
Fe High
Chntts
Gerhart Dorth
Rachel Wiegin
Rites Held for Maurice Pike
Funeral services for Maurice Armitage Pike were held Wednesday at the Presbyterian church in Clinton Garfield with Rev. H. A. Sinning. He was born 1899 in Hopeville Iowa and died December 30 1989 in Rolfe at age 90. He married Edith Son in 1921 and they had one son. Surviving are his wife and one brother and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Pike
Plock
Presbyterian Church
Otter
C. B. Bowen
Jeanette Hauck
Jean Mather
Etd Rey
C. E. Poyes
Henry Buck
Filford Nielzen
Arthur Gahm
Frank
Frank Krischell
Harvey
Minnie Jarvis
Olerich
Clinton-Garfield
Maurice Armitage Pike
B. F
Elizake
Hopeville
Rolfe
Edith Son
Pike
Kit-Carson
Colo
William
Tony
Iowa
Alice Dy
Budolfson and Lange Highlight Drake Clinic Photos
Des Moines Register ran a four column sports photo last Friday featuring Al Budolfson Rolfe all state forward and Gene Lange Sac City all state guard with coach Art Evans and Martin Brandes. The group participated in a coaching school at Drake University field house attended by about 500 coaches.
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Des Moines Register
al Budolfson
Rolfe
Art Evans
Gene Lange
Sac City
Martin Brandes
Lange
Rudolfson
Register
Drake University
Evans
Brandes
Mrs. R. S. Mather Marks 81st Birthday At New Year Dinner
Mrs. R S Mather celebrated her 81st birthday with a New Year dinner for 57 relatives and friends. Guests included Severin Arne family of Bede Don Davis family of Gilmore City and several other Pocahontas county residents. She was the first white child born in Pocahontas county and has hosted the family meal on New Year’s Day for over forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Mather
Mather
Severin Arne
Bede
Don Davis
Gilmore City
Roland Hoag
Lowell Jennings
Pocahontas County
Robert Struthers
Des Moines Township
Farm Bureau To Meet at Court House
Pocahontas county Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at the court house Monday January 8 at 10:00 a m Principal speaker is Robert Keir of the Iowa Farm Bureau research committee and Clay county Farm Bureau president I H Dull of Cherokee will discuss Farm Bureau organization Work The forenoon covers committee reports A free lunch at noon and an afternoon program from 1:00 p m Officers for 1940 will be elected and resolutions presented The bureau has reported large membership gains this year.
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Pocahontas County Farm Bureau
Court House
Robert Keir
Iowa Farm Bureau
Clay County Farm Bureau
I. H. Dull
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas County
D M T and Havelock Clash in Plover Double Header
Two close boys and girls basketball games set for Saturday January 6 at 7 45 p m in Plover Des Moines Township beat Havelock in December while Havelock girls edged D M T girls both games expected to be tight with strong fan interest.
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Havelock
Des Moines Township
Plover
Ricklefs Family Holds Annual Reunion at Manson
The Ricklefs family gathered for their annual New Year reunion in the Legion hall at Manson hosted by Ed and Mrs Ricklefs. About forty members attended a New Year dinner and belated gift exchange. A program by younger children was directed by Berniece Ricklefs. Attendees included A. R. Ricklefs family of seven sons, Herman Ricklefs and family, Frank Ricklefs and family, Louis Ricklefs and family of Palmer, John Ricklefs and family of Rolfe, Carl Ricklefs and family, Ed Ricklefs and Kay, Ernest Ricklefs of Manson, and Herman Ackerman family of Gilmore.
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Ricklefs
Legion Hall
Manson
Ed. Ricklefs
Berniece Ricklefs
A. R. Ricklefs
Pairings Set For Pocahontas County Tourney
Announced pairings for the Pocahontas County Boys Tournament to be held in Pocahontas January 31 February 1 and 3. Class A schools enter second teams withholding the first string five. Referees Larson and Barnum of Pomeroy. Schedule lists games from January 31 through February 3 with consolation and finals. Des Moines township won in 1987 and Rolfe second team in 1938.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Larson and
Barnum
Pomeroy
Cozy Cafe Reopens Under Doerning Management
The Lunserupp Cafe and Bakery has reopened as Cozy Cafe under Arnold Doerning of Mallard with Mrs. Doerning cooking and assisting. The Whitmer baked goods line will be sold. The Doerning family resides in the Dr Fuller White building. Former managers Ruppert and Schuller now run a Casey pool room.
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Ruppert and Schuller
Lunserupp Cafe
Arnold Doerning
Mallard
Delhart Snow Delays Texas Family Reunion
G. S. Shriner notes Delhart Texas has 10 inches of snow delaying a Christmas reunion with his mother and brother. The gathering was postponed to January 8 amid bad weather as he traveled nine miles to mail a card, while southern towns look sunny by comparison.
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Texas
G. S. Shriner
Delhart
Mrs Pollock to Leave for California
Mrs J H Pollock of Plover will depart for San Diego to spend the winter with her sister Mrs W O Shackleford. Mrs Allen Heathman will report Plover news during Pollock's absence.
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California
J. H. Pollock
Plover
The
Arrow
San Diego
Calif
W.O. Shackleford
Allen Heathman
Pollock
Funeral of Mrs. Richmond Held at Local Presbyterian Church
Funeral services for Mrs. A. A. Richmond, 80, who died at her home Monday morning, Jan 1, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian church with Rev. H. A. Sinning officiating.
Stray Shots Stoking Fear in Preston Amid Gunfire
Residents spoke of near misses last week when bullets narrowly missed two Preston locals. No shooter was identified and the community hopes the unknown marksman will reconsider before anyone is hurt.
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Preston
Funeral Services Held For Elwyn Hansen
Elwyn Luther Hansen, 39, died after a seven week illness following a November operation in Rochester Minnesota. Funeral services were held at his home and at the Rolfe Presbyterian church with Rev. H A Sinning and Rev Schrader officiating. Burial followed in Clinton Garfield cemetery. He leaves his wife Blanche Alta Rutgers and his parents, a brother Chester, and two sisters. He was born March 25 1900 in Herschel Illinois and lived in Rolfe Gilmore City area most of his life. The family notes his faith and service, with a closing hymn and a memorial line.
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Elwyn Hansen
Gilmore City
Rochester
Mihn
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
H. A. Sinning
Schrader
Baptist Church
C. B. Bowen
Jeanette Hauck
Jean Mather
Ora Alberts
Earl Cooksey
Pocahontas
Maude Ives
Otis Cook
Robert Wiegert
Inga Ryen
J. ©. Olerich
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Arah Leonard
Robert
Patricia
Forest Park
Ill
Lester Mason
Jerry and
Joy
Des Moines
Will Gish
Cabery
Max Rieck
Edwin
Dwight
Elmer
Orley Baring
Kempton, Ill
E. J. Hanson
Paul
Will Hansen
Dickens
Pete Hansen
Harold
Spencer
Clarence Hansen
Ruthven
W. Frette
Amberg Chandlan
Badger
Joe Hartmann
Hercel
Cecil Seegabarth
Lone Rock
Grover Rutgers
Rippey
Forest Bassett
Joyce
Swea City
Ray Walker
Dawson
Herman Kohnke
Dodge
Elwyn Luther Hansen
Julius A
Jennie Hansen
Herschel
Blanche Alta Rutgers
Gilmore
Chester
Lo Leta Leonard
Velma Mason
Mrs. Jennie Enarson Dies After Christmas Wrapping Fire
Mrs. Jennie Enarson aged 68 of Villasca burned her clothing while burning gift wrapping last week and died of her burns minutes later in what authorities classify as an accident.
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Jennie Enarson
Villisca
County Sunday School Institute at Rolfe Methodist
A county wide Sunday school institute will be held at the Rolfe Methodist church on Tuesday January 9 starting at 9:00 a.m. All church school workers are urged to attend. Rev. Tom Fogle Winterset will attend and help with the program. A covered dish luncheon will be served at noon.
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Rolfe
Tom Foglesong
Winterset
County 4 H Boys Attend Ames Convention
Twenty three Pocahontas county 4 H club boys joined over 1200 Iowa 4 H youths and leaders at the 1939 short course in Ames. The Pocahontas delegation rode a county school bus driven by Al Sedlacek and included Vincent Branigan, KE Schmuecker, and twenty others from Rolfe, Pocahontas, Mallard, Havelock, Laurens, Fonda and Albert City.
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Pocahontas County
Ames
Pocahontas
al Sedlacek
Vincent Branigan
KE. J. Schmuecker
Iowa
Everett White
Richard Hosier
Roger DeWolf
Don Shimon
Raymond Wiegert
Forrest Ives
Rollin Ives
Phillips Brinkman
Harvey Minkler, Jr
Rolfe
Clifford Shold
Albert City
Dennis Kleen
Keith Horsman
Mallard
Robert Jolliffe
Jay Arnold
Jim Ives
Havelock
Emery Wenell
Raymond Peterson
Ralph Dean
Arnold Wenell
Laurens
Donald Anderson
Donald Green
Edward Deacon
Alvin Brauckman
Fonda
Clell Kirkpatrick Visits Huntington Family Gem Trade Ties
Clell Kirkpatrick of Huntington West Virginia visited his mother Mrs F Kirkpatrick and his sister Mrs C M Chaney in Spencer. The visit included Mr and Mrs Chaney and Mr and Mrs F M Richey of Des Moines. Mrs Richey is also a daughter of Mrs Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick runs a Huntington jewelry store and his wife assists in his absence. He trained in watch repair at Carl White store in Rolfe.
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Clell Kirkpatrick
Huntington
West Virginia
F. Kirkpatrick
C. M. Chaney
Spencer
Chaney
F. M. Richey
Des Moines
Kilpatrick
Richey
Kirkpatrick
Santa in Summer Wear Featured by Rapid City Daily Journal
The Rapid City South Dakota Daily Journal shows a picture of Santa Claus in summer underwear and a straw hat, taken because of unusually warm weather. E. F. H. Lighter, local contact and Rapid City advertising manager, appears in the story as the paper’s manager.
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Santa
Rapid City
South Dakota
Daily Journal
Santa Claus
Old St. Nick
Journal
Lighter
Iowa
Rolfe Defeats Gowrie 51 to 37 in Key Basketball Match
Rolfe built a 13 to 9 lead after the first quarter and finished 51 to 37 over Gowrie. Cornwell and Taylor led Rolfe with 16 points each, while Gowrie had been undefeated until the setback. Second-string play saw Gowrie win 83 to 24.
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Rolfe
Gowrie
Rolfe Boys
Gowrin
James Taylor
Smith
Patterson
Lanus
Twigg
Cornwell
Taylor
Rickard
Arnold Sandvig
Beuchle
Homes Wired for Electricity at Local Farm Plots
The farm homes of Oscar Snyder Irvin Larson and Albert Wolfe had wiring for electricity completed last week and the current turned on.
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Oscar Snyder
Irvin Larson
Albert Wolfe
Keep Children With Colds from School
Public health nurse Edith S. Countryman urges keeping sick children home to break the cold spread. She notes March as peak for childhood illnesses and recommends rest in bed for Johnny to protect Mary and others, plus coughing into a handkerchief to limit transmission.
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Mary
Johnny
Edith S. Countryman
State Department of Health
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Kent
Home Economics
Fe. Sinning
Budolfson
Julius Hansen
Katherine George
L. Carlton
Katherine M. George
James E. George
L. Max Carlton
Jared Carlton
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St. Bernard’s Church
Osceola
Stephen W. Kaye
Virginia
James Dooley
15Th St
Fort Dodge
Gilmore City High School
Leo Blanchet
Emmet Stalleup
E. H. Stalleup
Pocahontas County American Legion
Eagle Grove
Clarion
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