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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1956
Page
2
Tuesday club met December 12 in Mrs. John Brinkman’s home with nineteen members present. The program featured the original Christmas Story and carols. Mrs Fatl presented slides as the group shared holiday centerpiece displays and a weekend Cedar Falls trip story.
Mr and Mrs Harry Dickey hosted Christmas dinner Sunday December 25 with their children Lucile Black Dudley Black from Des Moines Mabel Heileran Walter Heileran and Heidi from Amr present Grandchild Gene Dickey was away serving in the navy on Treasure Island Calif the family telephoned him Christmas wishes He has spent three years in Japan and will be discharged in February
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Dee Wyre died suddenly at the home of his son Donald in Fort Dodge. He was predeceased by a daughter Lula in 1905 and his wife on November 7, 1940. Surviving are his daughter Dorothy Turleys of Rolfe, two sons Donald of Fort Dodge and Raymond of Agency Iowa, five grandchildren, one brother M Al Yeager of Hedrick Iowa, and four sisters Mrs Alfred Reynolds Mrs Carl Wymore Mrs John Davis of Ottumwa and Mrs Claire Miller of Bloomfield.
Fragmented notes mention Mr Kentee returning home from Manchester area events. Vacation trips of Mr and Mrs Victor Shimen to the south. A meeting at Scanines Tt and a week later a school banquet noted. Tailor bills mentioned as bad luck if insufficient funds.
The Delta Queen began as cargo ship with German engines and Scottish iron hull rebuilt in Stockton to gain four passenger decks and an American flag. It served on the Sacramento river, ferried in San Francisco harbor during war, then lay up before Greene Line sale. Its tow voyage from San Francisco to New Orleans was a seven foot draft thriller. Now flagship of a major inland steamboat line, it symbolizes river craft in American merchant marine transport.
The Tiernan family expresses heartfelt thanks for comforting sympathy and help after their sorrow. They acknowledge the beautiful service, spiritual bouquets, floral offerings, and other kindnesses from friends and neighbors.
Karen Kay Rude thanks everyone for cards and gifts during her stay at Shriners hospital in Minneapolis and for their votes in Webb's Christmas contest. She expresses appreciation for the camera she received due to those votes.
The Ladies Aid of St. Pauls Lutheran church presents a $100 scholarship to St. Olaf College for a named student. The gift recognizes academic merit and community support from the church group.
A message of gratitude expresses appreciation to Rev and Mrs Christensen, Mr and Mrs George C Onnen, and numerous friends and neighbors for hospitality and help that enabled Donald to attend college and made his Thanksgiving and Christmas vacations pleasant.
A reader expresses gratitude to friends for the thoughtful Christmas cards and kind memories. Bertha Flinn notes she enjoyed the many pretty cards and appreciates the warm gestures this holiday season.
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