Schmuecker Resigns as Pocahontas County Agent to Farm in Iowa
J. Schmuecker, longtime Pocahontas county agent for six years, resigns effective March 1 to operate a family farm near Marengo, Iowa. He and his father plan to breed Aberdeen Angus cattle and credit his tenure with growing 4-H and Bureau programs, aiding an R E A plant, boosting Farm Bureau membership, and advancing local farm initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EH. J. Schmuecker
Pocahontas
Farureau Board
Iowanty
Marengo
Schmueck
Pocahontas County
Schmuecker
Nary
Keokuk County
Mm Bureau J
Farm Bu Board
Couti
Secur
Farm Bureau
Rolfe edged in two close basketball games
Rolfe lost to Swea City 8 6 in a tight game at Rolfe gym last Friday. Swea City rallied in the second half to win by two points after a score 3 to 6 early, with a 13 18 tie late in the third. The second game saw Nie finish 17 to 5. Sacred Heart beat Rolfe 22 to 20 at Pocahontas, as Rolfe led 12 to 8 at halftime but the Eagles surged in the third period.
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Rolfe
Swea City
Vic
Wea City
Swea ¥ Y
Nie
Hea City
Bompson
I Fansdale
Mdquist
Berland
Dle
Mwell
Kang
Pocahontas
Ai Me
Asium
Pse
Glyde Smith
Ted Heart
Cahontas
Eagles
Pageight
Pocahontas County Farm Program Allotments Planned
Pocahontas county AAA township committeemen finished reviewing preliminary listing sheets for the 1941 farm program and will print the final allotments. A total of 988,901 bushels of 1940 corn raised in Pocahontas county had been sealed by January 6 at the county agricultural conservation association office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA Committee
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
County Agricultural Conservation Association
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie Lehnus held in Plover
The funeral for Carrie Lehnus was conducted at the Plover Methodist Church with Rev. E Redmayne and Rev. H O Ward. Burial followed at Clinton-Garfield cemetery in Rolfe. She leaves five sons, three daughters, two sisters, ten grandchildren, and many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Lehnus
Plover
E. Redmayne
H. O. Ward
Laurens
J. H. Bucher
Kathleen
Grace
Rolfe
Oliver Lehnus
Lehnus
Roy Simonson
O. S. Lehnus
Oliver
Ben
Charles
George
Clara Palmer
Gladwin
Mich
Nelda Simonson
Amelia Smith
Frank Majorowicz
D M T Wins Two Basketball Games
Des Moines township won two of three in a Rolfe triple bill. The D M T girls beat Pocahontas 55 to 18, while the D M T boys defeated Whittemore Academy 35 to 29. Rolfe seconds beat D M T seconds 38 to 8. Loren Thompson and Donald Spencer sparked the late D M T rally.
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Des Moines Township
Rolfe
Pocahontas
Whittemore Academy
Buechle
Melvin Sanden
Shirley Heathman
Mable Coyle
Wilda Kilbourn
Sean Johansen
Auriel Lowe
Rolfe to Enter Twin Lakes Tournament
Rolfe high school basketball team will play Manson at 8 35 Thursday night in the Twin Lakes conference tournament at Manson January 9 10 11. Semi finals Friday and consolation and final Saturday determine third place and championship with officials I E Starr Estherville and Walter Officer Fort Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Manson
Rockwell City
Laurens
Albert City
Pocahontas
Lake City
Lohrville
Olerich Honored by Pocahontas County Farm Bureau
Retiring president H F Olerich of Rolfe and his wife were honored at a dinner given by the Pocahontas county Farm Bureau board at Hotel Pocahontas. The couple received a gift in recognition of Mr Olerich’s service.
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H. F. Olerich
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau
Olerich
County Farm Bureau
Hotel Pocahontas
Betty Boles and Lester Zeman Wed in Belmond Ceremony
Betty Boles bride of Lester Zeman in a New Year’s Day ceremony at Belmond Methodist parsonage officiated by Rev. H. W. Ferris. Attendants were Rachel Tutt and Arthur Zeman. They returned to Rolfe for luncheon and later two course lunch before heading to Springfield Missouri to visit family. to reside on a farm northeast of Bradgate.
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Betty Boles
Wilby Boles
Rolfe
Lester Zeman
Albert Zeman
Bradgate
Belmond
H. W. Ferris
Rachel Tutt
Arthur Zeman
Miss Pace
Clarence Leadley
Myrtle Booth
Mrs. Zeman
Springfield
Laverne Koster
Hansen Farm Sale Tue January 14 Near Rolfe
J A Hansen will hold a closing out sale at his farm 23 miles south of Rolfe on highway 44. The sale starts at 1 pm with a lunch wagon on site. 8 horses 14 cattle farm machinery and household goods will be offered. Lindeman and Wessels are auctioneers E P Lomen clerk. Full list on page 7.
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J. A. Hansen
Rolfe
Highway 44
Lindeman and Wessels
E. P. Lomen
Pearl Sinning Named Dean of Women at Buena Vista
Miss Pearl Sinning will serve as Dean of Women at Buena Vista College starting in the second semester. Rev and Mrs Sinning and Pearl traveled from Rudd to Storm Lake for Pearl to resume work after the holidays and stayed with C I Boyce in transit.
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Rolfe
Pearl Sinning
Buena Vista College
McGirks Leave for West for Long Western Trip
Mr and Mrs D W McGirk depart Monday to spend several months in the west with headquarters in San Diego California They plan to stop in Phoenix Arizona to visit former Rosen family members en route
Swinging Bridges Open In Shelby County County
Shelby County residents now have four swinging bridges to cross. The county expanded river access by installing three additional swinging bridges alongside the existing one, linking communities and offering a new leisure route for locals.
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Shelby County
William Couch Named New Junior High Teacher
William Couch of Marathon has been elected by the local school board to fill the vacancy from Miss Louise Flynn. A Marathon high school graduate with a B A from Buena Vista College, he has six years of junior high and high school teaching experience at Lanesboro, Carroll County. He recently completed training at the University of Illinois. Mr and Mrs Couch and their two year old child will move to Rolfe to begin duties January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Couch
Marathon
Louise Flynn
Couch
Marathon High School
Buena Vista College
Lanesboro
Carroll County
University of Illinois
Rolfe
Last Rites Held for Mrs L Maasdam at Humboldt
Funeral services for Mrs Leonard Maasdam were conducted Thursday afternoon January 2 by Rev Noeding of West Bend at the Humboldt home and funeral home. Violinist Mrs Carl Vohs and vocalists Mrs Homer Beevers Mrs Myron Boos and Mrs Lyle Ballard performed. In Humboldt the quartet sang and a violin solo was offered. Pallbearers were William Fisher John Howe John Coyle Irvin Morey W J Bennet and James Truelsen. Interment followed at Humboldt cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Maasdam
Noeding
Presbyterian Church
West Bend
Humboldt
Carl Vohs
Jesus
Homer Beevers
Myron Boos
Lyle Ballard
Frank Miles
City
Isle of Somewhere
Vohs
William Fisher
John Howe
John Coyle
Irvin Morey
W. J. Bennet
James Truelsen
Humboldt Cemetery
Rescued from Ship Sunk by Germans
Mrs L W Ives received a letter from Calgary recounting the rescue of her daughter-in-law Glennie and her baby Freddie after the English steamship was torpedoed by Germans in September. Bill Ditto, an RAF instructor, learned of their survival in Glasgow and Montreal, with Glennie’s account describing a dark stormy night, a failed lifeboat lowering, and 23 hours in knee-deep water before rescue.
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L. W. Ives
I Red Ditton
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Bill
Ditte
Kingston
Ontario
England
Glasgow
Scotland
Glennie
Montreal
Mr. Ditto
Freddie
District Meeting of K P Lodge set for January 18
The K P Lodge will hold a district meeting at the Rolfe K P hall on Monday January 18 to confer the rank of page on candidates from Milford Callender Emmetsburg Estherville Farnhamville Fort Dodge No 11 Fort Dodge No 181 Kale Newell Rolfe Spencer and Spirit Lake. Geo Weible is chancellor commander. H W Barnhart grand chancellor and R B Hibbs grand keeper of records and seals will be in charge. Refreshments will be served after lodge.
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K. P. Lodge
K. P
Rolfe K. P. Hall
Milford
Callender
Emmetsburg
Estherville
Farnhamville
Fort Dodge
Kale
Newell
Rolfe, Spencer
Spirit Lake
Geo. Weible
H. W. Barnhart
New Hampton
R. B. Hibbs
Marengo
Inland Mills Inc Formed Via Des Moines Milling Merger
J D Kent named president of Inland Mills Inc a new firm created by the consolidation of Beaver Valley Milling Co and Inland Milling Co in Des Moines Iowa The move responds to growth in commercial feed and self rising pancake flour lines with upgraded equipment planned at Beaver Valley mill Kent is a Rolfe Iowa native and son in law of the Bruce family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
J. D. Kent
Kent
Rolfe
J. B. Kent
Marion Bruce
Kents
Des Moines
Inland Mills, Inc
Pocahontas County 4-H Boys Attend Ames Convention
Seventeen Pocahontas County 4-H club boys and two leaders attended the annual boys 4-H Club short course and convention in Ames December 29 to 31. Ten boys earned free trips funded by the County Farm Bureau for outstanding record-keeping. State Short Course topics included livestock grain judging horticulture and agricultural engineering. Attendees included Everett White Roger DeWolf Phillips Brinkman Elwyn Ives Richard Hosier Louis Wilson Jr Don Shimon Bobby Dubbert Arnold Wenell Chas Dusing Clifford Shold Albert City Alvin Brauckman Ronald Splittgerber Jimmy Ives Merle Madsen Dell Foster Dennis Kleen Vincent Branigan and Don Andersen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Ames
County Farm Bureau
WOI
Everett White
Roger DeWolf
Phillips Brinkman
Elwyn Ives
Richard Hosier
Louis Wilson, Jr
Don Shimon
Rolfe
Bobby Dubbert
Arnold Wenell
Laurens
Chas Dusing
Marathon
Clifford Shold
Albert City
Alvin Brauckman
Ronald Splittgerber
Varina
Jimmy Ives
Merle Madsen
Havelock
Don Andersen
Fonda
Dennis Kleen
Pocahontas
Vincent Branigan
Dell Foster
DeWolf Elected State 4-H Historian at Ames
Roger DeWolf of Rolfe was elected Historian for the coming year at the State Boys 4-H Club convention in Ames. He joins four other state officers including Andrew Bakke Decorah Merle Lang Brooklyn Keith Mullinger Denison and Richard Nelson Boone. DeWolf, 18, has eight years in 4-H with 32 projects mostly livestock and won a $50 gold watch from Thomas E Wilson for the state meat animal contest.
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Roger DeWolf
Rolfe
Ames
Roger
Andrew Bakke
Decorah
Merle Lang
Brooklyn
Keith Mulling
Fire destroys Plover Methodist church building
A 1913 brick church in Plover valued at $12 000 was consumed by a Sunday afternoon fire of unknown origin. Despite quick response from local and volunteer firefighters the flames could not be stopped. No injuries reported and services will move to the school building next Sunday. Insurance expected to cover most of the loss.
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Plover’s
E. D. Redmayne
Methodist Society of Christian Service
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe Fire Department
Jurors Summoned for January Term of Pocahontas Court
Pocahontas county district court will convene January 27 with Judge M. Hudson presiding. Grand jurors are named for January 28, 1941, at 10 a.m. and petit jurors are summoned for February 4, 1941, at 9 a.m. with a long list of jurors from Pocahontas Laurens Gilmore City Rolfe and nearby towns.
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Pocahontas
District Court of
Pocahontas County
M. Hudson
H. C. Baldwin
Laurens
Dick Beneke
Palmer
Pearl B. Chambers
Gilmore City
C. B. Chapman
Rolfe
C. L. Cornwell
Havelock
Roy Eichler
A. J. Garrels
Park Kauffman
Conrad G. Majorowicz
Ben Metzger
John Nolan
ElRoy Runneberg
Reamer Aden
Guy Bendixen
Paul Biederman
John Bilskemper
C. J. Cihlar
J. B. Cook
John Devensney
Otto Dierking
Bess Graham
E. Hancher
Plover
William Harris, Jr
Manson
S. G. Hawley
Jas. Murphy
Pomeroy
Clyde Peterson
Chas. Plantz
J. & Quinn
Rudolph Samuelson
Fonda
V. J. Sauter
Bert Schoon
W. H. Sroufe
Joe Stelpflug
Tocahontas
Rose Tolan
Sylvia van Hooser
Mae V. Young
1940 marriage permits show slight increase
Pocahontas county issued 115 licenses in 1940 and 118 in 1939. The peak month was September with 21 licenses, followed by August with 19, January 11, and December 10. Recent licenses included individuals from Pocahontas, Laurens, Havelock, and nearby towns.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
David A. van Alstine
Plover
Marvel Firkins
Rolfe
William J. Tate
Dorothy MrCormieck
Gale
Anderson
Legal
Mason City
Gertrude B. Young
Laurens
Arlo Martin
Curlew
Ardean Simeon
Ivan Arthur Martens
Joy Edra van Horsen
Havelock
Edgar Allen Earnest
Beaver Crossing
Nebr
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Iowa County
Cred Heart Eagles
C. Lehnus
Plover Methodist Church
Victors
Whittemore Boys
Twin Lakes
Manson High School
I. A. Hansen Farm
Illinois Univ
L. Maasdam
Rev. Noeding
New Milling Company
Pocahontas Co
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