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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1972
Page
5
Mrs. Art Gertie Boeckholt becomes new owner of the Sunnybrook Cafe north of Rolfe after remodeling. The former Sunnybreak and home of W H Howland were purchased by the Boeckholts who kept hours from 8 30 a m to 7 p m Monday through Saturday and after games.
The Rolfe Booster Club announces a meeting Thursday January 20 at 8:00 p m in the vocal music room of Rolfe School. Albert City Rolfe basketball game films will be shown followed by a coaches discussion. Future activities will be discussed and members and others are urged to attend.
The Rammettes and Rams won key games at Gilmore City Friday. Rammettes improved to 11 1, top of conference at 8 0, paced by Julie Brinkman 29, Karen Brinkman 17, Carol Wiegert 25. Rams upset GC B 59 53 with 19 from Larry Bennett and 14 from John Beckord. Earlier, Rammettes beat LuVerne 92 85. Rolfe Rams lost 86 77 to LuVerne. Multiple break ins reported in Rolfe area with arrests and bail set.
Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Pocahontas County January 17 to 19 with hours in Pocahontas on 17 2 PM to 7 PM and 18 9 AM to 3 PM while 19 at Laurens 1 PM to 7 PM. Quota is 587 pints. Donors aged 18 to 65 may give. 18 year olds may donate without parental consent.
The Adult Farmers Class will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday January 19 in the Voc Ag room at Rolfe Community School. The topic is Welding Beginning for the session.
George H. Lehnus will hold a closing out sale of farm machinery and equipment at his farm eight miles northeast of Rolfe starting Tuesday January 18 at 12 30 p.m. A complete listing is on page 5 of this issue.
Market notes show soybean price around $2.92 per bushel with related entries listed as commodity quotes. Unclear fragments reference other numbers and entities. overall content indicates a historical market snapshot with mixed illegible text and partial figures.
Iowa Democrats set precinct caucuses for Monday January 24 at 8:00 p.m. open to all who are 18 by November 7, 1972 and eligible to vote. Delegates and alternates to county and presidential conventions will be chosen and a state platform developed. local caucus sites listed in Des Moines Clinton Powhatan areas.
The Pocahontas County Historical Society will hold a meeting at 8 00 p m in the Courthouse assembly room Pocahontas The program I Remember When invites audience participation Attendees should bring an antique item and share its history or a pioneer story Special music and refreshments will be provided by the Laurens group The public is invited
Crowds packed the new Manson gym Tuesday night to see Rolfe Ram basketball sweep both the Rolfe Rams and Ramettes over Manson teams. John Grace, a referee and former Rolfe teacher, watched the victory crowd after the girls’ game.
The Supt announces 2:15 dismissal Friday to close the first semester with no school Monday January 17 for a teacher work day. January 18 21 tests for grades 3 through 8, group pictures January 20, a charity basketball game January 29, Lions Pancake Supper the same evening, and bus routes for Rolfe Community School reversing January 18.
Two Goldfield women died when their car collided with a tandem truck driven by Virgil Vaughn of Rolfe on U.S. 169 nine miles north of Fort Dodge. Vaughn was hospitalized for shock and minor injuries after the crash. The Iowa Highway Patrol said a northbound car waited to pass before turning left, Vaughn swerved left to avoid it, and struck the southbound Fehr auto killing Mrs. Kenneth Fuhr and her mother-in-law Edith Fuhr.
Beckord Hatchery Inc. announces supply of fertile eggs to Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for research. The Rolfe firm, with 55 000 hens, also serves Hormel Institute in Austin Minnesota and Parke Davis in Detroit with weekly eggs. The modernization includes automated feeding watering and egg gathering and new confinement growing houses in Rolfe and Barnum. Fifteen people are employed full time.
Rolfe Volunteer Fire Department flooded a pond area north of Lehman’s Produce for ice skating. Local skaters are invited to use the pond for recreation as volunteers continue this annual service to encourage youth to skate.
Mr and Mrs Robert Pedersen of Rolfe announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy to Dennis Heathman son of Mr and Mrs Orval Heathman also of Rolfe. Nancy a Rolfe Community School graduate works at Henrys Cofferies in Algona. Dennis also a Rolfe graduate farms. A July 22 wedding is planned.
Notice invites attendance at the event of the year in the Rolfe Community School Gym on Saturday evening January 29th.
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