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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1971
Page
1
Historical openings in ROLES Atha of the year are noted with an early resignation due to office uncertainty. Sunday she left for Des Moines to serve as stenographer for Representative Byron Allen. About 200 carloads of live stock were shipped from Plover in 1930, establishing it as a shipping point.
Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Wickie left Friday for relatives in California until January 31 and will then travel to Hawaii for an indefinite stay. Mrs. Floyd Ferguson hosted six neighbor ladies at a farewell for Mrs. Forrest Ives on January 4. Ives couple soon moves near Maxwell.
C. W. Reese Willis Puff Jack Landing and Buddy Willingham enlisted in the service after traveling to Fort Dodge. Dean Becke and Gene Saylor headed to Des Moines for physicals before navy entry. Mr and Mrs John Weishaar moved to a farm near Rolfe. A government worker is described as a taypayer with no sick leaves holidays or vacations.
Thirty years ago prices included good butch er dogs at 8.40 per unit per local report by H. C. Wiegman. Pollyanna club luncheon at Bradgate hosted by sister Mrs. I. S. Pease with founder Mrs. C. B. Chapman. Pocahontas County corn totaled 1 200 000 bushels by January 11 per agricultural office. D.M.T. district auction sold nine horse drawn buses for 59.25 total. motor busses now handle transport. Mrs. Alta Hewlett’s deputy clerk term expired.
The W.S.C.S. held its first meeting of the year on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Francis Miller presiding. New officers include secretary Jean Wallace and treasurer Lavelle Wolcott, with Leola Wallace and Beryl Dickey managing the annual Service for prayer and self-denial. Year books were distributed and luncheon served.
On Thursday January 13 1921 Doc Hollis set up a furnace demonstration and opened an office in the Carroll building north of the Scenic with a downtown location. Mrs Ward Ferguson heard Galli Gurchi sing in Des Moines Monday night while Mr Ferguson attended a movie and discussed politics. The Fortnightly Club met at FE L Hollis home on Wednesday with hosts Mrs L Hollis and Mrs F A Malcolm and Fred Malcolm performing as potato masher demonstrator.
The report covers a series of social visits across Rolfe Ottosen Bradgate and Wadena with gatherings at New Year events. It notes cattle feeder meeting at Pocahontas County Extension Office and lists school bus routes 4 5 and 7 with drivers and pickups. It also describes a wedding reception at West Bend with attendants and cake decor and a later wedding dance.
Iowa State University extension specialists Bill Zmolek and Mitchell Geasler lead the two day Extension Beef Nutrition Short Course in Pocahontas on January 19 and 26. Other speakers include Dr. Russell Bredahl Richard Gray and Clark. Topics cover cattle feeder competitiveness ration feeding high moisture corn versus dry corn operation costs and facility considerations. Coffee at 9:30 a.m. and meetings start at 10:00 a.m.
West Bend Community School senior from St Joseph's School of Nursing in Sioux City wed a Windom High graduate and Larson's School of Hairstyling alum. The groom, a 368 graduate, farms in Heron Lake Minnesota. After a brief honeymoon in Dubuque the Prentices return home to Heron Lake.
The Town Council of Gilmore City Iowa met in a special session December 21 1970 at 7 30 P M in the Town Hall with Mayor Pro tem A H Olson presiding On roll call present were Ald Loftus and Donald Tool The hearing on amending was scheduled to begin.
The budget passed on August 5 1969 with no objections. Clerk instructed to amend records and certify copies to the county auditor and State Comptroller. Ordinance No 92 regulating snowmobiles on property within town limits was passed and adopted. Resolution of Respect to Robert H Burn adopted. Meeting adjourned. Dorothy N Gleason Clerk.
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