Whitfield Speaks On Poultry Marketing At Beckord Dinner
Iowa State College poultry economist W. R. Whitfield urged longer egg and poultry seasons and larger flocks to meet east and west coast competition. He warned against crowding and poor housing while stressing vaccination, feeding, and cleanliness to improve quality and reduce disease spread. The Beckord’s Hatchery event featured talks by local flock owners and Brock Beckord about cooperation and uniform standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R Whitfield
Iowa State College
Beckord
Iowa
Towa
Whitfield
Extension
Bob Beckord
Howard Bruce
Otis Cook
M. R. Soth
Ee Frank Hazel
Shirley Thornton
Thornton
Training School Held in Ryen Home January 9
Womans Training school for Garfield No. 4 met January 9 at Mrs. Nels Ryen home with Mrs. Robert Wiegert as leader and Inga Yen as assistant. Mrs. Lucile White led the music hour. A potluck dinner was hosted by several local women and township officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Training School
Garfield No. 4
Nels Ryen
Robert Wiegert
Inga ‘Yen
Lucile White
E. Chambers
Fred Block
Billhenberger
Leo Shelgren
Gaylord “Yen
A. W. Ives
Earl Chambers
To Christensen
Max Naylor Named Agricultural Agent in Pocahontas County
Max Naylor of Fort Dodge was named Pocahontas County Agricultural Agent at a special meeting Friday. He replaces E. J. Schmuecker who resigned. Naylor has been Webster County assistant agent for two years and is a Town State college dairy husbandry graduate with noted 4-H club work. He begins duties in Pocahontas around February 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Ocahontas
Max Naylor
Fort Dodge
E. J. Schmuecker
Webster County
Poca‘ntas County
Lamb Show Boosts Beverly DeWolf and Family Profits
Beverly DeWolf, 15, of Rolfe high school, earned earnings from a lamb show at Spencer. Her pen of 16 lambs brought 12.50 per hundred, and a top pen lamb added 18, plus 4 prize money and 5 retize money for the pen. Phyllis and Roger DeWolf also earned per hundred rates from their lamb pens. The event aimed to spark local farmer interest in lamb feeding and concluded with a banquet at the Tangney hotel hosted by County Agent E. E. Morrison with S. R. Axe addressing attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly DeWolf
Rolfe High School
Spencer
Phyllis
Roger
Axel Iverson
Tangney
E. E. Morrison
S. R. Axe
Funeral Services for Mrs. Emily Johnston Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily Johnston 81 died Wednesday night were held Monday at the McIntire funeral home with Rev. BE Strong and Rev. R. L. Hoyt officiating. Burial will be in Colorado Springs where Mr. Johnston is buried. She was born Emily Jane Grove in 1859 and lived in Palo Alto County before moving to Colorado in 1909 then returning to Iowa in 1939. She leaves five children, three sisters, nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Johnston
R. J. Bell
Rolfe
McIntire
BE. J. Strong
Algona
R. L. Hoyt
Fort Dodge
E. J. Strong
Colorado Springs
Johnston
Colorado
Emily Jane Grove
Hown Oil
Titusville
Penn
Palo Alto County
West Bend
James Walter Johnston
Elmer A
Alba
Ralph C
St. Cloud
Minn
Edna R. Brown
Pueblo
Colo
Elva C. Bell
Iowa
Church of the Nazarene
Farm Bureau Delegates Attending Des Moines Meeting
H F Olerich leaves Pocahontas county as voting delegate for Farm Bureau at Des Moines session. County Agent E J Schmuecker and others join the state Federation meeting, which runs from Tuesday to Friday, with Crummer family and Olson also traveling for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Olerich
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau
E. J. Schmuecker
Schmuecker
Genevieve Colgan
Frank Schlensig
Laurens
Irene Swalin
B .W. Lathrop
Havelock
Poultry Project Meeting for 4-H Members in Pocahontas
Four H youths interested in the poultry project are invited to a Friday night assembly at 8:00 in the court house assembly room in Pocahontas. The notice calls all 4-H boys and girls to attend and participate in this year’s poultry program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Rolfe Tops Manson 39 30 In Torrid Battle
Rolfe high five upset Manson 39 to 30 with Glyde Smith scoring 16 and Rickard 9. Hartig led Manson with 8 long shots as Rolfe pulled away late. The game featured a 7 7 opening quarter and a 22 25 halftime, Rolfe finishing strong in the fourth. Rolfe’s starting five included three reserves Hauck Ray Smith and Gerald Cornwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High
Manson
Glyde Smith
Rickard
Rolfe
Hartig
Mansonites
Hauck
Ray Smith
Gerald Cornwell
G. Smith
Lohrville
Twin Lakes
South
Rolfe Basketeers Win Another Game
Rolfe high school basketball defeated Fon da with Rolfe leading 6 12 at the end of the first and 9 16 at the half. Co captain Dale Rickard scored 19 points while Don Cornwell added eight and Arny Sandvig seven. Rolfe won the second team game 18 9 with Sandvig the top scorer at nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Fonda
Dale Rickard
Trailer Vagabond Travel Series Begins in Rolfe Arrow
Warren Bayley writes a weekly travel series titled Trailer Vagabond to be published in the Rolfe Arrow starting today. J. E. Rickard and Sons sponsor the feature which visits notable sites across the United States Canada and Mexico. A future book edition will collect ten pictures with each article.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Bayley
Rolfe Arrow
J. E. Rickard and Sons
United States
Canada
Mexico
Re-elected Gunderson Heads Pocahontas County Mutual
C L Gunderson of Rolfe was re elected president for the 88th year at the Pocahontas County Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association annual meeting held Tuesday January 21 in Pocahontas Court House. Other officers named include F K Hawley Laurens vice president Mrs J H Bucher Plover secretary and treasurer and directors Wm McIntire Fonda J A Hudek Pocahontas C R Peterson Palmer and John Devinney Manson for three years. Agents appointed were Miss Helen Fitzgerald Varina M W Fitz Manson C F Hawley Laurens Chas Skoogland Pomeroy and J F Hiart Rockwell City. This marks the companys 51st year and the annual report appears on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Gunderson
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance
Court House
Pocahontas
F. K. Hawley
Laurens
J. H. Bucher
Plover
Wm. McIntire
Fonda
J. A. Hudek
Strachan Installs Masonic Officers in Humboldt Lodge
Roy J Strachan of Rutland, Humboldt Masonic Lodge member, served as installing officer for Rolfe lodge officers Thursday at the Masonic hall. Arlo Ives became worshipful master with Ferris Malcolm senior warden and Warren Stanley junior warden among the new officers. A program followed with Miss Irene Peterson singing and declamatory contests by Rachel Wiegman, Marie White, and Catherine McIntire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J.’Strachan
Rutland
Humboldt Masonic Lodge
Rolfe Lodge
Masonic Hall
Chas. B. Bowen
Arlo Ives
Ferris Malcolm
Warren Stanley
T. S. Clark
Victor Shimon
Fred Nelson
G. S
Rachel Wiegman
Marie White
Catherine McIntire
Legion Commander Urges Aid to England
A joint American Legion and auxiliary meeting convened Monday at the Masonic Temple in Laurens. Local commander led the event with state commander Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney delivering the keynote on preserving democracy and aiding Britain as a defense. Over 100 members attended and dancing followed the program with several Rolfe post members listed among attendees.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Masonic
Rolfe Post
Leland McIntire
Charles Chapman
B. Peters
Gus Perigal
Marcella Quigley
Jens Thompson
Fred Smith
Pocahontas County Farmers Receive Corn Loan Totals
Reports from Pocahontas County agricultural conservation office show 1,261,369 bushels of 1940 corn sealed by Jan 18. At 61 cents per bushel this yields about 769,485 dollars in corn loan payments to producers to date. The AAA office began typing 1941 allotment notices Monday and expects mailouts within 10 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
County Agricultural Conservation Association
AAA
Last Rites for Mrs A DeMill Held at Rolfe
Mrs. A DeMill died at her home north of Rolfe Saturday evening January 18 after six weeks of pneumonia with complications. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 30 P M at the Rolfe Methodist church with Rev E J Plummer in charge. The service included a quartet and three hymns. Surviving are four children Nettie Hewlett Charles H Jamieson Wade E and eight grandchildren. Mrs DeMill was a pioneer resident born July 6 1852 in Stuyvesant Falls New York. She married Arden DeMill May 31 1868 and moved with her family to Pocahontas county Iowa then Buchanan county then back to Rolfe. Her husband died in 1932. She was affiliated with the Methodist church and known for wide acquaintance and frequent town visits.
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Old Rugged Cross
Jesus
Frank Cox
Clarence Jensen
John Howe
Chas. Zeman
E. J. Struthers
Ted Hewlett
Alta Hewlett
Elizabeth van Alstyne
George and
Catherine van Alstyne
Stuyvesant Falls
Columbia County
New York
Delaware County
Iowa
Arden DeMill
Buchanan County
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Mr. DeMill
Bull Gravely Injures Pocahontas Dairyman
Pocahontas dairyman Pocahontas-Ed Burke residing on a farm west of town was seriously injured Saturday when attacked by a bull. He suffered brain concussion a bruised eye a facial gash a fractured rib and body bruises. After the attack he crawled under a binder and then to his home with help from his brother Dan. The bull was later checked when Burke slipped on ice. Switch board repairs delayed telephone service in Plover over the weekend by Sevenerans of Waterloo restoring full operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Ed Burke
Burke
Dan
Mallard Club Luncheon Hosts Cuvus Talk on Co Operation
M St Seth was guest speaker at a noon luncheon of the Mallard Commercial club on Tuesday. He spoke on Community Co operation. Peter Johnson attended as a guest with him at Mallard.
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Cuvus
Mallard M. St. Seth
Mallard Commercial Club
Peter Johnson
Mallard
Education for Defense Program At Rolfe School
A large group of Rolfe High students attended a Monday night meeting to learn about national defense courses to be offered through the school. Twenty seven enrolled in electrical and sheet metal trades with 15 hours weekly and no tuition. Experts Arnold Wold and Luther Thompson will lead sheet metal and electricity courses funded by federal defense education aid. An advisory committee approved the program and Supt. Anderson applied to federal headquarters for aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. M. D. Anderson
Rolfe School
Willard Kennedy
Bob Martin
Rodell Long
Wilbur Mason
E. J. Tscherter
Roger DeWolf
Leon Twigg
Vernon Shimon
Lowell Long
Donald Sandvig
Arnold Wold
Luther Thompson
Sunt. Anderson
L. R. Davidson
Rolfe Auto Co
John Damberg
Central States Electric Co
M. W. Webb
M. R. Soth
Rolfe Arrow
J. H. Brinkman
N. J. Bixler
M. D. Anderson
Supt. Anderson
Marionette Show Recreates Aladdin At Local High School
A sixth grade produced marionette rendition of Aladdin at the high school auditorium under Miss Louise Flynn. Students built the puppets and stage pieces with seventh graders aiding in scenery and props. The program lists cast members for Aladdin and other roles and outlines the scenes across Aladdin’s home, cave, and palaces.
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Aladdin
Louise Flynn
Miss Flynn
Alladin’s
Carl Wheeler
Richard Johnson
Miss Kerr
Shirley Fuller
Jane Peterson
Lila Lee Wilcox
Marjorie George
Norma Jean George
Phyllis Molyneux
Mary Jean Hoffman
Betty Taylor
Geraldine Graves
Mary Jane Landing
Geraldine Nielsen
Sultan
Mary Phillips
Ruth Schott
Toto the Clown
Phyllis
Wingerson
Roger Howland
Gail
Electricity Carl Ellsworth Surrenders for Forgery in Aberdeen
Carl Ellsworth surrendered to Tama police and confessed to forging checks in Aberdeen South Carolina. No trace of the crimes was found at Aberdeen.
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Carl Ellsworth
Tama
Aberdeen
S. C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Beckord’s Hatchery
Ryen
Iowa State
Webster Co
Beverly DE Wolf
Girl Scout
Donna Lee Reid
Legion Hall
Farm Bureau Meeting
Army Landing
Rolfe FG
G. Cornwell
R. Smith
Hnner
Richard E
Patterson Wee
Rolfe Basketeers
Strachan
Legion
England
Legion Auxiliary
America
Mrs. A. DeMill
Sevenerans
Waterloo
Education For Defense
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