Notable community notices and births fill Rolfe column
Local social page records dinners visits and travel including Rutgers as a dinner guest and several residents visiting Pocahontas and Des Moines areas. New baby Dee Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Nielsen at Port Dodge, with mother and child expected home soon. Former resident Charlie Nowlen dies at Mercy hospital Des Moines aged 88. services held in Rolfe.
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Clifford Nielsen
Dee Ann
Lutheran Hospital
Port Dodge
Icy Highways Alarm Drivers Across the State
Roads in the region remain slick with a week long ice sheet and a light yesterday snow. Drivers proceed with extreme caution as cars slide into ditches and accidents are mostly avoided due to careful driving. Authorities urge quicker snow clearance to reduce hazards.
Mrs Della Butts Dies At 81 In Fort Dodge
Mrs Della Butts 81 former Rolfe resident died Tuesday morning at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge She lived in Rolfe years ago in the house now occupied by the Corliss Stegge family and was a dressmaker For 25 years she resided in Fort Dodge with her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs A L Williams She is survived by her daughter a son Arthur Butts of Cedar Rapids a brother Henry Gates Streeter Ill a sister Mrs Frank Smith Redwood Falls Minn six grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at Fort Dodge Wilder funeral home with burial in North Lawn cemetery Sidney Drake Exline 4 year old ill after swallowing coins
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Charlie Nowlen
Rolfe
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Mr. Nowlen
Perry
Julia A. Nowlen
Pocahontas County
Des Moines Township
Wilbur’ Allbee
Nowlen
Home For
B. J. Plummer
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Della Butts
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Henry Gates
Streeter, Ill
Frank Smith
Redwood Falls
Minn
Wilder Funeral Houe
North Lawn
Home design training for county farm women
County farm women learned from Miss Genevieve Colgan on design alternatives to naturalistic motifs. She urged conventionalized, geometric patterns and plain backgrounds with minimal borders to maintain room character. Meetings across Swan Lake Cummins, Marshall, Sherman townships drew 21 participants and plan further study clubs and a Latin American music focus. next trainings set for February 21 and late January at local homes.
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Pocahontas
Genevieve Colgan
Colgan
Swan Lake
Cummins
George Aschenbrenner
Laurens
Marshall
Sherman
Chris DeYoung
Ralph Vial
Marshall Township
Perry Trimble
Ben Weeks
Frank Schlensig
Geo. Halder
Kimbro Gundiff
Ed Whannel
Merle Wright
Katie Alstott
Sherman Township
Sabinal Rattler Catcher Tex Sullivan Keeps 57 Years Of Hazard
Tex Sullivan of Sabinal Texas nets rattlesnakes for museums and medicine markets, facing bites in 57 of his 73 years. He works a nomadic camp near Sabinas and survives many encounters, attributing health to toughness and open living. He notes snakes stored underground part of the year and claims the job supports science and humanity.
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Sabinal
Texas
Tex Sullivan
Tex
Sabinas
San Antonio
Mark
Adult class studies entertaining tea etiquette
The fourth meeting of Rolfe area women’s adult class focuses on Tea, the Easiest Way to Entertain. The session will be held Wednesday evening January 29 to brush up on standard correspondence rules.
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Rolfe and Vicinity
January White Sales Prompt Sheet Checks
A home demonstration article advises on choosing quality sheets after holidays. Miss Genevieve Colgan defines a good sheet as firm in weave, minimally sized, torn from the bolt and hemmed with strong thread and tight stitches. She notes firmness comes from thread fineness and thread count per inch.
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Genevieve Colgan
Cattle Die After Eating Uncovered Paint
Seven head of cattle owned by Joe G. Gingerich and son of Kalona died last week after consuming paint left uncovered.
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Joe G. Gingerich
Kalona
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Mexico
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A. W. Ives
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State Arm Bureau
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J. J. Rutgers
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