Rolfe Area Hears Local News and Obituaries
A collection of Rolfe area notes from January 27 1955 includes jet pilot honors for A C William E Phillips III at Williams AFB Chandler Arizona. Local families attend Gov Hoegh inauguration Des Moines. New architectural firm opens in Fort Dodge. Farewell party for S S Whitmore at their farm. 12 4 Fun Club meets at Mrs Wallace Taylors with Mrs James McIntire honored. E E Burgardt family Chicago Hamburg trip. Theodore Benjamin reports a new great grandson to Curtis Kinseth. Eliza Bradbury is 83. Luncheon visit from Renwick and local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Phillips III
William E. Phillips, Jr
Rolfe
Williams A.F.B
Chandler, Ariz
Ellwood Olerich
Deane Gunderson
Leo A. Hoegh
Des Moines
John H. Wiegman
Marie
Chicago
Janiece
Burgardt
New York
Hamburg
Germany
Theodore Benjamin
Curtis Kinseth
Eliza Bradbury
Charles Foley
Renwick
Edna Marchant
George Curry
Visitors, piano pupils travel in Des Moines
Joe Marine and Buddy Harris visited Mr and Mrs Chick Fowler near Lohrville. Amy Ireland and two Laurens piano pupils Anne Jones and Eleanor Gilchrist went to Des Moines for lessons with Prof Paul Stove at Drake University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Marine
Buddy Harris
Chick Fowler
Lohrville
Amy Ireland
Anne Jones
Eleanor Gilchrist
Laurens
Des Moines
Paul Stove
Drake University
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mix
A readable list of crossword clues across and down with numbers and hints covering various word lengths and topics from caps to natives, rivers to vines, and common puzzle entries like searches for words meaning plunder or address clues. Includes several ambiguous spellings and possible typos from OCR.
Wordplay Puzzle Clue Set Recalled and Solved
A set of crossword style clues lists answers for items such as pocketbook American Indian a pace statute a girl’s name and a lubricating substance.
Winter meadowlark found at J C Gunderson farm
A meadowlark braved the cold at the J C Gunderson farm southwest of here during two weeks of subzero weather. The Archie Layton farm home burned to the ground about two o'clock Tuesday morning with unknown cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Gunderson
Here
Isse DeWolf
Q. J. Cruickshank
Jim Cruickshank
Archie Layton
Bil Bofert
Hofert
Ellwyn Ives
Rolfe Bakery Closes After Struggle and Local Happenings
The Rolfe Bakery shut its doors last week after weeks of efforts by Dan Van Note to keep it open. Community events included Edward Struthers leading a Story Hour on How the Animals Came to the Circus, and a visit by Orie L. Archer and Bert Archer of Alberta, Canada. Local residents enjoyed a neighborhood dance, while Plover Implement Co. organized with Romeo Johnson and Alvin Enge as managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Dan van Note
Edward Struthers
Story Hour
Robert Bruce
Poeshontas
Geo. Head
Sioux City
Orie L
Bert Archer
Alberta
Canada
Fred Nelson
Nelson
Clifford
Plover
Pearl Gudson
Hudson
Wilcox boy breaks arm crank incident noted
Forty years ago Jimmy Wilcox, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Wilcox, broke the small bone in his right arm while attempting to crank the family automobile. Miss Isabel Munson suffered flu illness but was improving. Supt Morgan refereed Pocahontas Laurens basketball with Laurens winning 17 to 10. Rolfe basketball team won two games. Earl Fisher started a drag line with a new rig. Several high school pupils were excused from exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Ed Wilcox
Dodge
Isabel Munson
Supt. Morgan
D.M.T
Lauren
Letter From Decorah Native Recounts Rolfe Memories
A Decorah resident writes to the Rolfe Arrow in 1965 recalling early Rolfe days. Amy Ireland and Flora drove the town’s only electric car, Ed Hoard ran a blacksmith shop, and the author remembers Grant Street near Railroad Street, Tedield family, Jim Fox’s grocery, Charlie Bowen’s egg house, and Barney Bruce editing the Arrow. The letter notes connections to Frances McIntire and Boone and a scarlet fever memory in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Frances
Curtis Jones
Boone
Frances McIntire
Last
Ted Ields
Grant Street
East Side
Railroad St
Dad
Northwestern
Des Moines
Amy Ireland
Flora
Ed Hoard
Gordon
Harold
Jim Fox
Charlie Bowen
Barney Bruce
The
Arrow
Nostalgic note from Decorah resident reaches out
A Decorah reader recalls former neighbors and neighbors from memory, naming Verne Perrin the mailman and Hans Isaacsons, Mary Margaret Sinek, Margaret Virginia White, Jean Wiegman, Roberta Kennedy, and others. The letter expresses nostalgia and asks about old acquaintances while sending best wishes to the town and paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verne Perrin
Hans Isaacsons
Mary Margaret Sinek
Margaret Virginia White
Jean Wiegman
Roberta Kennedy
Riverview Dr
Carl Nichols
Decorah
Iowa
County Court Ruling Over Annexation Of Drainage District
Pocahontas County district court rules on annexation of lands to Joint Drainage District No. 181 affecting Buena Vista Calhoun Pocahontas and Sac Counties. Plaintiffs appeal order overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlene Alborn
Et al
Buena Vista
Calhoun
Pocahontas
Sac
Iowa
Joint Boards of Supervisors
T. J. Reinders
Allen Smith
State of Iowa property de facto transfers and infractions list
A compilation of court actions and property transfers includes State of Iowa lawsuits against Donald G. Leonard and Geary O. Gretzky for safety suspension violations, numerous warranty and quit claim deeds in Pocahontas Fonda and Clarke areas, and multiple land parcels from various owners to heirs and buyers. The record also lists motor vehicles and equipment transfers among residents, with detailed lot and section references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Donald G. Leonard
Geary O. Gretzky
Bergeson
Leonard
Louis W. Reiter
Allen
Pocahontas
Lilly
Harold
Robert Seidler
Fonda
Miller
Adolph
Susan Goschey
A. D
Clementine Conrad
Clarke
McGowans
Reiter
Louis W
James E. Riley
Levene
Levene’s Subdivision of Lot 1 of Outlot 4, Allens Addition To Pocahontas
Burns
Darel D
Cecil Lund
Hanson
J. H
Wilmer Lenz
Jensen
Alvin
Stanley K. Whitmore
Schon
Jessie
Harry Kenneth
Squires
van Alstine
Sewell
Midwest Limestone
Weeks
Ben F
Jay M. Shriver
Williams
Raymond A
Raymond A. Williams
Nefrli
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Foi
Greg Kaiser
Borin
Bes
Failiate SA
ERBER
Watson
Joyce Thornton
Virginia de Vaul
Bobby Eccles
Norbert Aliz
Ralph Cornwell
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
France
Wilbur Allbee
A. V. Graeber
Louis Paulson
Pfe
Donald Spencer
Harry Spencer
England
Ecat
Pocketbook
Bill
David Brinkman
Ame
al Rudelfson
Iowa State
Morningside
Crooked Creek Threshing Ring
J. C. Olerich
Pocahontas County
Rupert Henry Wienhold
Plymouth
Carl H. of
Mariette Stamper
Gilmore City
Mercury
James R. Sinnett
Wilson
Bert Edward Harwich
Ford
Don Joseph Schnetter
Arnold L. Christensen
Harley Davidson
George L. Pirie
Oldsmobile
Carl Philip Wahlgren
Pontiac
Bertha T. Roeve
Chevrolet
Harold R. Johnson
Havelock
John J. Gordon
Buick
John W. Peters
Stanley A. Or
Maxine M. Levene
Louis Albert Johnson
John Joseph Hartnett
Robert L. Or
Bette J. Aden
Palmer
Timothy Edward
Betty Jo Kemna
Robert J. Eagen
Arvin B. Nelson
Allen B. Nelson
Clarence John McGowan
Freeman’s Clover Farm Store
Clover Farm
Rolfe, Iowa
Bean Stamps
Bisquick
Oleo
Adam
Morrell
Tonmers
Eto
Coin Operated
L. W. Feldman
Loxterkamp, M.D
Rolfe Clinic
R. B. Ranney
E. P. Hansen
Optometrist
Humboldt
Joseph Schoofs
Elmer A. Ducommun
Palo Alto
Poca
Hontas County
Cooperative
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