Garfield township annual meeting features variety program
The Garfield township event Thursday evening at the Home of C. Tench south of town opened with a witness meeting led by A. Brinkman. The program included 4-H County Orchestra, vocal duets, county chorus, a humorous sketch by Forrest Ives and Roger DeWolf, and a one act Farm Bureau play The Best Bet.
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Garfield Township
Chau
Ars
Ae C. Tench
U- 0
Ae A. Brinkman
Ean J. Hansen
Town
Alleta Grant
Maybelle Yan
Marianna
Bruce Weber
Laurens
Mesdames Daniels
Knoll
Dorothy Daniels
Bowes
Lee
James Sennett
Kris Brogotti
Ikc Ent
Corowa Farm Bureau
Edmell
Garfield Farm Bureau
Sultiganders
Jessie Brinkman
Pete Nelson
Jane Bart
LeRoy Nelson
Don
Arlo Ives
Bettison Calhoun
Council Faces Angry Public Over Rolfe Payment Plan
Last Friday the city council heard a heated discussion as residents voiced strong criticism about funding Rolfe. The meeting stretched into Monday and Tuesday with absences and adjournments, and a Friday session was planned to resolve the matter. The engineer reported adjustments reducing some costs and narrowing sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Fiat Rolfe
Beer Permits Renewed by City Council Yet
City council renews beer permits in a unclear meeting. The text references Souk thirst Rene and a location called the Weter cafe as well as Ed Boles and pool area. Names and places appear inconsistently due to OCR errors but indicate ongoing permit renewals.
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Weter
C.J. Sycens
Vacation Bible School Closes After Two Week Session
The annual daily Vacation Bible School ended last Friday with a park picnic moved indoors due to weather. An evening program featured a processional, hymn study, and diplomas awarded to 60 of 97 enrolled. classes displayed notebooks at Education Day and upcoming conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Sinning
Richard Johnson
Marilyn Ragan
Joseph
John Wiegman
Bixler
Pocahontas County
Helen Kennedy
Louise Vaughn
Gyla Shriner
Anita Miller
Robbie Kennedy
Carol Smith
Eloise Brinkman
Curtis Jones
Sinning
G. E. Boyce
Clarence W. Tompkins
Tompkins
Queen the Mighty Elephant Tops Atterbury Show
Rolfe notes Queen, the world’s largest elephant, purchased by Atterbury Bros. for touring. He praises her size, agility, and appeal, claiming she outshines other elephants and rivals Jumbo, inviting families to see this modern circus marvel.
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Atterbury Bros
Puay
Rolfe
Bad Car Accident Near Bradgate Injures Four
Four people injured in a Sunday evening car crash near Bradgate when Id Brooks and Dewey Lanning drivers of two cars collided while riding uphill into the sun. Mrs Lanning suffers a broken pelvic bone and is hospitalized at Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge.
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Bradgate
Id Brooks
Dewey Lanning
Brooks
Mr. Lanning
Mr. Jolliffe
Lanning
Ed Richard
Rolfe
Off for Okobosi Methodist Institute trip from Rolfe
A large group of Rolfe girls leaves Monday for Lake Okobosi to attend the annual Methodist Institute from July 6 to 12. Attendees include Naomi Sroufe Norma Lee Robinson Estelyn Roberts Helen DeMill Carol Smith and Divonna Vaughn plus Rev Clarence W Tompkins and Mrs Tompkins with Gayle Krogh of Lake City accompanying. Dramatic night July 8 will be led by Rev Tompkins. Eight hundred youths expected with cottages filled and tents set on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Lake Okobosi
Methodist Institute
Naomi Sroufe
Norma Lee Robinson
Estelyn Roberts
Helen DeMill
Carol Smith
Divonna Vaughn
Clarence W. Tompkins
Gayle Krogh
Lake City
Tompkins
Seailor
County reports on 1938 farm program sent
County committees urge policy changes including treating permanent plowable pasture as bases and dropping diversion vs nondiversion classifications. Recommendations, forwarded to the state committee, seek simplified administration and payments for soil building practices.
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Pocahontas County Agricultural Conservation Committee
County Agricultural Planning Committee
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
County Agricultural Conservation and
County Agricultural Planning Committees
State Agricultural Conservation Committee of
Des Moines
State Agricultural Planning Committee
Extension Service and Experiment Station
AAA
Washington
Adair Youth Returns From 4000 Mile Motorcycle Odyssey
Klein Seifert of Adair rode four weeks from home to Yellowstone and Glacier parks and through Wyoming Montana and the Dakotas. He logged a little over 4000 miles on his motorcycle visiting relatives and sleeping in cabins when roads were wet. He traveled solo except for a friend to Great Falls Montana and is now back to operate the projection machine at his father’s theater.
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Klein Seifert
Adair
West
Rolfe
Dr. W. W. Beam
Thurlow Seifert
Yellowstone National Park
Glacier National Park
Wyoming
Montana
Dakotas
Grandpa
Grandma Klein
Robert Klein Sr
Kevin
Mont
Laporte
Minn
Great, Falls
Popular lineman marries Miss Ella Voigt at Waterloo
The wedding of Jack Johnson of Rolfe to Ella Voigt of Whittemore took place at the Lutheran parsonage in Waterloo on Friday evening June 25 1937 at 8 oclock. The Rev Adding officiated. The bride wore a white suit with accessories and was attended by her sister Mrs William Schweanke of Cedar Falls in a peach lace dress. William Schweanke served as best man. The couple plans to reside on West Elm Street and Jack will continue work with the Central States Electric Co. The note adds a sheep-raising tip about market preferences for fat lambs over feeder lambs.
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Ella Voigt
Whittemore
Jack Johnson
Rolfe
Waterloo
William Schweanke
Cedar Falls
West Elm Street
Jack
Central States Electric Co
University Church of Christ In
Des Moines
Evelyn Jean Stevens
J. Russell Ives
Inda Stevens
Maude Ives
Becker
Lohengrin
Mary LaVon Ives
Sam Fallick
Chicago
Kenneth Freeman
Minneapolis
Melvin Thompson
Stuart Fallick
University of Maryland
College Park
North High
Drake University
George Williams College
Rolfe High
Iowa State College
Ames
Prominent Divine to Speak Sunday at Rolfe Park
Dr. James J. Davies of Fort Dodge new district superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal church will headline a union service at Rolfe city park next Sunday evening. Davies, born in England, led Whitfield Church Sioux City for nine years and has long been a commentator on KSCJ. He has traveled extensively including a Mexico tour last year and speaks widely across the states. All Rolfe residents are invited to attend.
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James J. Davies
Fort Dodge
Methodist Episcopal Church
Trinity Lutheran
Presbyterian
Methodist
Rolfe City Park
Davies
England
Whitfield Church
Sioux City
KSCJ
Russell Ives Weds Evelyn Stevens in Des Moines Nuptials
Evelyn Jean Stevens and J Russell Ives became husband and wife at the University Church of Christ in Des Moines. The couple, both with Iowa roots, will reside in College Park Maryland while Ives pursues a master’s degree.
Yvonne Graham Weds Ben Anderson in Fairmont Ceremony
Miss Yvonne Graham daughter of Mr and Mrs Guy Graham Pioneer became the bride of Ben Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson Fort Dodge at a quiet Fairmont Minnesota ceremony on June 19 1937. Rev O B Endresen officiated with a single ring. The bride wore a blue silk dress and was attended by cousin Peggie Roberts New Leipzig N D. James Graham Pioneer was best man. Mrs Anderson plans to teach near Fort Dodge. Ben previously played baseball in California and Fort Dodge.
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Yvonne Graham
Guy Graham
Pioneer
Ben Anderson
Ed Anderson
Fort Dodge
Fairmont
Minn
O. B. Endresen
Peggie Roberts
New Leipzig
N. D
California
Certainteed
Anderson
Meat consumption rises in the United States amid food competition
A report notes increasing meat consumption in the United States despite competition from alternative foods. It highlights shifting dietary trends and sustained demand across regions and demographics.
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United States
Big Game in Iowa in the 19th Century
The piece recalls Iowa’s early wildlife, detailing the decline of buffalo and deer as settlers moved in. It notes treaties, hunting methods, and a series of documented sightings and hunts from 1831 onward, including a 1868 pursuit that ended with a buffalo killed near Old Rolfe and elk seen along northwest Iowa rivers.
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Father Marquette
Iowa
United States
Sioux
Jacob Mirale
Elle
Des Moines
W. H. Hail
Orlando Slosson
Gordon and
Stickney
Mr. Hail
Old Rolfe
Henry Thomas
Mr. Hall
Mr. Slosson
James IT. Dean Sr
McKnight’s Point
Humboldt
Deer Park
England
Hambridge
Bradgate
Little Sioux
Pocahontas County
Ora Harvey
John Heald
Clinton Township
Wallaces
Schoonmakers
Lincoln Township
Court House
Pocahontas
B. F
Indian) Brown
Frank L. MacVey
Rolfe Junior Legion team wins county title in Pocahontas
The Rolfe Junior Legion baseball squad under American Legion auspices claimed the Pocahontas county championship with an 18 to 9 win over the Pocahontas Juniors on June 22 and 28. Eight Rolfe players started the final, with Cornwell and Peck as pitchers and Cavanaugh catching. The team also crushed Palmer Juniors 15 to 0 at Rolfe City Park, as Ellsworth struck out 19 with one hit allowed. Rolfe holds a six-game winning streak and eyes state competition. coaches are Dr. Guy G. Butler and manager C. B. Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Junior Legion
American Legion
Pocahontas
State Department
Pocahontas Juniors
Cornwell
Peck
Cavanaugh
Palmer
Havelock
Laurens
Ellsworth
Rogers
Boles
H. Chapman
Rudolfoy R. Cox
Marine
Peck and Tayor
Rolfe City Park
Eikelberger
Guy G. Butler
C. B. Chapman
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Vacation Bible School
Okobosi
Russell Ives
Rolfe Junior Legion
Foval-Stoner Wedding
Lax
Ruth Foval
H. D. Foval
Jewell
Carol I. Stoner
A. J. Stoner
Zoe
JoAnn Hauck
Jeanette Hauck
James B. Harris
Jeanette
E. G. McDaniels
Jewel
Larry Humphries
Omaha
Neb
Lakes
V. D. Hauck
Ellsworth High School
United Motors
Friends
Highland Park
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