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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
4
The Farmers Cooperative Company appoints Joe Baeckholt as Gilmore City branch manager. He previously worked six years at the Rolfe branch and most recently served as assistant manager.
Willard D. Wheeler 83 a Rolfe resident died Sunday at Good Samaritan Center Pocahontas. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Powers-Turner Funeral Home with Rev. Warren A. Bintz officiating. Burial in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery. Survivors include widow Sylvia a daughter Dorothy Clark of Pomeroy a son Carl of Columbia Tenn two brothers Frank and Lawrence of Rolfe and Sioux City and 12 grandchildren.
William W. Allen 76, resident since 1942, died Sunday at his home in Rolfe. Funeral held at Powers-Turner with Rev. Dallas Johnson officiating. burial in Cass Cemetery, Webster City. Born November 16 1892 in Clay Center Kansas, he married Delilah Rounds in 1927.
Miss Kay Lynn Taylor and Dennis Cox were married in a Nuptial Mass at St. Margaret's Catholic Church Rolfe. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with acolytes Jon and Don Thompson, organist Kathryn Sefcik, and vocalists James McIntire and wife from Charles City. The bride wore a white organza gown with a modified empire waist and lace cuffs.
The Pocahontas County 4-H Fair runs July 21 to 24 at the Pocahontas fairgrounds with exhibits, livestock judging, and a Foremen Barbershop show on Wednesday. Key events include 4-H demonstrations, horse show, grand champion judging, tractor pull, and midweek rides, plus county officers and committees announced.
Funeral services for Muriel Mabel Johnson Wilson were held at the United Methodist Church in Rolfe. Teresa Dixon sang hymns and L C Olney accompanied. floral arrangements were organized by Diggs and Majorowicz couples. Burial followed in Drakesville Cemetery, Iowa. Born May 25, 1880, in Davis County, she died June 25, 1969, in Spencer Iowa.
Joan Behrendsen hit a three run homer and Peg Pedersen added a third base hit as the Rammettes defeated Manson 13-5. Carol Wigert earned the victory pitching. Twin Rivers remains undefeated after beating Laurens 6-2 and 2-0 with Dave Spencer and Marine taking the losses.
Al Sroufe earned the win as Little League beat Laurens 6 to 2 on Tuesday. The Town Team Softball schedule shows two doubleheaders next week with games on Tuesday at Laurens and Thursday at Renwick. Little League hosts Laurens in a Laurens tournament July 8 9 and 10 with Rolfe awaiting the Palmer Laurens winner.
Farmers in the 1969 Feed Grain Program may substitute eligible land for diverted acreage due to severe lowland flooding. Land substitutions require ASC committee approval, weed control and conservation practices, and are measured by township committees. benefits depend on feed grain needs for price support. Contact the county ASCS office for details.
Graveside services for Shan non B. Charlton 79 former district court judge were held in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery Rolfe after funeral services in Manchester Charlton died Thursday in a Manchester hospital Born in Rolfe he attended Oberlin College and graduated from the University of Iowa He served in World War I passed the Iowa bar and began practicing law He was elected chairman of the Iowa Republican State Central Committee in 1941 and appointed district judge by Gov George W Wilson later that year He was reelected eight times and resigned in 1957 to resume his law practice
Russell McIntire completed a 21 day Scotland tour with his daughter Catherine and her husband the John Sourballes of Summit New Jersey. En route home he visited his son William J MelIntire in Kansas City Kansas and the Curtis Jones family in Boone.
Melvin D. Anderson, a regional DPI consultant for North Central Iowa, retires effective July 1 after a career as superintendent at Early, Rolfe, and Toledo and service at Ankeny and DPI since 1958. He holds a BA from UNI and an MA from Iowa State. His wife and he live in Toledo.
The town will celebrate July 4th at the Plover School ground starting 4 30 p m. The program includes a Kiddie Parade with prizes a baseball game and fireworks. A refreshment stand will be on the grounds. Sponsors are the Plover Commercial Club American Legion Auxiliary Town Council and Powhatan Volunteer Fire Dept.
Mrs. Charles Kris Hoveland starts work in the local Monsanto Agricultural Center office replacing Mrs. Gloria Strickland who left to join her husband after his Viet Nam return. The Hoveland couple live in Gilmore City where her husband works for Hallett Construction Co.
The old Rolfe School auditorium is being razed to build a junior high assembly room and extra classrooms. A recent $40,000 bond issue funded fire remodeling and other repairs with completion targeted for the fall term.
Two people were injured by electrical shocks on carnival rides during Gilmore City Bonanza Days. Teresa Kleen, 3, and Charles Cline, 42, were treated and released from Fort Dodge and Lutheran hospitals after being knocked unconscious on separate rides. Investigators traced shorts to sources on the rides.
Mr and Mrs John Schurr of Rolfe announce the engagement of their daughter Elaine Louise to Donald Irlbeck son of Mr and Mrs Edward Irlbeck Sr of Dedham Town The bride to be is employed at Marso and Rodenborn Mfg Co in Fort Dodge and the groom elect farms near Coon Rapids The wedding is set for August 8 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Fort Dodge
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