Rolfe Residents News and Local Happenings for July
July notices report Mary Louise Dailey and Rus selling Leslie Jensen accepted for Buena Vista College. Rolfe callers Storm Lake Elizabeth Damberg and Mark visit. Connie Colleen born July 5 at Lutheran Fort Dodge weighing eight pounds. Centennial Algona visit by Bierstedt family. Nielsen vacationed in Minnesota and Canada. Lynn Bendixon ill in Fort Dodge Lutheran. Rolfe award of fifty dollars claimed. Detasseling conference in DeKalb Illinois. Call State Park picnic near Algona with several families. Clark family moved to Garfield street home. Rev Bassett preached at Methodist Church and visited friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Dailey
Russell Leslie Jensen
Rolfe
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Elizabeth Damberg
Mark of
Clarence
Virgil Rickless
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Connie Colleen
Dick Bierstedt
Algona
Anton Nielsen
Minnesota
Canada
Lynn Bendixon
C. W. Bielefeldt
Call State Park
Victor Shimon
Loren Pease
Franklyn Majorowicz
John Lawman
T. S. Clark and Sons
Bradgate
North Garfield Street
T. S. Bassett
Mrs Fowler Injured At Farm Dredging Crew Incident
Mrs Alvin Fowler of Plover suffered serious injuries Friday evening while viewing a dredging operation at the Harold Ferry farm. The injuries required amputation of her foot and part of her leg. Capt Howard Pollock, formerly of Ames, was also seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Fowler
Plover
Harold Ferry Farm
Howard Pollock
Ames
Alligator Sighted in Nishnabotna River Near Shenandoah
A 25 year old note recalls an alligator found in the Nishnabotna River in southwestern Iowa near Shenandoah. The animal was headed toward Bill Howland's in Lake Okabena. Chicago visitors Mr. and Mrs. Sloy Wood stay with Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dickey as well as Pat Wood. Cross town friends Robert Heathman Orville Heathman Donald Ronald Spencer and George Marine spent the Fourth in Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nishnabotna River
Iowa
Shenandoah
Bill Howland
Lake Okabena
Sloy Wood
Chicago
H. E. Dickey
Pat Wood
Robert Heathman
Orville Heathman
Donald
Ronald Spencer
George Marine
Algona
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Galore
A dense list of crossword clues covering across and down entries from 1 to 38 with varied topics including geography, objects, and common terms. Clues touch on places, items, actions, and descriptions such as forward, port to sheep, iron or steel, Holy Land city, boundary terms, and humorous shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Holy Land City
Hiawatha
Puzzle fragment hints at numbered clues and needle aperture
A damaged text fragment lists clue-like items such as a dormitory a walk through water and an aperture of a needle with associated numbers. The lines resemble a puzzle or riddle sheet showing cryptic mappings and an entry 819.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geal
Lake Okoboji Weekend Family Gathering
Sadie Hronek Mandell Kilbourn Maxine Spencer Leta Mae Kilbourn Carol Smith Divonna Vaughn and Mr and Mrs Guy Smith enjoyed the week end at Lake Okoboji. Oswald Pattee of Sioux City is spending a week's vacation with his mother Agnes Pattee. Barbara Spencer cut a deep gash in her foot catching it in wheel spokes. Four stitches were needed. During a Fourth of July electrical storm lightning struck a tree between the Corn Lind and L A Hansen places on Elm street damaging a white birch top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Hronek
Mandell Kilbourn
Maxine Spencer
Leta Mae Kilbourn
Carol Smith
Divonna Vaughn
Guy Smith
Lake Okoboji
Gladys Larson
Clara Dawson
Aletta
Ivyl Grant
New York
Oswald Pattee
Sioux City
Agnes Pattee
L. A. Hansen
Elm Street
World’s Fair trip and local notices recap
Dick Habeger and Harold Calligan left for Chicago to attend the World’s Fair for a week. Richard Hosier’s eye injury required care at Dr. Martin in Fort Dodge. Mrs. Martin Christensen hosted a surprise party for her son William. E Eikenberry installed a new refrigerator floor case for dairy and perishables. Warren R. Ives preached at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Pikertown Sunday School will hold its annual picnic at Pikertown school house on Sunday July 22. An open-air revival is ongoing in Rolfe with nightly pentecostal meetings near the waterworks. Mrs. George Spence is covering the local telephone switchboard while Lola Sroufe vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Habeger
Harold Calligan
Chicago
Ill
Windy City
Richard Hosier
Martin
Fort Dodge
Martin Christensen
Wm. Christensen
E. Eikenberry
Warren R. Ives
Presbyterian Church
Pikertown
Rolfe
George Spence
Lola Sroufe
Local Notes and Social Roundup From Lost Island Lake Outing
40 years ago E A Messinger is on the sick list. A grandchild visit seems to have worn him out. Families of Joe Bower Art Vaughn H F Petersen Lee Fisher Cap Grant and Earl Fisher enjoyed a picnic at Lost Island Lake. Roy Cobb Marvel Carpenter visited Emmetsburg with Roys sister Mrs Gid Johnson and family. J C Bregotti buys a new Star sedan from Fox Gist Janssen agency and celebrates with Mrs Bregotti and Montri at Dolliver Park. Lucille Dolan returned from Fort Dodge to see Frank Fitzgerald home. A B Symes Will Bell and Mary Burroughs spent days fishing at Arnolds Park. W P Bryant attended a Spanish American soldiers reunion at Fairmont Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Messinger
Joe Bower
Art Vaughn
H. F. Petersen
Lee Fisher
Cap Grant
Earl Fisher
Lost Island Lake
Roy Cobb
Marvel Carpenter
Emmetsburg
Roy
Gid Johnson
J. C. Bregotti
Cobbs Couple Celebrate 50 Years of Marriage in Des Moines
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Cobbs of Des Moines, former Rolfe residents, marked 50 years of marriage since July 8 1914. The pair, vacationing in Canada at Lake Louise, are longtime Cobbs Manufacturing owners residing at 3501 Wahkonda Court in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Cobbs
Des Moines
Arrow
Rolfe
Lake Louise
Canada
Mr. Cobbs
Cobbs Manufacturing
Wahkonda Court
That City
Role Of The Weekly Newspaper In Community Power
A University of Iowa graduate student examined how a local weekly newspaper publisher influences a community. Ernest F. Larkin surveyed 20 eastern Iowa leaders to see if the publisher is a top leader, active in groups, and included in project planning, while noting the publisher shows more aggressive and colder traits than an ideal leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University of Iowa
Ernest F. Larkin
New Hampton
Iowa
Role of weekly newspapers in community projects explored
Interviews show leaders view the local weekly newspaper as essential to community projects yet doubt its sway on public opinion. They say newspaper support boosts project success, while leaders value news coverage over editorials. Publisher notes readers rate editorials differently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larkin
Close to spray tips to prevent well contamination
County extension warns farmers to keep spray tanks away from wells during filling. Ex tension botanist E P Sylvester notes back siphoning 2 4D causes a long flushing and deodorizing process. He recommends removing pumped water, flushing with chlorine bleach ammonia or trisodium phosphate, scrubbing the well, repeated flushes, then activated charcoal, and using alternate water sources during cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Rosenberger
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State University
Sylvester
Think Twice on Farm Spray Tank Safety
A farmer warns to never leave a spray tank unattended while filling. Sylvester urges caution to keep well water safe for livestock use and protect water sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester
Athlete's Foot How to Treat It
Advertises T-4-L liquid and foot powder to stop itching in minutes and shed infected skin in days. Claims a 48 cent money back offer if not pleased within an hour and urges purchase at Calligan Sundries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calligan
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Marion Bruce
Iowa Press Association
Cfarign
France
Anna Pollock
A. O. Jacobson
M. D. Anderson
DeKalb, Ill
Waters of the Earth
Pacific Coast State
Fai
Freeman's Clover Farm Store
Ongen
Oxydol
Welch
Welchade
Rolfe, Iowa
Graen
Kool Aid
Clover Farm
Oleo
MR ‘G
OREGN
RIAL
Pocahontas
Incredible MR. Limpet
Don Knotts
Carole Cook
Andrew Duggan
Jack Weston
Larry Keating
Drt. W. Feldman
Dial
G. Fred Smith
Loxterkamp
M. D
Sorgery
R. B. Ranney
Sunkist
Tees
Morrell’s Price
Swift’s Premium
E. P. Hansen
Optometrist
Humboldt
Joseph ‘Schoofs
Pocahontas, Iowa
Elmer A Ducommun
Phony
Laurens
Garmatter Gates
Farmers Cooperative CO
GATES
Coin Operated
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