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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
3
A long list of Fourth of July gatherings, picnics, dinners, and reunions occurs in Plover and surrounding areas. Residents host and visit relatives from Ames, Rolfe, Gilmore City, Des Moines, and beyond, with many guests from Wisconsin, Illinois, and California. Community events include church notices and a local officers training school.
Doctors report sensational results with a home tablet designed to relieve hot flashes irritability and nervous tension during change of life. The product claims to act on the nervous system without injections and is sold in drugstores without a prescription.
Mr and Mrs Don Buls of Lincoln Nebraska welcomed a daughter born July 9. James B Wilcox named as the child’s maternal grandfather with Nancy and Holly Buls staying in the Wilcox home during the mother’s hospital stay. Rolfe Lucky Day winners were Kermit Simon and Lois Hamburger with Lois present to claim 32500 Rolfe award. James Miller and Mrs Vada Miller of Waterloo visited, Lois Miller and Nancy returned home with them after a 10 day stay. Pocahontas county induction for July calls one man George Wagner of Pocahontas, who departs July 16.
The Plover Iowa town council met in regular session at 8 p.m. with Mayor Pollock and councilors Jones Hosier and Van Alstine present. Bills were approved. expenditures listed include gas, power, taxes, and staff payments. Budget estimates for 1958 discussed with proposed general fund and utility allocations. hearing date set for August 5 1957. The meeting adjourned after routine motions and postings for the water cards and ordinance notice.
The report shows bad roads or weather contributed to fewer than 16 percent of highway deaths in 1956. It notes most fatal crashes occurred despite normal conditions, underscoring driver error as a dominant factor.
The Town council of Plover Iowa will meet August 5 1957 at 8 PM at Town Hall to hear taxpayers on the 1958 expenditure estimate. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement for past and anticipated funds will be available at the hearing. J O Cox Town Clerk.
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