Local high school summer baseball sectional action advances four
Pocahontas Catholic, Havelock Plovers and Rolfe win opening round games as Laurens, Mallard reach the semifinals. Pocahontas Catholic shakes Albert City 7 4, Havelock Plovers beat Sioux Rapids 8 2, Rolfe defeats Gilmore City Bradgate 8 2, Troug leads Mallard in late rally.
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Pocahontas
Catholic
Havelock- Player
Rolfe
Pocahontas Catholic
Albert City
Buttner
Sauter
Pattery
Hoffman
Forsberg
Havelock-Plaver
Dennis Waters
Sioux Rapids
Waters
Stoulil
Havelock
Rickette
Plogman
Gilmore City- Bradgate
Kurt Kaiser
Kaiser
Rickard
Battery
Topliff
Pelfer
Gilmore City-Bradgate
Humboldt
Boyd
Woodin
Olson
Hakeman
Bjornson
Troug
Anderson
Pams
Schutz
Mallard
Marathon
Laurens
Havelock- Plover
Barber
Howe
Garton
Barth
Stouil
Randy Behmer
The
Elks
Garian Stover
Amek
Stover
Sandvig
Randy Benhmews
Behmer
Garber
Dodgers Hold Free Baseball Clinic At Evergreen Park
The Los Angeles Dodgers announce a free baseball clinic at Evergreen Park in Graettinger Iowa on Saturday July 27 at 9 30 a m. Open to all boys aged 4 through 22 from northwest and southern Minnesota and spectators invited to attend.
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Los‘Angeles” Dodgers
Evergreen Park
Graettinger
Iowa
Northwest
Southern
Minnesota
of Alls
Kidney transplant drive for Sioux City nurse
The St Joseph Mercy Hospital nursing alumni group launches a fundraiser to obtain a kidney transplant for 26 year old Sandra Orwig, a Sioux City nurse at Lutheran Hospital. Her damaged kidney and deteriorating condition require a donor from her brothers after blood tests at UC Research Center. a donor will be chosen as a family decision. The chosen donor and Sandra will travel to Denver for the operation.
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St. Joseph Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Sioux City
Sandra Orwig
Lutheran Hospital
Miss Orwig
University of California Research Center
David
Farmer
Russell
Leo
Mhawtan Daath Awn Sin-Ntn
Whgliluat
Uny
Karen Peters
Raymond Peters
Miss. Orwig
Sandra
Denver
Streit Memorial Park Takes Shape in Community Effort
Faith Sehlenzig reports progress on Streit Memorial Park with cleanup, new custodian, and planned picnic area. Improvement Committee seeks donations from local groups to expand facilities near the library. The Rolfe Ranch Riders Saddle Club to sponsor a horse show at Rolfe City Park on July 26 with fourteen events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Sehlenzig
Streit Memorial Park
Lawrence Nelson
Rolfe:Ranch Riders Saddle Club
Rolfe City Park
Lawrence Turley
Rolfe
Ranch Riders Club
Donna Heathman
Rove
Jerry Odland
Spon- Vv
Assa
S. Jerry. Robinson
Ve Ray “Robertay
Sioux
Randy: Roberts
Siou Li
Hirlan
Larson
Pocahontas County Courthouse to Open Saturdays Mornings
Iowa Attorney General ruling requires the Pocahontas County courthouse to be open on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon. Weekday hours remain 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The building had been closed on Saturdays for six months before reopening last Saturday morning July 10 as part of a pay raise bill for county officers.
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Iowa
Pocahontas County
Owner Missing and Snake Skin Found on Farm Works
Fragmentary text notes three works by Gene Murray at Eldon Bennett farm. The snake skin image appears damp and the owner is missing. Further details are incomplete in the readable pass.
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Gene
Murray
Eldon Sénnett
Funeral services for Wm Streator in Heron Lake Minnesota
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon July 10 for 56 year old Wm Streator who died after accidentally shooting himself while pigeon hunting. The death occurred when he slipped on corn cobs and a 20 gauge shotgun discharged into his face. Survivors include his wife Pauline Luft and seven children. Willard Petergon and George Luft of Rolfe attended the funeral.
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Heron Lake
Minn
Wm. Streator
Pauline Luft
Willard Petergon
George Luft
Rolfe
July Selective Service Call and Legion Officers
Gilmore City resident Larry Meyer and Palomar Roger Hartley will depart July 14 for Fort Des Moines to enter the Army. The American Legion adopted new officers for 1966 including Commander Lloyd Lindsey and vice commanders Andrew Pedersen and Hans Isacson, with other posts filled. The SSCC will hold crippled child clinics in Cherokee on July 27 and Fort Dodge on July 28, serving multiple counties with no charge for exams and referrals handled through SSCC offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry ©. Meyer
Gilmore City
Roger L. Hartley
Palmer
Fort Des Moines
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
Lloyd Lindsey
Don Hood
Andrew Pedersen
Hans Isacson
Wayne Montieth
G. Fred Smith
Ray Wolfe
L. D. Wilson
State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
Cherokee
Fort’ Dodge
Élinie Lbé
Washington High Schools
Weston Bluff
Buena Vista
Clay
Emmet
Ida
O’brien
Palo Alto
Plymouth
Pocahontas
Sac
Sioux
Woodbury
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge Senior High School
North 25
Boone
Calhoun
Franklin
Greene
Hamilton
Hardin
Humboldt
Kossuth
Webster
Wright
Rites Today For Hardin Chism 62
Hardin Chism 62 longtime local farmer died at home Tuesday afternoon after ill health. He returned Saturday from University Hospital Iowa City where he was treated for two weeks. Survivors include wife Daisy two sons Robert Pomeroid James Gilmore City and a grandson Roy Chisin. Funeral services set 1 30 pm Thursday at Rolfe Methodist Church. Burial in West Bend Cemetery. Streit Powers Funeral Home in charge.
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Hardin Chism
Chism
University Hospital
Iowa City
Daisy
Robert
Pomeroy
James
Gilmore City
Roy Chisin
A. Keith Hauser
Rolfe Methodist Church
West Bend
Streit-Powers Funeral Home J
Corn Yield Contest Deadline July 31
The Pocahontas County Extension Council announces a July 31 deadline for the corn yield contest. County extension director Alvin Andersen notes late spring and slow seeding reduced early interest, but crop prospects have improved with recent growth. Previous Pocahontas winners from 1962 and 1963 include Vines Branigan and Harold Johnson Havelock. Entries from fields of ten acres or more, or one and one quarter acres harvested over five acres, are due at the county extension office in the courthouse Pocahontas.
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Pocahontas County Extension Council
Alvin Andersen
Pocahontas
Vines Branigan
Harold Johnson
Havelock
Johnson
Droughts and Harsh Weather Across Continents
The clipping notes drought conditions in Madrid with nightly shutdowns, in Australia forcing sales of assets, and Africa facing severe hunger. It also cites the South Korean drought as the worst in six decades and Basutoland children weighing far below normal, while a family visit in Rock Valley is mentioned.
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Madrid
Spain
Australia
Ljca
South Korea
Africa
Basutoland
Major addition planned to Iowa electric supply
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company and four other suppliers including Iowa Public Service Interstate Power Corn Belt and Northern States Power approve a 161000 volt transmission line from Spencer Iowa to Heron Lake Minnesota. Construction over 13 million starts when schedules permit with completion expected July 1 1906 strengthening interconnections and capacity in northwest Iowa Minnesota and adjacent areas.
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Iowa
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Duane Arnold
Iowa Electric
Iowa Public Service Company
Interstate Power Company
Corn Belt Power Coperative
Northern States Power Company
Spencer
Heron Lake
Minnesota
Arnold
Iowa Public Service
Iowa-Minnesota
Interstate
Corn Belt
Wisdom Station
Northern States Power
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Mason City
Tragic Des Moines Run-Into Fatality Claims 8 Year Old
Terri Maassen an eight year old girl visiting Des Moines relatives died after being struck by a pickup truck near Blank Memorial Hospital. She ran from the curb into the vehicle’s path and succumbed shortly after the accident on Friday night July 2. The Maassen family from Williamson is named among the survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terri.Maassen
Junior R. Maassen
Williamson
Blank Memorial Hospital
Des Moines
Tractor Mishap Injures Bennett Boy
Robert Bennett, five, is hospitalized at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge after a tractor accident at his Rolfe area home. He fell from the machine driven by his father Lavern Bennett. a loader lifted the wheels slightly reducing injuries. He underwent pelvic surgery and faces about two weeks in hospital for recovery.
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Robert Bennett
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
Robert
Larry
Lavern Bennett
Will
Spencer High School Band member chosen Amerie Soloist
Terry Firkins a Spencer High School Band senior and grandson of A L Firkins of Rolfe has been named Amerie Soloist with the U S . Army band selection list for a tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Firkins
Spencer High School
Firkins
Rolfe
Amerie
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Kenneth Pederson
Dr. Clark
Craig Pederson
Curt Pederson
Jeff Young
Los Angeles Dodgers
Streit
Park
Rolfe Farm
Mra. H. FP
Olerich
Jack Woods
Whittier
Calif
Ehgood Olerich
Fred McKim
Dutin
Wm, Allen
Bert Bhek
Rock Valley
Terri Maassen
Bennett Boy
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