Pocahontas County 4-H Fair Opens Monday with Three Night Shows
The annual Pocahontas County 4-H Fair begins Monday July 20 at the fair grounds in Pocahontas and runs to Thursday July 23. Free nightly entertainment includes a Monday 4-H Horse Show, a Tuesday tractor pull with multiple weight classes, and a Wednesday awards program and queen pageant followed by a street dance. Bauman Shows runs the midway starting Monday evening.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
Pogy Pacers Square
Legion
K-H
F.F.A
Engagement announced for Loretta DeWall and Dennis Callon
Loretta M DeWall daughter of Ragna Bremsen and her husband announce the engagement to Dennis R Callon son of Mrs Irene Callon and the late Raymond Callon of Rolfe The couple plans a December 5 wedding Loretta is a Pocahontas Community School and Omaha Commercial Extension School graduate employed by Massey Ferguson in Des Moines Dennis is a 1963 Rolfe High School graduate and farms near Rolfe
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Raymond Williams
Pocahontas
Loretta M. DeWall
Dennis R. Callon
Irene Callon
Rolfe
Raymond Callon
Miss DeWall
Pocahontas Community School
Commercial Extension School of Commerce
Omaha
Nebraska
Massey-Ferguson Inc
Des Moines
Mr. Callon
Rolfe High School
Budget Hearing For Town On Aug 4
The Rolfe Town Council will meet Tuesday August 4 at 7 30 p m in the Clerk's office to hear taxpayers for or against the 1971 expenditures estimated at 167 154. The 1970 amount to be raised by taxation is 32 149 compared with 31 896 in 1969 an increase of 253. The Rolfe Arrow publishes the town budget.
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Rolfe
The
Rolfe Arrow
Officers Installed at Cecil Cumming American Legion Post
Jim Saathoff was named Commander of Cecil Cumming Post 25 at the July 14 meeting held at the Legion Hall. Elected officials include Don Hood adjutant Max Page 1st vice commander Mike Behrendsen 2nd vice commander Dale Johnson finance officer Wayne Montieth chaplain G Fred Smith historian Kay Wolfe service officer and Johnnie Loss sergeant at arms.
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Jim Saathoff
Cecil Cumming
American Legion
Legion Hall
Don Hood
Max Page
Mike Behrendsen
Dale Johnson
Wayne Montieth
G. Fred Smith
Kay Wolfe
Johnnie Loss
Rolfe Pool Opens With Splashing crowds and ribbon ceremony
About 1,230 people of all ages enjoyed the new Rolfe Swimming Pool during opening weekend events from Saturday through Monday. Mayor Pat Wood cut the ribbon as Glen Neugent and Spike Robinson watched, with the pool presented as a $40,000 volunteer effort. The baby pool delayed by supply issues, hopes to open soon. the Cloverleaf Junior Olympic pool drew crowds and featured high and low dives with a central fountain.
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Rolfe
Pat Wood
Glen Neugent
Swimming Pool Board
Mayor Wood
Spike Robinson
Rolfe Swimming Pool Board
Nice
United Presbyterian Women Meet At Purdue For National Session
Four thousand six hundred women attended the United Presbyterian Women triennial meeting July 6 to 11 on the Purdue University campus. Among them were Rolfe residents Mrs. Arlo Ives Mrs. John Cor des and Mrs. Lester Thorson serving as delegates. The conference theme What Time Is It drew on Ecclesiastes urging unity hunger relief social change and spiritual renewal. Local visits and arrivals from Shokie Illinois and San Jose California are noted.
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Rolfe
Arlo Ives
John Cordes
Lester Thorson
United Presbyterian Women
Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Ives
Presbyterial
Cordes
Thorson
U.P.W
Former Resident Dies In Dunbar West Virginia
Theodore R. Smith 67 a Rolfe native died June 26 at his Dunbar West Virginia home from a heart attack Funeral services were held the next Monday in Dunbar Survivors include wife and son Ted Jr mother sister and brother all listed with Long Beach California family ties to Rolfe Iowa
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Theodore R
Ted) Smith
Rolfe
Dunbar
W. Va
Theodore
Edith
Lou Smith
Schoo
Ted, Jr
Long Beach
Calif
Ruth Graham
Juanita Jackson
Lyle
Margaret) Kilbourn
Housing Project Discussed At Chamber Meeting
Daryl Hansen of the Farmers Home Administration outlined an FHA rural apartment program at the Chamber meeting. Charles Gunderson was named organizational chairman to explore a possible $60,000 loan for a 2 4 or 6 unit apartment project with 50 year terms at 3 percent interest. A $50 share and a small initial payment are required to qualify. Gunderson is the contact for financing inquiries.
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Daryl Hansen
Farmers Home Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Uptown
Hansen
Charles Gunderson
Rolfe
Organization
For Housing
Chamber
FHA
Gunderson
Market Report July 15 1970 Soybeans and Eggs Notes
Market report dated July 15 1970 lists soybeans new crop at 2.68 a bushel oats around 2.60 per bushel eggs at 28 cents per dozen. Includes fragmentary numbers and notes on commodities.
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COUN
Cnice
Adult Night begins weekly at Rolfe pool with lessons
Adult Night debuts Wednesday evenings at the Rolfe pool with 7:00 to 8:30 swimming and two adult lessons sets 8:30 to 9:15 and 9:15 to 10:00. Attendance in opening days totals 1,230 with season tickets and a weekly pass sold. The grand opening Friday July dist features a buffalo feed, free swimming, and a Little Miss Rolfe 1939 selection, plus events and dignitaries.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Buffalo
Rolfe Swimming Pool
Julie Young
Okoboji
Rolfe Pool
Pool Sign-Ups Closed For Season
Marshall Farley Rolfe Area Swimming Pool manager announced Wednesday that all sign-ups for swimming lessons are closed for this season due to large class sizes already underway.
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Marshall Farley
Rolfe Area
Neighbors Help George Smiths Farm With Bean Harvest
A community effort last week saw neighbors cultivate 150 acres of beans at the George Smiths farm to aid Mr. Smith recovering at home after surgery. Workers included Bob Pedersen Mitchell Murray Andy Pedersen Ron Spencer Bruce Spencer and Ray Deling.
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George Smiths
Bob Pedersen
Mitchell Murray
Andy Pedersen
Ron Spencer
Bruce Spencer
Ray Deling
Mr. Smith
Mayor Dips at New Pool Amid People Help
The mayor entered the new pool and was escorted to the pool edge by Spike Robinson and Glenn Neugent. They were joined by others bringing more spectators into the water as the scene unfolded.
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Spike Robinson
Glenn Neugent
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Ragna T. Bremsen
Ellen’s Convalescent Health Center
Fort Dodge
Bethesda General Hospital
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
G. H. Brase
Verna Ryen
Roy Simonson
Richard Bierstedt
Chicago
Boone
Ottosen
Bremsen
Telephone Company
Albert
Louise) Hermansen
Paul
Florence) Nielgen
Elizabeth Tweed
Henry Tweed
Los Angeles
Joe Acecurso
Shokie
Ronda
David Pedersen
San Jose
Weather Report
Rolfe Pilot Creek
Pilot Creek Park
Robert Allen
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