Rolfe fights to keep Iowa liquor store open
Rolfe residents join public meetings at the Rolfe Public Library to oppose the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department plan to close Rolfe and six other stores. Local representatives and a 12 member Rolfe committee prepare letters and seek Des Moines hearings to preserve the Rolfe outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa
Eldon
Malvern
Manilla
What Cheer & Marcus
Rolfe
Rolfe Public Library
Rolland Gallagher
Dows
Villisca
Ossian
Primghar
Laurens
Des Moines
Liquor Commission
Chamber of Commerce
Board Sets Election, Band Uniform Fittings Notice
The County Board of Education schedules a Sept 1 election for Area I in Rolfe and Havelock-Plover districts. Roy Simonson declines reelection. nomination papers due Aug 2 by 5:00 p.m. at the County Superintendent office in Pocahontas. Mrs. Roger Howland calls Rolfe Music Mothers to a July 25 meeting for band uniform fittings 6 to 10 p.m. at the schoolhouse lunchroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Howland
Rolfe Music Mothers
Ida Mattson rites held at St. Pauls
Funeral services for Ida Mattson 75 were held at St. Pauls Lutheran Church Rolfe with Rev Gary Olson officiating. She died July 6 1973 at Pocahontas Community Hospital. Burial was Clinton- Garfield Cemetery. Surviving sisters and a brother are listed with arrangements by L M Paulson and Everett Burns.
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Ida Mattson
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Rolfe
Gary Olson
Wm. Spencer
Everett Burns
Dick Bennett
Robert E. Thompson
L. M. Paulson
Fremond Nielsen
Clinton- Garfield Cemetery
Ida Beyer
Riverdale
Ormsby
Minn
Knute Mattson
Fairmont
Iowa
Pocahontas Cate Manor
Mattson
E. D. G. Weiland
School Board Nomination Papers Due In August 2nd
A school board election is set for September 11 to elect from Districts I and II. Nomination papers are available at the Superintendent's office in Rolfe school and must be filed by noon August 2. Incumbents Kermitt Shimon may run again. Theo Ripperger will seek re-election. Roy Simonsen will not run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Kermitt Shimon
District I
Theo Ripperger
District II
Area I
Rolfe and Havelock-Plover
County Board of Education
Roy Simonson
Obituary of Claus H. Cordes
Funeral services for Claus Cordes were held Thursday at the Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dallas Johnston officiating. Interment was in Clinton Garfield Cemetery. Cordes, born November 29, 1898 in Lizard Township Iowa, died July 8 1973 in Phoenix Arizona after an extended illness. He married Andrea Kaiser in 1923 and Ella Kaiser in 1953. Surviving are wives and four sons plus seven grandchildren and siblings from Iowa, Texas, Spirit Lake and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claus Cordes
Presbyterian Church
Dallas Johnson
Jake Rutgers
Perry Johnson
Jim Shelgren
Ed Shelgren
Don Cordes
Eugene Papenfuhs
John Grass
John Cuthbertson
Bruce Boysen
Rick Cordes
Clinton- Garfield
Claus
Dean
William
Ronald
Cordes
Gilmore City
Fort Dodge
Eno-Flying Service
Mt. Pleasant
Phoenix
Ella Kaiser
Ella
Ariz
Stewart
Mission Viejo
Calif
Gerhard
Houston
Tex
Gilbert
Swea City
John
Rolfe
Bertha Cordes
Herbert
Catherine) Papenfuhs
Spirit Lake
B. M
Elsa) Cuthbertson
Gerald Miller Hired as Rolfe football coach and faculty member
Gerald Miller has been hired as the head football coach for the 1973 74 school year at Rolfe Community School He will also teach high school math assist boys basketball coach and girls P E instructor He holds a B S from Phillips University Enid Oklahoma 1968 and has spent the past three years in the Clearfield school system He is married with a 16 month old son Mrs Glen Marge Neugent started as Superintendent's secretary replacing Donna Whitmore who resigned to join Dr D W Duitscher's veterinary office
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Gerald Miller
Rolfe Community School
Mr. Miller
Phillips University
Enid
Oklahoma
Clearfield
Glen
Marge) Neugent
Donna Whitmore
D. W. Duitscher
Charles Anderson In 2 Car Accident That Claimed One Life
Charles Anderson, 37, of Rolfe, was hospitalized in Des Moines after a two car crash southeast of Boone on Wednesday. He suffered a fractured cervical vertebra and a broken leg. Youngson Thompson, 24, of LeGrand, died in the collision with her husband Gary, 24, and their two children unhurt. Authorities say the Thompson car pulled into the path of the Anderson vehicle at the Iowa Highway 17 area.
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Rolfeman
Charles Ander
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Boone
Anderson
Farmers Cooperative Co
Youngson Thompson 24
LeGrand
Gary
Rolfe
Rammettes Schedule and Recent Baseball Results
Rammettes play Thursday at 7 30 against Rockwell City and Friday at Laurens at 7 30. Monday features a sectional tournament at Havelock with Rammettes facing the Mallard-Havelock winner at 8 30. Rolfe beat Laurens 5 1 as Dave Spencer fanned 12 with two hit partners Pedersen Ives and Pedersen adding two hits each.
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Rammettes
Rockwell City
Laurens
Havelock
Rolfe
Dave Spencer
Larry Pedersen
Gaius Ives
Chris Pedersen
Manson
Curt Pederson
Greg Sinek
Bill Spencer
Havelock Plover
Julie Brinkman
Karen Zeman
Forest City
Joyce Brinkman
Jane Frerk
Rams Triumph In Opening Round Of Town High Baseball
In Livermore on Wednesday night the Rams beat Gilmore City B 13 to 6 in the first round of the sectional tournament. The win advances them to face the Twin Rivers-Pocahontas victor on Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livermore
Rams
Gilmore City
Debra Pingel and Doug Post Wed in Fort Dodge
Debra Loreen Pingel and Douglas John Post exchanged marriage vows at 3:00 p.m. on May 28 1973 in the First Presbyterian Church Fort Dodge with Dr Gene Sickman officiating. The bride is the daughter of Thomas and Mrs Pingel and the groom the son of Fred and Mrs Post of Rolfe. Mrs Clair Culver was organist and accompanied choir members Rick Post and Dave Pingel as they sang Cherish.
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Debra Loreen Pingel
Douglas John Post
First Presbyterian Church, Fort Dodge
Gene Sickman
Thomas Pingel
Fort Dodge
Fred Post
Rolfe
Clair Culver
Rick Post
Dave Pingel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bob Krause
Fenton
Kenneth Pederson
Greg Kaiser
John Shimon
Clifford Harris
N. A
Jim) Wilson
Rep. Krause
Bert Priebe
Algona
The
Rolfe Arrow
Priebe
Legistate
Rollie Mann
Pocahontas County
Krause
Rolfe Liquor Store
Miss Pocahontas
Tami Beekmann
Gary Beekman
Little Miss
Tas
Tami
Star-Lite
Area
Shop Rolfe Rihst
Russell
Jeanette) Winkleblack
Calligan Sundries
Chuck
Jeanell
Roger
Earla) Howland
Jeanette
St. Paul’s
American Legion Auxiliary
Marie Baade
Claus H. Cordes
Weather Report
L HP
Supt
Charles Anderson
Thompson
Sports Bulletin
Debra Pingel
Doug Post
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