Navy Enlistment Open to Non Graduates Says Commander Smith
The community reports that Uncle Sam’s Navy accepts men without high school diplomas if they are average in intelligence and healthy. Recruits take a 100 question exam with a high school education aiding advancement, with training in English and trades at Navy schools plus free tuition valued at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox
Uncle Sam
Foy
Navy
Smith
Anderson
Tite High School
Death of Eldon Johnson at 37 in Rolfe
Eldon Johnson aged 37 died early Tuesday morning at his Rolfe home from a bone infection. His mother Mrs Jennia Johnson and father Manty went to Woodid last Tuesday to visit him. funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. with Rev W F Schneck in charge. A new four room two bath home is under construction on Heald farm southeast of Rolfe built by Judd and Gilmore City with two upstairs bedrooms.
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Eldon Johnson
Rolfe
Jennia Johnson
Manty
Woodid
McIntires
Woodward
Faral
Johnson Me
W. F. Schneck
HEALD
Heald Farm
Own
Judd
Gilmore City
Harriett Damborg to Teach in Skagway Alaska
Miss Harriett Damborg daughter of John Damborg will teach third and fourth grades in Skagway Alaska next year. She is taking graduate music work at Northwestern University and will sail from Seattle August 25 arriving Skagway by September 1. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and has four years teaching experience in Council Bluffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Damborg
John Damborg
Skagway
Alaska
Miss Damborg
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Rolfe
Seattle
University of Iowa
Council Bluffs
Composer Eldon Obrecht Premieres Quintet in Iowa City
Eldon Obrecht a University of Iowa graduate and City high music instructor earned recognition when his Quintet in E Flat Major for Strings and Piano was performed at the Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City on July 15. The program featured Brahms and Paul Hindemith with acclaim from Ron Tallmany of the Town City Press Citizen, noting its vivid harmonic color and strong melodic background. Obrecht, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Obrecht, also teaches string bass and attended Rolfe High School where he earned national and state honors before graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Obrecht
W. M. Obrecht
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
Philip Greeley Clapp
University of Iowa Music Department
Eldon
WSUI
Brahms
Paul Hindemith
Ron Tallmany
Town City Press Citizen
City High
Beekeeping Boom Produces 125000 Pounds of Honey
In Pocom county near a Brove, Overby and helpers operate 900 colonies producing about 125 000 pounds of honey. The operation uses a centrifugal extractor and electrically heated scrapers as workers, including Richard Wingergon Clifford Smith Bobby Nicoson Freddie Buccle Junior Boles and Jim Stanley, oversee day and night shifts. Louisiana quarantine prevents importing infected bees and O Z Overby runs the country largest queen yard in Bunkie with 9000 nuclei.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overby
Bunkie
Teeutal
Pocamas County
Cox
John “Brough
Kimbrough
Presbly
Pocatag County
Lon
Mr. Overby
Louisiana
Iowa
O. Z. Overby
United States
Richard Wingergon
Clifford Smith
Bobby Nicoson
Freddie Buccle
Junior Boles
Jim Stanley
Trail Ride At Sac City Draws Large Cavalcade of Riders
Pocahontas trail riders joined participants from Fort Dodge Sac City Rockwell City Lohrville Jolley Lake City Carroll Cherokee Rolfe Havelock Laurens Webb Dickens Ruthven Newell Fonda Gillette Grove for a 20 mile trek starting at the Lée Lupton place. A noon park dinner preceded a three o clock parade along Sac City main street with 154 horses and six flag bearers. Rolfe attendees included Raymon Olson LeRoy Nelson Paul Sinek Orville Lawman Jack Patterson Robert Peterson R Bell Axel Iverson Beverly Grant and others. Navy recruits received basic training in handling rifles machine guns and pistols with arms assembled by touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Sac City
Fort Dodge
Rockwell City
Lohrville
Jolley
Lake City
Carroll
Cherokee
Rolfe
Havelock
Laurens
Webb
Dickens
Ruthven
Newell
Fonda
Gillette Grove
Lée Lupton Place
Red Cross Centralizes Work At Central States Electric
Arrangements with John Damborg manager of Central States Electric place Red Cross work in their social room. Knitting to be done Tuesday afternoons sewing Friday afternoons both beginning 2 p m. August 1 sewing equipment installed. Committee led by Mrs G A Everson to handle finished items and distribution. Fourteen role boys registered for service July 1 with names and serial numbers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Damborg
Central States Electric Company
Red Cross
T. D. Jones
Jessie Schon
G. A. Everson
Central States
Home Service
Harry Kelly
Fonda
J. J. Plummer
W. F. Schneck
Jessie F. Schon
Last Rites for Robert F. Klein Held at Presbyterian Church
Funeral services for Robert F. Klein were conducted Saturday afternoon at the Presbyterian church with Rev. Schneck presiding. The 78 year old Rolfe resident died July 16 after a long illness, with music by a quartet and organist Mrs. Boyce. Interment was in Clinton-Garfield cemetery. His survivors include his wife Alice, and six children Paul Earl Robert Miller Rose and Ruth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert F. Klein
Presbyterian Church
W. FF. Schneck
C. B. Bowen
C. J. Morrigan
W. J
James McIntire
C. &. Boyce
W. J. McIntire
W. P. Wheeler
L. H. Howe
J. C. Olerich
A. G. Hille
Clarence Jensen
EE. J. Wilcox
Minnie Jarvis
W. L. McIntire
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Robert Frederick Klein
Jacob
Elizabeth Klein
Freeport
Rolfe
Alice M. Price
Paul
Moose Jaw
Sask
Canada
Earl
Gilmore
Robert
Up and Coming 4-H Club Meeting Noted in Ames
Seventeen members attended the Up and Coming 4-H meeting at Mildred Stoull’s home on Tuesday July 15. Delegates Thelma Jolliffe and Alice Boysen spoke on district camp experiences and Ruth Lathrop discussed courtesy at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Stoull
Thelma Jolliffe
Alice Boysen
Ruth Lathrop
Marion Daniels
Irene Shimon
Byron Lathrop
Thornton at Arrow Adds Plums For Sale Ad
Aged news item notes A. R. Thornton visited The Arrow office Tuesday to draft his annual plum sale advertisement. He appeared rugged and hearty with only slight difficulty walking, displaying his old time vigor.
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Thornton
ARROW
Hille Family to Move Tailor Mr. Hille Leaves Rolfe
Mr and Mrs A G Hille longtime Rolfe residents plan move to Kansas City where Mr Hille will continue tailoring. Their son Kavi, daughter Patricia Kay and wife live there with 88 years running a local tailor shop ending as they relocate. A Sunday gathering at the Hille home included Mrs Carl Hille and others from Alta Gowrie Sanborn and Gowrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Hille
Mr. Hille
Carl Hille
Leslie Hatch
Alta
Francis Hickey
Sanborn
Paul Liljengren
Gowrie
United Service Organizations meeting to organize Rolfe quota drive
A Friday 8:00 meeting in Mayor Fuller’s office gathers volunteers for a USO drive in Rolfe. The group aims to entertain soldiers in camp and coordinate funds under one umbrella to avoid duplicating effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service Organizations
C. B. Fuller
Rolfe
Soldier Boys
Knights of Columbus
Boone oats yield field under Iowa experiment station supervision
An 18 acre field of Boone hybrid oats grown by Heald Brothers of Rolfe averaged 61 bushels per acre and 34 pounds per bushel. The Healds cultivate 55 acres of rust resistant oats under Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station supervision to meet state seed certification. The oats are harvested for seed purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heald Brothers
Rolfe
Healds
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station
Van Alstine Calls for Countywide Cooperation
F. E. Van Alstine of Pocahontas urged neighboring towns to cooperate to boost the county's progress and avoid siloed efforts. He praised Rolfe residents for effective collaboration and urged all county towns to unite for successful enterprises. A strong luncheon turnout at the Central States office heard the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business Men’s Club
F. E. van Alstine
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
United States
Rolfe
Tates
van Alstine
Plans Set for 1941 4-H Fair August 13 15
Final plans discussed at a July 18 meeting of 4-H clubs Inc. at the Farm Bureau office. Fair runs August 13 to 15 with livestock judging on August 14 led by Bill Darbyshire and a girls 4-H show and demonstrations judged by Mrs. C. H. Thompson. Livestock committee includes J E DeWolf chair and Melvin Thorson among others. Plowing match directed by H L Yocum with J A Hudek Henry DeWall Jr Roy as members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H Clubs, Inc
Farm Bureau
Ed McCartan
Commercial Club
J. E. DeWolf
Melvin Thorson
Gail Ives
Lloyd Eike
Harvey Minkler
Bill Darbyshire
Calhoun County
Rockwell City
Lena B. Vaughn
J. O. Hosier
B. W. Lathrop
J. K. DeWolf
F. D. Schlensig
Court House
C. H. Thompson
H. L. Yocum
J. A. Hudek
Henry DeWall, Jr
Roy
Milkmaids Marathon at Kossuth County Fair Algona
Women compete for largest milk yield in three minute milking. First prize ten dollars. Contest held in front of the grand stand on Tuesday August 19 at 8 30 p m open to women under 31, first 15 entries accepted by August 11 with grand stand costumes provided. Cows will be numbered and drawn by lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kossuth
Algona
Fair Secretary
Fair Management
Beckord Attends Convention in Kansas City
George Beckord left Tuesday for Kansas City to attend the International Baby Chick association convention at the municipal auditorium. The group, organized 25 years ago, is celebrating its silver jubilee this year. The note adds that every large U S navy ship and many smaller ones publish a daily mimeographed press sheet picked up by radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Beckord
Kansas City
Municipal Auditorium
U. S. Navy
Aluminum Drive Underway In Rolfe Community Effort
Mayor O B Fuller leads a local aluminum collection drive with support from the American Legion Legion auxiliary Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Rolfe Business Men's club and Central Iowa Telephone Co. Cash prizes up to 5000, plus quotas for U S O, aim to collect kettles pans and other aluminum by Tuesday night July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Fuller
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Rolfe Business Men’s Club
the Legion
Central Iowa Telephone Co
Central States
Rolfe
Fuller
Frank Miles
Iowa
Unusual Potato Plant Produces Green Tomato Like Fruits
A freak potato plant in Merrill Nicoson’s garden sprouted small round green fruits on its stems that resemble tiny tomatoes and contain seeds. The blossoms apparently formed seed pods, an event likened to a blue moon in a potato patch. During training recruits gain an average of fifteen pounds each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Nicoson
U. S. Navy
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Flary
Ldon Johnson
Harriet Damborg
Ees
Spain
Russia
London
Red
Orville C. Pohl
Adolph DeVries
Gerald R. Graeber
Lawrence L. Kennedy
Andrew O. Pedersen
James B. Murray
Edgar N. Smith
Everett D. Rickard
Elwood D. Nanamaker
Fred W. Baade
Thomas F. Brinkman
David A. van Alstine
Edwitt J. Grove
William J. McIntire
Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas Co
Pocahontas County American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Lloyd O Lson
Arlo Martin
Beckord
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