Elmhurst visitors join Centennial events in Emmetsburg
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Blinn of Elmhurst Illinois arrived Friday with family to visit relatives in Emmetsburg. The party attended the Centennial celebration and a class reunion. friends held a social at the Kerns home. Hospital and medical travel marked several residents’ weeks, with Michael Gretchen facing potential future heart procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Blinn
Elmhurst
Robert Kelchner
Blinn
Kelchners
Emmetsburg
L. M. Graham
Mayo Clinic
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mary Grethen
Leo Clark
Carroll
Michael
Mary Gretchen
Fay Wax
Flossie DeVaul
Ane
Charles E. Christensen
Hayfield
Bradgate
Lois Gay
Panama City
Fla
Charles
Tyndall
A.F.B
Lee Harmon
Delores, Rickey
Jack Israel
Glenn Harmon
Lorie Jean
Don Eppard
Blairsburg
Local Club Activities Highlight July Events
Golf Club Auxiliary hosted a dessert luncheon and cards on July 15 at Rolfe Club house with 24 members. Prizes went to Rose Calligan Alma Ogden for bridge and Lona Bailey Mona Arends for 500. Soma Butler won the door prize. Next meeting set for August 5. Rosary Society met July 2 with a NCCW report and gifts to a bride. shower held July 6 for Ethel Edwards with pink and white decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Club
Dorothy Robinson
Mona Arends
Suma Butler
Rose Calligan
Alma Ogden
Lona Bailey
Soma Butler
Rosary Society
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church
Nora Clarke
Paul Sinek
N.C.C.W
Varina
Joseph Triplett
Joe Meisenbach
Don Weishaar
Mesdames G. Dailey
M. Kates
W. Philips
G. Taylor
R. Luft
L. D. Wilson
Lutheran Church Service Schedule and Sunday School
The Lutheran Church announces Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 a.m. Morning Worship at 10 a.m. Luther League meets at 6 p.m. The Sunday School staff will meet on May 28 with Bielefeldt and Mrs. Sime.
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Luther League
County American Legion Elects New Officers for 1958 59
The County American Legion held its annual meeting on July 21 at Palmer. New officers elected to serve August 1, 1958 to August 1, 1959 include County Commander John G. Johnson Palmer First Vice Commander Jerry Cole Havelock Second Vice Commander Johnnie Loss Rolfe Finance Officer G F Smith Rolfe Chaplain Lyman George Sargeant-of-Arms Frank Hanisch Plover Historian George Buckwalter Laurens. Ten Rolfe legionnaires attended. Harold Carlson will collect Korean Bonus applications July 28. Notice warns ongoing delays with class reunions and showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County American Legion
Palmer
John G. Johnson
Jerry Cole
Havelock
Johnnie Loss
Rolfe
G. F. Smith
Lyman George
Frank Hanisch
Plover
Sargeant-of-Arms
Rolfe Area Families Attend Cooklin Reunion
Mrs. Ernest Vaughn visits San Diego with family and California relatives while Carl Hansen and family visit Emmetsburg. Donald Kauffman and family travel from Kimball Nebraska to Emmetsburg. Verne Perrin attends the Cooklin reunion at Twin Lakes as seventy five relatives from many Iowa towns and Minnesota cities gather at the event.
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Ernest Vaughn
Dick Henderson
San Diego
California
Carl Hansen
Charles Hansen
Emmetsburg
Chas
Hansen
Ben Roen
Laverne
Minn
Donald Kauffman
Gary
Debbie
Jimmy
Kimball
Nebr
Ralph Kauffman
Helen Domek
Verne Perrin
Cooklin
Twin Lakes
Minneapolis
Backus
Rockford
Albert City
Fort Dodge
Gilmore City
Laurens
Manson
Pomeroy
Paton
Rolfe
Ruthven
Estherville
Sioux City
Sac City
Spencer
Storm Lake
Superior
Local families and visitors share weekend ties across Iowa
Newton residents Mr and Mrs William Hanson and Billy host visitors from California while Israel children return home with their mother. Fort Dodge hosted Garland Chambers and Joe Hertz families with other area guests. Emmetsburg saw Elmer Hertz and relatives attend a Centennial. A Brock clan picnic near Algona Park drew 36 relatives from Gilmore City Swea City Fort Dodge and other towns. Allen and Gayle Minkler visit grandparents in Plovner. Nine year old David Schoon from Monticello injures eye from a nail while building a playhouse.
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William Hanson
Billy
Newton
Israel
California
Earl Chambers
Garland Chambers
Fort Dodge
John Douglas
Ted Munson
West Bend
Joe Hertz
Elmer Hertz
Grimes
Emmetsburg
Rolfe
Brock
Algona Park
Stanley Brock
Annie Brock
James Keeble
Elmer Leadley
Alvin Christensen
Gilmore City
George Brock
William Brock
Swea City
Allen
Gayle Minkler
Plover
Harvey Minkler
Peter Sandiig
R. W. Lightle
Ruthven
C. B. Chapman
Wilbur Michaelson
Holstein
Plover News Briefs Highlight Local Moves and Milestones
2Lt Rodney Meyer and wife visit in Arizona before transferring to Laredo Texas. Mr and Mrs Walter Meyer and Delores attend Paullina 75th anniversary on July 4. Majorowicz family join Dixon grandchildren reunion at Toledo Iowa with fifty attendees. Linda Strunk and Sheila Todd injured at Carroll carnival ride when a dropped bucket hit them. Fred Merritt farm Monticello reports 81 year bloom of cow tongue cactus brought from Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Meyer
Williams
Linda Strunk
Sheila Todd
Carroll
Nebraska
Fred Merritt
Monticello
Card of Thanks from Daryl Wood and Pam
We thank friends and relatives for cards letters and gifts sent while we were in the hospital and after returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl Wood
Pam
Thankful thanks for support after fall
A message from Harry Thompson expresses gratitude for phone calls visits cards and flowers received during recovery from a fall in late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Thompson
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Rolfe Rosary Society
Ethel Edwards
Buster O'Neal
Council Bluffs
D.M.T
O’neal
Carl Suhrbier
Donna Heathman
Linda Heathman
Allen Wedd
Peggy O’neal
W. Heathman
F. MacVey
J. Hanson
B. Marine
E. Harris
D. Heathman
E. Pease
F. Cruickshank
D. Whitmore
G. Whitmore
L. Spencer
M. Spencer
B. Hudson
L. Reese
O. Carlton
the Lutheran Church
Irving N. Tange
American Legion
Rolfe Local News
Rolfe Cafe
Young’s Standard Service
Dial
Humboldt Rendering Co
Rickards
David Schoon
Zune Lumber Company
Rolfe, Iowa
Hulgan Plumbing & Heating
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rolfe State Bank
Iowa
Plover News
Richard Home Service
Freeman's Clover Farm Store
Clover Farm
Colver Farm
Oxydol
Welchade
Reg. Price
Price
Pocahontas, Iowa
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