Balloonist Barnes Launches From Rolfe In High Altitude Flight
Balloonist Tracy Barnes resumed his coast to coast journey after a week in Rolfe. The launch from Leo Flaherty farm 8 miles east of Marshalltown drew about 250 spectators. He reached 24 000 feet and later a record 20 000 feet during this leg. His ground crew included Paul Kersten of Fort Dodge. The Rolfe community celebrated with gold coins from the Rolfe Centennial.
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Tracy
Melts
Leo Flaherty
Barnes
Rolfe
Paul Kersten
Fort Dodge
Don Kersten
Marshalltown
Clutter
Iowa
Tama County
Leo Flahertys
Tracy Barnes
Fin Relfe
Greater
Janet Fiddick and Brian Ives Exchange Vows
Janet Fiddick and Brian Ives were married Sunday evening July 10 at First Presbyterian Church Greene. The ceremony featured a daisied decor, music by Diane Wolf, and a watteau train gown for the bride with matching veils and daisies. The couple’s attendants wore blue ebony cotton outfits and white jackets with black trousers.
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Janet Fiddick
Floyd Fiddick
Greene
Brian Ives
Norton. Ives
Rolfe
First Presbyterian Church
G. I. Butler
Diane Wolf
Ervin Loomis
Shelley Ives
Bryan Miller
Heidé
Iowa Farm Outlook Signals Strong Corn Prospects
Iowa Farm Outlook reports economist Gene Futrell sounding cautious optimism about this year’s corn crop prospects. The analysis highlights favorable weather patterns and anticipated yields to guide farmers and markets.
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Gene Futrell
Lucky Buck Buck Lucky Buck prize to rise this Saturday
Harold Marchant misses claim of the Lucky Buck award of 40 dollars. The prize will be 50 dollars at 8 pm this Saturday. Residents in the Rolfe trade area who have not registered may do so at the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co office. Registration is limited to one entry. May bond sales set ten year high in Iowa with May totals of 10,154,173 and a five month state total of 55,675,493 toward 1966 goal. Pocahontas county reports 78,699 in May sales boosting five month total to 416,180. County volunteers Louis Elbert and Dale Boyd chair the savings bonds drive noting tax advantages and 4.15 percent rate.
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Harold Marchant
Rolfe
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Iowa
Midwest
Louis Elbert
Dale Boyd
Pocahontas
Volunteer County Savings Bonds
Pocahontas County
DB Dixon
John Benda
Towa State University
Humboldt
Twin Lakes
Fort Dodge
Sac” City
Towa
Recorder Candidate Minnie Botine Seeks Pocahontas Post
Minnie Botine 64 of Pocahontas announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for Pocahontas County Recorder. If nominated she will face incumbent Don O Connox, a Democrat, in November. Botine is a lifelong Lincoln township resident active in church civic groups and operates an electric motor service business. Her late husband J Edward Botine died in May. She has four children and holds roles in St Peter Lutheran church the A L G W of Pocahontas and the Grey Ladies.
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J. Edward
Minnie” Botine
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Botine
Don O'Connox
J. Edward. Botine
Services Held For Mrs Hosier In Rolfe
Funeral services were held Monday July 25 1966 at 2 pm for Amelia Hosier of Plover in the Rolfe Methodist Church. Rev Maurice Frevert officiated with Powers Funeral Home in charge. Burial was in Clinton Garfield Cemetery. She died July 22 1966 at 87 leaving many relatives.
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Amelia Hosier
Plover
Maurice Frevert
Rolfe
Powers Funeral Home
L. ©. Olney
Russel Jordan
Hay Smith
C. MacDonald
O. B. Lehnus
Aoa
Lehnus
Ernest Meredith
Clarence Pringle
Robert Gill
Iowa
Webster County
Gowrie
Calhoun County
Farnhamville
Pocahontas County
Clarence A. Hosier
Carl Hosiers
Methodist Church
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative Gets $291000 Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration approved a $291000 loan to Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative for four miles of new line 18 miles of tie in line 20 miles of conversion and other upgrades. The coop serves about 2800 rural consumers in Pocahontas and Palo Alto counties. Manager George M Stockdale notes electricity use has nearly doubled in ten years prompting upgrades.
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Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Pocahontas
Nerman
Clapp
Rural Electrification Administration
Lloyd Simonson
Emmetsburg
Rural Electric Cooperative
Cooparative
Palo Alto
George M. Stockdale
Bradgate Native Named College Dean at University of Nebraska
Bradgate native Dr. James C. Olson 49 has been named dean of the graduate college and research administrator at the University of Nebraska He is a Nebraska native who grew up in Bradgate and has held multiple historical and academic leadership roles including director of the graduate program and associate dean at the graduate college since 1965 He earned his BA from Morningside College MA and PhD from Nebraska and has authored several history books with the University of Nebraska Press
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Bradgate
James C. Olson
University of Nebraska
Olson
E.A. Olson
Morningside College
Nebraska
Historical Society
el Geieete de
Mexico
Services Held For John Pavik 86
John Pavik age 86 longtime Pocahontas and Plower communities resident died Saturday morning in Fairmont Minnesota after ill health He had lived in a nursing home about two years Funeral services were held Monday at 9am at St Peter and Paul Catholic Church Pocahontas with Rev Thomas Nash officiating Burial was in the parish cemetery Survivors include his wife Mary at the nursing home four sons and one daughter
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John Pavik
Pocahontas
Plover
Fairmont
Minn
St. Peter and Paul’a. Catholic
Poca
Hontas
Thomas Nash
Mary
Obscure Tribute Noted for Former Peete Community Resident
A fragment honors Oliver Campney a former resident of the Peete community with a note on heritage and memory, leaving unclear details about the event or exact dates.
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Oliver
Campney
Peete
Local Golf League Play Continues At Local Course
League play continues at the locals golf course with teams in competition. Standings updated after July 19 show Inur leading. other teams trail as players vie for top spots in the local circuit.
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Inur
Road hazard notice urged for Pocahontas County crossroads
County authorities urge owners and renters to remove highway corner hazards at rural intersections in Pocahontas County to reduce dangerous conditions and frequent accidents due to poor visibility. The notice details appear elsewhere in this issue.
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Board of ‘Supervisors
Iowa Highway Patrol
Pocahontas County
Officers Installed At Legion Post No 25 In July Meeting
New officers for American Legion Post No 25 were installed at the regular meeting on Tuesday July 12. Verle Howard was named commander with Garth Sroufe as first vice president and Fred Smith as second vice president. Robert Struthers is adjutant while Dale Johnson serves as chaplain Andrew Pedersen as finance officer Wayne Montieth as historian Lorene Hubbell as sergeant at arms Don Hood as senior officer and Lloyd Lindsey as retiring commander.
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Cecil
Pre-Camp Boy Scout Meeting Announced at Streit Memorial Park
A notice calls all boys attending the upcoming camp to a pre-camp meeting Thursday July 28 at 7 00 p m at Streit Memorial Park In case of rain the meeting will move to Jaycee Hall attendees urged to bring any required attachments or documents
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Streit Memorial
Jaycee
Largest known 186 pound opal discovered in Australia
A 186 pound opal, claimed as the largest known in the world, was found in Australia. Details on location and responsible parties were not provided in the readable text.
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Australia
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