Trinity Lab society Pace a time of Mrs P M Peters July 24
July 24 events include Trinity Lab society pace in Mrs P M Peters home and Olive Branch at Mrs Jas J F Kauffman residence with Pythian Sisters Aug 4 election Leaf Lodge No 40 K of P and Aug 6 Methodist Ladies League church meeting.
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Trinity Lab Society
P. M. Peter
Olive Branch
Jas
William Is
J. F. Kauffman
League Church
Arthur Vaughn
Rassisting
Chautauqua attendance dips as programs run on
Local Chautauqua events drew light crowds over a weekend, with several performances praised for quality. The Sanders Orchestra opened the series, Murray Players performed, and John Ross Reed Co. planned a musical revue. Ticket sales lagged, leaving some with wasted funds and concerns over financial guarantees.
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Sanders’ Hestra
Plover
H. Holbrook
Murray
John Ross Reed Co
Aqua
Junior Chautauqua Shines in Rolfe Town Event
NG folks enjoyed a vibrant Junior Chautauqua in Rolfe under Miss Cannon. Highlights included prize wins for Jeanette Hauck Harmon and Dale Oleson in costume contests and a lively kiddies sunset picnic at City Park.
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Hier Town
Rolfe Chautauqua
Mary Seaman
Daleyn
Lot
Lesday
Vivian Op
Virginia Hyhn
Mary Beth Brink
May
Duncan Mt
Izes
Petersons
Fhe’s
Graves’ Gracy and
Webb's
Ley
Wen
Miss Cannon
Childran
Knights of Pythias Lodge Election Notice
Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40 announces the annual election of officers to be held at Castle Hall on Monday evening August 4, 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Skelly Skelgas to Bring Gas for Rolfe Homes
Skelly Oil Co announces delivery of compressed natural gas Skelgas to Rolfe offering cylindered fuel for cooking and heating. Robt G Hunter awarded local franchise with on site demonstrations at the Hunter cream station beginning Friday August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Skelly Oil Co
Fort Dodge
Sioux City
Skelly
Skelgas
Robt. G. Hunter
Hunter
Mr. Hunter
Mrs Chas Stebbins Succumbs to Heart Attack
Mrs Chas Stebbins wife of Pocahontas county sheriff died suddenly Sunday about 3 p m from heart disease not previously evident. She had recently recovered from a broken leg and funeral services were held at Pocahontas with interment at Gilmore City.
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Chas. Stebbins
Pocahontas County
Mr. Stebbins
Lazy Mornings Troll Community With Alarm Clock Lure
Residents continue morning routines despite reluctance to leave beds. The note hints at a broader habit of rising and starting the day, reflecting common sleep patterns and cultural attitudes toward early hours.
Iowa Brothers Patent Auto Brake Equalizer
A. G. Hille of Rolfe and H. A. Hille of Des Moines received a patent for a device to equalize unevenly adjusted automobile brakes. Demonstrations showed simultaneous stopping of rear wheels and front wheels, with no change to front and rear brake relation.
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A. G. Hille
Rolfe
H. A. Hille
Des Moines
Capitol Grounds
Des Moines Sunday Register
Reunion Poisoning Affects Mc Farland Family Crowd
Fifteen people fell ill from ptomaine poisoning after a Mc Farland family reunion at Bicknell Park Humboldt. A physician blamed Saturday cooked chickens reheated Sunday. attendees included thirty five from Fort Dodge Webster City Stratford Burt Bancroft and Humboldt and all are recovering.
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McFarland
Bicknell Park
Humboldt
Fort Dodge
Webster City
Stratford
Burt
Bancroft
Lutherans Meet at Lake Okoboji July 29 to Aug 10
The seventh Lutheran Bible conference opened at West Lake Okoboji Tuesday and will run through Sunday August 10. Instructors include Rev. Marius Dixon Chicago Rev. Karl Wilhelmsen Kansas City and Prof J P Nielsen Blair Neb. Rev Otto Nielsen Cedar Falls and Rev W W Bondo Racine Wis lead evangelistic services. A Sunday August 10 lecture by Judge Lewis Larsen will discuss juvenile delinquency.
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Seventh Lutheran Bible Conference
West Lake Okoboji
Marius Dixon
Chicago
Karl Wilhelmsen
Kansas City
J. P. Nielsen
Trinity Theological Seminary
Blair
Neb
Otto Nielsen
Cedar Falls
W. W. Bondo
Racine
Wis
Lewis Larsen
Forty Acre Farm Frosted Near Newell
A forty acre corn field belonging to L. T. Larson five miles south of Newell was frozen Monday night July 14. The top stalks leaves turned dark brown with frost with other nearby farms reporting patches frozen. The Larsen field in a low peat soil area was largely obliterated and most farmers doubt it will produce a crop.
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L. T. Larson
Newell
Larsen
Oat Field Burns in Cylinder Area Fire
A week ago last Thursday a fire on the Thos Cullen farm north of Cylinder damaged an oat field owned by Geo Blatt. A boy playing with matches started the blaze and 208 grain shacks were burned. Local residents and Cylinder’s population aided in subduing the flames.
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Cullen
Cylinder
Geo. Blatt
Tilton and Guthrie Players Set Rolfe Engagement
The Tilton and Guthrie players will perform in Rolfe for three days starting Thursday August 7. They have pleased audiences in prior Rolfe appearances and will charge popular prices to assist this year.
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Tilton & Guthrie
Rolfe
Rolie Man Injured In Automobile Accident
Last Thursday evening Louie Seeger and Corliss Stegge were returning from Moorland when their cars collided four miles east of Manson. Seeger is injured with a cracked shoulder blade and fractured collarbone, while Mrs Lemons sustains multiple injuries and is hospitalized. The other occupants, Mr and Mrs A F Lemons and Mrs Claude Lemons, escaped with minor bruises.
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Louie Seeger
Corliss Stegge
Moorland
Manson
Mr. Seeger
Iook
Stegge
Rolfe
Seeger
Drs. Wilson & Lawson
A. F. Lemons
Fort Dodge
Claude Lemons
Algona
St. Joseph’s Mercy Hospital
Ft. Dodge
Ben J. Lehnus
Sarah Lemons
E. M. Richards
Pocahontas
Olerich Nominated as Champion Farm Woman of Iowa
Rolfe resident Mrs. H. F. Olerich is named a candidate for the second annual Champion Farm Woman of Iowa award. Nominations come from state-wide groups including the Farm Bureau and Des Moines Register, with eleven district winners later honored at the Iowa State Fair on August 25.
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H. F. Olerich
Rolfe
Iowa
Fair Management
Farm Bureau
The
Farmers’ Union
Des Moines Register
Hakes Poultry Concern Moves to New Quarters
The Hakes egg and poultry establishment relocates from the Butler building north of the post office to the old Broad street building west of the Davis Bros. and Potter elevator. Construction and remodeling will expand space for eggs without refrigeration during the heated spell and speed deliveries to Laurens. An office is being set up immediately with further alterations planned as work proceeds.
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Hakes Egg and Poultry Establishment
Butler
Post Office
Davis Bros. & Potter
Broad Street
Hakes
Laurens
Rolfe Golf Club Announces Annual Championship Qualifying
Beginning Sunday August 3 and running through Saturday August 9 qualifying scores will set the championship flights at Rolfe Golf Club. Members are urged to enter and flights will be arranged by playing ability with expected keen rivalry this year.
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Rolfe Golf Club
Weather and Crops Report Delivers Heat and Hope
Hot dry week with a 107 degree July peak and no rain. Corn and oats endure extreme heat. yields vary from forty to eighty bushels per acre for oats with excellent quality despite drought. Pastures brown, gardens hit, and rain is eagerly hoped for next week to salvage crops.
KITTENBALL WEEK HIGHLIGHTS AND STANDINGS
The Egg House defeated Duffy's All-Stars 7 to 5 last Thursday, their second win over the Stars this season. The All-Stars then beat Graves' Indians 15 to 6 on Tuesday. Standings show Duffy's All-Stars at 10 2, Coley's Pirates 5 5, Egg House 4 7, Graves' Indians 3 8.
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Duffy
Graves’ Indians
Coley
Auto Crash at Havelock Four Corners Injures Three
Sunday afternoon near two o clock another car collision occurred at the four corners east of Havelock where the Rolfe Havelock county road intersects Primary No 17 Ed Brahien his wife and daughter of Charles City were northbound when a second car driven by Mart Murphy Emmetsburg and occupied by Jas Wright Havelock struck from the east The Brahien vehicle overturned into a ditch injuring the trio taken to Emmetsburg hospital with the daughter feared fatally hurt Mrs Brahien later reported alive with hope of recovery Murphy an Emmetsburg Motor Inn employee and guest at the Wright home Both cars damaged the Brahien car sent to Havelock garage for repairs.
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Four Corners
Havelock
Rolfe-Havelock
Ed Brahien
Charles City
Mart Murphy
Emmetsburg
Jas. Wright
Brahien
Murphy
Motor Inn
Wright
Auto Accident Fatal to Pomeroy Farmer
Hans Johnson a 65 year old Pomeroy resident died after his Ford touring car failed to stop at an intersection with Guy Mills Webster City car driven by Chas Esthers. He died at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge at 1:00 am Monday from skull fractures and other injuries. Mills and Esthers were uninjured.
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Hans Johnson
Pomeroy
Guy Mills
Webster City
Chas. Esthers
Fomeroy
Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Althe Mills
Ford
Mills
Esthers
Rolfe Kittenballists Defeat Pocahontas Team 18 to 5
Rolfe’s Kittenball lineup defeated Pocahontas visitors at City Park last Friday. The Rolfe batters exploded for seven runs in a single inning, aided by two home runs, as Pocahontas pitcher struggled. Final score 18 to 5.
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Pocahontas
Rolfe
Albaughs Car Burns in Mudhole Near Plover
A Dodge sedan owned by Howard Albaugh of three miles south of Plover burned Monday evening in the lane to his home. He had gone to town to buy gasoline kept in a five gallon can in the rear of the car. The vehicle stuck in mud and the muffler is believed to have ignited the gasoline. Albaugh escaped unharmed.
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Howard Albaugh
Plover
Albaugh
Frost Hits Laurens Area In July Cold Snap
The Laurens Sun reports sweltering heat in early July with shade temperatures at 102 to 104 degrees. On the night of July 14 frost covered fields, nearly repeating on July 21. Corn on peat ground showed frost damage, including five acres on the Thomas Weiggans farm five miles southeast of Laurens turning white.
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Laurens
Thos. Weiggans
Home Lonesome For Many As They Live Alone
The piece notes increasing loneliness as households become smaller and individuals spend more time alone, reflecting social and emotional impacts of isolation in modern living. It surveys everyday life changes influencing how people relate to their homes and communities.
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BUA
Arettendance
Pythians
Iowa Brothers
Reunion
Lake Okoboji
Bafa
ROLIE
Hakes Poultry Concern
Rolfe Kittenball Artists
R. H. G. Albaugh
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