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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
5
Racing action and graduation events dominate local page
Epabee led a 1200 crowd in a mudfilled speed event where speeds and crashes highlighted the race. Don Olson edged Wyerson for a victory by inches as fans packed the stands, while time trials showed Iverson and Olson delivering top marks before a showy finish. The night also marked the Obrecht graduation ceremony with Lewis H. Brown delivering the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Speed Taylor
Monk
Wyerson
Sioux City
Ik Rece
Don Olson
Kingsse
Ion Obrecht
Eldon R. Obrecht
Eugene A. Gilmore Per- Maly
Blackei
Lewis H. Brown
I Tohn-Manville Corporation
City
Presbyterian Children’s Day Observed With Special Service
Children’s Day exercises scheduled Sunday at the Presbyterian Church begin at 10 30 am with a program featuring Mrs C B Boyce scriptures psalm 96 and the People's Choir. Phyllis Molyneux Mary Lee Nel ta Fisher and Rosella Peterson are listed among participants with various department roles and a flowers arrangement by Mrs Mortigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rraine DeWalt
Mary Lee
Nelta Fisher
Marcum
Jeanette Hauck
John Shelgren
siDvines
Rosella Peterson
Boy Imary
Day Lawson
Ruth Ivey
Geraldine Graves
Alf DeWalt
Sing
Templeg
the Lord
Equartment
Pas
Tack Kober
Hig
Margaret Brinkman
Ri Hurley
Bob Molyneux
TuMae Ming M89
Graves
Willis Kober
Ka J. Morrigan
Local Don Dows Publisher Purchases Fonda Times
Harry M. Young of Dows Iowa buys the Fonda Times and takes possession June 1. Former publisher L M Buck ran the plant for 17 years and bought it from Burt Krosen in 1928. The Bucks will assist Young for a time as he starts the new venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry M. Young
Dows
Iowa
Wright County Reporter
Fonda Times
L. M. Buck
Burt Krosen
Bucks
Mr. Young
Drake Campus Names Best-Dressed Student
Jerry Graeber of Rolfe has been named one of Drake university’s best dressed men by a campus committee. A sophomore, he belongs to the Commerce club the F A association and the Triangle brotherhood and is popular with students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Graeber
A.V. Graeber
Rolfe
Drake University
Graeber
Commerce Club
F. A. Association
Triangle Brotherhood
Drake
New Phone Directories Available From Central Iowa Tel Co
Central Iowa Telephone company announces new telephone directories ready for subscribers. Copies may be obtained at the company's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Iowa Telephone Company
Anita Miller and George Beckord Married in Blue Earth Ceremony
Announcement of the marriage of Anita Mae Miller of Rolfe to George Martin Beckord of Utica Nebraska. The ceremony was Sunday April 21 1940 at 6:15 p m in the First Methodist church Blue Earth Minnesota with Rev Charles Reed. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Paul Biederman of Rolfe. The bride wore white silk organdie with lace veil and carried red carnations and white snapdragons. The groom wore a light grey suit and the best man wore dark blue. A soloist sang before and after the ceremony. The bride is a Rolfe graduate and taught rural school. the groom is Utica High School graduate and operates Beckord Hatchery in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Mae Miller
George Miller
Rolfe
George Martin Beckord
Martin Beckord
Utica
Nebraska
First Methodist Church
Blue Earth
Minn
Charles Reed
Paul Biederman
Nebr
Beckord Hatchery
New WSUI Iowa Station Expands Power and Reach
Iowans in north and west areas can now hear WSUI University of Iowa as daytime power rises to 5000 watts and night power to 1000 watts. The upgrade includes a new transmitter and three 255 ft towers with additional equipment. Carl Menzer, director, supervised the installation.
University figure backs return of gold coin and certificates
Dean C A Phillips of the University of Iowa argues for reinserting gold coin and gold certificates into monetary circulation to boost business confidence. He says an ideal currency must be sound and regarded as such, and the current gold standard is not understood by the general public. He adds that restoring gold would curb inflation potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Phillips
University of Iowa
Golf Auxiliary to Meet on June Eighteenth
The Golf auxiliary will hold the first meeting of the year Thursday, June 18, at Gar Mac lodge. A one oclock pot luck supper will be served. Please bring a covered dish your own dishes and silverware. Members please come prepared to pay dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar-Mac Lodge
Mrs. Lemon Ill in Douglas Hospital
Friends of Mrs. J. K. Lemon of Douglas Wyoming report she is ill and confined in the hospital. Letters and cards addressed to her at Douglas hospital will be appreciated.
Bowling League Ends Season with Tied First Place
The 1989 season ended with Struthers Green Shirts and Rolfe Cafe tied atop Business League No 1. High averages were led by George Spence at 134 and Charles Chapman at 181, with Community Service posting a 752 team high in a single game. In Business League No 2 Hakes won first with Peterson's Clothes Shop second. Otto Christensen led season averages at 119.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Struthers
Rolfe Cafe
George Spence
Chas
Chapman
Community Service
Kenneth Johnson
Hakes
Peterson Clothes Shop
Otto Christensen
Warren Freeman
Junior Lindsay
Nielsen’s
Lola Stouse
Joyce Christensen
Wheeler’s
Naomi Stanley
Haucks Market
Mustachios
Charles Chapman
L. Bloomcamp
C. Hegstrom
Eo Oesee
H. Call
Jack Marchant
Pet. Hakes
Peterson’s Clothing
the Arrow
Otto ‘Christensen
Keith Rickard
C. Stegge
Plover Ladies Aid Ice Cream Social Change
The Plover Methodist Ladies' Aid society shifts from a supper to an ice cream social scheduled for Saturday night June 8. Community members are invited to attend and support church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Plover Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
Gamble Store Agency Sold to Rollie Fight in Hastings
Rollie Fight of Hastings Iowa purchased the Gamble Store Agency from F H Strathman and took possession Saturday June 1. Fight has taught in local public schools nine years and has electrical experience. He and his wife and 12 year old son will live in the Fuller house opposite the city water tank. Strathman plans commercial photography with his father F J Strathman of Pocahontas at Rolfe home base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rollie Fight
Hastings
Iowa
Gamble Store
F. H. Strathman
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Graduation at ISTC Commencement in Men’s Gymnasium
Marie Hosier, Helen Brinkman and Mary Von Ives graduated from ISTC with about 800 students on Monday June 3. Dr. Charles Edward Finley of Iowa State College Ames delivered the address. Ten graduates from Pocahontas county are listed, with kindergarten and elementary certificates awarded to Lucile Rigby Isabelle Bean Dorothy Gulbranson Ivadel Hansen Kathleen Bucher Marilyn Miller Eleanor M Hiatt Mary Hosier and Mary Von Ives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hosier
Helen Brinkman
Mary von Ives
Charles Edward Finley
Iowa State College
Ames
Poczhartas County
Havelock
Lucile Rigby
Laurens
Isabelle Bean
Goldapert Coleman
Dorothy Gulbranson
Palmer
Sinning Family Visit Includes Family Reunion
Dev and Mrs H A Sinning and daughter Pearl of Rudd spent Monday in Rolfe bringing home LaMae White who had been a guest. Rev Sinning took Pearl and Gyla Shriner to Storm Lake for Buena Vista college. They visited C E Boyce home where he joined them for lunch. The group included C L Gunderson Mrs J L Moore and Mrs R B Mather. Rev Sinning to be installed as Eden Presbyterian pastor at Rudd on June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinnings
Dev
H.A. Sinning
Pearl
Rudd
Rolfe
LaMae White
Rev. Sinning
Gyla Shriner
Storm Lake
Buena Vista College
C. L. Gunderson
J.L. Moore
R. B. Mather
Sinning
Eden Presbyterian Church
Humboldt Legion to Sponsor Play Day on July 4 at Fairgrounds
Officials of Adams Post 119 of the American Legion in Humboldt Iowa announce they will again sponsor Play Day on July 4 at the Humboldt fair grounds. They promise a bigger and better show for 1940 than in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Post
The
American Legion
Humboldt
Iowa
Northwest
Fair Grounds
Rolfe Population Up 10.9 Percent Over Decade
Census figures show Rolfe's 1940 population at 1122, up from 1012 in 1930, a 10.9 percent rise. Pocahontas County grows to 16 236 residents in 1940 from 15 687 in 1930, with most towns posting gains but Havelock and Gilmore City dipping slightly. Farms decline by 39, from 2086 to 2047, while countywide farm population drops 390 despite overall population gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
James J. Irwin
Eighth
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Havelock
Gilmore City
Fonda
Laurens
Palmer
Pocahontas
Varina
Carriers Invited to Attend Des Moines Convention
Herschel Chapman Jimmy Nelson Don Shimon Gerald Thompson and Edward Weiland of Rolfe are among over 4000 Iowa boys invited to Des Moines Register and Tribune carrier salesman's convention and frolic on Monday June 10. The morning meeting includes a business session and a Barnes-Carruthers circus show in the Coliseum. Nile Kinnick and Coach Eddie Anderson of the Iowa football team will address the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Chapman
Jimmy Nelson
Don Shimon
Gerald Thompson
Edward Weiland
Rolfe
Iowa
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Des Moines
Barnes-Carruthers Circus
Coliseum
Nile Kinnick
Eddie Anderson
Iron Men
Osteopathic Doctors Discuss Work and Play After Forty
Dr. Clifford R. Barry of Rolfe joined Dr. J. K. Johnson Jr. of Jefferson on KVFD Fort Dodge for a Wednesday broadcast at 4 00 p m. The duo spoke on Work and Play After Forty as part of a public health series sponsored by Osteopathic Physicians of Northwest Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford R. Barry
Rolfe
KVFD
Fort Dodge
Barry
J. K. Johnson, Jr
Jefferson
Osteopathic Physicians of
Northwest Iowa
Webb’s Drug Store Among Rexall Top Ten Percent
Webb's Drug Store ranks in the upper ten percent of Rexall stores in the United States and Canada by sales volume, per United Drug Co. head office in Boston. Of 265 Rexall outlets, 41 reach this tier, and Webb's has achieved the high rating six times in ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb’s Drug Store
Rexall
United States
Canada
United Drug Co
Boston
Webb’s
Wangbergs Attend Norwegian Church Convention in Minneapolis
Rev and Mrs J O Wangberg and daughter Martha left Tuesday for Minneapolis to attend the general convention of the Norwegian church of America. A M Simonson attends as a delegate. Mr Simonson and family go to Kenneth and then Minneapolis for relatives visits lasting a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Wangberg
Martha
Minneapolis
Minn
Mr. Simonson
Simonson
Dorothy Simonson
Kenneth
Dorothy
Hamilton School of Commerce Graduation
Robert H. Otto completed the junior accounting course at Hamilton School of Commerce Mason City on May 27. The commencement speaker James I. Dolliver presented the address Youth Looks to the Future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert H. Otto
Hamilton School of Commerce
Mason City
James I. Dolliver
Alta Vene Baker Weds Clayton Jones
A wedding at St. Margaret's Catholic church Rolfe united Alta Vene Baker and Clayton Jones in a single ring ceremony. The bride from Mallard wore aqua blue lace and tea roses. the groom is a Plover native and carpenter for Alfred Bergeson. After a three course dinner with relatives, the couple left for a Black Hills honeymoon and planned to reside in Plover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Margaret’s Catholic Church
Rolfe
Tewell
Alta Vene Baker
Clayton Jones
Maureen Baker
Warren Jones
Sioux City
Mallard
Filmore
Thos. R. Jones
Plover High School
Alfred Bergeson
Father Tewell
Neppel
Joe Baker
Pomeroy
T. R
Union Vacation Bible School Set For Presbyterian Church
The Methodist and Presbyterian churches plan a two week union vacation Bible school starting June 10. Sessions run weekdays 9 to 11 a.m. with a 15 cent registration per pupil. Committee members include Rev. and Mrs. Plummer from the Methodist church and Mrs. C. E. Boyce, Mary Graves, and Marie Hosier from the Presbyterian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Presbyterian Churches
Presbyterian Church
Plummer
Methodist Church
C. E. Boyce
Mary Graves
Marie Hosier
Presbyterian
Bixler Thanks Voters for Support
N. J. Bixler expresses gratitude to voters who supported him at the polls last Monday praising the endorsement of his record and thanking the community for their loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Bixler
Polls Show Wilson Leading Gross in Pocahontas County Race
Early results from Pocahontas county indicate Gov Geo A Wilson ahead of H R Gross by about 17 500 votes in the Republican gubernatorial race as Rolfe precinct reports 170 for Gross 125 for Wilson. County attorney winner F E Van Alstine 918, Geo A Shors 905, N J Bixler 657. Rolfe precinct shows Bixler 228, Shors 76, Van Alstine 44. Democratic tally Kelley 42, Mc Cartan 9. County supervisor nominee Clarence Jensen 861, J H Brinkman 708, John Bartosh 617. Rolfe Brinkman 184, Jensen 98, Bartosh 42. Complete unofficial 20 precinct returns follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. A. Wilson
H. R. Gross
WHO
Gov. Wilson
Gross
Rolfe
Wilson
Knudson
Pocahontas County
F.E. van Alstine
Pocahontas
Clarence Jensen
J. H. Brinkman
John Bartosh
Brinkman
Jensen
Bartosh
Big Campaign For Promotion Dairy Products
A statewide Iowa effort urged reduction of dairy surplus during Dairy Month. Organizers from producers, processors, distributors, and agencies partnered with communities, retailers, and campuses to promote milk and dairy products through parades, demonstrations, and programs. Chairman I. W. Beck hailed broad support and anticipated strong results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Fune
Iowa
Iowa State College
Chambers of Commerce
I. W. Beck
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Lesk
Ney
Tada
Cahon
Amey
Sony
Mortigon
H. M. Young
Dows, Buys
Anita Miller
Geo. Beckord
Blue Earth, Minn
WSUI
Gamble Store Agey
Strathman
DR. Barry
Webb
Robert Otto
Plover
St. Margaret’s
Hold Bible School
Bixler
F. E. van Alstine
Gross Ee
Wilson Wee
Harris Wee Ee
Hickenlooper
E. Miller
Aditor
Akers Eee A Ee
Treas
Bagley Ee En
Simmer Ae
Thornburg Atty
Snort
ES Davies Mee
Everett
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