Rolfe Hosts NASA Display and Nuclear Plant Tour
Rolfe welcomes a NASA space display featuring one third scale models of the lunar module and space vehicle from Apollo 10, plus a scale model of the Palo Iowa nuclear plant. The events run Monday and Tuesday 9 am to 9 pm with free admission, plus a Hobby Display, Maple Valley rides, and a Smorgasbord Supper Tuesday evening. Prizes, contests, and entries are coordinated by local organizers with advance ticket sales ending June 14.
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NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rolfe
Washington
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Palo
Iowa
L. W. Feldman
Maple Valley
Rolfe Business Places
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Beckord Receives M D Degree At University Of Iowa
Bruce M. Beckord son of Mr and Mrs George Beckord of Rolfe Iowa earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Iowa College of Medicine during graduation exercises in Iowa City. He is a 1961 Rolfe Community School graduate and 1965 Grinnell College BA. He will intern at Sacramento Medical Center in California. His wife Mary Lou Kopp will work as a staff dietician at Sutter General Hospital in Sacramento.
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Bruce M. Beckord
George Beckord
Rolfe
University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City
Doctor Beckord
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
Sacramento Medical Center
Sacramento
Calif
Beckord
Mary Lou Kopp
Galena
Ill
Sutter General Hospital
College of Medicine
Iowa Memorial Union
University Hospital
Mary Lou
Sydney
John
Sara Jane Beckord
Orville Kopp
Til
Rollie Mann Named Legion Commander
Rollie Mann was named Commander of Cecil Cumming Post 25 of the American Legion at the meeting held Tuesday evening at the Legion Hall. Other officers elected were Wm. F. Allen 1st vice commander L. D. Wilson 2nd vice commander Fred Smith chaplain Johnnie Loss sergeant at arms Don Spencer historian and Dale Johnson secretary treasurer. Garth Stoufe is the Past Commander.
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Rollie Mann
Cecil Cumming
American Legion
Legion Hall
Wm. F. Allen
L. D. Wilson
Fred Smith
Johnnie Loss
Don Spencer
Dale Johnson
Garth Stoufe
Rolfe Community School Honor Rolls Named
The school announces 4th nine weeks and second semester honor rolls with six students on the Super Honor Roll. Names include Mark Hood Ruth Rickard Carol Rude David Loxterkamp Susan Marine Carol Wiegert and seniors juniors sophomores and freshmen listed among the honorees.
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Rolfe Community School
Mark Hood
Ruth Rickard
Carol Rude
David Loxterkamp
Sophhomores
Susan Marine
Carol Wiegert
David Baade
Iver Behrendsen
Peggy Gunderson
Joy Howard
Jeanne Jordan
Barbara Loxterkamp
Jon Shimon
Diane Sinek
Neal Vaughn
Diane Bierstedt
Dennis DeWall
Janis Ferguson
Monte Howard
James Hulgan
Joanne Kennedy
Jerry Loss
Nancy Vainreb
Cheryl Wilson
Mark Feldman
Karen Ripperger
Bill Shimon
Paula Sinek
Robert Wiegert
Barbara Wolverton
Joan Behrendsen
Karen Brinkman
Shar! Feldman
Larry Loss
Open House for Nellie Struthers Shriner Saturday
An open house honoring Nellie Struthers Shriner will be held Saturday June 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. Friends and relatives are invited to call at her home.
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Nellie Struthers Shriner
Ecuadorian 4-H visitor completes stay with Brinkman family
Arcelia Duque M from Puem bio Pichincha Ecuador, an International Farm Youth Exchange participant, finished a two and a half week visit at the E Phil Brinkman home. She praised country life and plans to join Pocahontas County’s State 4-H Conference before moving to a third host family in eastern Iowa.
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Arcelia Duque M
Puembio
Pichincha
Ecuador
E. Phil Brinkman
Tuesday Arcelia
Brinkman
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Festival of Arts Highlighted by Fort Dodge Events
Polls open today for a school bond election. Fort Dodge hosts a week of cultural events June 16 to 22 including Hawkeye Community Theatre Mary Mary at Red Barn, Fort Dodge Symphony on Wednesday, Town Sting Quartet at Grace Lutheran on Friday, a Sidewalk Art Show, Paint In on Blanden Art Gallery lawn, and an Arts Festival poster by Dick Cervene.
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Lena Vaughn
Marion Gunderson
David Brinkman
KVFD
Little Art Gallery
Fort Dodge
Barr Art Association
Hawkeye
Red Barn
Fort Dodge Symphony
Town Sting Quartet
Grace Lutheran Church
Art Guild
Blanden Art Gallery
Dick Cervene
Grinnell College
D.M.T Alumni Banquet Celebrates 50th Anniversary
169 alumni former faculty members and guests gathered Saturday at the D.M.T. school to mark the 50th anniversary. The Rolfe Music Mothers prepared the dinner, with memorials for 16 deceased graduates and memories from the Class of 1919. New officers were named as local attendance included many from nearby towns. A special school bond election was held with two propositions totaling 70 000 dollars for D.M.T. and Rolfe structures and facilities.
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Des Moines Township
D.M.T
Rolfe Music
David Hogan
Clarence Roberts
Bruce Fisher
Lena Vaughn
Roberts
Rolfe
Sir Launfal
Spencer
Cedar Rapids
Atlantic
Sioux City
Cedar Falls
Nevada
Lehigh
Adams
Austin
Hayfield
Spicer
Grove City
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Orval Heathman
Virgil Peterson
Wm. Fisher
William Fisher
Charles Lehnus
Des Moines
Rolfe School
State Dept. of Public Instruction
Robert N Kelchner Dies at 74 in Rolfe
Robert N. Kelchner 74 of Rolfe died at home after a sudden illness. Funeral services are set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Rolfe with burial at Rush Lake Cemetery in Curlew. Powers Turner Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are his widow Grace two daughters Mrs E W Blinn Elmhurst Illinois Mrs H A Rhoades San Jose California eight grandchildren two brothers and two sisters.
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United Methodist Church
Rolfe
Rush Lake
Curlew
Powers- Turner Funeral Home
Grace
E. W. Blinn
Elmhurst
H. A. Rhoades
San Jose
Calif
Services Friday For Lee Harmon 74
Lee Harmon 74 longtime community resident died early Wednesday at Palo Alto County Memorial Hospital Emmetsburg after a period of illness. Funeral services are Friday at 2 00 p m with burial in Clinton Garfield Cemetery Powers Turner Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his widow Iva two sons Vernon Spencer and Donald Vista Calif four daughters Pearl Israel Newton Jessalie Froh Duncombe Doris Minkler Plover Donna McCullough Davis Junction IL 21 grandchildren.
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Lee Harmon
Palo Alto County Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Powers-Turner Funeral Home
Iva
Vernon
Spencer
Donald
Vista
Calif
George
Pearl
Israel
Newton
Fred
Jessalie) Froh
Duncombe
Floyd
Doris
Pocahontas REC Names Kraska Manager Elect
At the Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative annual meeting Emmanuel G. Kraska was named manager elect to take over from George M. Stockdale on October 1. Kraska joined the REC in 1946 and has served as assistant manager for five years.
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Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Emmanuel G. Kraska
George M. Stockdale
Kraska
REC
Funeral services pending for Mrs C L Day
Mrs. C L Day dies Wednesday at Pocahontas Community Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Powers Turner Funeral Home. She was predeceased by her husband, a retired minister. A niece survives.
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Powers-Turner Funeral Home
C. L. Day
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Engagement Announced of Trudy Wheeler to Lt Merlin Simonson
Mr and Mrs G A Hirst of Richland Washington announce the engagement of their daughter Trudy B Wheeler to Lt Merlin D Simonson son of Mr and Mrs Roy L Simonson of Rolfe The couple met while Wheeler a 1968 Eastern Washington State College graduate in language arts education teaches in Hawaii Simonson a Navy veteran is a Havelock Plover High School and St Olaf College Northfield Minnesota alumnus The wedding is planned for September 6 1969 in Richland
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G. A. Hirst
Richland
Wash
Trudy B. Wheeler
Merlin D. Simonson
Roy L. Simonson
Rolfe
Miss Wheeler
Kennewick Senior High School
Eastern Washington State College
Hawaii
Havelock-Plover High School
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Navy
Little Miss Rolfe Crowning Tuesday Evening
The Little Miss Rolfe contest crowns its winner Tuesday evening June 17 at 8:00 pm on the bandstand north of Lehman Produce. Three voting days remain with 49,370 votes cast last week for 27 contestants and 148,397 total since the start. Voters urged to pick their candidate to represent Rolfe in the Little Miss Iowa Contest in July.
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Lehman Produce
Rolfe
Iowa
Softball Schedule Salutes Weekend Doubleheaders
The Men's Softball Team meets Ayrshire this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. according to manager Syd Beckord. A Sunday doubleheader against Havelock starts at 7:30 p.m. in the same location.
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Ayrshire
Syd Beckord
Havelock
Schedule 2 Ball Foursome for June 22
The Chairmen of the Men and Ladies Golf groups announce a 2 ball foursome event at the local course on Sunday June 22 at 3 30. Attendance of all golfers is encouraged. A potluck supper follows with meat at 50c per person and prizes will be awarded.
Three Rolfe Graduates Among UI Commencement Attendees
Three Rolfe graduates joined a record 2470 degree candidates at the University of Iowa Field House commencement Friday morning. Recipients include Mary Ann Brinkman B A in Education Bruce Beckord M D Charles Gunderson J D law. additional area grads Ursula Trimble Laurens John Scott and Karen Schade Pocahontas.
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Rolfe
University of Iowa Field House
Mary
Ann_ Brinkman
Wm. J. Brinkman
Bruce Beckord
George Beckord
Charles Gunderson
Deane Gunderson
Ursula Trimble
Laurens
John Scott
Karen Schade
Pocahontas
Missionary Mary Galloway to Speak at U P W Guest Day
Miss Mary Galloway a Sudanese missionary and Sioux City native will be the main speaker at the U P W Guest Day at the local Presbyterian Church. The event is set for Wednesday June 18 at 2 00 p m and will feature her experiences and work as a missionary.
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Mary Galloway
Sudan
North Africa
U.P.W
Miss Galloway
Sioux City
Special Meeting for Hall- Tilley Restoration Project
The chairman calls a special meeting Friday at 8 00 p m at Streit Memorial Park. If weather is bad the meeting moves to the Library basement. All committee members and interested persons are urged to attend.
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Hall- Tilley Restoration Project
Streit Memorial Park
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Bob Brown
Legion
Yver Behrendsen
Barbara Lexterkamp
David Lexterkamp
Robert Kelchner
Rites
Robert N. Kelchner
REC Manager
Market Report
Miss Rolfe
Laurie Allen
Sandra Allen
Retha Bauer
Karilyn Diederich
Mary Ann Diederich
Diane Fangman
Deanna Fridolfson
Melissa Gardewine
Connie Guertiman
Pamela Hoesing
Rita Johnson
Ardis Kennedy
Lori Maassen
Ann Marine
LaMona Martinsen
Dorine Metz
Debra O’donnel
Jolene Ricklefs
Annette Shimon
Deborah Shimon
Lori Simonson
Lori Sinek
Kimberly Stover
Sherrie Sump
Christy Stover
Kristy Wagner
Julie Young
Mary Lee Zeman
U. of I
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