Greater Rolfe Days set for June 20 21 week
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce plans a two day Greater Rolfe Days with a talent show mini bike races free smorgasbord and bingo. The event features seven acts from Bill Riley’s State Fair Talent Show plus local talent and a bicycle drawing after a firemen water fight. Major activities include Little League games, talent show at Rolfe School gym, mini bike races west of the former Rolfe Food Lockers and a 20 inch Stingree bicycle prize.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Bill Riley
Rolfe
Art Lundell
KHBT
Amteur
Iowa
Teresa Mokelstad
Humboldt
Langfit
Laurens
Jim Gibson
Fort Dodge
Susan Staplas
Hum
Chamber of Commerce
Little League
Farmers Cooperative
Plover Garden Club Flower Show Set for June 15
The Plover Garden Club hosts its annual flower show titled Beauty in Town in the Plover School gymnasium. Entries are accepted 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and the show opens to the public 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. A silver tea will be held and ribbons awarded for first second and third in all classes.
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Plover Garden Club
Plover School
Rolfe Couple Announces Engagement of Linda Lopour
Mr and Mrs Jerry Lopour of Rolfe announce the engagement of their daughter Linda Joyce to David L Walker son of Mr and Mrs Jim Walker of Somers The couple plans a July 15 wedding Linda is a 1971 Rolfe Community School graduate and attended Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge David is a 1971 Cedar Valley School graduate and is employed at Franklin Manufacturing Jefferson.
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Jerry Lopour
Rolfe
Linda Joyce
David L. Walker
Jim Walker
Somers
Thursday to Thursday Little League and baseball schedule notes
The column lists multiple youth and high school level games and practices across several days with times. It mentions Rams beating Twin Rivers 7-1 at Rolfe with Curt Peterson earning the win and Giaius Ives posting a triple, plus Rolfe defeating Laurens 16 to 3 with Dave Spencer collecting three hits. It also notes Swails graduating from USAF pilot training at Craig AFB and his move to Phoenix with wife Sara Beckord.
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Barnum
Palmer
Rams
Twin Rivers
Rolfe
Curt Peterson
Giaius Ives
Rolte
Laurens
Dave Spencer
Gauis Ives
Greg Sinek
Sinek
Bill Spencer
Wiing
Pocahontas
Larry Pederson
al Sroufe
Gaius Ives
Greg Sinekk
Ives
Sineck
Curt Pederson
Stephen L. Swails
U.S.A
Hospital Patients Named In Midwest Notices
Mrs Myrtle Rickless is a patient at St Mary's Hospital Rochester Minn Room 6 170 Eight year old Tammy Snows is a surgical patient at Pocahontas hospital admitted Monday
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Myrtle Rickless
St.“Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Tammy Snows
Pocahontas Hospital
Rolfe Amateur Golf Tourney Set For Sunday
About 120 area golfers are expected for the Rolfe Amateur Golf Tournament next Sunday June 17 in Rolfe. Mike Spencer of Spirit Lake 1972 champion will defend his title here Sunday. Entry is $7.00 with limited openings. mail or call Bill Hutchinson to reserve. Tee times 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. Meals and refreshments available all day.
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Rolfe
Mike Spencer
Spirit Lake
Bill Hutschinson
Pocahontas Bride-To-Be Lucille Schnetter Engaged
Mrs. Lillian Schnetter of Pocahontas announces the engagement of her daughter Lucille to Kenneth Gamble son of Mrs. Jannie Gamble of Pocahontas A September wedding is planned Lucille Schnetter is a graduate of Pocahontas Catholic High School and works at Reckord Hatchery Kenneth Gamble is a Royal Community High School graduate employed by Iowa Industrial Hydraulics Pocahontas
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Lillian Schnetter
Pocahontas
Lucille
Kenneth Gamble
Jannie Gamble
Miss Schnetter
Pocahontas Catholic High School
Reckord Hatchery
Royal Community High School
Iowa Industrial Hydraulics, Inc
Softball Signups Open Under Sunnybrook Drive In
All men interested in playing softball are asked to contact Dennis Edwards at the Sunnybrook Drive-In Read The Swap Sheet.
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Dennis Edwards
Sunnybrook Drive-In
Recital Nine Rolfe Girls Perform At Humboldt Studio
Nine girls from Janene's Dance Studio in Humboldt performed in recitals held Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon at the Junior Hi building. Participants included Debbie Duitscher Shelley Ives Denise Duitscher Kathy Kerns Brenda Rittgers Jill Hutchinson Kimberly Kerns Kay Anderson and Rhonda Rittgers.
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Little Rolfe
Janene
Humboldt
Junior Hi
Debbie Duitscher
Shelley Ives
Denise Duitscher
Kathy Kerns
Brenda Rittgers
Jill Hutchnson
Kimberly Kerns
Kay Anderson
Rhonda Rittgers
Gas station veteran Darrell Sroufe retires after 39 years
Harris resident Darrell Sroufe, longtime gas station operator and former Rolfeite, leaves business after selling his remaining stock when Dan Watters' car was fueled at the last moment. Sroufe began selling gas in 1934 and has served customers for 39 years.
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Darrell Sroufe
Harris
Rolfeite
Dan Watters
Elected REC Directors At Rural Electric Meeting
Two incumbents Robert Eckert of Mallard and G A Behrens of Palmer won three year terms at the 37th Rural Electric Cooperative meeting held June 6 in Pocahontas. Dennis E Larson of Laurens was elected to fill the vacancy, also for three years. About 800 people attended and received cooperative reports.
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Robert Eckert
Left
Mallard
G. A. Behrens
Center
Palmer
Rural Electtric Cooperative
Pocahontas
John Swanson
Clyde L. Peterson
Dennis E. Larson
Laurens
Freemans Open Clover Farm Store in Rolfe
Jerry and Alice Freeman take over Clover Farm Store from Warren Freeman family who retired March 31. The Freemans, returning to Rolfe from Mt. Morris Tl where Jerry worked in printing, plan a grand opening Thursday to Saturday with help from their children Debbie Mary Jane and Mark inviting the community to visit.
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Rolfe
Jerry
Alice Freeman
Freeman
Clover Farm
Warren Freemans
Freemans
Mt. Moris
The
Alice
Debbie
Mary Jane
Mark
Open House for Whittemore Woman’s 80th Birthday
Mrs. Eida Simonson of Whittemore marks her 80th birthday with an Open House on Sunday June 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church basement Whittemore.
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Eida Simonson
Whittemore
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Pocahontas County Historical Society Meets June 18
The Pocahontas County Historical Society will hold a meeting Monday June 18 at 8 00 p m in the Courthouse assembly room Pocahontas The program by Thaene G Hibbs Des Moines field representative for the Bicentennial will discuss Iowa observances and county projects Special music a social hour and refreshments follow The public is invited to attend and help preserve local history
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Pocahontas County
Iowa
Hibbs
Florida
Bridal Shower Honors Sandra Beuchle
A community shower honoring Sandra Beuchle will be held Monday June 18 at 8:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. A Social Security representative will be at the Court House in Pocahontas from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday June 19. The VFW Auxiliary June meeting has been cancelled.
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Sandra Beuchle
St. Paul’s ,Lutheran Church
Social Security
Court House
Pocahontas
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