Funeral services held for Mrs. Julia Travis of Gilmore City
Funeral services for Julia Elizabeth Travis of Gilmore City were conducted Saturday at Streit Funeral Home Rolfe with Rev. A Keith Hauser officiating. Burial in Marble Valley Cemetery Gilmore City followed. She had lived in Moorland Pioneer and Manson area before settling in Rolfe and died June 12 1963 at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge. She married Scott Travis in 1917 and had seven children.
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Julia Travis
Gilmore City
Rolfe
Streit Funeral Home
A. Keith Hauser
Ray Smith
George Beckord
Fay Wax
Arnold Hansen
Marble Valley
Knute Peterson
Mark Thilges
Herb ‘Adams
Frank Crofts
Benjy Bannart
Julia Elizabeth Travis
August
Altha Northcut Feazel
Sheridan, Ill
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Moorland
Pioneer
Scott Travis
Manson
Barnum
Rolfe Centennial Promenaders Boost Celebration Plans
The Rolfe Centennial kicks off with the Promenaders on KQTV and a parade of beards. The Advertising Caravan and Dick Bierstedt promote community participation and Centennial dress. Friday night meet at Spike's Shop at 6 30 and weekly dances after band concerts continue with added attractions. ZIP Code 50581 announced for Rolfe mail efficiency.
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KQTV
Dick Bierstedt
Spike’s
Buckingham to Rolfe Train Ride Draws Local Crowd in 1896
In late February 1896, a special train departed at 11 40 pm carrying families from Kankakee area to Rolfe Iowa. The freight and passenger cars carried goods from the township and nearby Chebanse. Notables from Kankakee attended and J Meisenbach announced the birth of a son that morning in Essex. The trip reached Rolfe by 6 am Thursday. The note adds context on Joe Meisenbach’s family and local ties to Rolfe and Delta Colorado.
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Thos. Patterson
Geo. F. Smith
Robi. Hunter
Nels Ryan
Lewis Wing
John Wing
Lars M. Larson
J. Kirchner
J. Meisenbach
Morris Fleury
Ben Hagey
Fred Carpenter
Geo. Foust
James Wing
Chebanse
Cabery
Kankakee County
Geo. Hollenbeck
Elwyn Redfield
Prussner
Henry
J. Meisenbachs
Joe Meisenbach
Des Moines
Rolfe
Meisenbach
Kirchner
Albert Jensen
Joe
Constance Meisenbach Jensen
Pocahontas Legion Auxiliary to Meet at Palmer Hall
The Pocahontas County Legion Auxiliary will meet at 8 p.m. on Monday June 24 in the Legion hall at Palmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Palmer
Rolfe Centennial Celebration Seeks Community Help
The Rolfe Improvement group asks for food donations and volunteer services for the centennial event. Contact Mrs. LeRoy Rude or Mrs. H. A. Kaiser to offer assistance and they will assign needs.
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Rolfe
Rolfe Improvement Group
LeRoy Rude
H. A. Kaiser
F B Women's Conference at Des Moines June 23 25
About 200 women are expected to register at the 22nd annual Iowa Farm Bureau Women's Summer Conference when it convenes at Hotel Kirkwood in Des Moines June 23 25. Rev. Louis H. Walbracht of St. John's Lutheran Church will give the main address on A Lesson from History. The Monday afternoon program will feature Ingredients for Farm Bureau Progress.
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Iowa Farm Bureau Women’s
Hotel Kirkwood
Des Moines
Louis H. Walbracht
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Farm Bureau
Letters From Subscribers Honor Rolfe Centennial News
The Rolfe Arrow prints messages from Mrs. Mabel Soth Des Moines and Bernice Hauck of Long Beach praising the Centennial plans. Other readers Dr. Virgil Hancher Iowa City and Mrs. J. Jean Mather share regards while relatives and friends visit Rolfe and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Long Beach
Bernice Hauck
Virgil Hancher
Iowa City
England
J. Jean Mather
R. B. Mather
Amvets Auxiliary Announces June 27 Potluck Dinner
The Amvets Auxiliary will meet on June 27 at the Light Company rooms for a one o clock potluck dinner.
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Amvets
Light Company Rooms
Rolfe Community Notes Reflect Local Movements and Visits
Mr and Mrs Howard Sandy moved to Pocahontas where he serves as custodian at the courthouse. They rented their Rolfe home to Dan Offenburger who wed recently. Mrs Sandy's work history spans Rolfe Cafes, the Kozy Korner Kafe, and the Riches and Frances cafe, plus a long stint on the telephone exchange switchboard. Visitors include the Nielsens in Hull and T J Raynes from Fort Branch Indiana. Funeral attendees for Tom Simonson included many regional residents. People seek a picnic table loan for the Centennial July 4 event via Fred Smith.
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Tom Simonson
Ella Simonson
Herbert Halverson
Laverne
Minn
Everett Westerman
Clarence Webbink
Plover
Luella Kress
Mallard
O. E. Lehnus
Garden Club
Des Moines
Ben Lehnus
Carl Hansen
Eldridge Kipfer
Wesley Nelson
Albert Lea
Lovell Long
Everett Rickard
Pilot Mound
Sioux City
John G. Bruns
Fonda
Clarence Pringle
Clarence
Wax
Fletcher Pringles
Linda Hughes
Harris Hughes
Kathleen Maas
Manson
Donald Maassen
Cecil Hocking
Roland
Ralph Philp
Eldon Ham
Gaylen Larsen
Bradgate
Don Dickey
Humboldt
Howard Sandy
Pocahontas
Sandy
Court House
Rolfe
Dan Offenburger
Parahasens
Rolfe Cafe
Kozy Korner Kafe
Sam Minard
The
Riches
Frances
Marcella Buck
Esther Pierce
Buck
Helen Nielsen
Clarence Zeman
West Bend
Gerald Nielsen
Hull
Nielsens
Boyden
Gerald
Hull School
Nielsen
T. J. Raynes
Fort Branch
Ind
Muriel Spencer
My. Raynes
Arrow
Tom
Howard Spencers
George Trotter
Jeffrey
Wheaton
Douglas Halsted
Marc
Amy
Des Plaines
Ill
Ted Schulz
Elmhurst
Conrad Lundsmaard
Aurelia
Sterling Simonson
Bida Simonson
Whittemore
Halsted
Farewell reception marks priest’s move to Moville
The Rev. Father Gerald R. Wingert of St. Margaret's parish received a farewell at a June 9 reception in the parish hall. Parishioners honored him with gifts from various groups and praised his years of service before his transfer to Immaculate Conception in Moville effective June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald R. Wingert
St. Margaret’s Church
John Dobrovolny
Lloyd Cox
Don Weishaar
Billy Kemna
Phil Fanbore
Agnes Reckard
Father Wingert
Billy Shimon
Dennis Eberle
Rosary Society
Lucile Taylor
Don Weishaay
Dick Triplett
Joe Accurso
Jim Triplett
Fr. Wingert
Monica Rombalski
Immaculate Conception
Moville
Margaret’s
Women's Society of Christian Service Meeting
The Women's Society of Christian Service will hold a general meeting at the church on Wednesday June 26 with Mrs. Enid Spencer delivering the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Enid Spencer
Fatal two car crash east of Pocahontas on highway 3
A 10:30 p.m. collision June 16 westbound on highway 3 east of Pocahontas killed Robert Berry 53 of Lincoln Jr. and severely injured Edward Carroll of Boone. Barry’s 1956 Mercury total loss. Carroll hospitalized with facial lacerations and concussion. The other vehicle, a 1954 Oldsmobile, owned by Ray Hohensee and driven by Duane Hohensee, 16, with family, also totaled. Diane Hohensee sustained head contusion and minor concussion. both cars remained on the road. Police estimated the Hohensee car traveled 179 feet after impact.
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Pocahontas
Pocahontas City
Lmits
Robert Berry
Lincoln, Jr
Berry
Edward Carroll
Boone
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Ray Hohensee
Duane Hohensee
Diane
Hohensee
Highway 3
Pocahontas County
Jerry Donovan
Marvin Wiseman
Alien Hiatt
Northeast 6Th Street
Emma Winona Terry
Jessie Terry
W. &. Stow
Humboldt
Pamela Jean Stow
Stow
Terry
Don Hamilton
Correction notes on Emmetsburg visit follow up
A local column correction clarifies that Mrs Mary Grethen visited Mrs Liberty Schultz in Emmetsburg, not Mrs Raymond Majorowicz. Grethen is Schultz’s mother in law to Pete Grethen, and she also met Ralph Schnieders of Mallard, both patients at Emmetsburg hospital.
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Raymond Majorowicz
Liberty Schultz
Emmetsburg
Mary Grethen
Majorowicz
Schultz
Grethen
Greater Rolfe Club Meeting Planned Next Monday
The Greater Rolfe Club will meet next Monday at noon in the Light Co basement. A business meeting will follow a twelve o'clock dinner.
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Greater Rolfe Club
Light Co
Rolfe Centennial Plans July Fourth Old-Time Picnic
Rolfe marks its Centennial with an Old-Time Trcnic at City Park on July 4 starting at 10 a.m. featuring a band concert at noon recalling Pocahontas Rifles and Rolfe Drum Corps history, plus recognition of longtime residents. The Centennial Book highlights local history with anecdotes and no ads, offered for order through the publicity committee including Minnie Young and Rolfe State Bank support.
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Rolfe
Duniage
Pocahontas Rifles
Minnie Young
Rolfe State Bank
Minnie
Old-Time Items Wanted for Centennial Display
The Rolfe Centennial Antique Display invites residents to bring items for a glass show. A building with display cases and store windows will host entries from June 27 to July 2, with insurance and staff on site to register pieces. A card with item history and the exhibitor’s name enhances interest.
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Rolfe
Firkin’s Supply Store
Centennial Pageant Practice Calls for All Participants
Parents urged to ensure children attend all practices for the pageant. A training for every participant is set for Friday June 23 and Monday July 1 at 8 pm. The second session will be held at the park. Questions directed to Hattie Harris.
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Gerade
Ayrshire
Rade
Pocahontas
Little League
High Echo
Spencer
In Park
Hattie Harris
Sharp Silver Anniversary Observed by Family
Mr and Mrs Raymond Sharp are honored by their children on their 25th wedding anniversary to be celebrated Sunday June 20 with an open house from 2 to 5 pm at their farm home near Thor Vincent location four miles south and one mile east of Thor. The Sharp family formerly lived in Rolfe. Extended invitations go to friends and relatives Veranti Sharp Mr and Mrs Veran Sharp and Joan Sharp.
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Raymond Sharp
Pam
Reas Vincent
Gsytoene
Thor
Sharp
Rolfe
Veranti Sharp
Veran
Joan Sharp
July Schedule for Security Representative Meeting
The July schedule lists a security representative visiting Pocahontas County for a meeting at the courthouse. The event is scheduled for Tuesday July 18 at 1 80 p.m. at the Pocahontas County Courthouse.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas
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Post Office Department
United States
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Light and Power Company
Duane Arnold
Mr. Arnold
Sutherland Station
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Arnold
Utility Commission
Towa Electric
Steven Schott
Nichard Schott
St. Margaret’s Catholice Church
Steven
RED Cross
Max. Offenburger
Supt. Underwood
Mr. Offenburger
Kankakee, Ilt
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William B. Nelson
Meeker St
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Mark Maurice Nelson
Nelsons
Faith Marie
Rev. Nelson
Presbyterian Church
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Rolfe Arrow
Mabel Soth
Lee Harmon
Floyd Minkler
Linden Accurso
Sally Sinclair
Dale Ferguson
Floyd Ferguson
Havelock
Jack Adolphs
Waterloo
James Miller
Glenn Carpenter
Fred Smith
Hell
Fred McKim
Denice
Donald
Felco Lake
West Okoboji
Bruce Beckord
Grinnell College
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Agnes Johnson
George Ham
Fort Leonard Wood
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