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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1972
Page
4
Democratic candidate Dick Clark, 42, of Marion, visits Pocahontas addressing residents as he tours each of Iowa’s 99 counties. He plans to walk about 1000 miles across the state meeting voters one on one.
Mike Spencer of Armstrong captured the Rolfe Golf Club Championship with a total 111 on Father’s Day. The event drew about 120 golfers, highlighted by a playoff for second where Greg Raecker of Thornton defeated Bob Buckley of Rockwell City.
Members of the Golf Club Auxiliary will hold a steak fry at the clubhouse on Wednesday evening June 28 at 6 15. The charge is 1 50 and reservations should be made with Mrs Wm Hutchinson by Monday evening. Cards will follow at 8 00.
Market report notes Corn at 3.28 a bushel Soybeans and oats also listed Eggs prices provided. The brief items reflect commodity quotes for grains and eggs on June 21 1972.
The Divers License Station will be closed in Pocahontas all day Friday June 30 and in Rockwell City Saturday morning July 1 for a Des Moines meeting. All driver license personnel attend to learn the new four year license issuance rules before they take effect on July.
Town officials viewed a new yellow fire truck demonstrator on Main Street last week. The unit costs about 25,000 dollars and can pump 750 gallons per minute, with modern features. Rolfe’s 25 year old town truck and a 15 year old rural truck push the case for a bond financed purchase.
In the Plover Garden Club's Flower Show Mrs May Butler of Plover won first prize with a green vase and three iris leaves representing the Astronauts in the Artistic Division and class A Salute to the Astronauts.
Rolfe Community School announces the fourth quarter and semester honor rolls. Super Honor Roll lists nine high school students with GPAs of 3.75 or higher. Honor Roll requires a 3.00 GPA or above. Names span seniors to freshmen across seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen.
Weekend and midweek softball and Little League games listed for Gilmore City Laurens Pomeroy Clare Havelock Plover and Albert City with results including Rolfe Rammete and Clare losses and a Rapid City Disaster Fund drive ongoing through Friday with can donations and next week’s report promised.
Mr and Mrs Joe Accurso of Rolfe announce the engagement of their daughter Ronda Kay to Ronald M Mattey son of Mr and Mrs Michael Mattey of Chicago The bride elect a 1968 Rolfe Community School graduate also attended Americana Beauty Academy Des Moines works in Chicago at E J Brach Sons Candy Co data processing He is a 1964 Lane Technical School graduate currently employed by Illinois Bell Telephone Co as a PX installer A fall wedding is planned.
The 1972 Greater Rolfe Days wrap up this evening with kid races at 1 30 p m at the ball park, a 6 30 p m water fight between area fire departments east of the Farmers Cooperative elevator, a greased pig contest for grade schoolers after the races, and an 8 00 p m horseshoe pitching event following preliminaries at 2 20 p m near Larry's Cycle Shop. Rides on the midway continue, with three new two-ticket rides. Arts displays run 12 00 9 00 p m at Rolfe School, plus Retardation displays and Kevin Heald artifacts from the Nixon White House to Hollywood visits. 267 area youngsters are in swimming lessons at Rolfe pool, including 154 local and 113 Havelock Plover students, with classes from Beginners to Senior Lifesaving and a new Women’s Fitness class.
Rolfe couple Mr and Mrs Jim Holecek celebrate 50 years with open house July 2 at Rolfe United Methodist Church hosted by their children and families. Bradgate couple Mr and Mrs Donald Brandhoij honor 25th anniversary June 25 at Bradgate United Methodist Church hosted by their children. Gilmore City couple Mr and Mrs Charles Martens mark 40th anniversary June 25 at St John s Lutheran Church Lizard Township Palmer hosts include their children and spouses.
The Rolfe Fire Department answered a blaze at Phil Brink farm three miles southwest of Rolfe after 6 p.m. Sunday. 3000 to 5000 bushels of silage burned but 1000 bushels remained. firefighters worked until midnight using about 15000 gallons of water. Damaged silo was minor. silage spread on a field of diverted acres.
Dr. Arlen Hansen of Rolfe is named among 16 University of the Pacific educators chosen as Outstanding Educators of America for 1972. They will be featured in a national awards volume after being nominated by Pacific officials for exceptional service and leadership in education.
Verle Howard remained in Pocahontas Community Hospital after a freak Saturday tractor mishap on his farm. He and his wife Velma were spraying fence rows when he twisted to turn off the cultivator powered takeoff, was pitched forward, and thrown between the tractor fender and rear tire causing a broken collarbone and facial cuts with body bruises.
At the 36th annual Rural Electric Cooperative meeting held June 7 in Pocahontas, two incumbents Earl Kerns of Mallard and Charles J. Stillman of Emmetsburg were re elected for three year terms. Marvin Johnson of Fonda was elected to fill a vacancy created by the retirement of James E. DeWolf of Rolfe and the death of Alvin Johnson.
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