Post Office Here Now Advanced To Second Class
The Post Office Department says the local post office will move from third to second class on July 1. A. M. Simonson, the postmaster in his tenth year, notes a 90 percent gain in gross receipts over his tenure. Savings bonds issued reach 2,400 with purchase price about 115,893.75, and war savings camps total 15,121.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Simonson
Post Office Department
Ross
Rolfe
Simonson
United States Savings
Rolfe State Bank Aids Postal Office In Rural Area
The article notes Rolfe State Bank’s contribution to the rise in postal receipts as the post office expands its duties. It explains how class designation depends on gross receipts and lists items included in receipts such as stamped paper and box rent. It also mentions new clerks Ferne L Hiwen and Anna M Harland and highlights the postal service motto Serv te with a smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe State Bank
Simonson
Ferne L. Hiwen
Anna M. Harland
Postal Service
Mary Jane Gahm in England Writes Home About Service
Corporal Mary Jane Gahm of the WAC sent letters to Mr and Mrs Fr. Wilcox last week from England. She describes a fine Atlantic crossing the English countryside and says she is very happy in the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Gahm
England
Wilcox
Etters
Mary Jane Gahm
WAC
Atlantic
Letters Please! Service men and women invited to write
Readers are urged to send letters to Editor The Rolfe Arrow Rolfe Ia detailing duties sightings and experiences. Share what you are doing who you have seen and any notable work or station life for possible publication.
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Arrow
K.P
Rolfe Arrow
Rolfe, Ia
Nine County Men Inducted June 22 At Camp Dodge Iowa
Pocahontas county men were inducted into the army on June 22 at Camp Dodge Iowa. Names include Paul H. Biederman Rolfe Alden Floyd Krieg Ware Calvin A Bass Havelock Arthur F Boettcher Fonda Francis E Brisbois Fonda Glen D Joachims Pocahontas two inductees transferred Bruce A Sanden and Edward Russell Kraai. After July 1 1944 no more men will be sent to Camp Dodge. They will be forwarded to Fort Snelling Minnesota.
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Pocahontas County
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Paul H. Biederman
Rolfe
James H. Jones
Havelock
John Deere
Moline
Ill
Alden Floyd Krieg
Ware
Calvin A. Bass
Arthur F. Boettcher
Fonda
Fort Snelling
Minn
Golf Tourney At Hampton Sees War Bond Win
W. D. Hauck president of Rolfe golf club won a $25 war bond as an attendance prize at the Hampton country club event on Thursday June 22. Attending Rolfe members included Dr. G. G. Butler O F E Jacobson Robert Hunter and Watson Beam. Bob Rost of Hampton was medalist with 76. Flight winners were Roger Kane Ned Fagg T L Greenleaf and Clark Bramwell. Prizes were war stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Hauck
Rolfe Golf Club
Hampton Country Club
Hauck
Rolfe
Dr. G. G. Butler
O. F E. Jacobson
Robert Hunter
Watson Beam
Bob Rost
Hampton
Roger Kane
Iona Falls
Ned Fagg
Eldora
T. L. Greenleaf
Clark Bramwell
Former Rolfe Resident L R Beam Dies In June
L R Beam former Rolfe resident died Friday June 23 in a Marshall town hospital and was buried at Liscomb Sunday. Mrs E W Wilson and Mrs Muriel Wilson of Rolfe attended the funeral. Beam was the brother of Mrs J W Wilson and father of Homer Beam son in law of Mrs Muriel Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Beam
Rolfe
Marshalltown
Liscomb
E. W. Wilson
Muriel Wilson
Mr. Beam
J. W. Wilson
Homer Beam
Naugle Weible Reunion Held At Humboldt Park
Mr and Mrs George Weible and Mr and Mrs L M Paul and families attended the Naugle Weible reunion in Humboldt park Sunday. Twenty five members from Rolfe and Rutland joined for a picnic dinner and visiting. The gathering follows the annual last Sunday in June tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Weible
L. M. Paulson
Naugle- Weible
Humboldt Park
Naugle and Weible
Rolfe and
Rutland
Arrow to Come Out One Day Late This Week
The Rolfe Arrow will publish Friday, July 9, due to the Fourth of July holiday. Production shifts mean the weekly paper appears one day later than usual.
Rural Townships Lag in Fifth War Loan Bond Pledges
Pocahontas county trails in the Fifth War Loan drive with only about half the $858000 quota raised as of now. Rural townships lag behind while 45 soldiers from Iowa have pledged 20 percent of their small pay to war bonds. Chairman Charles I. Watts urges rapid bond purchases to match the soldiers and boost morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.I
Pocahontas
United States War Savings
Johnson
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Watts
Arrow Editor Is In Hospital
M R Soth editor of The Rolfe Arrow underwent a hernia operation at Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge on Friday June 28. The operation was successful and he is recovering rapidly. Mrs Soth accompanied him to the hospital and stayed until Sunday evening. The Arrow is being edited by Mrs Soth with the regular staff and the editor hopes to return in a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Soth
The
Rolfe Arrow
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Pvt Hart Visits Here After South Pacific Wound
Pvt Leo Hart arrived Friday June 23 and spends three weeks with wife Charlotte Sheeley. He traveled from Schick General Hospital Clinton where he was treated for a South Pacific wound. He came via Hardy and Rolfe with his mother Mrs Eimery Sminothers. He will report July 1 to Fort Sam Houston Texas for about three months.
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Leo Hart
Charlotte Sheeley
Hart
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
South Pacific
Hardy
Rolfe
Eimery Sminothers
Pvt
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Mrs Siefkin Returns After York Visit Flood Detour
Mrs Hortense Siefkin returned to Rolfe after visiting her sons Capt Gordon Siefkin and Lt Norman Siefkin in New York City. A 24 hour delay came from eastern Iowa floods forcing a detour via Davenport Muscatine and Columbus Junction. She reported the Mississippi River well out of bank flooding bottom lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense
Siefkin
Rolfe
Capt
Gordon
Norman Siefkin
New York City
Iowa
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Mississippi
Big
County Nurses to Meet at Courthouse Yard
The Pocahontas County Nurses Association will hold its annual meeting and election of officers on Thursday June 29 at the county courthouse yard. Attendees are asked to bring their own dishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Stores to Close July 4 Independence Day Observance
Rolfe business houses will close all day July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Young People Attend Youth Fellowship Camp
A group from the community attended the Methodist Youth Fellowship Junior Camp at Doliver Park Fort Dodge from June 19 to 24. Rev Ralph Baker of Gowrie led the program with Bible India classes worship and recreation. Attendees included Genevieve Majorowicz Virginia DeVaul Keith Hewlett Jerry Majorowicz Abe De Vaul Burl Lehnus Blanche Wallace and Martha Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Dolliver Park
Fort Dodge
India
Ralph Baker
Gowrie
Genevieve Majorowicz
Virginia DeVaul
Keith Hewlett
Jerry Majorowicz
Abe Dev
Dr. Beam Celebrates 86th Birthday in Rolfe
Dr. W. W. Beam, longtime Rolfe physician of 60 years, marked his 86th birthday on Monday June 26. Family and friends attended including Mrs. Beam son Watson and several guests from Iowa and California who brought cakes and congratulatory notes.
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W. W. Beam
Rolfe
Dr. Beam
Dr Beam Pioneer Doctor of Rolfe Retires After 60 Years
The longtime Rolfe physician Dr Beam retires after six decades of service. A Cornell Mt Vernon graduate and University of Iowa medical school alum, he began practice May 31 1881. His first patient was James McKenzie a railway worker on Pocahontas county line. He witnessed Rolfe from a trading post to a modern town and remained central as phones and roads emerged.
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Beam
Rolfe
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
University of Iens
Old Rolfe
James McKenzie
Pocahontas County
Rutland
A. S. Mygatt
Miller Family Furlough from Louisiana Station
Cpl. LeRoy Miller and his wife Mrs. Miller with daughters Donna and Monica arrived last Wednesday night for a 15 day furlough with LeRoy’s parents Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and relatives. They depart Monday to return to Camp Claiborne in Louisiana where LeRoy is stationed and the family lives in Bunkie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
LeRoy Miller
Mrs. H. C. Holt Celebrates 85th Birthday in Rolfe
Mrs. H C Holt, longtime Rolfe resident, turned 85 on Wednesday June 28. Friends and neighbors sent cards and greetings, with Mrs Vern Perrin presenting a birthday cake to honor the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.C. Holt
H. C. Holt
Rolfe
Vern Perrin
Final Services for John Murray Held June 21
John Arthur Murray 88 longtime Rolfe resident died June 16 after a 10 day illness. Funeral services were held June 21 at the Rolfe Methodist Church with Rev. E. J. Plummer in charge. Burial followed at Clinton Garfield cemetery. He is survived by three daughters seven grandchildren and numerous relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arthur Murray
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Murray
Methodist
E. J. Plummer
Somers
Fay Wax
M. R. Soth
Ben Lehnus
M. D. Anderson
M. W. Webb
John Howe
Evelyn Hewlett
Olathe
Kansas
Eloise Hewlett
Kansas City
Anton Anderson
Norma
Marjorie
Tony
John Starbeck
West Des Moines
George Jacobs
Lon Brown
Harry Morey
West Bend
Sarah Hancher
Jefferson
Jesse DeVaul
Jim DeVaul
Havelock
Francis Murray
Daphne Mulvaney
Sugar Grove
DeKalb County
Iil
Webster City
Iowa
Des Moines
Flora Delilah Minkler
Alta Hewlett
Leila Hewlett
Vera Lehnus
Riverside Church
Plover Methodist Church
Magazine article highlights A. W. Ives water system feats
Capper's Farmer features A. W. Ives among Midwest livestock producers. The piece describes extending watering facilities to distant pastures to save time and labor during wartime, including a post auger well with drain tile lining and cistern pump on an 80 acre field and a second well on a remote 40 acre tract. The article urges water where the stock are to boost wartime food production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Ives
Capper
Handy Water Service
Corporal Kenneth Hansen Home From Overseas
Corporal Kenneth Hansen of the field artillery returned home Sunday after 29 months overseas. He arrived at Fort Sheridan Illinois, after leaving Italy and called from Chicago Friday night to announce his arrival in Rolfe. He is visiting his parents in Emmetsburg and his sister and brother in Rolfe with their families.
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Kenneth Hansen
Field Artillery
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Cpl. Hansen
Chicago
Rolfe
Emmetsburg
Charles M. Hansen
Pat Wood
Carl Hansen
Pocahontas Red Cross Elects Officers at Meeting
Pocahontas County Red Cross association met Tuesday evening in Pocahontas. Elected officers are J. I. O'Brien as president Alfred Miller as vice president Kathryn Parker as secretary Margaret Lorge as treasurer all residents of Pocahontas. Attendees from Rolfe include Mrs. W. D. Hauck Mrs. Russell Mc Intire and Mrs. Muriel Wilson.
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County Red Cross
Delegates Named for State 4-H Convention in Des Moines
Delegates from Pocahontas county 4-H girls' clubs were chosen to attend the wartime state 4-H convention in Des Moines on July 10 12 and 14. Eunice Peterson Alice Lathrop Helen Bencke and Mrs Helen Sage will represent the county with a smaller delegation than usual. They aim to inspire 10 more members and leaders and discuss postwar plans and youth roles in war effort and county organization. Special speakers will boost inspiration for the coming year's work.
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Des Moines
Pocahontas
Eunice Peterson
Alice Lathrop
Helen Bencke
Helen
Sage
County Extension Home
Dorothy Biederman Weds Donivan Stoner in Laurens
Miss Dorothy Biederman daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Biederman sr and Donivan Stoner son of Mr and Mrs Henry Stoner of Laurens were married Wednesday June 14 at St Margaret s church by Father Tewell. A quiet wedding was planned due to the illness of the bride s mother. The Stoners attended and the couple will reside in Laurens.
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Dorothy Biederman
Joe Biederman
Donivan Stoner
Henry Stoner
Laurens
St. Margaret’s Church
Tewell
Vincent Stoner
Rolfe High School
Stoner
Miss Wiegman Weds Ensign Evans at Camp Endicott
Miss Rachel Wiegman daughter of Mrs Marie Wiegman married Ensign John H Evans United States Navy son of Mr and Mrs John L Evans at Camp Endicott chapel near Providence Rhode Island on June 17 at 6 pm Chaplain Menges officiated a double ring ceremony The organist played I Love You Truly Because and the Lohengrin wedding march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachel Wiegman
Marie Wiegman
John H. Evans
United States Navy
John L. Evans
Storm Lake
Camp Endicott
Providence
R. I
Menges
J. B. Kenninger
John Eakin
Miss Wiegman
Wedding of Ensign Evans to Mrs. Kenninger at Sea base
The ceremony featured bride and groom in white naval dress uniforms with bridesmaids in blue chiffon. Attendants included Mrs. Carita Holbrook and her son from Des Moines. After the vows the couple plans to reside in Johnstown R.1 while the groom completes training. War Bonds message noted as support for national effort.
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Everts
Carita Holbrook
Hr. H. Holbrook
Des Moines
Ensign Evans
Johnstown
R. 1
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Naugle
Weible
Officers County
Aly
Helen Beneke
Nickelson
Heri
Mrs. Siefkin
John Murray
John Evans
Rhode Island
Navy Chapel
America
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