Farming notes and community events in Pocahontas County
Ten years ago this week in Pocahontas County cornstalks were knee to waist high with early oats entering the soft dough stage. Garfield Two Farm Bureau hosted a talent night at Ellwood Olerichs. Mrs. Lawrence Nelson hosted coffee for Mrs. Tom Kleespes of Lynwood California. Bible Camp attendees at Lake Ingham included Sigrid Simonson, Beryl Wickie, and Helen Anne Woods. Melvin Thorson’s group played with Evelyn Perrin in the Sioux City Symphony. Tommy Clark, back from Ames, worked on the Thorson farm. Fort Dodge Band director Karl King led the Rolfe Summer Band performing his own compositions.
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Pocahontas County
Garfield Two Farm Bureau
Ellwood Olerich
Lawrence Nelson
Tom Kleespes
Lynwood
Calif
Janice Weible
Sigrid — Simonson
Beryl Wickie
Helen
Anne Woods
Lake Ingham
Melvin Thorson
Evelyn Perrin
Sioux City
Columbia
Tommy Clark
Ames
Karl King
Fort Dodge
Three Hansen Brothers Enter Army Service together
30 years ago on June 27 three Hansen brothers were inducted into the army the same day. Mrs B A Peterson drove to Des Moines July 2 taking Jane Peterson and Betty Sinek to a Girl Scout camp. Mrs Carl Hansen recovers from mumps at the Charles Hansen home near Emmetsburg while Arlen Hansen visits Kipfer's grandfather.
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B. A. Peterson
Des Moines
Jane Peterson
Betty Sinek
Carl Hansen
Charles Hansen
Emmetsburg
Arlen Hansen
Kipfer
Dickey brothers aid Bradgate area shipyard scrap drive
Bradgate residents Bob and Howard Dickey and Phillip Dickey at Los Angeles oversee a Brooks junkyard salvage effort reporting over 90 tons of scrap metal collected to date and 51 223 pounds of scrap rubber gathered by Tuesday night.
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Bob and Howard Dickey
Bradgate
Phillip Dickey
Los Angeles
Calif
Brooks Junkyard
Local Roundup Notes And Visit Highlights From Rolfe
Mrs Orlan Brownlee and family visited Saturday night shoppers on the street. 4 H Girls Club members attend Ames convention this week. Earl Fisher and E B Thompson drove to Sioux Falls for prison twine for Thompson Bros. implement store. Joseph McEwen shot 33 at Rolfe golf course. Mrs Mary Carlson visits in locality as widow of Carl Carlson. John Heald takes her to visit another home. A Ford with winter top was stolen from Rolfe and found abandoned near Sutherland.
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Orlan Brownlee
John Kauffman
Mallard
Stella Mae Brinkman
Margaret Virginia White
Veronica Cornwell
Garfield Township
Ames
Earl Fisher
E. B. Thompson
Sioux Falls
S. Cak
Thompson Bros
Joseph McEwen
Rolfe
Joe
Mary Carlson
Carl John Carlson
Ocupant
Gilmore City
John Heald
E. N. Bergstrom
Wm. Stein
Sutherland
Fourth of July reflections and a runaway pup alert
The notice urges safe behavior for the holiday and reflects on rights for teenagers starting July 1. It warns against drinking and driving and stresses patriotism. A humorous tale follows about Ginger the pup breaking free from chains, nylon cords, and a log chain, finally ending with a request for readers’ advice on securing the clever dog.
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United States
Friends and Allies
House
Senate
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NEN Abter Association
Iowa
Greg Kaiser
Evelyn Kaiser
Eee
Daniel Webster
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rolfe State Bank
G&j
Broad Street
Vince
CWE
S.&h. Green
Itty Clover
Clover Farm
van Camp
Pik-Nik
Rey Freeman's
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Happy Holiday Clover Farm
Apie Y
Tourism Dept
Iowa Development Commission
U.S
Freedom
Dairiette
Marv’s Tavern
Rolfe, Iowa
Rolfe Agricultural Center
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