Rolfe High Swing Show Dates Set for March 19 and 20
Rolfe Community School will host the annual Swing Show on Sunday March 19 at 2 00 PM and Monday March 20 at 8 00 PM. The 1972 show titled MIRAGE features the Stage Band Music Repellent and the Swing Choir the Hometown Express with acts including Sofa Tuccor Red Hot Rhoda and the Imitations. Tickets are 125 for ages 14 and over and 75 cents for under 14.
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Rolfe
iSunday
Fanny Brice
Rhoda
Rolfe High School
Mirage
One Foot In Heaven at Gilmore City Theater
Gilmore City Community Theater presents Hartzell Spence play One Foot In Heaven on Friday March 10 and Sunday March 12 at 7 30 p m in the Wolcott Activity Center The comedy follows a Methodist minister and family in an Iowa town facing issues from dancing and silent movies to racial prejudice Based on Rev and Mrs Spence real life 1910 to 1920 cast includes Roger Bengaman Lora McColley Flick Lanning and returning actors with new faces in the ensemble Box office opens at 6 45 tickets 1 00 adults and high school students 50 cents children.
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Gilmore City Community Theater
Hartzell Spence
Wolcott
Gilmore City- Bradgate
Iowa
William Spence
Rev. Spence
Phyllis Brinkman
Ella Claussen
Dick Rydstrom
Rolfe Chamber Plans Noon Meeting at Bon Appetite
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce will hold a noon dinner and business meeting on Monday March 13 at the Bon Appetite Cafe. All members are urged to attend and new members will be welcomed.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Bon Appetite Cafe
World Day of Prayer Observed Here
The World Day of Prayer service gathered four local churches at the Meth Gor Church on March 3. Mrs. N A Wilson led the program with the theme All Joy Beavors and the Rolfe High School singers performed a joyful message. A social hour followed in church parlors.
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N. A. Wilson
Wiladrigal Singers
Rolfe “al c
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Scouts Plan Good Turn Day for Handicapped
Prairie Gold Area Council launches Good Turn Day with Cub Scouts led by John Kelley to distribute Good Turn Day Bags in Rolfe. Residents are urged to fill bags and boxes with clothing and items for Goodwill Industries ped workers, with collection set for 8:30 am on March 18.
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Prairie Gold Area Council
John Kelley
Rolfe
Goodwill Industries
Hospital Notes: Discharges and Admissions in Pocahontas Area
Mrs. Thos. Diggs was released Monday from Bethesda General Hospital after a February fall. C. F. Orwig remains hospitalized at Palo Alto Memorial in Emmetsburg for a heart condition. Mrs. Mary Peterson was released Sunday from Pocahontas Community Hospital. Sophia Hertz is listed as a medical patient at Pocahontas Community Hospital after a Monday admission.
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Thos. Diggs
Bethesda General Hospital
C. F. Orwig
Palo Alto Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Mary Peterson
Pocahhontas Community Hospital
Sophia Hertz
Pocahontas Community Hospital
Arnburg Newborn Scott Roger Born March 7 1972
Mr and Mrs Roger Arnburg of Wakefield Nebraska announce the birth of son Scott Roger on March 7 1972 The baby weighed six pounds 12 ounces Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Wayne Arnburg Correctionville and Mr and Mrs C F Orwig Rolfe
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Roger
Becky Orwig) Arnburg
Wakefield
Nebr
Scott Roger
Wayne Arnburg
Correctionville
C. F. Orwig
Rolfe
Scott
Lions Club Auction Set for March 25 in Rolfe
Teachers contracts issued precede the annual Lions Club Auction on Rolfe Main Street at 1 30 PM Saturday March 25. Proceeds fund local projects with Dick Bennett of Rolfe and Don Kauffman of Emmetsburg as auctioneers. Item donations are coordinated by Lions members Lawrence Henderson Charles Gunderson James DeWolf Bill Spencer Leroy Schoon and Bob Pedersen.
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Lions Club
Rolfe Main Street
Lions
Dick Bennett
Rolfe
Don Kauffman
Emmetsburg
Lion
Lawrence Henderson
Charles Gunderson
James DeWolf
Bill Spencer
Leroy Schoon
Bob Pedersen
Rog Bennetts Station break in yields cash and merchandise
A break-in at Rogs Standard Station late Friday or early Saturday pried open a cash register with 20.80 stolen and 50.00 in merchandise plus 54.23 from a change box. A back window in the grease room was broken to gain entry. Police ask anyone with information to contact authorities.
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Rog Bennett
Rog
Cheryl Wilson Among 26 in ISU Honors Program
Cheryl Wilson of Rolfe is among twenty six students accepted into the Iowa State University Honors Program. The program requires a 3.35 GPA or higher and lets students customize their degree through independent study and modified curriculum. Cheryl, a sophomore in Home Economics Education, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs L D Wilson.
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Cheryl Wilson
Rolfe
Iowa State University
Cheryl
ISU
L. D. Wilson
Services Held for Mrs. Lottie C Toft 83
Mrs. Lottie C Toft died unexpectedly Saturday night at Golden Acres Manor Dows aged 83. She had been a surgical patient at St Joseph Mercy Hospital Mason City and returned to Golden Acres earlier in the day. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church Dows. Survivors include son Louis C Toft Clarion and daughter Mrs M L Robinson Dorothy Rolfe plus five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
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Lottie C. Toft
M. L. Robinson
Rolfe
Golden Acres Manor
Dows
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Mason City
Golden Acres
Dorothy
Rolfe Graduate Helps With Girls State Basketball Plans
Diane Bierstedt a Rolfe High School 1970 graduate assists with Parade of Champions planning for the Girls State Basketball events in Des Moines Veterans Auditorium. She serves as Reservations Chairman for the State Champions Banquet honoring champions and coaches of the past 50 years.
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Diane Bierstedt
Dick Bierstedts
Rolfe
Rolfe School
Veterans Auditorium
Des Moines
Diane
Rolfe Rammettes
American Institute of Business
A.I.B
Farmers Cooperative to Hold Appreciation Day
Correction notice for Rolfe and Bradgate offices states annual Appreciation Day will be held next Wednesday March 15. The previous week’s Arrow printed the date incorrectly.
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Farmers Cooperative, Co
Rolfe and Bradgate
Deadline set for signing 1972 Feed Grain Program
Glen L Newell County Executive Director warns March 10 is the final deadline to sign for the 1972 Feed Grain Program with no extensions. As of March 6 at 5 00 P M about 450 farms remain unsigned, more than previous years, and LeRoy Nelson urges immediate action at the ASCS Office with the County Committee on hand Thursday and Friday to resolve misunderstandings.
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Glen L. Newell
LeRoy Nelson
ASCS
Simonson Farm Consignment Auction Near Rolfe
Roy and LeRoy Simonson host a consignment sale at the Simonson farm two miles west two miles north and one west of Rolfe starting Saturday March 18 at 12 30 PM.
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Roy
LeRoy Simonson
Simonson Farm
Rolfe
Brinkman and Clough Elected to Pocahontas Soil Board
E P Brinkman of Rolfe and Lawrence Clough of Manson win six year terms on the Pocahontas Soil Conservation District board starting May 1972. Brinkman replaces James DeWolf and Clough replaces Caryl Trenary. current members include H Russell Thumma Orville Heathman Herman Janssen and DeWolf.
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E. Phillips Brinkman
Rolfe
Lawrence Clough
Manson
Pocahontas Soil Conservation District
Herman Janssen
Brinkman
Clough
James DeWolf
Caryl Trenary
Pocahhontas
H. Russell Thumma
Laurens
Orville Heathman
Janssen, DeWolf and
Trenary
Martin Seeks Republican Supervisor Post in 1st District
Jim Martin 42 a Rolfe area farmer declares candidacy for the Republican nomination to the Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors from the 1st district which includes Cummins Powhatan Des Moines Clinton and Garfield Townships. He and wife Nancy live on a farm south of Rolfe with two children Mary and Randy. Martin active in church and Farm Bureau and seeks to unseat incumbent Richard Bush in the GOP primary.
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Jim Martin
Rolfe Area
County Board of Supervisors
Cummins
Powhatan
Des Moines
Clinton
Garfield
Nancy
Rolfe
Mary
Randy
Rolfe Community School
Jim
Christian Education Committee
United Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas County
Richard Bush
Plover
Fort Dodge Boxer wins Open Class at Des Moines meet
Gary Allen of the Fort Dodge Knights of Columbus defeated Steve Heller of Des Moines Friday night in the 165 lb Open Class at the Des Moines Boxing Club meet. Allen earned a unanimous decision after three two minute rounds.
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Gary Allen
Rolfe
Steve Heller
Des Moines
Fort Dodge Knights of Columbus
Fund Raising For Explo 72 Trip By Rolfe Action Groups
Rolfe Action Groups plan several fund raisers to finance a June trip for 52 local youth to Explo 72 in Dallas. A chicken biscuit supper is set for March 23 at the Presbyterian Church, with advance tickets from members. A Sidewalk Fair on April 22 will feature booths for food, crafts, clothing, books, toys, trinkets, a sidewalk cafe, and games. Donations and booth volunteers are requested, with items dropped at the Rolfe Public Library.
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Rolfe
Explo
Dallas
Tex
Action Groups
Presbyterian
Action Group
Carol Wiegert
Joyce Baade
Karen Brinkman
Julie Brinkman
Paulelda Harrold
Lynn Neugent
Rosemary Pease
Nancy Rude
Debbie Guertman
Audrey Ricklefs
Karen Zeman
Dan Seward
Gaius Ives
Phyllis Howland
Mary Martin
Paulette Peterson
Geri Smith
Marilyn Whitmore
Pat Shimon
Gus Brinkman
Sidewalk Cafe
Connie Henderson
Jane Rickard
Lynn Robinson
Kathy Cruickshank
Hope Howard
Becky Smith
Sara MacVey
Rolfe Public Library
Randy Martin
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