Sub District Music Contest Draws 18 Schools
Twenty four events feature more than 400 participants at Rolfe over Friday and Saturday March 23 and 24. Vocal and instrumental solo and group performances include soprano to bass solos, choirs, bands, orchestras, and chamber groups with judges from East High Des Moines Buena Vista College and Drake University. A Saturday morning program is canceled and a junior class candy sale and check room will be available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Frida
Wm. Gowdy
Stuart
Harold Tallman
East High School
Des Moines
John Bloom
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Paul Stoye
Drake University
Prof
McDonald
Knights of Pythias to Meet in Rolfe March 25
All Knights of Pythias in the region are invited to Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40 Rolfe for a regular meeting Monday evening March 25. Gilmore City Knights will bring two candidates and degree work will be performed by Laurens lodge teams. Traveling Shield and a brief program will be presented, followed by a Silver Leaf K P. kitchen feast.
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Knights of Pythias
Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40
Rolfe
Gilmore City Knights
Laurens Lodge
Laurens Knights
Silver Leaf K. P
A. M. MecAnineh
Swea City
Merl McAnineh
Masonic School of Instruction
Humboldt
Rolfe Masons
D. A. Tewell
James Cornwell
James Fox
Sioux City
J. G. Murtagh
Loren Cavanaugh
Mary Jane
All Stars
Colee Farm Sale Set for March Six
Earl Colee of the Rolfe area announces a last minute farm sale on Tuesday March six. He will auction four horses two mules eleven milk cows sixteen hops head of cattle sows pigs ten sheep plus machinery seed and hens. Ed and Jim Wilcox moved the remaining contract sheep to Sioux City with Jimmy aboard. two truckloads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Colee
Rolfe
Jim Wilcox
Sioux City
Jimmy
Coming Events List for Local Fraternal, Church and Club Activities
A compendium of upcoming events and meetings across various groups including Delta Delt Bridge Club in Mrs. C. W. Soefkin’s home, Trinity Lutheran Catechism Class, Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40, A L D Club at Mrs. Arthur Vaughn’s country home, B O T Club gatherings, a farm sale of Earl Colee near Rolfe, American Legion Auxiliary, Tuesday Club, Eastern Star instruction, Ladies Aid Society events, Busy Birthday Club, Presbyterian Family Night, Bon Ton Bridge Club, Garfield Township Farm Bureau unit, Pilot Lodge degree work, St. Margaret’s Parish food sale, Chapter FR P Rh D, and Rolfe Woman’s Club with date notes through late April.
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Delta Delt Bridge Club
C. W. Soefkin
Trinity Lutheran Catechism
Silver Leaf Lodge No
Gilmore City
Laurens
Silver Leaf
Knights
Arthur Vaughn
W. L. McIntire
Earl Colee
Rolfe
Aid Society
Kensington
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fred Kerns
Raymond Henderson
Presbyterian Church
Bon Ton Bridge Club
J. T. Grant
Garfield Township
Farm Bureau
M. N. Ives
Pilot Lodge
A. F
A. M
St. Margaret's Parish
P. Rh. D
George O. Hauck
Rolfe Woman's Club
Gypsy caravan detained by officers near Rolfe
A Gypsy caravan was halted Monday noon in Rolfe as four cars were held by Hamilton County Sheriff and a Webster City officer after a Webster City raid. The group, about 14 cars total, was inspected with money reportedly taken from residents. a crowd gathered to watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Hamilton County
Webster City
Pocahontas
Louisiana
Central States reduces Rolfe electric rates across five towns
Central States Electric Co. announces a simplified rate schedule effective April 1 for Rolfe Garner Britt Belmond and Laurens with no special or contract rates. Commercial customers can combine light and power for savings and small power minims drop from 1.00 to 0.50 per horsepower. The top rate falls from 15c to 4c, a substantial reduction over 10 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Central States Electric Co
Garner
Britt
Belmond
Laurens
Former Rolfe Pastor Joseph Murtagh Dead at 65
The Rev. Joseph G. Murtagh S T L died at Sioux City on Sunday May 17 at age 65, while serving as chaplain of Briar Bluff College. He previously led St Margaret’s at Rolfe in two terms and served in Marshalltown Emmetsburg Spencer Boone Gilmore City Estherville Sutherland and Onawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph G. Murtagh
Sioux City
St. Patrick
Murtagh
Briar Bluff College
St. Margaret’s Church
Rolfe
Marshalltown
Emmetsburg
Spencer
Boone
Gilmore City
Estherville
Sutherland
Onawa
State Savings Bank declares 10 percent dividend
The State Banking Department announces a 10 percent dividend for the State Savings Bank in Rolfe. Examiner in charge Cliff Howe says checks will be ready for distribution Saturday, urging residents to spend to boost money in circulation.
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State Banking Department
State Savings Bank
Rolfe
Examiner-in-Charpe
Cliff Howe
Local residents visit Fort Dodge on business
Mrs. Oscar Freel and Owen Patter son attended to matters at Pocahontas on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. N. McIntire, with Mrs. Henry Kober of Bradgate, traveled to Fort Dodge on business Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Freel
Owen Patterson
Pocahontas
W. N. McIntire
Henry Kober
Bradgate
Fort Dodge
Rolfe Businessmen's Club Hosts Presbyterian Quartet
The D Division of the Presbyterian Excelsior Society served a two course lunch to the Rolfe Businessmen's Promotion Club. Miss Inez Archer and the Rolfe Male Quartet entertained with several songs including Old Rolfe High and The Iowa Corn Song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Excelsior Society
Rolfe Businessmen’s Promotion Club
C. L. Gundersen
E. Eikenberry
J. T. Grant
C. E. Watters
Trade Extension Committee
C. W. Siefkin
Minutemen
Inez Archer
Keith Rickard
Richard Melson
Billy McIntire
Harold Heard
Rolfe High
KE. Eikenberry
L. R.davidson
Mr. Moon
R.H.S
Promotion Club
Miss Archer
Keith Richard
Wienhold Cook Nuptials Tie in Emmetsburg Church
Miss Lucille Wienhold, daughter of Mr and Mrs Barney Wienhold of Havelock, wed Robert Cook, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Walter L Cook of Rolfe, on Saturday March 16 in St Marys Catholic Church rectory Emmetsburg. Father Finnegan officiated, Dorothy Ersland and Catherine Finnegan served as witnesses. The couple then visited Ringsted with the groom’s sister. future plans remain private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Wienhold
Barney Wienhold
Havelock
Robert Cook
Walter L. Cook
Rolfe
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Emmetsburg
Father Finnegan
Dorothy Ersland
Catherine Finnegan
Finnegan
Ringsted
Corn thieves convicted in Palo Alto County case
Last Saturday John Maguire L. N. Allen and Frank Murray pleaded guilty to corn theft from Mrs. Clara Hass’s Rodman farm. They were sentenced to one year in jail and paroled to the county sheriff after the crime, with the corn sold in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Maguire
L. N. Allen
Frank Murray
Palo Alto County
Clara Hass
Rodman
Rolfe
Frozen eggs rise with Chinese imports and price shifts
March 21, 1935 note explains freezing eggs as the best method for commercial use. About 180 million pounds are frozen nationwide each spring, with canning between March and June to match low prices and peak quality. Imports from China may affect prices due to exchange rates, while domestic production remains cheap. Community notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Concerted Drive for Park and Playground at Rolfe Golf Club
At a Rolfe Golf Club board meeting officers were chosen for the year with Lawrence Quinsland as vice president and Aubrey Wilson as secretary and membership head. A fundraising drive will reward $10 contributors with a season golf pass to save the park and playground, with a public thermometer to show progress and additional announcements to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Golf Club
G. G. Butler
Lawrence Quinsland
Aubrey
Jim” Wilson
F. E. Grant
T. D. Jones
Greens
R. G. Hunter
Telmer Sime
B. A. Peterson
Aubrey Wilson
Leonard McDonald
Rolfe
Freakish Weather Visits the Hawkeye State
Last Friday brought a near record-breaking March heat in Iowa with temperatures over 90. By Saturday morning a blizzard hit, dropping 70 degrees in hours. The storm mixed with a dust storm, turning snow dirty and snapping 169 Bell Telephone poles along Primary No. 10 between Humboldt and Pocahontas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Primary No. 10
Bell Telephone Co
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Farmers Pay Off Federal Land Bank Mortgages in Record Month
Farmers across Iowa Nebraska Wyoming and South Dakota sent more than 4 million dollars in mortgage payments to the Federal Land Bank of Omaha in the largest collection month in its 18 year history. Iowa farmers led in principal payments while 838 borrowers fully paid off loans totaling 332837 dollars. Total receipts Feb 15 to Mar 15 reached 4089003 dollars, about a million weekly.
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Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
Wytoming
South Dakota
Eighth Land Bank
Omaha Lani Bank
Chas, McCamsey
Land Bank
R H S Contestants Place Second In Declam Contest
The Laurens school auditorium hosted the second state preliminary declamatory contest. Rolfe High entrants Elmer Peterson and Leo Shelgren each earned second in the oratorical and humorous divisions, while Mallard and Laurens swept firsts. Other towns: Bradgate Plover Marathon Mallard Laurens.
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Laurens
Mar
Rolfe High
Elmer Peterson
Leo Shelgren
Mallard
Bradgate
Plover
Marathon
POCACONTAS COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings list labor and truck rental costs for multiple county workers including Dale Stober H Cavanaugh W R Wiemers Dale Brown and others with amounts shown. It also notes purchases from Fort Dodge Company Austin Western Road Machinery International Harvester Town Machinery & Supply and references road maintenance funds and a continuation on page four.
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Dale Stober
H. Cavanaugh
W. R. Wiemers
Dale Brown
W. J. Kruse
J. J. Prendergast
J. W. Johnson
Thos. C. Gannon
Harold Yorum
Ed Quinsland
Paul Snook
Joe Taylor
A. Essence
Sieg Fort Dodge Company
Austin Western Road Machinery Co
International Harvester Co
Town Machinery & Supply Co
D M T Students to Present the Operetta Ship Ahoy
D M T students will stage the operetta Ship Ahoy in the school auditorium on March 28 and 29. The cast includes Dottie Kendrick Louise Vaughn Carl Davis Mary Ann Davis Jack Dennis and Mary Ann’s brother, with a specialty dancing chorus by students in the Rolfe area. The event showcases a shipboard setting with scenes on the S S Bel Santo and at the Hotel Raycerne.
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Dottie Kendrick
Louise Vaughn
Carl Davis
Mary Ann
Rae Aes
Martin Schupfer
Herb Mullins
Sentleusete
Dale Spencer
Busberry
Nels Truelsen
Grace Johnson
Dotty
Boris
Ray Boles
Jack Dennis
Ee Titis Struthers Gustav Rufus Randatti
Bel Santo
Eye Foo
Raphael Weishaar
Virginia Vaughn
Mary Ann Davis
Consul Davis
Lulu Christensen Ward Davis
U. S
Gempe Oe
Alice Marine Chorus
DiVonna Vaughn
Evelyn Sennett
Mable Nielsen
Kathryn George
S. S. Bel Santo
Raycerne
Tor Bel Santo
Government seed loans in doubt as 1935 measures falter
County Agent C. R. Bowers says no government seed money will be available for oat seeding this year. A $60 million seed loan bill passed the House but not the Senate. Farmers may rely on banks or Production Credit as loan sources. loans require first mortgage on crops and livestock and landlord waivers. Other notes cover pest risk, corn loans, and upcoming Garfield meeting, with seed prices rising for cucumbers and sweet corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Bowers
House
Senate
Production Credit Association
Storm Lake
Pocahontax County
Jesus Wins His Way Loyalty Crusade Editorial
An editorial extols Christianity starting from 12 organized believers to 640 million living Christians worldwide. It cites American totals: 52 million Christians with 30 million evangelical Protestants, 30 percent growth 1916 to 1926, and over one million added last year. The piece praises Christian ethics and societal standards.
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Christ
America
Also Mentioned on This Page
Colee Farm Sale
R.H.S. Boys' Quartet Entertained Promotion Club
Priebe’s Poultry Letter
Hawkeye State
Federal Land Bank
R. J. Ferguson
Lois Jean
Denhart
Robert Wise
Lutheran Hospital
Mutual Telephone Co
H. A. Sinning
L. W. Kennedy
Art Firkins
A. W. Ives
American Legion Auxiliary
Marvin Burroughs
M. W. Webb
Lester Mason
Small
Edgar Graham
Eddie Duffy
MarcellaQuigley
R.H.L
Marjorie Thompson
King
Leo Cornwell
Joan McCain
Willard Kennedy Toy Ey Ees Geet
Ruth Spiker
Naomi Srouse
Page Pearl Harmon
Ben Jean Yoeum Oo
Evelyn
Dorothy Colee
Corrine
Colleen Otto
Forrest
Morris Ives
Alvin Fowler
Lena Roach
RHS
Robert Calligan
Lola Green
James Hauck
Donald Sinek
Irene Thomas
Bonnie Watts
Mary Louis
Betty Boles
Beverly Grant
Viola Young
Alvin Riches
Dorothy Biederman
Virginia Leo Calligan
Gerald Cornwell
Herschel
Ulla Helter
Ruth McCain
Audrey Peers
Joyce Peterson
Margaret Arm Peterson
A. O
Beverly Brock
Alva Cameron
Jean Graves
Vivian Cox
Maxine Johnson
Bobby Riches
Edward Struthers
Edward Weiland
Bobby Meosen
Orabel Gehrt
Jis
B. O.T. Club
Vance Wiley
Olson
Pocacontas
D.M.T
General News
Jeanette Maasdam
George Marine
Eleanor Bates
Pocahontas Record-Democrat
Old Rolfe
Wilna Struthers
New Rolfe
D.m-T
Joseph Weishaar
Tle
M. T
M.T
D. M.T
Rutland
Peggy
L.m.t
Lee Cronk
West Bend
Melvin Sanden
Billy Spencer
Anna Mae Struthers
Donna Nielsen
Agnes Thompson
Shirley Fisher
Evelyn Peterson
Wayne Leadley
Joan Cronk
Soan
Wm. Obrecht
Ritz
Amy Treland
Lida DeWolf
Laddie DeWolf
Hame
Farm Bureau Notes and Farm News
Carld. Drake
Pocahontas County
Drake
John Sand
Marcus
Sands
Garfield
Garfield Township Farm Bureau
Haber
Lown State College
Tropics
Jesus
His
Loyalty Crusade Editorial
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