Legion Honors Lifetime Member At 50th Anniversary
Garth Steufe, Legion Commander, presents Ray Wolfe a lifetime certificate during the American Legion local chapter and Legion Auxiliary 50th anniversary event held Tuesday March 18. Wolfe serves as state sergeant at arms and previously held local post roles including commander, with Mrs. Anna McIntire, Auxiliary president, seated left.
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Legion Organization
Ray
Anna McIntire
The
Legion Auxiliary
Gilmore City Pioneer and Bradgate Rolfe Co-ops Merge
The Gilmore City Pioneer Co operative and Bradgate Rolfe Co operative merge effective April 1. Voters at Bradgate Rolfe approved the plan 87 percent, while Gilmore City Pioneer members backed it 82 percent on March 21. New combined co op assets exceed 2.8 million dollars with about 1400 members and 2.8 million bushels grain capacity.Jim Koch leads Gilmore City. Pioneer facility adds 400k bushels capacity and bagged feed operations.
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Gilmore City
Pioneer Co-op
Bradgate -Rolfe Co-op
Bradgate-Rolfe Co-operative Company
Chuck Anderson
Rolfe
Bradgate
Gilmore-Pioneer
Jim Koch
Pioneer
Historical Society Mulls Moving Hall House to Rolfe
The Historical Society met March 24 with Sydney Beckord as temporary chairman. They discussed moving Hall House to Rolfe at an estimated cost between 3000 and 5000 dollars. A 12 member committee was formed to study expenses and feasibility.
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The
Historical Society
Sydney Beckord
Historical Hall House
Rolfe
Hall House
Beckord
Pat Wood
Lester Applegate
Ollie Lehnus
Brownie MacVey
Conrad Majorowicz
Roy Simonson
Brownie Rickard
Jerry Hughes
Tom Diggs
Syd Beckord
Fay Wax
Greg Kaiser
Mr. Hall
New York
Ruth Olney
Esther Pierce
Streit Memorial Park
Delle
E. I. Rosenberger
Pocahontas
Pocahontas Conservation
Market Report March 26 1969 No 1 Yellow Soybeans
Market report shows prices for commodity grades with No 1 Yellow Soybeans at 2.48, No 2 Yellow Corn at 1.04, New Oats at 68, Top Eggs at 32.20 and a line labeled Hoga. The fragment lists futures-like figures and a location tag suggesting a Chicago area reporting style.
Rolfe Student Earns I Rating At State Speech Contest
Rolfe Community School sent ten contestants to the state speech contest held Saturday in Lake Mills. One student earned an I rating in prose interpretation, with nine others receiving H ratings in various categories. Mrs Knoll directed the Rolfe Speech program while the Herscher family aided moving efforts in Rodman.
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Rolfe Community School
Lake Mills
Rolfe
Shari Feldman
Carol Rude
Cheryl Rickard
Jane Christensen
Jane Rickard
Dave Baade
Radio News
Laurie Brinkman
Dearest Mom
Cheryl Wilson
Harris Hughes
Shirley
Darrell Herschers
Havelock
Rodman
Mr. Herscher
Coop
RHS Marks 50th Legion Anniversary and Raymond Wolfe Honor
Ray Wolfe receives life membership in Cecil Cumming Post No 25 as part of a 50th anniversary Legion party at the Legion Hall with remarks by Garth Sroufe. The program honors WWII veteran Wolfe, a former district and local post leader, with songs, a poem, and a cake. Also note Rolfe High School Music Department presents Sounds of 69 at the Rolfe Community School gymnasium Friday and Saturday with performances by the Foremen and student ensembles.
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Rolfe
Ray Wolfe
Cecil Cumming
American Legion
Garth Sroufe
Legion Hall
Wolfe
Legion
Eighth District
Anna McIintire
Legion Auxiliary
Tipperary
McIntire
Lyman George
Humboldt
Rolfe High School
Rolfe Community School
Stanley Hays
Curtis Svalstad
Rolfe Community High School
High Society
A Quntet
Garland Westerman
Curtis Kerns
John Nielsen
Perry Johnson
Lucky Numbers Winners Tie to $5 Lucky Bucks
Four of five Lucky Numbers posted March 17 matched and winners claim five dollars in Lucky Bucks. Winners include Mrs. Bennie Hilton, Mrs. Enid Richter, Nancy Leadley, and Jim DeWolf with four matching numbers. one number 903683 did not. New numbers posted Monday week with a Saturday deadline. final week of promotion.
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Bennie Hilton
Enid Richter
Nancy Leadley
Jim DeWolf
Schedule Meeting To Organize F C A
An organizational meeting of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes will be held Monday March 31 at 7 00 p m in the Rolfe School gym. The meeting explains the structure function and goals of the FCA and is open to all high school boys and adults interested. Rolfe Lions Club sponsors the FCA event here.
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Rolfe
F.C.A
Rolfe Lions Club
Three Fonda Men Enter March Draft Call
Three men from Fonda were drafted for March. William Messenger 21 Ronald Wadle 20 and Larry Nepps 20 left March 24 for basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana.
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Fonda
Pocahontas County
Selective Service
William J. Messenger
Ronald J. Wadle
Larry J. Nepps
Fort Polk
Sounds Of '69 Bach-Rock Rebellion Rehearsal Notes
Dress rehearsal Sunday afternoon previews the second annual Sounds of 69 show with directors Curtis Svalstad and the Bach-Rock Rebellion lineup featuring Marilyn Lehman Jon Jordan Diana Smith Mike Marine Peg Pedersen Robert Wiegert Janis Ferguson Mark Feldman Ruth Rickard Dave Loxterkamp Jeanne Jordan and Jim Jordan.
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Marilyn Lehman
Jon Jordan
Diana Smith
Mike Marine
Peg Pedersen
Robert Wiegert
Janis Ferguson
Mark
Open House for Mr and Mrs George Yabsiy 25th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs George Yabsiy of Albert City formerly Rolfe celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an Open House Sunday March 30 from 2 00 to 4 00 p m at their home Hosts include their children Dennis of Blaine Washington and Nancy at home Friends and relatives are invited to attend.
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George Yabsiy
Albert City
Rolfe
Dennis
Blaine
Wash
Nancy
Rolfe Receives Sewage Grant for Lagoon Plant
Rolfe will receive a 20010 grant toward a 78700 project to build a lagoon type sewage treatment plant east of Rolfe. The grant is among 13 federal awards for municipal waste treatment in Iowa by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. Grants range from 30 to 55 percent of costs.
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Rolfe
Towa
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Washington, D.C
Annual Meeting Planned for Community Chest
The Northeast Town and Country Community Chest will hold its annual meeting Monday March 31 at 7 30 p m in the recreation room of Iowa Electric Light and Power. Board members and officers will be elected. Public meeting for residents of Clinton Des Moines Garfield and Powhatan townships.
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Northeast Town and Country Community Chest
Iowa
Kathleen Ripperger Nominated For Farm Bureau Scholarship
Kathleen Ripperger a Rolfe Community School senior has been named Pocahontas County Farm Bureau scholarship applicant and her file forwarded to the state committee. She is from an eight member family and has 9 years in 4 H with last year as club president. Kathleen plans one year at Iowa Central Community College Fort Dodge before Iowa State University Ames to become a home economics teacher.
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Kathleen Ripperger
Rolfe Community School
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Kathleen
Theo Ripperger
Garfield Gleaners
FHA
Luther League
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Iowa Central Community College
Fort Dodge
Iowa State University
Ames
Interdenominational choir rehearses for Easter Sunrise Service
The massed choir rehearsal takes place Thursday at 8 15 in the Methodist Church. Mrs Ray Smith, choir director, urges all interested to attend the first practice and join the ensemble.
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Ray Smith
Rolfe School Board Transfers Junior High Grades
The Rolfe Community School Board, on the State Department of Public Instruction's recommendation, will move grades 7 and 8 to the Rolfe building next fall. Beginning September 1969, grades 4 and 5 and 6 will attend classes at the DMT building while grades 7 and 8 relocate.
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Rolfe Community School Board
State Department of Public Instruction
Rolfe
D.M.T
Services set for Cecil Twigg at Plover Church
Funeral services for Cecil Twigg 62 of Storm Lake will be Thursday at 1 30 p m at Plover Methodist Church Burial will be in Powhatan Cemetery near Plover He died Sunday morning after a sudden illness while visiting his daughter Mrs Max Hall of Knoxville Survivors include his widow Neva a son Art Rolfe three daughters including Mrs Hall Mrs Carl Wherler Nora Springs Mrs Phil Rutter Coralville five grandchildren six sisters and several other relatives Twigg born at Plover and graduated in 1926 He and Neva Shoemaker married in 1932 and farmed near Plover until 1964 He was farming at the Buena Vista County Home at the time of his death
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Cecil Twigg
Storm Lake
Plover Methodist Church
Powhatan
Plover
Twigg
Max Hall
Knoxville
Neva
Art
Rolfe
Hall
Carl Wherler
Nora Springs
Theatre Drawing Prize At Ritz Theatre
John Young won the $5 registration award at the Ritz Theatre on Sunday evening March 16 the first night the award was offered. Last Sunday Gary Miller was winner. The awards were donated by Mayor Pat Wood. Register at the Ritz Theatre.
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John Young
Ritz Theatre
Gary Miller
Pat Wood
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Gilmore City - Pioneer Co-operative
Bradgate- Rolfe Co-operative
Market Report
RHS
Sunset “Hill Manor
Sounds of ’69
Community Chest
Weather Report
March
Jr. Hi
DMT
Thurs
C. Twigg
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