Local TV Page Notes Mr Beraler Contest and Centennial Events
Jerry Ropingson placed 4th in the Mr Beraler competition aired on KOTV and won a $100 watch. Dick Ranney named among 8 SU seniors most likely to succeed at a Finkbine dinner on April 23. Mrs Florence Cook of West Hartford arrived to visit Fern Pease and friends during Centennial events. Supt R O Mortensen and Rolfe High seniors joined a Des Moines trip to the legislature and other sites.
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Jerry Ropingson
Mr. Beraler
KOTV
Dick Ranney
Florence Cook
West Hartford
Laurens Lions Club Organizes Local Meeting at Power Co Building
About twenty years ago a Lions Club organizational meeting occurred Wednesday night at the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. building. The Laurens Lions sponsored the event. A. M. Simonson spoke at a Lutheran Brotherhood meeting in Swea City last Thursday evening.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Laurens Lions
A. M. Simonson
Lutheran Brotherhood
Swea City
Drivers Renewing Licenses Ahead of Thursday April 22 1943
Drivers renewals and notices indicate a renewal drive approaching on Thursday April 22 1943. Local issuing offices urge compliance and provide instructions for license holders to update records and obtain renewed credentials.
Maria Graham to enter aviation cadet school in Iowa
A naval aviation cadet named Maria Graham reports at Iowa on Tuesday evening to join an overlook night training program. The Granys Hee Haw News notes a Congress scene where a man speaks without content and mentions general disagreement among Negacy ministers and the public.
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Maria Graham
Naval Aviathon
Iowa
Congress
Local notes from 1933 frost and construction updates
The 1933 item notes a heavy frost with ice on outdoor water, a hayrack accident injuring a man named CE Boyce, and Srack against a stiff Sick. It also mentions Guy Eccles constructing a new bungalow northeast of the schoolhouse after his home burned weeks earlier.
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Boleh
CE Boyce
Aisip
Guy Eccles
T. D. Jones and Jas. Fox Meet in Local Proceedings
Two local figures T. D. Jones and Jas. Fox appear in a 1923 meeting noted for civic matters. The report highlights their roles and the timing of the event on a Thursday in April.
Star automobiles and a Cedar Falls visit noted in Lansing trip
The article records a Lansing trip to acquire Star autos for personal use and distribution, plus a long list of Easter visitation and family travel across Iowa and Arizona. It mentions Senator W. G. Henderson turning 54 on April 19, 1923, and highlights several relatives and friends visiting in Gilmore City Laurens Fort Dodge and other towns.
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NER
Firs
Bows
Greg Kaiser
Joan Kaiser
Evelyn Kaiser
Rolfe
R. O. Mortensen
Ser- Sh Spenser
Rolfe High
Des Moines
Rog’s
Standard Service
Dick Bennett
Rolfe, Iowa
Ritchie
Rickard
Erages
Sey Welde
T. D. Jones and
Jas. Fox
Rialto Theatre
Pocahontas
Pocahontas, Iowa
Hannie Coulder
Kansas City
Lansing
Mich
Star Automobiles
W.G. Henderson
H. Claus
E Buxbom
M. T. Blessing
Frank King
California
Clifford Jones
Isaac van Gorkom
Harold Rickiefs
Gilmore City
Lester Ferden
Bob Fuchs
Laurens
Matt
Mark Eccles
Cedar Falls
H. G. Baldwin
Fort Dodge
Arlo Ives
Lake Havasu City
Ariz
W. F. Brinkman
Sun City
Rev
Wm. Nelson
Morenci
Dallas Ives
Houston
Texas
Franklin Brinkmans
Pensacola
Fla
Cole Camp
Arlo
Milo Ives
Eugene Miller
Hampton
Carl Miller
Knterim
George Shimon
Christine Miller
R. D. Dixon
Robert Dixon
Heidi
Iowa City
Teresa Dixon
Coralville
Lloyd Cox
Pat Cox
Stan Lowe
Bancroft
Frank Krischel
Havelock
Bill Hough
Alvina Turner
Emmetsburg Hospital
Lee Thorson
Bloomington, Lir
Melvin Thorson
Shop Rolfer Iast
Cheryl Buck
Andy Pedersen
Emma Molyneux
Enis Sanden
Jerry Loss
Heinz
Clover Farm
Me Oy
Nissen
Slim Jim
del Monte
Drg
S&h
Cne
Sam Service Bint
Federal Deposit Inwrance Corporation
Terete Yesede
Rolf
Rolfe State Bank
People Bank
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