Children Present Fine Operetta Dream World at School
A capacity audience watched the elementary grades perform the operetta Presenting Fine Operetta Dream World Come True in the school auditorium. Students showcased costumes songs and stories while the homemaking department displayed year’s work and a style show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Goose
Goose
Ee Joan Bixler
John Wiegman
Vera DeVaul
Bobby Riches
Arti
Margaret Ann Peterson
Melba Ader
Cleo Hansen
Mary Lou Bixler
Eldon Cox
Joe Ferden
Ichard Johnson
Eugene Sernett
Aul Sinek
Carl Wheeler
Eugene Srnwell
Billy Snook
Sally Webb
Ames
Islea Ricklefs
Ise Brinkman
Methodist Ladies Program Highlights Spring Theme
The Kensington Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church held a monthly meeting on Tuesday afternoon April 28 with strong attendance despite rain. Devotions were led by Mrs W R ers and the program featured spring poems stories solos by Evelyn Perrin John Gunderson and others plus a piano accompaniment by Janice Wieg. A luncheon followed with Mrs L R David serving as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icle
Methodist
Kensington
W. R. Ers
John Gunderson
Ano
Evelyn Perrin
Ernest ‘Hn
Mnet
Allen Lomen
Janice Wieg
South
Esther To Deliver Commencement Address at Rolfe School
John P. Lester former pastor of the Rolfe Presbyterian Church is secured to give the commencement address at Rolfe School Thursday evening. The Rolfe community expects an excellent talk with advice for young folks as part of May 20 exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Lester
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Lester
Lester Rolfe
Flickinger Passes in Rockwell Spurred Pioneer Historian
R E Flickinger of Rockwell City died at home in 1937 at about age 80. He authored a county history published in 1904 and visited many churches as a Baptist pastor later guiding the Pioneer History of Pocahontas County. He was noted for his defense of temperance and tireless public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Flickinger
Rockwell
Flickinger
Pocahontas County
Ontas County
Fonda
Sbyterian
Rockwell City
Myer
Nee
Flickingey
Port Yal
Dee
Junior Senior Banquet Celebrates May Day Night
The juniors hosted the high school banquet in the gym with a May day theme. Tables showcased white linens, pink May baskets, and a May pole as seniors wore pastel gowns and boys in new suits. Toasts and performances followed dinner with speakers and musical numbers by students and staff.
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Dame Yashion
Mr. Anderson
Allan Lomen
Janice Wiegman
Miss McNee
Herman. Dietrich
Estelyn Roberts
Mary Graves
Keith Rickard
Allan Lomen Plaid
Mabel Clemons
Aspen Tree
Morris Dance
Irene Petersen
Mary van Ives
Methodist Institute Well Attended by Delegates
Delegates from Plover Havelock Pocahontas Gilmore City Varina Humboldt Bradgate Rutland and Fort Dodge attended a Rolfe Methodist church institute held Wednesday afternoon and evening. The Pocahontas choir provided afternoon music under Mrs J Rollin Grant. Rev Dr M Simpson of Pocahontas led worship. Fort Dodge Epworth Church representatives presented plans for daily vacation Bible school. Rev Fremont Faul spoke on Evangelism of Youth. A symposium featured Rolfe club representatives on making Rolfe more Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plover
Havelock
Pocahontas
Gilmore City
Varina
Humboldt
Bradgate
Rutland
Fort Dodge
Rolfe Methodist Church
Pocahontas Church
J. Rollin Grant
M. Simpson
W. M. Hubbard
Epworth Church
Fremont Faul
Farnhamville
Rolfe
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Hepsy Forsythe
D. M. T. Woman’s Club
Sam Nicoson
Alta Hewlett
August A. Brinkman
Farm Bureau
Tom Diggs
Clarence Tompkins
Iown
Humboldt Church
Hart Burns
Fremont Hall
W. N. Baker
Warly
Garfield Hustlers 4-H Club Meets at Vernon Shimon Home
Garfield Hustlers 4-H club met at Vernon Shimon's home on Monday May 3 with twelve members and eight visitors present. County agent Schmuecker spoke on club corn, plans for a brass quartet were announced, Dr. A d Callaghan of Pocahontas spoke on health and discouraging cigarette use among boys, and Mrs. Shimon served a fine lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Hustlers
Vernon Shimon
Schmuecker
Roger DeWolf
Morris Ives
Bernard Christensen
Don Shimon
A. d. Callaghan
Pocahontas
Shimon
Johnson Family In Auto Truck Collision Near Humboldt
The Joe J. Johnson family traveling south of Rolfe collided with a Swea City truck on No. 169 five miles south of Humboldt. Mrs. Johnson suffered severe injuries and a hospital stay. Mr. Johnson and children sustained neck injuries, leg and facial injuries, while the truck driver and spreader operator were uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe J. Johnson
Rolfe
Fort Dodge
Swea City
John Bruce
Humboldt
Johnson
Lutheran Hospital
Betty Jean
Ardyce
Norman
Spring Weather Delays Corn Planting and Crops Progress
The report notes damp cool weather with recent showers and renewed rain on Sunday and Monday. Wet fields hinder plowing delaying corn planting, while grass and oats grow well. Locals report seagulls in wetlands and bottom land captures flood water. cistern users hope for stable conditions soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wilcox
Teaching staff lined up for Rolfe school changes
Rolfe school lists new and reassigned staff for the coming year with M D Anderson as superintendent and Edna Marcum as high school principal. Positions include Forest City normal training instructor Clara Hendrickson and Blairsburg home economics teacher Irene McNee among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe School
M. D. Anderson
Rolfe
Edna Marcum
Clara W Hendrickson
Forest City
Irene McNee
Blairsburg
Ruth Wilson
Wadena
Iowa
Frances Bradley
Newhall
Arthur D. Evans
Shelby
Luther League Entertained At Northwest Rally
The Young People's League of the Main Lutheran Church hosted a circuit rally in the church with 180 in attendance. Delegates from Graettinger Royal Ringsted Callender Humboldt Rutland Spencer and the Trinity Luther League of Relfe joined. Morning music by the Nain Lutheran choir featured Rev Ingward Olson of Humboldt speaking on Hearers of the Word. Afternoon talks included Rev Nordvedt of Fort Dodge on Doers of the Word. Two Ringsted and Humboldt youths sang and a Ringsted Ringsted duet performed. A question box covered youth concerns led by Rev Kloth of Ringsted followed by a Love dinner in the church basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s League
Luther League
Northwest
Graettinger
Royal
Ringsted
Callender
Humboldt
Rutland
Spencer
Trinity Lutheran
Relfe
Nain Lutheran
Ingward Olson
Nordvedt
Fort Dodge
Ringsted League
Jesus
Humboldt Group
Kloth
Philip B. Kelts Found Dead At His Home
Rolfe Iowa reports the death of Philip B. Kelts about Monday morning May 8 1937 from heart failure at his home. He was about 66 born in Grant County Wisconsin lived in Rolfe since age 16 painter and decorator devout friend to family member of K P and I O C F lodges. Funeral set for Saturday at 2 pm with relatives in Lancaster Wisconsin and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Philip B. Kelts
Frank Wheeler
Mr. Kelts
Jas. H. Wilson
Phil
J H. Wilson
Luther Thompson
W. W. Beam
J. R. McIntire
Grant County
Wisconsin
K. of P
Lancaster
Wis
California
Epworth League observes 48th anniversary in service
The Epworth League marks the national league’s 48th anniversary and the local league’s 46th with a May 9 service at 7 pm. Anita Miller chairs a program featuring processions, hymns, readings, league tales, and installation of officers for 1987-38 led by Estelyn Roberts and Willard Klein.
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Epworth League
National League
Anita Miller
Jesus
W. R. Rogers
League
First Love League
W. P. Wheeler
Horse and Buggy League
John Johnson
Grant Johnson
Wesley Lehnus
Naomi Sroufe
W. W. Harris
Pocahontas
King
Estelyn Roberts
Wayne Utterson
World Comradeship
Leone Chapman
Evelyn Hewlett
Naomi Stoufe
Mary Jane Gahm
Willard Klein
Rosemary Taylor Weds Robert Belk in Davenport Ceremony
Miss Rosemary Taylor of Davenport, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Taylor of Rolfe, married Robert Belk in a quiet May 1 1987 ceremony at St Anthony's rectory. Rev J W Bulger officiated. The couple will reside on Rose Lane Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosemary Taylor
Davenport
George Taylor
Rolfe
Robert Belk
St. Anthony’s Church
J. W. Bulger
Carl Johnson
Ben Belk
Soil service plans to plant 175 million trees this year
The Soil Conservation Service aims to plant about 175 million trees and shrubs this year as part of its erosion control program. It stresses not letting nursery stock dry out to prevent plant death.
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The
Soil Conservation Service
Tragedies and Helpers of Frontier Medicine in the Seventies
The story recalls Perry Nowlen and Mrs. S G Sharp as pivotal frontier healers in Old Rolfe. It describes home remedies for illnesses, why doctors were scarce, and dramatic emergency feats from bone setting to removing shotgun pellets. It notes Sharp’s 104 births and a drowning scare, plus dangers of hand dug wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Bruce
Bruce
MacVey
Carpenter
Rolfe
Perry Nowlen
S. G. Sharp
New York- Canadian
University of Hard Knocks
Mr. McClellan
Old Rolfe
Plover
Barney Hancher
Powhatan
Ham
Angel of
Robert Struthers
Ellen Mather
Margaret Struthers
Rowley
Rolfe Seniors Stage May 14 Play Her Step Husband
Rolfe high school senior classwill present the royalty comedy Her Step Husband Friday evening May 14 in the auditorium. The plot follows Mary Marshall who exaggerates her husband’s wealth to impress friends while her aunt arrives. complications include Harvey posing as the butler and the subsequent kidnapping scare, ending with a moral about appearances. Cast includes Mary, Harvey, Aunt Emily, and others led by Stella George and Janice Wiegman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Harvey Marshall
New York City
California
Mary Marshall
Mary
Emily
Harvey Altho
Harvey
Marshalls
Willie
Jerry
Lentine
Janice Wiegman
de Ree
Herman Dietrich
Sylvia Allen
Mildred Mason Stella
Katherine George James
Vincent Calligan
T. S. Denisorhea, Publishers
Chicago
Ill
Rolfe High School Music Groups Attend State Contest
Thirty eight students with Mrs Carl Vohs and Miss Louise Smith travel to Iowa City for the state high school music contest. Rolfe’s glee club competes Thursday at 11 and the orchestra Friday at 8, aiming for a repeat superior rating and a chance at the national contest in Madison Wisconsin. Local supporters furnish transport and back the group as they hope to return victorious Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Vohs
West Bend
Louise Smith
Anita Miller
Iowa City
Rolfe High
Girls’ Glee Club
Glee Club
Rolfe High School
Madison
Wis
Rolfe Girls’ Glee Club
Nevada
Rolfe
Carl White
H. C. Wiegman
L. R. Davidson
L. M. Graham
Maude Ives
J. R. McIntire
Victor Shimon
P. J. Riches
M. D. Anderson
Robert Hunter
Rolfe High Plans State Music Contest Trip
Rolfe high school will take its orchestra and girls glee club to the Iowa high school music festival in Iowa City on Thursday and Friday. The glee club performs Thursday afternoon and the orchestra on Friday morning. A recent tag day fundraiser and student assessments will cover trip expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orhestra and Girls’ Glee Club
Rolfe High School
Iowa City
May Breakfast at Presbyterian Church Parlor
A community breakfast is set for Wednesday May 12 from 6 30 to 9 00 am at the Presbyterian church parlors. The menu features orange juice grapefruit eggs bacon toast coffee milk and Wattles donuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
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