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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1965
Page
5
Louis Wilson Jr on 600 acres looks to a good fall crop. The local FFA Chapter named him Honorary Chapter Farmer for 1965. He comments daylight saving time does not affect farming and expresses support.
The Rolfe Rams scored 44 points to place second in the Twin Lakes Conference meet in Rockwell City behind Manson. Individual wins included Craig Hodaway in discus and Kurt Kaiser in high jump. The article lists multiple Rams placements across events and notes six records tied or set at the 13th annual Relays. The piece also mentions upcoming Class C District Meet at Cherokee and local civic notes.
Laurens tops Pocahontas County meet with 67 points as Ramettes place fourth. Sara Beckord clocks 27.8 in 220 yd dash, beating 29.5 record, while team mates place in high jump discus and relays with top finishes and times.
Regular sessions of the Pocahontas County Board of Review opened Monday at the courthouse for appeals on real estate and personal property assessments. Hearings run daily 9 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. in the County Assessor Fay D. Pirie’s office with appeals due in writing May 1 to May 20.
Market notes show hogs at 18.75 per cwt. No. 1 white oats 70 cents per bushel No. 1 yellow soybeans 2.63 per bushel No. 2 yellow corn 1.19 per bushel and top eggs at six cents.
Carl J. White longtime Rolfe jeweler and optometrist dies in California after a stroke. Funeral held May 3 at Rolfe Presbyterian Church with burial in Clinton-Garfield Cemetery. The Greater Rolfe Club sponsors a Lucky Buck drawing starting May 15 with $20 prize and up to $50 by week four. shoppers in Rolfe urged to enter at local merchants.
The mayor warns delinquent water customers that the grace period ends May 10 and water will be shut off with a service charge on reconnect. He notes plans to discuss junk yards next week and praises the community cleanup Paint-up Fix up campaign as it boosts property values and neighborly spirit.
Mrs. Flossie DeVaul head librarian and Mrs. Deane Gunderson assistant joined the observance noting more new books on display. The Rolfe Library holds over 5,100 titles with a monthly circulation around 860. State Traveling Library can provide titles not in local inventory. Hours are 2 to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Rolfe sent 80 students to the Class C State Music Contest at Fonda on May 1 weekend. The 50 member band earned a I rating. Mixed Chorus of 46 received a II rating. Girls Glee Club of 52 voices, Kathie Ives on piano, Boys Glee Club of 11 with Joann Loss, all earned I ratings. Phil Faaborg leads vocal and instrumental instruction.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna M. Christensen 95 former Rolfe resident will be held at Rolfe Methodist Church with Rev. A Keith Hauser and Rev. Arthur G Peterson officiating Burial will be in Clint on Garfield Cemetery Streit Powers Funeral Home in charge She died Tuesday May 4 in a Sioux Falls hospital She had lived in Sioux Falls 15 years with daughter Mrs Mattie Byrne Survived by seven children including Mrs Mattie Byrne Mrs Eleanor Lorentz Miss Agnes Christensen Albert Leola Edwin William and Merile Also 10 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren Preceded in death by husband Martin in 1948 and four children
The Junior High Rockets won first place at a Triangular Track Meet hosted by D.M.T. school on May 2, scoring 58 points to Twin Rivers 34 and Gilmore City Bradgate 24. Individual event winners included Randy Buck and Tom Underwood in sprints, Craig Pomerenko in broad jump, and Roger Mann in pole vault.
A special Rolfe Jaycees meeting is set for Thursday May 6 at 3 p.m. to discuss promoting the local theatre. All JC's are urged to attend this important gathering.
Six members of St. Pauls Lutheran Church were confirmed Sunday morning May 2. Pastor Irving Tange led the ceremony with confirmands Sandra Erickson Patty Orwig LaNell Ramsvig Jack Feldman Bill Post and Dean Pederson signing their birth dates and favorite Bible verses.
Twenty six children were confirmed at St. Margaret's Catholic Church on Thursday April 22 at 4 30 pm. The Most Rev Joseph M Mueller bishop of the Sioux City diocese conferred the sacrament with Rt Rev Monsignors C J Ivis and Joseph Tolan and priests Sylvester Grady Thomas Nash John Cain and David Hogan assisting. Names include Eugene Auten Linda Auten Marilyn Eberle Matthew Eccles Ruth Fangman Paul Hood Wanda Lanus Mercedes Ponce Mary Ann Richter Jane Shimon Joseph Shimon Michael Shimon Patrick Shimon Gregory Sinek Donald Thompson Juliann Thompson Kevin Vainreb Teresa Vainreb Bruce Vaske Elaine Vaske Frederick Vaske John Weishaar Jeanell Winkleblack William Winkleblack Karen Zeman. Miss Helen Gunderson elected vice president of the Executive Board of the Women's Intramural Ass'n at ISU Ames for 1965 66.
Marilyn Lehman a Fort Dodge air piano student performed in the National Guild Audition in Port Dodge on May 1. She received a superior rating for a program of ten selections. Judge Ruth Penner presided and holds a Master of Music from Roosevelt College and studied at Juilliard.
The Office of County Engineer Don Lynam offers No Spraying signs to prevent county crews from harming nearby flower and vegetable gardens adjacent to road or ditch spray areas. Stan Whitmore of Whitmore Milling now carries Golden Sun Feeds and invites both returning and new customers to try the products for livestock and poultry with a current Pig and Chick Starter special. Supt. Charles Underwood announces the 1965-66 teacher hires including Dr. Angel Castro replacing Dr. Hector Ponce at Corona Unified School District, plus Max Grossnickle as guidance counselor and junior high teacher, and Mrs. Joseph Thoma to teach second grade after prior teaching at Laurens and Buffalo Center.
Rolfe hosts the Rolfe Relays on Wednesday May 12 with six boys teams from Gilmore City Bradgate West Bend Twin Rivers Rolfe Pomeroy and Havelock Plover. Girls entries from most schools except Pomeroy. Finals begin 6 30 p m with multiple boys and girls events and ribbons for top five in each event.
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