Local Notes Hit Hard by War with Births and Visits
Gary Smith writes of meeting Jerry Major owicz and Basil Menkelsen. The boys are stationed in Korea. The May A L D breakfast was at Lilliet Shelgren’s home with Mary Thompson and Lena Vaughn assisting. A son named Lyman George was born to Conrad Halvers on Lyman George’s side in Beloit Wisconsin. Pvt James McFadden, aboard the carrier Princeton, is at Bremerton before sea duty. Sharon Kirchner remains ill and out of school. Everson, nurse with the 16th Evacuation Hospital, has been overseas in Italy. Mrs Abbie Olson of Bradgate and Mrs Frank Carlton visited Knoxville with Lee Carlton and baby. Carol and Shirley dined with Robert Heathman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Smith
Jerry Majorowicz
Basil Menkelsen
Korea
A.L.D
Lilliet Shelgren
Mary Thompson
Lena Vaughn
Lyman George
Conrad Halverson
Beloit
Wisc
James McFadden
Princeton
Bremerton
Wash
Sharon Kirchner
Everson
Italy
Abbie Olson
Bradgate
Frank Carlton
Lee Carlton
Knoxville
Clarence Heathman
Carol
Shirley
Robert Heathman
Pfc Leslie DeWolf Awarded Good Conduct Medal
Twenty years ago Pfc Leslie C DeWolf 33 of Rolfe Iowa serving in a North Africa signal corps unit received the Good Conduct Medal for faithful and efficient duty. Dr and Mrs S Clark attended the Garfield Township Farm Bureau meeting at the Lee Fisher home where Dr Clark spoke on penicillin. A letter from Lucille Everson to her parents reports her promotion to first lieutenant. Lt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie C. DeWolf
Rolfe
Iowa
Signal Corps
North Africa
S. Clark
Garfield Township
Rolfe High Beats Palmer 11 to 5 in Baseball Clash
Rolfe High defeated Palmer 11 to 5 last Friday at Palmer field. Battery for Rolfe was Leo Cornwell and Virgil Cox with a last inning position change as Leo caught and Virgil pitched.
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Rolfe High
Palmer
Leo Cornwell
Virgil Cox
Rolfe
Leo Catching
Virgil
Amy Turley
AAA
Washington, D.C
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Compiled
A list of crossword clues across and down with numbers and partial phrases. Includes entries like Head of a monastery, Distress light, Discoverer of North Pole, Italian river, and various short tactile hints. The text blends theme entries and standard puzzle prompts without complete solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Puzzle fragment clues answer list last week
A cryptic style listing includes numbered clues such as 37 spoken 38 twining stem 40 man’s name 41 suffered 42 good queen 44 permit 46 mimic and identifiers puzzle no 810 flagged as a fragment from a previous puzzle series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permit
Mimic
May 10 1934 Local News Highlights
Duncan Grant suffered a broken nerve at the root of a tooth followed by an abscess after a wagon edge impact two weeks prior. Eunice Monkelsen and Raymond Isacson wed at Trinity Lutheran Humboldt with Rev. Hendrickson officiating. Mildred Heald spent a weekend with the Healds. Helen Brinkman earned an honor bid from Purple Arrow at Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls. Merl McAninch and wife went to Fort Dodge for tonsil removal. Rolfe high seniors and faculty held a steak fry at Rolfe City Park and attended the Spitfire show, inviting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan Grant
Eunice Monkelsen
Pocahontas
Raymond Isacson
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Parsonage
Humboldt
H. C. Hendrickson
Mildred Heald
Greenville
J. W. Heald
Helen Brinkman
May 8 1924 Radio Singers and Local Notices
Miss Oral Green, teaching at Henderson, will sing over the radio from Shenandoah May 15 from Henry Field station. Ambrose Olmsted has been ill. Walter Green handles city mail routes. Robert Hunter adds a bath room to his home. E L Hollis family enjoys a new Studebaker sedan. Weather swings from 91 in shade to snow. Thompson Bros buy H M Schreiber business. Eric Thompson to lead. they own the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oral Green
Henderson
Shenandoah
Henry Field Broadcasting
Ambrose Olmsted
Walter Green
Robert Hunter
E. L. Hollis
Studebaker
Thompson Bros
H. M. Schreiber
E. B. Thompson
Eric
Mothers Day Observance Highlighted By Flower Tribute
The article notes Mothers Day falls on the second Sunday in May, this year May 10, and urges honoring both living and deceased mothers with flowers. Origin attributed to Anna Jarvis and the Mothers Day International Association. Congress fixed the date. visitors and letters encouraged. a reminder that love is proved by sacrifice, not words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Arrow
Letter on dog control and political candidacy in Pocahontas County
A reader from Rolfe Iowa urges a stiff fine on owners of female dogs in season allowed to roam. She argues owners bear responsibility for dog packs and suggests spaying versus punishment. The letter also notes upcoming 1964 June primary races with Frederick M Hudson for County Attorney and a Democrat for Clerk of District Court seeking voter support.
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Pocahontas County
Frederick M. Hudson Rolfe
Iowa
Jerry R. Donovan
Pocahontas, Ia
Marie Pavik
Pocahontas
Marvin Wiseman
Towa
It’s Fine to Believe in Yourself in Caution
The saying urges self confidence with balance as a warning not to be swayed too easily. It emphasizes critical thinking and steady judgment when forming beliefs or accepting ideas.
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Greg Kaiser
Marion Bruce
McEaer Iowb Press Association
Atigin
Sunkist
Freeman's Clover Farm Store
Clover Farm
Bakes
Rolfe, Iowa
KRAFT
Bon Ami
Kool Aid
LON
G. Fred Smith
Insurance & Realtor
Noll
Denis
MR “G
Drt. W. Feldman
Dial
Loxterkamp
M. D
Rolfe Clinic
R. B. Ranney
Laurens Livestock Sales
Laurens
Bob Gormley
R. O. Drown
West Bend
E. P. Hansen
Optometrist
Humboldt, Lowa
Joseph Schoofs
Pocahontas, Iowa
Elmer A Ducommun
Amy Ireland
Carroll
Donald Nelson
U.T.C
Nels Nelson
Egypt
Spigot
Mary Ellen Wadsley
Hanson
Silage Distributors
James Dewolf
Gilmore City
Hanson Silo CO
Lakeview
Paul J. Poduska
Leonard C
Congress
N.W. Iowa
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