Rewarding Trip Ends For Foremen Of USO Tour
Rolfe’s well known Barbershop quartet the Foremen recently returned from a U.S.O. Tour of the Far East singing for service members at bases and hospitals. They described the trip as rewarding and recalled visits to Japan the Philippines and Guam with hospital wards aboard the U S S Constellation and a stop at the Tokyo World’s Fair.
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Rolfe
Far East
Viet Nam
Korea
Thailand
Japan
Philippines
Guam
Fort Dodge
Omaha
San Francisco
Commercial Air Lines
Hawaii
Wake Island
Sano
Tokyo
U.S
U.S.S
Focal Rolfe
Steven Hovey
Sdsit
Clark Air Force Base
Manilla
Officers Club
Clark A.B
W.W. IT
States
G.i.’S
Foremen Visit Philippine Hospital On USO Tour
The Foremen, Perry Johnson Curtis Kerns John W Nielsen and Garland Westerman pose by a Welcome sign at a base hospital in the Philippines. The quartet performed for many servicemen in South Pacific hospitals during a recent USO tour. The mood is upbeat as servicemen greet the performers with praise.
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Philippines
Perry Johnson
Curtis
Kerns
John W. Nielsen
Garland Westerman
South Pacific
Fire at Farm North of Rolfe Damages Site
Rolfe Fire Department responded to a blaze at the Jim Triplett farm about 8 45 Monday morning 61 miles north of Rolfe. The fire involved piled wood steel posts and steel siding causing minor rear heat damage to a steel sided building earnby. Cause remains unknown. Eugene Hinrichs is listed as a patient in Emmetsburg Hospital.
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Rolfe
Jim Triplett
Earnby
Des Moines Township Alumni Banquet and Homecoming
The D.M.T. Alumni Association plans a banquet and homecoming in the school gym on Saturday evening June 6. Letters will be mailed to alumni. Mr. and Mrs. Merle Boitnott of Humboldt visited Sunday afternoon at Dorothy Stowell's home.
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Alumni Association of
Des Moines Township School
D.M.T
Merle Boitnott
Humboldt
Dorothy Stowell
Father D Tewell Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services for the Rev Daniel A Tewell 81 former pastor of St Margaret s Catholic Church were held Wednesday morning at St Margaret s He died Sunday evening at St Anthony s Hospital in Carroll The Bishop of the Sioux City diocese celebrated the Requiem Mass with a large clergy presence and many parishioners noting his 31 years at St Margaret s Burial followed at St Margaret s parish cemetery He will be remembered for faith oratory and love for children.
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Daniel A. Tewell
St. Margaret's Catholic Church
St. Margaret’s
Father Tewell
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Carroll
Joseph M. Mueller
Sioux City
Frank H. Greteman
Bernard Montag
Mallard
Richard Remmel
Storm Lake
Deacons of Honor
Elmer Thom
Spirit Lake
Frank Staber
Whittemore
Louis Greving
West Bend
Thurifer
Alfred McCoy
Pocahontas
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Mary’s Church
Sac City
St. Margaret's
Rolfe
Jerome Koenig
St. Mary’s
Auburn
St. Anthony’s
Clear View Manor
St. Margaret's Parish Cemetery
Harold Calligan
Ralph Cornwell
Lloyd Cox
Roy Schonberger
Walter Tiernan
James Triplett
Music Mothers Meeting in Rolfe with Elections
The Rolfe Music Mothers invite members to a May 13 7 30 p m meeting in the school lunch room last gathering of the year. Officers will be elected and unpaid black materials fee of 4 75 should be sent to Mr Svalstad or Mr Hays.
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Rolfe Music Mothers
Svalstad
Hays
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Uptown
Pilot Creek FFA members attend State Leadership Conference
Four Pilot Creek Chapter FFA members and advisor Mr. Melot traveled to Cedar Rapids for the State Leadership Conference of the Future Farmers of America held April 23 to 25. Delegates Doug Christensen and Robert Wieger t served as official chapter delegates. Doug played in the FFA Band and Jim Jordan sang in the State FFA Chorus. Governor Ray expressed support for the FFA during the convention, with the group attending contests at the Montrose Hotel and a session at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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FFA
Pilot Creek
Mr. Melot
Future Farmers of America
Cedar Rapids
Doug Christensen
Jim Jordan
Bill Shimon
Robert Wiegert
Montrose Hotel
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Bill
Robert
Doug
Jordan
Ray
Rolfe Ffa
Two Die in Plover Area Two Car Crash
A Friday night two car collision north of Plover killed Erwin Burgardt 63 of Curlew and Melvin Blaha 18 of Havelock. Blaha’s 14 year old passenger Brent Boysen was in serious condition. Burgardt’s family funeral services held in Plover and Britt.
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Plover
Havelock
Erwin Burgardt
Curlew
Melvin Blaha
Palo Alto County Hospital
Melvin
Jerry Blaha
Havelock-Plover
Blaha
Pocahontas
Burgardt
Methodist Church
Boughton Funeral Home
Britt
Evergreen Cemetery
Kenton Eppelsheimer
Littleton
Colo
James Hinrichs
Rochester
Minn
Richard Karsten
Iowa City
Brent Boysen
William Boysen
Mother-Daughter Banquet Held Sunday at St. Margaret's
A Mother-Daughter Banquet was held Sunday evening at St. Margaret's Catholic Church with about 59 attendees. The event featured a "Time" theme with dolls as centerpieces, a three course dinner, and speakers including Rev. David Hogan and Sisters Rosemund Charlotte and Ellen.
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St. Margaret's Catholic Church
David Hogan
St. Margaret’s
Rosemund
Charlotte
Ellen
Pocahontas
Dallas Bauer
Eldon Sernett
Janelle Sernett
Cheryl Wilson
New York
Rolfe Boys Second At Poky Relays by Half Point
Rolfe finished second at the Poky Relays with 27 points, Armstrong 27? points, and Goldfield 26 as the meet edged Rolfe by 0.5. Brent Hilton long jumped 18 feet 94 inches, Henry Brinkman ran 17.8 in high hurdles, and Rolfe relay squads posted top finishes. The district meet is set for Friday at Pocahontas.
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Rams
Armstrong
Rolfe
Goldfield
Brent Hilton
Henry Brinkman
Pomerenko
Winkleblack
Tutt
Tjaden
Wyman Wilson II wed in Fort Myer ceremony
Miss Mary Margaret Wyman and Captain Norris Aubrey Wilson II were married April 16 1970 at Fort Myer Virginia in the Post Chapel. The bride daughter of Col. Philip A Wy man USA ret and Mrs Wy man Arlington. the groom son of Mr and Mrs N A Wilson Rolfe. The couple planned a reception at Army-Navy Country Club and Officer's Club folly coverage notes educational and military backgrounds.
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Mary Margaret Wyman
Norris Aubrey Wilson II
Post
Fort Myer
Virginia
Philip A. Wyman
Wyman
Arlington
N. A
Jim) Wilson
Rolfe
M. R. Standley
Ann Wyman
Robey McDaniels
OCS
Williamsburg
Army-Navy Country Club
Officer’s Club
The
Universary of
Florida
Kappa Delta Sorority
State University of Iowa
Officers’ Candidate School
Paratroop
Ranger
Rolfe Second At Ram Relays
Twin Rivers beats Rolfe by one point 45 to 44 in a Ram Relays meet at Rolfe led by top scorers N W Webster Schaller Laureng Pocahontas Catholic Pocahontas. Rolfe set a meet record in the 440 Yard Relay 47.0 and Pocahontas Catholic set Two Mile Relay and High Jump records while Twin Rivers claimed Shot Put and medley relay records.
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Feldman
Winkleblack
Tutt
Rickless
Rolfe
Tjaden
Ricklefs
Pomerenko
Twin Rivers
Ing
N.W. Webster
Schaller
Laureng
Pocahontas Catholic
Pocahontas
Gilmore City
Terris
Newell Providence
Cedar Valley
Pomeroy
Sioux Ruthven
South Clay
West Bend
Havelock-Plover
Peters
Satern
Rams
Brent Hilton
Henry Brinkman
Curt Roberts
Gregg Pomerenko
Frank Wheeler Rites Held in Rolfe
Frank Wheeler 82 lifelong Rolfe resident died April 29 1970 at Veterans Hospital Des Moines after illness. Services held at United Methodist Church with Rev. Warren A Bintz officiating and American Legion rites at Clinton Garfield Cemetery. Survived by brother Lawrence Sioux City sister-in-law Sylvia Wheeler two nephews and one niece. preceded by parents and brother Willard.
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Frank Wheeler
Rolfe
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
United Methodist Church
Warren A. Bintz
L. C. Olney
Frank
American Legion
Lawrence
Sioux City
Sylvia Wheeler
Willard
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Asaka
Eugene Hinrichs
Emmetsburg Hospital
D.M.T. Alumni
Father D. Tewell
FFA Group
New Lions
Rolfe Lions Club
Jerry Turner
Theo Ripperger
Charles Gunderson
Roger Witt
Gene
Rolfe Boys
Norris A. Wilson II
N. A. Wilson II
F. Wheeler
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