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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1969
Page
5
Ed Aden, a local carpenter, begins work on the Main Street building gutted by May 1966 fire. The project adds two 20 by 40 foot rooms and a new roof, costing nearly 5000 dollars, funded by natural gas revenue bonds, to house town equipment storage and town clerk and council offices and elections.
About 7 900 votes were cast in the Little Miss Rolfe Contest over the first three days. Each $1 purchase at participating Rolfe businesses earned one vote for a candidate. Voting runs through June 14, 1969 and the winner will represent Rolfe at the Little Miss Town Pageant in Okoboji in July. A list of 27 contestants and their current vote counts is posted, with final weekly standings withheld in the last phase.
All Girl Scouts planning to attend Day Camp must register and pay to their leader or Mrs Laura Montag in West Bend by May 15. Funeral services were held Thursday for Anfin Ashe of Hampton at the Lutheran Church in Kanawha with family in attendance.
Jon Shimon, 18, of Rolfe faces manslaughter charges after a Palm er crash that killed David Harter, 15, and Daniel Janssen, 16. The Iowa Highway Patrol led the probe. bonds and hearings are set, with prior charges including drag racing and failing to report or stay at the scene. The accident occurred Saturday April 12 when a car left the road, struck a field driveway, hit a light pole.
The Hall- Tilley Restoration Project chairman calls a Friday meeting at the Library basement on May 9 at 8:00 p.m. to review progress, finalize plans for finishing the log cabin restoration and relocating Hall House to Rolfe, inviting all in Rolfe and nearby to attend and cooperate.
CW2 Nicholas R. Alexander 21 received posthumous military honors at a private ceremony attended by his widow Julie Alexander and his parents in Algona and rural Wesley. The awards include the Silver Star and Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters. Alexander died in Viet Nam on November 27, 1968 after his helicopter was struck. National Nursing Home Week opens May 11 with Sunset Hill Manor inviting tours and an Open House on May 17 to showcase modern care and community involvement.
In a special session May 5 the Rolfe School Board approved a petition for a June 12 special election on two bond propositions. One up to 40 000 for repairs and remodeling at the Des Moines Township Attendance Center and Rolfe buildings plus 1 821 07 cash on hand. The second up to 30 000 to build and furnish a dressing room addition to the Rolfe High School, with new lockers and showers and improved exits. Voting at two precincts.
The Des Moines Township School Alumni Association hosts a 50th anniversary and homecoming in the D.M.T. School gym on Saturday June 7 at 7:00 p.m. Clarence Roberts of Mallard chairs the reunion committee. The event invites all graduates and former attendees, with a memorial for deceased members and emphasis on family and community as part of the celebration.
The marriage of Connie Marie Weir and Lt. Steven A. Accurso was solemnized at St. Matthew's Catholic Church Cedar Rapids on April 19 1969 at 1 00 p m in a double ring ceremony attended by 250 guests The bride given in marriage by her father wore a white linen gown with lace bodice and bell sleeves Flowers and music complemented the service with Mrs Strickland playing the processional and recessional
Mayor Pat Wood urges Rolfe Iowa residents to support National Nursing Home Week May 11 17 1969 by visiting Sunset Hill Manor on Mother's Day May 11 from 2 4 p m to 24 p m. The notice highlights Better Life through Community Concern and calls for active community involvement with elderly and chronically ill residents.
Randy Thoren won the $5.00 registration award at the Ritz Theatre on Sunday evening May 4. The award was donated by Jerry's Super Value Register at the Ritz Theatre during the show. You may be a winner.
The annual banquet for women bowlers at Poky Lanes in Pocahontas drew 108 attendees on May 1. Eight teams played in the Hit and Miss League and 16 in the Spare moment League. officers from Rolfe were elected. sponsors awarded prizes. Rolfe State Bank and Rolfe Arrow led league wins. four Rolfe bowlers earned 500 and 290 club honors, with high games and a gag prize noted.
Rolfe Bradgate road reopened to traffic after temporary fill covers flood holes. Highway 15 northeast of Rolfe remains closed due to bridge and approach damage with a foot drop at the center. Engineers expect mid-summer completion before Highway 15 reopens.
Mrs E A Johnson and Mrs Georgia O Hara were guests Sunday in the Gene Ayen home at Pocahontas.
Present day fashions will be modeled Monday evening May 12 at 7 30 in Rolfe Memorial Gym. Garments from this year by junior high and high school Home Ec students will be shown under instructor Mrs. Jean Reese. F H A initiation precedes the program and the public is invited.
The Rolfe Music Mothers group will meet Monday May 12 at 7 p.m. in the school lunchroom. Members should arrive on time to finish before the Style Show begins at 7 30.
The engagement and coming marriage of Linda Joan Rickard daughter of Mrs Ralph Rickard Rolfe to Leighton L Weltz son of Mr and Mrs Edmund Weltz Scotland SD is announced by the bride elects mother Miss Rickard teaches vocal music at Haywarden Iowa Herfiance is the instrumental music instructor in Royal Iowa The wedding date is set for July 27.
The Foremen, a local barbershop quartet, will embark on a 17 day Pacific USO tour in March 1970 visiting hospitals in Japan, Okinawa, Guam, Formosa and Hawaii. Members include Curtis Kerns Perry Johnson John W Nielsen of Rolfe and Garland Westerman of Plover. They also head to St Louis for the International Barbershop Quartet Contest on June 26 after tying for first at Waterloo with the Midwest Four of Mason City. Wayne Johnson of Rockford joins the Midwest Four.
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