Clyde Charlton to Deliver Address to Class of 1935 R.H.S
Rolfe High School will hold commencement exercises on May 28 in the school auditorium. Hon Clyde B Charlton Class of 1916 an attorney from Des Moines has agreed to be the commencement speaker. The class this year has 23 members with Violet Cope of Mallard enrolled as a post graduate student.
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Rolfe High School
Rolfeigh
Clyde B. Charlton
the Moines
Ice
Violel Cope of
Mallard
Names listed for obituary or notice in local column
A roster of individuals including Doris Rudolfson M Yvonne Christenson Veronica Cornwell Wilna R DeWolf Marjorie Hansen Ione Hester Roberta Kennedy Marie Hosier Dorothy Lokerse Ruth Murray Mary Margaret Sinek Margaret Virginia White Dean Gunderson Edward Green Vernon Harmon Harold Hoard Edward Kober Elmer Peterson Archie Phillips Donald Sroufe H C White Sr Stella Shimon Mary Skraman appears in a community notice with no further event details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Rudolfson
M. Yvonne Christenson
Veronica Cornwell
Wilna R. Dewolf
Marjorie H. Hansen c. Ione Hester
F. Roberta Kennedy
Marie J. Hosier
Dorothy G. Lokersen
Ruth Murray Mary Margaret Sinek Margaret Virginia White
Dean C. Gunderson
Edward Green Vernon L. Harmon
Harold N. Hoard
Edward H. Kober
Elmer N. Peterson
Archie Phillips Donald A. Sroufe
H.C. White SR
Stella Shimon
Mary Skraman
Rolfe High School
Dean Gunderson
Vernon Harmon
Harold Heard
Pueblo
Mary Seaman
Mary Margaret Sinek
Yvonne Christenson
Donald Stoufe
Marjorie Hansen
Edward Green
Dude Ranch
Roberta Kennedy
Elmer Peterson
Margaret White
Tone Heiter
Wilna DeWolf
Marie Hosier
Ruth Murray
Junior White
Edward Kober
Archie Phillips
Margaret Virginia White
Eldon Obrecht
Rolfe High Orchestra Heads to National Music Contest
Rolfe High School Orchestra with 34 players travels to Madison Wisconsin for the national music contest after winning state honors. They depart from Whittemore this evening in a Milwaukee Railway special car and perform Friday with Superintendent M D Anderson music supervisor Mrs Inez Archer and violin instructor Mrs Voltz from West Bend joining the group.
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Rolfe High School
Madison
Wis
Whittemore
Milwaukee Railway
M. D. Anderson
Inez Archer
Voltz
West Bend
Legion Stag Meeting Set for May 21 in Rolfe
The Pocahontas County American Legion Association will hold a stag meeting in Rolfe on Tuesday May 21 at 8:00 p.m. County Commander T. D. Jones and County Adjutant Miller announce the event. Also noted are moves on a new telephone directory and student council election results at Iowa State College Ames for George Heald and Norton Ives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County American Legion Association
Rolfe
John Heald
Mildred
Marion
Ames
George Heald
Norton Ives
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Community Club Schedule of Local Meetings
A series of upcoming events lists meetings and picnics held across May and June. Activities include Home Study gatherings at Mrs Victor Shimon and Mrs Loren Pease, Ladies Aid Society at Mrs A.son, a third degree lodge event, A L D picnic at Mrs H. Brinkman, and 4 H Club and Woman's Club activities in Rolfe and surrounding homes.
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Studi
Ictor Shimon
Loren Pease
Kirt
Autheran Ladies Aid
A. Son
Rev Sinning to Deliver Baccalaureate Sermon May 19
Rolfe high school holds Baccalaureate for the Class of 1955 in the school auditorium Sunday evening May 19 at eight o'clock. Rev H A Sinning delivers the sermon with subject Let Your Light Shine. The program includes music by Faith Chapman Inez Archer Wanda Sroufe and girls' trio and duets plus scripture reading and benediction.
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Rolfe High School
H. A. Sinning
T. S. Bassett
Wanda Sroufe
State baseball tournament to be held in Manson this weekend
The state high school baseball tournament heads to Man son May 16 17 18 with eight teams Somers Radcliffe Central City Hancock Rose Hill Mason City Farmersburg and Burlington. Coffman Radcliffe’s one armed slugger tops the list of stars to watch as fans are guaranteed strong baseball.
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Manson
Somers
Radcliffe
Central City
Hancock
Rose Hill
Mason City
Farmersburg
Burlington
Coffman
Radcliff
Obituary for Phyllis Perrin in Carroll Iowa
Phyllis Jean Perrin born Feb 8 1923 in Rolfe Iowa died May 7 1985 in Carroll Iowa after a battle with measles colitis appendicitis and pneumonia. Survived by parents La Verne and Harriett Perrin and many relatives. funeral held at the Methodist church with blood transfusion pallbearers listed and interment at Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Jean Perrin
Carroll
LaVerne and
Harriett Cooklin Perrin
Rolfe
Iowa
Augusta Cooklin
Methodist Church
Phyllis Jean
Edward Kober
Billy McIntire
Ebner Peterson
Jean Wiegman
Vernon Harmon
Keith Rickard
Clinton-Garfield
Otis Cook
B. F. Showers
George Ivey
Russell McIntire
Arlene Cook
Chas. Meyers
Jake Spies
Jerry Flesssner
Jolley
M. J. Murphy
Ivan Melohn
Fonda
Chas. Cuklenz
Fred Cuklenz
Terril
H. BR. Cooklin
Estherville
Covey Sobkoweuk
Richard ,Cooklin
Emmetsburg
Adolph Cooklin
Cecil Cooklin
Newell
Laurens
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting Recaps W M S Convention
The Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Society met at the Rosalind home near Plover last week. Miss Grace Thompson and Mrs Telmer Sime spoke on the W M S convention in Kanawha. Rev J K Wangberg led the business and devotional sessions. An excellent lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Society
Rosalind
Plover
Alvin Tinge
Grace Thompson
Telmer Sime
Kanawha
J. K. Wangberg
Slot Machines Ordered From Businesses Across Region
Deputy Sheriff C. W. Gilchrist visited cafes beer parlors and pool halls in Rolfe urging proprietors to remove slot machines described as games of skill. He noted no arrests yet and suggested a state wide move likely tied to Sioux City actions. The piece questions legality definitions and predicts possible court interpretations and a broader crackdown.
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C. W. Gilchrist
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Sioux City
Horton Talks Taxes At Rolfe Promotion Club Meeting
Attorney A T Horton of Pomeroy spoke on homestead exemption and tax allocation from sales and net income taxes. The club discussed sending Rolfe high school orchestra and state music contest winners to the national contest in Madison with a fundraising committee and event dates set.
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Rolfe Promotion Club
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. QO. Wangberg
J. H. Brinkman
Rolfe
Co. L. Gunderson
Trade Extension Committee
Uv. C
Damborg
Savage Block
C. W. Siefkin
Minute Men
A. T. Horton
Pomeroy
Horton
General Assembly
L. R. Davidson
W. D. Hauck
C. B. Bowen
Eldon Watters
Leonard Smith
Anniversary week marks Geo. O. Hauck & Co. milestone
The piece notes 53 years since Valentine Hauck and Martin Weible opened a store in the Tremont Hotel building. Now Geo. O. Hauck & Co. operates with Valentine D. Hauck assisting, marking three generations. The firm, long trusted in town, invites visits during harvest season rather than a sale.
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Geo. O. Hauck & Co
Valentine Hauck
Martin Weible
Tremont Hotel
Valentine D. Hauck
Haveks
Rolfe Women's Club to Meet for Luncheon at Mrs Muriel Wilson Home
Rolfe Woman's Club will hold a luncheon Thursday June 6 at the home of Mrs. Muriel Wilson. Members should report to Mrs. Grant Pollock if attending. The group traveled to Dennis Sunday to visit their brother D E Green hospitalized there with relatives including Mr and Mrs Albert Brewster, Mr and Mrs Donald Brewster, Edward Green, and Lucille Learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Woman's Club
Muriel Wilson
Grant Pollock
R. E. Green
Donald
Edward
Albert Brewster
Lucille Learned
Denis
D. E. Green
Rolfe High seniors stage Digging Up the Dirt play
The Rolfe High School senior class presented Digging Up the Dirt in two performances on Friday May 10. Cast members included Dean Gunderson Vernon Harmon Harold Heard and a large group of students plus chaperone Marjorie Hansen. The home economic display between acts featured a style show and the R H S orchestra performed selections praised by the audience.
Pocahontas County Sunday School Convention Attended
The 7th Annual Pocahontas County Sunday School Association convention at Pocahontas drew 68 delegates from nine schools. O G Herbracht of Des Moines and Rev P C Larsen of Gilmore City gave notable addresses, with a strong program and a solo by Helen Kennedy of Rolfe. Mrs John Eisenhauer of Lincoln township has long served as secretary of the county association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County Sunday School Association
Pocahontas
O. G. Herbracht
Des Moines
P. C. Larsen
Gilmore City
Helen Kennedy
Rolfe
Mother O' Mine
John Eisenhauer
Lincoln Township
County Association
Grace Huton
Nains Lutheran Church Services Next Sunday
Services at Nains Lutheran church next Sunday with Sunday school at 10 00 a m and Epathite services at 11 00 a m Rev Larson of Audubon will preach in English A meeting of the young people will be held at Miss Dorothy Johansens home at 730 Sunday evening
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Nains Lutheran Church
Larson
Audubon
Dorothy Johansen
Farm Bureau Exchange Debuts as Mimeographed Paper
The Farm Bureau Exchange, a mimeographed newspaper, appeared last week signaling a new local bulletin aimed at agricultural workers and community readers.
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The
Farm Bureau Exchange
Graduating Exercises of Rural Schools Set May 25
The rural schools of Pocahontas County will hold graduation exercises at 2 00 p m Saturday May 25 in the Pocahontas public school gymnasium. The class includes 114 graduates from across the county with a program of music readings and a diploma ceremony conducted by County Superintendent Mrs J H McMichael.
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Ofocahontas County
Pocahontas
Pocahontas High School
Pocahontas J. S. Orchestra
Young Farmers Quartet
Laurens
Reading
Donnabelle Simpson
Rolfe
Laura Belle Hammer
Laurens Hi School
Palmer High School Girls
Howard Townsend
Fonda
Pocahontas Boys’ Quartette
Roundelay
Seeding Sudan Grass for Summer Pasture
County Agent Howard C. Willett recommends Sudan grass as temporary emergency pasture for farms with dry regular pastures. It tolerates hot, dry weather and yields grazing when bluegrass is parched. Plant after soil warms, 10 to 15 pounds per acre, drill or broadcast, and graze when 8 to 10 inches tall. Not a soil builder. it depletes fertility.
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Howard C. Willett
Sudan
Willett
Acre
Green Torkelson Marywed In Fairmont Parsonage
Fae Green of Rolfe and Torkel B. Torkelson of Bode were married May 14 1985 at the Fairmont Minnesota Methodist parsonage with Rev. Charles Miller presiding. Attendants were Corliss Stegge and wife. The bride wore white crepe ensemble and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Green. The groom is the son of Mrs. John Torkelson and has farm work experience. They will reside on the groom's farm near Bode.
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EK. Fae Green
Rolfe
Torkel B. Torkelson
Bode
Fairmont
Minn
Charles Miller
Corliss Stegge
Torkelson
R. F E. Green
Rolfe High School
John Torkelson
Improvements at Rolfe Creamery Modernizes Plant
The Rolfe Creamery installed a York Allen five ton ice machine to boost butter output from 70 to 30 in 24 hours. Cooling tanks hold nearly 1000 feet of pipe with a 22 foot coil condenser. A new horizontal boiler replaces the old upright unit. The Poulsens invest in plant and product improvements.
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Rolfe Creamery
York-Allen
Poulsens
Phillipses Visit Sanborn Home in Family Stopover
Wm. Phillips Jr. traveled to Sanborn Thursday for a brief visit at the David Berner residence. He returned with Mrs. Phillips the next day, who had been staying with her parents for several weeks to recover from a major operation.
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Wm. Phillips Jr
Sanborn
David Berner
Mrs. Phillips
Rolfe's New Well Fails to Provide Water
City tests show Rolfe's new well yields only 48 gallons per minute after a state ordered restart. Thorpe Bros. and council agree production is insufficient and await Federal ERA guidance before deciding next steps. If Rolfe revises water rates to run on revenue, another well could be drilled without bonds.
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Rolfe
State
Thorpe Bros
FERA
County Auxiliary Entertained by Local Unit
The local unit of the American Legion Auxiliary entertained other Pocahontas county units Monday afternoon in the Methodist church social rooms with all units represented except Fonda and Varina. Officers elected included Dorothy Gibson, Gilmore City as County Chairman. Vern Morrell, Palmer as Vice-Chairman. A. V. Perigal, Rolfe as Secretary. J. F. Staljcup, Gilmore City as Treasurer. Program featured living pictures and a pantomime. A luncheon followed the program.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Pocahontas County
Methodist Church
Fonda
Varina
Dorothy Gibson
Gilmore City
Vern ‘Morrell
Palmer
A. V. Per‘igal
Rolfe
J. F. Staljcup
E. F
Living Pictures
T. D. Jones
J. R. McIntire
Dolf
Marjorie Jones
Janet Epainede
A. V. Perigal
B. F. Seckelly
Marcella Quigley
M. Christensen
Our Auxiliary
L. A. Rogers
Flanders Feld
Veronica Cornwell
M. Burroughs
Dc. W. Watts
Lewis Paulson
Bessie M. Tayolr
W. Leland McIntire
Anita Miller
Wanda Sroufe
Earl Bausserman
P. E. O. Chapter FR Luncheon Hosts Members
P. E. O. Chapter FR held a one o'clock luncheon Tuesday with Mrs. J. R. McIntire as hostess. Twenty five members attended along with Mrs. Will Neel of Gilmore City as a guest. Each member spoke on her Friendly Sister experiences for the year. The next meeting will occur May 28 at Mrs. Robert Bruce's home with Mrs. T. D. Jones reporting on the state meeting in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. McIntire
C. B. Bowen
George O. Hauck
H. C. Wiegman
Morris W. Webb
W. R. Rogers
Randall Melson
Will Neel
Gilmore City
Webster City
P. RH. O
Robert Bruce
T. D. Jones
Des Moines
Death takes Pat Calligan from Rolfe Iowa
Patrick Joseph Calligan dies Tuesday morning May 14 1935 at his Rolfe home after a years long illness. He was among Pocahontas county’s first families and a full obituary will appear next week. Funeral services occur this morning at St Margaret's Catholic Church with Rev Daniel Tewell presiding. Burial will be at West Bend.
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Patrick Joseph Calligan
Great Beyond
Rolfe
Calligan
Pocahontas County
St .Margaret’s Catholic Church
Daniel Tewell
West Bend
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Clyde Charlton
R.hls
Legion Stag Meeting
Co. EF. Miller
F Mi
Axonic Lodge
FR. P
Will Bee
H. Brinkman
Garfield
Donald Shimon
Cin
Aest
C. Underson
An’s
Rolfe Woman Plu
Juriel Wilson
D. M. T. 8 Woman's Club
Rolfe City Park
45Th General Assembly
Judiciary Committee
Nains Church Services
Green — Torkelson
County Auxiliary
Death
Pat Calligan
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