Paving planned for primary route 44 through Rolfe
Mayor received word from Engineer Fred White Ames that paving on primary route 44 through Rolfe has been authorized by the highway commission. A mile of paving would be done this summer with work to cover the city stretch from the Wr ech residence hill south on Field street to the Northwestern railroad crossing area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brinkman
Fred White
Ames
Rolfe
Ditto
Wrecht
Field Street
Bank Corner
Rolfe Club
Cou- Aines
Highway Commission
A. J. Shaw
Jens Thompson
Munnty
Combeholden
Commission
Garfield
Adua
Garfield Street
Oak Corner
Rolfe Council
Ollie J. Ditto Haseen
Poppy Day Set in Rolfe May Twenty Ninth Plans
Poppy day in Rolfe will be on Saturday May 29 as Frances M Perigal announces, with the Cecil Cumming unit of the American Legion Auxiliary organizing the event. Poppies are made by disabled veterans at Knoxville and proceeds stay in Rolfe to aid local veteran families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Frances M. Perigal
Cecil Cumming
Themerican Legion Auxiliary
Knoxville
Reuben Wangberg Wins State Oratory Honors
Rolfe residents celebrate as Reuben Wangberg wins first in oratory at Minnesota State College forensics event in Minneapolis. Son of Rev J O Wangberg and Mrs Wangberg, he graduates Rolfe high and studies at Concordia College Moorhead. He has long pursued debating and oratory with steady effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Reuben Wangberg
Minnesota State College
Minneapolis
Reuben
J. 0. Wangberg
Rolfe High
Concordia College
Moorhead
Mion
Surprise party marks MrsMarie Paulson birthday
Mr and Mrs Denzil Johnson drove to Humboldt Thursday afternoon to attend a surprise party at the home of Mrs Marie Paulson celebrating her $314 birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denzil Johnson
Humboldt
Marie’ Paulson
Commencement Exercises for Rolfe High Class of 1937
The Rolfe high school will graduate its forty fourth class on May 20. Fifteen of the eleventh year began students will receive diplomas, led by valedictorian Lawrence Kennedy and runner up Janice Wiegman with Agnes Simonson close third. Dr. John P. Lester, former pastor, will deliver the commencement address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Herman Dietrich
Franklyn Brinkman
Marvin Turley
Vincent Callian
Keith Rickard
Lawrence Kenney
Ivan Peterson
Mildred Mason
Agnes Simonson
Katherine George
Leta Mae Stoner
Elva Mae Utterson
Henriette Hoesing
Carmen Sindergard
Janice Wiegman
Lawrence Kennedy
Kennedy
John P. Lester
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Lester
Lu Mae White
C. W. Tompkins
Tadupil
Tadupil Thnetlancogare Allan Lomen
J. P. Lester
Aca
Barbara Melson Receives College Honors at Morningside
Barbara Melson of Rolfe a junior at Morningside college was elected secretary treasurer of Pi Kappa Delta for next year and retires as president. A noted debater she has been one of the college’s two women debaters for two years and serves on the student council and dormitory girls’ organization. She is a member of Kappa Zeta Chi and was private secretary to Dean of Women Miss Lillian E. Dimmitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Melson
Rolfe
Morningside College
Pi Kappa Delta Forensic Fraternity
Barbara
Morningside
Kappa Zeta Chi Sorority
Lillian E. Dimmitt
Decoration Day Observance Set For Sunday
American Legion to lead Sunday ceremonies with auxiliary and students. Programs include 1:30 at the Cecil Cumming memorial tree and 2:00 at the cemetery. No schoolhouse services planned. Full program details to be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Legion
Cecil Cumming
Garfield 4-H Mothers Honored at Go Getters Lunch
Mothers of Garfield 4-H girls and guests gathered at the J. O. Hosier home for a Mother’s Day luncheon on May 15. Miss Marie Hosier and Miss Winifred Brinkman led the service with blue 4-H uniforms, a violet bouquet centerpiece, and a buffet menu. The program included a recipe roll call, a basic bread and cake demo, poetry from Irene McNee, and the Country Girl's Creed by Marie Hosier, ending with rally day songs and folk games. Five mothers, ten 4-H daughters, and four visitors attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Arlo Ives
Irene McNee
Marie Hosier
Shower of Blessings At Pre nuptial Breakfast
Miss Lucile Bucher of Plover and Miss Louise Smith of Sioux City were honored at a miscellaneous pre nuptial shower and breakfast hosted by Mrs. Muriel Wilson. Guests enjoyed a breakfast with spring flowers and bridge before gift presentations. Bucher, a Rolfe fourth grade teacher, will wed Clifford Wilson of Minneapolis in summer. Smith, Rolfe high school music instructor, plans to marry Kenneth Meckley of Boone in June. Out of town guests joined the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile Bucher
Plover
Louise Smith
Sioux City
Muriel Wilson
Ann Wilson
Lillian Nelson
Dorothy Breckenridge
Phyllis Cutler
Georgia Phares
Gertrude Hurley
Irene McNee
Jean Jennings
Ruth Wilson
Rolfe School
Clifford Wilson
Minneapolis
Rolfe High School
Kenneth Meckley
Boone
J. H. Bucher
Millicent Eppelsheimer
Will Christensen
Rockwell City
Alice Hood
Mallard
A L D Holds Luncheon and Officers Meeting
At 1 pm the A. L. D. club gathered at Mrs. E. A. Messinger's home for a two course luncheon. Officers were elected: President Mrs. G. B. Palmer, Vice President Mrs. E. P. Lomen, Secretary Mrs. C. L. Gunderson, Treasurer Mrs. Carl Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. D. Club
E. A. Messinger
Mary van Ives
Mary Beth Brinkman
G. B. Palmer
E. P. Lomen
Messinger
Gulf City
Jonesport
North Twin Lake
L. A. Rogers
Sunday visit to E B Thompson home noted
Mr and Mrs Joe Osmon and daughter Elaine visited with Mr and Mrs Id Ryen and family of Eagle Grove at the E B Thompson residence on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Osmon
Elaine
Id Ryen
Eagle Grove
E. B. Thompson
Senator Shaw Named to Interim Tax Committee
Senator Albert J. Shaw of Poca hontas was picked by Lieutenant Governor Valentine for the interim committee on retrenchment and reform. The judiciary committee chair also on the panel created a conflict, Shaw’s No. 1 committee won out. Shaw has studied the tax question and may aid taxpayers, though immediate benefits remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Shaw
Pocahontas
Valentine
Senate
Shaw
Senator Shaw
Albert
Weather and Crops Report on Spring Planting Progress
Farmers report more than half the corn planted early in the week despite frequent showers. A heavy Friday frost damaged beans and tomato plants. lilacs and iris blooms are scarce, and tulips are fading. Oats and grass look healthy while dandelions thrive.
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A. R. Thornton
Thornton
Rolfe High School Holds Baccalaureate Services for Class of 1987
Baccalaureate services were held Sunday at 8 p.m. in the Rolfe high school auditorium for the class of 1987. Allan Lomen and Miss Mary Van Ives led the procession with Miss Lu Mae White. Rev. H A Sinning posed the address question Pillars or Wells. Music by the girls sextet and mixed chorus accompanied by Rev. J C Wangberg scripture reading invocation and Sinning benediction. Commencement is set for Thursday evening May 20 in the school auditorium with Rev. J P Lester of Grant township as speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Ruth Wilson
Mary Marshall
Janice Wiegman
Emily Paisley
Agnes Simonson
Marshall
Harvey P. Marshalls
Sylvia Allen
Miss Ainslee
Dr. Niles
Elva Mae Utterson
James
Limpy) Lannigan
Franklyn Brinkman
Vincent Calligan
Officer O'Shea
Katherine George
Mary van Ives
Irene Peterson
Mary Graves
Rachel Wiegman
Jeannette Hauck
Catherine McIntire
Marie White
Ann Williams
Missionary Women Meet Discuss Fund and Citizenship
The Missionary Society of the M. I. church gathered at Mrs. John Johnson's home with several hostesses assisting. Talks covered The Retirement Fund for Missionaries and Citizenship, plus a chapter from Toward Racial Understanding. The program included Africa missionary work and a Uncle Remus reading. Next meeting set for June 11 at Mrs. John Gunderson’s to plan Neigh borly Day with guests Pocahontas ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Missionary Society of the
M. I. Church
John Johnson
H. Forsythe
Gee, Schnug
Thos. Diggs
Emma Day
John Nelson
Geo.rvey
Africa
Uncle Remus
John Gunderson
Pocahontas
Display of Heirlooms at Kensington May 26
Circle No 2 of the Methodist Aid society hosts an heirloom exhibit with the regular Kensington event on Wednesday May 26. Community members are invited to bring a dated heirloom for display and a welcome is extended to mothers and grandmothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle No. 2
Methodist Aid Society
Kensington
Radio Pictures of Coronation Printed Today
Amateur and veteran news cameramen rushed from London sent radio pictures of the coronation. The issue prints unusual photos showing the English ceremony and the improved radio transmission of imagery by the press corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coronation
London
George
Elizabeth
America
Old Rolfe Sawmill and Des Moines Township Homes
The account recalls W H Hall becoming owner of the Stockdale mill in 1860 to supply hardwood for Des Moines township buildings. It describes the mill’s operations, the 1867 structures built with its lumber, the earliest bridges, and the vivid memory of witnessing the mill in action with its smoke and saw. It notes numerous log houses built with hardwood and soft maple, the use of riven shingles, and the distinctive odor of log cabins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Hall
Stockdale
William J. Clark
John M. Stockdale
Roderick Harris
Ham Bridge
Pocahontas County
Hall
Robert Struthers
John Rogers
Will Sennett
Powhatan Township
Pilot Creek
Ora Harvey
John Heald
Webster City
Hall’s
Des Moines
Hall’s Mill
Clinton Township
Powhatan
William B. Strong
Henry Thomas
John Fraser Sr
Robert Anderson
Dan Thomas
Emerson Place
Presbyterian Young Folks to Entertain Visitors at May Gathering
The Rolfe Presbyterian church hosts the Fort Dodge presbytery Young People's League gathering Friday and Saturday May 28 and 29. About 25 towns from the north half of the presbytery will be represented. Registration begins 5:30 P.M. with a 6:30 banquet served by the Excelsior society. The program features worship, talks by Dr. C. M. Wallace Ames and Miss Mildred Matteson Rockwell City, music, and a candlelight closing service. A 75 cent fee covers banquet and luncheon costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Fort Dodge Presbytery
Young People’s League
Excelsior Society
Evelyn Green
Rolfe Christian Endeavor
Jean Jennings
Livermore
Bill McIntire
Christ
Burt Church
a _ girls
Mary Von _ Ives
Irene Peterson
Mary Graves
Janice Wiegman
Dr. Wallace
Ames
Mildred Matteson
Rockwell City
Clara Dawson
Rolfe
Massix
Harriman
Tenn
Lake Park
Estherville
Lone Rock
Walter Rothwell
Plover
Eastern Star program delights members and mothers
The annual Eastern Star event Friday evening impressed attendees with garden and cut flowers in the chapter room. Ellen Mather received a flower spray from Annabelle Brinkman, while Mrs. Butler and other members were honored with tributes and stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Ellen Mather
Annabelle Brinkman
C. E. Boyce
W. S. Butler
Mable Morrison
Butler
Order of Eastern Star
Biloxi
Miss
Etta Symes
Henry Olerich
Clarence Jensen
A. A. Brinkman
C. B. Bowen
Lucile Bowen
Frank King
Hasterr
Sime Family Dinners at Fairmont Home Guests
Mr and Mrs Telmer Sime and brothers Bill and Ernest Sime attended dinner at T J Sime’s Fairmont Minnesota home on Sunday as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Telmer Sime
Bill and
Ernest Sime
T. J. Sime
Fairmont
Minn
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. “D. Anderson
Iplomas
L. R. Davidson
Board of Education
C. W. Tompking
Accalaureate Services
Hall'’s
Presbyterian
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