Rolfe High School Graduation Week Highlights
Rolfe High School honors its 27 diploma recipients in a high-spirited commencement led by Prof. John Barnes on "The Man in the Shadow." junior senior banquet, church sermons, and a busy week of concerts, plays, and reflections showcase a record-breaking class of 22 girls and 5 boys.
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Rolfe High School
John Barnes
Cedar Falls
Rolfe
Louise Anderson
Raymond Bruce
Bess Cuff
Lettie Campbell
Geraldine Cleaver
Margaret Ferguson
Martha Gundergon
Wilbur Green
Blanche Ives
Bula Kirkpatrick
Marie Jones
Grace Larson
Lois Lighter
Dorothy Messinger
Emma Miller
Emma Major
Operetta Florinda and Eighth Grade Exercises Friday Night
The operetta Florinda and the Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises will be at the opera house Friday evening May 28 at 8 o'clock. Miss Ruth Casaday led weeks of practice for Morinda The Rose and Pearl with parents aiding in costumes. Twenty six students will graduate from the Highth Grade, diplomas presented after the program. Admission 15 and 25 cents.
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Opera House
Ruth Casaday
Edward Anderson
Richard Ander
Ruth Burnette
Faye Carroll
Orrell Green
Charlotte Forsythe
Ollie Graham
Dorothy Green
Marcella Hart
Elwyn Hansen
Gail Hayward
Willie Howe
Thelma Jordan
Denzel Johnson
Leonard Lighter
Anna Matteson
Frank Miller
Mabel Peterson
Kenneth Pearce
Gladys Porter
Merle Sanford
Grace Spangler
Ruth Smith
John Tiernan
Stanton Watson
Robert Green
Florinda
Peter
Bugtown
Fae
A. V. Graeber
Decoration Day Observed in Rolfe May Twenty Ninth
Decoration Day will be observed in Rolfe on Saturday May 29 as the G A R and W R C meet at two o clock to march to the Presbyterian church for a program including addresses by Robt Bruce Judge Zara A Church and songs by a male quartet and audience See America. After the service a parade goes to Clinton cemetery for the graves decoration with flowers by comrades and citizens Autos provided for G A R and W R C
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Rolfe
W. QR. C
Presbyterian Church
McIntire
Cook
Thomas
Holt
Bruce
McGagney
Elva Lemon
Lincoln
Clyde Charlton
Zara A. Church
Jefferson
America
Marshal Hansell
Grand Army of the Republic
Flower Girls
Woman’s Relief Corps
Clinton Cemetery
Grand Army
Night School Play Shines with Student Talent
Miss Olive Mof fett depicts a lively crowd at a school play with Robert elected head coach who excels in studies and earns top honors. Trainer Miss Olander and the Lemon Family orchestra provide fine entertainment, while Superintendent Graeber and staff take pride in their students’ confident finale.
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Olive Moffett
Robert
Olander
Lemon Family
Eloise Lemon
Manual Training Exhibit Shows Practical High School Skill
Rolfe high school's Manual Training class displayed cabinet work and handicrafts at Harris display rooms last Friday and Saturday. Elizabeth Lighter led by example, and the exhibit impressed with neat workmanship. The note reflects on the value of practical training for youth. Free Methodist notes promote Sunday school and church events including an upcoming election of an assistant class leader and rescheduled tabernacle meetings led by Rev. A. T. Sager from Greenville Illinois.
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Rolfe High School
Harris
Elizabeth Lighter
Free Methodist Church
Green Valley
Pleasant View
Tabernacle
A. T. Sager
Greenville
Ill
Presbyterian Church Notes Morning Sermon and Evening Message
Morning preaching at the usual hour with the subject A Day of Good Tidings. Sabbath school follows the morning service. P M 8 C EB at 7 00 P M. Evening preaching at 8 00 P M with The Importance of One Thing.
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Presbyterian Church
Alfalfa Bill Murray to Speak on The Philosophy of the Plow
Congressman William H. Murray of Oklahoma known as Alfalfa Bill will lecture Thursday evening July 8. The talk will cover his personal rise from frontier beginnings to national prominence, his plantation and alfalfa fields, and political lessons urging higher living in an engaging, persuasive address.
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William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
House of Representatives
The Cobbs' Auto Contest Ends With Record Shoes Sold
The Cobbs store hosted an auction of shoes led by W A Brake drawing crowds on Saturday night. Tom Wiley held first with 748 250 votes for the Ford, Frits Andersen second with 463 150, Barney Bruce third, and A G Hansell fourth. the sales were brisk, crowded, and deemed profitable for the organizers.
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Cobbs
W. A. Brake
Tom Wiley
Ford
Frits Andersen
Barney Bruce
A. G. Hansell
Memorial Day Observed in Rolfe by W R C Ladies
Memorial Day was observed as Memorial Sabbath by Rolfe W R C ladies and the public. They gathered at the K P hall then walked to the Presbyterian church where the choir performed and Rev C S Burnette of the M church gave a patriotic sermon. The event, a union service, drew a full house though no former Grand Army of Liberation members attended due to illness and age.
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Presbyterian Church
C. 8. Burnette
M. EB
Pant
Rolfe
K. of P. Hall
C. S. Burnette
Grand Army of Liberation
Sewing Exhibit At Rolfe High School Showcases Needlework
The Rolfe high school domestic science department held an afternoon exhibition featuring seventh grade and older pupils. They displayed useful needlecraft with credit to Miss Stella Boyce and Mrs. Guy Smith guiding the year. A lunch was provided by class members. The piece notes local crafts and the goal of girls becoming self sufficient dressmakers. Also mentioned is the death of Geo Lampe of Bellville on May 18.
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Opera House
Bessie Otto
Geraldine Cleaver
Margaret Ferguson
Louise Watson
George Seifert
Seifert
George
Emma Majorowicz
Letta Campbell
Doniors
Cassie Ood
Martha Gunderson
Marie Jones
Elvina Peterson
Marion Sharp
Emma Miller
Blanche Ives
Daphne Malcolm
Louise Anderson
Hach
Bula Kirkpatrick
Paphne Malcolm
Rolfe High School
Stella Boyce
Guy Smith
Rolfe High
Northeast Pocahontas County eighth grade honors awarded
Miss Sadie Peterson of Powhatan No. 1 wins county eighth grade honors with a 96 percent final average. Melvin Struthers and William Fisher, both 92 percent, take second and third. One hundred thirty six pupils took the state exams for high school admission as the county concludes its graduating exercises this week.
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Pocahontas County
Sadie Peterson
Grace Bradshaw
Rolfe
Powhatan No. 1
Pikertown School
Melvin Struthers
Des Moines No. 1
William Fisher
Des Moines No. 5
Camer on Dam Dietz story comes to life on film June 1
Johnnie Dietz recounts the Cameron dam clash that sparked a national uproar. The elder Dietz and a sister were wounded, one man killed in the sewer gun battle, and Dietz jailed for murder before his sentence was commuted. The Dietz family now screens moving pictures nationwide to fund their pardon effort, with a June 1 Scenic showing arranged by Manager Obrecht.
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Jolfe
Johnnie Dietz
Cameron Dam Dietz
Dietz
Pardon Board of
Wisconsin
Cameron Dam
Obrecht
Stockholders Meeting for State Savings Bank of Rolfe Iowa
Notice to stockholders of the State Savings Bank of Rolfe Iowa that a meeting will be held on Thursday June 3 1915 at 10 oclock AM at the bank to elect a board of directors for the ensuing year JAMES BRUCE cashier reports the call.
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State Savings Bank
Rolfe
Iowa
State Savings Bank of
James Bruce
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M. E. Church
D. C. Cleaver
The
Girls’ Glee Club
Clogel
Marie Lemon
Laura Everett
van Dyke
Glee Club
Robert Selby
Mattie Wiley
Ruth Moore
Serena Selby
Mousie
Chester Allen
Howard Dixon
Dick Elsworth
David McCray
Ronald Wiewel
Bert Petergon
Genevieve Allen
Daisy Doane
Ethel Lynn
Bula, Kirkpatrick
Mrs. Moore
Graeber
Inbife High
I. O. C. F. Hall
Judge Church of Jefferson
WM. H. Murray
Alfalfa
ACTO
Geo. Lampe
Bellville
Johnnie Peta
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