Promotion Club Hears Postmaster on Highway Sign Display
The Promotion Club met in the Central States building with Rev. J. C. Wangberg presiding. After lunch a business meeting noted a new highway sign display praised as neat and helpful to reduce junction confusion. A motion set Thanksgiving day business closings around 10 AM and union services shifted to 10 AM. A committee led by M. D. Anion will push holiday plans with CJ White and J. H. Brinkman assisting. Next meeting slated for October 18 with A. G. Hille in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nes Promotion Club
Central States
J. C. Wangberg
Rolfe
M. D. Anion
White
J. H. Brinkman
Andrew Simonson
Preparing Teepee Shelters for Game Birds on the Farm
Instructions describe building teepee or wigwam style shelters from sticks and bundles of corn fodder cane sudan grass or tall millet placed near thickets or grassy sloughs. Shelters are anchored by six to ten bundles with bases spread to expose feeding openings, aiding birds to access food even under snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Railroad exhibit to tour on M and St L line
The M. and St. L. Railroad with the Des Moines chamber of commerce Agricultural department has secured a Pennsylvanian railroad bean exhibit. A special train will show the exhibit in Gilmore from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. on Thursday November 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. & St. L. Railroad
Des Moines
Merce
Penn- Wvania Railroad
Iar
E. J. Schmuecker
Gilmore
Thurs- Y
Christensen and Ristensen Acquire Local Cleaning Business
Mr and Mrs ristensen of International Falls have bought the Junge Peri cleaning business in Rolfe. Christensen will run the firm with plans to open in a couple weeks. The couple came to Rolfe to prepare for the launch and offer expert cleaning and repair services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rstensen
Christensen
Rolfe Saturn
Four-H Club Training School Promotes Efficient Work Skills
The 4-H club intends to boost efficiency this year with a new Home Efficiency course. Miss Selma Ekquist will lead a training school in Pocahontas on Friday November 12 covering kitchen tasks budgeting and personal finance for county 4-H hubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Selma Ekquist
Pocahontas
Incomplete OCR Grammar Note Transcript
Fragmentary text from a OCR page discusses invitation reception and hunting plans with unclear references. The passage lacks coherent names, dates, or concrete events and cannot establish a clear news item. Further readable context is needed to form a proper headline and summary.
Pocahontas County Christmas Seal Sale Organization
The Pocahontas county Xmas Seal sale continues much like last year with district based on school boundaries. Eleven districts include Rolfe Des Moines Township Plover Havelock Laurens Ware Pocahontas Varina Fonda Palmer and rural schools. Messengers or mail systems aim to avoid duplicating asks by local families and errors are to be corrected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Des Moines Township
Plover
Havelock
Laurens
Ware
Pocahontas
Varina
Fonda
Palmer
Change of date for women's club rummage sale
On account of Armistice Day the womens club rummage sale is moved to Friday and Saturday November 12 and 13 at 1 00 PM each day. First door north of post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womens’ Club
of Post. Office
Husking Champions At Ft. Dodge Today
Nine former national corn husking champions will attend the Webster county farm four miles southwest of Fort Dodge today. The contest starts at 10 45 with judging at 12 05, about an hour and twenty minutes later. Results and winner to be announced mid afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Firearm Fatalities Drop During Hunting Season Cites Institute
The American Wildlife Institute notes a drop in firearm fatalities from 3120 in 1980 to 2854 in 1985, with the Vital Statistics divisions of the Census Bureau confirming and highlighting the October December period as the sharpest decline. Henry P. Davis, secretary of the Institute, urges continued caution among sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Wildlife Institute
United States
Vital Statistics Division
Census Bureau
Henry P. Davis
Institute
Civil Service Exam Open for Senior Veterinarian Post
The United States civil service commission announces an open competitive examination for the position of senior veterinarian in the bureau of animal industry at $4600 annually. Applicants need a veterinary degree and specified experience. full details from the secretary of the civil service board of examiners at the post office or customhouse in any first or second class post office or from mission Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
Secretary of the
United States Civil Service Board of Examiners
Washington, D.C
Rev Carlson to St Paul to serve Cherokee Heights church
The Rev C Paul Carlson will leave Algona in early December for St Paul Minnesota to become pastor of the Cherokee Heights Presbyterian church. He has led the First Presbyterian of Algona for four years and was released by the Algona board Fort Dodge Presbytery. He previously pastored Rolfe church and will depart as the Algona church marks its 80th anniversary with Rev William H Phelps as guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Carlson
Algona
St. Paul, Minn
Cherokee Heights
William H. Phelps
D. D
Des Moines
Paving Cleansed After Second Street Sweep
Report of thorough street cleaning in the business district this week follows a disorderly conduct arrests night. Three men jailed Saturday with two paying fines and resuming work while the third unpaid 80 was assigned a broom to sweep alongside Marshall Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Peterson
Unemployment Census Under Way at Local Post Office
A local post office will distribute unemployment census cards on Tuesday November 16. Unemployed workers seeking more work should fill and return the forms by November 20. Instructions stress complete, accurate answers and guidance from Postmaster A. M. Simonson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Simonson
Junior Class Play It Never Rains Set for Tuesday Night
The junior class presents It Never Rains next Tuesday at 8 pm in the school auditorium with Mrs. McDonald directing after Miss Wilsons illness. The cast includes Mabel Rogers Islea Rickles Savannah Winifred Brinkman Henry Rogers Wayne Utterson and others as listed on the house program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald
Miss Wilson
Mabel Rogers
Islea_ Rickles
Savannah
Mary
Anne Green
Grace
James Anderson
Norman Johnson
Teachers Return to Rolfe After Quarantine
Miss Essie Luce of Quimby will return to Rolfe the last of the week to teach next week after four weeks at home. Miss Ruth Wilson recovers at Windom and will stay a further week to finish the four week quarantine. Rolfe homes end scarlet fever quarantine this week and cards will be removed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Luce
Quimby
Rolfe
Ruth Wilson
Windom
Mrs Pearl Sinning Heads To Bayleff Business College
Miss Pearl Sinning planned to depart Thursday morning for Dubuque to attend Bayleff Business College. The Rev and Mrs H A Sinning drove her to town and intended to stay until Saturday.
Iowa's Only Federal Fort Still Stands
In Fort Atkinson Winnebago County the ruins of Iowa's sole Federal fort remain on 5 acres. The two story barracks three block houses and a powder house mark the site where General Henry Atkinson directed fort construction in 1837 to shield the Winnebago from foes. Troops stayed seven years before withdrawal as the Winnebagos moved north. The state has not restored the fort due to cost and efforts to have the federal government turn it into a national monument continue. The area hosts picnic facilities for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Atkinson
Winneshiek County
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Henry Atkinson
Turkey River
Minnesota
Louis Nemecek Pioneer Farm Sire Passes After Stroke
Louis Nemecek born Aug 3 1861 in Petrovice Czechoslovakia died Nov 1 at 11 p m at his Garfield township home from paralysis stroke He immigrated with his family to Chicago then moved to Roosevelt township Pocahontas County where he bought the family farm in 1882 He married Josephine Malacek in 1900 and they had five children His final years were marked by recurrent strokes Funeral services were held at his home with Rev H A Sinning Burial in Clinton Garfield cemetery Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Nemecek
Charles
Veronica Nemecek
Petrovice
Czechoslovakia
Garfield Township
Nemecek
America
Chicago
Pocahontas County
Roosevelt Township
Behrendsen
von Alstine
Bendixon
Bush
Louis
Ignace Wottuska
Tom Smith
W. B. Nemecek
Josephine Malecek
Julia Ramsey
Pocahontas
O. W. Parker
Des Moines
Josephine
Peterson
Iowa
H. A
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
C. J. White
B. Bowen
C. E. Boyce
H. F. Olerich
A. A. Brinkman
Nis Behrendsen
J. C. Truelson
C. L. Gunderson
Louis Shimon
Rolfe
James Malechek
Fred Monklin
McIntire Funeral Home Expands With New Double Garage
The McIntire family advances a new double garage at the rear of their funeral home this week. The addition will provide space for both the hearse and the family car, improving on-site operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mciintire Funeral Home
McIntires
Glidden High Faces Rolfe In Armistice Day Showdown
Rolfe and Glidden meet for the Armistice tilt this Thursday night in Rolfe. Rudolfson Phillips Graeber Ferden Smith Watts Marine Shelgren will play their final game for Rolfe, while Glidden aims to prove itself a strong, improving opponent after recent wins over Lohrville and Wall Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe-Glidden
Rolfe
Rudolfson
Phillips
Graeber Ferden
Smith
Watts
Marine
Shelgren
Glidden
Lohrville
Wall Lake
Armistice Day Services and Local Events Schedule
Regular Armistice day services start at 10:00 in the school auditorium followed by the American Legion ceremony at the Cecil Cumming tree on Main Street. The J C O F of Bradgate host a trap shoot at noon, and Rolfe high school and Glidden play a night football game at city park at 7:45. Time change aims to let Glidden players reach home earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Cecil Cumming Tree
Bradgate
Rolfe
Glidden Eleven
Folding Chairs Missing From Central States Building
The Promotion Club reports about 15 folding chairs borrowed from the basement of the Central States building are missing. Several chairs bear members’ names and club members ask owners to return them to avoid further inconvenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central States
Promotion Club
Bradgate Trap Shoot Sponsored by I O O F
The I O O F of Bradgate sponsors a trap shoot today starting at noon with prizes including geese ducks turkeys and chickens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradgate
Palmer Farmer Killed In Cornfield
Heike Claussen, 33, of northeast Palmer, was killed while picking corn on his farm by a mechanical picker. A brother-in-law found him dead when he returned from the yard with an empty wagon. Authorities say he likely became entangled in a power line. exact details are unavailable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heike Claussen
Palmer
Plover Boy James McFadden Heads To Publishing Deals
James Andrew McFadden head of Lindsay high school's commercial department returns from Pasadena with deals to produce four series of objective tests for Commercial Text Book Co and H M Rowe Publishing Co. A set for Goodman Store Practice Set aims for Oct 1 publication and the other three by year end. He may resign as Business Education World department editor after this success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. McFadden
Lindsay High School
Pasadena
Commercial Text Book Company
H. M. Rowe Publishing Company
Baltimore
Maryland
Goodman
McFadden
United States
The
Arrow
James Andrew McFadden
Harry McFadzen
Plover
Andrew
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
University of Colorado
Boulder
Laurens
Hagle Grove
Lindsay
California
University of California At
Andrew McFadden
James Henderson
Jimmy
Powhatan Township
Frank L. MacVey
Rolfe Public Library Adds 78 New Books
The Rolfe Public Library announces 78 new books including three junior sets and 25 volumes of individual titles. Notable additions include The Nature Library and Pathway in Science, with a plan to keep encyclopedias up to date. The library will shelter adult fiction worth $00 and plans to place the new volumes after shelf space is built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Public Library
Doubleday and
Doran
Nature
Relfe Womens' Club
Butler
Tappan Unveils New 1938 Model Stove in Arrow
In the Arrow issue a follow up on the Tappan range for 1938 highlights a stylish stove designed for clean cooking. The ad invites readers to see and read more and then view the stove in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tappan
The
Arrow
Woman's Club Features Guest Speaker on Art
Rolfe Woman's club hosted Mrs. Leslie Van Alstine of Gilmore City as guest speaker. The program highlighted art as personal expression with emphasis on painting, and Lu Mae White shared over 50 pencil and pen drawings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie van Alstine
Gilmore City
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Art
A. A. Brinkman
van Alstine
Brinkman
Evelyn Perrin
June Shelgren
Lu Mae White
la Mae
Lu Mae
Will Howland
Frank McVey
Elen Butler
Also Mentioned on This Page
HEARS
RLY Club Training School
Ft. Dodge
Civil Service Examination
Rev. Carlson
ST. Paul
Glidden High
Rockwell City
Cornwell
Tutt
Taylor
Ferden
Neue
Rolfe Humboldt
Rolfes
Manson Rolfe
Livermore
Plover Boy
Public Library
Woman's Club
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!