15 Nov 1956
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1956
Page
1
Iowa Conservation Commission warns hunters to seek permission from farmers before hunting and follow safety rules. Officials note most farmers grant access. poll shows high willingness to allow hunting when asked first and 87 percent privately owned land affects public hunting prospects.
Al waits for a sale in a foggy night as a driver refuses heat fuel and leaves. The scene shifts to Jac obs in the library reading room as he tucks a newspaper back on the rack. The narrative captures a quiet isolated moment on a winter evening.
A narrator recalls a late night drift with clients as a shopkeeper touts a windshield wiper, claiming its worth in rugged street wisdom. The vignette dances around glancing morals and a likelihood of danger in dim, nameless hours.
The page notes social visits and local travel including Missry and Mildred Taylor and Lucille Boche with Towa State as three. Mr and Mrs Gerald Foust and family drove from Anthon to spend Sunday with E J Struthers. Foust works on a graveling crew. The Gram family visited Altona and Horsedore Betty Rediman visited their aunt. The moving of a town property is mentioned.
Inspector George S. Bassett announced Rolfe is now a postal savings depository. The post office staff have begun preparing and studying the new system as supplies arrived and training proceeds. Meantime Rolfe High girls beat Pocahontas 6 to 1 in their season opener before about 80 spectators.
Players from the county seat arrived and the referee blew the whistle. Alive in winter starts with a first field basket, lifting hope for a victory in a tense matchup.
Bradgate News item lists numerous hospitality events with guests from Ames Des Moines Spencer Fort Dodge Manson For est City Humboldt and Humboldt County. Included are dinners birthday dinners weekend visits and travel updates involving Halsrud Hackers Curry family Wellss Nageson Isseson McCreary Jensen and other residents with several trips to Fort Dodge Ames and Okahama.
The article notes the baby David Scott staying with relatives for a day. Me and Mrs Elmer Jarvis visit Versailles two weeks. Post office duties rotate during the holiday. Des Moines visitors join in weekend at Hans Isacson home. Funeral in Lake Wales prompts Mrs. Norman Peterson’s Florida trip. Various local social events follow including church ladies aiding, meetings, and dinner gatherings.
Five Pocahontas county 4-H Club boosters visited the State 4-H Club Camp near Madrid in Boone County on October 19 to gather information for a fundraising campaign to develop the camp site. The group included E I Rosenberger and Roger DeWolf with other county leaders and club members.
The Rolfe School Board invites written bids for a fully equipped 1956 forty eight passenger school bus that meets state regulations. Bids must be filed by November 19 at 8 p.m. and opened at the schoolhouse. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Local agency promotes insurance with emphasis on low rates and broad coverage. Call 83301 Rolfe for meat of the best deals and trusted service.
An old classified snippet lists a X ray laboratory and surgery office with contact numbers 83149 for the office and 83448 for the residence, indicating a medical service listing.
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