Rolfe Local News Highlights Community Notes
Rolfe residents post updates from daily life including home projects and visits. C B Fuller Sr builds a large cistern, and F E Grant’s porch is being remodeled. Families travel between Des Moines and Frost Minnesota while locals visit kin in Pocahontas and Storm Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Sime
Fairmont
Minn
Telmer Sime
I. J. Strathman
Pocahontas
Frank Strathman
Rolfe
Cora Klein
Humboldt
W. R. Rogers
Gerald Chase
Priscilla and Allen
Bradgate
Wm. Matteson
B. A. Kerns
Eikenberry
Lance Riebhoff
Petersons
The
Arrow
Four Rabbit Fever Cases Reported in Iowa
The Iowa Department of Health warns hunters and rabbit handlers after four tularemia cases this month. Gloves are advised when dressing rabbits to prevent skin exposure, as most infections stem from bare hands. Germs can come from organs as well as flesh, and hands should avoid eyes and face. Thorough cooking destroys the germs.
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Iowa State Department of Health
Iowa
State Department
Health Department
Rolfe and Pocahontas Local News Highlights
A series of year by year notes recount burglaries injuries and deaths in Rolfe and nearby Pocahontas area. Items include a Frank Kirkpatrick home burglary. Lou White shot in the foot at Woodman Park Bridge. Rolfe high school football win over Fort Dodge 17 to 0. WWI and WWII era injuries and deaths among Rolfe residents. Armistice celebration. Stoulil farm fire destroying home barn grain and vehicles near Pocahontas. snowstorms creating navigation issues. Des Moines hospitalizations for wounded servicemen. and Mary J Bruce passing in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Kirkpatrick
Lou White
Woodman Park Bridge
Rolfe High
Fort Dodge High
Charlton-Larson Grain Co
Laura Jensen
Des Moines
Pocahontas High
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Ed Stoulil
Pocahontas
Middle Western States
New Household Items Highlight 1930s Innovations
Plastic brushes claim longer life than hog bristles. Koroseal shaker discs resist leakage and outlast cork. Leather scrap sheets yield phane like film. A shirt conceals suspenders and a car window auto-raiser system debuts. Sweet potato beer touted as superior to corn sugar syrups. Sell It With An Arrow Adlet.
Echoes of the state teachers convention at Rolfe
The Rolfe school notes reflect a state teachers convention, with Sutton of Atlanta highlighted for three life thoughts vocation beauty love of God. Activities include choral reading, student operetta In Old Vienna scheduled for Dec. 6, and class parties. Flu and mumps affect attendance while the Hawkeye book club and various grade programs fill the school calendar.
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Sutton
Atlanta
Smedley
Butler
Stanley “High
Drake-Ames
Rolfe
Old
Vienna
Sophs
Gilmore City
State University of Iowa Alumni Association
Hawkeye
Leone Chapman
Guderian
Arlene Jarvis
Ruth Spiker
Willis Kober
Miss Henderson
Marguerie Guderne
Presbyterian Church Announces Weeklong Services
Rev H A Sinning outlines nightly services at the Presbyterian church with themes for men youth and Sunday programs. Evening meetings start 7 30 with Christian Endeavor at 6 45 and a Thanksgiving service on November 24 at 10 o clock benefiting the Council Bluffs children's home.
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Presbyterian Church
H. A. Sinning
The
Christian Endeavor Society
C. E
W. H. Lease
James H. Lund
Council Bluffs
Nain Lutheran Church Service and Message
Nain Lutheran Church led by Pastor James N Lund invites worshipers to attend Sunday school at 10 15 and Morning Service at 11 A Christian is described as a forgiven sinner touched by God a life renewed by divine forgiveness and meeting with God in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain Lutheran Church
James N. Lund
St Margarets Church Activities and Schedules
Masses are set for Sunday at 8 and 10 a m with a 7 30 a m weekday mass Confessions occur Sundays before the early mass except the first Sunday and Saturday before the first Sunday Confessions also before mass on the first Friday A Rosary Society meeting approved a $1 donation per lady instead of a supper this month with dues collected to fund the cause
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The
Rosary Society
Trinity Lutheran Church Weekly Schedule and Thanksgiving Note
Regular preaching Sunday morning service with catechism Saturday at 1 15 pm. Missionary society meets Wednesday November 23 with Mrs P M Peterson. Thanksgiving service November 24 at 10 30 am with a Thanksgiving offering. Also a safety quote from a traffic judge about careless driving and crime compared.
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the Missionary Society
P. M. Peterson
Fellowship and church events at Plover area churches
A notice outlines tonight's 7 o'clock gathering at our church with Rev Williar l and other speakers. It also promotes a W M unit meeting Friday at 11 with a noon sack line and delegations from neighboring towns. Epworth league Friday night features a social hour and games for teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hou
Plover
Williar
Frida
Epworth
Local Farmers Cooperative Expands Leadership Roles
A regional cooperative announces new leadership appointments and expanded cooperation with Farm Bureau and related service partners. The move aims to boost outreach, improve home services, and strengthen community engagement in agriculture.
Civil aviation accidents and fatalities in 1987
The article notes aviation deaths and injuries for 1987, detailing 566 non-fatal injuries and 66 fatalities in this country. It contrasts scheduled and non-scheduled flights, stating higher risk in non-scheduled operations and emphasizing fatality rates per flight category.
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Tate On Ste
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Mary J. Bruce
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B. W. Trullinger
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Cleo Hansen
Nan Peterson
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Virginia DeVaul
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Ervin Kipfer
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Donald Peterson
Joyce Thornton
Stuart Webb
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Nelson
Congo River
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Roselyn
Darlene
Donna Mae
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Violet
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Donna
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Betty Lou
Larry
ST. Margaret’s Church
D. A. Tewell
Trinity Lutheran Rev. J
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