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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1966
Page
6
Bonnie Hanson expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for help when moved to town. She notes the assistance was greatly appreciated and will always be remembered.
Flora and George Onnen express thanks to friends and relatives for gifts cards and flowers and for the kindness and help that made a happy occasion possible. They say they shall always remember the support with gratitude
The Des Moines Register publicized St. Pauls Lutheran Church Harvest Festival display of farm and garden products. The congregation thanks Greg Kaiser for contacting and coordinating the publicity effort.
Marge Kates sends thanks to friends and neighbors for gifts cards visits and other remembrances on her birthday and gives special appreciation to Rowena Jarvis for the decorated cake.
Weekend gatherings in Pocahontas Fairmont and Humboldt mark anniversaries and birthdays. Mr and Mrs Edgar Heinrich hosted a 25th wedding anniversary open house in Fairmont. Dine guests included Mrs Mary Weible Mrs Paulson and Mrs Knierlum who share a birth date. Mrs Dora Simonson celebrated a birthday with family including Mrs Charlea Weritz of Santa Cruz California and the Boy Simonson family.
Thanksgiving observances noted with Holy Communion at Sacred Heart Church. Mrs Hattie Chapman to spend Thanksgiving at Paul Hudek home in Pocahontas. Whittemore hosts for Sunday dinner including Leone Hudek and Lewis Paulson. Birthday notices for Mrs Weible and Mrs Simonson. Visitors from Pocahontas include Mary Kopriva and the Tolan family.
Mrs Helen Nielsen entertained the D M T faculty at an oyster supper on election night. Rolfe Tuesday Club members appeared on Lilyan s Tea Party on KQTV. A barn fire at Leslie Shimon farm damaged a corn crib with a calf hog and four dogs killed. Rolfe Woman s Club met at Mrs Fannie Grant s home for a program by Myrtle Sroufe and Lola Cornell. Sealing price for 1941 stored corn in Pocahontas County set at 70 cents per bushel up 9 cents. Des Moines Two defeated Rodman sextet 38 28 in Rolfe gym. Thelma Boyd 17, Shirley Fisher 11, Shirley Beathman 10 for Des Moines Two.
Twenty years ago in 1946 Walter Woodin suffered a crushed foot in an engine at a corn elevator. A fire at the G A Daweon home damaged the roof and caused smoke and water damage. VFW Auxiliary members hosted a Galloping Tea for 21 guests at Mrs Dick Higgins’s home. Mr and Mrs Clarence Heathman marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a dinner hosted by daughter Shirley.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a 25 year old incident involving Virgil at a location called Sound Coon where two individuals were killed after a confrontation on a Thursday in January.
Keith Rickard, Rolfe’s triple threat halfback, gains Des Moines Tribune spotlight and a place on the honor roll for a standout Armistice Day performance against Laurens. The item notes local praise and the game’s significance amid period coverage.
George Smith of Roosevelt Two and Donald Smith of Swan Lake township are champions in Pig Clad work and plan to depart next week for an International event, as announced on Thursday November 25 1926.
The excerpt recalls a time when an arrowhead was used by Indigenous people and describes a farm scene. US C. EB Boyce notes he had three quarters of an acre in alfalfa last season and produced five large loads of hay in three cuttings enough to feed six cows twelve calves and leave little for pigs and chickens.
The Plover news lists the 1966 1967 Havelock Plover girls basketball schedule including games against Mallard Fonda Ayrshire Marathon South Clay Rolfe Palmer Rembrandt Graettinger Pomeroy Cedar Valley N Webster and others with dates from November to February and notes several away home games. It also records visits by CPW Conference families including Rev and Mrs Gene Tolstedt and Debbie of Council Bluffs and Fern Glasco from Armstrong and guests from Shakopee Minnesota, plus Esther Circle meeting at Rolfe St Pauls Lutheran Church with 18 members and two guests.
Town of Rolfe council meeting notes present Mayor Fred Witt and six council members with two absent. Minutes approved. numerous bills listed for utilities, publications, building supplies, and services totaling several dollars. adjournment at 29.05 call of the Mayor.
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