Run-off Election Scheduled for Rolfe Mayor and Council
Rolfe voters will go to polls on Tuesday November 29 to elect a Mayor and one council member, with terms beginning January 2 1978. Incumbent Pat Wood faces Mike Hood for mayor, and Jerry Hughes competes with John Young for the council seat. Three council seats also on ballot with Beckord and Heard elected previously. Peterson and Mrs Bernard Rickless remain as holdovers. Polls open 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. at City Hall with rides offered by Minnie Young Carlene Nelson Esther Ferden and Russell Ives.
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Rolfe
Mike Hood
Pat Wood
Jerry Hughes
John Young
Sydney Beckord
Harold Heard
Virgil Peterson
Bernard
E'Deane) Rickless
Minnie Young
Carlene Nelson
Esther Ferden
Russell Ives
Starlight Village
Fort Dodge
Syd
Maxine Peterson
Charlotte Rickard
Bonnie Wolfe
Leonard Roseanu
Adelines
Humboldt
Emmetsburg
Main Street
Mark Frank
Ed Gleim
Mark
Rolfe Chamber Seeks Holiday Plans and Awards
Seventeen members and two guests attended Rolfe Chamber of Commerce for a Thanksgiving lunch meeting. Reports were approved, and the group discussed Appreciation Day results, 1978 nomination slate, Christmas events, decorations, and a Santa visit on December 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Chamber of Commerce
Syd Beckord
Chamber
Additional charges filed in slaying near Lizard Lake
The Pocahontas County District Court records a murder charge against David Miller formerly of Fort Dodge Iowa for the February 8 1977 shotgun slaying of Michael Lee Westphal near Lizard Lake. Dorman Dean Shadle Eagle Grove man had prior charges and a December 6 1977 trial date looms. Miller, 25, is held in a five year federal term at Sandstone Minnesota.
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Michael Lee Westphal
Lizard Lake
Pocahontas County
Iowa
David Miller
Fort Dodge
Westphal
Eagle Grove
Dorman Dean Shadle
Shadle
Pocahontas
H. Dale Huffman
Miller
Sandstone
Minnesota
Albert Habhab
Towa
Co op Drivers Earn Safe Driving Awards
Farmers Cooperative Co of Bradgate announces 15 drivers received special Safe Driving Awards for a fiscal year with no accidents. Verne Smith earned four year, others two year or one year awards including Dwayne Benge Robert Brown Gerald Dunn Virgil Hacker Roger Haytings Joe H Perkins Lloyd Perrigo Ken Schriber Bernard Schurr Garth Stoufe Leonard White Terry Zeman Frank Wallace Gilpert Warner. Awards issued after qualification and manager recommendation under Farmland Insurance program to promote safety and lower insurance costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Anderson
Farmers Cooperative Co
Bradgate
Verne Smith
Dwayne Benge
Robert Brown
Gerald Dunn
Virgil Hacker
Roger Haytings
Joe H. Perkins
Lloyd Perrigo
Ken Schriber
Bernard Schurr
Garth Stoufe
Leonard White
Terry Zeman
Frank Wallace
Gilpert Warner
Farmland Insurance
Sugar and Gingerbread at Rolfe Library Holiday Display
The Rolfe Public Library plans a holiday display featuring a gingerbread house and a tall gingerbread man decorated with candies. From Nov 26 to Dec 16 patrons can enter winners by checking out items daily, with drawings Dec 17. Children under 12 appeal for the man. adults and older children for the house. A toy drive by the Rolfe Newcomers Club collects clean usable toys at Rolfe State Bank until Dec 2 for Pocahontas County families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Public Library
Nancy Gardewine
Rolfe Newcomers Club
Pocahontas County Social Services
Rolfe State Bank
Newcombers Club
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John W. Young
Keith Michael Heod
Jerry Meghes
Ann Hughes
David Caryl
Bessie Roberts
John Tiernan
Roger Wit
Richard Higgins
Roger Witt
R.D
Dick) Higgins
York
North America
Philippines
Australia
Witt
Higgins
Pilot Lodge of Masons
Earnest Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Earnest
Holy Grail
Knight Templar
Charles Clyde Hunt Priory
Earla Howland
Santa Claus
Santa
Gary Keplinger
Rolfe and
Stratford
Berniece Hiatt
Poky
Ers
Social Security Rep
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