Local Teams Fall To Pocahontas And Havelock-Plover
The Rolfe Rams and Rammettes extended their losing streaks with 64-51 and 79-76 defeats to Pocahontas and Havelock-Plover. High scorers included Rolfe’s Laurie Brinkman and Jean Henrichsen with 27, 13, and 26 points for the Rammettes, while Pocahontas’ Tim Eberle and Scott Richardson topped their side with 14 each. The Rammettes JV also dropped a 61-54 overtime decision to Wavelock-Plover.
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Rams
Rammettes
Pocahontas Indians
Yocum’s Elks
Elkette
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Indians
Don Marino
Bruce Spencer
Tim Eberle
Scott Richardson
Sherrill
Laurie Brinkman
Rolfe Girls
Jean W Henrichsen
Diane Bier
H-P
Diane Bierstedt
Rammette
Havelock - Plover
Donna Gibson
Cheryl Johnson
Janis Ferguson
Joy Howard
Obituary of Mrs J Duncan of Denison
Funeral services for Betty Jane Peterson Duncan 39 of Denison were held at Rolfe Presbyterian Church with Rev. Dallas Johnson officiating. She died November 18 1968 in Fort Dodge from a cerebral hemorrhage. She married Jack Duncan in 1960 and worked at Safeway Foods in Denison. Survivors include her husband and several siblings and relatives from Rolfe and surrounding towns. A large group from area towns attended along with Iowa Highway Patrol members where Duncan served as radio dispatcher.
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Jack Duncan
Denison
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Dallas Johnson
Vernon Pearson
First Baptist Church
Fort Dodge
Jake Rutgers
Jack Dodgen
Humboldt
Everett Rickard
Vernon Marine
Robert
Harley, Jr
Virgil
Harris
Rolfe
Roger
Des Moines
Ellwood
Donna
Glede
Joyce) Baker
Market Report November 27 1968 No 1 Yellow Soybeans
Market report lists No 1 yellow soybeans and No 2 yellow corn with price notes and trading context for November 27 1968. The item presents commodity figures and market activity typical of a daily agricultural bulletin.
Rites Held for Maude Heathman of Rolfe at United Methodist Church
Maude L Stevens Heathman 87 longtime Rolfe resident died November 21 1968 at Pocahontas Community Hospital after a weeklong illness Funeral services were conducted November 23 1968 at Rolfe United Methodist Church Rev War ren A Bintz officiated with organist Mrs J C Olney accompanying as the hymns Ivory Palaces and How Great Thou Art were sung Burial followed in Powhatan Cemetery at Plover She was born May 14 1881 in Plover to George and Martha Stevens married Calvin Heathman in 1899 and had six children The Heathman family operated a general store in Plover before moving to Rolfe in 1920 She outlived her husband died 1963 and was the first Sunset Hill Nursing Home resident in 1967 She is survived by two sons Floyd and Lawrence two daughters Hazel Doris and Dorothy 14 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren The obituary includes a final verse reflecting her faith.
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Maude Heathman
Rolfe
Pocahontas Community Hospital
United Methodist Church
Warren A. Bintz
J. C. Olney
Bintz
Ivory Palaces
Don Eikenberry
Mike Schmidt
Larry Heathman
Fred McKim, Jr
Garland Smith
Garth Smith
Gary Smith
Lee Spence
Frank McKim
Charles Spence
Powhatan Cemetery
Plover
Maude L. Stevens
George and
Martha Stevens
Stevens
Calvin
Tom) Heathman
Floyd
Lawrence
Leta
Hazel
Doris
Dorothy
Heathman
Sunset Hill Nursing Home
Los Angeles
Calif
Pat
Havelock
Max
Hazel) Basse
Omaha
Nebr
George
Doris) Spence
Dorothy) Smith
Fred
Leta) McKim, Sr
Shots Fired During Shooting Spree Hits Rolfe Homes
bullets from a .22 caliber gun blasted through the Elmer Leadley home and others in Rolfe Iowa. police seek shooter(s) as 22 shots damaged windows doors and street lights and residents hid during the attack early Saturday morning.
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Elmer Leadleys
Elm Street
Rolfe
Vernon Marine
Kenneth Pederson
Pocahontas County
Jerry Donovan
Lehman Produce
Marine
Pocahontas
Leadley
Elmer Leadley
Leadleys
Murray Hageman
Kay
Thornton, Colo
Mrs. Hageman
Helmer Kaiser
Kaisers
Earl Young
Taylor Oil Company
Bradgate Woman Killed In Humboldt County Crash
Mrs. Bonnie Helt, 45, of Bradgate was killed when the car she and her husband Howard, 58, were riding left a rural road five miles northwest of Humboldt. Howard Helt was in fair condition at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge. The car landed in a ditch beside a C N W railroad roadbed and wasn’t found until 10 a.m. after a passing train crew spotted it.
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Bonnie Helt
Bradgate
Humboldt County
Humboldt
Helt
Howard
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Livestock Feeders Elect Eldon Ham As New President
Eldon Ham was elected president of the Pocahontas County Livestock Feeders Association at its annual meeting held last Wednesday night in Pocahontas. New officers include Bob Dubbert as vice president and Dennis Larson as secretary-treasurer. Emery Wenell and Eldon Peterson were named state and two-year county directors respectively, with Wendell Christensen Eli Gerber and Bill Boysen chosen for three-year terms. Earl Henderson, farm representative and VP of Union Trust and Savings Bank Fort Dodge, was the featured speaker.
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Rolfeman
Eldon Ham
Pocahontas County
Earl Henderson
Union Trust and Savings Bank
Fort Dodge
Christmas Drawing Plans for Rolfe Promotion
The Rolfe Chamber of Commerce and sponsoring merchants announce a 1968 Christmas drawing promotion with two Saturday drawings on December 14 and 21 at 3 00 p m on Rolfe Main Street. Twenty turkeys and 200 in Lucky Bucks are awarded plus $100 in Lucky Bucks and ten turkeys on December 21. Santa visits December 21 at 3 30 p m after a 1 30 p m Ritz Theatre movie. Registration is open at participating stores. winners must be present. one prize per person per drawing. sponsors and their families excluded.
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Rolfe Chamber of Commercce
Rolfe Main Street
Santa
Little Rolfe
Merry Gentleman
Ritz Theatre
Cedar Rapids seeks permit for 550 MW nuclear plant
Duane Arnold Energy Center in Cedar Rapids files with the Atomic Energy Commission for a construction and operation license. Iowa Electric Light and Power submits a Preliminary Safety Analysis Report detailing reactor and site data as part of the process toward on-line operation planned for December 1973 after reviews and hearings.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Duane Arnold
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Arnold
Iowa Electric
AEC
Advisory Committee On
Condensed Arrow issue notes new printing press delay
The Arrow reports a condensed issue after installing a new printing press. Time and mechanical problems plus Thanksgiving forced a smaller edition and news items to be moved to next week. The paper asks readers to bear with the conversion to the more efficient press.
Community Club Meetings and a Christmas Party
Chapter BB T T T meets Monday December 2 at 2 00 P M at Mrs Nellie Brinkmans home The Rolfe Progressive Club hosts a 1230 PM potluck Tuesday December 3 at Mrs Bernard Ricklefs home The A L D Club meets Tuesday December 3 at 930 AM at Mrs Warren Bintzs with hostesses Mrs Don Eikenberry and Mrs Ray Smith Pocahontas County Nurses Assn meets Monday December 2 at 8 00 PM at the Good Samaritan Center for a Christmas party bring a child gift to Woodward
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T.T.T
Nellie Brinkman
Progressive Club
Rolfe Progressive Club
Bernard Ricklefs
A.L.D. Club
Warren Bintz
Don Eikenberry
Ray Smith
Pocahontas
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Laurens
Wavelock-Plover
Paula Sinek
Debbie Zeman
Cynthia Lanning
J. Duncan
Market Report
Wagemans
Ray Wolfe
Livestock Feeders
The
Arrow
Mover
Danniel
Left
New Press For
Arrow Office
A.L.D. Club Meeting
Weather Report
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