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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1950
Page
1
County quota set at 1450 with 1413 members listed for 1950. Farmers will be invited to join Farm Bureau as the membership committee opens its direct mail drive November 7. Each member who joins before the drive’s formal opening saves a trip by a Volunteer worker, says Chairman Lehnus.
Seventeen township captains from Pocahontas county will join Farm Bureau members and committee staff at a statewide captain’s rally in Des Moines on December 4 to learn methods for boosting local membership across more than 1,600 townships. Local leaders include John Ahlricks, Ezra Enderlin, Don Trenary, Herbert Welander, and others.
Eighteen members attended the Rural Young People's session at Holy Name hall Pocahontas on Monday November 20. Officers elected include Richard Daniels president Jean Schonberger vice president Jo Schonberger secretary and Sylvia Johnson treasurer. A Christmas party was planned inviting high school seniors. Bert Hanson spoke on Finances Today.
Church leaders and township recreation chairs in Pocahontas county are invited to free social recreation training this winter. County Extension Director E. S. Rosenberger says interested individuals should enroll in the coming weeks. Delegates will attend a district training school to aid county program planning, with notices to be sent to the county extension office.
A highway crash near Independence involved five cars after a vehicle driven by Jack Busse of Winthrop struck Earl Andrews’s car. Two people were hospitalized for treatment.
Rolfe School reports a Thanksgiving week with kindergartners visiting the kitchen to view the meal they will eat, and all grades participating in holiday activities. Students drew pictures and shared stories, with many noting 100 in spelling, and Lee Kaiser returning from mumps. Junior high basketball begins while algebra, English, and health lessons continue. music groups perform at County Council and junior play.
Economists forecast beef prices to rise in 1951 but not wildly, with price ceilings limiting spikes and strong consumer income providing support. Breeding herds increase by about 2 million head, mainly in the south and east, while marketing rises are expected later in 1951.
Carroll volunteer fireman Robert Miller leaped onto a passing fire truck and arrived with the department to extinguish a fire at his own residence, aiding in quick containment.
The school records six weeks of honor roll and perfect attendance. Named students include Gerald Buck Delores Colee Joan Leith Paul Muenzenmay Gary Shimon Mary Lou Storck Phyllis Weinhold Mariann Schade Joan Levene Mau reen Kirby Cleo Brent Roger Gill Nancy Meredith Roger Davis and others through twelfth grade plus kindergartners and ninth through twelfth graders with several all A’s. A separate incident describes a car accident where a door opened and a passenger was pulled free at about 40 mph with no injuries.
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