Brase to Be Honored at St Pauls Open House
St Paul's Lutheran Church hosts an Open House Sunday October 5 honoring Rev. G H Brase for 25 years since his ordination September 24 1944. The 2 00 pm program features music by Foremen Quartet and greetings from visiting pastors.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
G. H. Brase
Brase
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Plainfield
Linton
North Dakota
Fort Collins
Colo
Nashua
Eldorado
Towa
Jeanette Juhl
James
Nancy
Thomas
W. Gies
Wartburg College
Waverly
St. Paul’s
Heart Fund Drive Total Collected in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County reports 1969 Heart Fund Drive raised 3034.00 with contributions from Rolfe Palmer Fonda Pocahontas Havelock Varina Gilmore City Plover and area townships Belleville Colfax Cummins Des Moines Dover Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Roosevelt Sherman. Area chairmen include Susan Johnson Rolfe Don Spencer Garfield Deane Gunderson Roosevelt and Mrs. Martin Kuker Powhatan. An additional 86.00 in Heart Memorial Gifts supported cardiovascular disease research. Dr and Mrs J E Schnug of Cows visited Mrs Bess Graham.
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Richard Stamper
Gilmore City
J. Desmond Crotty
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Rolfe
Palmer
Fonda
Havelock
Varina
Plover
Belleville
Colfax
Cummins
Des Moines
Dover
Garfield
Grant
Lake
Lincoln
Lizard
Marshall
Powhatan
Roosevelt
Sherman
Susan Johnson
Don Spencer
Virgil Behrendsen
Garfield Township
Deane Gunderson
Roosevelt Township
Martin Kuker
Heart
Osborn Miller Chaney of Spencer celebrate 50th
Mr and Mrs Osborn Miller Chaney of Spencer mark their fiftieth wedding anniversary with an open house on Sunday October 5 from 2 to 5 p m at the Congregational Church in Spencer Friends are invited no gifts requested
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Osborn Miller Chaney
Spencer
Nelson Re-elected County ASCS Committee Chairman
LeRoy Nelson of Rolfe was re-elected county ASCS Committee Chairman in Saturday's election to name county committeemen and alternates. Township delegates also chose committeemen and alternates. Herman Gerdes of Pomeroy was re-elected as a committee member for three years and Arthur Levene of Havelock became the new alternate member. Duane Rude of Pocahontas was elected second alternate. Township results listed by township include Des Moines, Garfield, Lake, Pohattan, Roosevelt with named individuals.
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LeRoy Nelson
Rolfe
ASCS
Herman Gerdes
Pomeroy
Arthur Levene
Havelock
Duane Rude
Pocahontas
Des Moines
C. Orval Heathman
Roy J. Schonberger
Roger D. Ives
James D. Cruickshank
Virgil L. Shelgren
Garfield
Theodore J. Truelson
Wilbur J. Alig
James Shelgren
John F. Shimon
Jim Martin
Farm Bureau Women Sponsor Pocahontas Bus Trip
The Farm Bureau Women sponsor a Oct 10 bus tour to Faribault Minnesota visiting Faribault Woolen Mills Mums Gardens Faribault State Hospital Treasure Cove and more. Bus leaves Farm Bureau Building Pocahontas at 5 30 a m returns by 10 p m stops at Gilmore City to pick up riders 7. Reservations on a first come first served basis at the Farm Bureau Office Pocahontas.
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Farm Bureau
Faribault, Minn
Faribault
Mums Gardens
Faribault State Hospital
Treasure Cove, Inc
Pocahontas
Gilmore City
Rolfe Homecoming Week Includes Crown and Parade
The Rolfe Community School hosts 1969 Homecoming Friday October 10 with coronation of the Homecoming Queen Pamela Peters and a conference football game against Albert City Truesdale Hurricanes. Parade floats themed Foreign Settings follow the coronation, plus a high school alumni dance with tiered admission prices. Tickets available via Student Council or Mr Liston’s office.
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Rolfe Community School
Albert City-Truesdale
Hurricanes
Pam Peters
Dietrich Peters
Liston
Rams Fall to No 2 Rockwell City in Close 14-6 Showdown
Rolfe's 14-6 defeat to the state Class II No 2 team Rockwell City leaves the Rams at 1 win, 1 tie, 2 losses. Coach Roger Pohlman and assistants trudged off after a hard game as Laurens comes to town next Friday.
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Roger Pohlman
Rolfe
Dick Barrett
Ram
Bill Tjaden
Rams
Rockwell City
Laurens
Jerry Turner
Pohlman
Elks
Gilmore City
Pocahontas
Rockwell City Wildcats
Pedersen
Mark Feldman
A.C
Winkleblack
Feldman
Wildcat
Gregg Pomerenko
Rantham
Monte Howard
Jim Sanding
R.c.’S
R.C
Albert City
Manson
Twin Rivers
Kraft Vaughn Engagement Set for June Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Kraft of Oelwein announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Kay to Dennis Jay Vaughn son of Mr. and Mrs. A Alvin Vaughn of Rolfe A 1966 Rolfe High School graduate Vaughn is a chemical engineering senior at Iowa State University Ames Both Miss Kraft and Mr Vaughn are seniors in chemical engineering at Iowa State University in Ames A June wedding is planned
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Clair Kraft
Oelwein
Karen Kay
Dennis Jay Vaughn
A. Alvin Vaughn
Rolfe
Mr. Vaughn
Rolfe High School
Miss Kraft
Iowa State University
Ames
Pocahontas Co Historical Society Dinner Dinner Details
Tickets are on sale for the Pocahontas County Historical Society dinner at Palmer Public School on October 20. Mrs. Russell Harris is the local ticket chairman handling sales.
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Pocahontas Co. Historical Society
Palmer Public School
Russell Harris
Local VFW Auxiliary Collects 75 Dollars in Poppy Day
A total of 75.00 was raised by the VFW Auxiliary in the Buddy Poppy Day sale on Rolfe Main Street Saturday September 20. The event benefits disabled and needy veterans and widows and orphans of deceased veterans. Mrs LeRoy Rude chaired Poppy Day. local unit president is Mrs Donald Eikenberry.
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V.F.W
Rolfe Main Street
The
United States
LeRoy Rude
Donald Eikenberry
Kraska Named To REC Manager Post
Emanuel G Kraska succeeds George M Stockdale as Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative manager effective October 1 following Stockdale’s retirement after 30 plus years. Kraska joined in 1946 as bookkeeper then office manager and assistant manager before becoming manager elect. He is a Pocahontas native with wife Geraldine and son Emanuel Jr.
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Emanuel G. Kraska
George M. Stockdale
Pocahontas Rural Electric Cooperative
Lloyd W. Simonson
Coperative
Simonson
Kraska
Pocahontas
Chillicothe Business College
Geraldine
Emanuel, Jr
Delrac Kemna Weds Elton Wood in Algona Church
Delrae Kemna daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kemna of Rolfe married Elton Wood son of Mrs Walter Wood of Algona and the late Mr Wood in a Sept 8 1969 ceremony at St Cecilia Catholic Church Algona The Very Rev Msgr Hoffman officiated with organist Mrs Eugene McMahon and mass servers Patrick Esser and Gregory Wood.
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Delrae Kemna
William Kemna
Rolfe
Elton Wood
Walter Wood
Algona
Mr. Wood
St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church
Msgr. Hoffman
Eugene McMahon
Patrick Esser
Gregory Wood
C. William Kemna
Tim Kemna
Rams Fall 14 6 To Rockwell City In Tough Late Show
The Rams pushed Rockwell City to a 14 6 loss after fumbles cost a potential upset. Coach Pohlman praised defense and vowed a rematch push at Laurens Elks this Friday.
Special Legion Meeting to Kick Off Rolfe Post Drive
Cecil Cumming Post No 25 of Rolfe holds a special meeting Tuesday October 7 at 8 00 p m at the Legion Hall for a membership drive invitation extended to members and prospective members Department and District officers will attend A pig barbecue follows the meeting
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Cecil Cumming
Rolfe
Legion Hall
Rolfe Considers Four Year Council Terms in Special Election
A petition led by Glenn Neugent seeks changing Rolfe officials except the mayor from two year terms to four year terms with staggered elections so no more than three council seats are up at once. The special town election is set for Monday November 3 1969 with the Nov 4 general election following the change if approved. The mayor’s two year term remains unchanged.
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Rolfe
Pat Wood
Clifford Harris
Ed Weiland
Ed’s Repair
Bill Spencer
H. A. Kaiser
Dick Schott
Jerry Robinson
Lester Thorson
Don Shoemaker
Kenneth Pederson
Jerry Turner
Amy Turley
Garth Stoufe
Wood
Glenn Neugent
Republican County Convention Reconvenes in Pocahontas Courtroom
The Republican County Convention will reconvene at 8 00 p m in the Pocahontas Courthouse to name delegates to the Senatorial District Convention in Emmetsburg at 8 00 p m on Oct 27. The district convention aims to nominate a candidate for the October 28 special election to replace the late Senator Walter Hammer. Delegates will be the same as those at the Spring 1968 county convention.
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Pocahontas
Emmetsburg
Walter Hammer
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Bess Graham
County
Ascs Committee
Tilley
Streit Memorial Park
Ray Isacson
Brownie Richard
REC
Delrac Kemna
E. Wood
R. C
Laurens Elks
Larry Rantham
Wildcats
Jim Landvig
Millie Pedersen
Tom Winkleblack
Special Legion Meeting
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