Referee Criticized After Rockwell City Football Rout
Local football clash draws sharp critique as Rockwell City routs Rolfe 59 to 0 amid alleged poor officiating and rough play. The Rockwell City coach withdraws first team late. Rolfe shows resilience but loses key players. Sixth graders start a new club. Goddard family mourns a infant son in Detroit.
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Dunia
Rockwell City
Rolfe
Rockwel City
Faile
Rockwell
Toach
Rolfe Boys
Manson
Lyceum Course Dates Bring Five Attendants to Rolfe
Rolfe town will host a five number lyceum course this season under the Woman's Club with Redpath Vawter talent. Dates include October 21 Stone-Platt Company, November 15 Judge Kavanaugh, January 19 Maitland Entertainers, February 17 H. C. Boblitt, March 6 Wells Company. Season tickets priced $2 for adults and $1 for students.
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Rolfe
Woman’s Club
Martha Trick
Woman's Club
Redpath-Vawter
Stone-Platt, Company
Judge Kavanaugh
Maitland Entertainers
H. C. Boblitt
Wells Company
Happily Married Miss Hoffert and Harold Shimon Wed
Miss Alice Hoffert of Powhatan and Harold A. Shimon of Havelock wed at St Peters and St Pauls in Pocahontas on Thursday Sept 29 at 9 00 am Reverend Kramer officiated Carl Hoffert acted as best man and Anna Boyanovsky served as bridesmaid The couple will live on the groom s farm southeast of Havelock <dots> Football Saturday 3 00 pm.
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Alice Hoffert
Powhatan Township
Harold A. Shimon
Havelock
St. Peter’s
St. Paul’s Church
Pocahontas
Kramer
Carl Hoffert
Anna Boyanovsky
John E. Shimon
Fred Hoffert
W C T U County Convention Agenda and Officers
The third annual Pocahontas County W C T U convention will meet October 14 at the Rolfe Methodist Church with morning sessions including devotionals, minutes, officer reports, and elections. Afternoon features addresses by Mrs. Lester and others, a “Why Do We Need the W C T U” talk, youth work discussions, then evening music and a county open life membership presentation. Officers include President Mrs Elizabeth Wheeler Rolfe and others.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
Pocahontas County
Methodist
Rolfe
J. P. Lester
Rolfe High School
Elizabeth Wheeler
Manson to Meet Rolfe High in Big Saturday Football
Manson will face Rolfe High Saturday afternoon at TM Park. Officials expect a 3 p.m. kickoff though no formal time was released. Both teams enter the game with strong lines and past years highlight matches, and local supporters are urged to attend and boost Rolfe and Manson.
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Manson
Rolfe High
Rolfe City
Rolfe
Rolfe-Manson
Rolfe Legion Faces Pocahontas In Gridiron Duel
Rolfe Legion travels to Pocahontas for a key football clash as Pocahontas coached by Stew White presses for victory. Rolfe’s backfield work by Jon White and tough lines face a Pocahontas defense described as porous. Armistice Day return game is teased with Rolfe promising a strong home showing.
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the Legion
Pocahontas
Legion
Rolfe
Stew” White
Ames
Missouri Valley
Poca
Pocahontas Boys
Jon
Yeoman
Shelgren
Sen. Fuller
Chubby Winter
Pocahonta
Pocahontas County
Blue Devils
Corn meal is cheap and urged for wider use
A local plea praises corn meal pricing and urges consumers to buy more. It claims merchants shave profit and offer ten pounds of bulk meal for fifteen cents, arguing low prices ease living costs and echoing early settlers’ hardships to encourage eating corn now.
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Rolfe
Loraine Dawson to Lead Meeting on Improving Our Gatherings
Co E notes Loraine Dawson will lead next Sunday night in a talk on improving meetings as the old society reorganizes into a new Christian Endeavor group. Members urged to sign the new constitution. those out of town will be carried over to the new roll.
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Loraine Dawson
Mrs. John A. Kees Sr. Dies at 80 After Illness
Mrs. John A. Kees Sr. died at 1 30 a m Wednesday October 5 at the home of her son John A. Kees after pneumonia weakened her heart. Funeral services set for Friday October 9 at 10 30 a m at the Presbyterian church with Rev H A Stoughton and Rev J P Lester officiating. She became a county citizen in 1886.
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John A. Kees
J.P. Lester
Rees
Settler Fritz Christianson Dies After Long Illness Near Rolfe
Fritz Christianson died Monday evening at his home north of Rolfe after years of rheumatism. Funeral services are held at the home this afternoon. obituary to follow.
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Fritz Christianson
Rolfe
Spraying experiment boosts apple sales and worm-free fruit
The Plover Spraying Circle sprayed 789 trees four times using 9000 gallons of spray. Cost per tree was forty two cents including labor and depreciation. Sprayed fruit sold well with surplus value rising. wealthy apples fetched 2 dollars and winter apples 3 dollars. Whitney crabs recovered. large spraying machine extended to hen houses. Demonstration valued by the community.
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Plover Spraying
County Sells Bonds During Strong Bid At Auction
County Treasurer Bertha Bowers sold 190000 six percent funding bonds at a premium of 7000 to Drake Ballard Co of Minneapolis. Eleven investment houses attended as bids ranged to 1100 premium. The sale aims to cover warrants in bridge road and general funds amid tax delays and deficit, with taxpayers urged to curb further debt.
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Bertha Bowers
Drake-Ballard Company
Minneapolis
Tuesday Club Rambles to Fort Dodge for O Hara Show
Members of the Tuesday Club along with spouses and guests traveled to Fort Dodge Friday to attend Fiske O Hara in A Happy Cavalier. The group included Mr and Mrs Robert Bruce and Howard, D W Trick and Martha Trick, Perry White, Morris Webb, P A McCray, C J White, A G Hille, M T Blessing, J T Grant and was joined by F E Hoyne.
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Fort Dodge
Fiske O’hara
Enuf
Robert Bruce
Howard
D. W. Trick
Martha Trick
Perry White
Morris Webb
P. A. McCray
C. J. White
A. G. Hille
M. T. Blessing
J. T. Grant
F. E. Hoyne
Baby Health Contest Final Days Planned This Week
The article notes the final days of the baby health contest on Monday and Tuesday October 10 and 11 with a program on Wednesday October 12 at 2 30 pm in the auditorium. The County Nurse will speak to mothers and ribbons will be presented. Merchants’ window displays are praised for supporting Baby Health Week and Woman's Club cooperation.
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Woman’s Club
Prodigal World Shapes Town Reputation Abroad
The passage notes how quick judgments form from local impressions and shared conversations. It argues visitors adopt town opinions after observing local conditions, reinforcing a reputation that travels with people when they leave.
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Elvina Peterson
City Park
Harry, Goddard
Detroit
Mich
W. C. T. U. County Convention
Mabel. Wright
Fonda
Libbie MacVey
E. S. Whittlesey
Gilmore City
First National Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
John’a. Kees SR
OLD ‘Settler
Rolf E
Iowa
W. S. McEwen
Rob T. Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
D. D. McEwen
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce
the State Savings Bank
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