This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1976
Page
2
Marion the Librarian notes September shows only 125 juvenile books checked out, a low mark for five years. With 159 students and preschool borrowers, the library aims to boost monthly circulation and reach more families. The plea encourages children to read after movie outings.
Mrs. Sam Nicoson leads three films for a monthly Saturday afternoon lineup beginning at 3:00 PM in the library basement. Programs include Lucky Corner with a diner duo, Aquariam In Action showing underwater life, Billy The Kid with a rogue goat, and a note on future schedules through May.
Locals visit Minnesota and Wisconsin friends during 10 day trip returning Monday. Community members attend concerts, church events, and football games with extended family and neighbors across Rolfe and nearby towns.
The Rolfe High School issue lists meals for October 15 to 21 including chicken and noodles cabbage salad whipped cranberry jello sandwiches and milk on the 15 19 scalloped potatoes carrots peas jello cake sandwich and milk on the 21 hamburgers cottage cheese pineapple bar and milk on other days. It notes football games Rockwell City October 1 and Rockwell City October 18 Gilmore City JH H October 20 no school and an inservice meeting for teachers. It also reports student roses and thorns about study rooms theater parts basketball practice and other activities plus mention of the National FFA Convention and track season approaching with graduation seven months away.
Garry DeWall Tom Shimon Kent Hovey and Brian DeWall anchor the Rams defense with multiple tackles and key plays against Pocahontas, Gilmore City Bradgate, and Manson in a high school football clash as teammates push for strong performances and discipline.
Last Tuesday night tryouts selected the all school production The Egg and It by Betty MacDonald with a large turnout. Cast includes Betty MacDone Don MacDonald Anne Joan Thad Daisy Mr. Mannix Corrine Rosa Cheryl Majorowicz Russ Johnson Kerry Bennett Laurie Allen Jeff Carlton Dorine Metz Todd Gardewine Melissa Gardewine Brian DeWall Jeff Larson Scott Moline Tom Shimon Lori Maassen Liz Hulgan Millicent Ames Tessie Kim Stover Miss Linden Grady Larsen Paula Toni Lolly Mitzie Studen t Dir Jane Frerk Garry DeWall Lynn MacVey Melinda Gardewine Julie Yourng Deb Rokiy Aethering and others listed in processing.
A concise Therese style quotation attributed to Thoreau urging purposeful virtue. It emphasizes transforming moral intention into meaningful action beyond mere goodness. The line reflects practical ethics and social usefulness.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.