Harvest Festival Displays 42 Farm Products at St Pauls Church
St Pauls Lutheran Church observes Harvest Festival with 42 products displayed inside the sanctuary. Rev Irving Tange notes the Sunday rite includes a collection to help pay off remaining church debt. The scene features ears of corn and a glass cross stained window as backdrop. Flowers include oranges pumpkins carrots tomatoes apples peppers and a colorful array of fruits and vegetables from Rolfe area farms.
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Rolfe
Irving Tange
St. Paul’s Lutheran
Democratic Meeting Invites County Members to October Session
County Democratic chairman Paul Poduska calls a meeting of county members and interested persons for October 2 to discuss the November agenda.
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Paul
Poduska
Spose
Honored For 30 Years Service At Local Phillips 66
Paul Biedermann received a bronze walnut plaque at a Fort Dodge dinner honoring 30 years with Phillips 66. The ceremony noted his service began at the Rolfe station and spanned decades with the company, marking a long career milestone.
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A Rolfeman
Fort Dodge
Paul Biedermann
Phillips
UNICEF Trick or Treat Campaign Set for October Event
UNICEF asks for planning as millions of American children in over 13 000 communities collect pennies for UNICEF on October 1. The program funds the world’s largest child aid effort and supports UNICEF’s Nobel Peace Prize winning mission to help sick and hungry children globally.
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Unicef
United Nations Children’s Fund
Rolfe
Thettrick
Rehe Zvey RL
Truck wreck and town curve warn neglect in Rolfe
A tractor trailer overturned on Highway 44 north of Rolfe causing a fire. Driver Benhart Simongon, 63, of Des Moines, was semi conscious and later admitted to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Dodge in fair condition. The piece notes a lack of warning at the north curve despite a town flashing light program, with prior accidents, including a 1965 jackknife.
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Hwy
Toonfire’ Department
Benhart Simongon
Des Moines
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
Lions Club Light Bulb Sale Begins October 26
The Rolfe Lions Club starts its annual Light Bulb Sale on Wednesday October 26 to fund community projects. Residents are asked to leave porch lights on as members go door to door. team captains are Ron Spencer and Jim DeWolf. Proceeds support the summer athletic program Easter Sunrise service Better Sight Program Scholarship Banquet and Easter egg hunt.
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Lions
Rolfe
Ron Spencer
Jim DeWolf
Dixon Repeats As Golf Champion At Rolfe Club
The Rolfe Golf Club held its annual 18 hole match play event on October 3 as Dixon defended his Championship Flight title. Arnold Wold took second in the Championship Flight while Paul Myer won the First Flight with Roy Forsythe runner up. Loren Heathman captured first in the Second Flight with Don Shoemaker second. Members from Rolfe Otossen West Bend Bode and Rutland competed in the event.
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Rolfe
Arnold Wold
Paul Myer
Roy Forsythe
West Bend
Loren
Heathman
Don Shoemaker
Ramettes Set For Saturday Cross Country Meet Challenge
Readable fragments indicate Ramettes prepare for a cross country meet this Saturday with local teams and coaches arranging travel and entries. Details on location, times, and participants are unclear in the OCR snippet.
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Ramettes
Wiley Mayne to Visit Pocahontas County
Republican congressional candidate Wiley Mayne plans a full day tour of Pocahontas County on October 22 to meet residents and answer questions. The caravan stops at Laurens Havelock Plover Pocahontas Rolfe Gilmore City Palmer Fonda with a noon lunch at Figherty's Chow House and a 6 pm dinner at the Pocahontas Methodist Church. Tickets are sold by Republican precinct committeemen across the county.
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Wiley Mayne
Pocahontas County
Laurens
Havelock
Plover
Pocahontas
Wiley- Mayne
Figherty
Rolfe
Gilmore City
Palmer
Fonda
Court of Honor in Rolfe Oct 26 for Scouts awards
Troop 76 of Rolfe will hold a Court of Honor on Wednesday evening October 26 at 8 pm in the old auditorium of the Rolfe Community School. Parents of all Boy Scouts Wehelos and Cubs and their parents are invited to attend this ceremony, which presents earned awards and recognizes rank advancement.
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Rolfe
Rolfe Community School
Community Chest Drives End As Campaigns Conclude
Secretary Mrs Curt Kerns announces Northeast Town and Country Community Chest workers winding up activities. Mrs Gerd Post chairs drives started September 20 with campaigns led by Fall Town Electric Light and Power Company office.
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Community Chest
Curt Kerns
Gerd
Ajuk
Campan
Fall Town Electric Light
Power ‘Company
Injured Mike Triplett in One-Car Crash Near Emmetsburg
Mike Triplett, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Jim Triplett, was hospitalized at Palo Alto Memorial Hospital after a late night one car crash on a gravel road north of Highway AA between Roger Howland place and Jim Cruickshank farm. He escaped the wreck with a severely injured right arm, lost significant blood, was treated by a tourniquet helper, and transported by ambulance. The Plymouth sedan was destroyed and Vernon Marine assisted at the scene as the Highway Patrol investigated the accident.
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Mike Triplett
Jim Triplett
Palo Alto’ Memorial Hospital
Emmetsburg
Hwy
AA Bes
Roger “Howland
Jim Cruickshank
Triplett
Howlands
Powers Ambulance
Jerry Turner
Vernon Marine
Highway Patrol
Marriage Announced for Deborah Newgard and Richard Johnson Newgard
Mr and Mrs Fritz Johnson announce the marriage of their daughter Deborah to Richard Newgard son of Mrs Alice Newgard of Laurens on Saturday October 16. The double ceremony was at the Lutheran Church in Laurens with Pastor Ay Youngquist officiating. Mr and Mrs Donald Newgard of Marathon attended. The couple will establish a home in Laurens where the groom works at Shimon Garage and the bride at Eaton's Variety.
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Johnson
Deborah
Richard. Newgard
Alice’ Newgard
Laurens
Lutheran Church
Youngquist
Donald
Newgard
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