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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1947
Page
3
Havelock residents report visits from Greely Colorado and Minnesota. local families attend gatherings in Pom eroy Storm Lake Laurens and Fort Dodge. The Storchs purchase the Speer residence for 1900 and plan improvements. Legion Auxiliary discusses Armistice dinner plans and district conference attendance.
Funeral services for Lloyd E. Eckerson were held Friday at Sacred Heart church Pocahontas with Rev G F Wessling officiating. Burial followed at Mt Zion cemetery Fonda. Eckerson banker died October 15 at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge after a month in care.
Mr and Mrs George Miller of Rolie visited Mrs Martha Herscher and other relatives Friday. Mrs Donald Gibson was taken to Fort Dodge hospital Friday for treatment after a week at Dr Hovenden Memorial hospital Laurens. G A Grover and daughter Pearl Mick with Mr and Mrs Earl Roy and sons were in Emmetsburg Saturday. Mr and Mrs William Hinze Orange City were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Arnold Barth. Other guests included Mr and Mrs Eugene Waters and Mr and Mrs Harold Zenor Split Lake. Mr and Mrs Clarence Stanley Newell were here Sunday visiting Shelby Glenn whose health is improving. Harold Brechler and N L Peterson returned from a trip through southern Colorado and New Mexico.
The W S C S circle gathered at the church Thursday with strong turnout. Havelock high school announces the Junior Class Play The Skeleton Walks on Friday October 24 at 8 p m in the school gym under Mrs S L Nelson. Cast includes Edward Worthington Marian McLain Barbara Brown and others. The Havelock Parent Teacher Association meets Monday October 27. The 8th grade will present Ten Percent Tommy with Marilyn Dietrich performing a piano solo.
S. E. May, partner in the Poca hontas Auto Co with A. C. Shimon since August 1941, has sold his interest to Shimon who assumed ownership immediately. May, who has been manager, and Mrs. May plan to leave October 28 for Tucson for health reasons.
A wedding in Warsaw Indiana and visits in Columbus Ohio and DeWitt with Miss Laura Pascal are noted. A group of 12 entertained Miss Joan Shaffer bride elect with bingo bridge prizes won by Gwen Gannon. American Legion Auxiliary officers were installed in Gilmore City. The 8th district reports discussed universal military training. Iowa state high school marching band contest drew about 2000 attendees. Several residents traveled or visited relatives in Waterloo Crosby Minn Sioux Narrow Ontario and West Bend.
Police seek vandals after two airplanes at Greene airport suffered knife damage to rudders. Aircraft crews would have faced possible crashes if un detected before takeoff. Investigators urge witnesses to come forward.
A prairie fire menaced the Ben Nehls family home south of Denison. About 50 volunteers battled the blaze until they managed to extinguish it. A lighted cigar is suspected as the ignition source.
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