Club bears Iowa first trip highlights small town admiring sights
Rolfe Iowa hosts luncheon as members tour state sites. Wangberg leads group visiting Little Brown Church Fort Atkinson Festina and Lansing Niagara cave and Pike’s Peak Iowa. They urge others to see Iowa first and plan a teachers reception at Rolfe school gym Also note hospitalization of Lee Holt and sympathy letter to Curt Smith family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
He. Rolfe
Knightly
Central
States
Ote Apts
Wangberg
GW. Siefkin
Iowa
Little Brown
Rivale
Nashua
Kromyshua
Fort Atkinson
Festina
St. Anthony’s Chapel
Napoleon
United States
Spillville
Mr. Wangry
Chicago
Niagara Cave
Wangbergs
Ease
Lansing
McGregor
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
la Place
Crawford
Prairie Chien
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Agberg
Aryone
L. R. Davidson
Rceve
T Re Ool
Rolfe Woman's Club
Promotion
Lee Holt
Utheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Secrece
Curt Smith
Tee
Jones
Ittee
Calf of Jolliffe Tops Manson Fair Show
The Angus calf owned by Rob Jolliffe of Havelock won irfrand grand champion honors at the Manson fair against 4-H club calves from Humboldt Webster and Pocahontas counties. Jolliffe also claimed the grand honors in the Hereford class with Belted winners, while other county exhibitors from Rolfe and Pocahontas earned class placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Jollitte
Havelock
Manson
Calmi Humboldt
Webster
Poca- Matas
Beresford
Iowa
State Lege
E Jolliffe
Angus
Pocahontas County
DeWolk
Rolfe
Manson Fair
Villias Brinkman
Hereford
Rolfe Grading And Paving Underway By Booth And Olson
Last weekend a fleet of caterpillar machines began grading and paving in Rolfe. Crews will lay 20 feet of state paving for about a mile, with grading to follow. A canal along Main Street and a new high grade west of Bowen hill are forming as weather cooperates. Contractors will remove excess dirt and finish paving as they proceed.
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Rolfe
Muich
No. 44
Booth & Olson
Main Street
Bowen Hill
Horse sleeping sickness takes heavy toll on horses
The area faces a severe outbreak of equine disease with many losses reported. Dr. L M Graham struggles to provide care while serum is scarce. Vaccination offers hope for some, but many horses are beyond help, and rendering works in Humboldt and Pocahontas report high casualty counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Graham
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Letter Encourages Poultry Culling to Boost Eggs
Frank Priebe argues farmers should cully unproductive hens to cut feed costs and improve egg output. He shares a farmer’s example where removing 40 of 250 hens doubled egg yield from the remainder, while selling culled birds at a good price. He promotes trusted service men to perform culls for producers.
Sime and Baird Families Spend Labor Day Weekend
My and Mrs. Ernest Sime and Mrs. John Baird of Humboldt and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Preston of Carlisle spent the weekend and Labor day in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Telmer Sime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Sime
John Baird
Humboldt
Wesley Preston
Carlisle
Telmer Sime
Hundreds visit Pioneer hybrid corn field days in Rolfe
Field days in Rolfe hosted by Pioneer Hi Bred Seed Corn Co drew about 425 visitors from 30 counties across Iowa Minnesota and South Dakota. Perry Collins explained breeding methods and the four way hybrid system while 800 new hybrids were shown for next year and 30 000 ears were pollinated by hand. Longtime Rolfe site serves as one of two inbred plots in Iowa with other fields statewide for trials. Noonday luncheons were provided by the local A Y P Sunday school class.
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Rolfe
Pioneer Hi-Bred Seed Corn Co
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Pioneer Company
Perry Collins
Des Moines
Nelson Urban
Paul
Presbyterian Church
Pocahontas Oil Plans New Rolfe Super Service Station
Pocahontas Oil Company led by manager J H McElyea buys a site at Rolfe for a Skelly products bulk plant and modern super service station on No 44 east of the M and St L tracks. Construction starts next week as workmen prepare foundations and utilities for the Rolfe unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Record-Democrat
J. H. McElyea
Pocahontas Oil Co
Rofe
Skelly Petroleum
Rolfe
Mellyea
Malard
Rolfe hosts opening football clash with Humboldt Friday
Rolfe and Humboldt meet Friday night in the season opener at Rolfe city park under lights at 8. Humboldt won last year on a rain soaked field and Rolfe aims to rebound with an inexperienced backfield led by Taylor Cornwell Tutt and Watts or Boles. Season tickets offer four home games for 1.85 with Humboldt, Scranton, Livermore and Glidden on the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Humboldt
Cocaptain
Rudy Phillips
Gerald Graeber
Bob Shelgren
Bernard Ferden
Jack George
Edgar Smith
Ferden
George
Smith
Rudolfson
Hansen
Marine
Taylor
Cornwell
Tutt
Watts
Boles
Ray Boles
Virgil
Richard Cox
Junior Lokerse
Scranton
Livermore
Glidden
Bicycle hitch hiker appears on the scene
Willard Thomas a bicycle hitchhiker from Sterling Illinois rode to Iowa visiting friends across Clarion Paullina and West Bend. He pedaled about 100 miles in two days and enjoyed Iowa farmers hospitality before heading toward Winona Minnesota to visit family and planned return with his bike. He previously traveled by canoe from Sterling to Iowa City.
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Willard Thomas
Rolfe
Sterling
Ill
Grant Pollock
Tommy
Iowa
University of Iowa
Tompke
Clarion
Highway 169
West Bend
Jacob Zwol
Paullina
Winona
Minn
Dorothy Thomas
Harry Thomas
Rock River
Mississippi
Iowa River
Iowa City
Garfield Hustlers Meet at DeWolf Home
Garfield 4 H Hustlers gathered Monday evening September 6 at Roger DeWolf home. Elwin Ives was named to report on the county 4 H achievement show at the next Farm Bureau meeting. The October Farm Bureau program by the boys was planned with a discussion on Selecting the Baby Beef. Mrs J E DeWolf served a fine lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger DeWolf
Elwin Ives
Farm Bureau
J. E. DeWolf
Log Breaks Leg of REA Worker
Donald Day a 26 year old Ames employee on the rural electrification project at Powhatan fractured his leg in an accident on a Rock Island flat car loaded with light poles. Stakes gave way causing him to roll with the load to the ground striking his leg. He also suffered cuts and bruises. Other workers were uninjured. Mr and Mrs Earl Ferguson and Lois Jean were visiting from Denhart.
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Donald Day
Ames
Pocahontas
Day
Rock Island
Cay
Farm women asked to attend Pocahontas teas series
A series of afternoon teas is planned for all farm homemakers in Pocahontas county. Rural women will be invited to seven sessions starting Sept 20, with township groupings and dates to be announced. Mrs. Ruth Seaton Hicks outlines homemaking talks and a home nursing demo to accompany the teas.
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Pocahontas County
Ruth Seaton Hicks
Eneay Colfax
Lizard
Swan Lake
Cummins
Lake
Garfield
Roosevelt
Powhatan
Des Moines
Marshall and
Sherman
Cedar
Dover
Lincoln
Grant
August Brinkman
County Home Project
Hicks
Flocahontas County
Farm Bureau
Reception for DMT school teachers draws 200 attendees
The DMT schoolhouse hosted a large reception for new teachers sponsored by the DMT Woman's club with over 200 attendees. Highlights included remarks by Roy Jennings the new superintendent, a vocal program by Doris Louise and DiVonna Vaughn, performances by Loretta Shaw and six girls in Gone With the Wind costumes, and a one act comedy directed by Mrs Vaughn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.M. T. Woman’s Club
Sam Nicoson
Ernest Vaughn
Wm. Fisher
Franklin Majorowicz
Loren Pease
Woman's Club
Board of Education
Win. Fisher
Roy Jennings
Mr. Jennings
Doris
Louise
DiVonna Vaughn
Loretta Shaw
Wilda Kilbourne
Agnes Thompson
Dariel Lowe
Shirley Heathman
Shirley Fisher
Rachel Leith
Buddy
John Lowman
Lee Carlton
Virginia Vaughn
Ellis Struthers
Carol Smith
Mesdame
Thomas Diggs
John Howe
Jane Ralph
Art Michalek
Fred Smith
Chet Carpenter
Florence Peterson
Sutherland
Alice Hood
Rolfe
Millicent Eppelsheimer
Plover
Cara Nome Specialist Here Week of Sept 13 Rolfe
Miss Dorothy Wellman, Cara Nome expert, will be at Webb's drug store in Rolfe for the week starting Sept 18. Appointments handle complexion lessons in 45 minutes. She offers home beauty techniques courtesy of Webb's Rexall store and Langlois.
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Dorothy Wellman
Webb’s
Rolfe
Miss Wellman
Webb
Rexall
Langlois
Reception for Teachers Honors Rolfe New School Faculty
The Rolfe Womans club and Rolfe Promotion club host a Thursday 8 p m reception in the Rolfe high school gym to honor seven new teachers. Miss Eleanor Maloney Miss Francis Bradley Rita Schleuter Rachel Tompkins Dorothy Schaefer Essie Luce and Ralph Smith join Rolfe faculty this year. attendees are invited to meet the newcomers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Womans Club
Rolfe Promotion Club
Rolfe High School
Rolfe School
Rolfe
Eleanor Maloney
Fonda
Francis Bradley
Newhall
Syrita Schleuter
Cresco
Rachel Tompkins
Garner
Dorothy Schaefer
Schaller
Essie Luce
Meriden
Ralph Smith
Grundy Center
Rolfe Public School Reports Enrollment and Fresh Start
Rolfe public school opened last week on August 30 with total enrollment near last year. The senior high school holds a record 141 pupils while junior high, fifth grade and kindergarten lower the overall count to about 350 to 860 for the year.
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Rolfe
Miss Bradley
Glee Club
Evans
Card of Thanks for L. D. Smith
We thank friends and neighbors for their help at the funeral of our husband and father L. D. Smith and for their sympathy. Mrs L. D. Smith and children. Miss Darlene Moon started work in Fort Dodge last week as a cashier in Montgomery Ward store.
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L. D. Smith
Darlene Moon
Worxie Fort Dodge
Montgomery Ward & Co
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