16 Sep 1965
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1965
Page
1
A legible fragment notes Anderson and Bruner among a group including Gee Shriner and J H Brink on a business trip to Lake area. Details are sparse but indicate a formal delegation traveling together for trade or official discussions.
Miss Velma Joy Knapp wed Irving Cornwell at the M E Parsonage in Pocahontas with Rev. Simpson officiating. A 120 acre Palo Alto County farm near George Roush sale to Fred Goodchild at 90 dollars per acre is reported. Local residents Carl Mason Edna Rickard and others appear at air show and family gatherings marked by birthday celebrations.
A boy named Pat Lake enrolled at Tarkio College after leaving Pringle and moving from Rolfe vicinity. Roger Gunderson celebrates his fourth birthday with family friends. Dean Madgen breaks a wrist in a Havelock football jamboree. Fire Chief W L McIntire and others attend the state firemen convention in Emmetaburg while Heathman starts wiring work at Richards Hardware. Jim and others remain employed at the shop.
A fragment notes a September 20 1945 bet that succeeded involving four vehicles. The unreadable lines obscure participants and the stake, but the core event is a won wager tied to transportation.
40 years ago Sterling Ritchey Everett Smith Martin Alexander and Gordon Siefkin, all 1926 Rolfe high school graduates, left to enter the State University. Eccles hardware installs a radio loudspeaker behind its front transom for public radio concerts and notices. Lon Firkins buys a new Essex car. Elsie and Lila Lehnus are away at college. the scene notes a lively car atmosphere at the Ba Leh BES.
The gathering at Mark Weigman’s home included couples and friends with a mix of wins and losses as Bs Colebaugh and Mrs Hunter defeated E L Hollis and Mrs Clark Jollife. Attendees joked about busy schedules and sharpening the axe.
A community roundup lists visits and gatherings as families hosted relatives and friends from Staunton Virginia to Des Moines Iowa. Guests included Ives, Schott, Carlton, Brenneman, Twiggs, and Kerns clans. weddings, trips to Yellowstone, Lake Tahoe, and multiple church services marked the period.
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