Dixon Wins Local Golf Tournament
Dixon captured the Championship Flight title at the Rolfe course after a final nine totaling 32, finishing with a birdie on the eighth hole. Larry Monson took second in the same flight as Dixon praised by peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Brinkman
Rolfe
Larry Monson
Node
Eldon Meyer
Ottosen
Steve Blair
West Bend
R. D. Dixon
Paul Biedermann
Dixon
Biedermann
Mr. Dixon
Towa
Monson
Paul Hiedermann
Win
Brinkman
Golf Club
Andy Pedersen
Don Schafer
Rolfe Rams fall to Swea City in season opener 33 20
Rolfe Rams lose non conference opener to Swea City Trojans 33 to 20 at Swea City. Trojans build early leads with 68 yard and 19 yard touchdowns and a late first half score. Hodaway shines for Rolfe with two first half touchdowns and Keiser to Pedersen connects for the other score.
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Rolfe Rams
Swea City Trojans
Seazon
Swea City
Trojans
Rams
Craig Hodaway
Rolfe
Kurt Kaiser
Hadaway
Marc Sroufe
Kaiser
Dean Pedersen
Hodaway
Iowa
Monson Eagles
Eagles
Democratic Central Committee To Host Smorgasbord Dinner
The Pocahontas County Democratic Central Committee sponsors a smorgasbord dinner on September 26 at 6 30 p.m. in the Pocahontas Methodist church dining room. State candidates and local officials including Stan Greigg for Congress and Ted Gleason for state representative will attend. Marvin Turley chairs the county committee. A prior program Meet Your Candidates airs September 20 at 9 30 p.m. on station KQTV moderated by Ed Breen.
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Pocahontas County
Democratic Central Committee
Methodist Church
Pocahontas
Stan Greigg
Congress
Ted Gleason
Marvin Turley
Rolfe
Democratic Committee
County Central Committee
KQTV
Ed Breen
Fractured Leg From Ladder Fall At Kilbourn Residence
BE. A. Johnson suffered a compound fracture of his right leg just above the ankle when a ladder broke during painting at the Art Kilbourn residence Monday afternoon around 4 pm. A local doctor treated him and he was taken by ambulance to Mercy hospital Fort Dodge where doctors set the bone and placed the leg in a cast. Mrs. Johnson accompanied him.
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BE. A. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Art Kilbourn
Mercy Hospital
Fort Dodge
Greater Rolfe Club Meeting Postponed
The first meeting after summer recess is rescheduled to Monday September 21 due to weekend water issues. A noon luncheon will precede a business meeting with officer elections. A five member Board of Directors meets with the president as chair. Membership open to Rolfe professionals and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Rolfe Club
Light Company
Rolfe
Rolfe Lad Heads Boys 4-H Clubs In County
Edward Vaughn of Rolfe and Bethene Trexel of Gilmore City will head the boys and girls 4-H clubs for 1965. They were elected at Rally Night in Pocahontas Public School gym with officers named for each role across several area towns.
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Edward Vaughn
Rolfe
Bethene Trexel
Gilmore City
Bethene
Paul Trexel
Edward
Alvin Vaughn
Pocahontas
Barbara Harryman
Duane Stearns
Alan Stearns
LaDonna Fulcher
George Fulcher
Fonda
Olan Jessee
Russell Jessee
Gilmore City Man Injured In Collision
A two car crash south of Rolfe injures Gilmore City resident Robert D. Wiegert 73 and four occupants of the other vehicle. Wiegert suffers severe head injuries and multiple fractures and undergoes knee surgery at Lutheran hospital Fort Dodge. The other vehicle’s occupants Mary Miller 28 Lawrence Miller 66 and Edna Miller 64 also suffer facial lacerations and bruises. Investigating officers are Pocahontas County Sheriff Jerry Donovan Deputy Sheriff Donald Hamilton and three Highway patrolmen.
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Six Mile Corner
Rolfe
Robert D. Wiegert
Gilmore City
Raymond L. Miller
Staunton
Ill
Wiegert
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Raymond Miller
Mary
Lawrence Miller
Edna
Lutheran
Connie Krischel and Garland Smith Wed in August Nuptials
Miss Connie Elizabeth Krischel and Garland George Smith united in marriage at Rolfe Methodist Church on August 29. The ceremony featured gladioli decorations, a Be Cause and O Promise Me recital, and a full chapel train. Attendants wore white satin gowns and carried pink and white bouquets.
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Connie Elizabeth Krischel
Garland George Smith
Rolfe Methodist Church
Keith Hauser
Louis Krischel
Havelock
George Smith
Rolfe
Raymond Majorowicz
Andrew Meredith
Shirley Bennett
Kirchner Engages Sharon Marie to Delbert Egli
Mr and Mrs Melvin Kirchner of Rolfe announce the engagement of their daughter Sharon Marie to Delbert Egli son of Mr and Mrs Ben Egli of Manson. Sharon works in the Boston Store office and Delbert is employed at Reynolds Garage in Manson. An October wedding is planned.
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Melvin Kirchner
Rolfe
Sharon Marie
Fort Dodge
Delbert Egli
Ben Egli
Manson
Miss Kirchner
Boston
Mr. Egli
Reynolds
Gov Scranton Visit Set for Fort Dodge on Sept 21
Governor William Scranton and party will fly into Fort Dodge at 3 p.m. arrive at the municipal airport in an F-27 jet prop plane. He will open Republican county headquarters at 3:30 p.m. and deliver a 4 p.m. address behind the headquarters building with several GOP leaders and candidates present.
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Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Republican Party
J.C. Peterson
Central Avenue
Swaney Motor Car Co
Scranton
U.S
Jack Miller
Evan Hultman
GOP
Rolfe Plant Nears Completion for Farmers Co op
The six blend types will be mixed to farmer needs at the new $30,000 Rolfe Bradgate facility of the Farmers Co operative Company. It sits across the highway from the Co op elevator behind Grants Lumber Yard and should be finished by week’s end.
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Farmers Co-operative Company
Rolfe and Bradgate
Fred McKim
Rolfe-Bradgate
Rolfe
Co-op
Grant
Community Chest Drive Kicks Off In Northeast Town
The Northeast Town and Country Community Chest begins its 12th annual drive Tuesday September 22, inviting residents to greet volunteers between 7 and 10 p.m. The campaign supports 13 health and welfare programs including Mental Health, Retarded Children, Arthritis and Rheumatism, Red Cross regional and disaster relief, Boy and Girl Scouts, Iowa Children's Home, Blinded Vets, Salvation Army, and other local services. Twenty five percent of funds stay locally for sickroom supplies.
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Northeast Town and Country Community Chest
Iowa Association For Men
Iowa Association For
Community Chest
Arthritis and
The
American Red Cross
Pocahontas
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Area Council
Iowa
John S. McBride Rites Held Sunday
Funeral services for John S. McBride 64 of Chicago were held Sunday at Beiter Funeral Home Gilmore City with Rev. S. H. Hammer officiating. Interment followed at Marble Valley Cemetery. McBride died September 9 in Veterans Hospital Chicago after a long illness. Survived by wife Pearl two sons John and Robert six grandchildren and siblings Helen Kehim Ed Shelgren Wm Shaveland and Ivan McBride. Local attendees from Rolfe included Ed Shelgren Paul Sinek Jim Martin LeRoy Nelson Leon Sinek and others.
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John
McBride
Chicago
Ill
Beiter
Gilmore City
S. H. Hammer
Marble Valley
Mr. McBride
Veteran's Hospital
Pearl
Flossmoor Dells
Til
Robert
Des Moines
Helen Kehim
Ed Shelgren
Rolfe
Wm ‘Shaveland
Mallard
Ivan McBride
South Charleston
W. Va
Paul Sinek
Jim Martin
LeRoy Nelson
Leon Sinek
New Dates Set for Tax Study Hearings in Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County announces two tax study workshops on September 23 in the Courthouse Assembly Room and September 30 in Humboldt. County Extension Director RE Rosenberger warns that a 10 percent turnout could exceed seating. Enrollment is free and interested citizens will receive meeting details by mail.
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Pocahontas County
Humboldt
RE. J. Rosenberger
County Extension Service
Extension Service
Rosenberger
Light vote in Rolfe school election yields few ballots
Rolfe Community school district voters cast only 25 ballots on September 14. Incumbent treasurer Mabelle Wiegert was reelected unopposed with 26 votes. Directors Roger Ives and Lawrence Turley, unopposed in districts 1 and 2, drew eight and nine votes respectively with no write-ins. The board plans to meet September 21 to swear in incumbents and elect a president.
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Rol?e
Mabelle Wiegert
Roger Ives
Lawrence Turley
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Greater Rolfe
Rolfe Lad
Connie Krischel Garland Smith
Gov. Scranton
Joe Accurso
Agnes Reckard
Spencer
Harold Calligan
Vernon Marine
Crippler
Red Cross
Salvation Army
John S. McBride
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