Rolfe Consolidated School News Kindergarten Highlights
The September classroom notes show Mrs Miles room decorated with red yellow and green sunflower crafts on the door. Arlene Reckard celebrated her fifth birthday with candy bars. Students learn colors capital letters and name printing while mothers are thanked for flowers. Second grade reads The Wishing Well and The New Down the River Road with regular spelling tests earning silver stars for perfect papers.
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Miles
Arlene Reckard
Nicoson
Linda “Leadley
Gesme
Third Grade Progress Report Highlights
A classroom update notes Miss Pehlin asks if a sentence is formed and students practice making sentences from fragments. In arithmetic, students write their own addition number stories. Reading class completed the River Lands and Friendly People unit. spelling winners include Linden Accurso and Janet Kirby among others.
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Fpehlin
Linden Accurso
Sten Graeber
Raymond Jacobson
Garry MacVey
Forrest Struthers
Leonard White
Janet Behrendson
Judith Allen
Ann Carlton
Janice Frigaard
Arlene Graff
Judy Helmke
Janet Kirby
Miss Bennett Third Grade Authors Meet in Class
In a hot classroom the third grade publishes stories read aloud to the group. Students Jeanie Nelson Nancy DeWolf Carol Pullen Dennis Wagner Stephen Hadaway Terry Heathman Dennis Hansen receive praise for their best pieces while others excel in spelling and geography tests.
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Miss Bennett
Jeanie Nelson
Nancy
DeWolf
Carol Pullen
Dennis Wagner
Stephen Hadaway
Terry ‘Heathman
Dennis” Hansen
Fifth Grade Miss Rasmussin Note on Class Activities
Fifth graders report on new Social Studies books about the Revolutionary War. Students describe Story Time adventures with Wild Bill Hukak and Pecos Bill, a turtle show and a visit by Mrs. Dean Gunderson. Spelling stars listed include Clara Gunderson and others.
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Rasmussin
Wild Bill Hukak
Sand Pecos Bill
Ann Wood
Elmer
Dean Gunderson
Clara Gunderson
Barbara Wood
Sharon Wicker
Ronald Jones
Eileen Kirby
Janet Pedersen
Mark Cox
Club speaker offers talks on hobbies and pets
A note invites clubs and organizations to join in a room discussion led by a speaker. The group reveals how easy it is to arrange talks and mentions readiness to give one on pets after sharing hobbies.
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Chevrolet
Lydia Pinkham Remedies Promise Relief for Heat Distress
Advert shows Lydia Pinkham's Compound and Tablets offering relief from middle age distress including heat waves and nervousness. Doctors report relief in 63 and 80 percent of cases respectively, with claims thousands have benefited from these medicines. The copy emphasizes modern scientific approach and urges trial for blessed relief.
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Lydia Pinkham
New England States Study Sparks Classroom Plant Project
Students explore geography and the New England states and improve their room. Several bring slips to start plants while a turtle named Hide and Seek provides quiet company. Miss Truelson introduces an underwater garden that adds a pretty, watchable display.
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New England
Sixth Grade English Study Turns To Punctuation Lessons
Students describe four sentence types and capitalization rules while outlining a unit on London and the British Isles. Grace Block and Paul Jacobsen contribute items as the class expects map coloring and room improvements, with recess football and ongoing school activities noted.
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London
British Isles
Grace Block
Paul Jacobsen
Jerry Hughes
Pocahontas Community News Reports School Meeting and Honors
Pocahontas county hosts a school of instructions at the Methodist church with nine units represented led by Mrs Goldie Ralle. J C Johnson of Rock Rapids spoke on reading and language arts. Mrs Eva Sykes dies in California after a heart attack. Donald Nelson visits classes sharing insights from studying abroad. Band plans include Band Day at Ames and Festival at Algona.
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Ira. Miller
Pocahontas County
American Legion Auxiliary
Bert C. Hanson
Emanuel Kraskay
Pocahontas-county
Goldie. Ralle
Methodist Church
Francec Ung
Pocahontas
Rock Rapids
C. E. Sykes
Eva Sykes
L. J. Elbert
San Fernando
Calif
Eva Ayers
Longtime Blairsburg farmer retires to California
In Blairsburg Iowa a farmer and his wife Mr and Mrs Sykes left August 15 for California due to ill health after years of work. Survivors include his widow eight children and many grandchildren. The piece also notes visits by relatives and community club activities, plus obituaries and church notices from Pocahontas County surrounding events and names.
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Sykes
California
Joseph “Schiools
Grace
Elizabeth
Mason City
Loula
Cal Donnelly
Jackie
Maiden Rock
Wis
W.R. Donnelly
George. Vavricka
Bobbie
Wesley Vavricka
Olivia, Minn
F.O. Schroeder
Melvin Schulte
Joel Tilley
W. C. DeVries
Pocahontas
Webster City
Sacred Heart High School
Holy Name Hall
H. B. Karhoff
Jerome_Koenig
John Dirks
St.Peter’s Lutheran Church
Union Cemetery
Pomeroy
H. Foege
Rudolph & McIntire
Dirks
Lutheran Hospital
Fort Dodge
Germany
United States
Pocahontas County
Varina
Otto
Rockwell City
C. B. Kibler
Bradgate
Western
Nebr
Howard’ Song
Hawthorne
Nevada
Walter Hohensee
Fred Hohensee
Carl Jones
Tena
Benting
Near Wykoff
Minn
A.C. Lichter
25 Club
Paul Nieman
Leo. Pattee
Vernon Malm
Priscilla Club Steak Fry Hosts Card Prize Winners
Mrs Malm received the guest prize and Mrs Gary Steen won the club high score prize. Mrs Al Rossman took the consolation award. Lunch followed the card game. Mr and Mrs W B Linnan entertained the Priscilla club at a steak fry near Varina Sunday night. After the card game J B Pattee and Mrs A C Shimon won high score prizes.
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Malm
Gary Steen
al. Rossman
W. B. Linnan
Priscilla Club
Varina
J. B. Pattee
A. C. Shimon
Family reunion marks first in 52 years at Schmidt home
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louie Schmidt in Britt a large Schmidt family gathering occurred, bringing together Mrs. Schmidt and her ten brothers and sisters. It was the first time in 52 years that all members were together at one time.
McDonald Family Completes Modern Home On Century-Old Site
Neil Smithland and Jas McDonald built a log cabin a century ago. Now William McDonald and spouse complete a ranch style house on the same site. Mr McDonald is the great grandson of James McDonald.
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Neil Smithland
Jas. McDonald
William McDonald
Mr. McDonald
James McDonald
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