Community Mourns as Charles Otto Dies in Farm Accident
Fray afternoon news says Charles Otto was killed when he fell from a hay wagon at his farm east of Rolfe. He died from a broken neck while working with a neighbor. Otto, a long-time Pocahontas County resident, leaves a wife, two daughters, three sons, and a step-daughter. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Methodist church. Margaret Struthers died Saturday at the home of her mother-in-law J. B. Kent after a weeklong illness. A lifelong Rolfe resident born in Old Life 78 years ago, Struthers funeral was held Tuesday at the Presbyterian church in Rolfe.
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Charles Otto
Iif
Neighar
Iir
Otto
Wideastern Pocahontas
Ito
Methodist Church
Hiss
Margaret Struthers
J. B. Kent
Old Fife
Miss Struthers
Rolfe PLC
Forger Sentenced to Ten Years in Iowa Reform School
Orie Flaherty aged 19 of Bradgate pleaded guilty before Judge D Deland of Storm Lake to the crime of forgery. He received an indeterminate term not to exceed 10 years in the Anamosa reformatory. Flaherty was arrested Sunday by Pocahontas County officers after alleged manipulation of several checks in Rolfe and Gilmore City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orie Flaherty
Bradgate
Dinday
Deland
Lake
A. C. Carmichael
Anamosa
Faherty
Hum- Ae
Pocahontas
Bill Hubert
Kisysch
Mile
Laurens Alle Football Team Ties Hopeful Tonight
Rolfe high football squad meetsurns tomorrow evening on the lighted field in the city park. Laurens shows a well balanced eleven and a close game is expected. The local team has its first ties and remains unbeaten. Come out Friday evening.
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Rolfe High
Uens
Laurens
Coming 4-H Club Meeting Adopts Humorous Roll Call
Up-and-Coming 4-H Club met at Alma Dunn's home with thirteen members present. A program for the township farm bureau meeting was planned for Tuesday evening. Officers will be elected at the next meeting at Marcella Stoulil's home in October and new members are invited to join.
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Alma Dunn
Imming Township
Homemakers Tea At Presbyterian Church
A homemakers tea will be held Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian Church for farm women in Garfield Lake Des Moines and Powatan townships. The program includes a unity clinic on spoilage of canned goods and lessons on home grown produce with social time to follow. Mrs George Ivey and Mrs Cora Lagert invite neighbors to attend.
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Presbyterian
Garfield
Lake
Des Moines
Powatan
Unitiay
Mass Meeting On Municipal Plant Reports Given
A Monday mass meeting in K. P. Hall featured a town survey outline by the town engineer. Speakers from West Bend and Gowrie described their municipal electric plants, followed by a general discussion with about 100 in attendance.
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K. of P. Hall
West Bend
Gowrie
Iowa Favored With Ideal Fall Weather
The article notes a 10 day run of ideal clear weather easing after rain last week. Corn is past frost danger and many fields show no green on the stalks. It predicts a very good yield this year with favorable conditions continuing.
Demonstration of Electrical Gadgets Near Gilmore City
Rural electricity users will see demonstrations October 27 and 28 near Gilmore City at the Lillie Rees farm three and a half miles east. Events include a Thursday 7:30 p.m. house wiring demo and Friday all day equipment demonstrations starting at 10 a.m. An Friday 7:30 p.m. session in the main tent will cover automatic water systems and electrical costs. Washington REA staff and Iowa State College extension personnel will answer questions and provide material.
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Lillie Rees
Gilmore City
Washington Rea
Washington Rea Staff Including Miss Louisan Mamer and D. W. Teare
Iowa State College
Harald Beaty
Dorothy Simmons
C. H. van Vlack
Legion gathering set for Odebolt district convention
Members from across the state are invited to the 9th district fall Amer ican Legion and Auxiliary convention in Odebolt on Wednesday October 19. Roose Post Odebolt plans a full day program with a morning golf tournament a grand parade with floats prizes bands and drum corps participation expected from Sac and Ida counties posts.
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The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Odebolt
Roose Post
Sac
Ida Counties
Missionary Society Observes Guest Day at Church
The Presbyterian Missionary Society held a 1 PM luncheon in the church dining room with over 90 attendees from Ottosen Plover Pocahontas Fonda Bradgate and Linn Grove. A program followed featuring devotions piano and vocal solos organ selections a stewardship play and talks on society activities.
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The
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ottosen
Plover
Pocahontas
Fonda
Bradgate
Linn Grove
H. A. Sinning
Miss Pearl Sinning
Miss
Robert Larson to Lead Smith Market Meat Counter
Robert Larson, longtime Smith market clerk, will assume management of the meat department. He will begin his new role next Monday, October 8, with the Smith ads this week detailing the announcement.
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Robert Larson
Smith Market
Meat Department
Bob
Smith
Promotion Club Meeting Planned for Thursday Noon
The regular meeting of the promotion club is scheduled for Thursday noon with R. G. Hunter as chairman. All members are urged to attend this session.
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Promotion Club
R. G. Hunter
C-Cairman
Rolfe Squad Tops Manson In Gridiron Scrimmage
Rolfe's backfield and line overpower Manson after a scoreless first half. Cornwell, Tutt and Taylor spark the attack with steady gains and key passes as Rolfe advances into Manson territory before the period ends. The game notes a strong Rolfe defense and a late surge.
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Siegler
Manson
Guelgren
Norton
Rolfe
Tutt
McCannon
Cornwell
Virgil Cox
Taylor
Garfield Farm Bureau Met Last Thursday
Garfield township Farm Bureau members met September 22 at the A. A. Brinkman home with Mrs. Arlo Ives in charge. The program included reading by Phyllis DeWolf, piano by June Shelgren, a round table on accidents in the home, and a spell backwards contest won by the men. Reports at the session covered 4-H girls and boys exhibits, judging, conservation, and upcoming home project meetings.
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Arlo Ives
Sand Forrest Ives
J. B. DeWolf
Farm Bureau
Municipal Light Plant and Library Fail to Pass in Rolfe Election
In Rolfe a special election halted plans for a municipal electric light plant and distributing system. The light plant failed 362 to 226 with 33 spoiled votes. library bonding lost 323 to 259 with 37 spoiled. Total ballots 621 for the plant and 619 for the library.
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Rolfe
Safe Fall Driving Tips for Autumn Roads
Autumn driving requires adjusting speed before turns and avoiding abrupt stops. Fog demands slower speeds and off road stops to clean the windshield. use lamps that pierce fog and snow. The note also mentions Mrs. Anna Cook visiting Goldfield and staying with Mrs. Casper Grant.
School concert delights large audience
The school music department presented a Sunday afternoon program in the auditorium. The orchestra and glee clubs provided numbers, with instrumental solos, a musical reading, a solo by a primary girl, and novelty sketches. Rolfe's school shows unusual talent this year.
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Rolfe
Straw Stack Destroyed by Fire at Willett Farm
Fire crews were called last Saturday to Grant Willett’s farm where a straw stack from last year’s harvest caught fire. The stack was pulled onto a plowed field with chains and tractors and left to burn. No damage to the grove or buildings occurred.
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Grant Willett
Iowa Centennial State Fair Posts $56000 Profit for 1938 Exposition
Final reports show the 1938 Iowa centennial fair had the second largest attendance in state history with 430 907 visitors. Receipts reached about 866119 while expenses totaled 310000 leaving a 56000 profit to fund a new 4 H club livestock barn.
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State Fair Board
A. R. Corey
County Auxiliary Meets at Palmer
Mrs Marvin Burroughs Mrs E W Wilson Mrs A Simonson Miss Dora Simonson Mrs Lyman George and Mrs John Marchant attended the county American Legion Auxiliary meeting at Palmer Tuesday afternoon. New county officers were installed by Mrs Hakes of Laurens. Reports from the state convention at Waterloo were given and Palmer school students presented a fine musical program. County units were well represented.
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Marvin Burroughs
E. W. Wilson
A. Simonson
Dora Simonson
Lyman George
John Marchant
American Legion Auxiliary
Palmer
Hakes of
Laurens
Waterloo
Palmer School
License Required by All Hunters in Iowa
Article states that all hunters in Iowa must have a license with no exemptions based on sex or age. Owners and tenants may hunt on their own land without a license, but leasing transfers hunting rights to the tenant unless reserved. If the owner wants to hunt on leased land, he must obtain a license.
Tuesday Club Met With Mrs H Hauck
The Tuesday club met at 3 30 in Mrs Hattie Hauck s home with her as hostess. Roll call was recipes. Mrs O B Fuller Jr led a word drill and Mrs H F Olerich directed the homemaking program covering club activities and period rooms at the state fair. The next meeting will be at Mrs Ernest Vaughn s home.
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Hattie Hauck
O. B. Fuller Jr
H. F. Olerich
Ernest. Vaughn
Cattle Feeders of Laurens Schedule Semiannual Banquet
Cattle feeders of Laurens County plan a banquet September 29 at the Laurens Methodist church basement with about 200 expected. Prof C C Culbertson of the Iowa State beef cattle feeding program will discuss feeding problems and Dr I W Arthur extension livestock marketing specialist will cover feeder cattle movement. Herman Aaberg la Chicago producers commission representative will attend. Reservations via the Farm Bureau office at Pocahontas before noon Thursday are requested.
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Laurens
C. C. Culbertson
Iowa, Experiment Station
I. W. Arthur
Extension Service
Herman Aaberg
Iowa
Chicago Producers Commission Association
Methodist Church
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas
Powhatan 4-H Club Meets At Simonsons Home
The Powhatan boys 4-H club met Tuesday September 20 at Lowell Simonsons home. Members present included Jean Pringle Eugene Forey Floyd Minkler Morris Forey Junior Minkler Harlan Horsman Keith Horsman Jay Arnold and H Minkler with visitors James DeWolf and Earl Ives. James DeWolf county 4-H chairman recorded plans to feed baby beef calves in 1989. The next meeting will be at Morris Foreys.
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Powhatan Boys
Lowell Simons
Jean Pringle
Eugene Forey
Floyd Minkler
Morris Forey
Junior Minkler
Harlan Horsman
Keith Horsman
Jay Arnold
Lowell Simonson
Alan Simonson
Bert Tjébben
H. Minkler
James DeWelff
Earl Ives
Pocket Piece Made For 20th Anniversary
A round coin bearing the Legion emblem and a Twentieth Anniversary inscription is issued to ex-service members paying dues before Armistice Day. A. V. Graeber and Earl Fisher delivered a stock shipment to Sioux City on Thursday.
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Legion
American Legion
A. V. Graeber
Earl Fisher
Sioux City
National Safety Warning Sparks boulevard cleanup
A street patrol officer advises removing an old gas burner eye sore on the boulevard to prevent harm, noting the structure has long been abandoned and poses danger.
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Presbyterian Hoch
Laurens al ‘le
Bet Sa
Homemakers Tea Athesbyterian Church
Mra
George Ivey
Migs Cora
Lagert
Minn- Hi
Miss Lind
Mia
Agnes Brut
K. P. Hall
Manson High
Notre Dame University
Fordham Rams
Fordham
Hansen
Art
Page Eight
Garfield Farm Bureau
Emma Day
Troy Day
Municipal Light
Anna Cook
Goldfield
Casper Grant
Willett Farm
Centennial State Fair
H. Hauck
Anakins
BY. National Safety
Copnor
Svar
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