Virgil Melvin Hancher - Thirteenth President of the University of Iowa http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/presidents/13-hancher.html [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...A Rhodes scholar and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Virgil Hancher led the university for a quarter of a century, a period of unprecedented growth for the campus.
Trained in the law, Hancher received the B.A. degree in 1919 and the degree of Juris Doctor in 1924 from the University of Iowa. From Oxford University in England, he received the Bachelor of Arts degree in jurisprudence in 1922 and the Master of Arts degree in 1927.
Hancher was born on a farm near Rolfe, Iowa, on September 4, 1896. He married Susan Cannon on June 9, 1928. They had three children. Hancher died on January 30, 1965, in New Delhi, India, while serving as a consultant in higher education for the Ford Foundation. He was 68....
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The papers of Guy G. Butler - UIowa Special Collections http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/MSC/ToMsc250/MsC233/MsC233.htm [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...A Kansas native, Guy G. Butler (1887 -- 1961) spent most of his life in Iowa. His parents moved to Pocahontas County when he was but a year old. He attended public schools and graduated from high school in Rolfe, Iowa. In 1913, he graduated from Northwestern University as a dentist. His first dental practice was in Chicago. In 1916, Butler sailed for Japan where he became the holder of the seventh license ever issued to practice dentistry in the Imperial Japanese Empire. The following year he left for Siam where he was the dentist by royal appointment to the royal household of King Rama VI. In 1921, Butler married Suma Grenova of Odessa, Russia in Swatow, China. An accident which left him with nerve damage forced him to retire from dentistry. He moved back to Rolfe, Iowa in 1923. There he began a new career as a farmer and banker. Butler was founder, stockholder, director, and president of the Rolfe State Bank. He was active in many fraternal organizations, the Farm Bureau, and the Iowa Bankers Association. A Republican, Butler served as chairman of the Pocahontas County Republican Central Committee. He was also a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention. His first elected office was as mayor of Rolfe. From there he went on to serve many terms as both a state representative and senator....
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Rolfe man joins fight against Montana wildfires - Ft Dodge Messenger http://www.messengernews.net/stories_archive_full.asp?artID=1400&artTable=Top%20Stories [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Not many people would think that going to Montana, sleeping in a tent, not bathing for days, working 15-hour shifts fighting hot fires in 80 degree heat was their idea of a vacation. For Rolfe resident Brian Reis the experience was well worth it.
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Rolfe family pays tribute to America - Ft Dodge Messenger http://www.messengernews.net/stories_archive_full.asp?artID=1220&artTable=Top%20Stories [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...A weathered old corn crib stood on the Dennis and Lois Shimon farm property south of Rolfe. The paint was bare and peeling, a victim of way too many summers since Dennis Shimon built it in 1954. But the three gleaming Harvestore silos now served their purpose and the crib was pretty much forgotten.
That was until Nancy Foertsch of Algona made the comment, ‘‘this would be a great place for a flag.’’...
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Building city pride in Rolfe - Ft Dodge Messenger http://www.messengernews.net/stories_archive_full.asp?artID=620&artTable=Top%20Stories [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...In the last several days a new building has begun to take shape and raise spirits in the Pocahontas County community of Rolfe. The new building will house the city’s library, community center and city hall.
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Donated bears will help kids in crises - Ft Dodge Messenger http://www.messengernews.net/stories_archive_full.asp?artID=537&artTable=Top%20Stories [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...One area police chief is spending countless hours helping other law enforcement and medical agencies ease the pain inflicted on children in emergencies.
Rolfe Police Chief Daniel Becker is distributing more than 7,000 Boyds Bears stuffed animals to agencies this week....
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Hattie Belle Jolliffe McNabb http://www.geocities.com/~wallyg/M5a.htm [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Hattie was born in a log cabin on the farm her parents homesteaded near Old Rolfe, Pocahontas, Iowa about five miles from the present town of Rolfe. In that vicinity she received her education and grew to womanhood.
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Descendants of Steven Andrus Wood. http://www.robforrest.com/wood/dec-3rd-gen/pat-wood.html [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Descendants of Steven Andrus Wood. Pat Wood and Edna Hazel Hansen. Has a short Ft Dodge Messenger article about Edna from 1969.
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Dale A. Erickson http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/e/r/i/Dale-A-Erickson-California/index.html?Welcome=10826 [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Dale A. Erickson Originally from Rolfe, Iowa. This family tree has been in the process of growing for a number of years. As we progress with additional information we will attempt to update the online information.
Currently on the my Erickson side of the tree and the Johnson side, we date back to Norway in the early 1800s....
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USGenWeb/IAGenWeb site http://www.rootsweb.com/~iapocaho/ [ Edit ] Site Reviews(0)
...Welcome to the USGenWeb/IAGenWeb site which offers assistance
with genealogical research in Pocahontas County, Iowa.
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