Oct. 19, 2003

NEWS: About 50 friends, relatives and neighbors brought in the harvest for Pocahontas farmer Bryan Rittgers, who was recovering from an injury in August 2003.

SPORTS: Burke Risetter and Dennis Detmering both bowled 300 games.

Oct. 19, 1988

NEWS: The Iowa attorney general’s office ruled that the Humboldt County Conservation Board could not rent Humboldt’s Joe Sheldon Park to the ABATE motorcycle group.

SPORTS: The Dodger volleyball team defeated Algona in three games.

Oct. 19, 1963

NEWS: Chester S. Walz was named manager of the Hotel Warden.

SPORTS: Jerry Whitted bowled a 300 game in the Dodger Classic league at Dodger Lanes.