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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1937
Page
2
Balfe area residents and families attend visits and celebrations across Pocahontas and surrounding towns. Easter gatherings, birthdays, and schooling news unfold as residents travel to Fort Dodge Des Moines and Sioux City, with community notes on arrivals departures and social events.
Rolfe faculty scattered for Easter break with Miss Williams visiting Town City and Miss McNee in Blairsburg. Others went to Waterloo Cedar Falls Sioux City Wadena Ames and Des Moines while some remained. Basketball tourney and music contest caused two day school vacation. Robert Watts returned after an ankle injury and Agnes Simonson taught in junior high. Grade notes describe Easter chicks and a school market project and petroleum kit in third grade.
Frederick L Maytag of Newton Iowa died in Beverly Hills California on Friday March 26 at age 79 He was a leading figure in the washing machine industry and had long guided the business bearing his name He made generous gifts to Newton and other institutions his greatest contribution being the washing machine which aided millions of housewives He moved from Illinois to Iowa at age 9 traveling barefoot beside a prairie schooner.
Newton, once a 1500 population town, is now the washing machine center of the world with over 12 000 residents. The Maytag factory employs about 2000 people and improvements are funded largely by gifts from Mr. Maytag, supporting the city’s growth.
George Robertson, pastor of Nain Lutheran Church, announces Sunday school and Bible study, 1:00 service with communion, Thursday April 1 8 p m Luther at the church, and Monday April 5 choir practice. Y M C A club meets at Will Garner home Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Claude Garner of Laurens guests. Mrs Garner high score for ladies. Denzil Johnson high among men. Traveling prize shared by Mrs Louis Paulson and Telmer Sime. Mrs Minnie Jarvis returns home from Ft Dodge trip with daughter Mrs H K Larson and granddaughter Istea Beth Larson. They visit Chas Lehnus in Plover during stay.
A local events listing outlines April acts with dance nights and music shows. On Thursday April 1 Miller faces Stewart in a music battle, Saturday April 3 Cecilia and Her Little Giants perform, Monday April 5 a Real Old Time Shindy targets married and widowed audiences, and Thursday April 8 Nick St. Marie and His Filipinos close the week. Prices for the following Saturday nights are 14c and 29c plus tax.
Regular Sunday service follows the scheduled hour. The catechism class meets Saturday at 2 pm. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday April 7 at the church with Mrs. A M Simonson and Mrs. H Q Frigaard hosting. A devotional note references Calvary and Christ’s sacrificial love.
The Presbyterian Church invites all to a special dedication service for new hymn books titled Singing of Gods Marvelous Things next Sunday morning. Sunday school meets at 41:10 with classes for all ages. The young people gather at 6:45 for a new series starting with What Am I. A workers conference is planned for 7:30 p.m. in the church. The annual congregational meeting is set for Tuesday April 6 at 8 p.m. in the church.
John C. Damborg and Forrest E. Grant were missing from their businesses this week because of illness. Dean Gunderson returned to Ames last Wednesday after visiting his parents in transit with his family. Harriet Damborg resumed work in Faribault Minnesota Sunday after spring vacation at the Damborg home, with Mrs. Damborg driving her to Algona. she teaches sixth grade in Faribault.
Rev Clarence W Toropkins led Epworth league on What Jesus Stood For as first of three meetings. Cottage services drew largest Sunday crowd with four more evenings planned. Easter mission offering set at 120.45 dollars. remittance postponed to allow late contributors.
The Morningside area presents a pre day school program with Pocahontas choir at 3 p.m. Friday in Humboldt. The Humboldt Methodist church hosts a choir of 60 voices noted as highly trained and invited to perform.
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