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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1936
Page
7
Local resident J. E. Rickard and Ralph were in Fort Dodge on business Thursday. Mrs. C. D. Ferguson visits in the home of her son Thomas Diggs and family.
Local readers learn the Rosary Society plans a baked goods and foods sale at Lime Market on Saturday Apr 11. Community events note various visits from area residents and family gatherings across Laurens Fort Dodge Ayrshire Ventura Sioux Rapids and Omaha.
A vast stream of social calls, hospital reports, and travel notes crosses Rolfe and nearby towns. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Shriner, the Hansen family, and relatives from Laurens, Pocahontas, and Gilmore City. Health updates mention Mrs. Hosier ill in bed and Mrs. Leghnus aiding with care.
Classified ad notices from Rolfe Iowa list seed for sale including rye and speltz from MuneVey Bros Rolfe two and twenty one. Also sale of new prisalene store and new bicycle with contact Howard Christenson three miles east of Rolfe dated February first.
Gordon Leigh and G A Gruver of Havelock were business callers in Rolfe Saturday. Court convened at Pocahontas on Tuesday and will probably remain in session for three weeks. Mr and Mrs George Miller and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Frank Ralfe near Havercock. The Ladies Aid Society of Trinity Lutheran church will meet near Pocahontas on Wednesday afternoon April 8. The Rosary Society will hold a food sale at Limes Meat Market on Saturday April 11. Mrs M A Ridenour looked after business matters in Havelock Thursday of last week. Mr and Mrs A M Simonson drove to Plover Monday evening to attend a musical program. Mrs S S Whitmore, Mrs William Brazier and Mrs Charles Hilger of Havelock attended the funeral of Thorson Gilbranson here a week prior.
A light, fragmented notice references a story about the Town of Rye at a basketball tournament and hints at ongoing April Fuel Day themes. It also mentions coal supplies, brooder stoves, and household storage, with unrelated observations on clothing and committees.
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