Rolfe Chapter Welcomes Honorary Officers at Easter Session
After a school of instruction Rolfe chapter No. 79 0 E S held an Easter themed dinner in Masonic dining rooms. Worthy Matron Lucile Jeffries led a special session with Rowena Johnson presented as guest and 16 girls with tapers escorted her to the east. Several grand officers were introduced and two candidates received the degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Lucile Jeffries
Rowena Johnson
Iowa
Johnson
Mabel Morrison
Myrtle Wiley Car Jan
Oskaloosa
Mary Johnston
Humboldt
Mildred Franke
Philema Fox
Fort Dodge
Fort Dodge, Grand Esther; Past Grand Warder Lucy Oestrich
Esther Frances Hakes
Laurens
Mariam Ketchen
Pocahontas
Gilmore’ City
West Bend
Dayton
Anne Wiley
Cers
Gowrie
Gilmore City
Belmond
County Agent Details Extended Corn Loan Program
County agent E J Schmuecker announces an extended application period for corn loans to help farmers establish the ever normal granary for corn. The March 31 deadline has been extended indefinitely, with loans at 50 cents a bushel. The Commodity Credit Corporation reported February loans totaling 16.6 million dollars on 34.26 million bushels stored under seal, available only to AAA cooperators from 1987 to provide price protection and extra on-farm corn stocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Schmuecker
Commodity Credit Corporation
AAA
Frank Atherton Dies After Illness At Rolfe
Frank Atherton died at his Rolfe home Friday night after long illness from paralysis and recent flu and pneumonia. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon with Rev. C. W. Tompkins officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank’Atherton
Rolfe
Methodist’ Church
C. W. Tompkins
Rolfe Stores Resume Wednesday Evening Hours in May
Local business men in Rolfe announce Wednesday evening hours will begin the first Wednesday in May. Stores have been closed on Wednesday evenings since last fall.
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Rolfe
Promotion Club Hears Plans For School Event
The Promotion club met at noon after a Thursday luncheon to arrange for entertainment for the basketball team held at the school last evening. Guy Smith led the meeting and talks included reopening stores on Wednesday nights starting in May and closing businesses early on Good Friday for a union service at the main Lutheran church. J T Grant told stories and Warren Stanley was named to preside at the April 27 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Smith
J. T. Grant
Warren Stanley
Garfield 4-H Club Meeting Recap March 25
Lorraine Shimon hosted the Garfield Go-Getter 4-H club meeting on Friday March 25. Members answered roll call with a kitchen time saving idea and heard talks on Nevin and his Work Home Beautification and a project update. A mop pail stand demonstration was given and guests Iris Vinning and Mrs J O Hosier attended. The next meeting will occur at Beryl White's home on April 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Shimon
J. O. Hosier
Iris Vinning
Beryl White
Boxing Card Set For Pla Mar Friday April Fifteen
A boxing and wrestling card is planned for Friday April 15 at the Pla Mar. The first bout begins at 8 p m. The lineup includes several strong matches with at least one wrestling bout. Tickets and descriptions of the matches are being issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pla-Mar
Marion Bruce Seeks Florida and Texas Winter Resorts
Mr and Mrs Marion Bruce returned from a southern trip to Mexico and the Rio Grande valley of Texas visiting McAllen Brownsville Corpus Christi and Taft. They toured oil boom areas met Judge A M Kent Tishen banners and Sam Brewer with health notes from the journey and remarks on local development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Bruce
Texas
Mier
Mexico
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Tex
Bruce
Rio Grande
Brownsville
A. M. Kent
Oint Isabelle
Matamorog
Ca- Dreda
Kents
Corbus Christi
Tishenbanners
Garfield ‘Township
Gilmore City
Tishen
Floyd
Corpus
Tishenbanner
Lena Alexander
Bruces
Gulf
Jim Sherman
San Antonio
Taft
Charles Taft
Sam Brewer
Brewer
Methodists Mark 75th Year With Palm Sunday Service
Palm Sunday at the Methodist church marks 75 years since the first service held by Frederick A. Metcalf in the Old Rolfe neighborhood. A 30 page church history book is published. Dr. James J. Davies will preach in the morning with a member reception and a noon potluck. Baptismal service at 2 pm followed by league services at 7 pm and a cantata at the Presbyterian church at 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Jesus
Jerusalem
Frederick A. Metcalf
Old Rolfe
Church of the Future
James J. Davies
League
Presbyterian Church
Proclamation Calls Masons to Statewide 150th Constitution Celebration
A proclamation from Grand Master Harry A. Palmer of Cedar Rapids urges Masons to meet in their lodge halls on Tuesday evening April 12 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the United States Constitution. LeRoy Nelson reports a large attendance and a lunch, inviting all eligible Masons in the community to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Lodge
Grand Master
Masons
Harry A. Palmer
Cedar Rapids
United States
Grand Lodge
New Hampshire
George Washington
LeRoy Nelson
Lodge
C. J. Club Celebrates 23rd Anniversary
Twenty two members attended a 7 30 dinner Friday April 1 at the Smith Cafe to honor the C. J. club's 23rd anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clint Miller of Pocahontas and Mrs Ethel Besse of Spencer. The event continued at the G Fred Smith home with games music and a light lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Club
Smith Cafe
Clint Miller
Pocahontas
Ethel Besse
Spencer
G. Fred Smith
Smith
Businesses Close For Good Friday Service In Rolfe
Shops in Rolfe will close from 1 30 to after the union service at Nain Lutheran church on Good Friday to allow all to attend. Citizens are asked to plan shopping accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain Lutheran Church
Rolfe
Lutheran forum to be held at Nain Lutheran Church
A question box and open forum are featured in the program at Nain Lutheran Church on Thursday April 7 at 8 p.m. Interesting questions have come in and additional topics will be raised. Free lunch will be served to all in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain Lutheran
Rolfe H. 8 Places In 2 Music Events At District Meet
Rolfe H. eight grade earned superior in the string ensemble and in the Mezzo-soprano solo at the Britt district music contest. They will compete in the state meet at Iowa City. Other events included Boys glee club excellent, girls sextet excellent, clarinet solo excellent, woodwind group excellent, violin solo excellent, and contralto solo good. The Rolfe orchestra and girls glee club and soprano solo advance to Webster City district meet April 7 8 and 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt
Rolfe
Iowa City
Rolfe Orchestra
Kathryn Anne Green Celebrates Seventeenth Birthday
Sunday dinner honors Kathryn Anne on her seventeenth birthday at the Ray Green home with immediate family and friends including Kathryn’s sister and brother-in-law Albert and Ruth Brewster Torkelson, Mary and Karen of Bede, Lavonne Neal, Gerald Graham, Willard Klein, and J H Goodchild. A two course meal and gifts followed. later Kathryn and Ruth Green with Graham and Klein visited her grandfather J H Goodchild in Havelock. The A Y P class of the Presbyterian church met Thursday with a pot-luck supper bingo and business meeting. fifteen members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Green
Kathryn Anne
Kathryn
Albert Brewster
T. B. Torkelson
Mary
Karen
Bede
Lavonne Neal
Gilmore City
Gerald Graham
Sioux Rapids
Willard Klein
Ruth
Louise Green
Ruth Green
Havelock
J. H. Goodchild
Presbyterian Sunday School
Democratic Caucus at Center School House Garfield Twp
The Democratic caucus will meet at the center school house in Garfield township on Friday April 8 at 8 p.m. T. J. Raynes is committeeman and Mrs. C. P. Kennedy is committee woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center School House
Garfield Township
T. J. Raynes
C. P. Kennedy
Fonda Hosts 33rd Big Four HS Track Meet
The thirty third annual Big Four track and field meet will be at the Big Four fairgrounds in Fonda on Friday May 6. Officials expect a large turnout from over 200 northwest Iowa high schools with 20 events including 14 regular numbers three class B relays and three junior high events. Trophies will be awarded for relays high point in field events and meet winner with additional individual medals for specials.
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Fonda
Northwest
Iowa
Sunday School Convention Draws Delegates to Varina
Fourteen of seventeen county Sunday schools sent seventy one delegates to the Sunday school Association meeting held March 30 in Varina. O G Herbrecht spoke at Varina high school and officers were elected for all districts with A H Christensen named president and Grace Eaton Wisenhauer named secretary treasurer.
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Sunday School Association
Varina
O. G. Herbrecht
A. H. Christensen
Gilmore City
I. C. Faust
Fonda
South
Elsie Rothwell
Plover
Northeast
Alma Dunn
Havelock
Closing Out Sale by Ed Quinsland next Saturday
Ed Quinsland will hold a closing out sale of his household goods at his residence next Saturday April 9 beginning at 1 30 p m See his ad in this issue of the Arrow for details Miss Cora Lind visited Mr and Mrs Irvin Stangland at Sioux Rapids Sunday
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Ed Quinsland
The
Arrow
Cora Lind
Mrs
Irvin Stangland
Sioux Rapids
Leaders Hear Final Home Project Meeting
Local leaders from Powhatan Des Moines Garfield and Lake townships met at Mrs H Olerichs home on Thursday March 21 for the last lesson in child development. Mrs Ruth Seaton Hicks led the session covering heredity environment and non irritation and anti constipation diets. Music recognition was reviewed and plans for Achievement Day on April 29 were discussed.
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Powhatan
Des Moines
Garfield
Lake Townships
H. Olerich
Ruth Seaton Hicks
Blizzard Hits Rolfe and Northwest Iowa
A winter blizzard hit Rolfe and surrounding northwest Iowa areas with several inches of wet snow beginning Tuesday night. Wind caused drifts and temperatures stayed well below normal as a new storm continued into Wednesday with forecasts predicting no warm up for 48 hours.
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Rolfe
Fishing laws distributed with Iowa licenses
Each sold fishing license includes a complete text of Iowa fishing laws. Fishermen are urged to keep season catch records on the leaflet’s reverse side and report them to the conservation commission at season’s end.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
Fellowship Forum Covers Banking Through History by E P Lomen
E P Lomen lectured at the Fellowship Forum on banking from ancient Rome to 1988. He traced the evolution from government aided banks in Venice to modern national state and private banks, noting the shift from safeguarding deposits to earning interest and the origin of checks and drafts. He emphasized banks as the lifeblood of business and warned against risky borrowers and chronic overdrafters.
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E. P. Lomen
Fellowship Forum
Bank of
Venice
United States
Congress
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
America
Lomen
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E.S
Frank Flynn
Frank Atherton
Garfield 4-H Club
Life Eternal
Esse Luce
United Choirs
C. E. Boyce
Man of Sorrows
Grant Johnson
Gethsemane
Calvary
Billy McIntire
Mary Beth Brinkman
Curtis Jones
Thais
Jeanette Hauck
Granier
Hsse Luce
King
la Mae White
Irene Petersen
Rev. Robertson
Kurd
the Redeemer
Frances Bradley
Methodists
Lutheran Brotherhood
Rolfe H
K. P. Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Elmore S. Ellis
W. B. Wester
Wellman
Philip Deitz
Walcott
Ed Meniece
Testerville
Robert R. Hibbs
Marengo
Frank Hite
Clyde Gustlin
Elmore
Ellis
Emmetsburg
Loyal Knights
Estherville
Callender
Milford
Newell
Estherville Knights
Imei
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