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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1936
Page
2
Rolfe and district notes report a dog bite incident near love, a stroke strike hitting notable residents, and community athletes preparing for a high school tournament. Local officials juggle pension funds, road crews and public notices while social events include dances, church meetings, and a marriage at Livermore.
Rolfe school scored heavily in the subdistrict music contest at Plover Friday and Saturday. The district contest follows in Mason City next weekend with Rolfe advancing as a top entrant.
Sunday schedule lists services at 10:00 a.m. worship 11:10 a.m. Sunday School and 2:30 p.m. Junior Endeavor. 6:45 p.m. Christian Endeavor. 7:20 p.m. Evening Worship. Special morning master service next Sunday with sermon by the pastor. Missionary Society events announced.
Church notices show Rev JO Wanghere at Tringey Le Theran with services including Catechism classes and a Saturday parsonage gathering. The text mentions a Friday evening prayer service at a Presbyterian church and a Sunday sermon about belief and eternal life.
Candidate notices announce campaigns for County Attorney Clerk of Court and County Auditor in Pocahontas County. Names include Van Alstine Carmichael and Ray A Crumier, all stating candidacies subject to Republican primary June 1 1986 or June 1956.
A Stephens College representative interviewed Roanoke senior girls last week. Located in Columbia, Missouri, Stephens admits about 900 students and selects high achieving applicants. Criteria include speech and action, forcefulness, health, honesty, self discipline, scholarship, spiritual reverence, service, cheerfulness, and overall mental strength physical health social poise and spiritual vision. Tuition covers private music art and speech lessons.
The high school released students last Friday to attend a music contest at Plover. Many Rolfe residents joined, with visits from Awlrey Russell, Marie Klein of Humboldt, and Marie Hoesing of Manson. Gratitude is extended to those who supplied transportation. The Grades report high spelling scores and a goal of perfect 10, alongside health chores and a new library chart.
Rev. Clarence W. Tompkins leads Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.m. Evening Sermon at 7:45 p.m. The Candlelighting Epworth service on The Cross That Leads to God, rally at Bradgall on Apr 20. Good Friday union service April 10 at 1:15 p.m. Communion April 9 at 8:00 p.m.
The club will meet through year end with Joan Graves as president Alvin Riches Se EGR and Wil bur Green as secretary. In science, the class studies common birds including robin bluebird bluejay crow catbird cardinal redheaded woodpecker bobwhite and scarlet tanager. A new classmate Minnie Ziegler joins the group.
The Patterson family thanks friends for kindnesses and assistance during illness and at the funeral of beloved husband and father I. M. Patterson. Mrs. C. M. Patterson and Children express gratitude. It requires two worlds to give some folks a square deal.
Readable entries include Mutual Telephone Co of Rolfe farm listings in various blocks, several farms with owners such as Arthur Acter Claude Camper Harold Christianson Warren DeVries Diggs Elberts Gehrt Gaskill Ivey Seed House Johnson Jones Kauffman Koster Linsey Marine Moulton Perrin Pike Papenfuhs Rogers Stoner Schmidt Weible Rex and others. Gathered items indicate farm residences, hatchery, seeds, shops, and residences with lot numbers and grid references.
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