Upcoming April Events From Local Groups
A series of community happenings fill the calendar from April 12 to May 14. Junior class plays, meetings of CO. E., M E Missionary Society, Pikertown Farmers, Garfield Township Farm Bureau, and D M T Farm Bureau. Debates on road bonds, Y M C A Bridge Club, O E S group dinner, Legion Auxiliary lunch, Tuesday Club, and County Play Day at Pocahontas.
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A. Woman’s Honor
CO. E. S
M. ‘E. Missionary Society
Ty’ D. Jones
Pikertown
Farmers’ Union
D. E. Young
Garfield Township Farm Bureau
Geo. Christensen
D. M. T. Farm Bureau
Y. M. C. Bridge Club
R. E. Cleal
Geo. Jeffries
Laurens
Dr. Lester
Presbyterian Church
Legion Auxiliary
M. E
J. H. Brinkman
A. C. H. Setzeplandt
J. H. Engel
Pocahontas
Easter Sunday Echoes At Presbyterian Church Services
Rev J P Lester reports Easter Sunday drew the largest morning attendance in years with 31 new members and a 304 Sunday school turnout. Evening crowds were strong, and the pastor preached to many more than usual. The Presbytery of Fort Dodge meets next week at West Bend. mid week Bible study resumes April 25.
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Grant
Presbytery of
Fort Dodge
West Bend
Easter at Methodist Church Highlights Services and Meetings
Easter Sunday services drew large crowds at the Methodist Episcopal Church with generous Easter offering from the Sunday school. A special music program delighted attendees, and Epworth League held an early service and breakfast. The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society plans its Fort Dodge District convention in Sac City on April 19-20 with speakers Flora Dudley, J. L. Shroyer, and Annie Wells.
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The
Missionary Society
T. D. Jones
Abe DeVaul
J. H. Walker
Sunday School Workers’ Conference
Epworth Leaguers
Woman’s Foreign Missionary Society of the
Fort Dodge District
Sac City
Flora Dudley
Des Moines
J. L. Shroyer
Hinton
Annie Wells
China
Trinity Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule Notes
Rev. J.0. Wangberg leads Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Weekday services include a Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:30 p.m. No evening services. Attendance was strong last Sunday, especially in the Sunday school, with expectations to maintain or increase.
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Junior Endeavor
Christian Endeavor
Wed
Epworth League
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. J.0. Wangberg
City Library Set to Open This Saturday
Rolfe Woman's Club prepares a new city library with a Saturday open house from 2 to 5 pm at the club rest room. Donations include cash from local banks and firms, book cases by Charles Johnson, hardware from Eccles, and book gifts from J. T. Grant A. R. Thornton and others.
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Rolfe Woman’s Club
Woman’s Club
J.T. Grant
Coalumberman
Fullerton Lumber Co
First National Bank
State Savings Bank
the Arrow
Cora E
Ethel Taylor
Morris Webb
W. P. Wheeler
C. E. Boyce
C. P. Lathrop
Charles Johnson
P. B. Kelts
A. B. Symes
Eccles
L. J. Holt
J. T. Grant
Encylopedia Britannica
A. R. Thornton
Libabry
Weather Returns as Snow Hits Region Hard
The region endures a surprise late winter storm with six inches locally and up to a foot in nearby towns. Wind and snow clog Primary No. 10 between Pocahontas and Humboldt, opening late Saturday. Cold nights freeze vegetation as spring strains to return this week.
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Pocahontas
Humboldt
E S Group Meeting at Laurens in April
E S group meeting will be held at Laurens on Wednesday April 18. Dinner will be served at 6 45 pm with a cover charge of sixty cents. Attendees should notify secretary Zola Graham by Saturday April 14 as the Laurens chapter must be notified.
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Laurens
Zola Graham
Five Americans Granted Second Papers at Court Term
The last term granted second papers to John H. Bushman of Havelock Victoria Zadlouka and Chas W Nedved of Pocahontas John H P Hankelous of Pomeroy and Wm F Maumem of Palmer. Virginia Hudson of Pocahontas won first in a Class A piano contest in Indianola aged ten and hailed as a future pianist. Storm Lake contractors will build the new school with local labor and funding, supporting local workers. The Pocahontas Record turns forty four and Storm Lake has two newspapers with sixteen pages. the Arrow pledges support for The Arrow Now.
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John H. Bushman
Havelock
Victoria Zadlouka
Chas. W. Nedved
Pocahontas
John H. P. Hankelous
Pomeroy
Wm. F. Maumem
Palmer
Virginia Hudson
R. L. Hudson
Society of Music Teachers of Iowa
Indianola
Virginia
Storm Lake
Dan Blake
Kittenball Season Opens Monday at City Park
The Rolfe Kittenball League of five teams begins play next Monday evening at City Park with a twilight schedule. First game features teams captained by G. T. Theobald and Lyman Mulford. Mayor Bruce will throw the first ball as games run until mid August, about three or four per week.
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Rolfe
City Park
G. T. Theobald
Lyman Mulford
Bruce
Rolfe High School News Highlights and Events
Rolfe high school reports active activity across grades. Students read Ovid and prepare a drama based on Pryamus and Thisbe while English classes test vocabulary and essay on life. Juniors rehearse class play A Woman's Honor. seniors clash with sophomores in basketball 32 to 22. teachers praise teaching practice and reading programs at U. V. V. R. Club and grade news pages.
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Cicero
Ovid
Niobe
Pryamus
Thisbe
Marcum
A.H.S
Mary Cornwell
Ellen Telfer
Gertrude Hoskins
Caterine Nacke
Doris White
Helen Kauffman
Adelina Sennett
Lois Brinkman
Betty Melson
Ivadel Cleal
Vera White
Margaret Pollock
Mary MckEwen
Rolfe High School
Running the Blockade Near Rolfe and Pocahontas
Rolfe residents faced road blockades on Friday and Saturday while trying to reach Fort Dodge and other destinations. Several parties stalled at Unique and drifted west of the six mile corner. some were pulled out or redirected. A final effort carried Mrs. Rudolfson and others back home after failed attempts to reach a Federation meeting at Plover.
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Rolfe
Bloy Wood
Ruth Dickey
Orvan Olerich
Fort Dodge
Unique
Arthur Vaughn
Earl Fisher
Maxine Colebaugh
Violet Brown
Webb
Pocahontas
G. G. Butler
Colebaugh
Brose Olmsted
Havelock
B. A. Kerns
County Federation
Plover
B. C. Rudolfson
Guy Butler
Federation
Wes installs new dough mixer at Jolliffe's Bake Shop
Jolliffe's Bake Shop has installed a Century dough mixer powered by electricity. It can handle batches from eggs to 200 pounds of dough, saving time and enabling new products. Bread mixed is whiter and finer, and pastry improves. Mr Jolliffe invites locals to see the machine in operation as Rolfe's up-to-date bake shop gains attention.
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Jolliffe’s
Drake Relays Soon Open With Iowa Athletes in Spotlight
Des Moines reports the nineteenth Drake University relay carnival set for April 27-28 features top Iowa university college and high school athletes. State University of Iowa favored in the one mile relay, Iowa State College in the two mile relay, with numerous Iowa Intercollegiate Association teams competing for half and mile relay titles. A spring festival parade April 28 will award 2100 dollars in prizes to bands floats and marching groups, with Iowa communities invited to participate. Ticket prices range fifty cents to two fifty.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Hawkeye State
Drake University
State University of Towa
Towa State College
Ames
Iowa Intercollegiate Association
Buena Vista
Columbia
Des Moines University
Iowa Teachers
Iowa Wesleyan
Morningside
Parsons
Penn
Western Union
St. Ambrose and
Simpson
Drake
puzzled voter asks which party is which after big democratic powwow
A Republican reader reports confusion after hearing Senator James A. Reed Missouri former Senator G. M. Hitch cock and former Governor Charles W. Bryan Nebraska speak at a Democratic rally. He questions party distinctions and jokes about sending Marines to Chicagua.
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Max Brenton
P. S
M.B
Des Moines Township Hosts Bond Issue Debate
Four township youths debate whether bonding the state for paving Iowa’s primary highways is sound. The April 16 meeting at Des Moines Township school aims to inform voters with music and refreshments. Fred Hawley offers a silver trophy and two Farm Bureau medals for top debaters.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Thorely
Fred Hawley
Farm Bureau
Hog Situation Shows Slower Pig Production Amid Rising Hog Slaughter
Sixteen Pocahontas county farmers report 385 litters of pigs in 1927 and plan 334 litters for 1928. Government data show February 1928 hog slaughter up 72 percent from a year earlier, eight month total up 16 percent, and hog receipts at 67 markets 59 percent higher. Pork exports for 1928 up about 4 percent, lard storage 40 percent above five year Mar 1 average, pork storage 32 percent above last year. Farmers urged to draw conclusions from the notes on market shifts.
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Pocahontas County
Corn Yield Contest Proposal in Pocahontas County
Farmers are invited to join a corn yield contest to grow one acre per participant. Forty growers will contribute seed corn, plant forty one acre plots, and compare yields next fall. Participants should contact the County Agent at Pocahontas or F W Meredith at Plover for seed corn grading and plot reporting.
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Pocahontas
F. W. Meredith
Plover
Rolfe Local News Briefs and Community Events
Several Rolfe notes show a lively week with a junior class play tonight and a food sale at Wilkins Meat Market on Saturday. Family plans, bridge club Friday, and a planned D M T reunion faced blizzard disruption. upcoming events include the Des Moines Township Home Furnishing Club meeting April 14 and a carload hog feed promotion.
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Frank Longnecker
Wilkin’s
D. M. T. Woman’s Club
J. M. Smith
Chicago
D. V. Ragan
Shimon & Ivey
Martha Wangberg
McCallsburg
Orlando
Forest City
J O Wangberg
Y. M. C. Bridge Club
Martin Alexander
Cecelia Neu
Eleanor Shimon
Aileen Murray
Pocahontas
Ben Bryson
Bryson
Iver Brown
Harold Anderegg
West Bend
Roy Kinseth
Bradgate
Des Moines Township
Wm. Fisher
John Madsen
Farm and thirst relief dominate coming election
The Winston-Salem Journal notes farm relief and thirst relief will be two major issues in the upcoming presidential contest, highlighting their potential influence on voters and campaign strategies.
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Winston-Salem Journal
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D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church
City Library
E. S
Ete Peeptas
Mulford Mather Ch
Colehaugh
Theobald
Mulford
Mather
Ca One
Une Charlton & Bowen
Aay Foca
B. S. Arrowlet
U. VV. R. Club
Lola Sroufe
Lucile Sroufe
Daisie Holt
Zelma Sandvng
Wave Robertsn
Esther Ford
Margaret Barry
R.H.S
Melvin Thompson
Robbie Calligan
Junior Eccles
Robbie Knutson
Francis Hocking
Jean Mather
Eloise Brinkman
Evelyn Brock
Mary Jane Gahm
Evelyn Hewlett
Ruth Lundy
Mary Ellen Squires
Betty Jane Telfer
Lola Stoufe
Zelma Sandvig
Lucile Meech
Marcella Cornwell
Jean Pollock
Japan
Caroline Sanding
R.H
Forrest Heath
Marvin Hudek
Garwin Stein
Warren Freeman
Wes
Uncle Sam
Nicaragua
Chicagua
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