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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1945
Page
3
Havelock residents hosted and visited relatives during the weekend. John Rhodda and family travel toward Texas after visiting Mrs. Shelby Glenn. Melvin Buck in Germany earns three bronze stars with Gen. Patton’s third army. His wife and child stay at the Chilar home.
The Havelock Woman's Club gathered Friday at the Floyd Oertley home after a Wednesday postponement due to a blizzard. Mrs. Rex Coyle taught a lesson on Saipan, and lunch was served by Mrs. Oertley and Mrs. Will Randolph. Nearby visitors included the Kaskey family from Sioux Rapids and relatives of the Bochma and Barth households.
Mrs. Frank Kirby hosted the Havelock Wednesday club at her home last week with Mrs. Lillian Brazier directing the program. After the meeting, lunch was served by Mrs. Kirby. Relatives and friends gathered at Mrs. C C Cole’s home Monday to honor her birthday, with lunch provided by the guests.
A severe blizzard dumped about 12 inches of snow causing school closures for two days and stopping trains. Local mail routes were only partly served while the county maintainer cleared roads to reach the Koeing farm for a boy in need. C D Van Horgen suffers severe facial burns from a can explosion used to start a fire. Mrs J J Hunt recovers from a heart attack in Emmetsburg hospital.
Capt. Carl O. Bachman of Chevy Chase Maryland was killed in action March 14 on Iwo Jima. He was born at State Center Iowa and graduated from Morningside College Sioux City later studying at Gore Halle City New York.
A service member enlisted in marine paratroopers before Pearl Harbor and saw early overseas duties in the Pacific. He later transferred to the regular Marine Corps and trained within the United States.
Pfc. Guy E. Markley receives the Bronze Star for distinguished meritorious service during military operations while serving with the 7th Armored Division.
The church moves Sunday school to 9:45 a.m and morning worship to 10:45 a.m with youth fellowship at 6:15 p.m. The Helping Hand circle meets Thursday at Mrs Isaac Roberts home. Next Sunday April 15 youth fellowship trip to Emmetsburg for sub district event.
Gardeners are urged to plant ahead despite erratic weather. Tips include fall plowing when possible, fine seedbed preparation, and thinning radish carrot lettuce and parsnip mixes. Inoculation often unnecessary while dusting seeds with disinfectant helps. Use a wheel hoe to save labor and choose suited varieties like Detroit Dark Red beets and Italian Green Sprouting broccoli.
February business activity in town continued to fall slightly after the wartime surge, as University of Iowa expert Prof. George Davies notes. Inflation shows little change in farm product prices from January, with a 3 percent rise versus February 1944, while large gains are mainly in minor items like building contracts.
The University of Iowa reports 57 percent of World War II veterans on campus returning to their original programs in peacetime. Of 225 veterans, 67 percent are in medicine, 64 percent in graduate college, 92 percent in law, and 98 percent in the liberal arts senior class.
Coach Pops Harrison confirms plans to stay with the University of Town for the 1945-46 season after reaching a definite agreement with town officials. The team last winter captured the Big Ten championship and the coach expresses satisfaction with the arrangement.
Funeral services for Henry Hocking age 67 were held Friday in Pocahontas with burial at Summit Hill cemetery. The Pocahontas-Grant township resident died suddenly Monday night from a heart attack while resting after chores. He is survived by his wife Sarah Jepson Hocking five sons Cecil Lloyd Francis Floyd Carl and two daughters Mrs Gerald Grimm and Shirley plus one grandchild and one sister Bertha Hocking.
Mrs Caroline Carlson age 90 died Saturday morning at her daughter Mrs Clarence Elg’s home five miles southwest of Pocahontas after a brief pneumonia illness. She had lived with her daughter and son-in-law since her husband’s death. Survived by daughter Ely, son Charles Warren of Minneapolis, and four grandchildren. Funeral rites were held in Minneapolis with burial in Hillside cemetery.
Mrs. Clarence Stearns of Pocahontas says her husband First Lt. Clarence C. Stearns was wounded in the European theater and is now in a hospital in Wales after serving with the Seventh Army in France. He received the Bronze Star for actions in November 1944. Other items include church group meeting notes and multiple marriage licenses and travel updates across Iowa.
Pvt Cleo Flaherty reports from Germany after hospital care in England for a foot wound. Pvt Jack George returns to Fort Leavenworth after visiting his wife and daughter Dianne. Mrs John H Kleen travels to Tok Junction Alaska for three months with her government blacksmith husband. Otto Blaha family and others share updates from Storm Lake and Swallum hospital. Mrs Floyd DeVaul returns from Florida winter stay with news of a newborn. Joanne Shaffer begins cadet nurses training at Mercy Hospital Fort Dodge. Otto Blaha welcomes a daughter born March 30 at Swallum hospital Storm Lake. Lt Hursh family notes navy stationing and Marengo visits.
The United Service Women of America gathered at Mrs. S. Madsen's home for a project meeting. They plan two meetings weekly and will sew quilts and later slippers and robes for veterans at Schick General Hospital in Clinton. Refreshments followed.
Mrs. Lawrence Seifred hosted a Thursday birthday party at her home for daughter Sheila's third birthday. Grandmothers Mrs. Jos Seifred and Mrs. Joseph Bartosh attended as did Mrs. Marvin Bartosh who won high score in 500 with Mrs. Marian Hoffert taking the consolation prize. Sheila received many gifts and refreshments were served.
The 8 point dairy program emphasizes boosting milk output from cows currently in the barn, urging producers to prioritize higher yields over slogans. The focus on increasing milk production reflects urgent farming needs.
Sergeant Don Sandvig writes from APO 72 in the Philippines describing B-24 bombers during service, nights of reading The Arrow, and memories of New Guinea. He notes dehydration in meals, meeting another Iowa native, and watching This Is the Army with Irving Berlin while longing for home and basketball days.
The deadline for submitting new price charts under the MPR-580 OPA regulation is April 20. Hundreds of Des Moines district retailers have already filed their charts while many more are still pending submission.
A home remedy promotes Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice as a simple treatment for rheumatic, arthritic, or neuritis pain. The ad promises rapid improvement within hours and offers a money-back guarantee through druggists.
The text states that dealers in items excluding women’s and children’s outerwear and house furnishings are covered only if annual sales exceed $2,500. It notes limits on what constitutes big regulation and highlights exceptions for smaller volumes of business.
The article notes All-American selections for basketball players Dick Ives and Het Wilkinson. Ives earns first team honors from Pic Magni and second team from another source, while Wilkinson is placed on the Sporting News second team and listed on Argosy’s third team.
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