Democrats Hold County Dinner At Pocahontas
Pocahontas Democrats gathered at Holy Name Hall Monday for a county dinner with State Senator Edward Breen of Fort Dodge as principal speaker. He praised A J Shaw and announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor. Precinct caucuses were set for April 28 to pick delegates for the May 4 Pocahontas county Democratic convention at the courthouse. The program, led by toastmaster E R Donohoe, included musical numbers by local students and remarks by Fred K Hawley. About 84 attended. Bernice Lomen’s Holstein high school pupils also earned six first division honors at the Ida Grove district music contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
Pocahontas
Holy Name Hall
Senate
A.J. Shaw
Pocahontas County
E. R. Donohoe
T. J. Raynes
Rolfe
Dana
Patty Mae Mitchell
Senator Breen
Blue Danube
Stout Hearted Men
Sacred Heart School
Luke Hammes
Duane Shimon
Geo. Donohoe
Mark Gannon
Fred K. Hawley
Laurens
the Pirates
Luke Hames
America
Bernice Lomen
E. P. Lomen
Holstein High School
Iowa H. S. Association
Ida Grove
Census Nears Completion in Rolfe Town
Mrs. Owen Patterson census enumerator for Rolfe expects to finish by week's end completing the county tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Patterson
Rolfe
Achievement Day Set For April 25 In Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County home project women announce the annual Achievement Day to be held April 25 at the county courthouse. The event showcases the year long home economics study guided by the Iowa State College Extension Service and Pocahontas County Farm Bureau with exhibits on farm food supply, a music recognition concert, Irish dance, township choruses, and a panel on Farm Bureau and Extension relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County Court House
Towa State College Extension
Svice
Ames
Farm Bureau
Beverly DeWolf
Ada Marie George
Tank B. Ulich
Iowa
Mildred Wilson
Iowa State
Ome
Ome Project
Student earns AA rating at Aero Industries Technical Institute
Klein Seifert, last year student at Aero Industries Technical Institute in Los Angeles, completes the craftsman course with an AA rating the highest in all his subject. The institute ranks first among airplane schools. He is believed to be by North American in Kleinig, son of Mr and Mrs Seifert formerly of Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein Seifert
Aero Industries Technical Institute
Los Angeles
North American
Kleinig
5. Seifert
Rolfe
Farmers invited to join 1940 Farm Program in Pocahontas County
May 1 is the deadline to sign the Farm Plan for Participation as Pocahontas County AAA chairman Harry J. Lund notes. Township committeemen explain the program and determine that about 92 percent of local farmers are expected to participate, similar to 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Harry J. Lund
AAA
Rittgers Observe Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs B F Rittgers celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with open house on Saturday April 13. Over 100 guests attended including relatives from distance with luncheon served at 7 pm. A short program highlighted escapades from youth followed by a charivari and rice shower. The couple received numerous gifts. They are parents of eleven children and have 115 grandchildren. Photographer Strathman attended to take pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Rittgers
Henry Spencer
George Marine
Darlene Hartley
Patricia Porter
Arlene Alberts
Delores Breiholz
Rutgers
Horace
Plover
Clara Alberts
Ruth Cooksey
Frank
Pocahontas
Ernest
Havelock
Hattie Naeve
Humboldt
Coral Breiholz
West Bend
Blanche Hansen
Gilmore City
Mary Barron
Phoenix
Arizona
Jake
Robert
Rolfe
Mary
Strathman
Rolfe High School Holds Annual Tag Day Fundraiser
Rolfe high school music students conduct an annual tag day on the streets of Rolfe next Saturday April 20. Proceeds fund transportation to the northwest district state music festival at Storm Lake on April 25 26 and 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Northwest
Storm Lake
Record Enrollment At Iowa State College
Ames students from Pocahontas and other Iowa counties, all U S states and 18 foreign countries helped raise winter enrollment to 6 483 at Iowa State College. Engineering led with 1 874. Agriculture, Home Economics, Science and Veterinary Medicine followed. Home Economies division grew by 145 from 1939 winter quarter. Spring quarter count expected near 5 750. Rolfe students listed with courses in veterinary medicine mechanical engineering applied art architectural engineering home economics education industrial science textiles and clothing nutrition and dairy industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Pocahontas
Iowa
United States
Iowa State College
Rolfe
Town State College
Elwood Everson
Edwin Sawyer
Mary Brinksman
Franklyn Brinksman
Lorraine Shimon
Winifred Brinkman
Janice Wiegman
Doris Vaughn
Albert Rudolfson
Tuberculosis Investigation Begins in Pocahontas County
The Pocahontas County health program opens a TB outreach led by Miss Mattie Brass to locate unknown cases among close contacts. Tuberculin tests will be offered at doctors’ offices and chest X rays for positive reactors will follow. The county Medical Society and Christmas Seal committee aid with half funding from the state and half from seal sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Mattie Brass
Miss Brass
State Department of Health
Wind in the South high school play to be staged
The Rolfe high school senior class will present Wind in the South an Ed ward Staadt play in the school auditorium Friday evening May 17 1919 The comedy centers on John returning from war with his Italian bride and the clash with his hard headed father and sympathetic mother cast includes Karl Werner John and Maria among others in a drama praised as art not propaganda
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe High School
Edward Staadt
Werner Farm
Iowa
William Allen White
John
Karl Werner
Robert Obrecht
Anna Werner
Mary Jane Gahm
Elsie
Evelyn Struthers
Junior Eccles
Maria
Johns
Lorene George
Pietro
Jean Mather
Butlers Returning Home After Biloxi Holiday
Dr. and Mrs. G. G. Butler and Mrs. Ellen Butler are returning to Rolfe after spending several months in Biloxi Mississippi. A request was received to mail this week’s Arrow to their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Butler
Ellen Butler
Rolfe
Biloxi
Miss
Meeting of Eagle Grove Women’s Missionary Federation Held
The Women’s Missionary Federation of the Eagle Grove circuit met in Primghar on Wednesday with Rev. and Mrs. J. O. Wangberg, Mesdames Elmer Simonson, H. E. P. Lomen, C. B. E. Hegstrom, Sarah Storesund, Robert Wiegert, and Misses Anna Ryen, Clara Everson, and Inga Ryen in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Federation of the
Eagle Grove
Primghar
J. 0. Wangberg
Mesdames
Elmer Simonson
HE. P. Lomen
C. BE. Hegstrom
Sarah Storesund
Robert Wiegert
Anna Ryen
Clara Everson
Inga Ryen
Garfield Township Farm Bureau Meeting Date Change
The Garfield township Farm Bureau meeting is moved to Friday evening April 19 at the home of Mrs. Lucille White. The program features rural schools of the township with Miss Berniece Ricklefs in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Township Farm Bureau
Lucille White
Berniece Ricklefs
Rolfe Women Sing At Humboldt Missionary Convention
Mrs. Grant Johnson and Mrs. Art Michalek sang a duet at the Women's Home Missionary convention held in the Humboldt Methodist church on Tuesday. Two cars of women from the Rolfe society attended the all day meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ROLFE
Grant Johnson
Art Michalek
Woman’s Home Missionary
Humboldt
Rolfe Society
4 H Leaders Train At Pocahontas Court House
The third home furnishing training school for 4-H club leaders will be held April 24 at the Pocahontas county courthouse. Miss Florence Forbes of Iowa State College extension service will lead the all day session with demonstrations on book covers portfolios desk accessories storage facilities and wood finishes. Leaders will learn to help 4-H members with home furnishing problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County Court House
Florence Forbes
Iowa State College Extension Service
Forbes
New Deputy Joins Pocahontas County Treasurer Office
Joyce Poduska has taken a deputy post in Treasurer John Carlson’s office in Pocahontas County. She fills the vacancy left by Leona Kopriva, who will resign soon. Kopriva plans to marry William McCoy in April. Poduska is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Poduska and recently returned from the State University in Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treas
Pocahontas
Joyce Poduska
Pocahontas County
John Carlson
Miss Poduska
Leona Kopriva
Kopriva
William McCoy
Windom
Minn
Poduska
Ben Poduska
Iowa City
The
State University
Local Republicans Pick Delegates At Iowa Convention
Pocahontas county sent Co B Bowen N J Bixler Claude White Dr T D Jones and Jens Thompson as delegates to the Iowa Republican convention in Des Moines on March 380. Tim J Campbell Gow Wilson and others addressed the gathering. Parity income for farmers was favored in resolutions. The national committee race in Iowa had one clear winner M W Cooney withdrew after caucus results. Delegates planned to vote first for Hanford MacNider at the Philadelphia convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Bowen
N. J. Bixler
Claude White
T. D. Jones
Jens Thompson
Iowa
Des Moines
Pocahontas County
Tim J. Campbell
Gow
Wilson
National Committee
M. W. Cooney
West Union
Cooney
Philadelphia
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Food Demonstration Attracts Women In Mansfield
Miss Kathryn Rhoades of Mansfield Ohio demonstrated dishes at the Central States Electric cooking school Monday afternoon. About 75 women attended including a local high school home economics class. Westinghouse representatives led the event under Rolfe Womens club auspices. Prizes were awarded to 14 ladies. the prepared food sold at auction to benefit the library fund. A second session was held Wednesday for those turned away Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Rhoades
Mansfield
Ohio
Central States Electric Company
Westinghouse Electric Company
Rolfe Women’s Club
Women’s Club
I G A Store To Open In Holt Building
Frank Park of Nevada Iowa will own and operate the I G A store in the Holt building after remodeling and decorating. Park, a Nevada high school graduate, left Freeland’s I G A to start his own business and will base supply from Des Moines with I G A headquarters in Chicago. A M Greer and Henry Westergaard oversee installation and remodeling with Art Clemons handling decorating as Park plans to settle in Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Park
Nevada
Iowa
Holt
Park
Nevada High School
Freeland
Frank Kirkpatrick
Punk
Independent
Grocers Alliance
Chicago
Des Moines
A. M. Greer
Northwest
Minneapolis
Rolfe
Cattle Feeders Banquet Set in Rolfe School
Rolfe teachers were entertained Tuesday April 9 by Arthur Evans Doris Remster and Georgia Phares. The event closed the year's programs with bowling a 174 by Miss Brueck and a four course dinner at Mrs Wilsons. The program featured talks by Ethel Peterson Alice Hood and Alice Brueck plus a South America movie. Guests watched Rolfe basketball scrimmage with Palmer teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Arthur Evans
Doris Remster
Georgia Phares
Miss Brueck
Anderson
Wilson
Ethel Peterson
Alice Hood
Alice Brueck
South America
Palmer
Heathman Named New Manager at Plover Mercantile
Eldo Heathman formerly assistant manager at the Farmer's Grain company will become manager of the People's Mercantile store in Plover next Monday. He replaces Stanley Richey who resigned after leading the store for the past year. Richey’s plans for the future remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heathman
Plover Mercantile
Eldo Heathman
Farmer’s Grain Company
People’s Mercantile
Plover
Stanley Richey
Richey
Alice Lathrop to Represent County at State Spelling Contest
Alice Lathrop age 13 daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Lathrop will travel to Des Moines later this week to represent the county at the state spelling contest in the capital city on April 20. She won by correctly spelling palatial against 38 competitors at the county contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Lathrop
Byron Lathrop
Des Moines
Alice
Farm Women of Garfield and Des Moines Plan Achievement Day
Home Project work across Garfield and Des Moines townships concludes the year with lessons on improving farm food supply, poultry dairy meat and homemade cheese butter and lard. Sub projects include music folklore health family finance and garden disease studies. Leaders met at Mrs. Mabel Weigert's home to plan the April 25 Pocahontas event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Des Moines
Mabel Weigert
Pocahontas
Notice to Farmers for Corn Field Contest Entry
Farmers wishing to enter the Corn field contest sponsored by the Rolfe Business Men's club should notify Ed Duffy Forest Grant or Dr L M Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Business Men’s' Club
Ed Duffy
Forest Grant
Dr. L
M. Graham
Sponsor Dental Program at Des Moines Township Club
Miss Corda Voris of the state health department spoke on Pre-school Dental Care at a Des Moines township Woman's club meeting. The club plans a school dental program including exams for all pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corda Voris
State Department of Health
Des Moines
Des Moines Township School Gains New Duplicator
The Des Moines township women's club uses proceeds from a recently sponsored amateur night to purchase a liquid duplicator for the township school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Township Woman’s Club
Des Moines Township
Brucees Return to Iowa Des Moines Home
Marion Bruce requested this week's Arrow be sent to their daughter in Des Moines. Rolfe friends learn the Bruce family is back in Iowa after wintering in Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marion Bruce
Des Moines
Rolfe
Bruce
Florida
Culbertson to Speak On Feeding Problems
The annual spring cattle feeders banquet will be at the Rolfe Presbyterian church basement on Thursday evening April 25 about 7 00 pm. C. C. Culbertson of the Iowa Experiment station Ames will discuss feeding experiments and answer questions. Rex Beresford and Tom Fife will discuss the fat cattle market outlook with a producer survey release. Tickets are limited and available from local banks, Farm Bureau offices, and named contacts in Rolfe Pocahontas Laurens Plover Pomroy Fonda Havelock and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
H. C. Wiegman
Ernest Meredith
County Cattle Feeders Association
C. C. Culbertson
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Culbertson
Beresford
Rex Beresford
Extension Service
Tom Fife
Sioux City
Rolfe State Bank
Pocahontas
Lindeman’s Cafe
Commercial State Bank
Farm Bureau
Lauren
Kings Guards Attend Queen Esther Banquet at Humboldt
Kings Guards members who attended the Queen Esther banquet and program at Humboldt Tuesday evening include Joan and Carla Bixler Anne Jones Marilyn Ragan Doris Harmon Christibel Bregotti Vera DeVaul Carl Wheeler Lester Bishop and Richard Johnson The group was joined by Mrs Flossie De Vaul Mrs J C Brogotti and Rev KE J Plummer The banquet took place at the Methodist church and closed the district convention of the Women's Home Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings Guards
Humboldt
Joan
Carla Bixler
Anne Jones
Marilyn Ragan
Doris Harmon
Christibel Bregotti
Vera DeVaul
Carl Wheeler
Lester Bishop
Richard Johnson
Flossie de Vaul
J. C. Brogotti
KE. J. Plummer
Methodist Church
Women’s Home Missionary Society
Relays Invite Iowa Seniors to Drake event
Des Moines honors Iowa high school seniors Friday April 26 at Drake Relays thirty first annual program with free admission in a reserved stadium section. Circle of Honor honors outstanding senior girls from Town high schools with luncheon and Drake Relays Queen meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Drake Stadium
Drake
Superintendent Grant Rehired For Three-Year School Term
Pocahontas Roy E Hornton elected school board president to replace A C Shimon. Superintendent J R Grant completes ninth year and is rehired for a three year term outlining stability in the local Independent district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Pocahontas
Roy E. Hornton
A. C. Shimon
J. R. Grant
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Home Project
Rittgers
Butlers
MacNider
Holt Bldg
Henry Westergaard
Art Clemons
Fidelity Guaranty Company
Pla-Mor Hall
Northwood Furniture Co
Northwood
L. H. Zwisler
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