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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1956
Page
2
Members of the Social E Club enjoyed a dinner at Mrs Leis Cornells home followed by a social afternoon. The hostess received a gift, and a May luncheon is slated for Emmetsburg.
Mr and Mrs Mathie Ege of Fort Dodge were honored at a village shower hosted in the home of Mr and Mrs Melvin Pedersen on April 11. About 40 guests attended from Fort Dodge Storm Lake and nearby towns. Gifts were opened with help from Arlene Schurr and hostesses listed.
The Eger couple thanks friends and relatives for gifts at their shower and especially Mr and Mrs Melvin Pedersen for assistance.
The Roger Hudson family expresses gratitude to the Rolfe Fire Department and others who helped extinguish the grass fire at their place and the Kauffman place on Saturday afternoon.
Ralph Kauffman extends gratitude to Rolfe Fire Department and all helpers who assisted in extinguishing the egress fire.
Mrs W J Bennett expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards gifts and prayers received while a patient at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge.
A fire damaged a large grain storage building in Perry area causing 47 000 bushels of corn to spill. Figures show the blaze began after a family gathering at Mrs M E Fagen home with five generations present. The piece notes local movers and a sculptor pastor, Rev Lawrence Murphy, and mentions a dog and family move from Kimballton to Harlan.
A fragmentary column notes 76 revoked licenses, nonwomen, coal stock, and local warnings. It jokes about tables and lawn merch, mentions a Memorial Day idea, April May chilly days, coal types, railroad crossing caution, TVA dam plans, and auto safety notes. It ends with anecdotes on driving and the cement business.
Pocahontas county 4 H members must enroll at the county extension office by May 1. Chicks must be purchased and enrollment sent to the state 4 H office in Ames by May 15. Minimums are 125 straight run chicks or 75 pullets.
The Red Cross supplied blood to two thousand hospitals during 1954 55 and trained nearly 700 000 Americans in first aid fundamentals. The organization provided emergency care to disaster victims at an average rate of one person every six minutes during the past year.
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