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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1931
Page
4
Des Moines trip for Dr G A Everson attends a medical convention while Mrs Pringle and the Smiths tour Iowa City for hospital care. Rolfe, Laurens, and Mason City residents visit kin. Rev Mekkelson remains in Sioux City hospital. Many neighbors host, travel, and celebrate births, birthdays, and community gatherings.
The Plover Unit met Friday with 27 ladies, nine visitors, including county chairwoman Mrs. Robert McEwen. They planned an American Legion poppy bed in the park and heard a quilt story tied to Civil War veteran John Franklin. Lunch followed. next gathering is May 15 at Mrs. J. M. McKim.
Miss Bernice Williams of Newton and Wallace Knapp of Plover wed Monday afternoon April 20 1931 at the Presbyterian church in Jackson Minnesota Rev Felton officiated They were joined by the groom’s brother and wife and then honeymooned briefly in Yankton South Carolina Both are well known locally with Williams family long established in the area The bride who graduated from Mallard high school is described as refined and capable The groom a Plover high school graduate is noted as a progressive farmer The couple are wished a happy prosperous future and many friends extend congratulations
The Pepper school reports a busy period with English Browning study and literature tests, biology bird review, government and history reviews, and math and science test prep. Eighth graders show strong spelling, honor roll marks, and participation in the county spelling contest.
The sixth annual Pocahontas County Music Contest at Fonda on April 18 featured Des Moines Township Pocahontas Ware Havelock Laurens Rolfe and Plover. Laurens won overall with nine firsts and twenty four events. Plover closely followed with ten firsts and strong showings across ensembles and solos.
Plover church announces morning worship Sunday school and Bible class at 11:00 a.m. The Willing Workers Society serves supper Thursday from five o clock. Choir rehearsal Thursday eight p.m. Orchestra rehearsal Friday eight p.m. A weekly Acts Bible study class is planned open to all. Mr and Mrs Henry Fitzgerald visited Emmetsburg.
Alphonso Kowalski, a farm helper for Martin Keerles four miles west of Plover, suffered a serious hunting accident last Sunday when his shotgun discharged and shot through his left foot, shattering the bone. He was taken to Palo Alto County Hospital in Emmetsburg, with amputation possible.
Sunday services listed for Prayer Methodist Church led by Rev C J Mekkelson include classes at 10:00 a m morning worship at 11:00 a m junior league four o clock Epworth league seven p m evening worship and eight p m mid week prayer meeting Thursday All regular services to be held next Sunday invites all to attend and be made welcome.
The United States Navy will rely on radio communications only after discontinuing the carrier pigeon message service. one thousand cocoanuts will yield twenty five gallons of oil.
The Index at Farnhamville under Mr and Mrs I Coleman has been sold to R O Clemons of Thornter with possession May 15. The Herald at Pomeroy is bought by Mrs Coleman and Mr W J Billy Cornell, who had owned it for six to eight years, plans to move west.
The Town State College Radio Station WOJ presents a sequence of Home-Maker talks in April and early May. Mrs. Henry Ness announces topics from the Applied Art and Home Economics divisions, featuring readings on small houses kitchens hospitality hygiene camping health day and homecoming plays by various college staff and students.
W D Termoblen extension poultry and egg marketing expert at Iowa State College says eggs and poultry occupy a favorable position among farm products due to production costs and profits. A March 1 1931 corn egg ratio shows eggs strong relative to beef cattle and butter, with 2.9 dozen eggs per bushel of corn. The Iowa crop report notes 97 percent as many hens as 1926–29 and egg production at 99 percent, with a rise in production in winter. Termoblen cautions farmers to maintain production and avoid overextending chick-rearing capacity.
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