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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1940
Page
5
Last Rites for H. N. Hamilton Held Friday
Funeral services for Henry N. Hamilton longtime Rolfe resident were held Friday at 2 30 in the Presbyterian church with Rev. H. A. Sinning officiating. The service featured hymns, a quartet, and extensive pallbearer and flower arrangements. Hamilton, born January 1856 near Bremen Indiana, moved with his family to Iowa as a youth and taught school with his brother before pursuing medicine. he died Wednesday evening after months of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
N. Hamilton
Rolfe
Presbyterian Church
H. A. Sinning
Hamilton
Lovell Long
Rodell Long
Gordon Mahaffey
Sidney Lothian
Gerald Carlson
Jean Carlson
Jackie Carlson
Stanley Whitmore
Preserian Church
Harold Carlson
Storm Lake
C. W. Carlson
Marshalltown
S. Whitmore
George Balte
Fenton
0. S. Sweet
W.J. Murphy
Minneapolis
Earl Ferguson
Denhart
Walter Knight
Charles Hilger
Havelock
Henry N. Hamilton
Marvin P
Lauretta Dyler Hamilton
Bon
Bremen
Indiana
Plymouth
J. Hamilton
Page Hight
Republican Women to Organize in Pocahontas County
A Pocahontas county Republican meeting is planned in the courthouse on Saturday April 27 at 2 30 p m to perfect a county organization. Mrs Comer of Plover, the county chairwoman, calls the gathering with Rolfe expected to be well represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Court House
Comer of
Plover
Rolfe
Democratic caucuses set for April in Clinton and Des Moines townships
Democratic voters in Clinton township meet Friday April 26 at 8 00 p m in A Kellys office. A caucus for Des Moines township Democrats is called for the same time at Des Moines consolidated School by precinct committeeman James DeVaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Township
A. Kelly
Des Moines Township
Des Moines Two
James DeVaul
D M T Pupils Visit Rolfe Businesses During Trip
Fourth and fifth graders from D T visited Rolfe on April 19 morning. They watched ice cream making at New Rolfe cafe and printing at Ar Tow office. A slug with Des Moines Township School was presented. Students toured McIntire’s monument Works Beckord’s hatchery and the Northwestern railroad station and were given four chicks at the hatchery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D T
Rolfe
Ar- Tow
Des Moines Township
McIntire
Monument Works
Beckord
Theorthwestern
Pocahontas County Joins Arbor Day Tree Planting Drive
Governor Wilson proclaims Arbor Day in Iowa as Pocahontas County farmers order about 15 000 trees for woodlots erosion control and reforestation. A planting demo will be held April 27 on John P Fitzgerald farm. Schmuecker notes homes and farms benefit from landscaping and windbreaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Iowa
Pocahontas County
E. J. Sehmaecker
Ames
Keosauqua
John P. Fitzgerald
Fonda
Schmuecker
Mrs C W Siefkin Honored at Pocahontas County Club Meeting
Mrs C W Siefkin of Rolfe received the award for the clubwoman with the longest outstanding leadership record at the Federated Clubs conference of Pocahontas County in Fonda. The event honored Iowa pioneers with other awards for long service and continuous membership. Twelve dozen attendees from Rolfe participated in a day of programs, songs, reports, and hobby exhibits, with 108 registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Siefkin
Rolfe
Federated Clubs
Pocahontas County
Fonda
Anderson
Laurens
Pioneer Club
Federated Club
McComb
Iowa
Pioneers
Rom Rolfe
Mesdames N. P. Olson
Frank MacVey
Esther Ragan
B. A. Kerns
W. H. Howland
C. L. Gun
Wm. McIntyre
Plover
Marie White
Ralph Richards
Ottosen
Betty McIntire
Irving Hosselt
Emily Lund
Lester Fritz
Hydn
Jessie Parker
Des Moines
Primer
Pupil Tea Honors Mothers With Japan Themed Program
D M T pupils in grades two and three entertained their mothers with a Japan study program on Friday April 19. Miss Cook supervised. Third graders reported on Japanese life and presented real artifacts while the group sang and read poems and stories. Tea was served by the lunch committee in Japanese costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Miss Cook
Jonathan Bing
Mothers Honor Daughters at Church Banquet
Mrs. M. P. Arrasmith of Fort Dodge spoke at a Methodist church mother and daughter banquet on April 17 attended by about 200. She urged love loyalty religion and happiness at home outlining an imaginary home with religion as foundation and loyalty as roof. The women’s aid society sponsored the event with men serving dinner and fathers in the kitchen. A toast program followed with solos readings and group songs led by local singers and Mrs Arrasmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Arrasmith
Fort Dodge
Christ
Methodist Aid Society
T. D. Jones
Beryl White
Our Daughters
Flossie DeVaul
Our Mothers
Lorene George
Janey
Mary Elizabeth Mitchell
N. J. Bixler
Arrasmith
Mary Jane Hunter Competes In Endurance Typing Test
Mary Jane Hunter daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert G Hunter attends the American Institute of Business in Des Moines and competed in a half hour endurance test led by Kathryn Holland grand treasurer of the International Honor Society. She typed 67 words per minute with four errors and marks her first appearance in this event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Hunter
Robert G. Hunter
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Kathryn Holland
International Honor Society
Miss Hunter
Mary Jane
Rolfe High School
Drake
Hunter
Webb's Rexall 1c Sale Opens May 1 in Four Day Run
Starting Wednesday May 1 Webb's Rexall promotes a four day sale with 1c bargains. Readers are directed to the big special ad on page 7 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb
Miss Brass to X Ray Patients April 26
Approximately 40 Pocahontas county residents will be X rayed at the courthouse in Pocahontas on April 26 1940 as part of a county wide tubercu losis survey. Chest X rays follow tuberculin tests in families with recent TB cases and are urged for all eligible at the scheduled time. The survey is sponsored by the County Medical Society Christmas Seal committee State Department of Health and the Iowa Tuberculosis Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Pocahontas
Mattie Brass
R. N
Miss Brass
Pocahontas County
Bruce Palmer Wins Newsphoto Honor in Iowa Meet
Bruce Palmer of the Waterloo Courier won first place in Class B news section sports pictures at a Des Moines AP meeting for a shot of Kinnick's touchdown against Notre Dame as Iowa stopped the Fighting Irish. Palmer, staff photographer for the Courier, is son of Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Palmer of Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Associated Press
Bruce Palmer
Waterloo Courier
Kinnick
Notre Dame
University of Iowa
Bruce
Courier
G. B. Palmer
Rolfe
John Murray Hospitalized After Foot Infection
John Murray was taken to Fort Dodge Lutheran hospital on Thursday afternoon with a foot infection. He is reported to be getting along nicely. Family and friends visited him over the weekend including the Hewlett and Lehnus families and Art DeVaul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murray
Fort Dodge Lutheran Hospital
Ted Hewlett
Fort Dodge
George Lehnus
Art DeVaul
Betty
Edward Lehnus
Plover
Highway Patrolman Speaks to D M T Class
Walter Lentz, a state highway patrolman from Ft. Dodge, addressed the vocation class and the junior and senior boys on The Highway Patrol as a Vocation. He answered questions after the talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lentz
Ft. Dodge
Highway Patrol
County Sunday School Convention at Fonda
The 60th annual County Sunday school convention will be held in the Congregational Church, Fonda, on May 6 to 8. State secretary Herbrecht will address the convention and assist in conferences with workers from all county church schools, pastors, and superintendents attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Fonda
Herbrecht
Gilmore Girl Phyllie Edwards Seeks Drake Relays Queen
Gilmore City sophomore Phyllie Edwards at Iowa State in Ames is a candidate for queen of the Drake Relays to be crowned April 26 and 27. Edwards was chosen in an all college area sponsored by the varsity I elu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllie Edwards
Gilmore City
Iowa State College
Ames
Miss Edwards
Elu
Duplicator Demonstration at Des Moines School
A representative from a school supply company demonstrated a liquid duplicator at a Des Moines school on Monday. The Des Moines Woman's Club plans to purchase the device soon, aiming to improve classroom operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Club of
Des Moines
Cattle Shipments Largest Yet From Local Territory
Art Mickalek sent by truck a record cattle load of 187 head to the Sioux City market last Thursday. Twelve trucks carried the steers averaging 771 pounds each and selling at 8.71 dollars per hundred, handled by Wagner Garrison and Abbott livestock merchants. The following local truckers delivered the stock: L M Paulsen Rolfe Carl Hansen Rolfe G W Salisbury Rolfe Axel Iverson Rolfe George R Fowler Rolfe Glen Gaskill Rolfe Lee Struthers Rolfe Joe Taylor Rolfe Ted Woodruff Bradgate J R Sinnitt Gilmore City Walter Franzmeyer Albert City Frank A Pierce Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Mickalek
Sioux City
Wagner, Garrison & Abbott
Livestock Commission
L. M. Paulsen
Rolfe
Carl Hansen
G. W. Salisbury
Axel Iverson
George R. Fowler
Glen Gaskill
Lee Struthers
Joe Taylor
Ted Woodruff
Bradgate
J. R. Sinnitt
Gilmore City
Walter Franzmeyer
Albert City
Frank A. Pierce
Newell
Rolfe to Hear Cattle Feeding Talk Friday
About 150 feeders are expected at the Rolfe cattle feeders banquet at the Presbyterian church basement. C. C. Culbertson of the Iowa experiment station at Ames will discuss feeding problems. Rex Beresford and Tom Fife will summarize the annual producers survey of marketing intentions of thousands of corn belt feeders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Culbertson
Presbyterian Church
Rolfe
Culbertson
Iowa Experiment Station
Ames
Rex Beresford
Iowa State College Extension Service
Tom Fife
Sioux City
Nixon Announces for County Supervisor
T. A. Nixon of Pocahontas a seven year veteran variety store operator and six year city council member announces his candidacy for county supervisor for the term beginning January 1 1942. He has chaired Pocahontas park board and been reelected to a further two year term. Citizens across the county urged his run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A.nixon
Pocahontas
Nixon
Farewell Social for Rev Sinning and Miss Pearl
The Excelsior society hosts a farewell social in the Presbyterian church parlors on Sunday April 28 after Sunday school. A covered dish dinner with coffee will be served and guests should bring table service sandwiches and a covered dish. All the congregation are invited.
Garfield Farm Bureau Meeting Showcases School Programs
Four Garfield area schools entertained the Garfield Farm Bureau at a Friday night gathering at Mrs. Lucille White’s home. Students performed rhythm, choral and dramatic pieces, with 4-H reports by Beverly DeWolf and Donald Schonberger and updates on women’s projects. The next meeting moves to the DeWolf home on May 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Two
Garfield Farm Bureau
Lucille White
Berniece Ricklefs
Aletta Grant
Jeanette Maasham
Beatrice Munson
Sylvia
Joyce Johnson
Bonnie Nelson
Dorothy Jones
Twinkle
Little Star
Hushabye Baby
Joyce Ackerman
Arlo Nelson
Colleen Hansen
Phillips Brinkman
Garfield
Courtin
Virgil Ricklefs
Ardyce Johnson
Beverly DeWolf
Donald Schonberger
Andrew Ives
August Brinkman
James DeWolf
Spirit Lake Meeting Attended by Local Presbyterian Delegation
Rolfe Presbyterian church represented at Fort Dodge Presbytery and Presbyterial in Spirit Lake on Wednesday and Thursday by Rev. Sinning, Mr. and Mrs. Gunderson, and Mr. and Mrs. Boyce. Gunderson served as delegate to the Presbytery. Gunderson and Mrs. Gunderson and Mrs. Boyce attended Presbyterial as delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Presbyterian Church
Fort Dodge
Spirit Lake
Richey to Join Gamble Robinson as Traveling Salesman
Stanley Richey former manager of the People’s Mercantile store of Prover will begin May 1 as salesman for the Gamble Robinson Wholesale company of Minneapolis with headquarters at Estherville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Richey
People’s Mercantile Store
Plover
Gamble-Robinson Wholesale Company
Minneapolis
Estherville
Fort Dodge Station Holds Formal Opening Week Events
KFVD radio station at Fort Dodge holds a formal opening this week with a 30 minute Rolfe town delegation program Friday at 3:00. Mayor O B Fuller Jr Postmaster A M Simonson M R Soth Arrow editor and M W Webb Rolfe B M Club preside speak. Miss Trene Peterson sings and Keith Rickard plays cornet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KFVD
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
O. B. Fuller, Jr
A. M. Simonson
M. R. Soth
the Arrow
M. W. Webb
Rolfe Business Men’s Club
Trene Peterson
Keith Rickard
Fuller
Webb couple attends drug show in Omaha
Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Webb spent Wednesday of last week at the North west Drug show held in connection with the Nebraska State Pharmaceutical association in Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. W. Webb
Nebraska State Pharmaceutical Association
Omaha
Grades Present Varied Program At Rolfe School
Junior high and first through fifth graders perform a community program next Tuesday evening. Numbers include Story Book Drill Tom Thumb Wedding Manners Class Flag Drill Dinah s Donkey Serenade Swinging Strutters The Ghost Hunters with a one act play. Cast features Madge Fern Kober Bunny Marian Lund Betty Joyce Peterson Homer Jones Edward Struthers Tim Hennessey Richard Wingerson The Ghost. Time present Place a haunted house in Springville Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe School
Dinah
Madge
Fern Kober
Bunny
Marian Lund
Betty
Joyce Peterson
Homer Jones
Edward Struthers
Tim Hennessey
Richard Wingerson
Springville
Mass
Springville High School
Work Starts on Highway No 17 South of Pocahontas
Pocahontas reports the first construction on Highway 17 paving from Pocahontas south began last week with Fred Halstead of Emmetsburg, culvert contractor, starting eight reinforced concrete box culverts. Grading by McGuire Brothers will begin soon. detour routes and traffic restrictions are noted. O B Cook, resident engineer, has moved to Pocahontas with crew Ivan Matthews Roy Sagn ess James Del vine and Morton Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Pocahontas South
Fred Halstead
Emmetsburg
McGuire Brothers
No. 17
Palmer Road
O. B. Cook
Spirit Lake
Court House
Steiner Silence
Ivan Matthews
Roy Sagness
Instrument
James Delvine
Morton Nelson
Rod
Also Mentioned on This Page
H. N. Hamilton
P. M
Rolfe Business
D.M. T
Methodist Ladies Aid Society
Rexall Ic
B. F. Rutgers
Gilmore Girl
Farm Bureau
Richey
Fort Dodge Station
O. B. Fuller
Junior H
The
Ghost Hunters
Poca
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