Grade Operetta Friday at Rolfe High School
The Rolfe public schools present Spring Glow a three act operetta by kindergarten and grades one through five Friday April 27 at eight. Crowds are expected to surpass past years as many attend for children in costumes and performances. After the show home economics and manual arts exhibits open in the basement with items such as a dress and writing table. Tickets are 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for children.
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Rolfe
Lokerse Sets New County Relays Record At Rolfe Meet
Friday afternoon Robert Lokerse of Rolfe high school ran the low hurdle in 28.2 seconds breaking the previous 28.4 record held by Stearns Pocahontas. He qualified for 100 yards in 10.7 seconds while Kober tied for second. Lokerse finished fourth in the finals and Kober sixth. Saylor Pocahontas cleared 10 1 and Green and Rickard failed to clear the high jump. Pocahontas won the Twin Lakes Conference foot ball relay with Albert City second and Rolfe third in a new event where a football substitutes for a baton over 110 yards.
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Robert Lokerse
Rolfe
Stearns
Pocahontas
Lokerse
Kober
Robert Russell
Saylor
Green
Rickard
Twin Lakes
Albert City
Democratic Candidate to Speak at Hroneks Opera House
Joseph K Meyers of Carroll will speak at Hroneys Opera House in Pocahontas on Thursday April 26 at eight oclock. He discusses current issues and invites all to attend. Interest in politics appears low.
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Joseph K. Meyers
Carroll
Congress
Hronek
Opera House
Pocahontas
Coming Events in Des Moines Area April May
A dense schedule lists plays operettas and club meetings across Des Moines areas. Township seniors present Why Shouldnt I at DM T auditorium while Rolfe hosts Grade Operetta and Pollyanna Club meets. Various Federated Clubs Laurens and other groups hold meetings from Apr 26 to May 11 including 4-H gatherings K P lodge Y M C A and Missionary Society events.
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Des Moines ‘Township
Rolfe School
Veronica Harrison
Federated Clubs
Pocahontas County
Christian Church
Laurens
Garfield Township
Arlo Ives
K. of P. Lodge No
Bon Ton
J. R. McIntire
Home Missionary Society of Methodist Church
Ft. Dodge District
Farnhamville
T. D. Jones
Y. M. C. Bridge Club
B. S. Bryson
Missionary Society of the Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
Needle and Thread Club
Lida DeWolf
American Auxiliary
Fonda
Lester Leserman
Methodist Young Women's Club
Promotion Club Still Pursues Rolfe Bank Idea
The Rolfe Promotion Club discusses securing a local bank despite federal guarantees and capitalization rules set to 50 000 by 1936. A Humboldt banker’s interest is explored while nightwatch efforts reveal 11 unlocked doors in six weeks. Plans for summer staffing and future trade projects are debated.
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Federal Reserve System
Rolfe Promotion Club
Rolfe
G. A. Everson
Humboldt
Walter Harris
Logan
Ames
C. W. Siefkin
John H. Brinkman
L. R. Davidson
Lester Leserman
T. PD. Jones
Ladies Lead Service At Rolfe Methodist Church
An unusual service at Rolfe Methodist Church last Sunday featured the Missionary Society led by Mrs. W. R. Rogers. Devotionals were by Mrs. J. S. Roberts, with Barbara Melson in a dramatic reading and a one act play Great Possessions directed by Mrs. T. S. Bassett. The cast included Mrs. Hepsy Forsythe, Mrs. J. C. Gunderson, Mrs. John G. Nelson, Mrs. Virgil Roberts, Mrs. Alta Hewlett, Mrs. Lester Resseguie, and Mrs. Harold Christensen. The play showed a committee meeting on year end appointments, ending with renewed courage. The bank offering at the close was nearly 50 percent larger than last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
the Missionary Society
W. R. Rogers
J. S. Roberts
Barbara Melson
T. S. Bassett
Hepsy Forsythe
J. C. Gunderson
John G. Nelson
Virgil Roberts
Alta Hewlett
Lester Resseguie
Harold Christensen
Health Day and Appraisal Week Focus Child Health
The article notes May Day as Child Health Day and the preceding week as Health Appraisal Week. It highlights plans by parent teacher units across Iowa to appraise health of children entering school, with data from 1933 showing 4,646 entering, 60 percent examined, 27 percent of defects corrected, and immunizations rising after a Summer Round-Up. It cites preschool health efforts from 1925 to 1933 and hopes for a new 1984 record.
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Iowa
Dust Storms Blankets Rolfe Area With Sooty Haze
Rolfe and surrounding regions endured severe dust storms Saturday and Monday. The wind lifted soil into the air, coating homes and furniture, reducing visibility, and forcing motorists to use headlights. Farmers fear crop damage while residents debate spring cleaning amid ongoing dust events.
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Rolfe
Iowa
Young People Do Well in Bible Story Contest
The Sub-District Bible Story Telling Contest of the Methodist church was held at the Rolfe church. Winners were Miss Ruth Cooklin Rolfe for dramatic reading, Gordon Eversol Humboldt for devotional reading, and Miss Evelyn Erickson Rolfe for Bible story in speaker’s original words. About 80 attended and social time followed with music and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Rolfe
Ruth Cooklin
Gordon Eversol
Humboldt
Evelyn Erickson
Guy E. White
C. A. Cook
Otto Christensen
L. R. Davidson
Mary Wheeler
Live power of animals featured in Standard Oil ads series
Standard Oil unveils a spring and summer campaign highlighting live power in animals and gasoline. Illustrations show reserve power in animals like sable antelope and Rocky Mountain goats, with lab work turning heavy molecules into fast energy units. Field Museum help and artists Weber Bransom contribute.
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Standard Oil Co
Field Museum of Natural History
Walter A. Weber
Museum
Paul Bransom
Saturday Evening Post
Middle West
Card of Thanks for Birthday Visit and Flowers
I thank neighbors and friends who sent flowers and cards during my hospital stay. Special thanks to Miss Gladys Larson and Rev. T. S. Bassett for their kindnesses, from Mrs. H. E. Dickey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Larson
Rev. T. S. Bassett
D M T 4 H Girls Club Meet This Saturday
D M T Girls 4 H Club gathers at Arthur Vaughn home this Saturday afternoon for a crochet rug lesson. All township girls invited. Garfield Boys and Girls 4 H Clubs plan May 1 demonstration or exhibit. event details to be worked out.
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Arthur Vaughn
D. M. T. and
Garfield
Ives and DeWolf Guests Call in Fort Dodge
Mr and Mrs Earl Ives and Mr and Mrs Jas E DeWolf were callers in Fort Dodge Monday.
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Earl Ives
Jas. E. DeWolf
iFort Dodge
Des Moines Township Woman's Club Meeting May 8
The Des Moines Township Woman's Club will meet Tuesday May 8 at the school building at 3 00 p m noting a one hour later opening The affair honors the mothers and teachers who are leaving.
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Rolfe Woman's Club
Minnie Jarvis
C. J. Morrison
D. M.T. Woman’s Club
A. L. DO. Club
E. A Messinger
Easter Star
Des Moines
Garfield Playwrights Shine at DMT Bureau Meeting
Des Moines Township Unit heard the Garfield Township one act play Seein Things Right directed by Jess O Sindergaard featuring Ray Gaskell Lester Applegate Frank Cornwell and the Witt sisters and Cornwell sisters The program also included a star chamber session with 4 H Club leader Ed Sindergaard and talks on the Corn Hog program by Wm R Fisher plus farm bureau business and musical numbers A social hour followed with refreshments provided by local hosts.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau
Garfield Township
Ray Gaskell
Lester Applegate
Frank Cornwell
Fern
Mabel Witt
Marcella
Veronica Cornwell
Pocahontas
Garfield
VanAlstine
Gilmore City
Jess 0
Farm Bureau Oil Co
Bowers
Gyla Shriner
Evelyn Hovland
Doris Vaughn
Louise
Obert Ryen
Oscar
Zelda Snyder
Webb chronicles Rolfe history in Snapshot History of Rolfe
C M Webb advances his Snapshot History of Rolfe with nearly 200 portraits from business fronts to prominent town figures. The collection spans local scenes from balloon ascensions to Fourth of July celebrations and includes scarce items like the first town drug store awning and Boy Scouts photos from 1914. Webb invites locals to contribute images for the book.
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C. M. Webb
Rolfe
Mgr. Webb
Boy Scouts of
Webb
Mr. Webb
Subsistence Garden Program Seeks Applicants in Pocahontas County
The Pocahontas County Emergency Committee led by Anton Mackovets invites residents to secure ground and free seeds for a subsistence garden this year. Applicants must maintain the plot free of weeds, not sell produce, and harvest for personal use. Two signed applications are required for ground and seed.
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Rolfe
J. H. Brinkman
Nora Clarke
J. P. Graves
Pocahontas County
Anton Mackovets
Pocahontas
Ben Fischer
Guy G. Butler
Rolfe Delts Hostess Delta Delta Meeting Reminder
Mrs W Sietkin hosted the Delta Delt in Rolfe with the next meeting in four weeks led by Mrs M P Hancher. Several local residents visited, including the Shriner party in Rodman and a supper in Havelock.
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J. H. Bucher
Plover
Rolfe
W. Sietkin
Delta
M. P. Hancher
H. C. Lawson
Omaha
Neb
Shriner
Gyla
Dan Urquhart
Rodman
Havelock
E. Grant
T. D. Jones
Last Legion boxing show delights 300 plus fans
Cecil Cumming Post No. 25 staged a capstone boxing card at Butler Hall drawing about 300 fans. Elmer Leadley outboxed Don Knutson in the main, with several prelims featuring Rolfe fighters and local rivals. Promoters seek stronger backing this fall as fighters praised the management and proceeds.
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Cecil Cumming
Butler Hall
Elmer Leadley
Rolfe
Don Knutson
Dakota City
Knutson
Jimmy DeVaul
Bernard Spragg
Jimmy
Grogey
Plover
Pocahontas County
Merlin Smith
Humboldt
Tuffy Hansell
Livermore
Gus Joslyn
Gilmore City
Chas
Doc
Hurley
Homer
Joslyn
Mr. Joslyn
Gus
Mr. Weech
Lewis Wilden
Algona
Dick Girres
Mallard
Lewis
Girres
Red Weed
Legion Boys
Rolfe One Cent Bargain Week Sparks Local Shopping Surge
Webb's Drug Store promotes a four day one cent sale on Rexall and other items from May 2 to 5. Shoppers are urged to check the Arrow advertisement for six months of needed goods and visit Rolfe stores including Lime's Market Hauck's Rickard's Eikenberry's and others for the bargains. Local businesses highlight home trading and a Chevrolet ad notes Slim Davidson free movies later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webb's Drug Store
Rexall
Rolfe
Lime’s
Hauck’s
Rickard’s Hardware and Radio
Eikenberry’s
Dahl
Petersons’ Clothes Shop
Gamble Store
Fullerton Lumber Co
Chevrolet
Davidson
Pasteboard Tourney Set By Silver Leaf Lodge
At the close of the regular meeting of Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40 Knights of Pythias on Monday evening April 30 a Pasteboard Tournament will be staged. Members are asked to bring their favorite decks and no cold ones. If the turnout is good there may be more to the story. A. G. Hille C. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40
Knights of Pythias
A. G. Hille
Bridge Party Honors Mrs. Roger Wiegman from Redlands
Mrs H C Wiegman hosted a Saturday bridge gathering at her home for visiting Mrs Roger Wiegman of Redlands California and local friends. Among out of town guests was Mrs Geo Elbert of Algona. guests from Pocahontas could not attend due to a dust storm. Mary Wheeler won the high score prize. Mrs Wiegman received the guest prize.
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H. C. Wiegman
Roger Wiegman
Redlands
Calif
Z. T. Carroll
Geo. Elbert
Algona
Pocahontas
Mary Wheeler
Wiegman
Cactus plants spread worldwide but native to America
Cactus plants, now found in many regions globally, originated in the American landscape and ecosystems.
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America
Pocahontas County Gains State Employment Presence
The Arrow lists Pocahontas county residents with state jobs, noting several regular appointments and temporary posts. Regular appointees include R Hakes Laurens board of assessment and review, Geo W Day Fonds state checker, Bonnie Mullen Fonda with the Executive Council, Mary McCartan Fonda with the State Fair Board, Byron G Allen Pocahontas superintendent of Old Age Assistance, and W J Holtz Fonda in the Motor Vehicle Department. Temporary roles include Mable Kenning Fonda secretary to Senator Ritchie, Edward McCartan Pocahontas page for Byron Allen, Homer Malcolm Pocahontas secretary to Byron Allen, and Byron G Allen as secretary of the senate.
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Billy Holtz
Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
Arrow
Pocahontas County
Miss Mullen
Miss McCartan
Herring
Jimmy Hronek
Department of Justice
R. Hakes
Laurens
Board of Assessment and Review
Geo. W. Day
Fonds
State Checker
Bonnie Mullen
Fonda
Executive Council
Mary McCartan
State Fair Board
Byron G. Allen
Three Rolfe Boys at Crossett CCC Camp Arkansas
Dale Spiker Pat Hurley and James Willingham former CCC recruits report stationed at Crossett Arkansas in a 750000 acre timber district owned by a single owner. The camp offers barracks a hospital library and athletic facilities while workers log six hours daily with a nine to six schedule and six day week. Dale plans forestry studies as education classes begin.
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Dale Spiker
Pat Hurley
James Willingham
CCC
Crossett
Ark
Dale
Louisana
Teachers Sign Up For Next Year Across Iowa and Nearby States
Rolfe’s young women who teach in state schools and beyond have signed contracts to teach again next year. Several will return to specific districts including Hattie Lehnus at Pomeroy Sadie Peterson at Ottosen Mable Young at Ottosen Lucile Bowen Webb Ivyl Grant Fonda Martha Wangberg Fonda Cora Belle Pollock Curlew Betty Melson Remsen Marie Rudolfgon Hornick Clara Dawson Harri Man Presbyterian school Florence Peterson Pocahontas Harriette Damborg Livermore and others plan to continue in their roles.
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Rolfe
Hattie Lehnus
Pomeroy
Sadie Peterson
Ottosen
Mable Young
Lucile Bowen
Webb
Ivyl Grant
Fonda
Martha Wangberg
Cora Belle Pollock
Curlew
Betty Melson
Remsen
Marie Rudolfgon
Horn
Roy A. Johnson Seeks Pocahontas County Auditor Post
Roy A. Johnson of Pocahontas visited the area Wednesday to campaign for county auditor. Voters are urged to support him in the Republican primary as no opposition has emerged yet, though he anticipates a contest at election time. Johnson is praised as a capable, genial and patient official familiar with Pocahontas County affairs.
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Roy A. Johnson
Pocahontas
Roy Johnson
Pocahontas County
Johnson
Mrs. H. C. McCray Stricken By Influenza Illness
Mrs. H. C. McCray is on the sick list this week with an attack of influenza.
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H. C. McCray
Pocahontas County 4-H Club Activities and Potato Demonstrations
Pocahontas County 4-H groups including boys and girls meet weekly at local schools with leaders Arch Ives and Arlo Ives organizing lessons in Baby Beef and Corn Books. A May 1 P T A program features county clubs with music by Des Moines Township Worth-White 4-H and a flute solo by Margaret Virginia White. Farmers plan a potato seed demonstration contrasting Red River Valley Northern Grown Cobblers. The Allotment Committee prepares federal contracts for Corn Hog payments, with tabulation sheets expected from Des Moines and contract signing to follow.
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P.T.A
Palmer
Pocahontas County
Parent-Teacher Association
Des Moines Township
Margaret Virginia White
Garfield Township
Dan Felsing & Sons
Laurens
Martin Rebhuhn
Floyd Shaw
Pocahontas
Red River Valley
Des Moines
E. Groth
Federal
Washington
Rolfe Local News Highlights Social Visits and Civic Efforts
Fort Dodge and Pocahontas visitors stop by Rolfe and nearby towns. A St Margaret congregation crew cleans and reworks the Catholic cemetery while a Pikertown Farm Union meets for a business session and social hour. Perry McCray's health deteriorates after hospital care in Nevada. Families from Rolfe host and visit relatives including Seipel Knapp Eppelsheimer Ferguson Diggs and others.
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Maybelle
Inga Ryen
Mary Casper
Aletta Grant
Fort Dodge
George Seiper
W. H. Knapp
Pocahontas
B. S. Bryson
Newell
Robert Bruce
Lindeman Cafe
Jean Berry
Contract Bridge
Pikertown
Farm Union
Guy Kerns
Kerns
Richard Buck
Harold Q O’neall
Perry A. McCray
Boone
Nevada
Guy E. White
Geo. Seipel
Rolfe
Minneapolis
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DEMO
Rolfe Methodist Church
H. E. Dickey
D. M
D.M.T. Bureau
Last Legion Athletic Show
Arkansaw
Melvin Thorson
Ed Sindergaard
Franklyn Brinkman
Arch Ives
Donald Grant
Morris
Forrest Ives
Ware
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