Latin Class Presents Two Plays At School Assembly
The Latin I class under Miss Hurley performed two plays last Friday afternoon in Roman costumes. Cast members included Titus eleven, Lucius and Publius twins, Octavia, Ancilla, Effigies, and other roles taught by Miss Hurley and assisted by students Colleen Hansen and Shirley Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hurley
Foxy
Medicus
Titus
Jean Johansen
Lucius
Publius
Shirley Fisher
Mabel Coyle
Octavia
Snood Thompson
Lillie Tish
Marcus
Thelma Boyd
Ancilla
Colleen Hansen
Agnes Thompson
Lillie Fish
Sextus
Phillipus
Chapter FR of P40 meets at McIntire home
A regular Chapter FR meeting at Mrs. J. R. McIntire’s home on Tuesday afternoon includes Mrs. Margie Wallace from Gilmore City and Mrs. Minnie Neal from the chapter. Mrs. F. E. Grant reviews Inviti ation to Live by Lloyd Douglas. next meeting May 12 at Mrs. A. A. Brinkman. Rolfe Woman's club meets May 1 at Mrs. Muriel Wilson’s with Welfare Department program and officer elections. Mrs. O. M. Chaney of Spencer will be guest speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. McIntire
Gilmore City
Margie Wallace
Rock Rapids
Minnie Neal
F. E. Grant
Lloyd Douglas
A. A. Brinkman
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Muriel Wilson
O. M. Chaney
Spencer
Methodist Church Sunday Schedule and Board Meeting
E J Plummer pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Bible class at 6:30 p.m. Choir practice at 8 p.m. Thursday. Officials board to meet at 8 p.m. Thursday at the church.
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THE
Methodist Church
E. J. Plummer
Presbyterian Church Sunday Schedule and Activities
W F Schneck pastor leads morning worship at 11 o clock and Sunday school at 10. Junior Endeavor meets 6 45 p m, Senior Endeavor Wednesday afternoon, choir practice Thursday afternoon.
Nain Lutheran Church Service and Sunday School
James N. Lund presides at Nain Lutheran Church for a Sunday morning service at 11. Sunday school begins at 10 15 with attendees invited.
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Nain
Trinity Lutheran plans morning worship and play
J O Wangberg pastor leads 9 30 a m morning worship on Christ's Intercession for His Followers from John 17 9 17. Luther League presents a play Co workers With Christ at 7 45 p m. Catechism class meets Saturday at 1 45 p m at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
Luther League
Christ
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Ernest Hubbell
Mrs. Ernest Hubbell expresses gratitude for the many cards flowers and other gifts received during her hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hubbell
Brother of Mrs Ranney drowned in Iowa River incident
Mau rice Bannon, 19, of Iowa City drowned when his canoe with a companion capsized near the university power house dam. The other youth was saved. Relatives were notified Tuesday noon and left for Town City after the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Ranney
Maurice Bannon
Iowa City
Iowa River
University Power House
Bannon
Ranney
Dickie
Town City
KEEP CHILDREN OFF TRACKS WARNING TO PARENTS
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway urges parents and school authorities to keep children from trespassing on railroad property. During summer break injuries rise as kids play on tracks and near trains and structures on the right of way. Parents and teachers should warn children to use established crossings and streets and cooperate for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Clarke
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company
Junior Senior Banquet Shines With Starlight Theme
The Hotel Humboldt event featured silver and rose decor, star photos for place cards, and starry centerpieces with dolls in future-senior costumes. A program included Moonlight Cocktail, Big Dipper toast, class poems and prophecies, and afterglow with songs and a movie turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Humboldt
North Star
Anna Mae Struthers
Margery Joens
Meraim Ripperger
Twinkle
Junior Peterson
Charlene Hronek
Mabel Coyle
Miss Ehrhardt
Richard Sanden
Tots Invited to School for May Week
Miss Lehnus invites all prospective beginners to attend school during the last week of the term May 18 to 22. Children may come any day or all days to learn and register for next year.
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Lehnus
Health Movies at D M T Township Woman's Club
The Des Moines Township Woman's club hosts a health education event at the schoolhouse next Wednesday evening May 6. A professionally made sound film on tuberculosis will be shown with dramatic visuals, plus planned musical numbers by committee members. Refreshments will be served by a group of club members. No other May meeting is scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.M.T
Des Moines
Loren Pease
Gilbert de Boer
Francis Hurley
August Nielsen
Lyle Kilbourn
Doctor Leserman leaves Rolfe for Army service
Dr L K Leserman departed for Omaha on Monday to report as first lieutenant in the US Army Medical Division. He has held his commission for months and, after War Department orders two weeks ago, has been settling affairs of his absence. He came from Chicago eight years ago and will be missed. Mrs Leserman accompanies him to Omaha then returns to close the business here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. K. Leserman
Omaha
United States Army
War Department
Leserman
Rolfe
Chicago
Fatal Gas Accident Claims Child in Red Oak Home
Mrs N A Wilson and Janice Sue traveled to Red Oak after learning Kathryn Ann Nelson five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Nelson died from gas fumes from a defective water heater. Fire department efforts failed to revive the child and burial rites followed with Mr Wilson attending with his wife and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Wilson
Janice Sue
Red Oak
Kathryn Ann Nelson
Nis Behrendsens celebrate forty six years of marriage
Mr and Mrs Nis Behrendsen were honored at home on Sunday as their children gathered to mark their forty six wedding anniversary first noted Tuesday April 22. Attending were Mr and Mrs Raymond Behrendsen and family Gilmore City Mr and Mrs Lester Lynch and family Gilmore City Mr and Mrs Walter Higgins and daughter Gilmore City Mr and Mrs Clyde Behrendsen Gilmore City and Mr and Mrs Clyde Doolittle and Doris Jean Woolstock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nis Behrendsen
Raymond Behrendsen
Lester Lynch
Walter Higgins
Clyde Behrendsen
Gilmore City
Clyde Doolittle
Doris Jean
Woolstock
Cattle Feeders to Meet Tonight
Pocahontas County cattle feeders gather at Pocahontas high school gym tonight at 7:80 to hear Rex Beresford a cattle feeding specialist from Iowa State College and Roswell Garst of Coon Rapids discuss hog raising on concrete Attendees may still obtain tickets from last week’s publicity list of persons and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Pocahontas’ High School
Rex’ Beresford
Iowa State College
Roswell Garst
Coon Rapids
Homemakers Learn Quick Canning For Food Savings
Mrs. Helen Sage led Pocahontas county demonstrations April 27 to 30 on canning from garden to can in two hours. She urged small batch processing, precise timing in hot water baths, and cooling to prevent spoilage with emphasis on non-acid vegetables, freezing prep, and sharing calendars and leaflets with local cooperators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen 5. Sage
Pocahontas County
Sage
Senior Play Chosen For Rolfe School
The cast for the senior class play The Ghost Flies South has been selected and practices have begun. The play is scheduled for May 15 under the direction of Miss Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Freshman Homemaking Class Prepares Demonstration Plans
Freshman homemaking students plan a cooking eggs demonstration while advanced girls remake garments as part of the defense program. Gwendolyn Whitmer joins the class from Laurens. The glee club rehearses a new contest piece to aid sight reading for the state music contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Whitmer
Laurens
School Program Well Attended
A community program at the high school auditorium Friday drew one of the year’s largest crowds. The event featured drills plays and dances by pupils from kindergarten through fourth grade with clever costumes enhancing the performances.
Des Moines Township Landscaping Day Planned by Community
An all day planting and landscaping demonstration will be held in Des Moines Township on Friday May 8 led by Ames landscape architect John Fitzsimmons. The D M T Woman's Club sponsors with the school board and community cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Scloot
John ‘Fitzsimmons
Ames
D.M.T. Woman’s Club
Woman’s Club
Bulletin board lists Rolfe boys in armed services
Clarence Ogden prepares a large 4 by 8 foot bulletin board on Thompson's billiard parlor wall. It lists 86 Rolfe boys who entered the service with their addresses, showing they are scattered from North Ireland to Corregidor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ogden
Rolfe
Armed Services
Thompson's Billiard Parlor
North Ireland
Corregidor
Recital by Graydon Thornton honors Etude club
Graydon Thornton of Chicago visiting his parents Mr and Mrs A R Thornton will give a recital at Mrs W P Wheeler's home Sunday May 3 at 3 p m honoring the Etude club and their parents. A full attendance is requested. Buy Defense Bonds and Stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graydon Thornton
Chicago
A. R. Thornton
W. P. Wheeler
Etude Club
Sugar Ration Registration Instructions for War Time
Registrations require exact sugar on hand and precise details of each family member. One designated person per family registers in person, with a full list of relatives and physical descriptions, to avoid double registration and possible penalties.
Registration for wartime rationing set to begin
Citizens are urged to register promptly for War Ration Book One and future ration books. Officials warn late arrivals may be denied and stress the need for complete, accurate registration as the basis for rationing allocations and future books.
HeeHaw News Promotes Spruce Ladders For Farms
Advertising copy touts a range of step ladders from 5ft to 36ft as essential for farm homes and housekeepers. It claims ladders could stop many fires and encourages repairs to make dream rooms possible, noting a lemonade in every lemon analogy.
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W. D. Point
Florence
Harriet Carlson
Katie Brown
B. Locke
C. F. Majorowicz
Lee Harmon
L Smith
Mrs. Curtis Jones
Curtis Jones
Eddie Lehnus
Alberta City
Donald Stoufe
Inez Shelgren
Lawrence ‘Hansen
MRS
Humboldt
Rolfe School News
News
Don Sinek
Elwyn Ives
Bery White
Alvin Riches
Nan Peterson
Joan Bixler
Eddie E. Aden
C. A. Warner
Sioux City
Towa
Funk
T. J. Reynes
Alvin Vaughn
Trowa
M. A. Sorlien
Bode
Iowa
Fay D. Pirie
Mallard
Mukden
Grant Johnsoy
C. B. Chapman
James H. Rolfe
Ames Test
Kipfer
la Sinek
Grigsby
Robert A. Grigsby
Plover
Pocahontas Rendering Works
T& Phone
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Pahontas
Howard Bruce
T. J. Raynes Rolfe
HeeHaw News
Hitler
PAN Japan
Mass Mussolini
Grant & Son
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