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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
3
News from Havelock and vicinity notes weekend visits among Chase, Edge, and Reen families. trips to Mallard Rolfe and Fort Dodge. a kittenball loss to Humboldt. rain and a severe storm delaying threshing. several residents traveling to Gowrie Des Moines and Jupiter convention. hospital stays and family visits across multiple towns.
A group of youths held a Friday evening surprise party at Donald Gibson's home for Charlotte Reenne who is visiting from Chicago. The local baseball game with Emmetsburg was canceled due to rain. Bernard Auten, six, broke his right arm playing at his grandparents’ house. he was treated in Mallard after the injury.
A telephone repairman arrives to fix OvR service but appears emaciated like a floor lamp and a wig. He struggles with supplies as Mac Tavish and the narrator pull junk from his grip. The tall thin man pursues them through the house and down the street as he chases for his tape, nearly breaking a leg when he falls through a sidewalk crack.
Local social notes show the Friday night club gathering at Mrs A E Olson residence with ten members and one guest Mrs Ed O Donnell. Chinese checkers at two tables crowned Mrs Inga McCreary winner. a pot luck lunch closed the evening. Next meeting set for Aug 9 at Mrs Mary Buck's home.
Fort Dodge area social rounds include Walter Easely’s tonsil removal at Lutheran hospital. Local gatherings feature Aeroplane card game with high score to Mrs. Earl Olson and low to Mrs. Bertha Naeve. Breaks arm incident involving Lawrence Harris reported. Multiple visits and showers noted among area families and residents.
The Lutheran church choir met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hans Isacson and planned the annual choir picnic for next Sunday at Lake Okoboji for members and their families. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Isacson.
W K Williams, pastor, invites parishioners to church school at 10 15 and morning worship at 11 15 with a sermon on Your Soul What is It The vacation Bible school is scheduled for August 12 23
F H Goecker of Clarinda held a birthday party recently for his 82nd birthday. Five other octogenarians joined in the celebration.
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