Rolfe Local Items Highlight Community Visits and Moves
Cecil White operates local business as the Manhattan oil wagon and Miss Alice Spiker visits her grandparents in Curlew Geo Cook and Kermit. Symes went to Des Moines Friday and returned in a Ford sedan for Mrs A B Symes. Mary Elise Bess of Spencer visits George F Smith home. Millisent Eppelsheimer of Plover visits aunt and uncle G F Smith. Mr and Mrs A J Wimple and Miss Wimple of Beresford SD weekend at Frank MacVey home via Ford. W S McEwen from St Paul to handle business here. Nine pound boy arrives to Elmer Landing family on Monday July 30. Fred Nelson family to Colorado for mountain scenery. Sidmore Y Spiker buys drag line and business of Harry Dickey. Rolfe Auto Co imports Fords for delivery. Mr and Mrs H N Hamilton go to Lavering Wis with granddaughter Marjorie Lothian. Dr W W Beam assists in Byron Boos case in West Bend then Algona. Judge Porter family of Cedar Rapids visits Mrs T D Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil White
Manhattan
Alice Spiker J
Curlew
Geo
Cook
Kermit
Symes
Des Moines
A. B. Symes
Mary Elise Bess
Spencer
George F. Smith
Elmer Landing
Fred Nelson
Colorado
Sidmore Y .Spiker
Harry Dickey
Rolfe Auto Co
H. N. Hamilton
Lavering
Wis
Marjorie Lothian
W. W. Beam
West Bend
Byron Boos
Algona
Judge Porter
Cedar Rapids
T. D. Jones
Marriage license issued for Theodore Hewlett and Leila Murray
The week saw a marriage license issued to Theodore Hewlett and Miss Leila C Murray. Details of the wedding are not provided. County Attorney Lynch was seen on the streets Monday. Numerous visits and travels are noted among residents, including Des Moines and Storm Lake trips, and local social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Hewlett
Leila C. Murray
Lynch
A. O. Peterson
Storm Lake
Fred Dumbaugh
Andy Wikenberry
Spencer
Hood
Donald
Jewell
Fleming
Des Moines
E. H. Clarke
Home Care Tips From An Old Almanac
Ink stains on paper require oxalic acid wash and fresh water rinse. Dry woolen items flat between towels to prevent stretching. Use a safety pin to thread ribbons or fasten garments. A folded towel in the dish pan saves fine china from breakage. Restore worn whisk brooms by trimming worn ends for better use.
Community notes on travels and work near Odeboldt and Okoboji
John Junge returns from Lenox eight days after a month with relatives and friends. The Hoon family attends a Methodist camp meeting at Okoboji this week, joined by Mother Haynes. Lee Hixon, William Quigley, and Jerald Harland, who worked with Merle Weaver on a graveling contract near Odeboldt, returned home briefly, then head to Rockwell City where Weaver has twelve miles of road to gravel. Rev and Mrs J P Lester come back from Minnesota outings, while Minnesota’s fish crop suffers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Spence
F. M. Ritchey
Art Peterson
Country Club
Storm Lake
C. J. White
Miller’s Bay
Okoboji Lake
BE. A
Vivian Showers
Roy Zimmerman
Mgr
Geo. Holt
P. Harland
Mason City
McKinstry
Mabel Lehnus
Fort Dodge
Ben Lehnus
C. H. Moon
Knights of Pythias Grand Lodge
Grinnell
John Junge
Lenox
Hoon
Okoboji
Lake
Haynes
Lee Hixon
Wm. Quigley
Jerald Harland
Merle Weaver
Odeboldt
Rockwell City
Weaver
Wisdom from Murdo on origins of man in gypsy tale
In Konrad Bercovich’s Murdo the Gypsy Chief speaks of a mythic birth of humanity. He claims knowledge comes from keen senses and a vision of the eagle and the snake. The narrator notes the unusual context and hints at skepticism about modern jazz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdo
Konrad Bercovich
Tam
Hag
Lopu
Evans Finds Early Minoan Chancel in Knossos Ruins
Sir Arthur Evans reports at Knossos in Crete a late Minoan house with a balustrade and central chancel opening, a stone seat base suggesting priestly rites, plus ox skulls and portable terra cotta altars. The site shows a great earthquake around 1600 B C and subsequent rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Arthur Evans
Knossos
Crete
Methodist Church announces return of services and rally
Rev. T. Ernest Hoon presides as Sunday Worship at 10:30 a.m. Bible School at 11:46 a.m. Epworth League at 7:00 p.m. Evening Service 8:00 p.m. Weekday Prayer Meeting Thursday 8:00 p.m. Services resume next Sunday after four week vacation. urges full attendance and enthusiastic crowd. One line of motivational guidance follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
Epworth League
Presbyterian Church Plans Sunday Worship and Programs
The Presbyterian Church states Rev. John P. Lester as pastor and lists service times including morning worship at 10, Bible School, Junior Endeavor, Christian Endeavor at 3, evening service at 7, and a Thursday prayer meeting at 8. Rev. A. H. Bryan to preach both morning and evening next Sunday. Some homely quotes are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Bryan
Also Mentioned on This Page
ROLFE
Earl F. MacVey
Carl Kauffman
E. R. Weaver
E.S. Colebaugh
Victor Shimon
A. R. Sanford
Arrow
Arrow Office
J. C. Olerich
M. N. Ives
Peoples Savings Bank
Plover
Iowa
E. Buxham
W. A. Hubel
H. C. Kauffman
R. R
Charlton & Bowen, Rolfe
Buxham
Rolfe, Iowa
N. A. Lind
Robert Klein & Son
Robert Klein Jr
Robert Klein Sr
Robert L. Klein Jr
the State Savings Bank
Pampas
Luis
Firpe
South America
Jack Dempsey
Wild Bull
Jess Willard
Dempsey
Mankato Commercial College
H. SP. Peterson
Humboldt
Gladys
Freda
O. W. Mullen
M. J. Griffin
Fonda
Jas. Fox
M. Goodmiller
Rochester
W. P. McIntire
K. P. Grand Lodge
Marathon
Vera Nelson
Arnolds Park
Véra Smith
Laurens
John T. Fraser
Alfred Gadd
Pocahontas County
Harvey Inghim
Des Moines Register
W. R. McQuire
Rolfe Water Works
MecQuire
Casey
Gatta
Fon Ea
Fee Yu
SSS
J. P. Lester
Minnesota
State
Ancient
Richard
IL Say Ines
Ork
Ledat
Masta
Richard Lloyd Jones
Methodist Episcopal Church
T. Ernest Hoon
Iyages
Chicago
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