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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
2
Mrs. Lloyd Cox hosted a joint birthday gathering Friday afternoon July 28 for Pat and Mary Cox. Fifteen guests attended including grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Martin and aunt Mrs. Earl Martin. The group enjoyed lunch at the park and returned for gift opening.
Emery L Petersen pastor conducts Sunday school at 10 15 am and morning worship at 11 am. Lutheran Society gathering scheduled Tuesday evening August 8 at the home of Alfred Lemke at .
The Methodist church will hold no services on Sunday August 6 and Sunday August 18, as announced by church officials.
The Rev. Mr. Erwin will occupy the pulpit for morning worship on August 6 and 18 while Rev. W. F. Schneck is away on vacation. Sunday school and Junior Christian Endeavor meet at the usual time each Sunday during vacation. Kay Whitmore leads the Junior Endeavor.
The Trinity Lutheran Church led by Pastor J. O. Wangberg offers morning worship at 1 am with a sermon titled How the Unfaithful Steward May Become An Example to the Sons of Light based on Luke 16 1 9 followed by 10 am Sunday school and Bible classes The joint chorus plans a meeting at 8 30 pm on Wednesday August 9 at Trinity church.
We express gratitude for the courtesies shown during the memorial services for Pfe Albert Christensen. Special thanks go to Harry A. Andre regg Post American Legion and to the Christensen and Johnson families for their support.
Stanley Brock expresses gratitude for the beau tiful cards and flowers from friends and relatives during his hospital stay.
Allen D Cook AOM first class on leave after two years in the U S Navy. He served as bow gunner on a PBY Catalina in the South Pacific. A separate page notes daring rescues by his unit in which his plane played a part. He will report to San Diego for duty on a new plane when the leave ends.
The Lively Lassies 4 H club of Des Moines township met Thursday afternoon July 27 at the home of Donn Capesius. Ten members plus leaders and Aye Sage attended. Aye Sage led the Pocahontas county department discussion. Mrs Capesius served the refreshments.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 10 a.m. for Mrs. Lottie Green at the Mepilee funeral home with Rev. Chas. R. Buckwalter in charge. Pallbearers included B. A. Peterson J. C. Damborg L. R. Davidson G. G. Butler and G. C. Harris. Mrs. H. D. Brinkman arranged the flowers. Born in Storm Lake Sarah Charlotte Lemon married Benjamin Green and had a daughter Ruby. The last of her immediate family she belonged to the Methodist church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She died in Clarinda at 69. Burial followed at Clinton-Garfield Cemetery.
The Music Club at Mrs. George Beckord hosted a piano recital on July 15 with selections by Thompson and Johnson among others. Students Jane Johnson Phyllis Molyneux Jolene Peterssen Laurine Anderson Naomi Jean Strong Carol Johnson and Barbara Farlow performed pieces. Mrs Beckord and guests attended with war stamps prizes awarded and lunch served.
In Pocahontas County Iowa Mae E Hartman files an equity petition seeking an absolute divorce from Lew J Hartman after a two year desertion. The petition requests the homestead described as Lot 6 Block 9 Subdivision Outlet 5 North Laurens Pocahontas Iowa as property settlement. A default judgment is threatened if Lew Hartman fails to appear by September 6 1844.
Prof. John Eyskin presents a historical and romantic close-up of the city, describing its alternately gay and suffering prize of armies and its crossroads status, in The American Weekly distributed with the Chicago Herald American on the upcoming Sunday.
The 4-H Club Incorporated board met at the Farm Bureau office on July 26 to advance plans for the 1944 fair set for August 23 to 25. Attendees included Beverly DeWolfe as president and Alice Lathrop as secretary, with executives Chas Watts F E Van Alstine J E DeWolf Melvin Thorgon and Max O Naylor. They discussed concessions with the Pocahontas American Legion and scheduled events: horse show August 24 and Friday night program August 25 with details to be announced.
Washington photographers George Ackerman and Clara Bailey with C R Elder visited Pocahontas county on Friday July 28 to shoot photos for federal and state extension publicity. The shoot covered A R Omtvedt farm Grant township and Lake township 4 H teams led by Mrs Omtvedt and Mrs Walter Higgins with members Ted Alois Bonnie Darlene Peters Beverly Jones. county home economist Helen Sage and Mrs Peters were also photographed. Prints will be sent to the county for future publicity uses.
B W Lathrop president of the Pocahontas County Farm Bureau announced the committee for the 1945 membership campaign. Members include Wesley Lehnus Rolfe chairman James Cruickshank Rolfe Rohlf Gronewold Manson R D Farrell Fonda and W B Campbell Gilmore City. The group met July 27 at the Farm Bureau office and outlined preliminary plans to be submitted to the Farm Bureau board at the August meeting.
B F Anderson aviation radioman 1/e arrived in Pioneer on leave to stay with wife and son. A Dive Bombing Squadron crewman, he participated in 37 missions over Bougainville, Rabaul, New Britain, New Ireland, and Kavieng. He aided in the first dive bombing attack on a Rabaul airfield and has been recommended for the Air Medal. He will return to San Diego after an 80 day leave.
A brief notice invites job seekers to visit the U S Employment office for work opportunities and employment assistance. It emphasizes available staffing services and contact points for workers seeking openings.
Four Iowa counties piloted loose leaf 4-H boys record books this year, with updates from G A Lineweaver. The system consolidates records into one book per member and adds a feed budget column and project inserts.
Rules require a pedigree or registry certificate attached to at least one pig in each litter. Contact the Farm Bureau for registration procedures. Purebred gilt registration may earn breed association awards. Poland China litters should all be registered for possible special honors. Both market and purebred litters need a veterinarian certificate or affidavit of anti hog cholera vaccination within the stated timeframes.
The observed drop in feeder cattle values across mid western markets from June 15 to July 15 signals likely continuation of low prices for lower quality feeders. Increased numbers of native and southwest grass cattle arrived late June into early July. Producers should consider harvesting extra feed to carry cattle past peak marketing season and sell surplus promptly if needed.
County Extension Director Max O. Naylor urges cutting weeds in fence row fields during the first two weeks of August to prevent corn damage from the common stalk borer. Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson notes widespread losses across Iowa, with 20 to 350 dollars in damage per incident, plus harm to potatoes tomatoes oats and brome grass. Weeds serve as moth egg sites. after cutting and drying they should be burned.
Curtis Carlson near Pocahontas starts fall plowing on July 29 to save fuel and endure softer ground. Experts from Iowa State College dairy farm report cows fed a balanced silage and grain mix perform as well as those fed alfalfa silage and grain, suggesting higher silage use this season.
Seventeen army privates missed their train during a Creston stopover. The group watched sights as the train pulled away, leaving them behind while showing little concern about the delay.
The column discusses dealer responsibility for consumer annual coal needs and warning against misdoing. It notes Pocahontas county at 139 percent of its E Bond quota, mentions roofing coatings and two kinds of asphalt shingles, barbed wire, poultry netting, and various paints for farm buildings and equipment.
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