Rolfe Local Items Spotlight
G Carroll visited Clare on business. Mrs Chas Ham hosts her parents from Manning. Children chaperone parents at Seils Floto show in Fort Dodge. Susie Nabor on vacation with sister in South Dakota. J J Bruce slightly weaker this week. Mrs Ritchey aided sister in Newell. Rev Theobald visited Mapleton with his sister Albena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Carroll
Clare
F. M. Ritchey
Newell
C. M. Chaney
G. T. Theobald
Mapleton
Albena
David McCray
Ames
H. C. McCray
Guy White
P. A. McCray
McCray
Mallard
Shirley Bollard
Zelma Louise
Gordon Bollard
Spokane
Wash
H. Tubbs
Pocahontas and
Palmer
J. O. Wangberg
Norby
Ashby
Minn
Arch Mather
Fort Dodge
R. S. Mather
Visiting families and local gossip at Pocahontas
Mrs. Robert Klein and children visit the W. R. Rogers home in Manson while many guests and relatives gather at farms and local homes. Farm life notes include threshing ahead, light oats, and family travel and illness updates. The column closes with humorous local quips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Klein
Manson
W. R. Rogers
Mr. Klein
Rolfe Golf Course
C. Hille
Leslie Hatch
Alta
Fred Siemering
Sam Hertz
Kankakee
Ill
Emme
Siemering
Hertz
W. P. Wheeler
R. Whittle
Arkansas City
Kansas
D. N. Wheeler
San Jose
Cal
100 Percent Alfalfa Farm in Black Hawk County
C R Cowan operates sixty five acres between Cedar Falls and Waterloo as a pure alfalfa farm. He began with ten acres in 1926 using oats and lime rock, sold yearly hay at fifteen dollars a ton, and expects about ten and a half tons per acre this year with Grimm seed and phosphate applied at seeding. Iowa State College soils expert J L Boatman inspected the field before the first crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Cowan
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
J. L. Boatman
Iowa State College
Cowan
Trinity Lutheran Church Adopts English Services
Rev J O Wangberg reports a schedule change with Sunday School at 9 00 am and English service at 11 00 am. Rev R O Hijelmeland from Forest City will preach next Sunday as all regular services switch to English. Pastor and family left Thursday for a two week vacation in Ashby Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will A. Winter
Will Winter
Des Moines
Fort Dodge Hospital
Gilmore City
Father Finnegan
Sundy
Junglieh
Wee
R. O. Hijelmeland
Forest City
Ashby
Minn
NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH Services and gatherings listed
Rev P M Petersen presides over Danish service Sunday school Bible class and weekday Bible study Tuesday at A Isaacsons home Thursday prayer meeting at Mrs Methe Peterson home All welcome Sunday evening services canceled There is a jokey note about looking prosperous and jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maybelle
Inga Ryen
Gladys Larson
A. D. Leonard
Oak Park
Ill
Milwaukee
Wis
Lars Severson
Herschel
Rev. Verle
Rowe
Til
A. Isaacson
Methe Peterson
Big outing at fair assured in Des Moines this August
Iowa officials promise record attendance at the Iowa State Fair opening in Des Moines with over 6 000 livestock entries, 1 000 in the Boys and Girls Department, 22 000 in premiums, a 40 acre machinery show plus a motor section, a mammoth women's fair, and an eight day entertainment program including races, bands, fireworks, and a free 80 acre camp for visitors. Weather may determine whether records fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State
United States
Agricultural Department of the
Sousa
Troy
Holo 4 Horse Show Entries for Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports entries received for four nights of Society Horse Shows at the Iowa State Fair from August 29 to September 1. Midwest and Southern stables compete in harness and saddle classes with large premiums and special pony purses. Total premiums exceed $11,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Southwest
Des Moines
South
Debts and Televisions Offer Odd Lessons
Debts carry interest yet prove dull, while the prospect of wrong numbers in perfected television hints at hidden rewards. The commentary weighs economics against novelty in modern life.
Trade-at-Home Slogan Prompts Local Buy Local Push
An advertisement urges Rolfe residents to adopt Ft. Dodge’s "Trade-at-Home" idea with home made self-feeders hay racks and lawn benches available at the yard. It touts roof fixings galvanized iron siding and roofing and a Rex Water Filter for cistern water. Prices noted as reasonable amid stock shortages and ongoing strikes in five states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Dodge
Rolfe
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Z. T. Carroll
Farm Credit
Corporation
Spencer, In
Cal Cowman
C. J. Cowman
Town
Cemetery Road
Arrow
Geo. Miller
Watson Beam
Farmers’ Union Mutual
Milan Sharp
Plover
H.G. Johnson
H. F. Olerich
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Brinkman & Engel
Pocahontas
J. H. Brinkman
W. P. McIntire
Deane
J. A. Carroll
E. J. Carroll
Clinton Ave
Ford
Hess & Son
R. W. Wilkin
M. P. Hancher
Geo. R. Cook
Towa
E. C. Olson
the State Savings Bank
Marion Bruce
Storm Lake
Mrs. Dolliver Kent
Donna Jean
D. C. Kent Home
Quimby
Arnold’s Park
Kruse’s Beach
James Bruce
State Savings Bank
Jim
Mrs. Bruce
Mr. Bruce
Thomas E. Pickerill
China
Chicago
Romania
Salvation Army
Navy
Hen
Europe
America
Black Hawk County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Nain
W.A. Winters
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa Public Works
the Equitable Life of
Bob Kent
Stout
EK. Eikenberry
Feaster
Smith Brothers Petergon & Dahl
Cook’s
Geo. O. Hauck & Co
F. C. Thomas Grocery
Jolliffe
Hee Haw News
Jones & Siefkin
Ware, Seat
Lester
Meas
Rex
Estern
Jen Bowen
J. T. Grant
Roxeus
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