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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1933
Page
4
Garfield Township Farm Bureau unit hosts Chautauqua at Randall Melson home on Monday. Garfield 4 H Club meets at H F Ore rich home Monday evening. Rosary Society meets in church basement Tuesday at 2 00 p m.
The Arrow reports Pocahontas will receive paving financed by the national government. Engineering crews inspected, plans shifted to begin on No. 10 at cemetery corners east of Pocahontas, then west to the four corners and extend north as funds allow. Other projects include No. 5 west to the county line and No. 44 through Rolfe.
Rolfe defeated Humboldt in a golf team match Sunday with a 95 to 28 score. K. G. Hunter of Rolfe and J. Lindhart of Humboldt tied for low individual with 79. Humboldt sent twenty one players, Rolfe drew additional clubs from Gilmore City and Plover to field opponents.
Miss Harriet Cookingham will demonstration the making of several splendid home made cheeses at the home of Mrs. J. O. Hosier Tuesday August 22 at 8 00 p.m. Seventy ladies attended the canning demonstration and it is believed just as many will be interested in this cheese making demonstration.
Russell Haas of Curreil, former Woodside pro in Des Moines and fourth place finisher last year at the Okoboji gulf tournament, will display his golf skills at Rolfe golf course Sunday afternoon. All are invited to watch a professional in action and learn what the game looks like when played by a master.
Rolfe's kittenball squad traveled to Fonda to face the local team in a rough match. Fonda used a new soft ball early, but Rolfe adjusted and pulled ahead 6-5 by the sixth. They finished 8-5 in nine innings, with Duffy Miller and Sime delivering key hits as Showers pitched and fielded on a soft turf.
The Rasputin and the Empress play arrives at the Ritz for Saturday and Sunday Aug 19 20 starring the Barrymores. The feature promises serious history drama with intrigue amid Russia’s fall from czarist rule. A mid week outdoor western Renegades of the West with Tom Keene and Betty Furness plays Aug 23 24. prices drop and patrons are urged to see the shows while affordable.
A large crowd is expected for Saturday evening August 19 on the Poca courthouse lawn. A junior band directed by S Spotvold will perform music, and the Farm Bureau Players present Goose Money the county tournament winner now at the Iowa State Fair. The cast includes Adalyn Parris and Lois Hoven den. Program begins promptly at 8:00 p.m. and many new attendees are planned.
The Choral Union of Trinity Lutheran League Eagle Grove Circuit met in Rolfe to rehearse for a concert to be held in Rembrandt next Sunday. Represented towns include Thor Badger Rembrandt Eagle Grove Sioux Rapids Lake near Renwick and Rolfe with 112 vocalists in attendance.
The Montgomery family reunion drew 32 members from Washta Sioux City Rolfe Cherokee Sutherland Algona Emmetsburg and other nearby towns as Mr and Mrs J T Grant and others attended. The gathering included multiple Montgomery and Boothby family members and relatives.
The Rolfe Promotion Club met at Riches Cafe with Clifford Howe presiding. New NRA notes include Aug 24 as Morris W. Webb's chairman and Sept 7 for Dr. G. G. Butler. An NRA talk by Rodney Hudson urged compliance. revised business hours pass for most stores, closing earlier on specific days until Oct 1.
Rev J O Wangberg to lead next Sundays services at Trinity Lutheran Church with Sunday School at 10 00 morning worship at 1045 Luther League at 8 00 pm Midweek prayer meeting Thursday at 800 pm Luther League to meet at O G Ryen home Waldorf Quartet scheduled for Monday evening Miss Bessie Taylor suffered severe burns to both hands while doing family washing after contact with boiling water
Fire Tuesday evening destroyed the bus shed and barn on the D M T school grounds. Lightning during a storm is suspected to have started the blaze, which also claimed a district Ford school bus hay and a hog. Superintendent Jerome Gehrt, on the grounds, saved a cow as flames engulfed the property. the barn and shed were partially insured, the bus was not.
The Waldorf Male Quartet of Waldorf College will give a sacred concert at Trinity Lutheran church in Rolfe on Monday evening August 21. The group will perform sacred numbers from its distinguished repertoire and no admission is charged, though a silver offering will be collected.
The Garfield Go-Getters 4-H Club met Aug 3 at Margaret Virginia White home with roll call on what the club has meant. Minutes were read and approved. demonstrations included boxed pillows. A second meeting Aug 15 at Stella Mae Brinkman home featured planning for Achievement Day and review of year’s projects.
Vincent Keerles of Havelock emerged as a Rolfe caller on Saturday with local community involvement noted. The brief item records his role and the event context without additional details.
Clifford Slayton led a shutdown effort removing Tempe Location signs as orders arrived Tuesday to relocate signs north to the extension start in Rolfe. The highway, once a temporary route, may become permanent linking West Bend Wig Park and Prins No. 10 18 44. The public awaits official decision on timing.
The Plover Patriot reports a Tuesday practice between Plover and Havelock kittens that ended early due to darkness. The real game is set for Friday with a week schedule listing Rutland, Ware, and Havelock games in the area. News notes include Lewis Mile Seag hospitalized in Fort Dodge and multiple local residents traveling between towns.
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