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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1934
Page
7
Local reader advisory urges Rolfe to back cement paving for Primary No 44 through town and requests citizens to write to Highway Commission members. Beware oil tar surface risks. author favors gravel.
A field representative from the State Board of Assessment and Review will be in Rolfe on Wednesday August 8 to aid retailers with sales tax returns, especially where returns were returned for correction. The rep will also visit Plover Laurens and Gilmore City on August 8 and Pocahontas Havelock Palmer and Fonda on August 9 to provide cooperation and guidance.
The past ten days mirror old times on the railways with orders for 41 cars from Rolfe. Corn prices rose to 50 59c prompting sales while others wait for 55c or higher. government loans were placed on prior sales. Threshing proceeds, small grain yields are light and weed seeds are plentiful. conserve all stock feed and note shrinking corn due to dry weather.
Community notices detail meetings and events from August 2 to August 19. Activities include Democratic rally at the courthouse, DMT and Farmers Union meetings, club gatherings, a 4-H event, a parish carnival, and the Busy Birthdays families annual picnic at Rolfe City Park.
Rev. J. P. Lester returned to Rolfe for a cordial homecoming service at the Presbyterian church drawing a large audience from Rolfe and distant areas. The event included a class dinner, out-of-town guests, and birthday observances for John Wiegman and Amy Ireland.
Plans for the 1934 Clay County Fair announced by Leo C. Dailey include about 20000 spent on grounds improvements and more conveniences for patrons. The fair runs six days from Monday to Saturday with harness races on four days and auto races on two days. Purses rise and Bayes & Speck return for a new musical night show.
Father O'Brien promotes St. John's annual bazaar in Gilmore City on Tuesday August 7 with a 3:15 pm baseball game Gilmore City versus Manson. Other events include bowery dancing pony races boxing and wrestling and a five o'clock hot chicken dinner. Last year the grounds drew about 2000 attendees.
Wm. W. Brown a longtime Davis County farmer died recently and a public sale followed. A 42 year old binder from his farm sold in good condition with a homemade carrier added by Brown. Buyers plan to display the antique implement at fairs to show durable farming gear. The knotter matches the earliest binder models.
Sernetts beat Pollocks 14 to 12 with Sernett on the mound and Donald Sandvig debuting for the Sernetts. Showers defeated Carroll 7 to 5 as Carroll’s squad produced 4 errors while Showers fielded tightly. Plover beat McKnight’s 10 to 7, and Rutland edged Rolfe 4 to 2 as Rutland rallied in the final inning.
In the Monday doubleheader Gilmore City loses to Bradgate 4 2 as Peters and Gerdes score for Gilmore while Peters and Malcolm homer for Bradgate. Bradgate earns 4 hits and 3 errors with late rallying action.
The Promotion Club met at noon to honor Geo. O. Hauck for long service and discuss funding a Pilot Creek dam to create a public swimming pool. Abe DeVaul outlined the plan, updating on rock, willow, gravel needs, and site rights from Howland and the Grant Estate.
Miss Beulah Christensen and Robert Rittgers exchanged vows Sunday evening at the bride’s Bradgate home. Attendants included Jeane Scheffers of Sioux City and Jake Rittgers. Rev. Hiner Romer officiated as 100 guests heard music by Dorothy Cran and Joyce Chinn. The couple will reside in Des Moines township where the groom works for his father.
County Agent C. R. Bowers announced plans to import feeding lambs to Pocahontas County. A meeting for interested parties will be held Saturday August 11 at 8:00 p m in the court house assembly room. Lambs are selling in Sioux City at 5.00 to 5.40 per 100 pounds with credit at 5 percent for reliable buyers. Western state breeders from South Dakota Idaho and other areas may attend.
Two leading teams in northwest Iowa have routed Rolfe in recent games and fans crave a showdown between them. Plover and Rolfe also schedule a matchup on the same evening amid a night of softball.
Achievement Day for the county girls 12 to 21 will be held in the Pocahontas courthouse assembly room on Thursday August 16 at 1 00 pm. A health contest a demonstration team and exhibits will crown winners to go to the Iowa State Fair with prizes of 10 dollars and medals.
Rolfe has shifted from 18 vacant houses two years ago to a housing squeeze as multiple families move in. Growth stems from three new physicians and families, four businessmen and families, plus farming and laboring households. Vacant business space on Main Street also filling with outside and local ventures.
Miss Iridna Winegarden daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Winegarden Pocahontas and L D Smith Sr son of Mr and Mrs L D Smith Rolfe were married Sunday July 15 at the Methodist parsonage Redlands California. The bride graduated Pocahontas High School and Fort Dodge Business College and worked in the Pocahontas county clerk of courts and county treasurer offices. The groom from Rolfe worked in Petersons Clothes Shop and for the past year in a Long Beach California meat market where they will reside.
The Arrow clarifies the wading pool is in Taft Park Humboldt not Colby Memorial Park. Rev S H Taft funded the pool and Rebecca At the Well statue and fountain honor Mr and Mrs J K Colby. Minnie Hanna funded the Colby memorial as thanks for their kindness to her.
The Worth-While Club held its regular meeting at Joe Weishaar's home on July 26. Mrs Vaughn demonstrated lamp shade making. Members completed a picture test under her supervision. Adelaide Weishaar, treasurer, reported. After discussions on Achievement Day, refreshments were served and a social hour of games followed under Doris Vaughn's direction.
About 35 counties have entered the state 4 H Kittenball tournament to be held during the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. F P Reid assistant state Boys 4 H Club leader announced this regional youth event.
Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Hamilton and Mrs. Harold Carlson with two children of Marshalltown joined Miss Myrtle Rose and Mrs. Mabel Imus of Savannah Illinois for a Sunday dinner at the Paul Lothian home in Palmer a week ago.
Dr. Geoffrey Shepherd of Iowa State College analyzes who bears the pork processing tax after hog numbers fall. He concludes the farmer pays the tax, supported by subsidy payments, while packers gain from reduced volume and consumers pay the same total for pork but buy less.
M. J. Mike Johnson aged 45 died at Lutheran Hospital Ft. Dodge at 3 00 a m Friday July 27 from injuries in a car crash northeast of Palmer Wednesday afternoon. He was alone in a wrecked car found near the QO T Hinricks home by Alfred Julius of Palmer. Johnson left a widow a daughter Mildred his father M G Johnson and three sisters Hannah Anna of Palmer and Mrs Ernest Hoken son of Laurens. He was a farmer residing three miles east of Palmer.
The Pocahontas County Fair in Fonda August 7 to 10 promises one of its best events with a star filled evening show Scandals of 1934. The 36 performer lineup includes Jenny's Band and Broadcasting Orchestra the Blonde liers Quartette Harmony Boys and the McKeone Troupe of acrobats plus the Comedy Car. Buck reports strong entries and a quality fair worth attendance.
Ed C Hoard completed fabrication of steel cages for Rolfe’s new hastile last week. He bored about 2000 holes and riveted them, a long tedious job. If Marshal Peterson catches him he might slip through the mesh, but local talent will stay inside and follow the straight and narrow.
The passage recalls McKnight's Point a timbered grove along the Des Moines River south of Primary 44. It was a popular early gathering site for Fourth of July parades Sunday school picnics and other events, fun remembered from past summers. It notes the Old Rolfe parades and the social value of a quarter for day trips.
Mrs. Ed Weiland and her son Edward visited Wednesday at Ormsby Minnesota. Edward stayed until Sunday when Mr and Mrs Weiland returned with him for the day and took him home.
The Polk County dispute over the Old Age Pension law centers on whether funds were diverted for political work or intended for the elderly. Governor Herring accuses county officials of misusing money, citing census and collection costs and comparing Polk with Scott County. The piece notes public anger and calls for pensions to reach citizens, not politicians.
Alvin and Bobby Riches raise two green dyed and white cockerels in the alley beside their cafe. The birds roost in a carton and box, avoid traffic, and greet passersby with a chicken language. They price the pair at 1000 dollars each and anxiously await meeting Brother Donald Eugene and other animals in their alley menagerie.
Mrs. E. F. Stullcup entertained 26 children for Rosebud Stullcup's 8th birthday with games and a two course lunch. Sunday school instructor Miss Frieda Christensen and out of town guests Marjorie Harriger Harold Harriger and Betty Kelsey attended. The guest of honor received many beautiful gifts.
The Des Moines Township Woman's Club meets at the D. M. T. school on Tuesday August 14 for its tenth anniversary. Members are urged to attend as Mrs. Chas Ham reads a club history and officers are to be elected.
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