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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
3
A nostalgic weekly column reflects on community life in Rolfe Iowa. It highlights a birthday party for Mr and Mrs Lente Spangler near Manson, an emergency appendicitis operation for Miss Gertrude Young in Fort Dodge, a Hanya family reunion at State Park near Estherville, and a note on local advertising’s changing effectiveness as dollars tighten.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Rev T Bassett outlines Sunday services including Sunday School at 10 morning worship 11 and Epworth League at 7 with evening worship at 8 Next Sunday features Sunday school and public worship and a Young People gathering at 6 30 in social rooms A social and ice cream sociable last Wednesday is praised The gypsy Tent of Fortune attracted crowds with thanks to Misses Hattie Lehnus and Axine Colebaugh Hather dates include Rally Day on Sept 4 and Harvest Home Festival on Sept 7
The Nain Lutheran Church posts service times with morning worship at 11:00 and evening services on the first and second Sundays. Danish language will be used on the first Sunday of one month otherwise English services proceed with weekly prayer meetings Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. Residents of Rolfe invited.
The farm holiday movement spreads with petitions and signs in Des Moines and Powhatan townships. A Monday meeting in Plover drew county and township leaders, while farmers in Des Pines report milk fed to hogs and strong signer support. Public sympathy exists for higher prices, with calls for nonviolence and moral suasion amid broad rural discontent.
Rev J O Wangberg leads Trinity Lutheran Church with Sunday school at 10:00 a m worship at 10 46 a m Luther League at 8 00 p m and mid week prayer meeting on Thursday at 8 00 p m A sacred concert program features a choir performance with varied hymns and songs followed by a sermonette offertory and blessings all are invited with a free admittance and a silver offering requested
Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School at 11:15 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 8:00 p.m. Regular services resume next Sunday with Rev C Paul Carlson back in the pulpit. Fall meeting of the Fort Dodge Presbytery planned for late September. plans for entertaining visitors urged. Calvin Coolidge quote ends page.
The fragmentary item notes Miss Corabel Pollock staying at the J. H. Pollock residence in Plover and mentions a social outing with Melickin and His Music at Liver more, plus various local names and a visit around West 9 HOTTER Park. The text is partly garbled with several incomplete phrases.
The sixteen game kittenball schedule ends with Wilsons Sluggers beating Showers Raindrops 6 to 3. Carrolls Vanities overtake the Raindrops and finish tied at 562 percent. a best two of three playoff begins Friday. Other results include Pollock 11 Showers 6 and Pollock 13 Wilson 12 in extras. Rolfe beat Selrites 12-11 in extra innings as Plover topped Rolfe 5-2.
The first month of free films ended last Wednesday evening and local business and professional men arranged a further thirty days of shows. Attendance ranged from 1000 to 1200, sometimes three screenings were not enough, with no injuries reported at the door. The Obrechts claim a ten cent show could sustain the business. residents are invited to the free screenings in Rolfe on Wednesday evenings.
Sunday at Rolfe City Park drew crowds with two kitten ball games, many golf flights, and several picnics. The piece notes the park is nearly perfect except for a swimming pool, suggesting a philanthropist could provide one, though taxes would hinder it.
Mrs. J K Lemon reports John K Lemon was injured when a car struck his vehicle in Woodward, turning it over. He was taken by ambulance to a Des Moines hospital with a cracked knee and leg bone, sprains, and other injuries but no permanent damage per X rays. He is expected to recover with bed rest at home for a time.
Rolfe businessmen led by L. R. Davidson and others plan an Aug 25 gathering at Rolfe City Park for Garfield township farm people. A kittenball game starts at 6 00 pm followed by a possible talk by Congressman Gilchrist and a 4 H Girls Club demonstration on stain removal by Margaret Virginia White and Stella Mae Brinkman. Lunch is at 7 00 pm.
Marjorie E. Ivey of Rolfe earned the Bachelor of Arts degree in education from Iowa State Teachers College during the summer term exercises held Thursday evening August 18. She was among 292 graduates. Dr. Geo A Zook of Akron delivered the address and Dr O R Latham conferred the degrees.
Rolfe residents host and travel for visits and celebrations. Miss Vivian Pringle of Plover called in Rolfe. groups travel to Des Moines for the Iowa State Fair. Mr and Mrs Paul Snook visit with relatives near Plover. Helena Brinkman’s birthday luncheon for sixteen friends. several trips from Bondurant and Washington for social and family gatherings. an accidental burn at Humboldt popcorn stand underscores safety mishaps.
Tilton and Guthrie, longtime Rolfe performers, return to Johnson lot for three nights August 25 26 and 27. They promise a strong audience plea and a fresh program with new vaudeville and features.
East visitors Miss Shirley Hay and Miss Esther Payne of Huntington West Virginia, and Mrs W P Rohrbach with Nadgie of Cedar Rapids honored by Kerns and Plover families. Local attendees include B A Kerns E W Paul Earl Fred Kerns R E Houck and M T Blessing, Morris Northrop of Des Moines. Afternoon enjoyed by all.
Conroy Brothers' circus appeared on the Johnson show grounds last Friday night delighting both kids and grownups. The tent was full as aerilists ponies dogs and a small menagerie wowed spectators. Most attendees paid a dime or two and got more than two bits worth of entertainment. The Conroys promised to return to town.
Mrs. Albert Zeman of Palmer hosted a caller at the A. A. Richmond home. Miss Ada Simmons heads to Jackson Heights New York to teach after visiting relatives. Frank Ritchey of Washington Iowa visited, while Mrs. Ritchey stayed to visit relatives. Mrs. C F Majorowicz traveled to Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota for possible gall stone operation. Miss Mable Perrin honored at a farewell party with a handkerchief shower and funny, comic atmosphere as she moves to California.
About fifty five residents attended a color in the home demonstration led by Miss Mildred Wilson in Pocahontas. The event showcased inexpensive textiles and garden flowers, with Miss Neale S. Knowles assisting as state agent. Meetings continued in Plover Marshall township Garfield Swan Lake Colfax Des Moines Cummins Lincoln townships, all preparing to organize by September under Miss Nora Workman. Farmers favor the fifth year clothing course for 1988 with some seeking a second year of home management.
Dory Hart of Des Moines visited relatives and old friends over Sunday. A partial solar eclipse is expected next Wednesday August 31. The Fred Simmons family leased the F L Robinson residence near the Ritz theater and will move soon. Anton Ploederl came from Boone for his uncle Anton Schoenberger's death in Roosevelt township. Trinity Lutheran members attended the Luther League convention at Eagle Grove led by Rev J O Wangberg.
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