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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
2
The N.N. club met at Mrs. FE J. Struthers's home Thursday for an afternoon of visiting and bingo. Prizes were won by Mrs. Jay Tutt Mrs. James Hunt and Mrs. Sadie Quigley. Lunch was served by Mrs. Struthers at the close.
Rolfe school teachers and their families will be honored at a six oclock picnic supper Monday August 20 hosted by the Rolfe Golf club chairs include Mr and Mrs Givde Brinkman Mr and Mrs Don Davidson and Mr and Mrs Helmer Kaiser with many couples handling rolls and drinks each family to bring a chicken and a covered dish Mrs Elmer Leadley entertained 12 boys for Denny Leads eighth birthday with a park ball game at the Lendley home and refreshments served by Mrs Lendley
Iowa Business Digest reports a sharp downturn in 1949 first half activity from 1948 with drops in building contracts by 62 percent and residential permits by 2 percent. Farmers’ payments through June are down 15 percent while prices paid rise 1 percent. Bank debits fall 11 percent. life insurance sales drop 4 percent. U.S. industrial output slides 4 percent and business failures rise 70 percent.
The notice lists morning worship at 1 and choir practice on Thursday at 7 p.m. The session meets Monday evening, with church furniture recently installed and to be consecrated on September 4. It invites members and friends to attend services and declarations.
A friendly church in Tham invites parishioners to morning worship led by Pastor Arthur G. Peterson. The senior and junior MAY UPL plan a meeting at the usual hour on September 4 in the church hall.
Fred Jacobsen serves as pastor with a 10 a.m. worship service on Sundays followed by 11 a.m. Sunday school. Bible study and prayer fellowship meet Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in the parish hall.
The Golt Auxiliary met at the clubhouse Tuesday evening for a seven o clock dessert lunch and an evening at bridge. Nine members and nine guests attended with Mrs Marion Bruce winning high score at bridge and Mrs WLFE Coddington taking second high.
Sixteen members of Rolfe high school’s 1948 class and eight guests gathered at Humbold Park on Sunday. They met at four o'clock and enjoyed a chicken supper together, marking a friendly reunion and social event.
Blue ribbon recipients include Jon Jerich Robert Schmidt Roy Wiegert and Claude Phillips in multiple classes such as Hampshire Gilt and Light Foals. Other winners: Constance Clark Marilyn Peters Wayne Aden Shetland Ponies Gene Samuels Gerald Hansen Gary Jendeen Burl Lehnus Darrel Aden Constance Clark Dale Granner Techy Tate Allan Revert.
The Arrow references an old time bonnet. Mrs. Jay Tutt owns a T Sette vid item and a tered fanrce ruffled night cap tied to her creator and mother. Mrs. Lee Harmon preserves two pairs of children’s stockings about 90 years old, plus a cotton lace pair in excellent condition. The Harmon family also holds a teach lace shawl and a baby dress with 40 handmade tucks by Mrs. Harmon's grandmother Sanborn.
L P L Peterson and sister joined a gathering at Blue Earth with relatives including Miss E1 a Peters, John frusknecnt of Munster Indiana, Beverly Biles of Plover, Dr. Robert Knutson and Harriers Ann and Robert of Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Charles a former Rolfe boy attends a fellowship during the coming three.
Pocahontas 4 H Fair features Alys Halligan and Maxine Julius of Gilmore City with Salads for Health. Trene and Fileene Meh of Grant Glisteners in Fonda present dairy ice cream methods. Lorna Panbecker and Joine Reater win with Let's Make an Angel Food. Other blue ribbon teams include Sherry Majorowicz Chloe Saylor Powhatan AWS Margo Ford Carol Christiansen Swan Lake. Judge Mrs Pearl S Abels of LeMars commends overall excellence.
Deland Wells of Laurens won top honors at the 4-H Club Fair tractor rodeo in Pocahontas county on August 16. Byron Pirie of Mallard was close behind in second, with Jack Hough and Harlan Pearson of Laurens taking third and fourth. Ten contestants competed for about $50 in prizes as Wells earned a state rodeo bid for Ames on September 10. Tractors were provided by Donahue Implement, Keith Farm Supply, F. J. Eichler, and W. H. Goodrich.
Mr and Mrs Harold Carlson and Zarmon along with Mr and Mrs Art Erickson and Donna report a two week trip visiting Spearfish Badlands and Black Hills SD Yellowstone NP Estes Park Rocky Mountain Park Denver Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs. They toured over 2000 miles seeing Passin Play Chuck Wagon. Hog prices may drop late August or September due to early spring farrowings.
The Iowa state fair opens tomorrow with free admission for children on Friday the biggest day yet. A free grandstand party and circus acts headline junior attractions, along with trained animals and daylight fireworks. National championship auto races start Friday afternoon with nearly fifty top drivers, new high speed cars, and a fast track. Livestock entries top previous years with about 8000 animals and exhibit space at a record. Attendance is expected to exceed half a million. Highlights include auto races August 26 to September 2 and horse races August 29 to 31.
The Telmer Sime and C W Bielefeldt families swapped homes this week. The Simess relocated to the former Trinity Lutheran parsonage, previously occupied by the Bielefeldts, who moved into the Sime residence east of town near the locker plant.
C. and N. W. announces closure of the railway station on Sundays Mondays and holidays after September 1.
Four year old Jimmie Fredette of Pocahontas started for grandma's house on a tricycle. He found the trip farther than expected, abandoned the bike, boarded a Fort Dodge bus, and was later apprehended by authorities in Webster county. Grandma's house is in Moville, due west of Pocahontas. Buy a Bond a month.
The notice promotes a Brady stalk pulverizer that destroys corn borers and pulverizes full row stalks. It claims safe and easy operation and lists Rolfe Implement Co as the contact.
A village collects items for the week including fir lumber and pine boards for shipments. Cement stocks are steady though shipments slow. Supreme Court rules restrict purchases to local mills in Des Moines and Mason City, raising prices if buying farther away. A church minister recalls a parishioner joking about enjoying sermons with no thoughts needed.
Mr. Paul and Mrs. Hop Alig Norbert Card Jeanette arrived home Monday after spending ten days the Bass Huts far Park. They neverne, W vo, they attend. SOMer bret Ark Ye Cugve reformed bs ware ahh bamtiss Stakes ate rp ait.
LeRoy Nelson and Mrs. Nelson returned from Des Moines after weeks near their children Mac and Jeanie who are polio patients. Mac is out of the iron lung and can walk in his room while Jennie continues to improve. both remain under hospital care for now.
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