Rolfe Methodist gathering notices and church events
A series of church and society notices list events at the Rolfe Methodist and nearby Presbyterian sites. Activities include a morning service at the Presbyterian church, a luncheon at the home of Mrs Glyde Un, a Ladies' Society meeting at the church, a social and program at the home of Mrs Matheson, and the annual Harvest value and Rally for Rolfe Methodist School scheduled for September.
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F RS
Presbyterian Church
Glyde
Adies
Matheson
Rolfe
Iay
Rolfe Methodist School
Band Concert of Season Friday Evening
Final concert of the Rolfe Municipal Band is set for Friday in City Park. J W Schar is arranging a program for the event which will mark the season’s last appearance. The concert is free and the band urges members to meet Thursday at 1 o'clock in the school building for preparations.
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Rolfe Municipal
J. W. Schar
Ivays
Olerich Chosen as Loystanding Farm Woman
H F Olerich of Rolfe selects a Pocahontas County woman for statewide rural community service award part of Iowa State Fair events Des Moines Aug 28 final contest Aug 31 Farm Bureau Day honors to eleven district winners with a social diploma and pin selection based on service to rural welfare and home improvement parties noted by A R Ty Secretary Des Moines
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H. F. Olerich
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Des Moines
Olerich
Farm Bureau
A. R. Ty
He Fair Board
Buregumi
She” Des” Motfies “Register
I. Sate
Friends, Neigh and
County Farm Bureau of
County Old-Timer Dubbert Sr. of Laurens Dies
Laurens resident Ted Dubbert Sr. aged 68 or 70s according to obituary records died Aug 17 after a two year illness. He was patriarch of the Dubbert brothers Chard Ulrich Fred and Erwin born in Germany in 1856 who settled in Kansas County in 1883 acquiring land near Laurens and later marrying Charlotte Roeve in 1885. He led local development and community improvement efforts, leaving a noted estate and reputation for fairness.
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Ted Dubbert Sr
Laurens
Dubbert
Chard
Ulrich
Fred
Erwin
Germany
United States
Kantas County
Charlotte Roeve
Nimore
Wison
Poor Corn Prospects Sound Across Iowa Belt
Reports from farmers indicate a severe drought impact on corn yields with half to ten bushels per acre in many areas. Worm damage and barren stalks reduce quality while a recent hail storm southwest of Rolfe damages fields and leaves several landowners reporting losses including R C Grant H D Brinkman J F Wiegman Fred Bade L B Reigelsberger A V Graeber J C Gunderson Glyde Brinkman and Earl Colee. The Evening Tribune survey from Des Moines notes poorer conditions in northern and northwest Iowa and forecasts a record low Corn Belt return this year.
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The
Evening Tribune
Des Moines
Iowa
Pocahontas County
Algona
Emmetsburg
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
R. C. Grant Farm
R. C. Grant
H. D. Brinkman
J. F. Wiegman
Fred Bade
L. B. Reigelsberger
A. V. Graeber
J. C. Gunderson
Glyde Brinkman
Earl Colee
Grant Place
Joe Biederman
D M T 4 H Club Girls Stage Notable Meeting
The Des Moines Township 4 H Club girls hosted a well attended Farm Bureau Unit meeting at the D M T school building. They opened with the 4 H pledge and showed two motion pictures one on 4 H work and the National Club Congress and International Live Stock Exposition and another on newspaper print from Canadian logging to final papers. Zelda Snyder was elected township chairman of the Home Furnishing Project and several local leaders were chosen. Over one hundred people attended the event.
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Des Moines
Farm Bureau Unit
Zelda Snyder
Duffy Injured in Gilmore City Game Ends Season
Eddie Duffy suffered a badly sprained shoulder after colliding with a fielder while attempting a fly ball in the Gilmore City versus Grundy Center Collegians game. Ligaments were strained and he will miss the remainder of the season.
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Eddie Duffy
Gilmore City
Grundy Center Collegians
Eddie
Webb Birthday Party Draws 692 Children in Rolfe
Last Friday August 21 Charley Webb celebrated his birthday with a free moving picture show at his drug store. About 692 children attended from Rutland Palmer and beyond lining up from 1 to 3 pm to receive tickets at Webb's. The Ritz Theatre show drew cheers and Webb enjoyed watching the youngsters enjoy the event noting it brought joy to the town.
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Charley Webb
Rolfe
Rutland
Palmer
Webb
Ritz Theatre
Mr. Webb
Kittenball Draws Crowds as Teams Clash This Week
Kittenball fans packed venues despite cooler evenings. Three games featured Butler, Peterson, Eye House, and Hunter squads with Butler claiming a 6-2 win over Peterson and a 4-2 victory over Hunter. Butler posted thirteen straight wins as Plover beat a pickup squad 13-4 and Rolfe enters Fort Dodge tournament with a local entry.
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Peterson and
Eye House
Butler and Hunter
Butler
Peterson
Butlerites
Plover
Rolfe
Fort Dodge
Hunter
Des Moines Township Woman's Club Elects Officers
Des Moines Township Woman's Club met at Des Moines Township High on Aug 11. President Mrs Lester Thorson and officers were elected. The program featured community singing led by the chorister and a talk by Mrs Fred Smith on The Appreciation of Good Music. A lunch was served by hostesses Mesdames Lehnus Snook and Carpenter.
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Des Moines
Chet Carpenter
Fred Smith
Mesdames O. E. Lehnus
William Snook
Tax Study Committee Begins Review Of Local Tax Rules
The Pocahontas county tax study committee met Monday evening to plan a scientific review of state county township city and school tax structures. Members include C B McCartan Chas Watts R M Evans Jas L Keefe Marion Bruce with Senator Ritchie and Rep Bryan Allen.
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Pocahontas County
State Legislative Committee
C. B. McCartan
Pocahontas
Chas
Watts
R. M. Evans
Laurens
Jas. L. Q.keefe
Fonda
Marion Bruce
Rolfe
W. R. Ritchie
Marathon
Bryan G. Allen
Tax Study Committee
Uyslas
Former Rolfe newspaper man dies at Bagley
Frank H. Plumb died at his Bagley Iowa home on August 12 1931 after an extended illness. Born July 28 1861 in Fort Dodge he edited papers in Rolfe and Pocahontas later publishing The Gazette in Bagley. Survived by wife Kathrine and children Clifton William Katherine. interment at Fa ley.
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Frank H. Plumb
Bagley
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Mr. Plumb
Fonda
Kathrine Roberts
Hart Roberts
Rolfe
Frank
J. J. Bruce
The
Reveille
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Boone and Coon Rapids
Gazette
Frank Plumb
Plumb
Margaret
Clifton B
Des Moines
William H
San Antonio
Tex
Katherine Duncan
Ley
Faley
Invitation to W C T U Meeting on August Friday
An invitation invites all women interested in W C T U projects to meet Friday afternoon August 28 at 2 80 G times. Mrs W P Wheeler leads a lesson titled The Story of the W C T U and Its Methods. County convention highlights will be presented. Members and prospects urged to attend as books close after this meeting. Libbie E MacVey, Secy.
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My Ham
W. P. Wheeler
Gilmore City
Libbie E
MacVey, Secy
Road Bandits Rob Couple Near Gilmore City
On a Sunday evening Chas Luft and Miss Goldie Mishler were assaulted on the cement plant road northwest of Gilmore City. Two bandits in a car relieved them of pocketbooks change and a watch. Luft was driven into a ditch. one bandit held a revolver to his ribs. The amount taken was between ten and twenty dollars. The robbers fled with lights extinguished. Earlier, Mr and Mrs J C Damborg reported suspicious drivers trying to force them into a ditch. they fled to a farm house and alerted Fort Dodge authorities.
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Chas. Luft
Goldie Mishler
Gilmore City
Mr. Luft
J. C. Damborg
Mr. Damborg
Fort Dodge
Thompson family to attend State Fair in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Luther Thompson and family depart today for Des Moines to spend the rest of the week at the State Fair and visit the W B Graff home Virginia Graff visiting Rolfe will accompany them to the city
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F. J. Goldthorpe
Chicago
W. S. Butler
Cortland
N. Y
Thompson
Evelyn
Maybelle Nga Ryen
G. # Puy
A. On
L. D. Smith
T ——Ary
Jean Pollock
Luther Thompson
Des Moines
W. B. Graff
Virginia Graff
Rolfe
Terrific thunderbolt damages home and town in Rolfe
A vivid thunderbolt struck the I. Hikenberry residence in Rolfe last Wednesday evening. It burned a hole in the kitchen drain area, set curtains ablaze, and knocked plaster from walls. The blast disrupted telephones, burned a transformer fuse, and rendered radios useless in the east part of town with no injuries reported.
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Rolfe
I. Hikenberry
Mutual Telephone Co
Central States
Mayor's Court Busy Session Amid Disturbances
Mayor Jas Bruce's court was busy Monday forenoon as a rowdy gang from neighboring towns sparked weekend disturbances. Marshal Peterson kept streets late. several arrested though not all guilty identified, as the court sorts “sheep from the goats” and warns against overreach in Rolfe.
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Jas. Bruce
Peterson
Gay
Rolfe
Palmer Farm Bureau Meeting Delights Overflow Crowd
J. D. Hosier brought Garfield township entertainers to Palmer last Thursday August 20. County Agent Bowers discussed a Pocahontas county livestock marketing survey and similar surveys in northwestern Iowa aiming at regional selling points. The Palmer program opened with Garfield Orchestra, musical readings by Mrs. Ernest Vaughn and Mrs. Arthur Vaughn, and performances by Manley Johnson. 4 H and Ship Ahoy clubs showcased garment work, culminating in the well staged one act play Sauce for the Goslings. A follow up event is planned for Monday September 14 with Royal Holbrook providing entertainment.
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J. D. Hosier
Garfield Township
Palmer
Bowers
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Garfield
Ernest Vaughn
Arthur Vaughn
Manley Johnson
Des Moines
J. H. Beneke
C. Arthur Olson
Royal Holbrook
Squires Family Visit and Fish Camp Report
Rev. and Mrs. Glenn Squires with daughters Helen and Ruth visited H. St. Squires in Rowan for a night. Harry and the group reportedly left later for Lost Island Lake for an overnight fishing trip.
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Glenn Squires
Helen
Ruth
Rowan
H. St. Squires
Harry
Lost Island Lake
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Loystanding
Kittenball
Woman's Club
Chas. Pike
Leona Gibbons
Eagle Grove
Road Bandits
Mayor's Court
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