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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
6
Local school list spans many staff and grade levels with superintendent Vernon A. Anderson noted. Community updates include travel, visits, obituaries, hospital stays, a variety of weddings, farewell parties, and a planned shower for Catherine Grove as she moves to California.
Mgr and Mrs A W Hess plan an open house Sunday to mark 50 years of marriage. They recall a state fair wedding trip and this year attend the fair again before celebrations. Local residents and relatives are noted visiting and travel details appear throughout this social column.
Miss Marguerite Merry and Forrest Sanders wed Saturday at 4 30 in the new Methodist church. The ceremony featured Amy Ireland playing the wedding march and G L Sanders giving the bride away. Attendants included Marilyn Miller and Janice Miller. The couple plans to live in Oxford Ohio after Sept 10 where Forrest teaches music at Miami College.
A long list of Sunday visits and weekend gatherings shows neighbors traveling to Humboldt Rodman and Bradgate towns. Many families share meals and dinner guests while reporting trips to Detroit Spencer and Chicago and kinship ties across Iowa.
A local graduate, after finishing Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N Y, taught music at the college last year and this year. A community shower at the Methodist church basement featured gifts for the couple and an informal program followed by ice cream and cake.
The church invites all to join at 9 a m for Divine Worship and 10 a m for Sabbath School. After vacation, members renew their witness for Christ and extend a cordial welcome to any who attend.
Des Moines Township Consolidated opens the new school year with registration at 9:00. Buses will leave at 11:00 to return pupils home before noon. Six new teachers join the staff. Miss Frances Hurley returns as principal and teaches home economics and English.
Visiting relatives and friends from Emmetsburg Humboldt Pocahontas Graettinger Sioux City Laurens Rolfe West Bend gathered for dinners picnics and a Sunday family reunion. Notable events included silver wedding anniversaries and a Des Moines AIB attendance with long interstate visits.
Dr. E G Zimmerer to head a new division in the state health department focused on cancer education and prevention. The program will work with existing anti cancer groups such as the Women's Field Army and form cooperative county committees with local doctors. Each organization will contribute at least one cancer education meeting annually. The effort includes professional refresher courses, films, exhibits, and speakers for lay audiences. Zimmerer notes about 3000 annual deaths make cancer the states second leading killer and hopes extended time will advance organization and outreach.
The district notes Supt. DeBoer, a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College with a Master of Education from the University of Colorado, is finalizing next year’s schedule for September 1 registration. Sam Nicosen remains custodian as improvements—hallway repainting and floor refinishing—prepare for opening day. Supt. DeBoer urges Des Moines Township and nearby residents to enroll, stressing the value of high school education in today’s world.
The plan envisions two or three new cancer tumor clinics in Iowa with further research and the establishment of a tumor registry contemplated as part of the effort.
Dedicated services marking the site of the Old Church Tree where settlers held the first church services west of the Des Moines River in Iowa. The August 1837 event under the elm is recorded in Memoirs of Frontier Iowa by George C. Duffield. A 4125 pound boulder bears the plaque.
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