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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
5
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration outlines slated changes to the 1941 farm program including acreage allotments for crops, water conservation measures, soil-building and forest-tree planting incentives, and optional practices to be adopted by counties and operators. The plan seeks to stabilize food output amid wartime demand and European disruptions.
The notice lists township elections on September 10 at 8:00 p.m. and county allocations on September 11 at 10:30 a.m. at the assembly room, court house. Voters sign NCR-505 in the township they operate land. Locations include Legion Hall Palmer Cedar Mullen Hall Monda Colfax Des Moines Township School Dover Center Garfield Grant Lake Lincoln Lizard Marshall Powhatan Plover Roosevelt Sherman Swan Lake Laurens.
The annual Young family reunion drew about 65 attendees at Ledges state park in Boone. Local participants included D E Young and Warl Young with their children from Rolfe, Chris Olson of Rembrandt, Henry Lovig of Ottosen, Gerald Foust with children, and Russell Young of Plover. Delbert Young was elected president and Mrs Earl Young secretary for next year.
Local business men urged to attend Friday night at 8 in Central States basement. Discussion of important community projects and election of officers for the coming year.
The county boys 4-H club kitten ball tournament postponed at the 4-H Club fair due to late season will be held Saturday afternoon August 31 at 1 00 p m at the public school grounds in Pocahontas. Six local clubs are expected to enter: Dover Dominators Garfield Hustlers Cedar Feeders Cummins Cooperators Marshall Minute Men and D M T Boosters.
E. S. Colebaugh of Des Moines and formerly of Rolfe made a hole in one on the Waveland course on hole 4 a 140 yard par 3 using a number 5 iron. He learned golf on the Rolfe course where he was among the first players.
The Fashion Shop operated by Mrs. Shirley Thornton and Mrs. G B Palmer sets its fall opening for Saturday August 31 after remodeling and redecorating. New fixtures and larger window space accompany a city style merchandise focus with lower prices than urban shops. A complete line includes women's apparel millinery accessories and costume jewelry with new children's dresses and imported gift goods. Public invited to visit Saturday.
Heavy rains delayed threshing as farmers finish small grains. Oats yields exceed last year with Melvin Thorson averaging 59 bushels per forty acres and Charles Lehnus at over 83 bushels per acre from a 42 acre field. H J Turley reports best oat yield in 87 years using Russian oats. oats show minimal damage and weigh about 37 pounds per bushel. No 8 white oats priced at 20 cents per bushel.
Fourth annual Pocahontas county plowing match postponed by rain now scheduled for Saturday August 31 at Joe Milefchik farm one mile west of Pocahontas. Plowing starts at 9 00 a m with four classes and prizes of 15 10 5 and 2 50 for entries. Entry via Farm Bureau office Record Democrat or committee member. See 4 H fair premium book for rules.
A Mississippi humorist mocks the August 15 Arrow conscription questionnaire. The joke envisions drafting all 100 year old people who are physically fit with good eyesight hearing and at least 28 teeth, and suggests this idea to Senators Nye and Wheeler.
Arnold H. Wold of Rolfe won the first flight cup at Pocahontas golf tourney with 85 defeating R G Hunter 86. Bill Goodyear led championship flight with 81. Love beat Thompson in playoff for runnerup with 84. Forty five golfers entered, with sixteen from Rolfe.
Miss Ember Day, homemaking instructor in Spencer public schools, was elected president of the State Vocational Homemaking association at the annual meeting held at Iowa State College in Ames last week. Returning from Ames Thursday, she visited Rolfe with her mother Mrs. Emma Day and sister Mrs. Flossie DeVaul and family.
Des Moines Register notes Clarence Lanus of Rolfe hurt a finger and sidelined during East West all star practice. Lanus, a 250 pound guard, has drawn reporters attention with frequent dormitory raid photos in recent days.
A Saturday evening wedding joined Miss Maude Sanders and Eldon Salisbury at the Sanders home near Plover. Rev McDowell officiated with a single ring ceremony. Bride a Plover High School graduate. groom a Rolfe High School graduate. they will reside on a farm east of Rolfe.
A historical school calendar lists football games in Humboldt Scranton Manson Laurens Terris Rockwell City Pocahontas Lake City Livermore and Laurens, plus grade cards, plays, a teacher convention in Des Moines, and holiday recesses through December and January. The schedule notes school openings after holidays and various basketball games.
Many Rolfe teachers leave for new assignments or return to prior posts in towns including Dayton Ottumwa Mason City Shenandoah Council Bluffs Clear Lake Havelock Glidden Paton Ottosen Warden West Bend Spencer Irene Douglas Emmetsburg Los Angeles Davenport and Des Moines areas. Rural Rolfe teachers and Garfield Garfield 7 Roosevelt 7 districts list relocations as education staff move to assigned schools.
Mrs. Helen McDonald, longtime bookkeeper and cashier at Central States Electric Co., will depart around Sept 15 to study secretarial work in New York City. Evelyn Green, with 14 months training at Chillicothe Business College, will replace her. McDonald has taught Latin English and drama at the local high school for eight years and led a Sunday school class, averaging 15 girls.
A. D. club members wrap up the summer music term at Mrs. Wheeler’s home on Aug 17. The program includes Morning Prayer Echo Waltz Edelweiss Glide and Rustice Dancer with scores and prizes for completing major scales and arpeggios.
Sunday evening about 6 45 two cars collided a half mile north and two miles west of Rolfe injuring four people. Gaylord Ryen suffered a broken arm and severe facial and elbow cuts while Mr and Mrs Joe Arnold and daughter Noreen 10 of Plover sustained rib injuries bruises and a bad head bruise. The Arnolds were eastbound and Ryen westbound both cars damaged and one car pinned beneath a wheel after leaving the roadway. Deputy Sheriff Gilchrist investigated.
Mr and Mrs Fred Witt report a large turnout at the national annual hobo convention in Britt last week. Knights of the road shared wanderings worldwide and many trades were represented. Lunch featured slumgullion cooked by the hoboes with Britt merchants supplying materials and an open kettle service.
Henry Westergaard purchased an 80 acre farm near Curlew and plans to move with his family around March 1, 1941. The property sits at the town edge two blocks from the school with solid buildings, and Westergaard intends to farm full time and work part time as a carpenter.
A Hermansen Peterson family picnic was held Sunday at Call State park in Algona. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Franklyn Major owicz and children of Plover the V E Thorson family of Gilmore Mr and Mrs Victor Hermansen of Plov er Mr and Mrs H V Hermansen of Baltimore Mrs Metha Peterson daughter Miss Irene Mr and Mrs Albert Hermansen and son.
A 72 person Hanson family reunion of Charles and Marshall Hanson descendants gathered at the Weir Frette home near Badger Iowa on Sunday. Rev Conrad Halverson of St Paul led devotions and spoke about Madagascar where the couple served as missionaries. Officers were elected for the coming year and the next meeting will be in Rolfe.
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