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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
3
Rolfe listings show upcoming community events from Sept 1 through Sept 12. Activities include club receptions, church services, social luncheons, aid society picnics, Harvest festivals, golf club gatherings, and general rally days at various local venues and homes.
Six teams from Pocahontas County Kittenball League will play a full afternoon tournament in Rolfe on Labor Day Monday Sept. 4. Teams are Havelock Laurens Plover Pocahontas Ware and Rolfe with Rolfe hosting and promising fair umpires Leonard McDonald and Jack Johnston. A trophy funded by the Rolfe Promotion Club will be awarded to the first place team after six games beginning at noon with a 12 PM Havelock Rolfe opener and concluding with a 5 PM championship game followed by a small admission to cover expenses.
The national plan sets county reemployment committees to supply qualified workers for public works. Pocahontas Committee includes C. B. McCartan as chairman and members A. L. Thornton, F. M. Hudson, Andrew Peterson, Lowell Hakes, and others. Unemployed residents register for automatic inclusion. contractors must hire from county lists. cross county transfers limited. The County advisory board coordinates with the new committee.
Mrs. B. H. Sherman and her children left Tuesday for Mitchell South Dakota and the Black Hills, en route to their Hollywood California home after spending part of the summer in the east.
The Rolfe Promotion Club marked its first anniversary with a noon meeting and cake decorations. President Morris W. Webb highlighted notable achievements including local scrip money, a motion picture theater, a kittenball diamond, and community improvements such as a new road and library donation, while naming future plans and leadership changes.
A Pocahontas county report warns readers that despite promising rains and good corn, yields will not reach bumper or 100 bushel levels. Farmers cite field conditions lowering estimates from sixty to about forty bushels per acre while Iowa still holds top corn quality. Market forecasts should rest on facts rather than dreams and avoid overestimation.
The Presbyterian Excelsior Society plans a Kensington in the church social rooms on Wednesday afternoon September 6. A short business meeting and devotions led by Mrs A A Richmond will precede community singing directed by Miss Mary Shriner. The program includes Miss Helen Brinkman piano solos and readings by Miss Gyla Shriner. Saxophone solos by Gordon Hoard with Miss Arlene Cook at the piano and a group of readings by Miss Gyla Shriner. The D Division, chaired by Mrs C J White and Mrs V D Hauck, will serve.
The Arrow clarifies fox protection rules, noting Iowa counties with and without protections and that foxes may be killed in Pocahontas county. It cites game regulations urging readers to notify the fish and game warden before destroying a fox den and asserts that killing foxes is legal outside protected counties and seasons.
On Wednesday September 6 the Methodist church hosts the Harvest Home Festival and Sale. The Ladies Aid Society led by Mrs Ernest Vaughn serves a chicken supper at 5 pm with vegetables rolls jellies jam and pies. The Festival Sale run by Sunday school superintendent George Lehinus offers vegetables fruit canned and fresh live or dressed poultry and more. Proceeds support the local church budget.
The Brinkman clan gathered at Rolfe City Park last Sunday with over seventy five members from across the nation. A fried chicken noon meal followed by seasonal fruit desserts framed the event. Attendees included Byron Olerich of Schenectady Kenneth Van Dyke Colfax Dr Bill Brinkman and son Billy Eldon Olerich of Des Moines Mrs L 2 Wellsted and sons Robert Parley of Ottumwa Mrs John Kruse Port Dodge Mr and Mrs Douglas Olson of Ottoson Miss Ruth Grey Spirit Lake Miss Beulah Mack Storm Lake Mrs Isabelle Hoover and Miss Stella Hoover of Los Angeles George Wiegman Pocahontas Leona Ives and Mabel Cox Battle Creek Mich.
Des Moines Township Consolidated Schools opened August 28 with 165 students. Grades total 118, high school 47. Faculty includes Jerome M. Gehrt as superintendent and principal Gertrude Hurley with Jeane Scheffers, Mary Casper, Irene Geisbecker, Martha Otto, and Nellie Peterson among others.
Amos Hartsock of Laurens Pocahontas County, leader in the Drake state campaign, sues John J. Hansel of Auburn for 25000 dollars over alleged slander. Hartsock claims Hansel accused him of embezzling 20000 dollars in Drake Estate funds during speeches in Moville on August 1 and August 7. Attorneys Whitney, Whitney & Stearn of Storm Lake represent Hartsock.
Rolfe school teachers head back to duties as Sept. 1 nears with staff scattering to schools across Iowa and beyond. Names include Miss Hattie Lehnus in Pomeroy, Miss Chuva Dawson in Harriman Tennessee, Miss Marie Harriger in Pioneer, and others returning to Ottosen, West Bend, Cylinder, Remsen, Shenandoah, and more. J. R. Grant remains Pocahontas superintendent. several plan to start work in Cedar Falls, Sioux City, and California locations in coming days.
Miss Altha M. Turley and Fred C. W. Block wed at 12:00 m on Wednesday August 28 1933 at the bride’s parents home with Rev. C T Carlson officiating. The couple will reside near Ottosen and begin a farming life after a short wedding trip with home to welcome visitors after September 1.
Twenty eight members of the Trinity Luther League attended the Eagle Grove Circuit Luther League convention in Rembrandt over Friday to Sunday. Reuben Wangberg led the open forum on Sunday and Misses Ruth Thorson Helen Thompson and Grace Thompson performed as a vocal trio. Rolfe Choral Union members joined the convention concert. Attending Rolfe residents included Rev J O Wangelorg and family and numerous Rolfe Trinity Lutheran church members and friends.
Mr and Mrs C B Bowen leave Wednesday morning for Chicago and the Century of Progress exhibition. Pythian Sisters plan a regular meeting the first of the fall and winter season on Wednesday evening Sept 6. Leonard McDonald and Eddie Duffy traveled to Jackson Minnesota for tonsil surgery. Eight Rolfe representatives attend county WCTU convention in Gilmore City last Friday including Mr and Mrs W P Wheeler Mrs Mary Wheeler Lucile and Marie Julius Stevenson Mrs KF L MacVey and Rev T Bassett.
Local City Park teams roll through a string of games led by Rolfe. In a tight Thursday clash Rutland lost 1 0 as Rolfe capitalized in the second inning. Pollock beat Carroll 7 4 on Friday in a chaos filled win with homers by Hix and Metzger. Weekend action featured Bradgate beating Rolfe 9 1 and Rolfe prevailing 10 5 in a DMT tilt, plus multiple City League and county matchups with Showers and Peterson delivering strong pitching for Rolfe.
On Saturday September 9 J W Heald and Son will host a field day at their farm southeast of Rolfe. They have twenty five acres under Hi Bred corn with experimental work ongoing for the past year. The event mainly targets seedmen but is open to the public. Three Hi Bred Corn Co personnel from Grimes will attend to provide product details.
Fight fans are invited to gather at the State Savings Bank corner around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday to hear Mike Stoner explain the boxing event. The call to rally emphasizes a manly display of leather and fists in a friendly arena.
Rolfe community notices include births, club meetings, and visits. A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. George Johnson. A. L. D. Club hosts Sept. 12. P. E. O. meets Sept. 5. O. E. S. initiates Sept. 8. parsonage gatherings with the Bassetts and Kettles. a dance revue Sept. 6. trips to Des Moines and the State Fair. recitals and Kensington event. death of Geo. Sehnug with funeral at the German Lutheran church on the Lizard location.
Gilmore struck first with seven hits and Rolfe added eleven as Peters endured a defensive game. Gilmore recorded the only error for the inning in a tightly contested matchup.
Rolfe residents host and visit relatives through the week with guests from Humboldt Pocahontas and Mason City. The community highlights include 4 H fair activity Iowa State Teachers College grads and a busy schedule of club meetings quilting sessions and a golf and bridge gathering.
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