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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
2
Rolfe residents hosted and visited during Thanksgiving week with many families, school staff, and local clubs gathering at homes in Rolfe and nearby towns. The county supervisors considered relief relief for automobile operators, and area residents planned studio gift promotions and church activities.
Sunday School at 10 00 a m Morning Worship at 10 45 a m Luther League at 8 00 p m Regular preaching service Sunday worship follows the scheduled hour The catechism class meets Saturday at 2 p m Quote from John Robertson about worldliness and the eternal home.
The NAEN Lutheran Church in Rolfe schedules English services on Sunday December 6 with Sunday school at 11 am and divine service at 7:50 pm. A gift exchange will feature during the Luther league and choir practice is set for Monday. The community calendar lists multiple Thanksgiving visits and local clubs meeting at the parsonage and school building with various members visiting Des Moines and Fort Dodge.
Church schedule lists morning services with themes such as Consecration to Christian Fellowship and The Quest of the Wise Men, evening forums on stewardship, a Christmas vesper, and Sunday school services. Also notes December 11 missionary society events, Epworth League leadership, and district rally at Varina with playlets re enacting New Testament writings.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors resolves to conserve and fairly distribute relief aid amid high winter costs. It directs welfare officials to verify vehicle related purchases used solely for the applicant’s trade and business before granting continued relief funds.
A jumble of early 20th century sale notices listing musical instruments hay bales hens and pullets welding and woodwork services sewing machines hampshire pigs and purebred animals. Many entries show seller names such as Mrs A V Gaae Rolfe Geo Seipel Margie Waaghis and Fred Bate with contact details and locations in Rolfe and surrounding areas.
Evening events on December 8 and a Christmas party for small children on December 23 are listed as league activities for the month. The notices emphasize community gatherings and seasonal festivities.
Morning worship at 10 followed by Sunday School at 11 10. Evening service at 8. Next Sunday is universal Bible Sunday with Bible as theme. Nomination committee for new officers to be appointed. Pioneer club meets at 2 to discuss Timothy the Helper. Intermediate youths encouraged to attend. Choir rehearsal Thursday and Sunday at 7 30.
The Excelsior Society meets Wednesday at 6 45 to discuss a Christmas cantata to be presented before Christmas. Mrs A Wiegaian leads planning and arrangements as details are finalized for the event.
Fragmentary text references stocks, law, plotage, and denotations of winter conditions. No clear event, date, or named entities emerge to form a coherent historical card.
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