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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
3
Havelock residents see travel and visits with relatives in Pocahontas Springfield Minnesota Keosauqua and Los Angeles. Busy days include club meetings school events, Thanksgiving gatherings, and local sports with junior teams and a home game at Ware plus upcoming Pocahontas and Emmetsburg connections.
The Progress club gathered Wednesday at Mrs. Lydia Sorenson's home with 15 members answering roll call for Thanksgiving sentiments. Miss Caroline Madsen led the lesson on Canadian Rockies National Parks and Reservations. Hostess refreshments followed, with Mrs. T. J. Kjeer serving and guests Mrs. A. C. Johnson. The next meeting hosts a December 11 Christmas luncheon at Mrs. Dorothy Isacson's home featuring a gift exchange under 25 cents.
The Friday Night club met at Mrs. A. E. Olson's home for Chinese checkers at two tables with Mrs. Albert Hemerson winning high prize. Refreshments were served by the hostess. Thanksgiving Day dinner guests included multiple families from Humboldt Gilmore City and Moline.
The Avery Good Luck girls 4-H club met at Florence Easley’s home for Nutrition training and a scrambled eggs demonstration by Jeanette and Marylin Curry. Lunch was served by Mrs. Easley. The next meeting will be the Christmas party on December 27 at Peggy Christianson’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Fuller spent Thanksgiving in Eagle Grove with her parents, J. M. Lovrien. Warren Easley and family, Herbert Coffin and A. B. Coffin attended Thanksgiving Dinner at Vernon Coffin’s home. Storm Lake and Morning side College students Marjory Niemer Lois Seaman and Hazel Harris were in Sioux City on Wednesday.
The Des Moines township Woman's Club meets Tuesday afternoon December 9 at the schoolhouse. The program includes a Bible verse roll call a Christmas play a tree and a ten cent gift exchange. The club handles Christmas seal sales via an envelope system chaired by Mrs Melvin Thorson with unsold seals returned to her.
Gatherings spread through Humboldt and nearby towns with multiple families hosting Thanksgiving dinners. Attendees include the Jarvis and Lock families near Gilmore City, Marie Peterson’s home guests, Ralph Olson and family, Blanche Risiter, N. P. Olsen, Jean Wallace, A. E. Olson, and others. Notable events include Mrs. Peterson’s 76th birthday and Jens Peterson’s recovery from recent surgery.
The December program is led by Mrs. Guy Smith Mrs. O ff Lehnus Mrs. Jane Ralph and Miss Widman with refreshment and Christmas gift committees named. Wichita guests Blanche Hansen and Barbara Barron visit Rittger and relatives, plus numerous Thanksgiving dinners and visits across Algona Spencer Bradgate Rolfe Gilmore City Sioux City Elkader Keswick Pocahontas and nearby towns involving the Pease Lynch Coyle Struthers and Freels families.
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