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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
5
1942 guidance from Pocahontas USDA Defense Board chairman Harry Jand urges farmers to inspect and replace worn parts in old machinery to ensure repair parts are ordered early. Emphasis on food education for national defense and reporting procurement issues to avoid shortages during the Food for Freedom drive.
Attendance recorded at a county Farm Bureau leaders meeting in Pocahontas to plan the membership drive. Officials including Jt Thorson and B W Lathrop outlined quotas by township and prize incentives while community events and a December 3 kickoff were announced.
The Pocahontas county boys club committees and 10 4 H club leaders plan a December 16 meeting in Pocahontas. J S Quist assistant State club leader will assist in planning the 1942 program. Topics to be covered in clubs and other parts of the program will be discussed and outlined.
Rolfe Public Library announces new adult and juvenile titles added to shelves. Notable authors include Cronin Hilton Shrier Seton Leech O'Hara and Montgomery with works such as My Friend Flicka and The Keys of the Kingdom. Juvenile picks feature Uncle Remus Three Sisters and The Pony Express Goes Through.
Mr and Mrs Russell McIntire and Mr and Mrs Curtis Jones traveled to Des Moines Sunday with Catherine McIntire who rode the Rocket to Kansas City and back to Nevada Missouri. Between Gilmore and Humboldt the McIntire car hit a hog and killed it. A second car was borrowed for the remainder of the trip and the damaged car was towed to Rolfe.
Funeral services for Nina Louise Taylor Arne were held at St. Margaret's church Rolfe with Rev D A Tewell presiding. Interment followed in Clinton Garfield cemetery. Surviving husband Dr J A Arne three daughters Charlotte Constance and Carolyn of Boston mother Nora Taylor Rolfe brothers George Joe Roy sister May preceded her in death.
Mr and Mrs A W Ives welcomed 43 dinner guests including Milo Ives of Oxford Rev and Mrs Warren Ives Jim my of Gliddon Miss Marjorie Ives Pocahontas and more spanning Havelock Arthur Estherville and Pocahontas The piece notes a large family reunion. Shipments of stocker and feeder cattle into the Corn Belt decline by about one third vs 1940 due to ample feed in range states.
The Pocahontas County Poultry Improvement Association meets Thursday November 14 at Riches Cafe to form a permanent organization and elect officers. County agent Max O. Naylor will discuss poultry raising for national defense and show films. Oyster supper at 7 30. Admission free with membership card costing 30 cents.
In honor of C F Majorowicz turning 88 on November 26 a family gathering at the Majorowicz home included relatives Chas George Conrad Franklin and Thomas Diggs with Glenn Majorowicz son of Chas studying at Western Union College Le Mars. Mrs Bendixen remained critically ill in Fort Dodge Lutheran Hospital with her children at her bedside. American Legion dinner for twenty four followed by a regular meeting at the Legion Hall.
Alice Marie Samuelson 18 of Boone under Mrs Edith P Barker leads Iowa 4-H canning with 370 quarts and a garden. As state winner she earns an all expense trip to the 20th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago November 28 to December 6 and competes for Kerr Glass scholarships. The award caps a four year record with roles as club secretary and county 4-H girl president.
The A 2 D Etude music club met with Mrs. Wheeler on Sunday to plan a December 28 Christmas program and draw names for a 10 cent gift exchange. Tone Minkler of Plover was drawn for the magazine, and the program featured performances by Marcia Jane Lehnus Joan Shelgren and others.
Iowa health officials report 1941 nine month gains in the tuberculosis campaign. X-ray conferences rose from 39 to 49. nurse visits to contacts climbed to 5 225. contact histories grew to 10 665. X rays given increased to 4 278 and tuberculin tests to 4 584. The effort spans 78 rural counties with expanded personnel and facilities, driven by public opinion and the Christmas Seal Sale workers.
About 25 people gathered Friday evening at the D M T school in Des Moines township for a Farm Bureau meeting led by township director Melvin Thorson. The program covered the Women's Home Project work started in the township, plus a defense egg production discussion by County Agent Max Naylor, who also showed Farm Bureau activities from the summer.
Mrs. Metha Peterson suffered a stroke Sunday night at her daughter Mrs. V. E. Thorson’s home near Gilmore City. Her condition is described as serious and relatives living farther away have been summoned home.
The first Rolfe adult evening school meeting covered home treatment of minor cuts and bruises with emphasis on pre doctor arrival care. Mary Frances Kelley spoke on first aid aims and needs, followed by a demonstration of the six arterial pressure points and practice by attendees.
Des Moines Township girls secured their fifth straight win by defeating Bode 31 to 25 on Humboldt floor. Meraim Ripperger Charlene Hronek and Lillie Fish starred on defense with Heathman and Fisher scoring, while Bode’s Wendt led with 17 points for her team.
Arnold Hansen sustained a broken nose and minor injuries when his car collided with another on an unmarked road between Havelock and Laurens. Fog and lights blinded both drivers. his car was badly damaged. Bill Sandvig and Miss Eleanor Cornath were uninjured.
Jones presided as B W Lathrop Po cahontas county Farm Bureau president and Donald Trenary Pocahontas county director attended the Powhatan Two Farm Bureau annual meeting in Plover. A membership drive during the first week in December was discussed. T R Jones of Rolfe was reelected township director for the coming year.
The notice urges buyers to review complete stocks of Christmas gifts and check off names on their list early. Advertisements from Webb's Drug Store Peterson's Clothes Shop Cora Lighter Ivey White & Son R. G. Hunter Wold Hardware Nielsen Bros. Service Hauck's Market and Eikenberry Grocery are highlighted to aid shoppers.
Miss Mary McDonald formerly stationed in Japan will speak at the Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society Praise Service Sunday at 11. She worked 30 years in educational work in Tokyo including at the Woman's Christian College. Arrangements are by Mrs. C. W. Siefkin with envelopes for society quota offerings.
The home declamatory contest was held in the high school auditorium with Mrs. Margaret Olson of Laurens as judge. Alvin Riches won oratorical first for Congressional Minority Versus Defense, Patsy Hurley second. Marian Lund won humorous first for A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, Beverly Grant second for The Waltz. Mary Margaret Brinkman named district speaker and will not enter the district meet. First-place winners advance to the State contest at Ottosen on December 3.
Dorothy Joens hosted Garfield township 4 H girls for a candle lighting service on Saturday November 14. New officers installed include Beverly DeWolf president Marilyn Barrett vice president Mary Isabel Chambers secretary treasurer June Shelgren reporter Beryk White historian Mary Margaret Brinkman photographer Florence Faux librarian. A Uniform Clinic reviewed each member’s fit and Wini Fred Zimmerman, former member, attended as guest. Refreshments were served. The Christmas party will be December 18 at Beverly DeWolf’s home.
A meeting of all local Red Cross officers and workers is set for Friday evening December 5 at 7 30 p m at the Town Pump Pocahontas. A dessert luncheon will be served followed by a business session with reports on the year’s work and the Roll Call drive.
Miss Carol Olmsted of Cortland New York granddaughter of Mrs W S Butler was in Chicago the past week attending the National 4 H Congress as the New York State district representative.
The Girl Scouts met at the Legion hall on Monday December 1. An evening of entertainment included a guessing game. The troop planned a grab bag Christmas gift exchange and divided into groups to organize the Christmas program. Scribe: Troop 2 Jane Peterson.
Garfield Township Farm Bureau will hold its annual banquet at the Presbyterian church Thursday evening, Dec. 11. LeRoy Nelson leads the program and tickets are on sale. Iowa is the leading poultry state in the nation with hens laying over 2% billion eggs annually.
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