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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
5
Havelock high school basketball teams opened their season with losses to Plover on the local court. Girls lost 34 to 26 and boys 21 to 10 with next game set against Wakanda at that venue Tuesday evening.
Public notice lists Secondary Road District No 206 assessment details filed with Pocahontas County Auditor. Schedule shows parcels affected and proposed levy on real estate as prepared by the Board of Apportionment. Names in Schedule are notified to review the assessment.
Property owners listed in the schedule are notified that a report will be heard by the Board of Supervisors at 1 10 PM at the Pocahontas Iowa office on December 19 1939. Appraisals may be increased or adopted without further notice. Objections must be filed by noon that day or be waived. Roy A Johnson County Auditor.
A report of the Board of Apportionment for Secondary Road District No 183 has been filed with Pocahontas County Auditor. The schedule lists real estate subject to a proposed special assessment. Nameholders are notified to file objections or appear before the Board of Supervisors at 1:40 PM in Pocahontas Iowa on December 19 1939.
A meeting at the school organized a Red Cross chapter with Mrs. Schumacher and Mrs. Minnie McEwen assisting. Officers elected include Chairman Mrs. George Waters and Treasurer Walter B. Dale. 81 new members joined the Red Cross drive.
A farm northwest sale is mentioned with Ladies Aid serving lunch. Movements include Sandy family relocating to Pocahontas, Marjorie Barth returning to Ayrshire, and Myrtle Barth and Theo Gaskill resuming teaching near Jordan consolidated school. Various home visits, illnesses, and Thanksgiving events across local families are noted, with multiple names and towns in the region.
In Fontanelle an old style auto rollover threw eight youths from the top, one girl breaking an arm and others with cuts and bruises. Nearby at Elsworth farmer Art Johnson died instantly when his car overturned and expelled him through the top.
A horse charged from a farm yard into the path of a Model A Ford driven by Glenn Chambers at Sibley last week. Chambers was injured, the horse died, and the incident marked a clash between old methods and the machine age.
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