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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1931
Page
7
Readable notes show American Legion activities meeting at Hon Carroll's home on a certain day and a county association gathering in Pocahontas around December 15. Christmas Day appears on December 26 with January 1 marked as turnover time.
County American Legion members are urged to attend a Tuesday evening meeting on December 16 to handle important business including the election of officers.
Benjamin Franklin Pike died at his home on December 4 1931 after a prolonged illness of cancer. He was born August 8 1868 in Redfield Iowa and was 63. Survived by wife Elizabeth Bishop four sons Maurice Pike Win Mather Harry Pike and Grove Woodford and one daughter, five grandchildren, and many relatives. Services were held at the Presbyterian church with interment in Linlon Garfield Cemetery. Relatives from Armstrong Akron joined local mourners.
Church notes outline Sunday worship at 10 a.m. and evening services. A midweek prayer service, a youth Bible class, and a women’s missionary meeting are planned with gifts to be sent to the mission school for girls. Miss Dawson of Nessop faculty noted. The life of Christ study continues. A garbled line about a honeymoon and cuspidor appears. no reliable context.
Arizona agriculturalist leader "Farmer" Brown will be principal speaker at the Pocahontas County Farm Bureau annual meeting in the Pocahontas courthouse on Saturday December 19. Officers for 1932 will be elected, resolutions discussed, and a covered dish lunch served.
The new serial hero Tiger Eye Reeves begins by defending himself, firing at a total stranger in self defense as the adventure opens. Reeves has been waiting on the galley rack for six weeks before this explosive start.
Pocahontas county dairymen meeting at the courthouse Wednesday evening November 25 voted to continue the Cow Testing Association. A plan to hire a full time tester was approved once enough herds were signed up, with around sixteen ready and eight more needed. The tester keeps monthly records, tests butterfat, aids in feeding and sales, and weighs each cow’s milk.
A vivid tale features Tiger Eye a killer driven by life and love and a girl. Bower recounts his adventures in a highly interesting way promising breathless suspense for the next baker's dozen weeks. It is a strong yarn and worth reading.
Rev. L. H. Kjoller conducts services at Nain Lutheran Church with Sunday School and Bible Class at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Service on the 1st and 3rd Sundays, 11:00 a.m. Mid-Week Prayer Meeting Thursday 8:00 p.m. First Sunday monthly morning service in Danish, other services in English. All invited.
W E Priebe weekly reports a strong poultry show in Chicago with lectures on poultry and eggs and high poultry prices. A Rolfe high school comic opera Captain Crossbones will be repeated Saturday evening in the school auditorium to raise funds for music, with admission 10 cents for younger students and 25 cents for others. Curtain at 8 00 p m. The show features a Spanish Cuba Isle of Pines setting and praised student performances. Your attendance will boost the school music department morale.
A remark notes that many people still try to be polite, yet common courtesy is scarce in modern times, reflecting on social manners and aging etiquette.
This article highlights numerous Christmas advertisements in the issue. It lists Rolfe Auto Co Ford accessories Cora E Lighter and other shops plus specials like Maytag washing machines and millinery at Etta Symes Hat Shoppe. It urges readers to review ads for gift ideas and shopping ideas.
The county tax sale at the courthouse in Pocahontas Monday was sparsely attended but loan companies had representatives to bid on mortgaged properties. About 100 sales occurred and many advertised properties were withdrawn as owners paid up. Few residents are investing in tax titles at present. The public should have opportunity to redeem their properties.
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