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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
6
Auction advertisement lists pigs cattle and boars for sale from multiple sellers. It details items such as sheep ewes and bred stock, fodder market terms, and contact names including Wesley Hranek and Nels Brodrickson. Also mentions Chester White boars and various breeding stock with vaccination notes.
Children flock to The Arrow office for pencil boxes as a school contest drives participation. Garfield township No. 8 leads in box collection while Plover and other schools join the effort. Emma Taylor Thurber Whitmarsh, born 1858 in Kingston TI, died aged 76. Funeral at the Methodist church, Rev. W A Wilkinson officiating, burial Clinton-Garfield Cemetery.
A quiet wedding was held at the Catholic rectory on Dec 7 as Gertrude Hoskins wed Roy Joseph Schoenberger with Rev D A Tewell officiating. The couple plans a southern state honeymoon and will reside on the Seaveniener farm near Relfe.
Obituary note reports the passing of Mrs. Erama Whursday on December 3 as recorded in MES WHITMARSH obituary column.
The Young Married People's Class and Mrs. E 8 Colebaugh hosted a noon luncheon at Park Kauffman home in Palmer with sixteen adults and seven children. The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. M. W. Webb's house with plans for a January 6 luncheon and guest invitations. Earl Fisher and party drove to Sheboygan Wisconsin over the weekend, reporting heavy snow and a long winter. they returned Monday with household goods for a Rolfe visit.
Rev L J Kjoller leads morning worship with prayer meeting on Thursday and Sunday services listed. Weekday services are held as indicated by the schedule with all are welcome and asked to be present.
Rev. W. A. Wilkinson, pastor, announces Sunday services and a school. Weekly meetings are listed with times and topics, inviting participation from parishioners and neighbors.
Sunday services will feature a Christmas story for children and expectant talks on world peace. The church plans an annual Sunday school officer election next Sunday and February mission study classes for youth and women.
A festive message blends savings, coal heating praise, and shop boasts from Des Moines Township merchants. The piece touts Arkansas coal as a hot, clean fuel with steam plant benefits, community decor, and practical home improvements like attic boards and folding stairs.
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