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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
8
D M T high school students drew names for Christmas gifts and committees were formed to decorate the assembly room and procure a tree. Vacation runs Dec 20 to 30 with events including operettas, a Ware trip, and a school paper release after holidays.
The Rolfe Woman's Club December meeting featured a junior music program led by First Grade students and a violin solo, followed by Dr. H C Lawson speaking on Public Welfare. The talk stressed health and living conditions, with refreshments in the domestic science room and several members considering new courses.
W S Butler's funeral at Garfield Clinton Cemetery was led by Scheffers on piano with a large Masonic escort. Pallbearers included J B Kent and C P Lathrop among six named friends. Delegations came from Gilmore City Plover Pocahontas and Emmetsburg as nearly 100 Masons attended the grave service led by Fred M Hudson. Out of town relatives included Joseph Goldthorpe of Chicago and Mrs Goldthorpe. The daughter Mrs Olmsted of New York and son Leigh Edward of Japan had visited home recently.
The Young Married People's Class of the Baptist Sunday school in Gilmore City held a birthday party Friday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. H. Cordes in south Garfield township. Guests arrived about eight, enjoyed games and a social hour, and refreshments with a birthday cake. Mrs. N. P. Olson read a poem for Mr. Cordes, Rev. Larson presented an aviation signal flashlight, and the group ended with a song and benediction. The Cordeses, active in church and B Y P U, are leaving the farm soon.
The Arrow lists two community men holding closing out farm sales next week. Arthur Ader will sell Tuesday at the farm 2.5 miles south of Rolfe Cemetery corner. sale includes 20 head cattle nine Shorthorn milk cows young stock seven work horses 60 hogs poultry farm machinery and some household goods. The Aders move to Kankakee Illinois. Sale continues Wednesday Dec 18.
Future plans show Mr. Cordes intends to devote more attention to aviation as he has already demonstrated capability as an airman.
The board of directors of the Co-Operative Live Stock Association will receive bids for the manager’s remuneration for 1929 1930. Bids must be submitted to the secretary or president by December 16 1929. Fay Pitt secretary. Subscribe for The Ati.
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