Rolfe Community Notes Highlight Thanksgiving Visits and Events
Rolfe readers learn of Thanksgiving guests including Mr. and Mrs. Dale Davis from Fort Dodge and Mr. and Mrs. Jank Robinson with Leon Bates of Nevada visiting Rolfe. Governor Clyde Herring to speak at Pocahontas Farm Bureau meeting on Dec 17. The Letz roughage mill demonstration draws attention as a livestock feed aid. Local clubs plan Christmas events and charity sales.
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Rolfe Bakery
Dave Altizer
J. C. Olerich
Earl Fisher
C. R. Bowers
Dale Davis
Baby
Fort Dodge
Ben Bryson
R. F. Buck
Rolfe
LeRoy Miller
Arlene Cook
Barbara Melson
Stella Mae Brinkman
Leon Bates
Nevada
Mr. Bates
Jank Robinson
L. S. Martin and Sons
Ferris and
Richard
Oak Dark
Ill
L. S. Sergeant
Methodist Young Women’s Club
Geo. A. Ivey
John §. Roberts
Thos. Hamilton
Marie Ryen
John Wax
Plover
E. M. Smith
Mallard
Shaw
West Elm Street
Clyde Herring
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas
Herring
Presbyterian Excelsior Society
B. F. Chambers
Mary Chambers
Garfield Township
B.S. Brigson
C. J. Morrison
Etta Symes
A. G. Hille
Gyla Shriner
J. C. Schaeffer
Forest City
G. S. Shriner
Schaeffer
Clara Wendrickson
A. L. T. Chub
A. R. Thornton
F. D. Brinkman
J. C. Nelson
Amory Hare
Christman
B. A. Kerns
Ives
Ernest Sime
Fairmont
Minn
Ernest Vaughn
Arthur Vaughn
George W. Salisbury
Tom McKenna
Livermore
Ellen Mather
Orvan Olerich
H. F. Olerich
John A. Murray
Roy Doty
Rodman
W. L. McIntire
Henry Kober
Ritz Theatre
Alice Hildreth
Virgil Roberts
Thanksgiving Programs At Arrowlet Normal School
Thanksgiving programs by first and second grades directed by Miss Hendrickson and by Misses Foster and Taylor featured songs and recitations in true Thanksgiving style. The elimination contest for declamatory students was held Nov 26-27 to select four finalists per division for the home contest with winners listed for Oratorical Dramatic and Humorous categories. Senior class rings and an oyster supper were highlighted with guests Evans and Byron Friend in Des Moines. Honor rolls and class programs across junior and senior high grades noted, including illness absences and hospital treatment.
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Rolfe School
Lucie Bueher
Ann Fisher
Clover
Trene McNee
Blairshur
Jean Maxwell
Betty Foster
Minneapolis
Minn
Faith Chapman
Terris
Clara Hendrickson
Forest City
Vernon Brandes
Waterloo
al J. Evans
Shelby
Helen Tiedemann
Sioux City
Inez Archer
Rockwell City
Frances Donten
Mildred Taylor
Rolfe
DM. T
Lillian Nelson
Red Oak
Miss Hood
Mallard
Gertrude Hurley
Kikader
Helen Rogers
Union
Eleanor Johnson
Harcourt
Miss Hendrickson
Herman Dietrick
Richard Melson
Gwendolyn Nelson
Llmer Peterson
Mary Beth Brinkman
Wanda Sroufe
Janice Wiegman
Jean Wiegman
Veronica Cornwell
Leo Shelgren
Mabel Clemons
Lucile Hverson
Anderson
A. PD. Evans
Byron Friend
Des Moines
Mildred Christensen
Plaver
Jens Nielsen
Des Moines Township
Fort Ducine
Res
Edo Christensen
South Powhatan Township
Mover High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Ne, Nielsen
P.M. Vo
Vernon Johns
Thanksgiving Day Visitors Fill Plover Area Homes
Local families and friends gathered for Thanksgiving across Plover and surrounding towns. Visits spanned Des Moines, Humboldt, Emmetsburg, Fort Dodge, and Chicago with many residents hosting dinner at homes of Forsythe, Bucher, and Shaw families plus note of a Bible Conference and basketball upcoming games Mallard vs Plover.
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John Henderson
Albert McFadzen
Prairie City
Roy Res
Belmond
Gladys McLaughlin
Fonda Boys
W. P. Jensen
Waterloo
Clarence Jensen
Des Moines Township
Grant Pollock
Rolfe
Cora Belle Pollock
Curlew
J. H. Pollock
O. A. Zech
Chicago
Rev. Erickson
Bethel Lutheran Church
Fort Dodge
Plover Presbyterian Church
Curlew, Rolfe, Mallard, Spencer
Des Moines
Plover Church
God
Erickson
Fred B. Smith and
Hartman
Helen Backstrom
H. A. Sinning
C. W. Siefkin
E. W. Wilson
Presbyterian Church
H. F. Knapp
Emmetsburg
Shepherd
Dorothy Miller
Bradgate
Donovan Miller
Havelock
Hazel Ridenour
Mallard
C. E. Miller
George Ande
Glenn Olmstead
Claude Miller
Marilyn
West Bend
Miller
Wm. Goodchild
Edward Lehnus
Lehnus
Ben J. Lehnus
Marjory McKim
Myrtle Fisher
Duane Henderson
Mr. Beck
Lake City
W. S. Strong
Jack Garlock
Town State Teachers’ College
Arthur Johnson
Southern Illinois
W. J. Brechler
Grand Junction
Paul
Harlan High School
J. W. Ferguson
Local Classifieds Offer Farm Goods and Services
Classified notices list Arrow Adlets for sale with Poland China bonus and late spring wilt at reasonable prices by Orvan Olerich Rolfe Iowa. Also hay hailing at 1.50 a ton with four men and wire by Bert Gaskell Rolfe. Quilting and rug weaving offered by Mrs May Butler Plover with 82.00 each and 40c yard.
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Poland
China
Orvan Olerich
Rolfe
Towa
Bite
Bert Gaskell
May Butler
Holiday program highlights and honor roll names
The program featured two plays and a vocal duet by Edward Fisher and Garth Sroufe with festive decorations. Honor Roll includes Lola Beth Green, Donald Sinek, and Garth Sroufe. Thirteen students were neither absent nor tardy in the last six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Fisher
Garth Sroufe
Lola Beth Green
Donald Sinek
Unscientific Science of the Forgotten Past
A St Louis Globe Democrat writer debunks common superstitions from animal behavior to luck charms. The piece contrasts myth with facts noting ostrich heads, eagle symbolism, and moth harmlessness, and argues many stories have faded with science while fairy tales persist in history.
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Yun
St. Louiis Globe-Democrat
United States
Nero
Cow Birds Among the Laziest in the Bird World
A Washington Star correspondent notes cowbirds ride cattle for insects stirred by grazing cattle and later ride on cows backs. The birds lay eggs in other birds nests and rely on foster mothers to raise their young, often without the foster parent noticing the mix.
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Washington Star
Thanksgiving notes from Plover and surrounding towns
Local notices recount Thanksgiving visits and family gatherings in Rolfe Turbines area. Names such as Mrs. W. Hendricks Mr. and Mrs. Cruickshank and many relatives appear. A Christmas tree event in Plover invites children to meet Santa Claus on December 22 at 2:00 p.m. with a program by town churches and merchants.
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Santa Claus
Lee
Main
Jackson Streets
Santa
Poe
Dod
Plover
Tiyer Tower Lander Co
City Town
Phain
Powhatan 4-H Club Hosts Christmas Meeting
The Powhatan Township Girls 4-H Club will meet at Marguerite Simonsen's home this Saturday for a Christmas gathering. Doris Rothwell reports urge all members to attend the special event.
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Powhatan Township
Marguerite Simonsen
Doris Rothwell
Local ALA Aunt Group to Meet at Mrs Broner Priday Home
The local American Legion Auxiliary aunt group will meet at Mrs Wallace Broner Priday's home on December 1. Members are urged to note the date and make a special effort to attend this gathering. Elsie Rothwell, Reporter.
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Leion Auxiliary
Wallace Broner Priday
Buchanan store hosts colorful community event with hundreds attending
The Buchanan store held a midweek opening with over 2000 people meeting the Buchanan family and enjoying coffee, doughnuts, and cookies as shelves were restocked and the interior redecorated. Nearby, Mildred Christensen and Jens Nielsen wed in Fort Dodge with relatives attending a reception in Nielsen home.
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Wohl Buchanan
Peysone
Cast List for Theatre Pageant With Frank Detailing Roles
Cast listed in order of appearance includes Priscilla Lucile Fie Columbia Elizabeth Pergum English Villagers Puritan Train with Dorothy DuBois Ale Grove and others Friendly Indians Fifth Indian Woman Irene Schonberg Sixth John Alden Dale But Miles Standish Wayne Hendera Cort Boys Third Grade Chestnut Vendor Cheryl Taylor Vegetable Girls First and Second Grate Apple Man Charles Jest Bread Mano Morris Fog Boy With Rabbitts Dean Bene Boys With Pumpkins Third Grade Boys With Turkey First and Second Grade
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Chariets
Priscilla
Lucile Fie
Columbia
Elizabeth Pergum
Chilel
Janice Mile
Edward Schonberger
Deb Hubbell
Allen Simonson
Jay Pringle
Dorothy DuBois
Ale Grove
Keith Horsman
Jo Annie
Marilyn Miller
Betty Sharp
Sunday Services and Christmas Plans at Local Churches
Sunday worship and Sunday School continue with mid week Bible study on Tuesday. Christmas committees meet at Fort Dodge on Wednesday to discuss the Loyalty Crusade by Dr. Dewey. The Pocahontas Presbyterian choir presents the King Cometh cantata next Sunday night. Delegates from Gilmore City and Rolfe attend the Sunday School Institute at Pocahontas amid bad roads.
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Fort Dodge
Dewey
Kansas
Joseph
Pocahontas
Prebyterian Church
Georgia Mae
Gilmore City
Rolfe
Rev
and Rothwell
Plover Methodist Church Notes Mention Christmas Cantata Plans
Rev. Harold V. Bartz leads morning worship at Plover Methodist Church with Epworth League. The choir works hard for a Christmas cantata, and the annual hospital offering will be given next Sunday. Brotherhood meeting details and district plans for men and wives are noted.
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Plover Methodist Church
Harold V. Bartz
Dee
Alona
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