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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1931
Page
8
Rolfe seniors dominated county and state declamatory contests with Jean Jegman first and Shara Melson second. Local Christmas program plans unfold from Dec 18 to Dec 28 with church services and bridge gatherings.
Rolfe high school boys and girls staged the comic opera Captain Crossbones in the school auditorium. Despite small audiences on Tuesday and Saturday, the limited receipts could not fund music for future contests. Harold Calligan and Stella Mae Brinkman led strong performances as Don and Isabella, with Melba Phillips as Theresa and Richard Stoneybroke forming a plot with pirates as part of the Cuban Isle of Pines setting.
Christmas programs at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches outline carols recitations and pageants led by choirs and directors. The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau annual meeting at the county courthouse features Officer elections, tax discussion and remarks by Arizona farmer Brown, with sessions from 11 am onward including 4-H and home project reports.
The Arrow Christmas edition lists local advertisers supporting the issue. Names include Cora E. Lighter Gift Goods Rolfe Auto Co Fords A A Firkins Willard Batteries N Lurie Bitz Special Sale G C Harris Plumbing Parco Gasoline and Oils J E Rickard Radios Central States Electric Co Electrical Goods Thompson Bros Aladdin Lamps L J Holt Furniture Symes Hardware Sime's Meat Market Turkey Etc Geo O Hauck Co What to Give for Christmas J White Son Jewelry Dahl's Market Meats and Relishes Fort Dodge Theaters Holiday Entertainment State Savings Bank Greetings R G Hunter Skelgos and Maytags Plover Rolfe Basketball Game Petersons Clothes Shops Gifts for Him L W Kennedy Auto Insurance J T Grant Christmas Poem Butlers Hangout Things for Christmas C M Patterson Savings on Groceries Jolliffe Bake Shop Christmas Baking Xozee Inn Announcement Graves Grocery Dine for Less J Eikenberry Toys and Eatables Webb's Drug Store Low mood Prices on Toys Etta Symes Hat Shoppe Hats for Christmas Phillips Petroleum Co How Many Miss
Reporters found Rolfe doctors deny smallpox within town while Garfield township shows cases. Supt Anderson says Rolfe school had no cases and quarantines are in place for affected homes. Vaccination urged as best protection and all detected cases quarantined promptly.
The Rolfe Branch of the American Red Cross gave $1,300 to the American Legion as a building fund. The National Red Cross later sued and recovered the funds with interest, so the Legion never kept any money. There is about $1,800 in Rolfe Red Cross funds available to aid locals. Try to obtain it. T. D. Jones.
Miss Beryl Waters of Havelock fractured her arm near the shoulder in a fall on school grounds Monday. She was taken to Laurens where the bone was set.
The streets of Rolfe are decorated for Christmas with trees and colored lights along the sidewalks. The central street tree was donated by Frank King and the gift was appreciated by the committee.
The Arrow urges readers to study its advertisements to resolve Christmas problems and find money-saving deals. The note frames ads as practical guides for gifts, decor, and seasonal budgeting, highlighting the newspaper as a shopper’s resource during the holidays.
The Pythian Sisters charity ball set for Friday evening December 18 is postponed due to conditions in the southern part of town. The group expresses disappointment but plans to "kick in" later with a worthwhile effort to raise funds for the charity.
The passage notes two separate Christmas Islands located in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. It contrasts their existence as distinct landmasses sharing a common name in different ocean basins.
A dentist’s boy arrived at dawn with a parcel unopened until Christmas and asked to have it X-rayed. Rolfe businessmen urge local patronage.
Eisenhauer. in L2:Du au. Farmers' dinner together. Brin sandwiches and a covered dis and your own dishes and silver ware. 0 PL Mo- Community singing, led by Ben Ter rell. Greetings by Pres. O. E. Erickson. Report of the year's work, County Agent C. R. Bowers. Reports by 4-H Club members. Election of officers. Speech by "Farmer" Brown. Presentation of resolutions. Announcement of results of elec tion. In addition to the above program ,there will be some instrumental mu sic and entertainment in charge of J. O. Hosier. During the forenoon there will be no distribution of hi-bred seed corn, one bushel going to each township in the county. The seed corn will be distributed from the basement in the court house.
Poem-style reflection on transforming a modest home with a single tree into a symbol of hope and renewed life. The speaker urges lifting gloom and widening perspective to bring happiness during the season.
The note praises previous items and cheekily offers coal as a Christmas gift while urging prepaid coal orders. It mentions Handy Andy Calendars selling fast and saving money by ordering coal in advance, with a Virginia Splint Coal car nearby for delivery.
The text portrays congressmen harshly condemning the president as a poor choice while admitting no notable proposals. It also notes a seasonal line about a wife concealing gifts for Christmas from her husband.
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