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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1951
Page
2
After the congregational meeting at the Presbyterian church on January 10 the U I Sunday school class paid a surprise call on their teacher Mrs Martin Prehn at her home. They presented her with groceries and the executive board served lunch.
The W S C S will hold Kensington at the Methodist church parlors on Wednesday afternoon, January 27. Devo tions will be given by Mrs. Conrad Majorowicz and the lesson by Mrs. J B Hynds and Mrs. J R Davidson. Rebecca Circle will serve lunch. Nearby visitors included the Andrew Ives and Norton Ives families, with relatives from Michigan and Wisconsin returning. The 3 V P Nells of Arthur were callers in the afternoon and evening.
A small group gathered Sunday evening at the Guy Kerns residence to help Cleve mark his sixteenth birthday. The party included a sleigh ride and games with refreshments served at the end. Attendees were Lois Samuels Tommie Clark Fay Anderson Mae Anderson Jo Sheleren Janet Ranger and John Youne.
Miss Hilda Nielsen hosted a Thursday potluck supper for Freemond Nielsen on his birthday with relatives and friends including Johnnie Nielsen Meyers Nielsen family Kerns Isacson Westerman Johnson Fish Koon Henderson and Jimmie The event followed by a birthday slumber party hosted by Beverly Weible at the Weible home with guests Lois Samuels Ranger Hendrickson Anderson Bixler Swan Pedersen Miller Watson Weible and others.
VFW Auxiliary met Wednesday night January 10 and planned a bake sale for Saturday January 20. A lunch was served by Sisters Marylin Rickard Violet Higgins Kathleen Schott and Mildred Fisher. Rolfe Music Mothers held a Tuesday meeting at the schoolhouse with a movie program courtesy of Supt R O Mortensen and refreshments by Mrs H Yartman and Mrs Virgil Thorson. Chapter FA PEO met at Mrs Mary Nelsons home Tuesday afternoon with Founders Day program by Mrs Jane Clark and Mrs Vera Fisher assisted by Mrs Beverly Sorenson and Mrs Lucerne Hunter. A tasty tray lunch followed.
Rolfe PEO members attended the Founders Day luncheon at Hotel Warden in Fort Dodge Saturday. Members listed include Mrs. Bowen Brinkman Thompson and McIntire. Dr Blanche Dow, president of Cotty College at Nevada Missouri, was guest speaker. Fourteen neighboring chapters represented. OES met January 9 with large attendance. A potluck preceding the meeting featured a birthday cake for Mrs J E Hynds and coffee after. The choir performed several songs during the evening session.
Howard Wheeler and the Wheeler and Bardsley families thank civic groups lodges churches and neighbors for kindness after the sudden passing of Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler. Grandchildren express gratitude for food flowers and support and plan a memorial in Rolfe honoring her musical and religious life.
Pastor Marlin J. Prehn announces Junior High Fellowship meets at the manse Sunday 5 PM and Senior High at Janet Thorson’s home with church transport at 4 45. A week from Sunday youths lead the morning service and plan the service. Attendees urged to support the church of their choice.
The Friendly Church in the heart of the community lists 9 30 Sunday school 10 30 morning worship and 6 pm youth fellowship 7 30 pm Friendship Class party Choir rehearsal Thursday and Methodist Men meet 7 30 pm at Central States club room A Goodwill Truck from Sioux City will visit Rolfe Tuesday morning January 23.
Mrs. Arnold Hansen expresses gratitude to friends for cards and flowers received during her stay at Lutheran hospital.
John Diederich expresses sincere thanks to all who remembered him during his hospital stay in Fort Dodge and after his return home, noting cards letters gifts and calls are greatly appreciated.
Mrs. Minnie Sherman expresses gratitude for the cards gifts and visits during her hospital stay in Fort Dodge.
Several classified items sold in Rolfe and Pocahontas areas. A gander offered by Mrs. Ralph Philp in Rolfe. A five room house with bath for sale through Mrs. T L Maitland. Climax Grain and Feed Co advertise fertilizers hog supplements and balanced feeds with early delivery. Kreul Sewing Machine and Vacuum Shoppe repairs sewing machines and vacuums in Pocahontas. Another six room partly modern house offered by George Miller.
Garfield Township hosts a project lesson on legal matters at Mrs. Robert Wiegert’s home Tuesday January 23 at 1 30 p m. Dorothy Hodgskiss the home economist will present. All ladies invited by publicity chairman Mrs. Robert Wiegert.
Mrs. Eldon Cox, who spent months in Colorado Springs near her husband, came back to Rolfe Monday evening via Carroll where her sister in law Mrs. Cecil Pederson of Humboldt met her. Cpl. Eldon Cox departed Tuesday for overseas duty in the Pacific area.
A fragment describes money moving through banks, spending by women, forgery, taxes, inheritance, thrift, and loss. It hints at a suitcase sign in a Kentucky hotel and a dare about a bomb trap with the line No one has ever hit it yet.
Mr and Mrs Chelea Whitmer and daughter Dorothy visited Conrad to meet a new baby daughter born January 3 in the home of Mr and Mrs Malcolm Leonard. Miss Dorothy Whitmer stayed a week to help care for her niece. Mr and Mrs Gordon Mehaffey visited last week in Milwaukee at Don Zeman’s home and met Zeman’s newborn niece. Dennis and Alan visited Harold Carlson’s home while parents were away. Sunday dinner at A T Heiter home included Melvin Heiter and sons from Ogden, H Sanders and children, Gerald Heiter and Rex Wagoner of Fort Dodge, O A Campbell of Emmetsburg, and William Heiter of Hampton.
A defective furnace at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Rogers in Greenfield released carbon monoxide, sending eight visitors to the hospital unconscious. Authorities are investigating the incident and the furnace’s condition.
Lauren Soth of Des Moines assistant editor of The Des Moines Register and The Tribune editorial pages left Thursday for a five week tour of Europe to study military and economic strength of western democracies. Soth was one of a small group of newspaper editors on the trip. Read the Want Ads.
Mrs Lucy Braswell of Route 2 Stone Mountain Ga credits HADACOL with improving her health after stomach disturbances. She took it for six weeks and reports she is stronger and well enough to recommend HADACOL to friends. She is 59 years old.
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