Community clubs share Christmas events and lessons
A collage of December gatherings reports P E O chapter meetings and club Christmas parties. Notables include Mrs J Grant hosting, Mrs R G Hunter reviewing Drummond, and Mrs Muriel Wilson hosting a Home Study Club Christmas event with carols and gifts. Also covered are AWL D Club luncheon and Shelgren apartment potluck dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Grant
R. G. Hunter
Henry Drummond
American Home Study Club
Muriel Wilson
Grace Nell Crowell
Harold Hoard
Housewife’s Food Almanack Recipes In The American Weekly
A notice of thanks from the Anna Hamilton family follows by listing nourishing soups and breads from The Housewife's Food Almanack. The advertisement promotes the American Weekly magazine distributed with Chicago Herald-American and previews recipes like caraway seed soup mushroom soup sparerib soup oatmeal bread honey custard and chicken pie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald-American
Schneck Pastorage Invitation for Year’s End Worship
W F Schneck invites attendance at Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 1 a.m. Choir practice occurs Sunday afternoon. Attend worship on the last Sunday of the year and note the regular quarterly communion on the first Sunday of the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Schneck
Christmas Eve Candlelight and Luther League Schedule
Trinity Lutheran notes an 11 am morning worship with the theme The Angelic Doxology from Luke 2 8 14 and an 8 pm Luther League. A Christmas Eve candlelight service is planned with a watch party on December 31 and the Ladies Aid meets December 30 with Mrs Ole Ryen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Wangberg
Luther League
Ladies Aid Society
Ole Ryen
Methodist Church to Dedicate New Service Flag
Buckwalter pastor leads 10 15 Sunday school and 11 15 worship. New service flag dedication during the service with updated honor roll. Epworth League at 6 30 led by Carla Bixler. Watch night service on New Year’s Eve with Dr. Havighurst as speaker and social, inspirational program for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GC. R. Buckwalter
Epworth League
Carla Bixler
L. D. Havighurst
Red Cross Notes Holiday Break and New Project
Red Cross workers take a vacation and suspend sewing at the production room until January 8. A new project of 514 yards of blue chambray will be made into young men’s work shirts. The column thanks contributors and wishes a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Mrs. F. L. MacVey gave $5 to the emergency closet. Mrs. Henry Olerich’s class and AYPs donated $10 to the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
F. L. MacVey
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Henry Olerich
Presbyterian Church
Ay.ps
Ted Cross
Fire at George Farm causes slight damage near Rolfe
A blaze broke out Sunday around 1 am at the Lyman George farm home southwest of here. Firemen found the fire near a chimney and upstairs floor boards scorched. Rolfe firefighters and neighbors fought the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Farm
Lyman George Farm
Here
Rolfe Fire Department
Enall
Rudolfson Receives Commission as Second Lieutenant
Al Rudolfson after ten weeks at Quantico Marine training was commissioned as second lieutenant last Wednesday. He will enter ten weeks of Reserve Officers training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs B C Rudolfson of Rolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolfson
al Rudolfson
Marines
Officers’ Training School
Quantico
Reserve Officers Corps
B. C. Rudolf
Rolfe
Golden Wedding Celebration for Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Freeburg
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Freeburg of Pocahontas marked their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday December 20. The couple lived on a farm between Rolfe and Pocahontas for 26 years before retiring to Pocahontas last fall. Open house drew about 300 relatives and friends who enjoyed a noon dinner, a musical program by grandchildren, and gifts while Mrs. Freeburg wore a gardenia corsage. The Freeburgs have four children: Maurice, Helmer Shelgren, Graydon, and Ingre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Freeburg
Pocahontas
Inez
Betty Jane Shelgren
Rolfe
Jean
Maxine Freeburg
Anne Wiley
Marine on furlough from Navy school in Memphis
Mr and Mrs George Marine Jr return home from Memphis where George attends a United States Navy school and recovers from a severe flu attack after five weeks in hospital He has a 15 day furlough and Mrs Marine remained there with him at word of illness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Marine, Jr
Memphis
Tenn
George
United States Navy
Maasdam Enters Navy Boot Training at Great Lakes
Donald Ray Maasdam 20 son of Mr and Mrs L Maasdam Rt 1 Rolfe Iowa reported to the U S Naval Training Station Great Lakes last week and is undergoing boot training as Uncle Sam boosts naval strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maasdam
Navy Great Lakes
Sam
Donald Ray Maasdam
L. Maasdam
Rt. 1
Rolfe
Iowa
U.S. Naval Training Station
Farm Organizations Support Tuberculosis Fight
Quote from K M Evans notes the Christmas Seal funds tuberculosis crusade and frames farm groups as insurance societies for collective action to safeguard farmer interests against disease impact. The statement highlights the disease burden on ages 15 to 45 and the role of organized effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. M
Spike) Evans
Fan Credit Adm
Card of Thanks to Neighbors and Firefighters
Mr and Mrs Lyman George thank neighbors friends and the Rolfe fire department for their prompt help after a fire at their home Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Fire Department
Lyman George
Treimer Elected 1943 President of Mutual Insurance Group
William F. E. Treimer of Hartley a former O'Brien county state representative has been elected 1943 president of the Town Association of Mutual Insurance associations succeeding D. D. Paxton of Algona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FE. Treimer
Hartley
O'Brien County
Town Association of Mutual Insurance Associations
D. D. Paxton
Algona
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. Grant
P.E.O
Carol Bruce
Ethel Schmidt
Mother Lien
Lois Yoder
The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
C. J. Moen
Karl Ives
Pat Wood
W. W. Green
F. King
Hattie Hauck
A. D. Cleal
W. F. Sehneck
CJ. Club
C.J. Club
Lena Vaughn
Soresis Club
Hunter Home
Luther Thompson
Robert Standish
Japan
W. D. Hauck
Myrtle Anderson
Shelgren
Marie and
LaMae White
Lois Schneck
Jean Graham
Catherine McIntire
June Shelgren
Anna Hamilton
Trinity Lutheran
the Methodist Church
Red
the Rev Rial
Loretta Young
Brian Aherne
Jeff Donnel
Lee Patrick Matiner
Loulier
Fred Astaire
Rita Hayworth
Adolph Menjou
Xavier Cugat
Fredric March
Veronica Lake
Susan Hayward
Robt. Benchley
Emmetsburg
Blackie
Hollywood
Chester Morris
Constance Worth Smith
Minnesota
Bruce Smith
Arlene Judge
Suntown
Constance Bennett
Brad Crawford
Lloyd Nolan
Marjorie Weaver
Man
Cheyenne
George Gabby Hayes
Roy Rogers
Congo
West Africa
Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
U. S
United Nations
Poland
China
T. P. Comer
Plover
C. R. Buckwalter
Roy Brooks
Ben Gerdes
D.M.T. School
Wallace Knapp
Gerald Chase
Bradgate
I Field
A. W. Hess
Q - Ray
Wreakfast Hoan
Leslie Hughes
George Miller
Sanders
Mallard
USA
Fullerton Lumber Company Whone NG
Howard Bremy
Carpenter Welk
Eddie J. Aden
Cees Es
Herod
Christ
Hitler
Jupiter
Olympus
A. J. Cronin
J.T. Grant & Son
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