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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1935
Page
4
Sally and family struggle with carrots in a humorous household scene as Daddy invents a game, taking bites for relatives. Sally surveys the leftovers and asks who the last portions are for, prompting Dad to claim them for himself.
A racing man challenged a friend to an hour of fishing with a pound per catch. The challenger produced a single turbot and was paid a pound, while the other offered a plaice and received five shillings. The disparity led to a joke about odds for a plaice.
A fond mother lauds her son for mathematical skill. The boy spends the early term calculating the class before vacation and begins work on the days preceding Christmas.
The scene under the trees shows a couple in a tender exchange. The woman asks if he loves her and he affirms but admits thoughts of football sometimes, revealing a small, candid moment between them as the moonlight brightens the night.
A Chapter A cabby from Pearson's Weekly jokes a traveler by asking about John Knox's house. The puzzled visitor asks who Knox is and the cabby quips about reading the Bible, highlighting a humorous clash of eras and knowledge.
Fragmentary extract shows 1935 county board proceedings with names such as Matt Fitzgerald Cevenld Geittin Griffin and others listed with labor and medical aid entries. Indicates construction fund records and multiple med. aid approvals and adjournment on November 5, 1935.
Local column reports visitors from Fort Dodge Spencer and Mason City for Christmas season. births include a daughter to Archie Layton. many residents travel to Cedar Falls Fort Dodge and Des Moines for festivities. school closes for two week holiday. illnesses include mumps and appendicitis treatment. Christmas weather with sub zero temps and snow.
Recent weddings show Miss Helen Jolliffe of Spencer wed to Paul Turner of Griswold with a new home planned in Storm Lake. J Donald Smith and Miss Gladys Lune of Waterloo marry and will reside in Waterloo.
Sunday services at the usual hours with morning worship and Sunday School. Bible Study Class meets Tuesday at 8:00 p m but will not meet next Tuesday December 31. Communion is set for the 10 o clock hour next Sunday instead of January 5 to include vacation visitors. Cadatians 3 6 is recommended reading during the break.
Plover Methodist Church notes Sunday services Sunday School morning worship Epworth League and evening service listed. Schedule shows morning and evening events with times and location Wisdda. All visitors from nearby churches are invited to attend the services and activities as published.
A church cantata led by Mrs. Menpael Thompson drew about 25 participants with Forrest Sanders P on piano and soloists led by Warren Heathian. Santa Claus visited Plover and Christmas trees were lit as snow covered the grounds signaling festive weather. The Arrow and Plover Patriot are suggested as Christmas gifts for friends and readers.
Five postoffice positions in town are open to competitive examination. Plover Gilmore City Havelock and Laurens are included. Applications close January 3. T Grove has served here for 32 years with universal satisfaction. Applicants must be 21 to 66 unless exempt as war veterans.
The community notes several residents at home for the holidays including Millicent Eppel sheimer Havelock Beatrice McFadzen Jolley Dorothy Miller Bradgate Edward Garlock Curlew Howard Strong Moorhead A O Garlock Hardy Lorraine Henderson Ames Richard Du Baise Ames Lawrence Garlock Elting DuBois Iowa City Elizabeth Ferguson Dorothy Sanders Prentice Shaw W John Pollock Des Moines Juby Strong Cedar Falls Warren Heathman Iowa Falls Mildred Hofert Chicago Others not yet seen include the Hanish Christensen Edna Zech Marjory McKim the Budd sisters Grant Sanders and Albert Strong and Betty Cassell in Cincinnati Ohio.
Hoocker Raymond Johnson aged 32 formerly of Rolfe and Emmetsburg died after a .22 rifle he borrowed from a neighbor discharged in a basement while he cleaned it waiting for a hunting companion. He died at Colonial Hospital Rochester Minn about 24 hours later. He left a widow and three children and was born in Kentucky.
Johnson of Plover Robert and Lyle Johnson of Emmetsburg Mrs John Walker of Mallard and other relatives gathered after the death of their kin. Bernice the youngest daughter had lived with Mr and Mrs R O Johnson of Plover. Relatives visited the injured man before the funeral and many stayed for the services.
A school Christmas program directed by Miss M Burnette Thompson featured music classes and a pageant with pupils in country costumes telling how they celebrate Christmas. Performers included Joyce Meredith as American Girl, Raymond Inge as American Boy, Florence Webbink as Virgin Mary, Adrian Iseminger as Joseph, and several others among the cast.
Week Z action saw Zolfe's basketball team rout rivals on the local floor in a curtain-raiser between Matard and Plover second teams. A sizable crowd enjoyed a lively girls' game full of good plays and humor, with the home side winning by a comfortable margin. The boys' game followed with Rolfe taking an early lead and sustaining it to the end in a brisk, competitive contest.
Rolfe leads Plover to a 34 ? 34 score as Mallard defeats Plover 31 to 20. Spectators note an automatic clock demonstration and rival crowds fueled by pride in Mallard and Don Dutch Fisher, a former Ploverite.
By order of the district court of Pocahontas County Iowa the referee will sell at the front door of the Pocahontas County Court House on January 4 1936 at 2 pm the northwest quarter of section 27 township 93 range 33 west of the 5th P.M. to the highest bidder cash down and balance within 90 days. The sale follows a decree in the case Carol M Bruce et al vs Vera Giray et al for partition and sale of real estate. Referee W Berra signed December 68 041 vy.
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