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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
2
The St. Joe News-Press notes commentators question what the big industry leaders do beyond forecasting ongoing gains. The piece cheekily suggests they stay busy securing their current prosperity instead.
Rolfe High School defeats Palmer High in a home game opening the season. The slow start gave Palmer’s defense a chance but Rolfe pulled away in the final stanzas as the crowd cheered a first win after influenza cancellations. Junior high also played two preliminary games.
Rolfe residents visit relatives in Albert Lea and Paullina for Christmas dinners. Montgomery Ward manager Geo. K. Hauck known as Billy is transferred to Binghamton New York. Iowa State College students Marie Rudolfson and Vessey Ralph visit home and work at The Fair Store. Teachers and friends gather for showers and holiday gatherings throughout Rolfe with guests from Sioux City Shenandoah Spencer and Des Moines.
Lucy Knowles becomes the village’s first driver of a roadster gifted on her nineteenth birthday. Her fiancé Chester Ballou frets as Lucy learns, wrecks, and tows with grit while her friend Steve Taylor accompanies her. A camping trip ends with Steve injured. Lucy speeds to help with Doctor Leonard. Chester later rejects Lucy, who ends up with Doctor Leonard.
A note from residents and tenants of the Block expresses gratitude to Mrs Doyle for a Christmas gift arranged through the Legion. The message credits the generosity and the role of the local group in coordinating the present.
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