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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
5
Town boosters persist in Rolfe while Horena comes and goes. A penny in the collection is far from a down payment on a harp, underscoring ongoing local fund-raising and morale.
The Rolfe column notes visits by Edwin Hix from Milford and Dr Raymond Koke in Fort Dodge for New Year celebrations. Smallpox case under quarantine reported in Rolfe. Local meetings include D M T Farmers Union Jan 7 and a K P dance Jan 10 with Miller's Orchestra.
Irene Bendixen daughter of Mr and Mrs P H Bendixen turns 16 Jan 1985 and will graduate with the Class of 1935. The article lists Bendixen activities from 1930 to 1935 including music glee club operetta plays and declamatory contests with names of participants and judges. It notes school attendance and upcoming declamatory and oratorical eliminations with participant names and titles. It also covers classroom reports and a public notice regarding the State Savings Bank receivership and a court hearing set for January 9 1955 in Pocahontas Iowa.
A collage of small ads lists items and services: Model T Ford with good condition and tires for $30 seen via Jack the Barber. Duroc boars in Plover Iowa under Thomas R Jones. Black Poland China boar yearling by Art Firkins Rolfe. weekly housework wanted in Plover Town. popcorn 6c lb and a Shorthorn bull yearling by Wesley B Lehnus Rolfe. Rolfe house for sale three rooms modern with two lots in Rolfe for $1600 cash with possession March 1, 1935 by G Beck Rock Island Illinois address. subscription offer for The Arrow.
A young heir visits a Paris style deportment school and learns a lesson after the proprietor boasts of perfect methods. A prior pupil who took only three lessons was deported, illustrating the punchline of the tale.
A brief Farm Journal quip shows Henry asking if George spoke to a large audience and George replying Not guilty. The exchange frames a humorous courtroom style moment in rustic dialogue.
A Frankfurter Ilustrierte line presents a brief dialogue about lions in Africa. A father and son discuss whether lions exist there and if they have numbers, prompting a concise, humorous exchange from the Frankfurt publication.
Stony Life recounts a couple approaching their first anniversary with a troubled note. The wife and husband reflect on happier honeymoon days and the current strain in their marriage, as reported by the Vancouver Province.
A playful remark compares a wingless creature to efficient filing, noting it works nearly as well as the humans in the scene and adds a humorous tone about the unusual improvised helper.
The Plover Patriot lists numerous holiday visits and travels among residents. Dorothy Lampe of Albert City and sister Mrs. Edward Lehnus are noted with relatives in Des Moines and Cherokee. Families from Rolfe Mallard and nearby towns visit, with farming and livestock activity, sickness, and church events reported. A skating pond forms and basketball practice occurs as winter routines resume.
Fred Comlager and others were treated at Lutheran Hospital in Port Dodge. New Year gatherings at homes include the Gehrt, Goodchild, Kerns families and many neighbors. Alma Dunn returns from Coe College in Cedar Rapids. Miss Corabelle Pollock teaches in Curlew. A large New Year’s Day group visits, birthdays and travel afoot. The community reflects on 1955 plans, church work, schooling, and civic improvement as residents celebrate life and look forward.
A remark from Der Bastice Sachse in Leipzig notes an actor who was considered dull, with the audience taking about twenty minutes to depart after a Hamlet performance.
In a London scene from Ashingdon Collieries a pair of Irishmen, Pat and Mike, stand at the shaft top hoping for jobs. The cage brings men up and Pat quips that they cannot get work since men are being brought out of the ground as needed.
A humorous exchange from a newspaper clipping shows a man in trouble after breaking into a house he mistook for his own. The dialogue features mistaken identity and a wife’s reference as the source’s comedic twist, with mentions of Arthur and a cheerful singer.
A cheeky London opinion quip notes that whining won t strike twice in the same place because after the first strike the spot isn t there. The line plays on a pun about absence and repetition.
A humor note contrasts cage birds with a joke about being born in an egg. It remarks that under the New Deal some households have moved the wolf to a vacant half of the graveyard, reflecting satirical social commentary.
Church notes announce Rev Walter Rothwell as pastor with regular services. Sunday morning worship at 10 and Sunday School at 11. Mid week Bible Study on Tuesday at 7 30 pm invites newcomers to worship with them. Next Saturday service to begin the New Year with a sermon topic to be announced.
The Bible Study Class plans to resume work on Tuesday January with the lesson Genesis 43 Josephs Meeting With Benjamin. The class meets at 7 30 pm in the church social rooms with no tuition and visitors welcome.
Plover Methodist Church notes Rev Harold V Bartz plans a morning worship service and youth events with a Men’s Meeting scheduled in January. A District Court petition in Pocahontas County Iowa seeks sale of land to satisfy a debt, with dates and parties named and a January 1935 term.
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