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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
5
About 60 women attended a Friday afternoon tea sponsored by the Woman's Club held at Mrs Minnie Jarvis home. Piano solos by Mrs Herbert Halverson of Kenneth Minnesota and Mrs N J Bixler accompanied a one act play What Husbands Don’t Know coached by Mrs C P Lathrop.
Judge F C Davidson in Pocahontas district court sentenced George Spence to eight years in the Amesa reformatory for manslaughter in the death of William Wiseman Jr after a December altercation. Spence is paroled to the state parole board with warning to lead a crime free life and abide by conditions. County Attorney A C Carmichael prosecuted. Spence’s lawyers urged leniency and petitions from Pocahontas county residents supported mercy.
Lorraine Dawson daughter of G A Dawson Rolfe and John Pascal son of Mr and Mrs George Pascal Pocahontas were married Saturday at 5 pm at the Wraywood Fort Dodge the ceremony by Rev Paden of the First Presbyterian. They plan to live on a farm near Pocahontas and Lorraine has worked at the Commercial State Bank Pocahontas.
The M and St L announces a daily truck service linking Fort Dodge and Estherville to supplement rail cargo. If approved by the ICC a hearing will be held soon and the new service will handle local freight in less than car lots using existing railroad stations as stops.
Three brothers meet in Bakersfield California for the first time in 65 years. G W Betts once chased gold and married locally. The Rutgers siblings include G M Rutgers Jefferson Iowa and B F Rutgers Rolfe Iowa with a sister, Mrs J J Stewart of Paradise Valley Nevada.
About 400 Pocahontas County REA members attended the annual meeting in Pocahontas on Feb 1. R R Cejka was re elected president and new terms for V C Fox E C Wolkenhauer Fay D Pirie were set as officers and directors. Delegates R R Cejka N C Wolkenhauer were chosen for the Central Electric Cooperative board.
W. R. Wolfe, formerly of Fenton, rents south half of the Moore building in Rolfe and installs shoe repairing equipment. He plans to start within the week as the Wolfe family moves into the Carroll house upstairs. The family includes Mr and Mrs Wolfe and a daughter just out of high school.
Mayor Harold Barringer sentenced Guy Watson and Thomas Jackman, both of Emmetsburg, to 30 days hard labor in Palo Alto county jail for attacking City Officer Edward Kiehl in the Emmetsburg jail after an arrest on intoxication charges. Jackman and Easton pleaded not guilty to assault and battery. Barringer found them guilty.
Rolfe second stringers defeated Havelock and Fonda B Ware Laurens to win the Pocahontas county tournament at Pocahontas February 1 2 and 4. Don Sandvig led Rolfe with 7 points in the opener and 7 again in the Fonda game while Don Cornwell tallied 21 in the semifinal.
Mr and Mrs John Pouelsen honored the basketball boys and coach Evans at a recent party attended by the boys' parents. Each boy gave a short talk on a subject. Jim Taylor won best speech as judged by applause, while Forrest Tutt and Clyde Smith won prizes in card games. A bounteous lunch followed.
Mr. Eames of the Eamesway Poultry School in East St. Louis spoke Tuesday evening at the Holt building on poultry diseases. He diagnosed sick birds and demonstrated his findings. Sponsored by Shimon Feed Mill, Eames offered poultry culling and related services. My and Mrs. L A Hanson attended the Everly basketball game Tuesday evening.
Ten REA projects funded by cooperative power stations at Pocahontas and Reeves plan cooking schools and kitchen parties next month. A project cooking school is set for 1 45 P M Friday March 10 in Hronek's hall Pocahontas. Town residents and REA members are welcome.
Harry L. Hopkins, secretary of commerce, will address Des Moines between February 21 and 24 under the Economics club. Announcement by P. F. Hopkins says a definite date will be set later to fit the secretary's schedule.
Rolfe high defeated Everly 23 27 in a come from behind win to clinch the Twin Lakes Conference title for the fourth consecutive season. Arnold Hansen led Rolfe with 18 points while Gene Spangler of Everly scored 16. Rolfe faces Lake City in their final conference game Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Fuller Jr. and daughters completed a five week journey visiting Florida’s west and east coasts. They traveled from New Orleans to St. Petersburg and Everglades then to St. Augustine and Jacksonville. Highlights included Cypress Gardens and the Singing Tower with a Muscle Shoals visit en route home.
Sorosis club met at 1 PM for a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Luther Thompson with assistances from Mesdames Jones Graham White Anderson and Brinkman. Tables featured spring flowers and nut cups as Mrs. M W Webb reviewed Away to the Gaspe. Mrs. F E Grant to host next meeting.
Music students of Rolfe high school present a 3 p m concert in the high school auditorium next Sunday February 12. The program features orchestral works by Beethoven and Massenet, vocal numbers by student groups, piano and violin solos, and an operetta from Hansel and Gretel performed by the sixth grade class.
H F Olerich & Sons announce a Poland China bred sow sale at their farm south of Rolfe on No 44 Tuesday February 21. Forty five head of brood sows will be offered. The Community Service plans a meeting for Tuesday February 28 likely in the afternoon with lunch entertainment and oil expert speakers.
Will Shimon a Pocahontas real estate dealer narrowly escaped harm when his car was struck on the side by a train at the southeast Mallard crossing. The daytime crash occurred as he headed toward Emmetsburg and did not see the southeastbound train while focusing on a prior vehicle.
Major Leslie T. Saul announces that over 800 signatures have been gathered on petitions circulated in Algona. The effort seeks to present a bond issue proposal for an airport at the next regular city election.
Individual farm allotments for the 19389 AAA program were issued this week. Chairman Harry L. Lund notes this is the earliest date allotments have been ready in the county. Farmers should plan now to maximize payments by meeting minimum planting and soil-building requirements.
Martin Enger age 66 a farm worker near Emmetsburg died at Palo Alto hospital after his automobile overturned in a ditch southeast of Emmetsburg. The bachelor was thrown beneath the car and skull fracture caused his death. He was en route from Fenton to his home to live with brother Hans. survived by a sister in Ottosen.
Mrs Mae Caffray will discuss her recent Europe tour at the regular Promotion club meeting this noon. G B Shriner presides at the business session. Mrs A Simonson’s condition is not very satisfactory due to arthritis setting in.
Joe Lesii 23 of Humboldt won by eating 202 crack er and cheese sandwiches and 19 bottles of pop on Saturday. Keith Johnson finished second after swallowing 96 sandwiches as 8000 sandwiches fed the crowd at Humboldt special day.
Pocahontas county paid a bounty on a gray timber wolf killed last month by Harry Craft a farmer near Fonda. It was the first wolf bounty presented in years. The report notes bounties also paid for several foxes in January with Donald Francis of Lincoln township delivering 18 foxes.
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