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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1961
Page
3
Local families share meals and visits across Ringsted Ottosen Paullina Mallard and surrounding towns. Notable items include John Gembler’s improving condition at Fort Dodge hospital, a wedding at Plover Methodist church, and a silver anniversary celebration in Mallard.
The document lists totals for 1960 including receipts of 2 261.73 and expenditures 1 088.37. It shows balances and outlays with a January 1 1960 cash balance and a year end total receipts of 8 348.10.
Saturday dinners hosted in the J R Hough home featured Frank Murroney of Saskatchewan and Mr and Mrs Marion Ham of Rolfe. Janet Pringle arrived from Lakewood California to finish her senior year at Havelock Plover High School. Three 500-stake games were played in Russell Becke’s home with high scores by Bennie Hilton and Mrs Orville Mamble. Declamatory contest at Algona saw Mrs Bennie Hilton and Jim Young place low. George Arnold Jr of Mellard competed. The Arnolds visited the Gaylord Shumways in Algona, Gladys Obrecht Shumway a cousin of George Arnold. Rev Wm Bohi of Havelock preached at Plover Methodist Church. Rev Fred Preul preached at Pocahontas Methodist Church.
Saturday evening guests at the A T Heiter home included Carl Heiter of San Diego on leave from the navy and Joann Madsen of Bradgate. Carl plans to report back February 11 for Aleutian Islands duty. Also visiting were Ma Helter Pioneer Virgil Peterson Vicky of Armstrong and Ray Isaacs on family members for a mother daughter banquet at St Pauls Lutheran Church with farthest guest honor.
An advertisement urges relief from colds with STANBACK Tablets or Powders and as a gargle for sore throats. It claims STANBACK S A Synergistic Action reduces fever and provides faster, more complete relief. Remember to snap back with STANBACK.
Local social notes record Esther Otto as a Friday overnight guest of Marzella Zange in West Bend. Carl Mumford family visited the Stanley Mueske home in Manly, with Mrs Maude Lockard of Laurens accompanying them home. Henry Baade's Sunday guests included the John Baade family from Badger. August Nielsen and Mabel Neilson of Emmetsburg planned a California vacation visiting relatives. Darlene Nielsen stayed with Delores Holtorf during her parents’ absence. Leslie Allen’s Sunday visitors included Bill Bennett of West Bend and George Ryen of Rolfe, with Charles Reckard at last rites for Allen Jeffrey Rummens of Fairbanks, burial at Hardy. Allen died Jan 23 from spinal meningitis. Mr. and Mrs. Reckard are sisters of Mrs. Rummens. Frances Clark and Ma visited Lloyd Lindsey’s home in Perry on Sunday.
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