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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1937
Page
2
Rolfe residents note a birth in Des Moines and family visits from Mal feed and Ti therville. Local reports cover property sale, Ash Wednesday observations, church soci ety plans, bridge club results, weather hardships, and area residents traveling for medical and college events.
Farm sale includes mares and colts, hogs, Hampshire pigs, hay, and extensive machinery for a 400 acre operation. Items include McCormick-Deering equipment, John Deere cultivators and tractors, corn planters, wagons, feed grinders, and multiple hog houses and barns. Auction will list cattle, horses, and poultry with associated farming gear and tools.
Worship service led by Rev. H. A. Sinning Th D pastor at 12:10 PM Sunday school and Pioneer club meeting at 6:45 PM with Christian Endeavor activities listed for the Presbyterian Church.
The issue lists students with perfect spelling papers led by Carla Bixler and others, reports on a student play of Little Red Riding Hood with cast members, and notes on health stars, Valentine activities, and church notices. It covers junior and primary classes, club meetings, and upcoming events including Lent services.
In the south 22 percent of steel manufacture 28 percent of nickel 35 percent of lead and 72 percent of plate glass go into automobiles. Railroad car loadings total 3 500 000 for hauling raw materials parts and finished cars with since 1930 more than 40 percent manufactured by General Motors.
The Methodist Episcopal Church under Pastor Rev Clarence W Tompkins presents Personal Adventurers for Christ led by Epworth League head DeWayne Fisher with theme See People Live There. Plus fellowship hour at the parsonage and a January February missionary meeting at Rogers home starting Friday Feb 12. luncheon hostesses. Morningside banquet scheduled Feb 20 with program by music and physical education staff. Stewardship course in fall returns to evening services with a mission study and from Easter a series of personal devotional studies.
Rev. J.O. Wangberg leads Trinity Lutheran Church with Sunday School at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m Luther League at 8 p m Regular services follow Sunday observances The catechism class meets Saturday at 2 p m at the parish home quoted biblical exhortation noted.
Sunday school and league events announced at Nain Lutheran Church with Pastor George J. Robertson guiding activities. Attendance figures show engagement from Alta Petersen and Irene Petersen, with league guests and parish readings noted.
Items from The Arrow's 25 year retrospective note a Tuesday club strength, Laurens electric plant vote in March, hay and straw prices, Lena Wiegman social, Rolfe hearse sale to Des Moines, Leonard Kennedy hired at Charlton Bowen, Clarence Jordan rural carrier move, Jolliffe school social, Jolliffe retirement, class of 1912 officers, fog and train disruptions, Rev J A Kettle golden wedding note, Fortnightly club social at Bruce home.
Twenty five years ago Vaughn and Miss stood before guests at J. K. Wiegman home in Rolfe and vowed eternal love. They raised a fine family and remain together. Local items note Doxsee killed in Cha City while managing a concrete firm. Haneker sold farm stock in February. A farmers and auctioneers banquet preceded the sale, which was poor due to short feed. top price reached 50. The February men’s meeting discussed divorce, with several ministers present. Prices for feed and grain were discussed as stable into the 1937 crop year.
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