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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1959
Page
2
A young people party was held Friday evening at the Irving Cornwell home in Pocahontas. Joy Cornwell is noted as a group member. The event, sponsored by the church, included brief devotions, games, and a good lunch.
IT wishes to thank those who remembered me with cards and gifts during my hospital stay and since returning home. Mrs. Donna Heathman expresses gratitude for the support and well wishes.
A message expresses gratitude for prayers letters cards and kindness received during hospitalization time at Sisson Nursing Home and after returning home signed by Mrs L W Larson with blessings.
The Carlton family expresses gratitude to everyone who helped during the illness and after the death of Tony Carlton. They thank those who sent flowers and sympathy cards and the Presbyterian church ladies who served lunch after the funeral services.
The Rolfe Baptist Church led by Pastor Harold Herbranson offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 with sermons on The Christian's Armour and The Love of Christ. Evening service at 7 45 features testimonies and an Ephesians message. Thursday Bible study and prayer meet at the house. For spiritual help or a free ride call 8 3812. A friendly welcome awaits.
Milton M. Schaper, pastor, announces junior choir rehearsal Saturday at 1 25 p m and Sunday school at 10 a m with all ages. Morning worship Sunday at 11 a m features chancel choir music directed by Mrs Lorraine Ramsey. The pastor preaches the second in the Lenten series.
A Wednesday afternoon general meeting of the W S C S is scheduled for February 25. Confirmation class will meet after school at the parsonage. Thursday brings Prayer Circle at 9 30 a m Intermediate M Y F at 7 p m Senior M Y F Council at 7 and chancel choir rehearsal at 9 45 p m. A local church leaders sub district meeting is set for Gilmore City Monday from 9 45 a m to 3 p m.
Bradgate Progress Club members met with reports on Iowa Industries and Freezing Food. 15 members answered roll call. Lutheran Ladies Aid hosted by Mrs Schultz and Mrs Larsen with readings and prayers. sick listed include the pastor's wife and Mrs Williams. Martha Circle donated a steel case for altar hangings. Naomi Circle gave a guest book. 15 arm rest folding chairs were ordered for the Aid. Lester Spangler visited Des Moines for medical checks. Rebekah Lodge installed new officers led by an installing officer.
The notice discusses briquet and coal supplies with a promise of additional cars within a week or ten days and mentions a lack of local hotel options for a traveler. It also advertises portable chicken roasts to handle 115 to 125 hens and notes customers may use a layaway plan.
The lodge appointed Helen Munson as OD D P and installed Phyllis Wallace N G Flossie Leach V G Gertie Brandhoij secretary and others including Cleo Tubbs chaplain Lucile Junkman I G Thelma Ham O G Abbie Olson R S N G Grace Cran L S N G Beulah Adams R S V G Martha Wallace L S V G Edna Madsen musician Yolande Fuller P N G. The group voted to aid the Odd Fellows with a fish fry and set committees.
Mrs Lannings joins group in Brownsville Texas. Malcolm Helvick guests in Livermore Clarence Meyer home. Bernard Jacobs visits Fort Dodge. Jerry Paulson family at Ed Paulson home Fort Dodge. Madsen and Bobby visit De Smith Humboldt. Ben Voordie and Dora of Rembrandt guests at Spangler home. Dewey Lanning returns from Des Moines Veterans hospital. Malcolm Helvick attends Nels Flint anniversary Ringsted open house. Lee Malcolm returns from New Mexico. Rudy Olson visits Randy Olson Fort Dodge in Lutheran hospital. Randy had appendectomy last week. Billie Lanning breaks elbow from tree climb for Boy Scout exhibit. Martha Wallace goes to Mason City to care for granddaughter Lisa. Gerald Koenig’s wife hospitalized. Kenneth Reese called home from Camp Story Va for grandfather’s death. all day leave. Kirk Hundertmark visits from Bede for a few days.
Aunt Mrs LeRoy Larsen attends funeral for her uncle near Chicago. Mr and Mrs Will Lanning left for a two week vacation in the south. Mrs Glenn Nelson returned home from Lutheran hospital and is resting, unable to be up long.
Funeral services for Will Cran who died January 27 1959 were at the Bradgate Methodist Church with Rev GC L Day officiating. Interment Union Cemetery Humboldt, pallbearers nephews of Cran. Survivors include Grace Cran wife five children 16 grandchildren two brothers one sister.
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