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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
2
Emery L Petersen pastor announces choir practice at 8 and Sunday school and Bible class at 7 15 p m Evening worship at 8 p m Lenten service Wednesday at 8 p m at Nain Lutheran church.
Readable fragments include Mary Lea Nelson Marilyn Erickson Donna Erickson Christibel Bregotti Vera DeVaul Robert Riches Jennilea Hansen and Jimmy Hansen as individuals named in a notice or record.
A February 18 gathering at Mrs. Lucile White’s home honored Mrs. White on moving to Rolfe and Everett entering military service. The event featured games and gifts from Rev. C. R. Buckwalter and A. A. Brinkman, with lunch by the committee. Several club and society meetings are noted, including the American Home Study Club, Trinity Lutheran Aid, Sorosis Club, and a Peters bridge party, plus birthday observances for Don Clear’s family and Everett Moulton.
Mrs L A Hansen and Mrs A W Hansen hosted a Friday birthday gathering for Mrs Clayton Strait and her son Norman at Moulton. Guests included multiple local families such as the Moon, Dickey, Heileman, Moulton, Ryen, Boeckholt, Alexander, Jesse, Miller and Benson households with cake and lunch to close the afternoon.
Mr and Mrs Gunderson host a Chinese checkers party and honor Mr and Mrs Boyce on their 81st anniversary with a cake and roseville vase. Mr and Mrs Miller celebrate 88th anniversary with a surprise party including Harry Dickey and others. Chris Madsen hosts a farewell party with 20 relatives. A.L.D. club meets at Mrs Cora Ivey home with a readings quiz and lunch. Neighbors honor Mrs Chris Madsen with a surprise visit and gift.
Letter from a Rolfe resident serving with the amphibious engineers, 162 Ord. Maint. Co., 2d ESB, overseas. He writes of longing for home, mentions meals and smokes, and asks about Arrow gates to send money, expressing hope the war ends soon.
Miss Iris Jarrett of Bristol England writes of Del Lert Johnson, who visits Bristol during convoy duty aboard the U S S Humboldt. She notes skating hardship after the rink was bombed, rationing five years, and English reserve masking emotion while helping others. Her brother is a merchant seaman aged 22.
Pastor W F Schneck invites parishioners to Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir practice occurs at the usual time. Lent services begin Sunday evening at 8 o'clock with Rev C R Buckwalter delivering the message. Plan to attend all weekly services.
Pastor J. O. Wangberg leads morning worship on the theme How to Meet the Tempter from Matth 4 1 11. Sunday school and Bible class at 10 a m catechism meets Saturday 1 45 p m at the parsonage girls choir 3 p m Ladies Aid meets with Mrs E P Lomen Wednesday March 1 Lenten service at Nain Lutheran church Wednesday evening March 1.
Rev. C. R. Buckwalter invites all to Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 15 a m with the sermon The Voice of God The Youth Fellowship gathers at 6 30 p m Union Lenten services start this Sunday at 8 pm at the Presbyterian church Your pastor will preach Help fill every meeting Circle meetings of the Woman's Society march 1 and M M club march 8.
Casper Grant thanks those who sent flowers letters cards and other acts of kindness during illness in a brief card of thanks published by the newspaper.
Rolfe School junior high presents a front board display of combat and peacetime planes with Coca Cola Humboldt praised for timely pictures. The team beat Pocahontas 24 to 18 led by Donnie Riley with six baskets. Jackie Sandvig added eight points as cheerleaders were chosen from 8th grade.
The report covers third grade to kindergarten activities including flags, dramatizations, trains, and 100% spelling scorers. It notes a March 1 time change to Central War Time, staff attendances at meetings, reading demonstrations by Miss Hankamp, and February bond sales totaling $278.15 with 100% participation in 6th grade.
Verle D. Howard of Rolfe Iowa has been assigned to the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command at Truax Field Madison Wisconsin for training as a radio technician. Upon completion he will be eligible to join the base operators group or pursue advanced specialized training.
At the Illinois Lumber Dealers Convention J P Boyd warned harder lumber access in 1944 with tighter controls likely. Farmers must sign blanks estimating needs to form carloads for authorities approval, else relief is unlikely. Critics say war housing consumes scarce lumber while wartime output pressures continue.
Column urges readiness for a future shift as oil may exhaust. advises stocking coal for anticipated higher demand. Emphasizes changing energy landscape and proactive preparation for resource scarcity.
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