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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1931
Page
9
Local readers are invited to a string of meetings, sales and club events from February 26 to March 24 across Garfield Town Rolfe and Palmer. Highlights include a road meeting, charity sales, 4 H club gatherings, bridge groups, and a county wide Sunday School Institute with multiple homes and venues named.
County Superintendent Grace D Michael announces Dr Thomas A Gardner Rector of the Bureau of Dental Hygiene State University of Town Wahontas County will present slides on dental health to parents in urban and rural districts. A Sunday School Institute at Palmer Methodist Church on March 4 will host him with lunch provided and open to visiting teachers.
A combined report from Red Cross and tmers union details use of a corn car for Teansas. B. Bowen, vice-chair, previews cash and corn reimbursements and notes balances for pure needs. Local communities including Ware Havelock Ottosen Laurens contributed. Ottosen aligns with Pocahonta county. Gerald Carroll visited Fort during the week.
More than 500 people gathered in Rolfe and nearby areas for a McCormick Deering event honoring Cyrus Hall McCormick and the 1831 invention of the first successful reaper. The program featured the film Romance of the Reaper, a working reproduction of the machine, farm machinery displays, and speeches by A. T. Isaacson praising McCormick’s impact on feeding the world.
Rev W A Wilkinson reports Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 am Morning Worship at 11 am Epworth League 6 30 pm Evening Worship 7 30 pm Attendance neared 191 last Sunday Pastor thanks audiences Rally Day program in Humboldt Tuesday evening March 3 emphasized for attendance
Trinity Lutheran Church led by Rev. J. O. Wangberg lists Luther League activities and midweek prayer meetings. Next Sunday only Sunday school and Luther League will be held along with praise services. parish notes a large turnout last Sunday and invites more attendees. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Flaherty on Tuesday February 17.
The state sectional basketball tournament comes to Plover Thursday through Saturday March 5 6 7 featuring five Class A teams Emmetsburg Algona Plover Graettinger Laurens Rolfe and thirteen Class B teams including Mallard. Rolfe sits out Thursday then meets Friday’s Plover Emmetsburg winner. Season tickets at 1 50 allow all games for under ten cents per game. single admissions are 50 cents. Eighteen games total with sessions Thursday evening Friday morning afternoon and evening and Saturday morning and evening.
Manson High boys teams meet Rolfe at the Rolfe school gym Friday evening. Manson recently won the Calhoun county tournament and is praised for strong play. Rolfe earlier beat Manson, but acknowledges a tough challenge. The game is billed as a premier local matchup and worth attendance.
Russell Harris of Rolfe marries Miss Vio let Pettit of Spencer and Miss Bessie Longshore with Clarence H. Cox of Spencer at the Aurelia Methodist parsonage on February 21, 1931. Attending relatives and friends from Rolfe and Spencer share a reception and future plans in Spencer and Rolfe. Also noted is the death of pioneer Mrs. D D Cornick aged eighty three in Chico California.
Miss Fannie Buchanan, famed musical leader, will hold her Friday meeting at the Pocahontas public school gymnasium rather than the courthouse, starting at 10:00 a.m. She has lectured across many states and is spending six months in Iowa visiting counties, renowned for music for all gatherings and children. Local organizations with music programs are urged to send representatives to this event on February 27.
At a Feb 9 Farm Bureau Board meeting Randall Melson and Jas L O Keefe defended against a criticized resolution. Officials were tasked to explain the line about a tax levy 200 percent higher than ten years ago and the proposed county farm cottages for the poor with autos and permanent waves cited in figures from 1919 to 1929 signed by F K Hawley and W W Wilcox.
Arthur Martin Christensen died at his Rolfe home on Monday February 16 1931 after a brief illness from influenza and lung trouble. Born March 11 1908 at Renwick Iowa he was the son of Martin and Anna Christensen. He served in the U S Navy from January 1927 until October 13 1927 spent nine months at San Diego Naval Hospital and was honorably discharged. He leaves his parents three sisters and four brothers and many relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev W A Wilkinson delivering the sermon and interment at Clinton Garfield cemetery sealed by an ex service men escort and firing salute.
Pocahontas county 4-H Girls will pick an outstanding club girl to represent the county in The Register and Tribune contest. Former entrants include Marjory Vaughn and Arlene Ham of Des Moines township. The county contest closes March 15 and the state contest April 15. Selection plans to be made at the 4-H Club training school on Thursday.
The Rolfe Woman's Club holds its regular monthly meeting in the high school auditorium on Friday March 6 with Mrs. H B VanAlstine of Gilmore City as afternoon speaker. The American Home Department leads the day’s program and several special features are planned.
Rolfe mourns educator Harley H Claus who died Tuesday in Rochester Minnesota after a probable brain tumor. Funeral services will be held in Sioux Rapids today.
The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau women hosted an Achievement Day program in the county courthouse assembly room. Eight townships competed with high scores, and candidates for the Master Farm Homemaker Contest were nominated from the group for the state contest.
Miss Okalena Willard and Floyd Struthers were married at First Lutheran church Gilmore City on Wednesday Feb 18 1931 with Rev A J Seegers officiating and Mrs Seegers at the organ. The couple will reside on the farm north of Rolfe and visit Minnesota during their honeymoon.
Miss Jennie Schoon daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Schoon married Joens at the Lutheran church in Pocahontas on Sunday February 15 1931 at 3 00 pm Rev W J Lewinski officiating Attendants were Miss Marie Gerdes and Carl Joens The couple will reside on a farm in the Plover neighborhood J E Schnug returned from a visit with his son Dr Elmer Schnug and family in Dows
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