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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1929
Page
4
Plover reports a heavy snowfall closing roads and halting school as eight foot drifts block travel. Local visits include Fort Dodge families, Havelock funerals, and relatives gathering for basketball tournaments and community events.
A discussion argues for removing advertisements from outdoor spaces where the flag flies, contending laws and public opinion should protect national symbols from commercial display and preserve patriotic space.
The Plover event ran Feb 21 22 with 800 900 at the Friday closing of The Patsy by Pocahontas High School Juniors. Talks demos on seeds ice cream home cooking law enforcement and farm topics were given by Coggswell Whitlock Bouligny Pond Hawley Chrysler Hartz and others. The program ended with a theater production and civic notes from Judge Clock and county leaders.
The Walter Cook family moves into the Frank Climpson residence recently vacated by Supt G L Sanders. Ed Twigg reassesses land near town while I E Meredith takes over the W C Hansen farm. Faye Pirie buys a north farm. G Lee Fisher returns from Minnesota to farm P J Shaw place. Ward Sharp moves from C R Henderson farm to his father’s farm. Mrs Sharp relocates to Havelock. C D Ferguson returns to home farm as Floyd shifts from home to Clarence Heathman place. Heathman moves to Rolfe’s Graham farm. Des Moines family takes over J B Jolliffe farm. Fred Perkins relocates to Rush Lake area. Emmetsburg family to farm Ed Twige’s former site. W Lee MacVey farms own place. Miller family moves to J T Grant farm. Layton family relocates to Plover. Earl Guess heads to G D Henderson farm near recent Steinbrow move to Mallard. Wm Schoenberger shifts to former Tom Meredith farm. Ben Duval moves to Oregon. Willard family of Manson to farm Barnes place vacated by Walter Cook.
Four teams competed at Plover school gym in a county girls tournament held Feb 20 and 23. Plover finished first with 35 31 over Ware, then D M T 26 13 over Havelock, and 43 25 over Plover. Ware 46 15 over D M T. final Plover 30 23 over Havelock.
The Royal Neighbors organize meals at the Boys Sectional Basketball Tournament at the Presbyterian church on Maid Saturday. Rest rooms will be provided for players and coaches. A large crowd is expected with visitor care arranged. outcomes of games are unknown, adding anticipation.
A school pep meeting Monday honored the girls basketball team for their county tournament win and encouraged declamatory contestants for the State Sectional at Rolfe. It also supported the boys team slowed by Howard Bryant’s early Rolfe Plover injury with attendees Fern Christensen Miss Hoff P J Shaw C Ed Miller Mrs W F Hofert Geo S Shaw J M Bush Junior Sanders Mrs J H Pollock and Supt G L Sanders.
Sunday School and Bible Class start the day with a morning service. Christian Endeavor and an evening worship follow. The Stay sermon theme cites II Corinthians 6 10 and urges readers to study during Lent. An evening sermon is planned by Ottasen.
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