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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1931
Page
6
Plover and surrounding communities report visits from Lyle Jones and Miss Sharpe en route to California, plus many New Year gatherings. See a long list of visitors to the T. R. Jones, Lee Fisher, and C. D. Ferguson homes, church societies events, road bond talk, and local club meetings.
C M Webb, your druggist, advertises Fitch's Dandruff Remover Shampoo with a promise to remove dandruff. The copy urges washing hair to gain the dual benefit and credits the product with reliable results.
Miss Viola C. Hinrich of Pomeroy and Archie Layton of Plover were married at the First M. E. church in Fort Dodge with Dr. A. L. Lemans officiating. Attendants were Miss Phyllis Heathman and Gail Grinnell. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Hinrich, grew up in Pomeroy and trained in music. Archie, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Layton, came from St. Louis ten years ago and recently worked at Muerer garage after graduating from Plover high in 1930. A surprise reception followed at the Hinrichs home.
About 660 fans watched three games on Friday as Mallard and Plover clubs faced off in girls high school, boys high school and alumni contests. Mallard’s girls lost 45-28, Mallard boys led 31-25, and Plover alumni won 43-40 in overtime.
Members of the Needle and Thread Club hosted a New Year Eve program at the Perry White home for ninety five attendees. The evening featured a chorus song, plays Opal's Three Lovers and Opera Tickets, a stunt Brother Bill, vocal and instrumental performances, and the group sang Happy New Year to conclude.
Morning sermon titled Certainty Amidst Change and evening sermon The Saving Humanity. Grant Sanders will lead the Epworth League.
We express sincere thanks for the sympathy, love and assistance shown during our loss of our wife and mother. S. T. Grove and Children.
Sarah Forney born near James town Pennsylvania September 18 1852 died December 30 1930 at her home in Plover Iowa aged seventy eight years four months twelve days. She married T Grove on September 18 1873 and had eight children including Lulu May who died young and several in Iowa Minnesota and Illinois. The family lived in Illinois Iowa South Dakota and returned to Iowa settling in Plover over twenty years ago. She joined the Church of the Brethren as a girl, later transferring to the Christian church in Havelock Laurens and remained active. Funeral services were held at the M E church with Rev Knott Rev Mekkelson and Rev Cassell officiating. Burial in Powhatan cemetery with pallbearers including her sons and grandsons. Relatives traveled from Des Moines Mason City Danbury and Laurens among others.
The Presbyterian Church announces Rev. Walter Rothwell will preach at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday with Sunday school to follow at 11:00 a.m. All are cordially invited.
At a road bond mass meeting in Pocahontas last week the following were chosen to supervise petition circulation in their precincts: Swan Lake O E Erickson Cummins E L Albaugh Cedar G H Straight Washington Fred Hauswirth Lake No 2 J L Hunter Des Moines Wade DeMill Garfield Nis Behrendsen Clinton L R Davidson Roosevelt F W Hronek Sherman Ralph Hudek Marshall Ed Whannel Dover Ray Walsh Grant Ray Crummer Lincoln Gerde Beneke Lake No 1 John Ricklefs Bellville Wm Wiegert Center Anton Mackovets Powhatan Andrew M Simonson Colfax M D Peterson
The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau board met at the County Agent’s office in Pocahontas on Monday afternoon January 5 with President O E Erickson. The group organized committees for Executive Organization Marketing Poultry Marketing Taxation Legislative Auditing and Budget Insurance Boys Club Girls Club Roads plus district organizer Louis M Johns discussed future live stock marketing actions in the county.
Lafayette H. Shaw born January 15, 1854 in Vermillion county NL grew to manhood there. He married Sarah J. Rhewby November 13, 1881 and had seven children and many grandchildren. He tilled land in Rolfe and later homesteaded in Colorado before returning to Rolfe where he died December 31, 1930 after a three week illness.
William F. Kruger, 65, longtime Fort Dodge resident and former Oxford Hotel operator, died at his Heath apartments home in Fort Dodge after months of illness. He was born in Milwaukee in 1866 and is survived by his widow and a Portland Oregon niece. Funeral services were held at Wilder Funeral Home with burial in Oakland cemetery.
The obituary recalls a prominent western settler as a builder of the era, noting his life amid inventions that eased labor. Funeral services were held Saturday January 3 at 2:00 p.m. in the M. E. church with Rev. W. A. Wilkinson delivering the sermon. Interment followed in Clinton Garfield cemetery.
The Sunday school secretary reports a record last quarter with six Sundays over 200 in attendance and an average of 195. Last Sunday's attendance rose to the standard as the church proceeds with usual services including a focus on the evening service and lively music.
Birdie Bedell Core born April 13 1861 in Reda Iowa married W Core at Prairie City Iowa. She lived with her son in Choteau Montana after moving from Los Angeles and died after a short illness. She was survived by three grandchildren Clint Mary and Tackys.
Fire gutted the Metropolitan Theatre late Thursday night, destroying interior furnishings and sound equipment. Building owners Gilmore Exchange Bank report total losses between seven and ten thousand dollars. cause unknown but suspected furnace. Firefighters faced extreme heat and smoke. alarm from Fred Hambley.
An old advertisement promotes Adlerita for stomach gas relief and Adlerika for cleansing both stomach and bowels. It features testimonial language from a Mrs. M. Owen and mentions Webb's Two Drug Stores as outlets.
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