Community notices outline church and club events
A garbled list of upcoming meetings and activities from multiple groups. Items include Trinity Lutheran Kid Society, Mrs. Thos Lowery gathering, Excelsior Society at Mrs Rev Hauck, Methodist Ladies room, Pythian Sisters events, W Lee farm sale, Nora Workman Home Furnishing lessons, Y M C A Bridge group, Victory Day project, and Garfield Town meeting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Hauck
Nesday
Busi
Epwo
Gist
W. Lee
Plover Youths Unite In Havelock Wedding
The wedding of Lara sen and Clyde McGuffin took place Dec 24 at the Havelock Methodist parsonage with Rev C L Day officiating. Guests included the Christensen and Hanisch families. the couple later left for St Paul and now reside in a furnished tent near Jane Roberts’ home in Livermore. The bride Lura Christensen, elder sister of the bride, is a Plover graduate and former rural teacher. the groom is a Rolfe young man employed by a greenhouse firm in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Pollock
Rolfe Wnity
Havelock
Larasen
Clyde McGuffin
C. L. Day
Ed Christensen
Astmal
Mr. McGuffin
Emmet Bendixon
Christensen
Have
Velock
Tewlyweds
Ocahontas
Livermore
St. Paul
Jane
Joe Roberts
Lura
J. Christ
Plover
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
Charlton Estate Divided After 18 Years of Partnership
The Charlton family splits the estate of James H. Charlton with Frank B. Charlton obtaining Charlton & Bowen and the Everson place, Clyde B. Charlton taking Rooseveltown properties, and Lucile Charlton Hall receiving the Home Place. Public sale of personal effects set for February 6 to conclude the division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon B. Charlton
Manchester
Clyde B. Charlton
Des Moines
Lucile Charlton Hall
Dallas Center
Frank B. Charlton
Rolfe
James H. Charlton
Guy Hall
Charlton
Northwest Town
Clyde E. Brenton
Arrow
Charlton Boys
Rolfe Auto Co
Shannon Charlton
L. R. Davidson
Charlton & Bowen
Frank Charlton
Charlton Grain Co
Gilmore Motor Co
Clyde Charlton
Walter B. Holt
Sec
Roosevelt Township
Kelts Celebrate Sixty Years of Married Life
Mr and Mrs James Kelts marked their sixtieth wedding anniversary at their Rolfe home. They moved from Wisconsin to Iowa in 1881 then to Kansas for six years before returning to Rolfe in 1890. Mrs Kelts has been blind, while Mr Kelts, a Civil War veteran, visits uptown daily as friends extend congratulations.
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James Kelts
Rolfe
Laurens M. E. Church Renovation Planned for $6000
The basement of the Laurens Methodist Church is being remodeled at an estimated cost of 6000 dollars. A new furnace has been installed and the finished basement will include a dining room seating about 200 and two large kitchens plus other rooms.
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Laurens
Pencil Box Campaign Closes Amid Holiday Rush
The Farmer's Wife and The Arrow wrap up a ten day pencil box drive directed by Ruth Watts. Rolfe and Des Moines township children received boxes, with grateful letters from Merle Brown and Doris Vaughn praising the gifts and use for maps and school projects.
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The
Arrow
Ruth Watts
Rolfe
Iowa
Miss Ruth
Ben Lehnus
Merle Brown
Mr. Bruce
Doris Vaughn
Des Moines Township
Correction on hydrant status after Charlton Bowen fire
A correction notes the Lighter corner hydrant was not frozen after testing. two hydrants with leaks were repaired earlier in the season. Marshall Calligan, G. C., and Walter Harris tested all hydrants before cold weather, finding all but two in good condition. The Ferden corner hydrant near the egg house was the only one not working properly after further testing.
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Charlton & Bowen
Marshall Calligan
G. C
Walter Harris
Ferden Corner
Egg House
Ten Year Fighteenth Amendment Victory Day Observance
The National Woman Christian Temperance Union and ten thousand local Unions plan a Victory Day event on Thursday Jan 16. Rolfe community holds a Methodist church meeting with all churches and schools taking part. program to be published next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Rolfe
Methodist
Young People Social at Presbyterian Church
About seventy five youths from Epworth League Trinity Luther League and Christian Endeavor Society attended a party hosted by Christian Endeavorers in the church parlors. Miss Marjorie Vaughn and Miss Harriett Damberg led games with Robert Pollock assisting, aided by about fifteen collegians home for holidays. Refreshments followed the lively gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Trinity Luther League
Christian Endeavor Society
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavorers
Marjorie Vaughn
Harriett Damberg
Robert Pollock
Merchant Shifts Routine to Ike's Soda Grill
An old-fashioned merchant who once visited Ike's place at ten each morning now goes to the soda grill for a milk shake.
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Ike
Subscribers urged to check Arrow date renewals
The Arrow asks subscribers to verify expiration dates after a pencil cabinet campaign caused renewals and possible list errors. Dates corrected through December 27. readers should report any mismarking promptly to avoid delayed credits.
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The
Arrow
Big Farm Sales Scheduled This Month
Cordes and Campbell announce a large closing out sale at the W. E. Campbell farm near Gilmore City on January 8. Machinery dominates the list with an Oil-Pull tractor, cement mixer, corn picker, circular saw, hay press, and multiple trucks plus extensive livestock including twelve horses, twenty cattle, five milk cows, thirty shoats, chickens, and alfalfa hay. W. Lee MacVey also plans a reducing sale January 10 at the upper farm northeast of Plover featuring twelve cows eight Holsteins, two horses, and high grade roosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordes & Campbell
Claus H. Cordes
W. E. Campbell
Gilmore City
Ford
Reo
W. Lee MacVey
Plover
MacVeys
Methodist Young Married Class Party Reflects Yuletide Spirit
The Young Married People’s Class of the Methodist Sunday School held a party at Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hewlett’s home on Friday evening, December 20. They made fifty seven varieties of candy and popcorn balls, held a business meeting electing officers, then enjoyed a Christmas tree with gifts and refreshments. The hosts’ heating system performed well and all attendees departed late, hoping to return.
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Methodist Sunday School
Ted Hewlett
Grant Johnson
Wesley Lehnus
Secy
Treas
William Fisher
Four H Club Organizes County Wide Orchestra
Seventeen Pocahontas county youths met December 28 at the Pocahontas public school for the first rehearsal of a county wide 4 H Club orchestra led by Mrs. Arthur Vaughn. The group plans a January public appearance, with state 4 H leaders expected in attendance. Attendees included Eleanor Whannel, Lucille Weishaar, Elderd Oleson, Edna Resseguie, Russell Ives, Vera Madsen, Thelma Olson, Stella Mae Brinkman, Annabelle Brinkman, Leon Wiegman, Lester Carlson, Christian Rudolfson, Florence Hawley, Louise Vaughn, Marjory Vaughn, Frances Vaughn, Martin Schultz, and Norton Ives.
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Pocahontas County
Pocahontas Public School
Arthur Vaughn
Eleanor Whannel
Lucille Weishaar
Elderd Oleson
Edna Resseguie
Russell Ives
Vera Madsen
Thelma Olson
Stella Mae Brinkman
Annabelle Brinkman
Leon Wiegman
Lester Carlson
Christian Rudolfson
Florence Hawley
Louise Vaughn
Marjory Vaughn
Frances Vaughn
Martin Schultz
Norton Ives
Ware and Rolfe Cagers Set Friday Night Showdown
The Ware and Rolfe high school boys teams, first and second string, meet at the Rolfe gym Friday evening at 7 30. Ware is known for speed and should contest well against Rolfe in both games. Alumni home from college and vacation are urged to attend.
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Ware and
Rolfe High School
Rolfe
Ware
Christian Endeavor Homecoming At Presbyterian Church
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church held a 6:30 p m homecoming meeting in the lecture room decorated in red and white. Miss Mary Pollock led the gathering as about a dozen college youths attended. Ruth Dawson gave the welcome and Margaret Pollock recalled the society's past while New Year resolutions were discussed and Harriett Damberg offered a piano selection.
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Christian Endeavor Society
The
Presbyterian Church
Mary Pollock
Ruth Dawson
Margaret Pollock
Harriett Damberg
Worth-While Club Calendar Meeting and Activities
Worth-While Club members and leaders met for a noon luncheon and business session with five members five mothers three visitors and two leaders present. Leaders led songs and Marjory Vaughn read the previous year’s report. Girls from Worth-White Club of Des Moines township held a student meeting with a program including winter salads and calisthenics. Twenty-six girls seven club members two mothers and one leader attended. A later meeting at Mrs John Madsen’s home planned the annual Wallace’s Farmer notebook contest and assigned tasks. 4-H workers in Pocahontas county organized a county wide orchestra with Lucille Weishaar reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lehnus
Lester Thorson
Marjory Vaughn
Des Moines
Ware
John Madsen
Galisthenics
Sae Marjory Vaughn
Worth While
John ‘Madsen
Studer Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs August Studer of Ellington township Iowa celebrate 60 years of marriage on Christmas Day. Surviving children grandchildren and great grandchildren gathered for a festive poultry dinner and a Christmas tree. The couple's long life includes Canada birth and migration through Illinois to Iowa with the Studer family deeply valued in the community.
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August Studer
Ellington Township
Alo Alto County
Pocahontas County
Mr. Studer
St. Agatha
Waterloo County
Ontario
Canada
Illinois
Lena
Margaret Paul
Germany
Nora Springs
Iowa
Kate Shaughnessy
Springfield
Minn
Frank Studer
Whittemore
Rose
Martha
J. Ross
Martin
Magnus
Julius
St. Benedict
John N. Studer
Tillie Kowalskie
Sioux City
Five anniversaries in one Iowa family on one day
Mr and Mrs C W Fuller of Sioux Rapids marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary on December 24 while their daughter Mrs J F Wanek and husband celebrated their twenty eighth at the Fuller home. Also on December 24 Whack family daughters and fiances held a triple wedding at the Methodist church with Miss Woith Campbell among the wedding party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Fuller
Sioux Rapids
Blessing Farm
Rolfe
J. F. Wanek
Reeder
N. D
Fuller
Wanek
Wier N. Peterson
Whack
Woith Campbell
Windom
Pocahontas Baptism and Burial Certificates Preserved in Virginia
The article notes that baptism, death, and burial certificates for Pocahontas, the famous Indian maiden, have been kept in Virginia and that telephone poles and trees never collide with automobiles except in self defense.
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Virginia
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