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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1941
Page
4
Local year end notes report on the Bradgate area Christmas events. Rebekah lodge hosted a party for children with games and a gift grab bag. Luther League and Epworth League gatherings followed with meals and devotions. Numerous social visits and family gatherings span Dakota City to Rolfe as residents share Christmas greetings and extend courtesies to visitors from Wheatland and beyond.
J T Hendricks has improved enough to be up and around while Mary Margaret Sinek Paul and Donald traveled to Des Moines for a doctor checkup on his injured arm. Will Hendricks visited the Harry Junkmann home in Manson with granddaughter LaDonna Junkmann staying a few days. Melvin Kirchner and Ellis Struthers returned from Rochester Minnesota where they aided Mrs Leslie Struthers after her surgery. Leslie Struthers remained with her. Mrs Arthur Nebgen of Cannon Falls Minnesota also stayed in Rochester to assist until improvement.
After a storm residents of Lamoni found sidewalks cleared by an anonymous helper. When Mrs. Derry asked for payment Ray Ford said he owed nothing, explaining he acted from the Christmas spirit. Church officials at Mt. Ayr Methodist were surprised by a Hammond organ donation from Mrs. H M Miller.
Despite wartime, residents keep plum pudding tradition as Mrs Be atrice Broadfield of Glenwood receives one from Worcester. In Laurens air-minded trend grows with three airplanes now in the community.
Fire crews tore up part of a cement floor under the furnace at Donald Wilmarth’s home in Corning to reach a smoldering wooden sill. No serious damage to the house was reported.
The program features Agnes Dorweiler and Marian Lund performing guitar and piano pieces including March to Hawaii and Sonatina. Frances Kramer and Milo Jensen play additional selections followed by Merle Guy who closes with Silent Night. Two Santas enter with an apples basket to treat the crowd.
Reuel Nygaard of Lake Mills, though just three, will soon be a seasoned traveler after making a solo train journey from Minneapolis to Albert Lea.
The alumni team edged the high school in a close match with Elroy Ripperger scoring 12 for the high school and Lefty Sanden also with 12 for the alumni. Divonna Vaughn led the girls’ alumni with 19 points, Bee Neilson Ives 14, and Leta Mae Kilbourn 4 as the former stars boosted the visitor team.
Rolfe held a 12 10 lead early as the game stayed tight. By halftime Rolfe led 6 4 while Gowrie reclaimed the edge at 10 8 after three quarters. Gowrie scored only one point in the final period as Rolfe added four, keeping spectators in an uproar.
Ardeth Boyd led the high school cagers with 14 points while Marijorie Peterson added 13 and Thelma Boyd 10. The teams traded leads from the start, the score tied 87 at the end of regulation, with Alumni and high school each holding the lead before the final buzzer. A tie in regular play ends in a shared result for girls basketball.
A church ceremony was followed by a three course dinner for the wedding party and relatives in the church dining room hosted by friends of the bride. Bouquets of sweet peas, color coordinated place cards, and nut cups complemented a pink and white palette. A three tier cake with a miniature couple topped the bride’s table as Miss Tone Tellier of Humboldt played violin between courses.
The item notes a couple departing for a wedding trip with unreadable details. Mrs. Davidson is described in a tin rose frock with brown accessory and a fur coat, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
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