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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1928
Page
5
Local items from Plover and nearby towns cover social visits, hospital news, livestock showings, and upcoming events. Highlights include a surprise wedding of Clarence Sroufe and Lucile Meech, Royal Neighbors installation, basketball plans, and the Plover Short Course dates with prize exhibits.
Plover Presbyterian Church outlines Sunday schedule with Rev W H Cassell as pastor. Morning service at 11, Sunday School, Bible class, and evening worship. Communion planned Sunday morning with missionary film shown after the early service. Willing Workers plan a 25 cent lunch and pound social for Rev and Mrs Cassell.
The Epworth League will be led by Miss Schultz for the upcoming service and attendees are reminded of the prayer meeting Thursday evening. District Superintendent Rev. W. H. Lease of Algona delivered a fine sermon last Sunday on the topic Sacrifice.
F. L. Scheurich of Philo Illinois, 21, was arrested after a sixty mile an hour chase for stealing a car owned by Harold Budd of Pioneer Iowa. He faces charges of forging and cashing eight checks totaling 70 dollars on banks in Gilmore City and Philo. Budd family ties are noted, with G C Harold Budd of Pioneer involved. A later dispatch says Champaign sheriff handcuffed Scheurich to the wheel of the stolen car and had him drive it back to Humboldt in his own car.
Mrs. Clara Bassett born Cincinnati Ohio September 12 1838 died January 6 1928 at the home of her daughter Mrs. J W Ferguson in Plover Iowa aged 89 years 3 months 25 days She married Charles Henry Bassett in San Francisco in 1863 to whom eight children were born Her husband two sons and two daughters preceded her in death She leaves four daughters Mrs Kate Pryor Ossawattamie Kansas Mrs Mary Ferguson Plover Iowa Mrs Ella Joy Chariton Iowa Mrs Jennie Blandford Covington Ohio Funeral services were at the Ferguson home conducted by Rev W H Cassell and body shipped to Grand Junction for interment Relatives from distant places attended the service in Plover
Plover High defeated Rudd High 47 to 17 in a Saturday game crowded with spectators from nearby towns. Early in the night the boys’ game stayed close 8–8, but Plover pulled away by halves and dominated the rest of the contest.
A roster of potential jurors is published listing names from Pocahontas Laurens Rolfe Plover Gilmore City Manson Fonda Palmer Varina Havelock Havel with multiple residents of these towns confirmed as eligible. The long list features individuals such as W F Pattee Catherine Parker Roy Miller J C Sediacek Mrs Roy McCormick and Geo G Assing among others.
The report names grand jurors including A J Roberts of Rolfe R P Gerdes of Manson M J Dooley of Fonda Fred Hauswirth of Havelock M L Miller of Pocahontas Tom Donahue of Pocahontas L D Smith of Rolfe Arthur W Johnson of Lauren Mrs H F Olerich of Rolfe A D Ryan of Laurens Gerd Beneke of Palmer Harry Wooden of Laurens.
A fragment shows a bootlegger making a sharp remark about alcohol and sin while evading capture or consequences in a tense era. The line hints at tensions between enforcement and illicit liquor during prohibition time.
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