January community events and meetings listed
A fragmented calendar shows Jan events across community groups. Open House at the Public Library hosted by Rolfe Fnan's Club, Presbyterian church hostess duties, Busy Bee Sewing group supper, American Legion luncheon and meeting, Rosary Society Guest Day, Y M C A bridge club, Chapter FR, P B 0 notices, D M T Woman's Club at the school, Home Furnishing Project follow up, O E S meeting with officer installation, A L D tea at Mrs Styslay's home, Tuesday Club at Mrs Frank ing's, and more January gatherings indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giusy
Rolfe Fnan
Pwirday
Betty McPstrtey
Presbyterian Church
Ebyonday
Busy Bee Sewin
Presbyterian
American Legion
Ery
M. M. _ Burroughs
American Legionay
Marvin ‘Burroughs
Rosary Society
William Pattee
Y. M. C. Bridgeclub
James Sennett
JC. Wiegman
Tesday
D. M. T. Woman's Club
Arthur Vaughn
Installa‘ion
Twsday
Wer
A Rolfe Reveille Page From 1909 Found in Iowa City
A copy of The Rolfe Reveille dated December 30 1909 was found by Karl Hille above the Hille tailor shop. It features ads from local merchants promising low prices and a front page story Home From College naming several students and townspeople. Editor Lighter notes old debts and reflects on the editor’s many thoughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Hille
Hille Tailor Shop
Geo. C. Hauck
A. B. Symes
Weible
Ake
Will Brinkman
Gus Everson
Joe Everson
Elmer Schnug
Mack Kent
Ewing McEwen
Art Gunderson
Iowa City
Mabel Lighter
Lulu Hollenbeck
Myrtle Vaughn
Ethel Taylor
Fae White
Nell Rateliff
Cedar Falls
Chauncey Cleaver
Springfield
Agnes Larson
Arch Mather
Des Moines
Leonard Kennedy
Storm Lake
Wilma Bruce
Grinnell
Dolliver Kent
Faribault
Minn
Don C. Kent
Lighter
Peraps
Busy Bees Sponsor Supper And Sociable At Presbyterian Church
A community supper and sociable will be hosted by the Busy Bee Sewing Circle of the Excelsior Society at the Presbyterian church dining room on Monday January 9 after six o'clock. The menu features Escalloped Potatoes Baked Beans Butter Coffee and Doughnuts. Freddie Hillea and Harry Brigham will perform a new 38 and later act and rugs will be on display with a request to bring any worn rugs for the exhibit. Children in school age admitted free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church Liing
Busy Bee
Excelsior Society
Freddie Hille
Harry Brigham
Miss Mary Shriner On Air in Sioux Falls
Rolfe residents heard Miss Mary Shriner broadcast for the first time this winter from Station KSSO Sioux Falls South Dakota on a Wednesday afternoon. She arrived in the city that morning to lead singing in Sunday school and church services at Little Stone Church. The service broadcasts are Sunday mornings at 11 10 and 12 10. On Wednesday afternoons at 2 30 she presents religious vocal music from the studio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Miss Mary Shriner
KSSO
Sioux Falls
S. D
Miss Shriner
Little Stone Church
Whitmore
Romans Fitted Portrait Busts With Glass Eyes
The article notes that Romans sometimes equipped their portrait busts with glass eyes, a detail illustrating their craftsmanship and attention to lifelike features.
Promotion Club Holds Year End Meeting in Rolfe
L R Slim Davidson presided over the Rolfe Promotion Club’s last meeting for the year held Thursday noon December 29 in the Central States Electric Co show room with Riches Cafe providing lunch. Reports from Xmac treat and decoration committees showed a small cash surplus turned to the Burn committee for the fortunates. Committee on trade extension favored dropping prize tickets and keeping ideas under study for two weeks. Stores to close after New Year’s Day with Wednesday evenings discontinued and all nights except Saturday at six after January 9. Graeber named chairman for the January 12 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. “Slim” Davidson
Rolfe Promotion Club
Central States Electric Co
Davidson
Xmac
J. P. Graves
E. Eikenberry
Aerohesibian
Arrow
Graeber
Obituary of Henry F Truelson in Rolfe Iowa
Henry F Truelson born August 8 1846 in Abeld Schleswig Germany came to Davenport Iowa 1872 and later lived near Plover Rolfe and in Davenport He died December 27 1982 at age 86 burial at Clinton Garfield Cemetery Survived by children James Truelson Mary Heathman Andrew P Truelson Chris Truelson and Meta Peterson plus 23 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren Also sister and two brothers served in German army and was a Lutheran church trustee and president for many years Funeral services were held at Nains Lutheran church with Rev L H Kjoller officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Truelson
Abeld
Schleswig
Germany
New York City
N. Y
Davenport
Iowa
Mine Hatteson
Lysholm
Marie Ellene
James Truelson
Gilmore City
Mary Heathman
Bemidji
Minn
Andrew P. Truelson
Havelock
Chris Truelson
Metha Peterson
Rolfe
Anna Fry
Eccondido
Cal
Niels Truelson
Escondido
James
Denver
Colo
Heathman
Truelson
Plover
Word of God
House of God
Truelsen
Nain’s
Lutheran
L. H. Kjoller
Clinton-Garfield
Tke
Herman Jaffer
Sioux Center
Hair Net Exports Highlight Chefoo Trade Peak
Before fashion shifts ended the boom Chefoo in China exported about five million dollars worth of hair nets annually, a major textile trade that supported local industry and jobs.
Busy Bee Sewing Circle hears talks on Mossop School and Buena Vista College
Miss Clara Dawson described Mossop School perched on a Tennessee mountainside near Harriman as a large Presbyterian girls school where students pay tuition or produce and receive aid. Mrs. C L Gunderson outlined Buena Vista College’s founding in Fort Dodge and its 1891 relocation with land and building gifts from Storm Lake and Rolfe interests. The group, hosted by Mrs. G S Shriner, also made quilts for welfare and planned a quilt gift to Mossop School. Next meeting guest hostesses include Mrs. H C Lawson and aides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Dawson
Mossop School
C. L. Gunderson
Buena Vista College
Busy Bee Sewing Circle
Presbyterian Excelsior Society
G. S. Shriner
E. C. Hoard
A. W. Ives
Ruth Webb
Dawson
Harriman
Tenn
Mossop
Presbyterian Board
Tennessee
Gunderson
Fort Dodge Presbytery
Fort Dodge
Presbytery
Rolfe
Storm Lake
H. C. Lawson
E. W. Wilson
Arthur Vaughn
L. A. Hansen
Trusty Ford Barely Survives Iowa City Run
Clifford Kip Wilson drove a group of Iowa University students home from Iowa City when his Ford swerved to pass another car and struck eight guard posts east of Marshalltown. The posts damaged the car but no one was hurt. Kip and a hitchhiker exited uninjured and continued to Zearing to pick up his sister. Rolfe Auto Co. repaired the Ford, now nearly as good as new.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford
Kip” Wilson
Iowa City
Iowa University
Aubrey
Jim” Wilson
Clifford Graeber
Robert Melson
Melvin Thompson
Betty Melson
Norman Siefkin
Des Moines
Cora Belle
Mary Pollock
Humboldt
Kip
Ford
Marshalltown
Ilowa City
Zearing
Homer Beam
Rolfe Auto Co
Woman's Club Tea to Benefit Rolfe Library
The Rolfe Woman's Club hosts a fundraising tea Friday at 2 PM in the Rolfe Public Library basement. Coffee and doughnuts or tea and cake will be served. Proceeds fund new library books as the club works to boost library services amid post depression times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Woman’s Club
Rolfe Public Library
State Savings Bank
Trea
Woman’s Club
Bes Detv
Woman’s Ub
Des Moines Township Woman's Club to Meet
The Des Moines Township Woman's Club will gather at the D. M. T. school building on Tuesday January 10 at 2:00 p m Members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Get Yer Skates Skinnay An Shoot A Little Shinny
The west town pond sees a surge of skaters in the past two weeks with about fifty locals each day. Thompson Brothers note many ages and even couples joining in, with nighttime lights and hockey games by younger men. Ice cut late this year to let vacationers enjoy the fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Brothers
Thompsons
Golden Wedding party recalls 1888 Duluth era feast
On January 4 1888 Mr and Mrs John Goldthorpe of Dubuque Iowa celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Their granddaughter Mrs W S Butler of Rolfe hosted a dinner this week using the same black walnut dining table and silver and china, with eighty guests. The menu matched the old feast oysters roast duck dressing apple sauce cold slaw mashed potatoes brown gravy cranberry jelly mince pie gold cake and coffee. It was a bright cold day eight degrees below zero with snow and sleighing. A young girl at the time Mrs Butler helped lay the table and serve. The former event inspired memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John [Goldthorpe
Dubuque
Iowa
W. S. Butler
Rolfe
Hopes Heard Over WBBM Radio Play “She Won’t Do”
Chicago couple Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hope starred in a one act radio play titled She Won’t Do on Station WBBM. Hope acted as John Weatherby known as Grampy while his sister Martha Weatherby helped scheme to test the future son in law. Grampy claimed most of the credit for a twist that wins over the Arizona cowboy lover. Hope wrote and directed the script and often presents his works on WBBM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Hope
Chicago
WBBM
Mr. Hope
John Weatherby
Grampy
Betty
Mike
Worth-While Radio Feature by Rev Coughlin Sundays
A reader praises Rev Charles E Coughlin's Sunday talks at 3:00 p m heard on Stations WHO and WOC. The writer, A M Simonson, calls the broadcasts the most worthwhile feature on radio and urges others with home radios to tune in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Arrow
Chas. E. Coughlin
WOC
M. Simonson
Rolfe Stores to Close Early Starting January 9 1988
Rolfe business houses will close at 6:00 p m every night except Saturday from Monday January 9 1988 until further notice. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs F E Cleveland and Grandmother Ritter of Wall Lake and relatives in Storm Lake. Local note mentions a bee tree discovery at Mickaleck's by R L Feaster and Donald Green with a bucket of honey despite bee stings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
F. E. Cleveland
Grandmother Ritter
Wall Lake
Charles Irwin
Grandma Ritter
C. G. Lighter
Oceyedanes
Emma Ligh
Lake
Visi
Daugther
Joseph Straight
R. L. Feaster
Donald Green
Mickaleck’s
Mr. Feaster
Delinquent Tax Sale Postponed By County Authority
The Po cahontas county treasurer postpones the annual delinquent tax sale to February 6 1933 due to an illegal notice publication last year requiring three notices with proper timing. The delay is a break for property owners unable to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Doing Right Thing at Right Time in City Office
Mayor J H Brinkman keeps a sign about action versus doubt as residents lobby to resolve snow on sidewalks glare ice dog roaming lawns and garden disruption. He and Marshal Pete Peterson aim to hear complaints and mediate with discretion to keep the town orderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brinkman
Rounepecgis
Brinkman
Pete” Peterson
4-H Girls Club Work Under Way in Pocahontas County
4-H leaders plan Home Furnishings clubs for girls ages twelve to twenty one in Pocahontas County for 1938. First training school led by Miss Florence Forbes set for January 16 at 10 a.m. in the Pocahontas courthouse assembly room. New clubs expected in Powhatan Swan Lake Bellsville and Roosevelt townships with existing clubs in Roosevelt Grant Garfield Lincoln Des Moines Cummins and Marshall townships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Arnquist Bakke
Pocahontas County
Court House
Pocahontas
Roosevelt, Grant, Garfield
Lincoln
Des Moines
Cummins
Marshall Townships
Local Social Notes and Weather Delays
Mr and Mrs Ed Grimes of Eagle Grove visited at S S Sanford's home Friday. Thompson Bros planned ice harvest but postponed due to soft weather. Albert Monkelsen Blanche Blake and C H Tollefsrud visited in Grant township. Mrs Blake returned from San Diego after six months. Mrs W S Butler received tea from son Dr Leigh Butler of Tokyo for New Years. The tea will be served at the Woman's Club benefit tea at the library Friday afternoon for public sampling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson Bros
Albert Monkelsen
Blanche Blake
Grant Township
C. H. Tollefsrude
New county officers take over in Pocahontas County
Hubert Kapsch qualified as sheriff with C. W. Gilchrist as deputy. A. H. Buscher seated as supervisor. Jas L. O’Keefe named chairman of the board of supervisors. Miss Veronica Lampe named deputy recorder. Miss Cavanaugh acts as assistant clerk. Salaries not set due to Supervisor O’Keefe’s illness. Official county papers: Pocahontas Record Democrat, The Fonda Times, The Rolfe Arrow. Depositories: two at Pocahontas and one at each of Plover Varina Fonda Pomeroy Manson Gilmore City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Hubert Kapsch
C. W
Bill” Gilchrist
A. H. Buscher
Jas. L. O’keefe
Fonda
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Will Berry
Miss Cavanaugh
Gilmore City
Vergie
Veronica Lampe
O'Keefe
Fort
Earl H White Dies After Brief Illness in Kuna Idaho
Lars H Johnny White age fifty nine died December 29 1982 at his Kuna Idaho home after an illness of under a week influenza was the initial illness He was born August 18 1878 in Springville Iowa and lived in Rolfe Humboldt and West Bend Iowa Missouri and Idaho He married Ada Chumley and ten children survive their parents with one daughter predeceased Funeral services were held Saturday at the Kuna Methodist church with burial in Kuna Idaho Names include Juliius White Charles Claude Guy Archie and Beryl plus Ada Chumley White and Mary Bergdoll among survivors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars H
Johnny” White
Kuna
Idaho
Mr. White
Karl H. White
Springville
Iowa
Rolfe
Ada Chumley
Vera
Rolte
Humboldt
West Bend
Ozark
Missouri
White
Lloyd E
Mest
Neb
Glenn
Clare
A. J. Roskus
Chicago
Doris
Lula Mae
Marie
Clinton
Howard
Julius
Richard Nibarger
Nampa
Geraldine Anne Roskus
Julius White
Carl
Claude
Guy
Archie
Meyers Falls
Wash
Beryl
Mather Family Reunion Marked by New Year Dinner
Mrs. R. S. Mather hosted the annual New Year’s Day dinner for thirty one members of the Mather family. The event honors her mother the late Mrs. Robert Struthers and Mrs. Mather’s January birthday. Attendees included Will Mather of Swea City, M C Kelsey and daughter Bradgate, Lowell Jennings and family, Levin Arney and family, Geo Ham and Vera Seaman, J B Kent, W E Struthers, Frank King, and Robert B. Mather with son Jean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Mather
Altho
Lizard
Will Mather
Swea City
M. C. Kelsey
Bradgate
Rs. Lowell Jennings
Levin Arney
Geo. Ham
Vera
Mary Seaman
Reed Seaman
Arch Mather
Margaret Struthers
J. B. Kent
W. E. Struthers
Frank King
Robert B. Mather
Jean
Local banker Lou Eral visits Mason City for car dealings
Lou Eral, formerly a Ware banker and later in Fort Dodge, now in Mason City, dropped by friends last Thursday. He is currently selling Reo automobiles. The American Legion Auxiliary plans a meeting Monday January 9 at Mrs. M. M. Burroughs home for a one o'clock covered dish luncheon with Mrs. Z T Carroll and Mrs. W L McIntire assisting hosts. Each member should bring a covered dish and a guest eligible for membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Eral
Ware
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Reo
American Legion Auxiliary
M. M. Burroughs
Z. T. Carroll
W. L. McIntire
Paris Chamber Opens Two Sales Schools
The Chamber of Commerce in Paris has opened two salesmanship schools each with its own retail store to train and showcase modern retail practices. The new centers aim to improve local commerce and provide hands on instruction in selling techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jay
Ridge Pe
Styslay
Ure
Chefoo
Woman's Club
Ed Grimes
Eagle Grove
S. S. Sanford
R Earl H. White
Wa Mather
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