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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1937
Page
2
Frank Priebe notes New Year aims to balance business and home life. He warns against neglecting either spouse and stresses mutual effort, restraint, and duty. He touches on youth behavior, integrity, and the role of lawmakers amid calls for tax changes and public policy debates.
Rolfe and nearby towns show busy social life with multiple visits to Spencer Fort Dodge and Des Moines. Local families attend weddings, dinners, and school shifts as residents travel for work and education. A hospital patient recovers from appendicitis while others plan new year activities and club meetings.
A 25 year ago report describes an unusually large prairie chick en population, lodge installations by Odd Fellows and other fraternal groups, and travel to install officers in Plover. Obituaries, weddings, and weather records show January 1912 events including a burial, a theater offering, and harsh winter conditions with extreme cold and drifting snows.
Sunday School and Morning Worship scheduled at Trinity Lutheran. Luther League events and catechism class noted. Ladies’ Aid Society plans and a congregational business meeting set for church, with a religious reflection on conscience and life.
The church lists Rev. H A Sinning as former pastor and outlines Sunday services including evening communion. It notes the first ers' conference, Pioneer unit meetings, and Christian Madrass group plans. Excelsior society meets in church parlors with a vane fundraiser. Mrs Hesé leads Our Secret unit. Fort Dodge visitors Mrs J Ro Melntire and We Grant are mentioned.
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