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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1942
Page
3
Sonny Huseby returns from Sioux Rapids to Havelock while local events note a watch night at the Methodist church. Residents discuss a lost lathe closet, hospital visits, and family travel. The Havelock school reopens after holidays as basketball parties prepare for Ware matchups. The American Legion Auxiliary plans a January meeting and a wool block drive for coast guard comfort.
Postmaster Vern Waters learns his brother Eugene of Vern Dale Minnesota lost three fingers of his left hand after his hand was caught in a corn shredding machine. The little finger and thumb were saved but the finger is badly mangled and he was hospitalized for amputation.
Marvella Ralle leaves Mason City to resume college work and others return to Cornell college A L B at Des Moines Waldorf Forest City and Fort Dodge Lutheran hospital Charles Philp undergoes hernia operation Mrs Philp stays several days Sergeant Francis Schott welcomes birth of daughter at Camp Claiborne New Year gatherings include the Edge family and guests.
Mr and Mrs Henry Edge Harlan Dale and Robert Lee Mr and Mrs Jon Edge Norma and Roger Edge are listed in a terse local notice. The names appear as a compact roster possibly for a family event or legal matter.
The block from the post office to Smith Cole corner was flooded by the city base for a skating area. Donald Gibson moved oil station equipment to Phillips station on Main Street. Mrs. Arthur Hansen from California visited her sister and Ray Grover family. her husband is in service in the Islands. Coach Russ Kraai and family returned from Orange City. Insulation work on George Cole and A Barth homes by a Spencer crew led by Martin Gehrt. Will Hilton of Rolfe visited Wednesday. Mrs. Harold Brecheler was a patient at Fort Dodge Lutheran hospital. Henry Buck and family spent Sunday with Eldon Buck in Rolfe. Mrs. Raymond Knittel gave birth to a son at Algona hospital. Walter Chase and daughter visited Ella Chase in Laurens on New Year’s Day.
Pastor John Drake Wolcott leads Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 and morning worship at 11. The Woman's Society of Christian Service meets Friday at Mrs. George Speer's home with a dessert luncheon. Possible guest Miss Jessie L. Woolcott of Nanking may attend and speak. Youth Fellowship rally to be held in Plover next Monday.
Local notes list New Years dinners and visits across Gilmore City Humboldt and surrounding areas. Names include Bradgate Daily Madsen Knutson Olson Hemerson Madsen Curry and Sorenson with farewells for Duane Ernst and Richard Schultz entering service.
Des Moines Two records numerous New Year visits and dinners across many homes including Henry Joens and family birthday celebrations Mr J Rickless farewell party in West Bend and Camp Custer induction for Lester Johansen with travel of Nancy Nielsen and others to Des Moines and Rolfe locations highlighting extensive social activity and military updates.
Pocahontas county surpasses both county and township quotas set by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation with multiple townships exceeding targets. New member reports list totals by township, while organizers plan cleanup canvassing after January 1 and push to ease protein feed supply issues facing farmers.
Farmers in Pocahontas county grind soybeans for feed, risking reduced bean oil supply for the war effort as many growers shift away from storing beans due to limited purchasing power and wartime shortages. The Farm Bureau reports warn this trend could defeat the intended increased soybean acreage.
The Plover church youth plan for the new year with a sub-district Youth Fellowship meeting set for Monday evening January 11 led by Rev. Arthur Schuldt of Emmetsburg. It is the week of prayer for the church and parishioners are asked to observe and pray daily for the Week of Dedication February 28 to March 7. Russell Stowell starts at Tobin Packing in Fort Dodge and spent weekend with his family here, with A W Hess visiting from Fort Dodge.
Frank A Horton a Rock Rapids resident for fifty years and retired druggist pursues watercolor painting of local scenes in his spare time documenting the town’s daily life through art.
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