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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1959
Page
3
Local residents report Christmas and New Year visits across Plover and nearby towns. Families, friends, and guests from Laurens, Emmetsburg, Des Moines, Storm Lake, Sac City, Rolfe, Gilmore City, and other areas gathered for dinners, coffee hours, and card parties while travelers returned from Kansas City, Rochester, and California.
Congregational meeting set for January 11 with reports due to the clerk and elders to be ordained January 18. Rev Ruth Stoaks hosts services with Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 10 45. presbytery meeting January 14 with representation from the church.
Rolfe and nearby residents filled New Year remarks with family visits and cross town trips. Fort Dodge visitors Mr and Mrs George Brock joined Mrs Annie Brock as guests. Radcliffe couple Malmin Oleson stayed with Mrs Paul Pederson. Rose Bowl scene in Pasadena linked Glen and Jim Shelgren from Rolfe with December travel from Des Moines and Ottos. Des Moines and Pocahontas connections appear among Simonsons Wisemans Dirks Gustafsons Sennett Nedved Vogel Howland and Hanson families through Christmas to New Year gatherings.
Mrs. George Yabsley and children joined Friday dinner at the Will Howland home. John Pierce of Bradgate visited in the afternoon. L D Wilson and family had Sunday dinner with Don Mileschik in Humboldt. William Papenfuhs and wife returned from Swea City where they stayed with son Herbert. Papenfuhs was ill briefly. Emil Firkins of Rodman and his wife were New Year’s Eve callers at Art Firkins’ home.
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