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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
2
H L Lantz of the Iowa State College Pomology Section warns mice girdle apple and other fruit trees at the surface. Protect young trees with simple traps or heavy wire screens around the trunk to deter mice and rabbits, as some repellents and paints prove ineffective.
Mrs. F. E. Grant hosted the Double Six Bridge club with a luncheon at Rolfe cafe and a bridge game at her home where Mrs. H. C. Wiegman won high score and Mrs. B. A. Peterson won the draw. Anne Jones hosted the Double Eight club and elected Sally Webb president. Corliss Stegge entertained the B. B. C. club. Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid, hosted by Mrs. N. G. Ryen and daughter Inga, featured a Behold the Field program and a devotional led by Rev. J. O. Wangberg with a next meeting January 24.
Feed grinder and manure spreader offered by Thompson Bros. House with 4 block and 2 acres across road priced at 1500 with 500 down and terms. J J Dolan 704 Union St Marshalltown Iowa 444. Typewriter bond ream 500 sheets 50 cents Rolfe row. Desk blotters with several colors full sheets Arrow office 40.
The A. G. D. Club met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Wheeler. A program featured a resume of the Prayer of Peace by Mrs. Clarence Engen and an article from the Christian Herald read by Mrs. W. P. Wheeler on Putting Prayer Into Business. Next meeting will be Jan 30 hosted by Mrs E P. Legion Auxiliary to Meet Friday Jan 19 at 2 30 p m at Miss Dora Simonson’s home to sew carpet rags and hear the auxiliary radio program.
Ecclesiastical groups gather for devotions and talks in Gunderson and Jones homes. Meetings feature hostesses Mrs. Gunderson Mrs. Emil Johansen and others with plans for a January 20 supper at the Central States Electric building and attendance reports from Kings Heralds and Tuesday club activities.
The Dover Dominators 4 H club met January 8 at Ronald Splittgerber's home with Alvin Brauckman presiding. Two new members John Murphy and Thomas Farrell were admitted. Louis Kelly was chosen as county office candidate and Brauckman as delegate to the county boys club convention. The group set program committees and discussed record books and parliamentary law for future meetings. A lunch followed. next gathering is February 12 at Edward Deacon's home.
The Swan Lake Cummins 4 H club met January 8 at Howard Thomson's home with nine members and leader Harold Ryan. Thomas Ives was elected to represent the club as a county office nominee and Merle Olson will serve as his delegate. Officers were installed and talks by Olson on keeping a record book and by Ives on the start and value of 4 H club work were given. The next meeting will be at Harold Ryan's home.
The Garfield Hustlers convened Monday evening January 8 at Phillips Brinkman’s home. Forrest Ives was named a county office candidate and Roger DeWolf chosen as delegate to the February county convention. Rollin Ives urged members to help collect material for an accurate club history as they closed by reciting the 4-H pledge.
Sunday to Tuesday January 21 22 23 shows F MacMurray Barbara Stanwyck and Beulah Bondi in Remember the Night a drama about an assistant district attorney who must prosecute the woman he loves Wednesday and Thursday January 2 25 features Margaret Lockwood Will Fyffe and Douglas Fairbanks Jr in Rulers of the Sea
Mrs. Brinkman served a delicious lunch after the meeting according to reporter Richard Hosier. The brief item notes hospitality and context of the gathering without additional details.
Cummins Cooperators boys 4-H club hosted their parents at the Legion hall in Have lock Tuesday evening January 9. A full meeting report was not available as the Spokesman was going to press.
The Cedar Feeders 4-H Club held its second meeting January 11 at Donald Anderson's home in Fonda. All nine enrolled members attended along with leader Floyd Green and assistant John Anderson. President Donald Green led a discussion on the history and development of club work while County Agent Schmuecker offered guidance on keeping the group's record books.
A narrator recalls John Damborg's disbelief at coal burned this fall while noting his extensive house upgrades including a cedar roof, balsam insulation, and insulation board. The dialogue contrasts prosperity and depression with a joke about beer and radio, ending with a note to ring for Mayflower Coal delivery.
A fragmentary note details a car of Elk Horn big egg coal praised as a top quality fuel, plus a humorous anecdote about a man handling a baby and a home improvement tale involving oak flooring and packing paper.
Rolfe Cafe remains out front in the local business men's league as standings show Rolfe Cafe at 18 wins and 2 losses with a .867 pace. The Big 10 high averages feature George Spence 1389 C Chapman 184 Guy Eccles 182 Kenneth Johnson 180 Clifford Telfer 180 Herb Jones 129 J Marchant 128 C Hegstrom 127 L Bloomcamp 125 W McIntire 122. Green Shirts 9 6 600 Community Service 8 7 583 Lumber Jacks 7 8 467 Mushtachiog 7 8 467 Farmers 4 11 267 Hauck's Market 8 7 583 Haynes Grocery 4 11 267
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