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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1939
Page
4
Rolfe High begins the second semester after an eventful first term. The undefeated football squad, basketball comeback, and spring plans loom as students report improved grades, new transfers, and upcoming events including the Iowa state basketball tournament, school concerts, and plays. Junior high results show wins and a looming Rockwell City clash.
The 37th State Corn and Small Grain Show at Iowa State College during Farm and Home Week in Ames will award seven traveling trophies nine permanent county trophies and 1200 dollars in cash prizes. Joe L. Robinson announced the premium list as entries are divided into four geographic sections for non hybrid corn and small grain with cash prizes in each section while hybrid entries compete statewide.
Led by Maxine Spencer with 23 points, the D M T girls posted their best form of the season. Rutland beat D M T 41 to 22 as Beer led Rutland with 15 points, while D M T's Thompson Majorowicz Ripperger and Heathman shared scoring. D M T defeated Presentation Academy 35 to 21, and 21 to 18 in a second game. The D M T girls won 28 to 20 at St Cecilia Academy, and the Havelock doubleheader mirrored close scores with the D M T boys rallying to narrow a 23 to 8 halftime deficit.
Iowa farmers posted a cash farm income of 535 million dollars in 1938, the second highest in eight years, with higher marketings and lower consumer demand factors offset by conservation payments. The Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes national cash farm income declined about a billion dollars, while Iowa benefited from stronger buying power despite lower per unit prices.
The Iowa health department advises pedestrians to relax their bodies to keep balance on ice. It notes that the first quarter is danger for seniors with 19 deaths from falls last year, mostly from hip injuries, and explains brittleness of bones after midlife.
Denison residents Mr. and Mrs. Joe West and Anna Marie DeSchmidt enjoyed supper at the Sorenson home. Lutheran Ladies' Aid met at Hans Peterson home with Mrs Miller and Mrs Sorenson hosting. Chinese checkers and high score by Mrs Inga McCreary accompanied by lunch. Several socials at Gilmore City Rolfe and Bradgate area including Rebekah and Odd Fellows events and progress club meetings. The lower grades prep for an upcoming operetta and Friday Night club gatherings continued.
The note sheet lists pancake day promotions at Mercantile in Plover and publicizing an obituary for William McFadzen next week. It records many social calls, visits, and gatherings across Rolfe Pocahontas West Bend Gilmore City and surrounding areas with multiple families noted.
Prover Presbyterian Church Pastor W. Rothwell ministers at 10 AM with Sunday school at 11 AM. Willing Workers meet Thursday at the church hosted by Mrs. Will Hendricks Mrs. George Heathman and Mrs. S Swanson. Ida Forney leads the devotional period. County Sunday School training opens next Monday at Pocahontas with sessions Monday and Wednesday at 730 PM in the courthouse. Registration is 1 per pupil with courses Religion in the Home Sunday School Administration Young People Work Bible Study taught by local pastors.
Fragmented text shows a historical report of sales figures across months and years with percentages and units mentioned. It references December data from 1987 1988 and compares increases, but the garbled OCR makes specifics unclear.
Plover School notes show third and fourth graders Gragg Mary and Guess Thomas joining, seventh and eighth Ruth Guess enrolling January 9, and other students Meredith Robert Page Cale Begle Donald Roush Irene Enge named top spellers. Fort Dodge male choir to perform Wednesday night at the high school gym, with no admission but a collection. High school boys quartet Adrian Iseminger Kndpp Howard Gembler Ha Baker sang at the Methodist church banquet. Dean Beneke played a piano solo. High school girls sextet attended a fudge party in home economics. Faculty were entertained by G L Sanders on Saturday evening with Miss Hansen and Miss Trump as guests.
At Plover lodge hall on a Wednesday evening the Plover Havelock Masons and Eastern Star installed officers. Masonic officers named include W M George W Cole and S W Jesse M DeVaula with other officers listed. Easter Star appointed Anna Lathrop as W M and Jennie Garlock as treasurer among others. Sunday school at 10 with Epworth League at 7. Pastor B Redmayze to give a sermon on The Joy-brion TM Christ.
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