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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1931
Page
8
Residents report visitors from Emmetsburg and Des Moines while community groups plan events. A declamatory contest, basketball games, road bond discussions, and a four-meeting Park Bureau schedule are noted along with illness recoveries and local outings.
Good Fellowship Day was observed at the local Methodist church with a ten o'clock Sunday school service and an eleven o'clock church service featuring a cornet solo by Grant Sanders and a Girls' Sextette performance. The pastor urged active church participation. A noon picnic followed with songs, prayers, readings, and student exercises. Evening programs included Epworth League leadership and a sermon titled The Unfinished Task. Despite a snow storm, attendance remained good.
Mr and Mrs Louis Schoenberger narrowly escaped deadly monoxide fumes while working on a snow plow attachment in Powhatan township. The machine kept running as gas filled the housing, pinning them near the blade until they reached fresh air. They credit guardian angels for saving their children from loss.
At a Thursday board meeting R. E. DuBoise was hired as manager for the coming year. W. H. Henderson serves as president with B. D. Baker as vice-president and F. Id. Pirie as secretary. The association carries a small advertisement on this page with rates to be posted.
Plover Presbyterian Church lists Sunday services Morning Worship Sunday School and Bible Class Evening Worship with Rev Walter Rothwell preaching at the morning hour The Sunday school convenes as scheduled A decision on Rothwell becoming regular pastor of Plover and Pocahontas churches will be made soon.
Morning sermon topic Peace Built On Good Will and evening sermon Strangers In a Strange Land. Lois Sroufe to lead Epworth League. Young People's Choir to rehearse Wednesday. Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon. Picnic lunch. Rodman visit by Mr and Mrs W J Johnson. Mr and Mrs J M Bush visit Laurens. R E Houck Emmitsburg visit.
The first graders use Elson Seatwork Pads with Elson primers while several students were absent. Multiple students earned high marks or perfect records in various subjects across grades, with a notable honor roll and class readings noted.
The event at the lodge hall is set for Tuesday afternoon January 27 with a fifteen cent lunch and a program. Donations of books magazines or silver offerings are welcome but not required. Mrs A G Heathman has been ill and received medical care for several days.
J L Boatman soils specialist from Iowa State College will lead nine or ten meetings in Pocahontas county for the Farm Bureau during the last week in January. He will discuss alkali peat and sour soil issues and advocate careful soil care to raise returns without extra crop production. He speaks on Soils and Fertilizers at Plover School on Monday Jan 26 at 7 45 pm and again at D M T school Monday afternoon at two o clock.
On Rolfe floor Friday night the Plover High teams fell to Rolfe High. The Rolfe second team won 29 24 after leading only the first half. The Rolfe first team dominated, winning 80 22.
John Henderson returns home from a visit with his daughter Mrs Albert McFadden and family near Prairie City. Miss Mary McKim works at the F R Eggspuehler home this week while Phyllis Heathman stays home to care for her mother Mrs A G Heathman.
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