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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1942
Page
3
In a brutal cold snap water tanks and pipes froze across Havelock. Bert Smith scaled a 90 foot tower to clear ice from the tank. Some pipes thawed in homes and businesses. Schools delayed reopening and mail service was disrupted for days.
Librarian Grace Boomer lists adult titles The Robe by Lloyd C Douglas and Who Went Away by Harold Bell Wright plus The Lieutenant's Lady by Streeter Aldrich Readings That I Have Liked by Clifton Fadiman. Juvenile picks include The Burro Who Learned to Dance and The Least One along with The Children's Playmate and Boys Life. Second Victory Campaign for service members underway with book drop times and drop locations. Also notes county schoolmasters event hosted by Supt L Godfrey and social evening at the Godfrey home. Myrl Waters receives Army Nurse commission and heads for Des Moines for training. Thimble club to meet next at the host home.
Mrs. Alice Quare notes the club moved its meeting to the first Wednesday of each month from the third. Havelock school closed Monday and Tuesday due to the blizzard but reopened Wednesday, with Saturday classes to make up time lost.
Firefighters answered a Thursday alarm at Mrs Blanche Worthington’s home after children returning from school started a curtain blaze. The blaze was extinguished by the family before the fire department arrived. Local note mentions visiting relatives and tire redemption for War Savings stamps.
Word reached Laurens of Wayne Westphal death at the San Bernardino California veterans hospital after over a year of illness. He spent about 18 years in California and nine in service. The body will return to Palmer with his brother Ewin W S C S. Mrs Curt Cole entertained the Woman's Society of Christian Service. Mrs Leonard Meredith hosted a dinner for her brother Francis Parris before he leaves for service. Present were Francis and Albert Parris, Wayne McKennan, James Hakes, Daryll Sloan of Laurens, and Mrs W A Lizenby and Janet of Rockwell City. Mrs G A Gruver has been ill with influenza symptoms.
John Drake Wolcott is pastor. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. The Helping Hand Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at Mrs. Charles Hauswirth's home this Thursday afternoon.
In Hutchinson Minnesota on December 29 Miss Carol Oleson married Emery L Petersen son of Mr and Mrs P H Petersen of Frush Colorado at Main Street Lutheran church The Rev N B Hansen officiated The bride wore white satin with tiara orange blossoms and carried gardenias and holly Attendants included maid of honor Ern Olesen Florist Florence Tange played organ and joined Rev Prerick Schenk in singing two pieces
The ceremony featured bridesmaids Miss Opal Oleson and Miss Betty Ann Gleton in cherry red velveteen gowns with white carnation and larkspur bouquets. Rev George Pallesen of Humboldt officiated with ushers Adrey Johnson and Russell Oleson. A church reception followed with duets by Miss Helen Tange and Roger Hansen.
Bradgate News lists diners and visits including Mr and Mrs Ferris Malcolm and Douglas of Gilmore City at the Lee Malcolm home. Local movements note Mrs Bernard Jacob moving residences and a community shower at the Methodist church for Mrs Doyle Dailey.
Russell Kruse known as Tiny in Grundy Center became trapped inside a box car while nailing door boards for a soybean shipment to St. Louis. After loud calls and hammering he attracted the station agent and was freed before the train departed.
Mrs Hans Westergaard of Reinbeck became a great grandmother twice on last Christmas eve. A boy and a girl were born to Mrs Harold Minder and Mrs Hans Minder, both of San Diego. The two mothers are daughters of Mrs Westergaard's daughter Mrs John Howard of Galt, Iowa.
A clipped OCR note reflects a quirky 1942 weekly issue greeting readers with pets in the new year. It mentions Thursdays and a sinking feeling, with odd phrasing about an AY B8 nny CAP 1st passe and years passing without an urgent action.
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