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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
8
Mary Ames explains making a slip cover for an upholstered wing chair using a new bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture Farmer's Bulletin 1878. She details measuring fabric yardage, fabric choice, pattern alignment, seam allowances, and darts to create a well fitting cover that preserves color fastness and reduces shrinkage.
Humboldt Fourth of July celebration features Greig Mandskor of Fort Dodge and Theodor Broch of Narvik will speak at 2 PM as the Legion finalizes plans. A full day includes baseball Goldfield vs Bancroft, Wilander Circus, Dirola video death, Log Cabin Orchestra, rides and concessions with committees led by Geore McCullough for Play Day at Humboldt fairgrounds.
Mrs Hattie Daniels visited at her son Loran Daniels in Bradgate. John Thompson of Vinton stayed with the Walter Larson and Astrid Broadsac homes. Visitors included Mrs Willis White of Plainfield and Mrs Alice Woodruff. Lou Sherman of Readlyn and guests dined with the Jol liffe family. Pink and blue shower attended in Livermore for Mrs Dean Zeman. Get-Together Club met at Mrs Chris Benjamin’s with Progressive 500 played and prizes awarded. Several the Higby and Olson families visited Rutland Des Moines. Higby family to Heela South Dakota.
Installation services for Rev. George Palleson took place at the Lutheran church with Rev. L. Peterson of Harlan leading. A basket dinner followed in the church basement and a reception was held in the afternoon by Rutland and Humboldt churches, with a purse of money presented as a gift.
The author describes marking stitching lines and trimming seams to five eighths inch. They choose plain and corded seams and baste the cover onto the chair. After fitting, they finish the cross seams and connect the inside wings arms and armpiece, noting USDA Farmers Bulletin No. 1878 for full directions.
A family plans to dress pantry string beans for a fresh meal. Melt butter and mix with bread crumbs carrots parsley onion and salt to form a topping. Heat string beans and serve with the vegetable topping sprinkled over.
A mattress cover and pad extend life and comfort. Sun and beat the mattress weekly, turn it end to end and side to side three times weekly to prevent lumping, and avoid placing it under or atop another mattress. Do not carry by yourself or fold it, as bending causes sagging.
The Taft high school paper identifies Harriet Myers as the small town girl who outshone city peers. It recalls her first three years of high school training at Grinnell and presents her as a notable valedictorian contender.
A wedding in Arnolds Park united Floriene McCormick daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard McCormick Pocahontas with Ivan Smith son of Mr and Mrs Guy Smith Rolfe in a June 25 ceremony at 11am. The wedding party wore blue and aqua outfits with sweet peas corsages. A dinner followed at the Jersey Dell farm Spirit Lake. The couple will live on a farm three miles east of Rolfe after a northern lakes honeymoon.
Mr and Mrs Nels Pederson and Elaine Ruth of Fairmont Minnesota visited in the Richard Hoveland home during the annual Ritteers reunion and picnic at Ledges Park near Boone.
The Nain Lutheran Bible school closed Friday noon. Sunday school program followed services. The planned Sunday school picnic was postponed two weeks due to rain. Mrs. M. O. Meyers and sons of Sioux City visited local friends and relatives. The Pease family visit to Gilmore City and Fort Dodge included band viewing and a Marie Cook home visit.
The narrative lists multiple visits and social gatherings across towns including Fort Dodge West Bend Manson Rodman Humboldt Border and Des Moines. Families such as Nicosen Johnson Nielsen and Rippey attend dinners picnics and weekend care for a ill relative in Des Moines with several members away at social events.
Primghar municipal band performed last week with most selections by Karl L King except two popular pieces. King is a renowned composer and conductor who resides in Fort Dodge.
A playful reminiscence about Chester the Pup and Crackerskull as children invite friends for games like hide and seek marbles and ball. The narrator recalls the Old Boy’s loud ways and a comic mishap with torn pants, an ashbox fall and a near hanging incident in a lighthearted rural neighborhood vignette.
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