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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1933
Page
2
Local clubs meet in Rolfe and nearby towns with laymen speakers planned for St Marks and Fort Dodge venues. Epworth League Institute runs at Methodist Camp West Lake Okoboji through the week. Church fundraisers include an ice cream social and a Piney Woods Cotton Blossom Singers event free with collection.
Pastor Rev. C Paul Carlson lists morning worship at 10 00 am Sunday School 11 15 am Christian Endeavor 7 00 pm and Evening Worship 8 00 pm Union services will be held Sunday evening at the farm home of Mr and Mrs H C Kauffman north of Rolfe on No 44 A large crowd attended City Park last Sunday and larger attendance is expected at other services this month Excelsior Society business meeting is set for Wednesday July 12 at 200 pm preceding Kensington program resources include a Galatians quote.
The church announces Sunday services at 10:00 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. with Morning Worship led by Rev J O Wangberg and a Luther League meeting at 8:00 p.m. Midweek prayer on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. The evening social follows, and the theme centers on enduring love and seeking divine truth and power.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Service at 8:00 p.m. First Sunday morning service in Danish, others in English. Rolfe community invited to attend as announced.
On a hot dry June day a front brought a four inch rainfall and a long night of intermittent showers. A strong wind and hail damaged corn oats and trees across Pikertown Rolfe and Emerson areas while North and east towns saw more benefit than damage. Electric lines down and roofs blown off marked widespread destruction with stations reporting bank full streams and standing water.
James C. Anderson died unexpectedly from ruptured appendix at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge after surgery. He was 36, left a wife and five children including newborn twins. Funeral held at home and Methodist church. formal obituary to follow.
The Lightbearers Presbyterian junior girls group hosted a silver tea at Rev. and Mrs. C. P. Carlson's home on Thursday afternoon. A good crowd attended the program featuring songs, devotions, piano and instrumental solos, duets, readings, and talks by members including Winifred Brinkman and Mary LaVon Ives. The event closed with a benediction as readers urged readers to subscribe to The Arrow-Now.
The Rolfe Promotion Club meeting led by Mrs. Lola Cornell showcased a lively session with plans for band concerts, street dust control, rest room study, and kitttenball team entry. Committee work and resignations were handled as members discussed financing and signage efforts.
The Excelsior Society meets July 12 at the Fresbyterian church parlors with a 2:00 p.m. business session to report April June birthdays. A Division program follows at 3:00 p.m. with two musical numbers and a children’s play Ten Minutes by the Clock directed by Miss Mary Pollock. Cast includes Mary LaVon Ives and Robert Watts among others.
A. E. Kiger of Omaha visited Rolfe on business a week ago. Miss Opal Bagstad of Mission Hill S D stayed with the L D Smiths earlier in the week. Miss Hollys Kessler of Titonka visited Rolfe over the Fourth with Miss Blanche Witt. Mrs A F Tolite and son Edward of Morris Plains N J visit Geo W Salisbury family. Rachael Peterson and family visited Calendar then returned Wednesday. Fred Nelson family and C E Clifford picnicked in Fort Dodge on July Fourth and then took Ramona to Webster City on her way back to Iowa State Teachers College.
The Fourth of July brought ideal weather and large gatherings from Algona to Okoboji. Rolfe hosted a 5000-strong crowd at the fair grounds. Fort Dodge Exposition Park also drew many picnickers, while Exposition Lake area saw visitors. Evening showings at The Ritz Theatre featured King Kong, with local groups staging baseball, kittenball, horse races, and a fireworks display. Bancroft beat Estherville 2 to 1 in a ten inning baseball clash. Lichleiter and Poulson pitched well. The Algona band performed and Charley Hurley’s Ace High placed third in the half mile.
Pocahontas County has a representative on Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's corn hog planning committee. R. M. Evans of Laurens, nicknamed Spike, was named to a five member panel led by Roswell Garst. Des Moines hosted the preliminary meeting and a nine state planning session will follow to discuss pricing, tax processing, and production adjustments.
The Arrow clarifies fishing rules after misreports claimed a bullhead limit of fifteen per day. State warden I T Bode confirms the open season Sept 15 Feb 1 with a total 25 bullheads allowed and two days possession rule.
Miss Louise Cox and Archie Tate, both of Rolfe, were married at the Methodist parsonage in Pocahontas with Rev. J A Kettle officiating. The couple, attended by Geneva Tate and LeRoy Miller, planned a short outing at Lost Island Lake and will reside with G W Tate. Trinity Luther League hosted a social at Andrew Simonson's home Sunday night.
The City League report notes Carroll defeats Pollock 4 to 1 with Carroll pitching and Earl Chambers for Pollock. Rolfe’s Showers hurled his best game, one hit allowed by Hess for Plover, 15 strikeouts, a late rally by Rolfe scoring four. County League at Ware, 1–0 Rolfe, Showers fanning 11, Allen 5. three hits total.
Rain disrupted Rally Day exercises as 4 H Club girls held their Festival of the New Corn on the Pocahontas courthouse lawn drawing an estimated crowd of 400. Eleanor Crummer was crowned queen by former queen Violet Jones amid songs and a storm breakup.
Miss Mary Lindley of Moulton Iowa won first honors in the central district of thirteen states in the National Meat Story Contest. Her essay Meats a Favorite Food Through the Ages earned a university scholarship from the National Live stock and Meat Board after participation by over 10 000 home economics students across forty seven states. Lindley favors meat dish prep economical buying and cut knowledge. She played basketball four years and enjoys baseball and football. she aims to become a home economics instructor. Mr and Mrs Earl Ferguson drove to Des Moines Monday night to Chicago for the fair with Misses Ruth and Ethel Ferguson.
The community reports several visits and travels. Jens Johansen is still in Denmark after a long stay, while others like Miss Miriam and Warren Christensen and Mr. and Mrs. Worth Nunamaker traveled to Audubon and Omaha for family and business matters. Funeral attendance and farm work assistance are noted, along with a Chicago trip by Marjorie Barth and friends to view A Century of Progress.
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