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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
4
Rolfe community notes detail Chautauqua plans to honor veterans and urge public participation. Local events include theater bookings, visits from Des Moines and Gilmore City residents, a new ambulance service discussion, wedding and birth notices, and updates on town projects and residences. The piece also mentions drought relief, farm happenings, and upcoming public entertainments at The Scenic Theatre August 12 and 13.
Reverend O E Ellefson left Bradgate Tuesday night for Camp Taylor Kentucky for five weeks of training. If a chaplain is needed he will be commissioned. otherwise he will likely return to Bradgate to await call. Also noting birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Burris on June 7, and gasten as Mrs J L Dean and children depart Charles City after two weeks with relatives in Bradgate Rolfe Whittemore and train back. Mrs Roy Bilsworth and children returned from New Sharon after visiting Mrs Ellsworth's parents. Mrs Jack Tackaberry of Carroll visits sister Mrs F F Cuywood and family.
Tom Lynch of Pocahontas became a rookie after business matters. Local residents note births including a daughter for Will Hanson on July 7 and a son for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hoffert on July 1. Several trips to Laurens, the Lakes, and Rolfe races are recorded along with visits from Geo. Somers and others.
Vida G. Norman urges households to conserve wheat by using bread with lower wheat content and choosing substitutes in quick breads. She warns against wasting flour and notes many families buy substitutes yet still waste flour on bread. She emphasizes collective effort and mentions soldiers benefiting from conservation.
A wartime bulletin compiles kitchen substitutions for flourless baking, camp ration tips, and packing lists. It covers sugar reductions for fruit dishes, a substitute table for one cup wheat flour, and a long army camp behavior guide with do and don'ts for servicemen.
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