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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
3
July 14 Pikertown Farm Union hosts an evening gathering at a member’s home. July 16 annual meeting postponed from July 9. July 20 Rolfe Unit American Union Auxiliary hosts a Pocahontas County units gathering at M E church basement at 8 p.m. July 20 Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid to host a social at Mrs. Carl Sandvig’s home.
Rev T S Bassett leads morning worship at the Hopis t Episcopal Church with evening and league services. Upcoming events include Rev H A Bassett speaking on missionary work, a third union service at the Ives farm, Missionary Society meeting, Epworth League and Christian Endeavor joint session, an ice cream social, Ladies Aid Kensington meeting, and Piney Woods Cotton Blossom Singers at the Methodist church with collection for the singers.
Sunday services listed with morning worship at 10:00 AM and evening worship at 8:00 PM. Sunday School at 11:15 AM and Christian Endeavor at 7:00 PM. Union evening service at the Ives farm with theme A Kernel of Wheat. Quarterly communion next Sunday morning. Members urged to attend and all Christians invited to join.
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. Luther League at 8:00 p.m. Mid-Week Prayer Meeting Thursday 8:00 p.m. Next Sunday morning Orlando Wangberg will occupy the pulpit with special choir music. Ladies' Aid Society meets Thursday. Religion connects man to his Creator, quote by Daniel Webster.
Rev L H Kjoller outlines Sunday services and language use for worship at Nain Lutheran Church Danish morning service on first Sunday monthly English for other services. Community invited to attend.
Town of Rolfe Iowa receives a telegram tied to a national effort to curb unwarranted bread price increases. Henry Wallace, secretary of agriculture, sent messages to 49 cities in 25 states including Rolfe and Fort Dodge. Mayor Brinkman in Rolfe and Des Moines officials noted the odd targeting and lack of troop presence.
Harvest began last week with binding oats proving difficult and many cutting one way. Milk weeds help tie bundles and yields are low but may exceed expectations. Two bound balls may bind a field saving twine. Corn has grown well since July rains and looks promising with only chinch bugs and hair as concerns. Markets report corn 47c oats 37c. showers affected parts of the county.
Three Kittenball games in the City League produced a league leader and a cellar occupant, with Carroll and Showers defeating Showers' Vanities 8 6 after a late rally, and Wilson's Strug glers beating Pollock's Parrots 10 3. Showers' Raindrops then downed Pollock's Parrots 9 3, with Jimmy Willingham homering. Rolfe climbs in Des Moines Valley League, beating Gilmore City 2 0 with Showers on the mound, then 9 7 at Bradgate as Doc Butler shines in the field and at bat.
Z T Carroll was in Fort Dodge on business. Mrs Earl Fisher and daughter visited the John Haley home near Gilmore City. The Urquhart sisters of Rodman visited the G S Shriner home. Joe Everson and son of Sioux City spent the weekend in Rolfe and Plover. Ruth Helmer visited F E Russell’s from Palmer. Jimmy Hauck returned from the Foral home near Jewell. The Sroufes drove to Webber City to see Lola recovering from surgery. Bowen and Beam visited Beams sister in Moline Ill. Petersons postponed Chicago trip due to their daughter's illness. Lowery hosted friends including Homestey Pederson Sime and Wier N Peterson. Jens Johansen of Denmark visited Henry Thompson and family, former resident. Johansen appeared well.
James Christian Anderson born Aug 28 1897 in Powhatan township Pocahontas county Iowa died July 3 1933 after an appendicitis operation at Lutheran Hospital Fort Dodge He lived on the farm west of Rolfe and served on the township school board He married Rose Violet Knapp in 1921 and left five children and three sisters Funeral services were held at his home and the Rolfe M E church with interment in Clinton Garfield Cemetery
Miss Agnes Christensen departed Monday evening for her work in Minneapolis after a week’s visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Martin Christensen. A. W. Ives, Miss Miriam Warren, and Miss Mary Shriner drove to Audubon last Wednesday to visit relatives. Warren and Miss Mary then continued to Omaha to handle business matters.
Bernice Noriie Wilcox of Stillwater and Carl Harrison Jones of Enid married July 4 after meeting at Oklahoma A&M. The ceremony was at Enid First Methodist Church with friends Flo Townsend and James D. Tiper as attendants. Bernice, a senior leader at A&M, and Jones, a junior in commerce, return home in Enid on July 8.
A Garfield district official rejects a circulated claim that seventh graders failed county tests. The letter states all seven graders passed with an average of 80.4 percent, with grade reports sent home from the county superintendent’s office and a corroborating report in hand.
Members and patrons met at Ottosen school July 6 to decide the creamery's future. A 3-1 vote upheld the board to operate as a non stock non profit with new management and ongoing public updates on accounts and operations.
Mr and Mrs Worth Nunamaker and their Graettinger family spent Sunday at the parental J B Nunamaker home for the day.
Havelock area residents report oats harvesting underway with very short straw and light yields. A wide range of community activity follows, including visits among families and friends, picnics at Rush Lake, and local sporting events such as Havelock and Plover County League kittenball with Plover winning 12 to 0.
The Ritz shows Dangerously Yours with Warner Baxter and Miriam Jordan on Saturday and Sunday July 15-16. Wednesday and Thursday July 19-20 feature Lucky Devil starring Bill Boyd. The Promotion Club promises standard quality despite low expectations.
The Board of Education asks patrons to inform if they can host a high school student for room and board during the coming school year. Rural families needing attendance arrangements are welcome to contact the board or its members. Those already hosting students should share details.
Local residents report visits across Laurens Milo Fort Dodge Des Moines and Rolfe including Walter Hersom Nellie Weible Randall Melson Iva Conrow and many others. Community events note newlyweds Wade and DeMill reception and charity and church group gatherings at St Margaret's and the Methodist church with transport plans for a July 14 meeting.
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