Coming Events in Local Ladies' Societies and Units
A series of July gatherings listed: Trinity Lutheran Ladies' Aid at Mrs. J. B. Thompson's home on Friday July 14. Annete Peterson of TS at the courthouse July 18 at 1:00 p.m.. Presbyterian Missionary Society at Mrs. A. W. Ives July 20. American Legion Auxiliary County Unit at Varina July 21. Methodist Ladies' Aid Society at church parlors July 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Luthre Ladies’ Aid Society
J. B. Thompson
Conning
Annette Peterson
Court House
Presbyterian Pissionary Society
A. W. Ives
County
American Legion Auxiliary
Weather and Crops Reported In A Busy Season
Cool early weather helped oats reach quality targets with ten cent a bushel bids for the new crop. Extreme heat and a recent storm north of Estherville caused weather concerns and crop damage while corn progress remains strong and harvest nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estherville
Harves
Corn at Half Price Reveals Wide Farm Production Costs
A bulletin from Iowa State College notes corn cost 49 cents per bushel plus fixed charges in Pocahontas and Palo Alto counties in 192%. Costs vary by farm, with Van Buren at 77 cents and Mills at 40 cents per bushel. The report argues higher production costs explain why farmers must sell corn for 18 to 25 cents, signaling a return to losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ines State College
Pocahontas
Palo Alto
van Buren
Mills County
Oats Harvesting Machines Work On Flax
Iowa flax harvest raises questions for E S Dyas of Iowa State College Extension Service. He notes flax can be cut with a binder and threshed with a grain separator, but warns about tough stems and wrapping. Proper machinery care and mature, dry flax improve results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
E. S. Dyas
Towa State College
Dyas
Rolfe Local News Items Spotlight Summer Visit and Baseball
Rolfe notes include Rockwell City visitors for a local woll session, C L Holiday family from Des Moines weekend at C Salisbury home, and Chres Nelson and Delma from Bird Island bringing Mrs M Hancher home. Epworth League outing at Twins Lakes followed a baseball game Rolfe beat Rutland 14 13. Gene Patterson from Laurens visits Rolfe. Otter Tail fishing trips reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell City
C. L. Holida
Des' Moines
C. Salisbury
Chres Nelson
Delma
Bird Island
Minn
Hancher
Minnesota
Epworth Loagge
Okoboji Lakes
Twins Lakes
Jimmy Cornwell
Rolfe
Rutland
Bearts
Peterie Patterson
Watsontown
Gene
George Th Patterson
Laurens
Patterson
Barnhart
Hauck
Chas
Bowen
Otth Taile
Nuts
Kittenball Fever Grips Fans As Week Ends
Kittenball grows in popularity with two extra games. July 7 Rain Drops lose 6-1 to Cox's Army hampered by Cox knee injury. July 12 Rain Drops fall 7-5 to Wilson's Sluggers as Calligan homers. Rolfe edges Plover 3-1 in nine innings. Married men edge single men 4-3 in close finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Rainrops
Wilson
Jimmy Sennett
Edgar Showers
Ed Calligan
Johnny Graves
Eddie
Plover
Rolfe
Ty Cobbs
Eagle Grove Trims Rolfe In Lop-Sided Golf Match
Seventeen Rolfe Golf Club players joined Eagle Grove for an annual clash on their course. Eagle Grove dominated the match with low scores led by Jim Norris 77 and Robert Hunter 80 for Rolfe. Next event Rockwell City faces Rolfe on July 24 at Rolfe course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagle Grove
Rolfe
Rolfe Golf Club
Eagle Grove Club
L. Lukensmeyer
Bill Norris
J. E. Whalen
F. H. Wixom
Art Martin
Tom Griffin
Guy Tibbitts
W. R. Blake
L. E. Beer
Myklebust
Wm. Wiggins
Insel Shaner
Jim Norris
Robert Hunter
Rockwell City
Depositors Form Association for Rolfe Bank
More than 100 depositors of the closed State Savings Bank of Rolfe met at the K of P hall. A. R. Thornton named permanent secretary. C. J. Gund ergon elected permanent chair man. They formed the State Savings Bank Depositors' Association of Rolfe and appointed a five member committee to study reorganization plans and report later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Savings Bank of Rolfe
K. of P. Hall
A. R. Thornton
C. J. Gundergon
State Savings Bank Depositors’ Association of Rolfe
Harriss F. Thomas
James Bruce
L. R. Davidson
C. B. Bowen
L. D. Smith
Geo. O. Hauck
J. C. Damborg
Kesler-Porter June brides another local wedding
Wayland Porter and Miss Kate Kesler married at the M Iparsonage at 6 00 a m Sunday July 8 Rev B L Weaver officiated They left for Yellowstone with Mr and Mrs Sam Link Mrs Porter daughter of North Eagle township Kesler family has bank and farming ties The groom son of Grant township couple to live on a farm Across the road from his parents A pre nuptial shower was held for the bride last Thursday Band concert this Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayland Porter
Kate Kesler
M. Is. Parsonage
B. L. Weaver
Yellowstone National Park
Sam Link
Porter
Ken Kesler
North Eagle Township
Armstrong High School
Mankato Commercial College
First National Bank
Fairmont
Minn
W. C. Porter
Grant Township
Partnershi
Roa
Rolfe Community Band Seeks Stronger Local Support
The Rolfe band, praised for its quality under Bandmaster Spot voldt, lacks broad community backing. Writers urge residents to back the municipal group as a true community project after past widespread service and current neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Spotvoldt
Garuis
Rolfe Municipal Band
Social News From Anamosa And Surrounding Areas
Miss Elsa Cordes visits Anamosa with friends for two weeks as Mr and Mrs W R Rogers and family along with Miss Lillian Kellner enjoy an outing at Lost Island Lake. Families from Palmer and Primghar visit relatives in Mx and Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Ernest Vaughn hosts twenty ladies for a birthday luncheon honoring Mrs H F Olerich with a cake by Mrs Orvan Olerich. The gathering features musical readings, a quilt display and a handkerchief shower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Cordes
Anamosa
W. R. Rogers
Lillian Kellner
Lost Island Lake
Albert Zeman
al Beebe
Baby of
Palmer
A. A. Richmond
J. A. Satterley
Valla
Paullina
Bert Satterley
Primghar
Gerald Harland
Carl West
Rochester
Minn
Fred Wilcox
Los Angeles
Verne Wilcox
St. Louis
Amy Ireland
Wilcox
Ernest Vaughn
Frances
Marjorie Vaughn
H. F. Olerich
Orvan Olerich
Vaughn
Douglas Hope
Islea
Public meeting on band concerts location and schedule
A public meeting at the Rolfe Auto Co garage Friday at two o'clock will decide where and when to hold band concerts. Move them uptown to an open night, preferably Wednesday or Saturday, avoiding Garfield street Highway No 44. The Thursday evening concert remains on the school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Auto Co
Garfield Street
Methodist Episcopal Church Weekly Services and Visit
Rev T S Bassett leads Sunday School at 10 00 a m and worship at 11 00 a m Epworth League meets at 7 00 p m Evening Worship at 8 00 p m Next Sunday Rev J A Kettle former pastor returns to preach with Mrs Kettle singing An evening union service will be at the Randall Melson home with Rev Carl son and Rev Bassett preaching The Epworth League meets at 7 15 p m at the church Ladies Aid Kensington meets at the church on Wednesday July 27
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Kettle
Kettle
Randall Melson
Carlson
Bassett
Epworth League
Melson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Kensington
Nain Lutheran Church Notes Schedule
Rev L H Kjoller pastor the church lists Sunday School at 10 morning worship at 11 and evening service on the first and eighth Sundays at 8 mid week prayer meeting Thursdays at 8 all Danish language services on the first Sunday each month with others in English residents of Rolfe invited to attend as scheduled unless announced otherwise
Presbyterian Church Notes Highlight Large Sunday Attendance
Morning worship at 10, Sunday School at 11, Christian Endeavor 7, Evening Worship 8. A large crowd attended last Sunday at the Arthur Vaughn home. Union service next Sunday at the Randall Melson country home with Dr Bassett preaching. Young People’s Endeavor meets at 7. A very interesting story is being read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Vaughn
Randall Melson
Bassett
Children Meals Should Be Enjoyable Events
Miss Lois Dell from the Child Development Department at Iowa State College says parental work to foster desire for the right foods is part character building and body building. Appetite depends on hunger and meal intervals. well children with no emotional disturbance eat with zest if meals are attractive small portions variety and self feeding. The table should be a place for good fellowship and parents should avoid discussing eating habits with the child in his presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Dell
Child Development Department
Iowa State College
Dell
Snail Speed, Tax Payable, Dye History and Auto Jobs
A snail moves three inches per minute. A saying proclaims blessed are the poor in salary for tax relief. Turkish red dye once from madder roots is now synthetic. Over five million people work in the automobile industry or related fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Canning Demonstration at Pocahontas Court House
Annette Peterson of Iowa State College will demonstrate canning fruits vegetables and meats at the Pocahontas courthouse assembly room on Monday July 18 at 1 00 p m The session aims to help housewives stock a cheaper year round food supply and invites county organizations including Home Project Farm Bureau 4 H clubs parent teacher associations women clubs and Red Cross to send representatives Miss Peterson can instruct fifty to seventy five people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Peterson
Home Economics
Iowa State College
Court House
Pocahontas
Home Project
Farm Bureau
Red Cross
Peterson
Iowa Cattle Feeders Day at Ames Friday July 29
About eighty Hereford calves from Texas are in the Animal Husbandry Farm at Iowa State College Ames for feeding trials with different protein supplements and feeds. The public program Friday includes a morning viewing and discussion and an afternoon series of talks to interpret results. A cattle man will appraise the steers to estimate profitability of each feed combination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Husbandry Experimental Farm
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
C. C. Culbertson
Texas
Farm and Home Hints Summary of Agricultural Tips
Darkened windows in cow barns deter flies and avoid overcrowding poultry for market. Iowa farmland shifts to growing trees as land use changes. The mid June average farm prices drop to 52 percent of pre war levels. Signs of nitrogen or phosphorus deficiency slow corn growth and maturity. Over half of recent Iowa State College graduates report employment. Renew strawberry beds after bearing by trimming rows to twenty five or six inches. Hog economy forms a large part of Iowa income with lard accounting for twenty percent of hog income. Home Economics aims to increase lard use. Ants fear boiling water and carbon disulfide in nests. seal nest entrances to vaporize pesticide. A sweating horse may signal sunstroke. move to shade, cool, and call a vet, with ice or cold water applied to head and spine. Fruit stains lift with warm water while fresh. lemon juice helps blue gray stains. Missouri funds a 23 million dollar road program. Illinois coal output reaches sixty million tons last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
M. D. Hesler
Iowa
Poultry Markets Shift Toward Bigger Birds Says Priebe
W F Priebe argues poultry raisers should focus on pounds produced rather than head count. He notes demand favors larger birds, with four pound birds now worth more per pound than smaller two pound birds. He cites fewer small birds used by steamship firms and hotels and predicts improving market conditions alongside higher cattle and hog prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Priebe
Fly prevention tips for dairies and June herd results
The article urges using fly spray and darkening barns with burlap to keep cows calm and milk flowing. It notes June averages for Pocahontas Cow Testing Association at 657 pounds milk and 24.0 pounds butterfat from 864 cows, with Allen & Searcy, Mallard, leading herds at 963 pounds milk and 37.3 butterfat. Speck, a Holstein, led cows with 1,755 pounds milk and 94.8 butterfat. F. J. Naffziger of Pocahontas owns the second high herd and cow. Spottie is his top producer with 1,? pounds milk and 62.6 butterfat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Allen & Searcy
Mallard
F. J. Naffziger
Spottie
Trinity Lutheran Church service schedule and quote
The page lists Trinity Lutheran Church events with Rev. J. O. Wangberg as pastor. 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. Services planned for next Sunday. A Robertson quote about liberty and duty closes the item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. J. 0. Wangberg
Luther League
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Carroll
Rolf L. Quinsland Meen
Casey Heathman
G. G. Butler
L McDonald
Pat Heathman
Watson Beam
B. A. Peterson Ees
R. G. Hunter
A. G. Hille
T. Carroll
Frank Neelee
Jack Hunter
Kesler — Porter
Methodist Episcopal Church
T. S. Bassett
Nain Lutheran
L. H Kjoller
Presbyterian Church Notes
C. Paul Carlson
Christian Endeavor
Missouri
Illinois
W.F Priebes Weekly Letter Poultry
Kenneth Littlefield
Christ
F. W. Robertson
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