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Rolfe Arrow

Location

Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1944

Page

2

Des Moines Auxiliary Hosts Quilt Pickup and Club Meeting

The Des Moines Two Women's Club plans a July 11 meeting at the schoolhouse with a roll call on What I'm Doing to Help Outside. Guests included Mrs. Glen Carpenter Mrs. Lyle Lund and others on program refreshment committees. A 6 pm dinner honored Mr. and Mrs. J E Tutt on their 82nd anniversary. Weekly Golf Auxiliary luncheon and bridge at Gar Mac Lodge yielded contract prizes to Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Grant.

Des Moines Glen Carpenter Lyle Lund Henry Schmidt Virgil Vaughn Robert Rutgers Vernon Struthers John Howe Ers W. R. Enderslee J. E. Tutt Tutt L., A. Hansen W. L. McIntire Otis Cook M. D. Anderson Jennie Bowen Gar-Mac Lodge G. B. Palmer J. T. Grant George Weible Robert Hunter

K S K Club Picnic Set for Pocahontas Park

The K S K club schedules its annual picnic for Sunday July 9 at Pocahontas park. Mrs L S Anderson hosts a lawn party Monday with friends and sisters in law Mrs T C Anderson of Sioux City and Mrs J Turlow Seifert of Los Angeles. Nan and Jane Peterson served drinks and cakes.

K.S.K. Club Pocahontas

Birthday Party for Marilynn Hikenbberry Marks Third Year

Marilynn Hikenbberry celebrated her third birthday anniversary on Thursday June 29 with a party at her grandparents home, Mr and Mrs C A Christensen. An afternoon of play ended with a lunch of individual birthday cakes and paper hat favors. Fourteen children and mothers attended.

Marilynn Hikenbberry

Legion Auxiliary hosts July luncheon at Legion hall

The American Legion Auxiliary invites members to a 1 PM potluck on Monday July 10 at the Legion hall. Members should bring a guest who is a mother wife or sister of someone in World War II service. A covered dish sandwiches and table service are requested. Installation of officers will follow with county president Mrs. Carl Barth installing Mrs. Leo Ludwig.

American Legion Auxiliary Legion Hall Carl Barth Havelock Leo Ludwig West Bend

Methodist Church Sunday Schedule

Rev. C. R. Buckwalter presides with Sunday school at 10 15 a.m. and morning worship at 11 15 a.m. The pastor will preach this Sunday. Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 8 p.m.

the Methodist Church C. R. Buckwalter

Trinity Lutheran Sunday Schedule and Sermon Title

J. O. Wangberg will lead a 9 am Holy Communion service followed by a 9 30 am preaching service on The Temporal Work A Test of our Christianity based on Luke 5 1 11. Sunday school at 10 30 am Luther League at 8 pm with discussion on Political and Moral Freedom.

THE Trinity Lutheran J. O. Wangberg Luther League

Nain Lutheran Church Calendar Notes

Emery L Petersen officiates a worship service at 11:00 a.m. on July 9. The Nain Lutheran society meets July 1 at Art Kilbourn's home at 8:30 p.m. Ladies Aid gathers July 12 at Mrs. David Henderson's home at 2:15 p.m.

Nain Lutheran Church Emery L. Petersen Nain Lutheran Society Art Kilbourn Ladies Aid David Henderson

Presbyterian Church Service Schedule and Young People Conference

W. F. Schneck, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11. Junior Christian Endeavor at 7 30 p m led by Alfred Miller. Choir practice Wednesday at 8 30 p m. Senior Young People's conference at Camp Foster Lake Okoboji July 17 23. Those wishing to attend should report to Sunday school superintendent W Fisher.

Camp Foster Lake Okoboji W. Fisher

Oats High Priced Feed Discussed By Extension Experts

Extension Director Max C. Naylor notes a small oat crop may limit feed for swine late summer. Iowa State swine specialist K G Quaife says oats will be high priced for any livestock. Recommendations include feeding whole oats to pregnant sows with pasture, or ground oats soaked as mash for growing pigs, while limiting use for heavier hogs.

Max C. Naylor K. G., Quaife Iowa State College

Harvest New Oats Later Farmers Told

A member of the Iowa Farm Managers Association says oats in the region are not rust resistant but are harvested too soon causing musty, low value grain. Extension director Max O. Naylor explains new oat varieties stay green longer and pack tighter in bins, requiring later harvest and moisture control to avoid musty oats.

Iowa Farm Managers Association Iowa Agricultural Extension Station Ames Iowa State College Agronomy Department Max O. Naylor Naylor

Iowa prepares for 1944 football season under Slip Madigan

Coach Slip Madigan returns to the University of Iowa as football drill begins August 14 with all enrolled students eligible. Hawkeye officials expect a strong influx of players, aged around 19, and emphasize wartime fitness even for those entering military service. Lt. and Mrs. Donald Davidson arrive locally, with Davidson headed to Lincoln for further training.

Slip” Madigan University of Iowa Hawkeye

Flight Officer W Vanden Mecham Serves In India

Flight Officer W Vanden Mecham serves in India as first pilot on a C 47 Troop Transport. He is son of Mr and Mrs W A Mecham of Rolfe. He received his commission at Stockton Field California on February 8 1944 and trained at Mather Field Sacramento before transfer to Bowman Field Louisville for overseas duty in April.

W. Vanden Mecham India W. A. Mecham Rolfe Stockton Field California Mecham Mather Field Sacramento Calif Bowman Field Louisville Kentucky

Canning Powders Warn Against Shortcuts in Home Canning

Mrs Helen Sage and Miss Conie Foote urge home canners to boil jars for fruit and tomatoes and to avoid canning powders. They warn trade names mask dangerous substances like formaldehyde and boric acid and say powders do not prevent botulism or spoilage and can destroy vitamin B1. Follow proven guidelines and heat rules from science.

Helen 8. Sage County Extension Home Conie Foote Iowa State College Federal Food and Drug Administration Miss Foote

Lake Township Farm Bureau Hosts 4-H Program

The Lake township Farm Bureau met at P. G. Peters home June 27 for a outdoor monthly session led by Township Director Sol Kipfer. 4-H girls under Mrs. Walter Higgins and Mrs. Lester Delle performed songs and solos, recited the country girls creed, and received a 4-H pin.

Lake Township Farm Bureau P. G. Peters Sol Kipfer Robert Delle Helen 8 Sage County Extension Home Des Moines Walter Higgins Lester Delle Beverly Jones Dorothy Hudek Marian Carol Claussen Darlene Peters Dorothy Jones Gloria Delle Marian Claussen Dorothy O’donnell Creed Gloria Ardis Halligan Donna Dunn Henrietta Janssen

Iowa Farm Bureau Women Convene In Des Moines Summer Meet

About 286 Iowa Farm Bureau women gathered June 25 to 27 in Des Moines to discuss farm life goals for home workers and rural communities. Discussions covered prosperous agriculture, better farm homes, youth education, health, and veteran rehabilitation with emphasis on expanding homemaking to community walls.

Farm Bureau Des Moines F. D. Schlensig Harley McLain B. W. Lathrop Helen 8. Sage Poca Raymond Sayre Iowa Farm Bureau Me Tsung Kaung Allan Kline Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

Welfare Depends On Job School And Recreation

Prof. Ralph Ojemann of the Iowa child welfare research station at the University of Iowa argues for a comprehensive approach to adolescent welfare. He says experiences shape behavior and altering experiences can change outcomes, noting recreation without jobs, or schools without home and community changes, are ineffective.

Ralph Ojemann Iowa Child Welfare Research Station University of Iowa

Corn and crop prospects in Pocahontas county harvest nearing

In Pocahontas county corn is knee high and expected to be laid by week’s end. Hay is finished, crop below normal. Oats are short and headed. Soybeans are doing well. A labor shortage is anticipated as harvest begins.

Pocahontas Pocahontas County

Iowa History Books Ready for Centennial

The State Historical Society at the University of Iowa recatalogues a large collection of books pamphlets and manuscripts on Iowa history for a reference rush tied to Iowa's 1946 centennial of statehood. The material will be easily accessible to all as interest and enthusiasm for Iowa history grows.

Iowa State Historical Society University of Iowa

Vatican and Rome Monasteries Sheltered Jews, Says Chaplain

Chaplain Morris Kertzer, former University of Iowa religion professor, praises Catholic efforts in hiding Jews during Nazi violence. He spoke in Rome’s synagogue to about 4,000 amid ongoing street fighting, calling it a bright addition to Christian history.

Vatican Rome Morris Kertzer University of Iowa School of Religion Kertzer

Paint stock noted including aluminum and implement colors

A local supplier reports new stock of aluminum paint the first in a long time along with a range of implement paints in various colors and additional floor paint options.

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