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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
5
A fragmented list of meetings and gatherings from local clubs and organizations. Items include lunches, picnics, bridge, family dinners, farm bureau sessions, and a motorcade schedule with hostesses named and locations such as Rolfe, Neilsen, and Rolfe City Park. Dates mostly in June with noted corrections.
Helen Tiernan married Bruce with ceremony at St Margaret's Church officiated by Daniel Tewell. Attendants included Kathleen Tiernan and family. couple to honeymoon at Bruce summer cottage Inglewood Lake Foboji and reside north of Rolfe school. Milan Sharp dies at home in Havelock after illness. funeral Friday Rolfe Methodist church at 2:30 PM. New electrical device shown to seal broken blood vessels.
A large Rolfe crowd marked Memorial Day on a cloudless spring day. American Legion members led ceremonies at the Cecil Cumming Memorial Tree and cemetery, with readings by Rolfe high school seniors and a keynote by George Murray of Sheldon urging peace heroism, honesty in politics, and duty to rights. Music by Rollin Grant’s group and a flag drill followed, capped by grave decorations and a salute over the unknown dead monument.
A patriotic verse extols the Stars and Stripes, praising national unity and liberty. It celebrates the flag as emblem of pride, justice, and freedom, urging loyalty and shared duty to bear it high by land and sea with three cheers for red white and blue.
The state senate election in the Fiftieth District ended with Ritchie of Buena Vista county defeating Van Alstine of Humboldt by 349 votes. Buena Vista carried its own candidate, while Pocahontas and Humboldt favored Van Alstine, but not enough to overcome the Buena Vista lead. County totals: Ritchie 5116, Van Alstine 4767.
The Pocahontas County Protective Association offers a reward of 100 dollars for the conviction and jail sentence of the thieves who stole poultry from the Johnnie Peters farm in Pocahontas County. Subscribe for The Arrow NOW.
Pocahontas county celebrates Fred C. Gilchrist of Laurens winning the Tenth District congressional race. He led Larrabee by about 5 000 and Goldthwaite by 8 000 in the Tuesday primary, with no Democratic nominee, making election likely this fall.
The Garfield Des Moines and Powhatan township Farm Bureau units will hold a joint picnic at Rolfe City Park on Thursday June 26. The Arrow will publish further particulars next week.
Ran dall Melson won the county supervisor contest by forty six votes over Clarence Jensen. The district reports also show voter support evenly split between Grant Jensen Melson across precints with totals 61, 386, and 432 respectively. The Twilight Kittenball League in Rolfe drew a crowd as Duffy's All-Stars beat Egg House 3 to 0 with season results. games listed include May 15 to June 3 results.
Rain and wind arrived Tuesday night and Wednesday after weeks of light showers nearby. Strong gusts toppled trees, silos, windmills, and outbuildings across the county, but no serious damage reported. Ground moisture improved as the dry surface eased.
Dr. Thos. G. Herrick formerly at Gilmore City with his father Dr. Rue Herrick moved to Hubbard last week with his family. He is married and has one daughter. The Herrick family previously resided in Humboldt where the children grew up. their mother still lives there.
The Farmers' Education and Co-Operative Union plans its first Pocahontas county goodwill tour Tuesday June 10 starting Laurens and ending Fonda. A lunch at Rolfe with coffee and ice cream, music by Pocahontas High School band, and short talks by Mr. Goodwin accompany a day of educational stops.
The Des Moines Township Woman's Club picnic set for Tuesday June 10 gathers at 12 30 p m west of the Hambridge to travel together to Art Micaleck s pasture. Bring a covered dish sand wiches and your own dishes and silverware.
Herman Sauter owner of Sunk Grove Island in Cedar township invites county 4-H Club boys to spend June 25. County Agent Bowers plans a picnic with outdoor life study on the island rich in wildlife, birds, fish, and historic Indian relics. Nearby counties may join.
Mr and Mrs Phil Peterson traveled to Decorah on Thursday for a visit over Memorial Day with Mrs Petersons mother and sister They returned home Sunday.
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