Upcoming Local Club and Church Events Schedule
June events list for Rolfe Gar Mac Lodge families Missionary Societies Pikertown Farm Union and Des Moines area clubs. Key gatherings include floral observances at Methodist church, American Legion Auxiliary meetings, Bible school opening, and various picnics and suppers through mid June with hosts and locations named.
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Rolfe Golf Club
Auliary
Gar-Mac Lodge
Methodist Shareh
P. Lathrop
Pikertown
of Farm Union
P Q. White
C. B.S
Masonic Hall
Children Day Program at Presbyterian Church
The Presbyterian Sunday school presents its annual Children’s Day program starting 10 30 a m on Sunday June 12. The schedule includes organ voluntary readings prayers songs and a flower drill with offerings and benediction featuring multiple classes and choirs.
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Presbyterian Church
The
Presbyterian Sunday School
F. E. Grant
J. T. Grant
C. P. Carlson
Mesdames Bowen
Patterson
Lorraine Dawson
Jesus Loves
Laddie DeWolf
Cataclysm Sweet Thing and The Honest Test of Guilt in India
A dialogue piece shows a couple gossiping about marriage and a father’s reaction. A separate Indian crime test assigns dry rice to a suspect to reveal guilt through mouth dryness, a claimed fear response that hinders swallowing.
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India
Farm Bureau Members Plan Ames Tour June 29
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau schedules a big tour to Ames on Wednesday June 29 as the 4-H Club convention runs. Eleanor Whannel 4-H Girls' Club president will receive a state convention diploma for outstanding work. Girls may ride home with farm folk and farmers may attend the evening pageant, a major 4-H event in Iowa with several hundred participants and a large audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Luther League Convention Set for Forest City
The biennial Iowa District Luther League convention meets in Forest City June 24 to 26 with pastors H E Rasmussen T A Hoff and John Oden among speakers. The theme The Open Door guides sermons and discussions. Choral Union concert June 26 directed by Dr Carlo Sperati, with Waldorf College as headquarters.
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Iowa
Luther League
Forest City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
S. R. Towerson
Joice
H. E. Rasmussen
Des Moines
T. A. Hoff
Waldorf College
Kittenball Season Revived After Rain Delays
Czar Bell lists unreported games with scores from May to June 19 including Carroll and Showers results. On June 3 a Rolfe kittenball team edged Fort Dodge Grocers 3 to 2 in the standout game of the season.
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Czar Bell
Carroll
Showers
Cox
Wilson
Rolfe Kittenballers
Fort Dodge Grocers
Bell
Georgia targets illiteracy reachens to state prison classes
State program expands literacy efforts into prisons as Georgia announces organized classes. Meanwhile data indicates over 2.5 million Americans traveled through Montreal and Quebec to Europe last year.
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Georgia
Montreal
Quebec
Europe
Nomination of Sheriff Goes to the Convention
Pocahontas county primary drew about 4200 voters with 4190 casting ballots for sheriff eight candidates. Tom Ellis of Palmer led Butler of Rolfe 1011 to 677. county delegates to the convention will be chosen in July. Other races showed Governor Turner leading and several incumbents/out-of-office changes noted. A table on the page lists all contest results for interested readers.
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Pocahontas County
Tom Ellis
Palmer
Butler
Rolfe
Marion Bruce
Bruce
James
Peterson
Henry Field
Prine
Shenandoah
Brookehart
Turner
Clark
Bennett
Fischer
Long
Johnson
O. K. Maben
John Fletcher
Newport
Thornburg
Gilchrist
Fred Gilchrist
Fort Dodge
Roy Johnson
Orr
Fonda
Young Will Berry
Tice of
John F. Carlson
Katherine Boozell
Wilson
Thompson
Carmichael
Hudson
U.S
Ag’ture
Rep. Aduitor Courts
Bellville
An Ae Ee Ee Ee
Clinton Aa
Colfax
Cumming Ae Ee Eee A Ee
Es Moines
Ae Ae Re A Ee A
Garfield
Owhatan
Osevelt
Erman Ee A Em
van Lake
Washington Ee
Cs Ee
Occidental College Opens 1000 Acre Brentwood Campus
Occidental College in Los Angeles expands with a new 1000 acre Brentwood campus for men. In New York state about 850 one room schools closed last year and pupils were sent to larger institutions.
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Occidental College
Los Angeles
Brentwood
New York State
Clarence Jensen Proves a Political Race Horse
In Pocahontas county three board of supervisor fights occurred this year in the first district. Clarence Jensen led in every precinct, defeating John M. Bush and Clifford Sandy. Garfield’s twelve year tenure as incumbent proved a handicap for Sandy. Jensen’s Rolfe connections underpin his popularity. he may replace Randall Melson on Jan 1 1934. In Fonda southwest district James O Keefe retires Jan 1 1934 with new results reported. Petitions circulated at primary to reduce supervisors from five to three, signaling potential election changes this fall.
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Board of Supervisor
Pocahontas County
Clarence Jensen
John M. Bush
Clifford Sandy
Garfield
Sandy
Bush
Plover
Jensen
Rolfe
Randall Melson
Fonda
Jas. O’keefe
Farmers’ Union
Burea
State Savings Bank Closes After Board Action
State Savings Bank of Rolfe closes doors by order of the board of directors. F W Yeadon is placed in charge by the state banking department as a full bank examination begins. The bank faced a steady deposit drain amid bad farming profits and market turmoil, with deposits shrinking from 857,749 in 1925 to about 300,000 recently.
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Board of Directors
State Savings Bank of
Rolfe
State Banking Department
F. W. Yeadon
State Savings Bank
County Auxiliary at McKim's Nominates Officers
The County Unit of the American county home at Mrs. I M McKim near Plover will hold nominations for county officers on Wednesday June 15. Local Auxiliaries will report on poppy sales.
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American Legion Auxiliary
I. M. McKim
Plover
Pocahontas County Soil Survey Now Complete
The U S Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College soils department completed a Pocahontas county soil survey. The report is published and available free from the Pocahontas Farm Bureau office. The survey likens local soils to the southern Black Belt and notes the value of maintaining fertility.
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Pocahontas County Soil Survey
Pocahontas County
United States Department of Agriculture
Soils Department of
Iowa State College
Farm Bureau
Pocahontas
Southland
Cull and dip poultry flock season urged by county agent
County Agent Bowers urges farmers to cull and dip poultry in June. Prices have been solid in June in past years, and egg production is slowing. Dipping with sodium fluoride kills lice and mites, improving flock health. Remove roosters and convert non lay hens to cash. contact the Pocahontas County Agent's office for service details.
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Bowers
Pocahontas County
No Break Up Suitor Plays Auction in Love Bid
A playful exchange frames a suitor proposing to the daughter as the father offers a marriage prospect in auction form with a bold ultimatum. The humorous vignette highlights a pledge to “go all in” or walk away, captured in lighthearted regional newspaper style.
Bank Withdrawals Push Collapse Ahead of Time
Withdrawals averaged about 1600 dollars daily over a sustained period and the bank could not keep up with collections. The money taken over the past two years could have stayed to keep the bank open. Assets are solid if deposits are not drained too quickly. the bank would otherwise pay a good percentage. It often seems darkest after a bank closes.
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Une
B. F. Stalleup
Trinity Lath
Oran Daily Bible School
Des Moi Woman's Club
Chas Hamgrove
Pyths
Teming
I Missionary Society
H. F. Olerich
Eran Ladies Aid Society
Telmer Sime
American Hom Study Club
J. C. Hosier
Ier
Ghana
Wwe Heme Gast
Ames
Luther League Convention
Kittenball
Sandy Awe
A. H. Buscher
Ac Buscher
Wiegert Eee
Buscher
Elsen
Peters
Weber
Wiegert
Coos
Long Wwe
Johnson Wee Ee
Peterson Mee Een
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