This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
4
Visitors include Plover Patriot Jennie Beck and Goldie Holstrom from Brainerd at Henry Fitzgerald home. Rolfe and Grand Rapids residents attend district events. weddings, birthdays, and picnics populate a busy weekly social calendar with family travel, school activities, and community notices across towns in Iowa Minnesota and beyond.
Plover Presbyterian Church announces Sunday worship at 11 00 a m with sermon The Loaves and the Fishes and a following Sunday school service Children s Day program at 8 00 p m to support Sunday school work in neglected districts Daily Vacation Bible School begins Monday June 15 at 8 45 a m Orchestra and choir rehearsals noted with practice for children participating in Sunday program at 2 00 p m Saturday Bring Bibles notebooks and invite others to attend
The Atchison Globe notes Spain wants a congress and asks if Spain has gone mad or heard of the American congress while the Sioux City Journal reports a milkman winning a $25,000 slogan prize and likely preferring sleep over wakefulness.
The fourth annual Royal Neighbor convention gathered Po cahontas county camps in Plover with delegates from Fonda Laurens Have lock Pocahontas Gilmore City and nearby towns. Supreme Manager Grace McCurdy and officials from Auburn Spencer Des Moines led instruction and inspection. A noon luncheon followed a parade and a daytime program, with afternoon business sessions noted as very successful. Local stores decorated in purple and white to honor the event.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Hess and son Roger and Miss Vivian Pringle were hurt when their car collided with a second vehicle south of Ames while bringing Luella Hess home from visiting in Ames. Mrs Hess suffered a hipgash requiring stitches. Miss Pringle a bruised shoulder. Roger unharmed. The other driver fled the scene. Prof D L Hall and an infant were in the other car but uninjured.
A joint Farm Bureau picnic for Des Moines and Powhatan townships will be held at the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. I. M. McKim east of Plover on Monday evening June 15. The two Farm Bureau units sponsor the event with a committee arranging games and a seven o'clock picnic supper. Each family brings food and their own dishes and silverware. Cats will be laid out on long tables for all to share. Jud Pirie and Elwood Miller organize kittenball and other sports for entertainment. A large crowd is expected and the event invites everybody to attend.
Phyllis Heathman of Plover Iowa and Kermit Lighter of Baker Montana were quietly married on June 4 at the Schroth home in Baker. Rev H Roy Phillips officiated. The couple plans to reside in Baker after a short honeymoon, with Phyllis noted for her musical talent and community church participation.
Rev. V. V. Schuldt of Sioux City arrives in Plover to lead the Methodist pastorate for the summer while Rev. C. J. Mekkelson is in Colorado seeking health. Schuldt studied at a Boston theological seminary and is taking an active interest in church and community work.
A balky auto belonging to John Perrigo stalled on tracks of the M. and St. L. line near the A B Langfitt residence Tuesday morning. The train was halted by the crew until the car could be moved. Perrigo was with his son Clyde and companions Don Fisher and Edward Schonberger.
Prayer Methodist Church under Rev. C J Mekkelson lists schedule Morning Worship at 10 00 Sunday Junior League 11 00 Epworth League 4 00 Evening Worship 7 00 Mid Week Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 00 Sunday school at scheduled hour Rev V V Schuldt supply to preach evening service with special music Vacation Bible School starts Monday June 15 at 845 for ages four through high school with potential teachers class if enough older pupils. two weeks session and free bus service provided.
Gasoline tax receipts for the first five months show a rise of more than 273000 over the same period last year. State Treasurer Johnson reports totals of 4452119.23 for 1981 versus 4178673.33 in 1930 with May 1981 topping the million mark at 1017244.18. Primary road fund received 526081.39, secondary road fund 874000.00, and refund and administration 117162.79.
A new Iowa noxious weed law requires the Highway Commission and county boards to eradicate Canada thistle perennial sow thistle quack grass from public highways. Landowners must mow other weeds to keep roads clear, with special extermination methods urged for hard-to-eradicate species.
Cyrus McCormick, vice president of International Harvester, and L J Dickinson, Iowa senator elect, will speak at the 25th annual convention of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at Iowa State College Ames June 22 to 25. A pageant on grain harvesting will feature a field ready for demonstration of every harvesting implement from sickle to modern combines.
The Stavenger Laget reunion of Norwegians from Stavenger and nearby areas will be held in Eagle Grove on Tuesday through Thursday, June 23 to 25. Several thousand visitors are expected with John Donhowe of First Liberty Savings Bank in Eagle Grove as entertainment committee chair.
More than 840000 farm boys and girls in the United States are now enrolled in 4 H Club work, reflecting growing participation in rural youth programs nationwide.
A compact numeric string appears to list figures 4u 198 1406 1459 1484 1389 with a total of 12942. The fragment resembles a ledger or scoreboard snippet bearing no clear event or names. No further contextual entities are identifiable.
Iowa officials report a five cent per pound oleomargarine tax will start July 4. Dairy official R G Clark notes dealers predict varied effects from reduced sales to shifting costs. The tax aims to protect dairy industry and fund state revenue, but outcomes remain uncertain until operation proceeds.
Directors of the Clay County Fair Association completed an agreement with Randall M. Tuttle to add fourteen acres to Spencer grounds, bringing total owned land to sixty acres. Purchase price was 260 dollars per acre.
King of Siam expressed eagerness to meet Babe Ruth during interviews, saying he was anxious to see the baseball icon. The remarks show a royal figure speaking in plain terms and enjoying American sport.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.