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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1930
Page
5
A Methodist Mrs group will meet at the home of Squires, followed by a family dinner and golf club event at the bridge. Attendees are asked to bring a sanded dish and other dishes. Coffee will be served. Humboldt County Farm Bureaus plan a tour to Iowa State University.
Church and club gatherings listed for June include Pikertown Local regular meeting at home June 13 and Presbyterian ity at Maggie Vetter. Pythians at City Park June 19. American Home i at Mrs Ives June 20 with guest day. Web Club picnic June 24 at Arthur Vaughn Jam. University Women picnic June 26 at Rolfe. Farm Bureau June 26 at Rolfe City Park. WCTU meeting June 27 at Mrs Frank 1 home.
Announcement indicates the tour in the northeast county is indefinitely postponed due to busy schedules. Officials expect a later period when new information and staff can dedicate attention as Yeorn grows rapidly and requires all hands.
The Presbyterian Church held Children’s Day exercises with Sunday school classes led by Mrs. Munson Mrs. Lothian Mrs. Pollock and others. Prayers songs and scripture lessons were presented by Jadie and Janice Wiegman Ruth Dawson’s class and Betty Harris led by Superintendent J. T. Grant with ushers Louise and Doris Vaughn assisting.
Rockwell City golfers traveled with fifteen players to Rolfe to contest a friendly match at Rolfe course. Rolfe defeated Rockwell City 85 to 20 as G W Richter led Rockwell City with 74 while Otto Frank of Rockwell City shot 75 and Rolfe’s Frank 76. Nacke posted a 36 for his last nine holes.
The Rolfe Woman's Club held its annual luncheon at Mrs. C. L. Gunderson's home on June 5. Members and guests enjoyed a two course meal, musical solos, library reports, and tributes to past and present officers, with new department heads named and the club reaffirming its communal goals. The note ends with a brief mention of a hatchery experiment on feeding concentrated sour skim milk to young game fish.
About 150 women from the state attended the Eagle Grove invitation meet on Tuesday with Rolfe contributing about fifteen players. The Rolfe group praised the luncheon and hosting, finished with multiple prizes, and planned future participation. Mrs. Frank Nacke and Mrs. Peterson tied for low net in 18 holes. Peterson won on card play due to rain.
The D M T alumni held their annual banquet Friday May 6 at the Kermore hotel Emmetsburg honoring the Class of 1980 with fifty members present. The Class of 1926 registered full attendance. Decorations featured birch bark canoes wigwams campfire and pine trees. Mrs Franklin MajorowiczToastmistress welcomed twelve new members. Miss Maria Pingrey spoke on Des Moines township schools. Officers elected include President William Fisher Vice President Arlene Ham Secretary-Treasurer Esther Isaacson.
The Farmers Union toured the county, arriving in Rolfe by noon on Tuesday with about fifty automobiles. The group shared dinner at the Farmers Union implement store, enjoyed coffee and ice cream, and listened to a talk by Mr. Goodwin on union aims. The outing emphasized supporting small towns, marketing cooperatives, and service organizations, with the Pocahontas band providing music. The procession then moved to Pocahontas, wrapping up a well received day.
Mr and Mrs Edgar Cornell purchase the Nelson hotel equipment from J E Barnes and will take possession July 1. Rolfe friends welcome the Cornells back, while Mr and Mrs Barnes remain in the community occupying the Mrs Dick Miller residence soon vacated by Mr and Mrs Phil Peterson.
Members of Silver Leaf Lodge No. 40 and the Pythian Sister Temple will hold a picnic at Rolfe City Park on Thursday June 19. Bring a covered dish and sandwiches and dishes for the family. Coffee will be furnished by the Pythian Sisters. The park is in good shape this summer and a good attendance is urged.
Rally Day at the Pocahontas county courthouse featured a business session and selection of delegates for the state convention in Ames. Eleanor Whannel and Thelma Olson were named voting and queen candidates, with Marjory Vaughn reporting progress. The county earned perfect music memory scores and elected officers while Arlene Ham led the county-wide orchestra under Mrs. Arthur Vaughn.
In the kittenball league Egg House beat Graves Indians 3 to 1 last Friday. Duffy's All-Stars then defeated Coley's Pirates 16 to 12 on Tuesday evening. The standings show Duffy's All-Stars at 4 0 1000, Graves' Indians 2 2 600, Coley's Pirates 1 3 250, Eye House 1 3 250.
Beck of Brayton Iowa has been chosen as cow tester for Pocahontas County Cow Testing Association. He was raised on a dairy farm in Audubon County and studied dairying at Iowa State College Ames. He previously tested dairy cattle in Taylor and Ringgold counties and now advises farmers on feeding for higher profit. There is room for one or two additional members.
The county reacts to Barney Bruce running as an independent candidate for representative. Supporters form two clubs the Bruce-for-Representative Republican Club and the Bruce-for-Representative Democratic Club. Tentative officers include Frank B. Charlton and F. J. Nacke as presidents for the two groups. Bruce plans to share his public views during the campaign.
Miss Gladys Grant and Roy Merrill wed Tuesday at the R. C. Grant home with a simple ceremony led by Rev. W. A. Wilkinson. The bride, in pink crepe ensemble, entered to Lohengrin. Guests included out of town relatives from Gilmore City Sioux City Madison Waterloo Sargeant's Bluff and Des Moines.
The Rolfe post of the American Legion hosted county units of the Legion and Auxiliary at the Knights of Pythias hall on June 5. County Commander J. H. Beneke led the business session followed by a dance and refreshments. A county picnic for all members is scheduled at Lizard Lake resort on Tuesday July 15 with details to come.
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