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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
6
Local families visit relatives in Laurens Rolfe and Gilmore City while farm transfers occur near Plover. Reports include new Woodman lodge members and a Willing Workers meeting plus a high class reunion, travel to Des Moines and Iowa City, and a fall tailoring ad.
The women of the congregation are invited to meet at the church on Tuesday afternoon July 2 to clean the building. Painters will be through by that time and the ladies will finish the house-cleaning.
The Food Exchange plans a sale at the Plover Mercantile store on Wednesday afternoon July 3. All members will contribute items for the sale.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffert and family and John Krieg Sr and Jr of Mallard joined Mrs. Mattie Young for a birthday celebration. Visitors Birt Ockvig and Ole Oskvig with relatives were in Ringsted last Sunday. Other households hosted include the Nanamaker and Helvig families at the Lehnus home and a Fort Dodge luncheon for Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Garlock.
Prayer Methodist Church notes Rev. C. J. Mekkelson, pastor. Sunday programs include Sunday School and Bible Class at 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m., Epworth League 7:00 p.m., Evening Service 8:00 p.m. Weekday Prayer Meeting Thursday 8:00 p.m. A play titled Bread will be presented at the school building during the evening service, featuring John Curtis the Father and Stella Curtis among a cast including Mrs. J. W. Arnold and Miss Dorothy Shaw.
Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 11:00 a.m. Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. Sermon topic Patriotism. No evening service as pastor travels to Otto. Congregation urged to attend home talent play Bread at the school building.
The Daily Vacation Bible School ended Sunday with a program at the school auditorium. Rev. C. J. Mekkelson and Rev. W. H. Cassell led the event, with Nelda Lehnus as superintendent and many volunteers teaching free of charge. A community picnic followed at Silver Lake with a Presbyterians vs Methodists game ending 10 to 4.
Mrs. R F Buck and her mother visited with Dick Miller and family. Mrs. Frank Wiese and sister joined in at My son with their sister. Gerald Foust and E J Stra ers families visited Stearns home Sunday.
Mayor F A Pringle warns residents to pay dog taxes by July 1 to avoid penalties. Payments can be made at People Savings Bank in Plover. The notice reflects a municipal push for timely tax collection amid evolving spending habits and transportation changes. Air mail progress is noted with large daily mail volumes from Toledo.
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