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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
7
The readable fragments describe a historical Wad I event with unclear wording. Names and places are faint. The snippet hints at a date in May and a possible action or meeting but specifics are not discernible from the visible text.
June events list includes Alumni Banquet at High School on the 13th evening, Methodist Mission meeting with Mrs. I F Fisher assisting hosts on the 14th, Star Work an iments on the 14th, Home Study Club dinner at City Park on the 18th with Muriel Wilson, Presbyterian Society meeting on the 19th with Mrs A W Ives Ellen Mather and B C E assisting, and Amal County Day for Boys and Girls Fat Pocahontas at Rolfe Chautauqua program opening at 8 15 sharp.
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau held a Rolfe picnic Tuesday despite an morning shower. County Agent Bowers introduced speakers Professor L. H. Pammell of Iowa State College and Howard J. Clark Des Moines who discussed weeds bees and farm economics.
A Tuesday morning storm in Rolfe produced a small tornado moving through the town from the northwest. It damaged trees along its narrow path from the C A Grant area to the Wm Dickey property on Railroad street and dentedDr Beam s car top.
Rally Day for 4 H Clubs at Pocahontas courthouse kicks off Friday at 10:00 am June 21. Elections, state convention echoes, picture memory and music contests, prizes for perfect attendance, and a picnic dinner mark the program with local club leaders coordinating recreation and refreshments.
A policy for the Shelter House at City Park was adopted by the Rolfe Golf Club Auxiliary. Members may use the house freely except for large parties when a $5 fee applies. Non members must obtain permission from the board and pay $10. Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for the Golf Club and Auxiliary. The board of directors will be elected at today's meeting.
Earl Ives suffered a knee cartilage injury that worsened over time. A partial cartilage removal and leg straightening were performed in Fort Dodge, and he returned home on crutches, sidelined for the summer.
Mrs. John Madsen county chairman leads Pocahontas county girls to Ames for the state convention. Arlene Ham Des Moines township named Pocahontas county queen candidate and noted by The Des Moines Register as a top club girl. Doris Moe Swan Lake township elected voting delegate and orchestra participant. Other county representatives include Mrs. O. F. Moore Laurens Myrtle Fisher June Climpson Plover Mrs. Geo Lehnus Rolfe and Edna Ressegue Laurens.
Manson sent twenty golfers to face an equal number from the Rolfe Club in four somes. Rolfe won by about 32 to 25 points. Foley of Manson shot 72, near par, while F. J. Nacke led Rolfe with 74. Participants enjoyed an evening supper at the Park before heading home.
Last Sunday the J. B. Kent family gathered at a city home for a long awaited reunion. Participants included A. M. Kent and son J. B. Kent of Brownsville Texas, D. C. Kent and daughters Virginia Sue and Patricia Ann of Quimby, J. Dolliver Kent and Donna Jean and J. Dolliver of Des Moines, Robert of Rolfe, and the head Col. John B. Kent. It was the first time in a long time all were together for a family dinner.
The Worth-While Club met on Thursday June 6 at Mrs Geo Lehnus home with seven members present two visitors attended. Arele Ham demonstrated making salads from canned products and the secretary Marjory Vaughn reviewed Music Memory Selections while Vivian led a Picture Memory List review. After adjournment Arlene Ham hosted an excellent lunch and outdoor games were played during recreation and social hour.
John Traub age twenty six drowned Sunday at a sandpit swimming hole near West Bend. He entered with two neighbor boys and reportedly stepped into a hole. No water in lungs suggests heart failure as the cause. A pulmotor failed to revive him. his parents had moved to West Bend recently, and he managed the family farm. The note warns gravel pit baths are spring fed and very cold, dangerous for those with weak hearts.
Hans Ming a 27 year old Palo Alto county farmer was drowned in Lost Island Lake during a fishing trip with Norman Olson. They fished at night. Ming fell overboard and could not be found until a fisherman recovered the body on Tuesday near Stony Point. Leland McIntire helped remove the corpse.
Peter Nissen a Spencer resident for three years dropped dead Monday morning at 5 30 at his home 5 Bender avenue He was 44 born September 13 1884 in Flensberg Schleswig Holstein Germany and came to America living in Ringsted Hampton and Orange City before moving to Spencer He is survived by his wife Netti Elizabeth Mathiesen two children Leona and Percival a brother and sister in Germany and a brother killed in World War I Funeral services were held June 5 at the Nissen home and Bethany Lutheran church with interment at Fairville Cemetery near Cylinder Iowa The Spencer Reporter reports the death caused by hardening of the arteries with a blood clot
County Agent C R Bowers visited Rolfe and hired Karl Hille as the best boy in town after evaluating a likely candidate. The tailor in Rolfe praised the boy’s reliability, and Bowers prepared to pay him once the handbill distribution was complete.
Ames Iowa June 10 The fifty eighth annual commencement at Iowa State College shows a record 490 graduates with year total reaching 793. 401 Bachelor of Science degrees in spring. 62 Master of Science. 9 advanced professional. 10 PhD. Notables from vicinity include Roger R Roush Rolfe in electrical engineering and Laura G Jeffers Laurens in home economics. Chautauqua begins July 10.
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