Coming Events June 16 to 22 Digest
A list of community gatherings in June includes the American Home study club picnic at Rolfe City Park on June 19, a D M T Farm Bureau meeting at the school, a Des Moines Township Farm Bureau gathering at D M T school, a Boys Club Camp opening at Musselman Park, and multiple Farm Bureau unit meetings at homes of Ives and Hovland plus a Presbyterian church Missi Society event, all scheduled June 20 to 22.
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Rolfe City Park
D- M. T. Farm Bureau
Ivee Desi Township
Farm Bureau
Oyay
Musselman Park
Des Moines
Bradgate
Garfield Town
M. N. Ives
Des Moi Township
Evelyn Hovland
Missi Society of Presbyterian Church
A. W. Ives
Garfield Township
Marjory Vaughn
Iowa State College
Prohibition Speaker Urges Retention of Eighteenth Amendment
Rev. A W Lyons of Fort Dodge spoke in Rolfe churches urging no repeal of the eighteenth amendment and opposing the proposed twenty first amendment. He argued prohibition best controls liquor, cited failures of enforcement, warned repeal would bring back hard liquor, and attacked eastern millionaires backing repeal while urging continued national control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Lyons
First Baptist Church of
Fort Dodge
Rolfe
Iowa
Wets
DuPonts
Clara Bow to Visit Rolfe For Call Her Savage Show
Clara Bow comes to Rolfe next Tuesday and Sunday for the film Call Her Savage. The program features Clara Bow in one of her best roles with Irene Dunne and Bickford also listed in the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bow
Lara Bow
Rolfe
Savage
Yee
Irene Ea Ee Leadan
Atles Bickford
Miss Ant
Vacation Bible School Pupils Enjoy Picnic in Rolfe
About ninety Rolfe youngsters attended Union Daily Vacation Bible School for two weeks starting May 29. The program moved from the Methodist to the Presbyterian church. Classes ran 9 to 11 each weekday and ended with a city park picnic featuring ice cream and pink lemonade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Union Daily Vacation Bible School
Methodist Church
Presbyterian Church
F. E. Grant
L. R. Davidson
Rolfe City
The
County League Opens Week Four With Unbeatens
Laurens and Plover stay undefeated in week four as breaks shape results. Pocahontas, Rolfe, Laurens, Plover, Havelock, Ware tally games with several close outcomes. Laurens defies Pocahontas in 10 innings, while upcoming clash at Plover will decide top spot and Havelock-Ware duel for basement honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurens
Plover
Pocahontas
Althe Havelock
Ware
Rolfe
Havelock
Children’s Day Exercises at Trinity Lutheran Church
A large audience enjoyed the Children’s Day program at Trinity Lutheran Church. The program featured songs, scripture lesson, confessions of faith, and multiple recitations by the primary class and several named children including Janet Thompson, Viola Johnson, Genevieve Johnson, Velmar Brock, Evelyn Brock, and Gerald Thompson with performances by Lucile and Arlene Brock, the Simonson family, and Orlando Wangberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Lutheran Church
Tnday
Janet Thompson
Evelyn Brock
Velmar Brock
Orlando Wangberg
Gerald Thompson
Arrow's Newspress Breaks Down Delays Local Edition
Last Wednesday at four pm the Arrow's Newspress halted with a broken rack tearing out teeth. Skilled mechanic Rolfe repaired the heavy casting while C T Olson and Bro Reichman arranged to print the edition at The Enterprise office in Gilmore City to avoid lateness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
C. T. Olson
Gilmore City
Bro
Reichman
Enterprise
Noisy Knock Precedes Return Blast in Town
A late night knock is described as a warning that may trigger a stronger impact in the near future. Residents await developments as officials investigate the unusual warning noted in local reports.
Rolfe Kittenball Debuts in New Uniforms. Beats West Bend
Rolfe Kittenball team wore new Petersons' Clothes Shop uniforms with white and yellow sweaters and blue caps. They defeated West Bend 5 to 1 as Showers and Peterson led the scoring, marking a strong debut in Des Moines Valley League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe League
Des Moines Valley League
Petersons
Rolfe
Petersons’ Clothes Shop
West Bend
McKnight
Showers
Peterson
Kittenballers Show Signs of Professionalism in County League
Rolfe faced Pocahontas in a ten inning county league tilt at Rolfe City Park. Will Berry and Edgar Showers pitched a tight game as both teams kept errors low until Pocahontas seized a tenth inning run on a critical throw. Final score Pocahontas 1 Rolfe 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe City Park
Rolfe
Pocahontas
Will Berry
Edgar Showers
Ronald Carroll
Sanding
Sime
Heat claims Harry L. Eells at Hill’s Retreat Des Moines
Harry L. Eells died of heat prostration at Hill's Retreat in Des Moines on June 8 1938 at age fifty five. He had a nervous breakdown and stayed a month for treatment. Eells was a former Rolfe superintendent and headed the rural education department at State Teachers College Cedar Falls. He was survived by wife and two grown children Blair and Ruth both teachers. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church in Cedar Falls last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Mells
Hill
Des Moines
Hells
Harry L. Eells
Rolfe
State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Eells
Blair
Ruth
Weather swings hit Iowa as heat drops to 36
A heat wave peaked at 106 on Saturday, then a sharp fall to 36 Tuesday morning. The drop caused ailments like catarrh and sinus trouble. Oats suffered, stock grazed fields, corn progressed well, and alfalfa was cut with a mixed hay yield. H. D. Brinkman reported cocks nearly touching in one field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
H. D. Brinkman
Big County to Hold Open Meeting on Repeal Saturday
A cross faction gathering is planned at Pocahontas Saturday evening to discuss the liquor repeal issue ahead of next Tuesday’s election. Delegates Fred K. Hawley and W. W. Harris will attend along with other speakers. The event aims for frank discussion rather than a debate, seeking to gauge public sentiment amid ongoing prohibition. The antis claim better organization though funds are scarce, while repealists report no meetings. The meeting would be outdoors at the court house park if weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Fred K. Hawley
W. W. Harris
Court House Park
Pageant at Presbyterian Church Sunday Morning
Children's Day exercises at the Presbyterian Church will replace the regular service Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The pageant titled The Church and Her Children features roles for Primary and Junior children, Boy Scouts, Lightbearers, and Spirit of Missions with a full program directed by Mrs. M. W. Webb and with Ruth Webb as song leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tthose
Ren
Grace McEwen
Billy McIntire
Jean Wiegman
Alfred Rudolfson
Eldon Obrecht
Lawrence Kennedy
Russell Young
Thomas Ives
Lilly Struthers
Marjorie Ives
Mary Graves
Mary LaVon Ives
Doris Vaughn
Spirit of Missions
Roberta Kennedy
Ruth Webb
Spirit of Parenthood
J. Russell McIntire
Norton Ives
L. A. Hansen
M. W. Webb
H D Smith Dies in Sioux Rapids After Illness
H D Smith longtime station agent for M and St L in Sioux Rapids died at home after a two weeks illness on June 5 1933. Born June 8 1859 in Dayton Wisconsin he served 53 years in rail service including 27 years on one division and 16 years at Sioux Rapids. Survived by two daughters a sister three grandchildren and wife Louise who died in 1928. Funeral held at home with Enterprise Lodge A F and A M and Rev J D Wolcott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Smith
Sioux Rapids
Mr. Smith
Hugh Dorsett Smith
Dayton
Wis
Iowa
Gowrie
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry
Rolfe
Smith
Louise A. Brown
Lelia Petty
Huberta Smith
Mankato
Minn
Clara Black
Hubert Dorsett Thatcher
Hubert Smith
Janet Lou Smith
Enterprise Lodge No
A. F
A. M
J. D. Wolcott
Enterprise Lodge
Lone Tree Cemetery
G. P. Smith
Hubert
Janet Lou
Dorsett Thatcher
Raby
Pauline Smith
Salina
Kan
Ellsworth Gallentine
Farnhamville
Robert Peel
Pocahontas County 4 H Club Girls Prepare for Ames Convention
Fourteen Pocahontas county 4 H Club girls head to the state convention in Ames. Eleanor Crummer of Grant township is a candidate for State Queen and has prior high rankings in county and state competitions. Leaders Miss Ruby Carlson and Miss Euelah Campney accompany the group for the Festival of New Corn events and related demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
Ames
Fannie Buchanan
Ieaders
Eleanor Crummer
Grant Township
Crummer
Ruby Carlson
Euelah Campney
Powhatan Township
Mary Rose McCartan
Maymie Sedlacek
Mary Zdrazil
Celine Kopriva
Louise Vaughn
Margaret Virginia White
Stella Mae Brinkman
Miss Hubbell
Beulah Jones
Lila Olson
Marie Hosier
Veronica Cornwell
Pocahontas
Josephine Bakke
Iowa Moves to Reclaim Funds From Closed Banks
The state seeks to recap public funds in closed Iowa banks with a $20 million loan secured by the sinking fund amid a Brookhart Leverin law challenge. If constitutional, the loan funds will relieve school boards, townships, and cities and bolster cash for districts statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Supreme Court
Pocahontas County
Lincoln Ind
Inc
Laurens
Marshall Township
Swan Lake Two
Swan Lake Township
Booth Township
Marshall Twp
Havelock Inc
Havelock
Laurens Cons
Lake Two
Lizard
Gilmore City
Palmer
Callizan
Walsh
Lincoln
Garfield Township
Wiese Ind
Lincoln No
Ind. Wallace
Ind. Johnson
Rolfe
Powhatan
Cummins
Grant
Kittenball Standings Tighten As Week Results Pile Up
In the Rolfe Kittenball League after two weeks teams bunch from 400 to 750 with two games this week. Carroll's Vanities beat Pollock's Parrots 8 to 2 last Thursday, then Edgar Showers' Raindrops beat Carroll's Vanities 8 to 2 on Tuesday. Wilson's Sluggers top the table at 3 wins 1 loss and 750 percentage with Pollock's Parrots at 2 2 500 while Showers' Raindrops and Carroll's Vanities both stand 2 3 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Kittenball
Carroll
Vanities
Pollock's
Parrots
Edgar
Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Orates
Pocahontas Havelock
Carde
ARROW
BIG County
Arkansas Gazette
Jess Smith
Marshall and Sherman Township
Avery Shold
Phil Davis
Garfield Boys
Jas
E. DeWolf
Glenn Ives
Garfield
Swan Lake
Anton Beneke
Norman Norland
A. C. Carmichael
Remus Classen
H. C. McMican
Fonda
Court House
Ives
Musselman’s
Musselman’s Park
Harry Linn
C. H. Robinson
Sioux City
John Briley
Drake University
Leon Wiegman
Mrs
Ray Crummer of
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