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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
4
Rolfe local news recounts visitors from Council Bluffs Spencer and Des Moines. Families from Pocahontas Ames and Ames College students return home for summer. 4-H members prepare for national camp in Washington and trips to California. Fragments mention health, trips, and family gatherings across town.
Notice in Pocahontas County Iowa district court that Frank L. Robinson has been appointed and qualified as executor of the estate of Della Robinson late of Pocahontas Iowa. Creditors must present claims in due form by law. all debts and final settlement will be handled by the executor.
Dean Gunderson from Pocahontas County among 641 graduates at Iowa State College spring commencement. The largest class on record with 4 074 degrees and certificates awarded in 12 months. Pocahontas students include Dean Charles Gunderson in agricultural engineering and Rachel Roewe in nutrition. The sixteenth graduating cohort totals include 52 master of science, 16 PhD, 47 veterinary medicine, and 5 professional degrees.
The 1939 Iowa state fair schedule adds nine nights of events over eight days of exposition. Opening on August 24, the fair ends September 2 with a closing night program. The rodeo runs August 24 to 26, followed by fireworks, a festival of might, and an opera circus. A new musical extravaganza Show of a Century headlines Sunday night August 27 and runs through September 4 with a 200 member cast, orchestra, and ballet. The second week features another circus and musical acts.
Chevrolet reports May 77,126 new passenger cars and trucks, up 4.8 percent from May last year, marking the second highest month since 1989. Figures show both cars and trucks rising, with the final 10 days outperforming earlier periods.
June marks prime time for weed control says extension botanist Sylvester at Town State College. Methods depend on patch size with chemicals best for small areas and cultivation for large fields. Sodium chlorate and atlacide are common. apply as a spray evening or cloudy days to avoid heat.
The Up and Coming Girls 4-H Club held a meeting with Mildred Oberding as visitor. Alice Lathrop gave a skin care health talk and Vivian Lathrop led a hostess talk. Mrs W Stonlil demonstrated oil stove care while blanks for healthy examinations were distributed. An all day Twin Lakes picnic was planned with members to bring a covered dish. Next meeting at Vivian Rath and Alice Lathrop home. uniforms to be worn.
A. G Sroute of Standard Oil and family attend a Cobblestone Inn gathering in Storm Lake to mark the firm s 50th anniversary. The event on Saturday June 7th gathers employees and families from the Mason City division with raffles entertainment and a basket lunch amid similar picnics for the company s midwest workforce.
The commerce commission will hold hearings this week and next on the M and St L truck freight service to towns on the local line. Sessions are Friday June 16 at Spencer and Tuesday June 20 at Fort Dodge. Citizens interested in daily service urged to attend or write.
A Wheely Letter to poultry raisers argues roosters should be sold after hatching. It notes festivals where roosters draw crowds, explains fertile eggs lose freshness, and praises market demand for roasters especially for soup making. It urges separating valuable birds for breeding and marketing roosters in season.
Local residents gather for weddings meals and visits as Plover and nearby towns host guests. Families from Rockwell Rolfe and Manson meet in Fort Dodge and Rolfe while Army, Navy and church groups plan events and outings with extended kin and friends in the area.
Fort Dodge visitors appear across a string of social notes in Rolfe and surrounding towns. Many names from Laurens to Webster City attend gatherings, with births, weddings, and travel plans detailed among neighbors and relatives.
The Archer and Grove families extend heartfelt thanks for the kindness shown after our recent bereavement. The note expresses appreciation from family members including Fred Grave, Charles Archer, Ernest Grove, and Tapan. The text mentions Buenos Aires and its city size.
John Grove born April 2 1855 in Dearborn County Indiana died June 6 1939 at his son Fred’s home at Plover aged 84 years 2 months 4 days He moved with parents to Longview Illinois as a child and lived in Sidney Broadland Rockwell City Plover and other towns He married Ida Matilda Wiese March 4 1880 She died June 27 1924 Surviving: four children Minnie Archer Ernest Grove Fred Grove Everette Grove Nine grandchildren and several great grandchildren Also surviving are three sisters The funeral was held June 9 at the Plover Presbyterian Church with Rev W Rothwell and Rev E Redmayne officiating A mixed quartet sang and six pallbearers served The family and out of town attendees are listed.
Morning worship at 9 80 Sunday school at 10730. The Young People's Society will meet at 7 m. on June 28. Dale Buck to lead. Young People's conference at Storm Lake June 14 to 2.
Plover Methodist Church hosts Sunday worship at St. Doward with Sunday school at 10. Fathers are honored in the morning service June 18. Pastor Redmayne to speak on The Ideal Fatherhood. G. L. Sundexs will sing The Publican by special request. All fathers and sons invited. Girls Aid Society meets Thursday with hostesses named.
Notice from Iowa disrict confirms Glenn Horsman appointed and qualified as administrator with will annexed of Samuel L. Horsman deceased. Creditors and claimants warned to present their demands by law, with allowance and payment actions to follow after probate.
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