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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1937
Page
2
Rolfe scene filled with visits and family events as locals travel to Humboldt Laurens Ames and Des Moines. Notables include births at LeRoy Miller and many relatives visiting friends in Rolfe and nearby towns. Reports mention V. Shimon family Pocahontas visits, Turner and Jarvis Bradgate guests, and solo travels to Lake City Marshalltown and Newark for gatherings and funerals.
The Rialto Theater offers Friday and Saturday June 18 19 WAY OUT WEST starring Lauren and Hardy Sharon Lynne and J Finlayson with a lively pantomime style comedy and a Popeye cartoon. Sunday Tuesday June 20 22 IN TERNES CAN'T TAKE MONEY features Joel McCrea Barbara Stanwyck Lloyd Nolan and Stanley Ridges with underworld intrigue. Wednesday Thursday June 23 24 THE GO GETTER stars George Brent with rapid action comedy and a Movie Sweepstakes.
Local social roundup lists gatherings in Fort Dodge Plover Pocahontas Ruthven Laurens and Okoboji. Visits include Ives Fisher Shriner and Robertson families plus many trips to relatives and church events. A baby born in Fort Dodge Judith Bloise is noted and a car accident near Laurens left Dr. and Mrs. Siefkin with minor injuries.
A host presents a portrait of his great great grandfather and a visitor quips that he appears no older than the host. The exchange highlights humor about lineage and ancestry.
Rev H A Sinning aims to renew worship with regular services next Sunday and a sermon by the pastor. Sunday school meets at 11 10 with classes for all ages and a Christian Endeavor gathering at 6 45 led by Janice Wiegman. Fathers of C EB members urged to attend and a church youth picnic is being planned, possibly next Monday.
Rev Clarence W Tompkins presides as Epworth league adds new members and grows over the summer. Meetings led by returning college students the next three evenings, with Miss Virginia Vaughn leading Sunday. Okoboji institute in two weeks. capacity delegation forming. Church boards, circle activities, and aid meetings scheduled through June 30. recent missionary meeting praised.
George Robertson, Pastor, announces Satdex school and Bible class at 10 15 and morning worship at 11 with no evening service. Luther League meets Thursday June 24 at 8 pm at Raymond Isaac son home. Parochial school starts Monday June 28 at 9 o'clock at the D M T school house. all school age children invited.
Sunday School and morning worship planned with Luther League and an evening park service if weather allows. Catechism class Saturdays at 2 p m. Missionary society meets with Mrs C Warner on Wednesday June 23. The Wonderful Word quotes Jesus completing salvation for people over 19 centuries ago.
The sheriff of Pocahontas County Iowa will sell at public auction on July 2 1937 at 2 00 p m at the court house in Pocahontas for cash the Southeast part and East half of the Southwest Quarter and Southeast Quarter of Northwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 25 and Northwest Quarter except railroad right of way of Section 36 all in Township 92 North Range 31 West 5th P M containing 480 acres more or less to satisfy a writ of execution in favor of Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa against multiple named defendants. The sale is conducted by Sheriff Hubert Kapsch and Deputy C W Gilchrist.
Earl Smith of Rock Rapids visited his mother Mrs Jr Smith last week. Mrs Casey Heathman of Plover was a visitor Wednesday in the EB B Thompson home. Mrs F Kirkpatrick returned from Spencer where she visited her daughter Mrs O M Chaney. Change in Time on M and St By effective June 21 train No 28 for Fort Dodge and Des Moines leaves Rolfe at 846 pm except Sunday and No 29 for Spencer and the Twin Cities at 1140 am except Sunday. Phone 65 Adv.
Mrs A DeMill expresses gratitude for letters flowers and cards received during illness noting they helped a lot and thanking all who sent expressions of kindness.
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