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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
5
The Garfield Township Bureau Chautauqua program will be held Thursday evening in the City High School Auditorium. B. Hamilton, Secretary of the Iowa Farm Bureau, will give the main address. He is regarded as a leading midwest speaker on agricultural topics. The event includes musical and entertainments and is free to all.
The twenty fifth annual Lake Okoboji Bible conference will convene at the Methodist camp on West Okoboji from July 28 to 30. Noted speakers include Bishop William C. Martin and Dr. John Benjamin Magee with additional faculty from USC and Morningside College. Pilgrimage Day on July 23 will send caravans from northwest Iowa and neighboring states.
Pocahontas County residents averaged 4.5 seals in 1938, part of a statewide effort that pushed Iowa’s 1988 Christmas Seal Sale to 102000 dollars, the first time since 1980 to exceed one million in the state. The 1938 per capita was four cents, with Pocahontas County contributing 708.80 to that year’s total. The association cites intensified tuberculosis prevention work as key to the gains.
A small white rubber weather balloon about four feet long was found in a farm pasture by Am Tose Hart. The deflated balloon, a four by twelve inch instrument box, and a parachute were recovered after cattle disturbance. Instructions urged returning the box to Baltimore with a potential reward of one to twenty dollars depending on the serial number.
Rachel Wiegman and Jean Mather return from Storm Lake after a week at a Presbyterian young people's conference. About 118 delegates attended from Fort Dodge and Sioux City presbyterials, with a 20-person Sioux City delegation. Activities included class studies, sports, campfire, banquet, stunt program, missionary talk, and a closing consecration service.
A two week vacation school held at St. Margarets parish by Sisters Paschaline Gilbert and Serena of Pocahontas Sacred Heart School drew 72 children. The program ended on June 11 with 18 children receiving first communion at an 8 o'clock mass and a breakfast at the Catholic rectory.
Farm youths from 43 states and Puerto Rico gather at the National Capital for the thirteenth annual National 4 H Club Camp. The 172 delegates represent over 1,250,000 club members. discussions center on leadership with speakers including Henry A. Wallace and Latvian Minister Latvi n Bilmanis.
At the last Thursday session Rolfe's Promotion Club voted to suspend meetings for the summer. The first fall session will be held the first Thursday noon in September. Routine business was discussed and a band committee report given. S H Kerr of Seattle Washington was a guest speaker. Russell McIntire named chairman for the next meeting in September.
Stop to check the expiration date on your Arrow label. Renew for $2 a year and receive a free fountain pen and pencil set. The weekly paper promises home town news, deaths, births, marriages, real estate, and local business notices.
The Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid met at the Alvin Enge home in Plover last Wednesday afternoon. Miss Clara Everson gave a reading, Phyllis and Norma Enge sang, and Rev. Wangberg led devotions. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Fred Kerns home. Marie Klein of Humboldt, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W R Rogers, was named Miss Humboldt to represent the town at the Clay County Fair in Spencer with the contest held there.
Cirque Medrano performer Millette wowed Algona with headstanding feats on a trapeze and spinning on a ball at 200 revolutions per minute. The aerial artist, once billed by Ringling and Barnum Bailey, splits summers at fairs and winters in theaters.
Iowa’s champion checker, player, horseshoe pitcher, fiddler, healthiest baby, and best pulling team will be among statewide winners chosen at the Iowa State Fair August 23 to September 1. Dozens of other home arts, farming, livestock events are in preparation and rules/entry blanks are available from the state fair secretary.
Iowa release highlights that taxes paid by major oil firms surpassed payrolls and dividends. Figures show Atlantic Refining Co. taxes exceed net earnings by over a million dollars, Gulf Oil notes gasoline tax burden at 54 percent of net gasoline prices, and Shell Oil taxes at 92 percent per barrel.
The American Home Study Club met at Mrs LeRoy Nelsons home Friday afternoon with about 25 members present. Programs included Fighting Social Diseases by Mrs Grant Pollock and The Influence of Radio on American Public Opinion by Mrs Wm Matteson. Lunch followed hosted by Mrs Hoard and Mrs Loren Pease.
The Excelsior society of the Presbyterian church met in the church parlors on Wednesday afternoon. Devotions were led by Dr. H. A. Sinning. The program featured vocal solos by Miss Helen Kennedy and Jeanette Hauck, a flag history, pledge, flag code review, a flag quiz, and a poem. Lunch followed served by Mrs. Emma Hewlett's division.
Park commissioners and a golf club auxiliary committee met to propose joining an unused 10 by 12 foot outbuilding to the east side of the clubhouse and remodeling it into a kitchen. They aim to deter frequent break ins and thefts by adding sturdier protection. Committee members include Mesdames R. G. Hunter Glyde Brinkman and J. T. Grant. Trees planted this spring are thriving.
The state department of public safety says corn shellers and feed mills mounted on motor vehicles must carry licenses starting July 1. After prior exemptions, the law now requires a $15 annual license for shellers and a $25 annual license for feed mills with licenses issued for the rest of 1939 at half rate.
The Iowa highway commission on Tuesday June 20 awarded bridge and culvert work to A. E. Kramme Co for 61185. Paving contracts totaling 280706 went to Union Construction Co and Donhowe and Anderson while 10.9 miles of grading were given to Western Contracting Corp for 50447. The project runs 10.9 miles from Gilmore City to a mile north of Humboldt starting at Gilmore City main street east to No 169. The existing Humboldt and Dakota City route remains unchanged.
Rain fell across much of Iowa last week though Rolfe was spared. Sunday night brought severe storms to northern areas with high winds and hail. Small grain progresses fairly, and the corn crop shows strong growth as harvest begins in early July.
Miss Grace Virginia Klinger and Dean Hildreth wed Friday evening in Windom Minnesota Presbyterian Church. The bride wore a triple sheer gown and orange blossoms decor. three sisters served as attendants, three brothers as ushers. A reception followed at the bride’s home with many guests. The couple, a relative of Mrs Virgil Roberts, plan to reside at Bingham Lake Minnesota after June 24. They honeymooned in Winnipeg, Canada.
Leona Gibbons of West Bend married Fred Reinders of Mallard in a simple Monday evening ceremony at seven thirty in Rolfe’s M E Church. Rev McDowell performed the single ring ceremony with four attendees and two bridesmaids. A luncheon followed at the Allbee home with relatives and friends present.
The Iowa Department of Health warns typhoid cases rise during vacation travel and urges careful milk and water choices. Boil water and pasteurized milk when unsure and rely on state approved sources as protection during the summer travel season. Iowa data show 77 percent of cases occur June through December over the past five years.
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