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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
5
The Arrow subscription drive enters its second week with a note that 70 000 votes separate the leading candidates Nos 1 through 9. officials urge renewals and new subscriptions before July 6 to maximize votes and prizes.
The Pocahontas county school of instruction for AAA township met on Tuesday to train farm voters in the work of checking performance. Plans for 1888 compliance work are underway to speed payments, with Gilbert Illis as county soil conservation chairman. Cottage purchased at Manhattan Beach signals anticipated family gatherings. alfalfa first cutting discussed amid winter kill concerns.
A political notice urges workers to cash in promises for votes by Friday night. It warns prizes are awarded on cash subscriptions only, not on promises, and candidates are told to total promises to see their standing.
The notice details yearly and multi year subscription rates with vote credits. New subscriptions grant extra votes per year and a bulk credit of 500,000 votes for each club $15 turned in on subscriptions during the period.
The front of the Gamble agency was repainted the tire trimming area, resulting in noticeable improvement to its appearance and curb appeal.
Mrs. Maude Ives and party return from a month long eastern tour visiting Washington, Annapolis, Gettysburg, Niagara Falls, Detroit and Bloomington. Russell Ives earned a master’s degree at Maryland State University College Park. Dorothy Bower, a registered nurse, works at Spencer hospital.
The seventeenth Cedar Falls Interdenominational Bible conference runs July 31 to August 7 at Riverview park. Rev Earle A Baker announces a program featuring Rev Burris Atkins Jenkins and Dr J O Kinnaman among other speakers. Sessions are free and accommodations are available in park cottages at economical rates.
The piece recounts a Cedar Rapids visit with daughter Charlotte, driving routes via Fort Dodge Cedar Falls LaPorte City Vinton Backbone State Park and Maquoketa River. It notes Backbone State Park as Iowa’s first state park, crowds enjoying the scenery, and observations on corn haying and crop conditions with mentions of Pocahontas County and Rolfe.
Weather over recent weeks favors army worm development and damage to corn may occur once small grain ripens. Iowa State College entomologist H D Tate reports many army worms in southern wheat and oats, with migration to corn likely after harvest. Control relies on evening broadcast of bran bait. inspect grain now by shaking lodged heads to detect pests. Contact county agent E J Schmuecker for bait details.
A lengthy list shows numerous marriage licenses issued recently for couples from Fonda Sac City Pomeroy Winona Rockford Palmer Curlew Gilmore City Rolfe and other Iowa towns. The article also notes visitors from Chicago staying with relatives of the Ryen family and plans to depart Friday en route to Chicago.
The American Home Study Club met Friday at Mrs. Loren Pease's home with hostesses Mrs. C. E. Boyce and Mrs. Vic Shimon assisting. Mrs. A. D. Cleal presented a paper on picnics and a musical game followed. Twenty one members and two visitors attended including Mrs. E. F. Pease of Bradgate and Mrs. Fannie Shipman of Versailles, Missouri.
Movie fans will catch In Old Chicago at the Ritz theater next Tuesday through Thursday starring Tyrone Power Alice Faye Don Ameche Alice Brady Andy Devine and Brian Donlevy. Next weekend the Ritz offers All American Sweetheart with similar cast.
Lorraine Shimon Marie Hosier Winifred Brinkman and Mrs Lucille White traveled to Ames for the 11th annual 4 H club girls state convention themed Heritages and Horizons. A Friday festival drew about 57 000 spectators with 1200 4 H girls in blue uniforms. Hosier received honorable mention in theRegister and Tribune contest and may attend camp at Mitegowa Wisconsin in August.
Iowa students entering commercial and industrial jobs this summer must obtain Social Security numbers. Apply in person or by mail at Des Moines Sioux City Davenport or Council Bluffs field offices where issued free. Regs apply to all workers part time temporary or permanent with wages reported for future benefits.
Donald Cox, recovering from appendectomy at Mercy hospital Fort Dodge, returned home Sunday. His mother Mrs Ernest Cox Jr. heals from a fractured knee cap after a fall on hospital steps. Sister Vivian, burned over a year ago, improves despite leg infection from grafted skin. Richard sprained an ankle earlier, prompting family relief. Jean plans a Chautauqua program at Gilmore City school gym June 30 with a changed venue and ice cream.
Weather this past week was normal for the season with warm temperatures aiding corn and small grain growth. A cross country trip noted corn nearing knee height by July fourth in parts, while some areas north and west reported moldy stems from excess moisture, though yield impact is unlikely barring heavy wind.
Obituaries report the death of Mrs Jeanne Maxson at Ames hospital after gallstone surgery complications and the death of Larson O Larson at his Rolfe home from a stroke. Funeral services for Maxson were held in Ames with an early obituary in this issue. Larson’s service is planned in Rolfe with burial beside his wife in Clinton Garfield cemetery.
Algona will host a large Fourth of July celebration sponsored by the Fair Association led by an Iowa Centennial Pageant. The performance features 200 participants from the county retelling Iowa history from Marquette and Joliet’s discovery to modern times. The event spotlights pivotal territorial changes from 1673 through the creation of the Territory of Iowa in 1838.
Four Protestant churches in Rolfe hold union services at the park each Sunday evening through summer starting at 8. The first service drew good attendance and next Sunday Rev. George Robertson will preach. Attendees are urged to participate. Also noted are local travel and social updates about residents Fay Wax Allan Lomen and others.
The Rolfe Promotion club holds a noon meeting at the Central States office. Rev. H. A. Sinning will preside. Members are urged to attend.
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