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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
3
A tank at the Pocahontas steel works plant exploded injuring workers and causing structural damage. The 16 year old tank, 8x82 feet, failed safety valves and released debris into the area. A second tank nearby avoided disaster as crews work to replace and restore water service.
Rolfe hosts a two day racing event July 4 and 5 under the Rolfe Racing Association with professional race cars and riders including Skague and Valley. Base ball games Pocahontas Ottosen July 4 and Mallard Bode negotiations for July 5. Entertainment by Sweet’s tent show Landes Burkholder and Black Bros. Woman’s Club refreshment stand funds a community project.
Ladies are invited to a July 1 meeting in the domestic science room at Rolfe school where Miss Vida Norman county demonstrator will demonstrate quick bread making. The note urges homemakers to attend.
The Fourth of July falls on Thursday next week so the paper will be issued one day early. All copy must be in Monday and all correspondence Tuesday. Staff are short handed as one worker assists with farming.
The calls invite 103 Iowa men to Mooseheart Illinois for concrete worker instruction starting July 15 and 180 Iowa men for carpentry telegraphy and wireless operator training starting July 15. Open to grammar school graduates with mechanical experience. enlistments close July 1.
Sunday services at 11:00 A M and 7:30 P M with Bible class on Acts 12 1 23. Prayer meeting July 3 at 2 30 at Fr Paulson home. Ladies Aid meets July 2 at Mrs T Lowrie home 2 PM. War Savings Stamps urged with Liberty Bond funds to aid government. Five thousand American Indians in U S armies and lines about liberty and democracy mixed with favorable wartime rhetoric.
The Womans Club of Rolfe plans to aid a national baby health drive extending through the year. The program weighs and measures all children under five to detect and prevent physical deficiencies, urging community participation in Clinton township and stressing the goal that every child receive a chance.
Rev C S Burnette leads Methodist services with Sabbath school Epworth League and class meeting schedule. The district superintendent praises Dr Brooks substitute talk on Home Missions and plans for Bishop Quayle camp meetings. an illustrated lecture Across China to the Top of the World follows evening music by Lemon orchestra.
A patriotic plea warns against complacency as the war stalemate continues. It urges every citizen to increase sacrifice and enlistment, arguing victory depends on greatly expanding fighting strength and sustained effort until peace is secured.
The notice outlines subscription pricing with $1.50 yearly or $2.00 if paid later, and hints at lenient interpretation of advance payment while urging timely renewal to avoid delinquency. It emphasizes saving money and earning interest by paying promptly.
The Rolfe Chapter of the Red Cross met at the Methodist church on Tuesday evening June 25 1918 for its annual meeting. Officers reported on finances to June 8 1918 including receipts from various activities and expenditures with a balance of 1327.62. New executive board members were elected and officers named for the coming year with plans to census military data for future subscriptions and to aid returning soldiers and dependents.
A dialogue fragment notes a statement about a pet faction and advises against whistling a historic German march near a US army camp, signaling tension or caution around sensitive expressions in a wartime setting.
H F Olerich sells a Poland China boar to F O Brown of Wapakoneta Ohio for 1500 in Chicago. The buyer capacity weighed 640 pounds at sale and 840 pounds on arrival, with expectations to reach 1000 pounds for show shows. The sale marked a high point in Olerich’s pig breeding ventures and boosted Rolfe’s status as a market for quality stock.
Miss Marcella Wiewel of Estherville marries Sergeant Harry Coffin of Camp Funston at Batherville on Saturday June 22. Father Muirtaugh officiates. The couple, who grew up in Rolfe, plan to reunite after the war as Coffin continues duties in the 41st Infantry Band at Camp Funston.
News reached Wednesday that Mrs J T Boos died of heart failure in Cherokee where she had been sent for treatment. Mr Boos and family will bury her in Grand Junction after body was transported there. Obituary to follow.
Two lines from Pierre poems appear in this fragment, one asking who sent them and the other comforting with a tear of hope. The phrases evoke religious and emotional imagery within Pierre’s writings.
Owing to the preparatory service on Friday evening the regular prayer meeting is omitted this week. A communion service is next Sunday morning with a 8:00 pm Friday service. Session meets Friday after the service and Sunday at 10:00 for membership by letter or profession. Baptisms may be presented at the Sunday service. An invitation is extended to those without a church home to join us.
Ross Bishop of Pocahontas and Olive M. Moffett of Rolfe wed Thursday afternoon under shade trees at the Moffett residence five miles northwest of Rolfe. Rev. C B Burnette and Rev. Glenn Squires officiated. reception and dinner followed before a short wedding tour.
A group of thirty six hontas will depart for Camp Dod on Tuesday led by Frank J. Harr ock and Francis A. Hogg with Upham and Joseph Me identified as leaders. The muster notes praise their readiness as a sturdy unit to represent the community.
Fragmentary OCR shows a brief dialogue excerpt with phrases Pass, Monsieur and I can t. The legible bits suggest a scene of translation or language exchange, but no clear event, date, or identifiable person is readable.
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