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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1933
Page
3
Community notices list events from 4-H Rally on June 30 to a July 21 Rotary Auxiliary gathering at the M E Church basement. Activities include O U R meeting with Mrs B A Kerns on July 4 and a July 12 Thread Club meeting hosted by Mrs Gerald Foust.
Dick Thompson and Burgiss Gaylor both 21 of Owatonna Minnesota were sent to begin 25 year terms after confessing to robbery with aggravation at the Earl Cuhn service station West Bend and to multiplecar and filling station robberies across Fort Dodge Mason City Pocahontas Rockwell and related attempted holdups. They blamed unemployment for their crimes.
The Methodist Episcopal Church under Rev. T. S. Bassett schedules Sunday services including a patriotic-mission message on Making America Christian. A union community service at City Park opens July events with Rev. J. A. Kettle of Pocahontas and national songs. July features Epworth League Institute July 10-17 and Bible Conference July 30-Aug 5 at Lake Okoboji campgrounds.
Rev L H Kjoller announces Sunday School at 10:00 a m and Morning Worship at 11:00 a m with one service each Sunday The first Sunday monthly service is in Danish all other services in English People of the Rolfe community are invited to attend as scheduled Mrs Homer Holt and daughter Evelyn and Miss Daisy Holt of Mason arrived to visit relatives and friends Miss Boy man will stay longer at the L J Holt home
Rolfe teams spark high local interest as they enter the Fourt Dodge Class B tournament this Sunday in Fort Dodge. recent local games include Bradgate’s 5 to 1 defeat of Rolfe in the Des Moines Valley League and Carroll’s 4 to 0 win over Wilson Sluggers, with West Bend and Rutland also posting results.
Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School at 11:15 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 8:00 p.m. A union service at the city park next Sunday evening with Rev. John Kettle of Pocahontas delivering the sermon for Independence Day. Lightbearers host tea for church women and girls, Lightbearers present a missionary program. Christian Endeavor meets Epworth League. all young people urged to attend. Verse from Timothy Dwight included.
Trinity Lutheran Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 10:45 a.m. Luther League at 8:00 p.m. Mid week prayer meeting Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Bible classes follow Sunday school. Missionary meeting July 5 at Anna Ryen's home. Gerald Foust family and E J Struthers family visited West Bend Sunday.
Garfield Township 4-H Club boys led by Green Ives hosted a Farm Bureau meeting at Mr. and Mrs. M N Ives home. Over 100 attended with J O Hosier directing singing and Mrs. Earl Chambers as secretary.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive examinations for several posts. Junior Park Naturalist pays 2000 yearly with deductions up to 15 percent and a 33 percent retirement deduction. Senior Highway Construction Supervisor and Senior Highway Design Engineer pay 4600 to 5100 yearly with a 15 percent economy deduction and a 32 percent retirement deduction. Cost and Production Superintendent at a Shoe Factory pays 2000 yearly with a 149 percent economy deduction and a 33 percent retirement deduction. Posts are with National Park Service and Bureau of Public Roads. Federal Penitentiary Leavenworth Kansas. See your postmaster for details.
Fifteen mid western colleges and universities have joined to prepare plans for farm buildings including houses barns cattle sheds hog houses poultry houses hay sheds grain storage vegetable storage machinery sheds shops garages smoke houses ice houses milk houses live stock equipment crates sewage disposal and water supply. Copies of all plans are available at the Farm Bureau office in Pocahontas or may be secured by anyone interested.
An all county band of about sixty players from Fonda Laurens Havelock Rolfe Pocahontas will form under Pocahontas Superintendent J R Grant with assistance from clarinetist Mr Spotvald of Karl L Kings band. The group will rehearse for an 8 15 p m Sunday concert on the courthouse lawn July 2 featuring works by Bennett K L King and others.
Rolfe notes show Fort Dodge visitors and callers from Pocahontas Ottosen Manson Des Moines and San Francisco attendances. Family groups travel to Minnesota for cottage time and a funeral brings relatives to Plover as a heart attack death is noted with a 175-person state park gathering.
On next Sunday at eight in Rolfe City Park the Methodists and Presbyterians hold a union religious patriotic service. Rev. John A. Kettle of Pocahontas will give the address. musicians from both churches will perform and the community will sing national songs.
A parade of relatives and friends visit local homes across Cummins Township new crop and family events noted. Laurens near residents Mr and Mrs Leslie Hopkins join W A Goodchild host. Jefferson and Plover families travel for birthdays and reunions. Mrs Adrian Logan undergoes gall bladder surgery in Des Moines and Iowa City. Lost Island Lake fishing outing occurs. Big barn dance at Pocahontas draws crowd. Long Beach resident Alice Rhodda visits Shelby Glenn home.
The Rolfe Promotion Club brings Wild Girl starring Charles Farrell and Joan Bennett to the Ritz for showings on Saturday and Sunday July 12. King Kong, a top film thriller, screens July 4 5 6 with 25c and 10c admission, noted as a major celluloid event.
Iowa farm boys and girls will compete for more than 10000 in cash prizes at the Junior State Fair during the eight days of the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 23 to September 1. The event features 4 H clubs county champions, livestock and crop demonstrations, health contests, and a display of 1500 head of livestock with about 4000 baby beeves in preliminaries.
Iowa State College Ames hosted The Festival of the New Corn attracting about 3000 spectators at sunset. Poca hontas county 4-H Club girls will stage a twilight version Friday June 30 with Queen Eleanor Crummer to be crowned. Mrs. Josephine Arnquist Bakke will attend and participate.
In a June 22 1933 column Priebe urges poultry farmers to keep young chickens on clean ground to prevent disease. He cites ten Iowa farmers with clean ground and notes rising egg prices as stores in Chicago discount eggs to boost consumption while production and storage adjust.
Harvey Walker visited Rolfe Tuesday for business and old friends. O G Ryen drove to Thompson Tuesday for Mrs Ryen’s uncle funeral. Francis Hickey family from Sanborn visited Hille couple Saturday and Sunday. Nellie Grant arrives in Rolfe to spend summer after teaching in California. Four Rolfe band cars went to Havelock for county band meeting. all county rehearsal set for next Sunday at 8:15 p.m. at Pocahontas courthouse.
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