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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
5
A feature piece notes Rolfe as a community with expanding influence and recalls Grant's lumber yard sustaining ads for thirty years. John T. Grant is highlighted for writing about 1,560 ads totaling about 24,000 inches at 15 cents per inch, arguing persistent advertising pays off.
Rev J H Walker leads Methodist Episcopal services with a Sunday sermon on church aims and a Sunday evening sacred music program featuring solos duets anthems and quartets. A Thursday picnic at City Park precedes the annual Summer Christmas Tree next Sunday with varied offerings to fill a Jesse Lee Home box Nome Alaska.
Nain Lutheran Church announces reading service at 10:00 a.m. and Sunday School and Bible Class at 11:15 a.m. Weekday prayer meetings are Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. No Sunday evening service. Dr and Mrs Jones and Mrs Rogers visited Fort Dodge for eye specialists amid treatment for Mrs Rogers eye condition. The infected eye required hospital care to prevent infection.
Rolfe Chautauqua for 1927 opens Monday July 18 and runs five days through July 22. The Redpath-Vawter System returns to supply programs. Guarantors voted to push ticket sales to avoid cancellation, with two big shows on the bill and lectures by Dr. A. T. Powell including The Call of the Twentieth Century and A Spoonful of Sunshine.
Rolfe stores will close the morning of July 4 at eleven o clock or approximately then. The day before Sunday required a morning opening to permit fresh supplies. Nearby celebrations noted at West Bend and the Hawkeye fair grounds at Ft. Dodge. Residents expect picnics and family reunions.
The city has spruced up by painting and trimming the water tower and erecting a white fence at Pilot Creek crossing north of town. The fence guides travelers over the grade toward safety and away from the creek bed.
The Garfield township Farm Bureau gathering at the Earl Ives home on Thursday June 23 drew over 125 attendees. Local program included singing recitations duets and solos with readings by Chester Truelsen Glenn Ives and Graydon Thornton and a new leadership slate elected for the Milinery Project. The next unit meeting is set for September 29 at the Brinkman home.
A warm dry spell from a southerly wind hit Oklahoma and Texas boosting heat and prompting concern for oats amid cracked earth. Farmers report corn jumping and predict knee high by the Fourth, urging moisture and weed control to save crops.
Friends report Mrs. Mary Merckens mother of Mrs. J R McIntire has shown great improvement in health at her Fairfield home since a serious illness.
The Jack Wood's Male Quartet and Bell Ringers start Chautauqua with brisk, breezy novelty music. Bells crafted by Westminster Abbey and St Paul's founders augment a wide program from grand classics to popular tunes. The ensemble delivers lively harmonies and infectious enthusiasm throughout.
Chautauqua at Rolfe presents an extended program of bells choral ballads and instrumental pieces featuring violin cello banjo and piano. Jack Wood's Male Quartette and Bell Ringers perform in the afternoon with a night lecture by Dr. A T Powell The Call of the Twentieth Century offering a heroic message and inspiration.
Mr and Mrs Marion Bruce describe a Minnesota journey visiting Lone Lake near Mille Lacs and Winnebago shish Lake country. They praise farm hospitality at Griffiths, note the Ten Thousand Lakes booster group, and warn about dairy overproduction and strict bass export rules affecting tourism.
Cleat Heathman and Mrs. Heathman recount a cross country trip from Santa Monica to Sioux City via Gold Run Battle Mountain Reno Salt Lake Evanston Rawlins Paxton and Rolfe. The Essex coach traveled smoothly on excellent roads with pleasant weather and enjoyable sights along the Lincoln and Victory highways.
The Forty second General Assembly passed new highway traffic laws to take effect Monday July 4. Motorists may travel at forty miles per hour on arterial highways with safety measures requiring stop or slow down when entering from side roads. Intersections demand vigilance as cautions arise about reckless drivers.
Richard E. Cleal and Dorice E. Blain married at the Presbyterian Manse in Rolfe on June 23 1927 with Rev. J P Lester officiating. The couple will reside on the South Cleal farm after a wedding dinner at the bride’s parents home.
The text contrasts Iowa road facilities with Pocahontas county's gravel network, noting few farmers have good roads and many travel via trails. It observes paving gains, bus and truck travel stressing gravel roads, and mentions driving through Cass Lake Walker and the Leech Lake region highlighting its beauty.
Geo. Sweet and his company return to Rolfe for three performances on July 4 5 and 6. The troupe promises a bigger better show with a waterproof top and a cast of versatile players presenting Best People Square Crooks and The Bride.
Rolfe Golf Club members plan a July 4 picnic at City Park. A tournament of some sort will be played off during the day with fried chicken the proposed centerpiece. Golfers expect a pleasant afternoon and no aftertaste trouble the next morning.
Ducky Holmes, famed baseball figure, spent a Wednesday night in Rolfe incognito. He recalled playing with local players Billy Bell Bert Symes and Clarence Coffin, described his first Rolfe game, then moved on to Fort Dodge and the White Sox era. He now scouts for a league team and pointed to his old west Rolfe field.
Rev J P Petersen learned Wednesday that his daughter Lydia Mrs Alfred Jensen died at her Cush ing Wisconsin home at eleven. Three weeks earlier she married Rev Jensen and moved to Cushing where he served. She had diabetes and later developed mumps affecting kidneys. Her body was being taken to Rolfe.
Mr and Mrs F B Charlton and their son Jimmie traveled to Des Moines on Wednesday for Jimmie to have his tonsils removed.
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