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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1932
Page
5
A Rolfe Iowa community calendar lists events from March 5 through April 22 including church activities, classes, club meetings, elections, and upcoming music contests. Highlights include communion class, catechism, bridge games, church receptions, township and city elections, and county high school music contests across several dates and venues.
A benefit dance at Butler Hall Rolfe on Friday March 4 features Cox's orchestra donating music. Admission 50 cents with 25 cent spectator fee and free for ladies. Proceeds largely support Gurney Seed Co. relief for South Dakota sufferers. heating and lighting costs covered by receipts.
Warm days late in the week rapidly melted the season’s snow leaving little by Sunday night except deep drifts. Early year conditions spared frost under snow, green grass appeared, and tulips poked through. Gardeners advised on tulip care based on ground freezing, while water ran to flood streams and winter woodcutting labor continues.
Randall Melson, Pocahontas County supervisor, spoke at the Garfield Township Farm Bureau unit meeting hosted by Mr and Mrs H D Brinkman. He noted a real estate value system change, an 18.5 mill cut but little tax relief, and new machinery taxes for farms with over $300 in equipment. He warned wage cuts won’t offset taxes, cited freight rate hikes, and said county valuations fell about five percent for utilities while farm land reductions were about half a percent.
The evening worship at the Presbyterian church will be led by the Missionary Society starting at 7 30 p m. The program includes an organ prelude invocation scripture reading prayers for missions choir anthem a light bearers pageant in costume under Mrs Paul M Lothian cornet solo by Norton Ives piano by Miss Arlene Cook sermonette by Rev C P Carlson saxophone solo Valse Erica by Gordon Hoard reading When the Missionary Offering Talked by Gyla Shriner a Sunday School praise offering and benediction.
The first round of state high school basketball championships action unfolds this weekend. Rolfe visits Algona with 80 Plover, as Plover faces Swea City Thursday. winners advance to Friday games and potential finals Saturday. Rolfe may reach the finals by defeating Emmetsburg Friday. If not, they return home Friday night. A possible Plover versus Rolfe final could send fans to Algona.
The D M T Woman's Club will gather Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock at the D M T school building. Roll call will be answered with the prompt name A Bird I Have Seen This Spring.
The Plover Aces downed the Rolfe Wildcats 83 to 28 in a fast paced gym contest. Following the win both teams faced the Harlem Globe Trotters in a tiring exhibition, with the visitors maintaining a steady lead.
About 200 women gathered for the Third Year Home Furnishing Project Course exercises in Pocahontas on February 24. Eight townships participated, with Powhatan and Colfax tying for first, Des Moines second, and Marshall and Grant third and fourth. Talks were given by Mrs. H F Olerich and others. community singing, special numbers, and readings complemented the program.
Ladies of Rolfe and vicinity are invited to a community shower at the K of P hall on Friday evening March 4 at eight oclock. General invitation to all interested. no personal invites. Notify hostesses by Friday noon if possible.
Mrs Geo O Hauck visited sister Mrs Joe White in Lytton where Mrs White is quite ill at her daughter Mrs Lee Essner home. Illness since Christmas became serious after a Des Moines consultation. Mrs Hauck returned with Mr White who was headed to Albert Lea Minnesota to break up their home.
A Garfield Township Farm Bureau unit gathered at the Brinkman home Thursday evening. H F Olerich presided as reports from recent meetings were shared. Mrs Randall Melson spoke on the district gathering in Spencer, noted as the largest of its kind in northwestern Iowa. Also reported were Farm and Home Week at Iowa State College Ames and Pocahontas County Achievement Day. A skit titled George and Martha Return featured Theodore Truelgen as Geo Washington and Maybelle Witt as Martha Washington, with others performing. The program included a brief talk by Rev T S Bassett, a reading by Mary Beth Brinkman, and a male quartet.
A quiet Sunday ceremony at 1 15 p m February 28 1982 joined Miss Cora Lighter and George A Ivey in marriage at the home of Mrs Emma Lighter. Rev T S Bassett officiated the single ring ceremony with Mary Elaine Ivey at the piano and Ruth Webb singing before a small gathering of relatives and close friends. The couple plans a short wedding trip and will reside in the Isaacson property on Sunset Hill after returning.
Pocahontas County champions traveled to Logan for a dedication game in a 28 to 22 defeat of Rolfe. Rolfe then routed Woodbine with six Shelgren field goals in the second half. The report notes coaches Arthur Evans and Bob Evans are brothers.
The Republican county convention to select delegates for the state meeting in Des Moines on March 22 will convene in Pocahontas at 11 00 a m on Saturday March 12 Precinct delegates are apportioned by past votes for Congressman Fred C Gilchrist in 1930 Caucuses must be held by March 5 per county chairman Fred M Hudson Attending the caucus gives a voice in choosing the party nominee, though statewide nominating is still via caucus not primary If no caucus notice appears contact your committeeman Time is short.
Due to a seed shortage in South Dakota farmers may buy seed oats and seed barley in Iowa. Price likely a few cents above market. Ralph Johnston extension agronomist at Brookings SD coordinates seed sourcing. Pocahontas county farmers with seed to sell may list with the Farm Bureau office in Pocahontas courthouse for forwarding to South Dakota buyers.
Katharine Newlin Burt begins The Arrows new serial Rapture Beyond in this issue. The heroine leads a double life Jocelyn Harlowe the debutante and Lynda Sandal the ambitious daughter, with two men Felix Kent and Jack Aleward in pursuit.
A letter from Paul M. Lothian apologizes for a mild protest and acknowledges Sydney as his son’s player. He stresses loyalty to basketball and calls for timely, strong corrections to improve the team. He ends with a humorous quip about always having money for a new tire.
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