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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
7
Rolfe and nearby towns feature extensive entries of visits and events. Names include Miss Isabel Strait, Mr. and Mrs. Foral of Jewell, Mrs. Ethel Nicoson, and many others. Activities span dinners, hospital visits, family gatherings, and church society events across Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Humboldt, Pocahontas, and Ames.
Garfield Hustlers 4-H held a March 8 meeting at Raymond Wiegert’s home with seven members and one new member. New county agent Max Naylor introduced.
J C Brogotti traveled from Detroit to meet his wife in Manson as she attended funerals of Eli and Elizabeth Monti in Detroit. She revisited relatives in Toledo and West Liberty Ohio. Open house for Mrs Brogotti on Feb 23 hosted by Aunt Mrs Harvey Viena with a four course buffet for 52 cousins.
Dale Leadley writes from Fort Mills in the Philippines about practice firing of a 14 inch gun and other weapons. He describes heat, the gun’s massive weight, a large shell, and powder. He notes a ten foot snake he skinned and mentions his brother Leo at Camp Benning and two other brothers in the draft.
Rev. S. E. Wright of the Extra Federated church recently married Frances Wolfgram of Gladbrook and Wilson Dinsdale of Traer. This marked the ninth wedding he had performed for the Dinsdale family of nine children.
Frankie Leffinwell of Carroll previously broke his left arm above the wrist in an ice fall. Last week his brother Joe playfully pushed him from a chair, fracturing the same arm again.
The 10th Grade class features reports from Mabel Coyle and editors Anna Mae Struthers and Melvin Sanden with sports coverage by Lillie Fish Charlene Hronek and Margery Joens. Perfect attendance lists, new sixth graders Bernice Stover Eugene Stover, and classroom improvements plus library use noted.
Laredo Texas offers the only entry by car for long trips into Mexico. Americans need no passport but must buy a Visitor's Card for four pesos and car permits for three pesos. Exchange is four to five pesos per dollar. The Pan American Highway is 762 miles to Mexico City, unfenced but safe with service stations and PEMEX road service. English widely spoken, fuel and oil priced in litres and pesos. Vaccination not required but advised for long stays. Duty rules allow 40 cigarette packs and $100 duty-free goods to enter the U.S. Returning vehicle bonds discontinued. Travel tips cover clothing, lodging costs, meals, water safety, and insurance, with next week promising tourist site guidance.
The district extension school for Pocahontas county will meet at the Metheist church in Emmetsburg on March 11 and 12. Sixteen state schools are designed to unite workers and discuss key agricultural topics with scheduled speakers followed by audience discussions. Open to county agricultural workers including AAA Farm Bureau and Farm Security. town representatives are also invited.
The Girl Scouts met after school on Wednesday February 26 at the Legion Hall. Ann Jones and Joan Bixler were chosen as patrol leaders and the color red was adopted. The laws and oath were repeated.
Iowa State Extension Service provides a wildlife planting packet for 4 H members. The plan covers about a quarter acre with 200 trees and shrubs, including tall center trees, evergreens on the outside, and border plants. Available for 1.0 dollar at the Farm Bureau office with an application form there.
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