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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1934
Page
2
The seller, A. M. Simonson, asks to discontinue the pullets for sale advertisement after selling all pullets the day after The Arrow publication. The note says eight or ten chances to sell remained but stock ran out.
Hi-Lites Athletics entered the boys sectional at Plover last week with a 36 to 25 win in the opening game. In the second round Mallard defeated them 24 to 20 as guards and seniors produced tough defense and scoring. The report notes players like Howland and individuals from the team and school involved in the event and related activities.
The Methodist Episcopal Church led by Rev. T. S. Bassett outlines Palm Sunday to Easter services with special music, choir performances, and a two hour combined service with neighboring churches. Easter Sunday includes baptisms and a church pageant with continued union services through the week.
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 8:00 p.m. Regular preaching at the Sunday hour. Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. P. M. Peterson home Wednesday afternoon. Choir rehearsal Friday evening. A quoted moral note from Arthur Pierson about government notes and blood.
Morning Worship at 10 00 a m and Evening Worship at 8 00 p m with Rev Geo Alright delivering the sermon Sunday School at 9 15 a m Christian Endeavor at 7 00 p m The school seeks higher attendance and invites all members and friends to attend.
Evening service held on the first and third Sundays Prayer meeting Thursdays at 8 00 p m Morning service on the first Sunday at 8 00 p m
Last week in spelling Thelma Boyd Shirley Fisher Donna Carol Nielsen and Evelyn Peterson earned notes. Perfect grades were reported Friday for Verne Peterson Ora Belle Gehrt Arnold Zeman and Richard Phillips.
Local Rolfe Iowa classified ads offer baby chicks at 12 90 for immediate delivery Stromberg Hatchery supplies seed potatoes 75c to 1 per bushel and various household items Electric washer for sale price listed Paper hanging 20 cents per roll Curtains washing 10 cents each Poland China piglets available for farrow in spring Rooms for rent and straw bale sale listed Contacts include George Heathman W E Roberts Olerich Lena Johnson George Bush and others in Rolfe Iowa
Children play as a mother departs to the grocery, bidding them stay put. The youngest asks where one goes when leaving the yard, and the older boy explains that going off the premises means staying where they are.
A playful exchange features Willie asking his mother for a birthday wish to obtain a pair of skates. The line echoes a child’s hopeful plea and a mother's gentle consideration.
On his first sea voyage, Not a Sailor Rastus longs to get ashore. A friend teases him about being a landlubber, and Rastus admits learning how much being at sea really rubs him.
The Rolfe community invites people to attend Sunday services conducted in Danish each month with all other services in English. Services follow the schedule unless an announcement states otherwise.
Chas E Watters announces a new Gamble Stores outlet in the Jones Building two doors north of the post office with Mr Waters as authorized agent handling merchandise at Gamble Store prices. Also reports Mrs J F McCreery recovering from a hip fracture with pegs rather than a cast and limited mobility.
A community sale at the Havelock stockyards is set for Wednesday, March 14, starting 1 30 p m. The lineup includes household goods farm machinery seed corn potatoes and a large list of chickens and livestock items. This will be the season’s last sale in Havelock with Col Floyd Grove on the block and Harold Shimon handling bids.
Plover plans a community sale on Saturday March 17. Property is listed with T. R. Jones and J. H. Horsman for a bill that The Arrow Alisa will publish early next week.
District Judge James P. Gaffney granted a 15 day extension to Attorneys W. R. Hart and H. J. Reis to complete their investigation into charges of unethical conduct by Attorney W. L. Sharp. The Johnson County Bar Association requested the extension, noting court business slowed progress since their appointment on February 15, 1934.
The Plover Patriot Junior Jensen spent several days in Des Moines last week. Mr and Mrs Grover S Shriner of Rolfe were callers at the W J Johnson home Friday evening. Jack Eggspuehler, son of F R Eggspuehler, was very ill earlier in the week and his mother stayed home from school duties to care for him. He was recovering nicely at last reports.
The Willing Workers Society meets Thursday afternoon with devotions by Mrs. Henry Fitzgerald. Next Sunday concludes the sermon series "A 7-Fold Change" focusing on "A Change of Condition." Bible Study for Tuesday March 13 covers Genesis 22. A county C. E. Rally is set for Laurens on Saturday March 10 with afternoon and evening sessions. twenty two members have paid 25 cent assembly dues.
Reverend Harold V. Bartz leads Plover Methodist Church with Sunday School at 10 and worship at 11. Epworth League fellowship 6 30 p m devotional hour Lenten parsonage meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m. Men's Brotherhood meets March 13 at Laurens. Reception of members and baptisms planned for March 18 and 26. Sunrise Service planned for Easter Sunday morning.
Plover and nearby families visited Spencer on Saturday as the Powhatan 4-H Club planned a March 17 meeting at Marilyn Miller's home with Kathleen Bucher assisting. Multiple moves, illnesses, and medical trips span the week from Rolfe to Emmetsburg, Des Moines, and Rochester, with many local farming and social events noted.
The Plover Independent Consolidated School District announces its annual meeting for Monday March 12 to elect one director replacing A L Firkins. A city election follows two weeks later with a mayor treasurer assessor and five councilmen. A caucus occurred Wednesday evening at the Plover Lumber Co office.
Four Gilmore City youths failed to turn at the Geo Heathman corner on their way home from a tournament. They drove through a ditch into George Heathman’s garden, causing minor injuries to one rider and substantial car damage. Mrs Heathman notes a third missed turn this winter and suggests placing turn signs at the corner.
The State Sectional Basketball Tournament for Girls comes to the Plover school gym March 8 9 10. Thursday night Fonda faces Brooks Consolidated and Mallard meets High View. Friday Bradgate plays the Fonda Brooks winner and Plover plays the Mallard High View winner. Finals Saturday night.
Auxiliary notes announce no regular meeting this month. The Plover Unit will entertain other county units soon and readers should watch columns for time and place announcements.
Ralph and Jack Snook of Des Moines township journeyed through Indiana Ohio and Michigan in search of employment. After visiting relatives they found work in an Detroit automobile factory and worked a full day. The travelers note luck in their quest and remark that their horse shoes were with them.
The J. H. Horsman and Dr. G. A. Everson families have left Plover while Cherry Iseminger Leonard and Riggs families moved in over the past week. All vacant houses are now filled except Frank Climpson's large northeast corner residence. Ted Clark relocates to the A. H. Hancher farm and W. H. Hendricks moves Monday to the Johnson acreage as most moving wraps up.
Last week Albert City won Class A and Plover took Class B in the Boys State Sectional Tournament. Class A teams included Albert City Laurens Rolfe and Poca hontas while Class B featured Bradgate D M T Curlew Gilmore City Havelock Mallard Ottosen Palmer Pioneer Plover Rodman and Ware. D M T beat Gilmore City 35 25 and Mallard crushed Havelock 64 12 in Thursday games.
Friday and Saturday feature spirited games with Bradgate, Curlew, Rodman, Plover and Mallard. Final Class A results show Albert City beating Rolfe 50 to 27 after earlier 40-19 win over Laurens. Class B finals see Bradgate over Plover 48-21, with Mallard and Rolfe also prominent in a noisy, rough tourney. Officials Martin, Watson officiated. plaques presented to Duan Pierson and Captain Firkins.
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