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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1945
Page
2
Emery L Petersen pastor leads Sunday school and Bible class at 2 15 p.m Worship service at 8 p.m Wednesday March 14 Ladies Aid held at Mrs Emil Johansen home at 2 15 p.m Lenten service at 8 p.m
Ida Otto returned from church to a surprised gathering of relatives including John Otto Woodrow Otto Wilbur Roberts and Walter Levene who brought a plentiful dinner to celebrate her birthday anniversary. The item also lists numerous local clubs meetings and social events across Rolfe Iowa with dates in March.
Iowa Farm Bureau led by President Allan Kline seeks support from county bureaus to pass bills in the Iowa legislature. A one cent gasoline tax rise would raise about five million dollars yearly for secondary roads, with three-fifths to roads and two-fifths to city streets.
A March 1 meeting at the Pocahontas courthouse attracted 78 farmers. Ed Dyas of Iowa State College advised on fertilizer use and soil management, noting alfalfa with nurse crops as most effective, followed by small grain and clover seedings. He offered a pamphlet titled Commercial Fertilizer for War-Weary Soils at the Farm Bureau office.
The Garfield Hustlers 4 H club met March 5 at the Shelgren brothers home with 11 members and leaders present. They discussed preventing soil erosion and Dick Hoser demonstrated contour line building with a carpenter level attachment. Representatives reported on the Spencer short course trip and lunch was served by Mrs Shelgren.
Pastor W F Schneck leads Sunday school at 10, morning worship at 11, choir at 4, and Christian Endeavor at 7. Rev Buckwalter speaks this evening at the Lenten service. How many of these special services have you attended?
Rev. C. R. Buckwalter leads Sunday school at 10 15 a m and worship at 11 15 a m with a sermon on The Transfigured Christ Youth Fellowship meets at 6 30 p m Choir practice Thursday at 8 p m Father Son Banquet is set for Monday at 7 p m M M club meets Wednesday March 14
Trinity Lutheran announces J. O. Wangberg pastor lead 11 a.m. worship with theme from John 6 24 36. 10 a.m. Sunday school and Bible classes. Catechism class Saturday 1 45 p m at the parsonage. Girls chorus 3 p.m. Lenten service Wednesday evening. Choir rehearsal after service. Ladies Aid meets with Mrs E P Lomen Wednesday March.
A March first moves roundup lists numerous families relocating to new farms and houses in the area. Names include Chet Carpenter R M Cobb Henry Gill Tom Maitland Gordon Mehaffey Art Hansen Clarence Perkins Howard Morse Gerald O'Donnell Sylvester Roy August Schnell and many others with shifts among Bradgate Fenton Des Moines Des Moines township Rolfe Have lock Orient and Rutland. The note adds farm bedding tips and fodder guidance for livestock amid variable weather.
Randolph Paul former Treasury general counsel states the postwar federal budget will run about 25 billion dollars per year. He argues this figure reflects early fiscal plans and supports a stable wartime to peacetime transition for federal spending.
Captain Charles C. Fishburne Jr of Darien Georgia became the first American to bomb Tokyo in 1945. Reports note wartime Berlin bombings in 1944 impacted 980,000 workers and 19,600,000 lost working days. A farming maxim states only weed-free land should be planted to flax.
Rolfe School notes include Deline Kemna on her sixth birthday and several students moving away. Pupils read about Eskimos, weather, and Swiss travel, with updates on birthdays, book reading, art projects, and a class praise list.
The district notes report clocks moved to Central Standard Time for March. Some students lost due to changes. Eugene and Bernice Stover will finish at Havelock. Ann Jones and Phillips Brakman advance to district contest at Manning. Jane Peterson to pre district at Humboldt March 7. Mary Fuller also competes in extemporaneous speaking. War Stamp tallies are listed by grade. Garfield Go-Getters 4-H meet featured music awards, talks, and project demonstrations.
Advertises metal louvres for poultry and hog houses to improve air flow, water tank for livestock at 52 dollars, and a range of ladders. Mentions lime and creosote oil for pest control and building upkeep. Notes social commentary about business rules and regulation.
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