Rolfe Local News Highlights Family Visits and Church Events
Rolfe notes visitors from Ottosen Fort Dodge and Pocahontas including Mr and Mrs Earl Fisher and others. Mrs Mary Wheeler returns to Rolfe to help care for W P Wheeler. Methodist official board to meet March 14 at Otis Cooks with potluck. Local musicians offer band instrument lessons. Birthday celebration for Mrs Caroline Hertz follows a large dinner. Busy Bees meet at Presbyterian church with India focus and two visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Alberts
Pocahontas
Earl Fish
Earl Firkits
Henry Lovig
Ottosen
John Reynolds
Earl Fisher
Joe. Sanders
Craig and
Junior
Fort Dodge
C. d. Moen
Roy Ackerson
Dorothy Moen
Mary Wheeler
Rolfe
W. P. Wheeler
Mary
Methodist
Otis Cook
Lloyd Coffin
Lola Tubbs
Caroline Hertz
Azro Shaw
Henry Kirchner
Clarence
Mark Shaw
Eldon
Verla
Bernice Jensen
Algona
Joe Hertz
Grace
Alvin Freel
Clarence Bendixen
Harlan Worster
Presbyterian Church
Henry F. Olerich
India
Robert B. Pollock
H. A. Sinning
Mrs N Tiedeman Dies In Sioux City At 87
Mrs N Tiedeman grandmother of Mrs Helen McDonald died Wednesday in Sioux City at age 87 the day before her death. Funeral services were held there Friday and Mrs McDonald attended from the local home. She had been cared for by Mrs McDonald and her mother after moving to a hospital on November 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Tiedeman
Helen McDonald
Sioux City
Early irrigation and unemployment provisions in 1930s plans
The text notes Texas high plains irrigation starting as early as 1895 and California valuing its tourism at 216 million dollars annually. It details unemployment benefits in Iowa limited to firms with eight or more workers, funded entirely by employers at a 3 percent payroll tax from 1938 onward.
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High Plains
Texas
California
Towa
Damborg Speaks on Electricity At Fellowship Forum
J C Damborg district manager of Central States Electric Co spoke on Electricity before the Fellowship Forum Tuesday evening at his home. He traced uses from early discoveries to 1938 praising Edison and noting power transmission limits and transformer losses amid a roundtable Q and A. Mrs Damborg served lunch. next meeting place undetermined.
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Damborg
Central ‘States
Mississippi
Keokuk
Kaiser Family Welcomes Twin Sons in March Birth
Twin sons were born to Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Kaiser on Tuesday, March 8. One weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and the other 7 pounds. Both are strong and healthy as the family notes twins recur in Mrs Kaiser’s kin. Glen is 3, Paul will be 2 in August. Mrs Ferden cares for the mother and grandsons with help from Mrs Garland Bradley of Bradgate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmer Kaiser
Mrs. Kaiser
James George
Ed Telfer
Nevada
Frank Sweeney
West Bend
Kaiser
Glen
Paul
GAMES HEARD AT K. P. HALL LAST WEEK
Fans in Rolfe heard district basketball results from Storm Lake via telephone broadcast. Since Storm Lake gym was small, the hook up was arranged at K P Hall and a loud speaker was used in the school auditorium.
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Rolfe
Storm Lake
K. P. Hall
Rock Rapids
Spring Home Improvements and Milk Health Appeal
A local call urges clean milk for children and promotes spring home upgrades. It notes favorable prices for cedar and asphalt shingles, roof renewal, oak floors, remodeling, and improved ventilation for poultry houses. Government concerns about Iowa coal production are mentioned with a proposal to shift from oil burners.
Bruce writes from McAllen Texas about travel and events
Marion Bruce reports from McAllen Texas describing unusual sunshine and a busy harvest of carrots beets spinach and cabbage. She notes field labor mainly done by Mexicans and a 50 million foot gas well on fire near McAllen. Bruce health improving and Miss Jean Kent visits from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Marion Bruce
McAllen
Tex
Bruce
Brownsville
A. M. Kent
Gulf of Mexico
Port Isabel
Matamoras
Marion
Mr. Bruce
Jean Kent
Des Moines
Bruces
Dolliver Kent
Mexico City
Dolliver
James Bruce
San Antonio
Boys' Dog Drowns After Ice Breaks on Creek
Two brothers age eight and six chase their family rat terrier Skippy onto a creek ice. The ice gives way with the dog clinging to the edge while one boy fetches help. The dog disappears after police and neighbors fail to reach it. The father slips on ice and is injured while seeking the dog.
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Skippy
C. B. Chapman
Roger
Keith
Donald Neilsen
Christ as a Friend sermon at Presbyterian church next Sunday
Rev H A Sinning presents Christ as a Friend at 10 oclock service with Sunday school at 11 10. Christian Endeavor meets 6 45 each Sunday. Seven youths attended Y P circle in Ottosen with 90 present. Women's Missionary Society meets March 16 at 2 00 pm at Mrs C E Boyces home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society
Ottosen
Y. P
Rolfe
Women’s Missionary Society
C. E. Boyce
Sinning
Trinity Lutheran Sunday Services and Bible Study Schedule
Rev J O Wangberg leads regular preaching Sunday morning and Bible study Sunday evening at Trinity Lutheran. Catechism class meets Saturday at 2 00 p m at the parsonage with a sermon message about God seeking Saul to lift you from sin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saul
John Robertson
John Paul Jones Made Admiral in Russian Navy
The article notes John Paul Jones became an admiral in the Russian navy following the American Revolution. It reports Iowa unemployment insurance fund on hand at 7,775,094 dollars with an estimated 10,000,000 dollars more available by July 1, 1938.
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John Paul Jones
Iowa
Katherine Boozell Seeks Pocahontas County Clerk Nomination
Katherine Boozell of Pocahontas Iowa announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Clerk of the District Court in Pocahontas County. Primary election decisions will be made by GOP voters in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas
Katherine Boozell
Iowa
Dr. B A Smillie of Gilmore City Dies at 68
Dr. B A Smillie, 68, Gilmore City physician, died suddenly Monday of a heart attack after arriving at his office. He had practiced there 20 years and was secretary of the Pocahontas County Medical Society. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Baptist church. He was survived by his widow, a son and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. A. Smillie
Gilmore City
Baptist Church
Pocahontas County Medical Society
Rolfe school news highlights Holland unit and activities
The Arrow reports weekly student notices from kindergarten to high school. Dutch village crafts, poetry on Holland, Bedouin studies, spelling honors, and district tournament buzz headline a busy period with class projects and new research exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Arrow
Jean Marie
Plover
Eugene
Methodist Church Plans and Holy Week Services
The church outlines a busy slate including Mrs Corwin Taylor of Sac City speaking at the missionary thanksgiving service. Mary Jane Gahm leads Epworth league on His Mother's Son. Sunday night theme Rules and Laws for Intermediate league. Radio hour features De Pauw choir and Bishop Oxnam. Palm Sunday marks the churchs 75th anniversary with special services and baptisms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corwin .Taylor
Sac “City
Intermediate League
Agnes Gales
Methodist Radio Hour
de Pauw University
Bishop Oxnam
The
Missionary Society
Otis Cook’s
Asbury Bible Class
Presbyterian Church
Luce
Help Save a Life By Watching Your Step
A public safety message urges drivers and pedestrians to remain vigilant at all times. Emphasizes slow speeds near crosswalks and residential areas to prevent injuries and fatalities.
Nain Lutheran Church Sunday Activities
George J. Robertson pastor announces Sunday and Bible class at 10 15 a m No preaching services Cantata rehearsal scheduled at the Presbyterian church at 2 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain Lutheran Church
George J. Robertson
Presbyterian Church
Church plans series of Bible classes with Rev Christensen
A church announces a series of Bible classes over the next three weeks led by Rev M G Christensen from Cedar Falls Iowa. The pastor invites sickness sorrow or troubles to call on him as a friend and spiritual guide during these sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
M. G. Christensen
Cedar, Falls
Iowa
Annual School Election Notice for Rolfe ISD Iowa
Notice to voters that the Independent School District of Rolfe Iowa will hold its annual meeting at the school on Monday March 14 1938 from noon to 7 pm One director is to be elected for a three year term Secretary J H Brinkman urges due notice and self governance
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Towa
J. H. Brinkman
Sale offers and farming notices in Plover area classifieds
Classified notices from Plover detail sale offers of work horses and breeding stock. Listings include Mrs V Robert advertising a stretched curtain, Stromberg Hatchery promoting 100 percent blood tested chicks, and Olerich selling Poland China bred gilts. Also items for sale include a modern seven room house with garage and garden and services such as disc sharpening and disc sharpening at farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stromberg Hatchery
Rolfe
Towa
Markley & Sons
Havelock
Steel Brooder House
S. S. Simonson
W. Lee MacVey
M. N
M. E
Plover
Poland
O. B. Olerich
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Rolfe Local News
J. C. Damborg
Mrs. H. Kaiser
Hee Haw News
Kraschel
Harlan
J. T. Grant
Trinity Lutheran
J. O. Wangberg
B.A. Smillie
Gilmore
R. H
Keith Chapman
Virginia DeVaul
Janice Ferden
Bobby Nelson
Roy Peterson
Daryl Wood
Stuart Webb
Joyce Thornton
Gene Boles
Anna Larson
Dale Johnson
Dr. Dolittle
Holland
Donald Sinek
Assembly
Nan Peterson
Herschel Chapman
Beverly Grant
Alvin Riches
Patty Hurley
Genevieve Johnson
Lola Beth Green
Joan Graves
Rolfe Hi
Brandes
Mary Beth Brinkman
Bernice Schott
Bradgate
Clarence, W
Tompkins
Davies
Jesus
Frank J. Shimon
T. R. Jones
Nyel Houseknecht
Henry Barg
V. Robert
No Magnus Studer Farm
Joe Shimon
Fullerton Lumber Co
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