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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1942
Page
3
Sunday visits span Boxholm Ames and Des Moines with multiple families from Havelock. The Ohrtmanns welcome a 72 pound daughter Jacqueline Dean in Rapid City SD. Des Moines trip features a girls basketball team and boosters aiming at Avoca in the state tournament. team undefeated through county sectional and district championships.
The obituary notes the long tenure of the family in the community near Rolfe. It lists many surviving relatives across multiple states including California Illinois Iowa Arkansas and mentions Mr and Mrs J L Hunt returning from California. It also records Mrs N B Hersom visiting Humboldt and then Minneapolis to see her children.
Wright Carlson of Coon Rapids has been hired as history teacher at Pocahontas High School and started duties last week. He is a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College. He succeeds Miss Mary Killerlain who left for Leon Iowa, where she teaches.
Mrs Anna Ralle died Friday at her home after prolonged diabetes illness. She had been bedbound since an amputation six years earlier. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church Monday at 2:30 pm with burial in Washington Cemetery. She leaves a daughter and three sons. The week brought reports of Kenneth Hendricks of Seattle suffering a double arm fracture in an elevator and Chester Hendricks ill with ulcers. Community notices mention visits, moves, renovations, and club activities among area residents and families.
Will Gist died early Sunday morning at Humboldt where he had been in a convalescence home for a month. Short services were held at Skausstad Funeral Home at 9 o clock in Metz Iowa where burial was planned.
Pastor John Drake Wolcott invites dads and sons to a Friday night March 20 banquet with James I. Dolliver of the American Legion as speaker. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Sunday. Woman's Society meet Thursday instead of Friday with executive board at 1 p.m. Men’s rally of the sub district tentatively set for Tuesday evening March 24. more details next Sunday.
The Rolfe school monthly notes reveal staff roles with editor in chief Don Sinek, sports editor Elwyn Ives, social columns by Beryl White, and assemblies by Alvin Riches. Contributors Nan Peterson and Joan Bixler are noted for here and there items.
The R H M club held its final meeting on Monday February 28 at Mrs Muriel Wilsons home. The menu featured a cocktail fried chicken baked potatoes corn stuffed apricot gelatin salad butter horn rolls and chocolate pie with whipped cream. After dinner the group attended motion pictures at a theatre.
Rolfe junior high beat Laurens 19 to 18 on Tuesday afternoon February 24 at Laurens. Sinek scored ten points on five goals for Rolfe, Bartley led Laurens with eight, others for Rolfe included Cornwell five and C Smith Murray two each. Cornwell Brinkman and Smith fouled out. Mrs. Fae Schon urged county Red Cross growth in a meeting with Rolfe school reps to back a junior division kickoff.
Students at Rolfe school viewed an educational motion picture on February 18 highlighting key 1941 news events, then detailing Japan's attack on the United States and finally depicting the U S at war with strong resources and manpower. A short Mother Hubbard comedy followed. Des Moines Township school also showed the reels.
The advanced home making class hosted the school board at a Saturday dinner. Yellow and green decor featured jonquils and acacia with nut cup favors and place cards. A post meal program included Cleo Hansen singing, Marian Lund reading, the boys' quartet, and a Cleo Hansen Louilla Roberts Joan Bixler trio. Menu offered tomato juice cocktail meat loaf potatoes au gratin glazed carrots spring salad cupcakes peach ice cream coffee nuts and mints.
An original pep meeting on March 6 featured a world situation theme. A skit depicted the fight for victory between Army rookie Rolfe and Gilmore the Jap, with Rolfe winning despite a spy among close friends. Characters included Patsy Hurley, Virgil Shelgren, Beverly Grant, Nan Peterson, and Don Sinek.
Marian Lund earned second in humorous and Alvin Riches second in oratorical at the State Declamatory Association event. Eligibility required prior district top two finishes to qualify for the awards.
Pocahontas high school staged a musical program in Rolfe auditorium on Tuesday March 3 under Miss Dorothy Bresson. The girls glee club sextet and mixed chorus performed vocal numbers. Lorraine Lucas sang a soprano solo and Jerry Posakony a bass solo. Supt J Rollin Grant led the band in eleven numbers as Deloris Vogel twirled her baton during the finale.
Junior pictures were taken for the annual last Thursday and snap shots were taken for the miscellaneous pages. On Friday the sophomore pictures were taken. Eloise Hewlett is the annual photographer. A new Foods and Their Preparation unit is studied by freshman home economics girls. Several experiments with water and tea are conducted to accustom them to staves equipment and cooking temperatures.
The junior and senior high schools forgone treats and gifts at Christmas to save a war relief fund totaling 34.05 dollars. Of this, 20.00 was placed in defense stamps to purchase a bond for the school library, the remainder distributed to Red Cross chapters: 1.45 to the Junior Red Cross and 12.60 to the Rolfe branch of the Senior Red Cross.
CG Werden has taken the role of school superintendent at Southshore, South Dakota, starting last week. His wife Mrs Werden and son Bruce remain in Pocahontas until the school year ends while Werden, formerly a South Dakota educator and local businessman, moves into the Hartung apartment. L B Grosvernor and daughters Virginia and Dorothy from Storm Lake moved into the Werden residence. Grosvernor recently bought the Ben Franklin store here. Robert Mick enlisted in the United States Navy and is stationed at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Mick of Pocahontas.
The article notes that dealers lack capacity to store or finance more than ten percent of annual business, placing responsibility on consumers to curb demand. It states mines can produce coal if enough railroad cars are available, but production halts when cars are unavailable. A small freight rate raise has been approved, with more increases possible.
Delta Dek club met at Mrs Don Dillemuth home before she leaves for California with her children. Mrs Donald Gibson of Havelock won high score prize at the contract game and Mrs Kenneth Stelpflug took second high. Refreshments concluded the afternoon. non member guest Mrs Maurice Ackland attended.
Eleanor Hiatt and Ivan Kibbie wed in Kahoka Missouri on February 27 with Rev J M Monroe officiating. Mrs Kibbie teaches fourth grade at Shellsburg consolidated school and Mr Kibbie coaches at Buck Creek consolidated school in Hopkinton Iowa.
A Wallace man and a Parkersburg resident were hurt when a truck loaded with car parts crashed through a Bremer county bridge. The vehicle toppled, the cargo spilled, and the car carp had to be cleared before the truck could be moved.
AH T T T H residents heard A C Carmichael chair the defense bond drive as Mrs E H Melcher hosted the meeting in Pocahontas. A $1 Red Cross donation replaced the usual dessert. Several local residents report hospital stays and visits including Anita Lorge starting at Northwestern Bell in town, and Dr F H DeHaan visiting Des Moines with Mrs Har ry DeHaan.
H A Gray director of the Office of Solid Fuels Coordination in Washington urges immediate steps to store coal and keep bins full as war production strains mining and transport. He warns shortages may occur and asks dealers to disseminate information through newspapers and radio to help the public.
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