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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1918
Page
5
Readable fragments show speakers listed by name and work from Rolfe. Event described as nonreserved seating with admission 25 and 36 cents. Contest may begin promptly. venue implies a small town setting with a lineup including works about war and literature.
The Free Methodist Society will hold its second quarterly meeting at River Street church starting Friday evening March 15 and continuing over Sunday. The schedule lists 2:00 pm preaching, 7:30 pm service, 10:00 am Love Feast, 11:00 am preaching and the Lord's Supper. District elder A T Sager of LeMars oversees services and invites Rolfe and nearby residents to attend.
The Old Gold and Red hosted the Senior Class at the Ryen home as sleet and wind blew outside. Games prizes and an impromptu program followed basketball, with luncheon featuring sandwiches coffee fruit salad and whipped cream. A class debate on colonial independence and two literary societies reorganized with new officers ended a lively evening.
Havelock defeated Rolfe by 36 to 10 as Freeburg scored 23 for Havelock, while Klein and Lighter starred for Rolfe. The game featured tight defense and strong all around play, with substitutions noted and a fifteen minute half.
The Montague Opera Company will present a versatile program at the High School Auditorium on Tuesday evening March 16. The group, made up of church choir and opera stars, will perform light opera and grand opera pieces with duets trios and ensemble numbers plus readings and character songs. It is the final event of the entertainment course and promises something for everyone.
The sixth grade earned a half holiday for fifty half days of perfect attendance. Islea Marquende was absent last week due to illness. Charles Grover and Carlys Stegge of the fourth grade missed last week. Graydon Thornton returns to the third grade after illness since October.
A compilation of classroom exchanges and notices from a junior high setting. Includes jokes about oysters and vinegar, commentary on Miss P and Mt. Vesuvius, a censored mention of BTL Nauman, and a curious claim about Russia and a City of Venice in the Adriatic.
A Rolfe school community formed a Junior Red Cross with Prof. E. D. Bloom as president and Miss Daisy Day as secretary. Dues of 25 cents per pupil are requested to qualify for charter. those unable to pay may submit a note. The effort aims to enroll all students before applying for a charter.
Alfred OConner, a British Army veteran who survived No Man’s Land, the Somme battle, and German atrocities, with decorations from King George, will speak at Rolfe High School auditorium on Saturday April 6. The Woman Club hosts the event to raise funds and furnish auditorium scenery.
The article outlines a corn testing method using unbleached muslin, detailed cutting and marking steps, and a grouping process for ears. It emphasizes careful handling, ventilation, and moisture, noting the value of selecting top seed and the high cost of poor ears.
The Young People's League of the Norwegian Lutheran church presented a patriotic program with a service flag dedication honoring current and future service members. Rev. C L Dalselde urged loyalty to country and duty to support Allies in the war, stressing practical patriotism and aiding the war effort. The event featured readings, songs, recitations, and a War Savings Society formation to promote thrift and War Savings Stamps within the congregation.
Prayer meeting this Thursday at W C Kennedy's home. Next Sunday the pastor speaks at Sac City for the National Home Mission Campaign with a special program at the regular church hour. Representing organizations will speak. loyalty to church leaders urged. TM M. Py Hanoher will preside. Evening services join the Methodists and Sunday closes the union series. Subscriptions to benevolences urged to aid the report.
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