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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
6
The itemized column records visits and illnesses among local families in Laurens and surrounding towns. Neighbors travel to Fort Dodge and Des Moines, while Henry Goodchild dies after a long illness. A Sunrise Club meeting, school items, and upcoming one act plays are noted along with various family milestones and community events.
The Pocahontas American Legion Auxiliary entertains the Pocahontas American Legion post at a birthday supper in the I C O F hall marking the Legion’s founding. Guests include members and spouses with a program and social hour after the 6 45 pm meal.
A sectional religious contest was held at Holy Name hall with contestants from Sacred Heart high school Pocahontas Corpus Christi high Fort Dodge and St Marys Storm Lake. First and second place winners Frances Glowczewsky Storm Lake and Goretta OLeary Fort Dodge advance to the final contest.
Mr and Mrs Geo Miller and Anita visited from Rolfe on Monday evening. Lawrence Buck attended a program at the county Legion Auxiliary meeting. Rex Coyle cut his forefinger at work and required stitches after Dr McTaggart treated the injury. Mrs Coyle suffered a severe nosebleed confirming the old saying trouble never comes singly. Charles Schuman Wilbur Raper Dale Whitmer and sons Ralph and Jerry Floyd Whitmer of Laurens visited locals Sunday. Ladies Auxiliary met at Mrs Vern Water's home Monday afternoon.
In Pocahontas the high school held two student plays on Tuesday night March 12 in the school auditorium. Under Dean Alderman the plays His First Shave and Uncle Bob's Bride were staged to raise funds to help cover basketball team expenses for the state tournament.
A practical guide explains how to confirm worm infestation in chickens by post mortem examination. It lists signs such as emaciation paleness lameness general unthriftiness and notes a definite check requires opening the intestines to find worms.
Mr and Mrs J H Irwin of Bedford received puffed rice candy from their daughter Miss Laverne Irwin a newspaper worker in Honolulu Hawaii. The candy is made only once a year on Chinese New Year and falls on February 14.
Fish publisher J. R. Bahne of Eldora reportedly caught a 1134 pound monster in Florida waters. The Sib ley Gazette Tribune notes the extraordinary weight as a genuine claim.
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