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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
2
Rolfe high students filled the assembly with lusty yells for Jimm Hauck Johnny Pouelsen and Garth Ston as they delivered game sheets to the student body. The P E C club met at Morris Webb home Tuesday and was entertained by Rolfe music students.
A fragment from a school page shows grades from kindergarten to second grade with notes on activities. Pupil names appear for spelling winners and birthdays, while pupils share writing letters to a boy named Dicky Anderson and plan a garden project for next week.
Fourth graders dramatized The Princess and the Churn Monday. Spelling losers the Black Hawks will treat winners the Red White and Blues to a party Wednesday. Several students received 100 in spelling Friday. Art work included notebook covers and silhouettes created for March window decorations.
Seventh grade culminates six weeks of spelling drills with a party where the winning side led by Melba Ader is entertained by the losing side under Dorothy Biedermann’s captaincy. County spelling contest planned next.
County Agent Een J. Schmuecker announces three upcoming sessions on soybeans and flax in Laurens Fonda and Pocahontas next week. Arthur W Large and S Je Oberhauser of Milwaukee and Spencer Kellogg will discuss marketing and processing with officials from Des Moines. A new soybean production talk from International Harvester will be shown. Schmuecker urges strong turnout and notes flax can pay but requires careful practices to avoid failure.
Chevrolet announces February 1989 used car sales rose 27.4 percent from 1988, with 50 766 units sold in the month and 39 849 last year. For the last 10 days of February sales totaled 17 138, up 31.7 percent from 1988 levels. A total of 113 779 used cars were sold during the month, 42 255 in the final 10 days.
The postponed landscape meeting will be held March 28 at 7 30 p m in the assembly room of the courthouse. County Agent E J Schmuecker is arranging, and Donald MacArthur of the Iowa State College extension service will attend. The event aims to beautify homes in Pocahontas County and invites both town and rural residents.
The Friendly Circle club held a birthday party at Mrs. Chris Brandhoft’s home for Mrs Higby and Mrs Chase with gifts and refreshments. Mrs Chase missed the event due to a severe flu attack.
Sunday school and Bible class at 10 15 divine service at 11 no evening service this Sunday. Mission meetings at Callender church Thursday evening Friday afternoon and evening and Sunday morning afternoon and evening with speaker Rev Igward Olsen of Rutland. Quote from P T Forsyth about holiness and love.
Pastor J. C. Wangberg leads Sunday service on I Am the Bread of Life from John 6 24 36 with Bible study in the evening. Catechism class meets Saturday at 1 30 p m at the parsonage. Ladies Aid meets Mrs A M Simons Wednesday March 22 with Assistant hostess Mrs H G Frigaard. Early Lent services urged. Faith in Christ quote from A H Strong.
The church under Pastor W H Lease completes a two week evangelistic effort. Tonight is Men’s Night with The Manliness of Christ and Friday is Farmer’s Night on Sowing and Reaping. Sunday features morning worship Doing the Will of God and evening Remember.
The Presbyterian Church invites members to a 10 o clock loyalty Sunday service with a noon covered dish luncheon in the basement. The Christian Endeavor society meets at 6 45 for worship and talk. The choir rehearses at Arthur Vaughn's home tonight at 7 30.
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