Community Groups Hold Social and Meetings Across Parsonage
Sunday School class met at the parsonage for a regular meeting and potluck supper hosted by the Hosier and Morrison couples. An executive meeting of the Presbyterian Excelsior society was held at Mrs. Damborg’s home with newly elected officers named for the coming year. The Double-Six contract club met for lunch at Mrs. Ranney’s. high score went to Mrs. Brinkman. A birthday party honored Albert Sroufe with cards and a later lunch by Mrs. Sroufe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schneck
Jess Hosier
C. J. Morrison
Presbyterian Excelsior Society
J. C. Damborg
A. W. Ives
Donald Cleal
Curtis Jones
Minnie Jarvis
R. B. Ranney
Glyde Brinkman
T. D. Jones
Albert Sroufe
Sroufe
Presbyterian Every
Central States
W. QO. Harless
Ames
Presbyterian
Plover
Pocahontas
Presbyterian Asy.p
Christibel Brogotti
J. C. Brogotti
Bregatti
Christibel
J. T. Grant
P.E.O
Cornelia Otis Skinner
J. H. Brinkman
D.D. Club
E. R. Griffith
Ernest Cox
Esther Ferden
Harry Dickey
Lola Green
Corliss Stegge
Florence Haynes
Church schedule and meetings listed for week
Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir practice Thursday evening. Union Lenten service at Presbyterian church Wednesday 8 p.m. Woman's Society of Christian Service meets Wednesday March 25. Program starts at 2 p.m. circle 3 serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Trinity Lutheran Service Times and Ladies Aid Notice
The Trinity Lutheran Church announces 11 00 a m regular sermon themed Blessed is He Who Believes from Luke 1 39 45 10 00 a m Sunday school and Bible classes 7 45 p m Luther League discussion A Message from God The Ladies Aid meets with Abs Roy Simonson on Wednesday March 25 Assistant hostess Mrs F Baade Lenten services continue at Nain church Wednesday March 25 7 45 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Ladies Aid Society
Abs
Roy Simonson
Baade
Nain
Presbyterian Church Lenten Services Planned
Sunday school at 10 o clock morning worship at 11 o clock Junior Endeavor at 6 45 p m Lent services are Wednesday March 25 Rev Plummer will bring the message Last union Lenten service in our church for this year Plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
W. F. Schneck
Plummer
NAIN LUTHERAN CHURCH SERVICES AND CLASSES
Pastor James N. Lund leads Sunday morning service at 11 am with Sunday school and Bible class at 8:45 pm. Lenten midweek service is at 7:45 pm and Saturday Confirmation class at 1:30 pm. You are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nain Lutheran Church
James N. Lund
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
Mrs George Schonberger senior and family extend thanks for kindness sympathy messages flowers and spiritual bouquets in their bereavement. The notice ends with a reminder to purchase Bonds and Stamps for the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schonberger
Pocahontas County Women Plan Achievement Day
Pocahontas County women prepare for Achievement Day on Tuesday March 24 at the courthouse with demonstrations exhibits and a Red Cross talk by Mrs. Fae Schon Rolfe Pocahontas Red Cross chair. District meetings in March will finish township work and county committee members met at the courthouse with Mrs. Jessie Kohrt assisting planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County Women’s Home Project
Helen Sage
American Red Cross
Fae Schon
Rolfe
Pocahontas County Red Cross
Iowa State College
Lucile White
Jessie Kohrt
Lorene George Weds Harold Gustafson in Sioux City Parsonage
Lorene George daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyman George married Private Harold Gustafson son of Mr and Mrs Godfrey Gustafson of Albert City. The ceremony took place Monday March 9 at a Methodist church parsonage in Sioux City officiated by Rev Ernest S Pangburn. Mrs Gustafson is Rolfe high school graduate 1940 and Private Gustafson serves in the medical corps at Moore Field Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene George
Lyman George
Harold Gustafson
Godfrey E. Gustafson
Albert City
Sioux City
Ernest S. Pangburn
Gustafson
Rolfe High School
Albert City High School
Moore Field
Texas
Carriers Buy Bonds For Defense Drive In Rolfe
Des Moines Register carriers Edward Weiland Robert Riches and Edward Struthers each bought three $25 bonds and started a fourth as proof of youth support. All other local carriers purchase stamps. District manager L. T. Carney of Emmetsburg praised Rolfe for cooperation and thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Des Moines Register
Edward Weiland
Robert Riches
Edward Struthers
L. T. Carney
Emmetsburg
The
Arrow
Neighbor Thanks for Support During Hospital Stay
Orville Lawman expresses gratitude to neighbors and friends for cards flowers fruit and candy received during hospitalization and after returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Lawman
Navy Seeks Class One Men to Volunteer Now
An urgent wartime appeal invites men in Class No 1 under the Selective Service Act to join the Navy or Naval Reserve today. Volunteers may choose any branch before induction orders arrive, with 45 trades available and no requirement for high school or college training. Apply at the nearest Navy Recruiting Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
Navy
Naval Reserve
Rudolfson Honored for Sportsmanship at Ames and ISU
The Sunday Des Moines Register salutes Al Rudolfson star forward at Rolfe High School and Iowa State College. He earns another All-Big Six forward berth and holds ISU single season scoring mark with 209 points. He’s remembered for resilience after fouls and steady smiles at officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Ames
al Rudolfson
Rolfe High School
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Cyclone
Nebraska
Sid
Mrs Struthers' Mother Emma Smith Dies After Long Role
Funeral services for Emma May Smith mother of Mrs E J Struthers are set for Friday at the Jefferson Funeral Chapel. She died March 11 1942 at Des Moines home of daughter Bertha Hosier. Survivors include Ira Irvin and Charles Smith Bertha and E J Struthers along with several grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family lived in Rolfe and later Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Smith
E. J. Struthers
Jefferson
Edward
Floyd Struthers
A. H. Struthers
Rolfe
Gerald Foust
Plover
Evelyn Struthers
Des Moines
Emma May Smith
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Bertha Hosier
Ira
Rochelle
Irvin
Charles
Etta
Smith
Rolfe High Adopts Future Teachers of America Club
Students attend a March 7 meeting with jokes from roll call and a book review of Emmy Lou by Ida Jane Roberts and Patty Jeffries. Ada Marie George discussed Iowa cities while U V A members celebrate their new FTA charter and pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Hendrickson
Frieda Beuchle
Emmy Lou
Ida Jane Roberts
Patty Jeffries
Ada Marie George
Iowa
U.V.A. Club
National Organization “Future Teachers of America
Services for Lieut Ben Sherman Held in Hollywood
Lieut Ben Sherman who died in a February airplane crash was honored at a March 5 service at the First Methodist church of Hollywood. The ceremony featured a cappella choir renditions and organ music, with Sherman laid to rest at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Sherman
First Methodist Church of
Hollywood
Phillips
Ben
Chapman
Mr. Wright
Jerry Holdsclaw
Holdsclaw
Beverly
Benjamin Sherman
Dexter
Dexter Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
Safe in Ireland as Soldiers Reach Homeward Posts
Mr and Mrs Louis Schonberger received a cablegram last Thursday from their son Raymond stating he arrived safely in Ireland is fine and enjoying a wonderful trip. He is a staff sergeant with a medical division. Rolfe relatives of Jake Murray also heard he is in northern Ireland with the AEF.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Louis Schonberger
Raymond
Rolfe
Jake Murray
Northern Ireland
A.E.F
Walter Spence Hospitalized With Infected Finger
Walter Spence was taken to Mercy hospital Sunday ill from an infected finger and complications. The finger infection arose from impetigo causing serious swelling and blocked veins. Mr and Mrs George Spence and Lee of Storm Lake visited Saturday and returned home Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Spence
Mercy Hospital
George Spence
Lee
Storm Lake
Rolfe School News Highlights New York Talk
Mrs Helen McDonald formerly of Rolfe school shared experiences from New York with junior and senior high students. She described transportation, architecture, entertainment, and life in the city in vivid engaging fashion. Normal Training Girls Meet At March Session At the schoolhouse the normal training girls held their March 9 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Helen McDonald
Rolfe
Ben Sherman longtime Scout leader and aviator dies
Ben Sherman a member of the Triple A Comrade club at his church and a former Hollywood High School and Chapman College athlete and musician, trained as an Air Corps instructor in 1941. He died after a roxy training flight during World War II era service. He left a twin brother, sisters, nieces, and his parents Dr. Benjamin and Jessie Sherman of Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Triple A
Ben
le Conte
Troubadours
Hollywood High School
Chapman College
Deming
New Mexico
Air Corps
el Paso
Texas
Cal-Areo
Ontario
California
Randolph Field
Kelly Field
Iing
Randolph
Shes
William Dahling
Norwood
Ohio
el Monte
Jorie Callow
Burlingame
Loraine Pay
Glendale
Cat
Sue Callow
Marilly Pay
Benjami
Jessie Lear Sherman
Holywood
Hog houses promise fall payoff for family unit
Readable fragments describe three movable hog houses and two hogs weighing about 300 pounds each. The note suggests that this fall the operation will more than pay, indicating a promising return on the livestock and portable housing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Excelsior Society
Birs
Bess Cruickshank
Clut
K.S.K
Fay Cruickshank
Neva Twigg
American Home Study Club
Arthur Ader
Mr. and
Mrs. Cox
Thompson
Evelyn Thompson
the Methodist Church
E. J. Plummer
Trinity Lutheran
J. C. Wangberg
U.S. AL
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Rudolfson
Miss Kelly
Anderson
Melba Ader
Mary Isabel Chambers
Robert Delle
Roberta Reckard
Bradgate
Donald Duck
Laurens
Cherokee
Calif
Rolfe School News
Heaven
Frederic
Martha Scott
Devil and Miss Jones Jean Arthur Charles Coburn
Fiesta
Armida Antonio Moreno
Walter Huston
Walter Brennan
Saddlemates Three Mesquiteers Country Fair
Eddie Foy, Jr
Clyde
N. Frederickson's
Allis-Chalmers
Beneke Motor Co
Palmer, Town
Chas. Otto
Main
Woodrow Otto
H. C. Kauffman
Tappan
W. R. Rogers
Mukden
Fay D. Pirie
Mallard
Geo. Seipel
H. D. Brinkman
Fay
C. E Boyce
E. A. Markley
Grigsby
Robert A. Grigsby
Pocahontas Rendering Works
Walter Woodin
Miles S. Plover
Hall Roberts’ Son
Postville
Town
E. J. Rutgers
Havelock
Rolfe Howard Bruce
T. J. Raynes Rolfe
HeeHaw News
VWE
Frank Miles
Marge
J.T. Grant & Son
Rolfe, IA
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