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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1930
Page
8
Last week in Havelock and nearby towns featured shopping trips, dances, a large movie showing, and a 90th birthday celebration at Grandpa Gehrt in Mallard. Delegates gathered for an old-time dance and a Woman's Foreign Missionary society meeting occurred at the Methodist church.
D. M. T. notes list perfect spellers in first and second grades and illnesses affecting attendance. Fourth to sixth grade arithmetic covers fractions with top scorers, plus birthday tributes. Geometry top marks go to Madelene Snook and Leonard Weishaar. senior class selects A Full House as their play for May 12 and Dorothy Howe returns after illness.
Mrs. Hauswirth hosts a meeting. Royal Neighbors gather with twelve members and lunch. Merle Bohn has tonsils removed. Otto Maltzahn assists at Bohn farm. Dr Glascock returns from Audubon trip. families visit in Rolfe Pocahontas and Plover regions. School directors elected. Dr K P Hunter consults in Pocahontas case. Community shoppers and visitors from Fort Dodge Albert City and Havelock noted.
Local merchants in Fonda organize a Minute-Men club to present a united front against chain stores. Algona voters approve 185000 dollars for a new high school building. Several fires damage buildings in Royal and Humboldt. An oil truck driver in Emmetsburg disappears after delivering to Philips Oil Co. A bank fire damages Varina interior. Gold star mother Mrs. Larimer to visit France. Paving starts April 15 from Spencer to Milford with 125 jobs. Willed nightgown and flour sack with hidden currency CDs go to Clement Hoskins. The Palmer editor and his family mourn a mother’s death. Henry Johannengsmeier wounded in Spirit Lake hijacking case. Will contested settled out of court with Joine r receiving land.
Visitors at the Otto Maltzahn home Tuesday evening created a notable gathering, with neighbors noting the turnout and shared conversations as part of a quiet community moment.
Havelock Methodist Church schedules Sunday events with Church School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Intermediate League at 6:45 p.m. Epworth League at 6:45 p.m. Evening Worship at 7:80 p.m. Week services follow the schedule and all are welcome.
Mr and Mrs W J Hall Dr A D Miller Ben Morse Mrs Pearl Reynolds and Mrs Lewis E Grimm receive 440 acres of land under a settlement with a $10 000 mortgage to be paid after probate costs litigation and inheritance tax. Iowa timber is estimated to supply half the state s farm fuel needs and the Post Office Dept notes gum taste on new stamps.
A satirical note mocks husbands who boast about control, urging Iowa farmers who milk cows to choose butter over margarine and to resist unnecessary household dominance. The jab targets gender roles and domestic authority in rural life.
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