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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
2
Trinity Ladies Aid met March 13 at Mrs. Budd’s home to plan an Easter bake sale and note birthdays for Mrs. Budd and Inga Ryen. Lunch followed as Mrs. Budd and Dora Simonson hosted.
Pastor Bartz leads a 11 15 worship and 10 15 Sunday school. A film The Ways of Teaching screens March 20 at 2 pm. Choir practice March 26 8 pm. Asbury Class March 25 8 pm. Baptisms March 28. Reception of members Palm Sunday March 30. Stewardship Covenant cards dedicated Palm Sunday. Union Holy Week with Presbyterian church.
Emery Petersen announces events at Nain Lutheran Church including a Friday visit by Walter Gran the blind dramatist to perform The Robe. Junior choir, confirmation class, Sunday school, and worship services are scheduled. Marie Louise film shown Sunday at 8 p.m. Lenten service is Wednesday at 8.
Pastor W F Schneck leads Sunday school at 10 a m Morning worship at 11 a m Evening worship at 7 30 p m Choir practice Wednesday Women's Association meets March 26 guest day Division 4 serves a 1 o'clock luncheon Baptism on Palm Sunday March 30 and reception of new members Easter Sunday
J O Wangberg pastor leads 9 30 a m morning worship on Jesus Our Savior based on Luke 1 26 88. 10 30 a m Sunday school and Bible class. Catechism class Saturday 1 45 p m at the parsonage. Lenten service Thursday evening at T7345.
Inga Ayen thanks well wishers for cards letters and flowers received after her recent injury. The note expresses sincere appreciation for community support.
Pocahontas county 4-H club building fund drive, slowed by weather, now advances toward a 3000 goal. Over 1000 raised with Swan Lake township reporting 362 and Lake township over 300. Gilmore City leads at 160. Committee chairman Chris Dirks praises energy and urges early returns for summer barn construction plans with hog killing and lard making underway.
Local ad promotes a sale beginning this Saturday and running through March 29 with numerous bar gains listed. Notice also informs Powhatan Township Independent School District voters of a March 31 1947 special election meeting to decide disposal of school property.
Want ads show a prairie hay stack offered by Roy Thompson nine miles north of Rolfe. A gold band ring with turquoise sets reportedly lost on school grounds with a reward offered by Helen Anne Woods. John Deere equipment including a 28 ft elevator, a 18 in tractor, Case cultivator, 185 ft rope, two rope slings and trip advertised by L E Vorster three miles east of Rolfe.
In a cautious tone the piece notes Leatherwood Mayflower and Dana coals may be ready by Friday and urges securing winter fuel. It warns of last winter’s coal struggles and promotes permanent Perma Jacks for floor leveling along with bricks cement and blocks being stocked for construction projects. The humor column ends with a church joke and a report on the John Lewis case verdict few details.
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