Community events listed for late March and early April
Local organizations announce a busy schedule through March 30 including meetings of Cheerful Ladies Aid Society Bon Ton Bridge Club Trinity Lutheran Ladies Aid Y M C A Bridge Tuesday Club Pocahontas Farm Bureau Booster meet Card party O F hall Rebekahs and Township Farm Bureau Circle No 3 M E Ladies Aid food sale Parent-Teacher meet Roosevelt Local 81 Farmers Union event lines show dates times and host locations across multiple clubs in the area.
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Awewsday
Bon Tonge Club
J. R. McIntire
Mn Bruce
Woman's Club
Iday
Trin- Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
Gene. Ryenesday
Y. M. C. Bridge
Denzil Johnson
Esday
William
Ednesday
QU. O. F. Hall
Kahs
Ursday
Olive Branche Rebekahs
Homers
Maggie Vetter
A McIntire
Old Township Farm Bureau Unit
Ome
Nis Behrendsen
Turday
Mar
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
E. Eikenberry Ev
Palm Sunday at Odist Episcopal Church Services
The Odist Episcopal Church led by Rev. W. A. Wilkinson invites all for Palm Sunday events. Morning service at 10:69 a.m. includes a sermon on The Tri pical Entry of Christ and Junior Department participation. Baptism opportunities and special music noted. Epworth League grows as evening worship at 6:30 p.m. with a master Sunday observance and annual offering for benevolent work.
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Christ
Epworth League
Rolfe Golf Club Urges Support For City Park
A plea describes Rolfe Iowa Golf Club as a top state course drawing players from many towns. It highlights low dues of ten dollars for a family, cheap greens fees, and the park upkeep funded by member fees. The club also assists with athletic fields and maintenance, calling the park a civic asset and urging joiners to mail checks to secretary W. P. Wheeler.
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Altho
Rolfe
Iowa
Golf Club
Iowa Falls
Eldora
Hampton
Belmond
Clarion
Eagle Grove
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Rockwell City
Newell
Manson
Paullina
Sioux Rapids
Spencer
Emmetsburg
Algona
Golf
Rolfe Golf Club
W. P. Wheeler
G. G. Butler
Presbyterian Church Notes Describe Next Week Activities
Rev J P Lester with morning worship Sunday School and Bible Class at 11 15 a m Endeavor at 3 p m Kristian Endeavor at 6 30 p m Evening worship at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m The church plans a community service Friday and Easter events including infant baptism reception of members and catechism Following Mothers and Huggers Banquet Sioux City paper noted 875 attendees and road conditions were good on return.
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Uniur Endeavor
Kristian Endeavor
Ening
Frayer Meeting
Methodist Sunday School
Grant Johnson
Roosevelt Local No. 861
Farmers’ Union
F. W
Fred
Ralph Maassen
F. W. Bade
Luther League
Kittenball Fans to Meet in Rolfe Friday Night
A meeting of the Rolfe kittenball fans is set for Friday evening at seven o'clock in the Central States office. Attendees will discuss forming a four team league with two games weekly and consider a baseball style kittenball variant with shorter bases.
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Rolfe
Central States
Gardens
Surprise wedding joins Miss Fairchild and Clifford Cronk
Miss Myrtle Marie Fairchild longtime Rolfe Junior High teacher wed Clifford R Cronk of Waterloo in a quiet ceremony near Waterloo due to the groom’s mother’s illness. The bride will finish the Rolfe school year and the couple plans Cedar Falls after June 1.
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Myrtle Marie Fairchild
Rolfe
Clifford R. Cronk
Waterloo
Adix
Harold Cronk
Anne Hayek
Cronk
Mr. Cronk
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Emma Fairchild
Rembrandt
New Cow Tester Named for Pocahontas County Dairy
The Pocahontas County Cow Testing Association hires Roy Sternhorf of Stillwater Minnesota to replace Claude Julian who resigned to join Pine Tree Milking Machine Co. The association, strong in Iowa, hopes Sternhorf will become a first class contester. Sternhorf has dairy experience from a dairy farm background and farm school work in Minnesota.
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Pocahontas County Cow Testing Association
Roy Sternhorf
Stillwater
Minn
Claude Julian
Pine Tree Milking Machine Co
Pocahontas County Association
Iowa
Sterndoff
Pocahontas County
Minnesota
Pocahontas County Adopts Motorized Road Service
Pocahontas County supervisors approve a motorized road maintenance system purchasing five new graders from Austin and Adams at 17000 dollars. The five machines with sixteen foot blades and enclosed cabs will be distributed one per supervisor district and expected to cut labor from twenty workers to five while speeding snow clearing and road upkeep.
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Board of Supervisors
Pocahontas County
Austin
Adams
State Highway Commission
Farm Bureau Hosts Busy Week Across Pocahontas County
Farm Bureau events drew large attendance in Pocahontas County from January through February with sessions in Des Moines Township and countywide meetings. Leaders led 4 H canning training, Home Management Achievement Day, and cooperative farming discussions with Rolfe and Rolfe community clubs featured.
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Farm Bureau
Pocahontas County
Des Moines
Rolfe
Knights of Pythias
Hotel Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Marshall Township Farm Bureau
Marshall Township
Ben Weeks
Grace Struthers Snodgrass Dies in Keosauqua
Mrs Grace Struthers Snodgrass died of pneumonia at her Keosauqua home. Illness began Saturday, body reached Rolfe Wednesday, funeral planned Thursday at two at the Presbyterian church, Clinton-Garfield Cemetery interment. An obituary will follow next week.
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Geo. Ivey
Rochester
Minn
Rolfe
Grace Struthers Snodgrass
Keosauqua
Iowa
Presbyterian Church
Clinton-Garfield
Merit Specials This Week By Rolfe Merchants
The Merit Merchants of Rolfe present their weekly specials list with items to eat wear and use at special prices. Offerings include glass tumblers tires and tubes toothpaste brushes toilet soap candy sausages oleomargarine laundry soap canned goods cigarettes cookies poultry supplies pickles cheese bath towels shirts pants bleached muslin and millinery. Check the page for details and take advantage of the prices.
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Merit Merchants
Rolfe
Trinity Lutheran Church Passion Week Services
Rev. J. O. Wangberg invites worshippers to weekly Wednesday prayer meetings and a catechism class at 1 30 p m on Saturday March 23. During Passion Week from Monday March 25 services will be held each evening in Norwegian and English, focusing on Christ's Passion, with Holy Communion on Good Friday March 29 in Norwegian.
D M T School Notes and School Play Review
Albert Howland was taken to Des Moines for a medical exam with possible operation. The Fourth Grade led this week in music A grades, track interest grows, and the senior class selected Apple Blossom Time for a future play. Proceeds from last Friday’s operetta fund music classes and the Woman's Club donated a portable Victrola and records. The Toreadors operetta was staged with robust performances from students, directed by Miss Scheffers, and the high school orchestra provided pre and intermission music.
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Albert Howland
Des Moines
D. M. T. Woman’s Club
Senor Didorio
Benita
Juanita
Juan
Pablo
Senor Dictorio
Senor Diedtorio
Jake Rutgers
Ruth Thorson
Arlene Ham
Ruth
Arlene
Robert Rutgers
Gale Cooksey
Menney
Evelyn Snook
Dolores
Doris Kauffman
Maria
Weslie
Jeane Scheffers
Miss Scheffers
Merlin Sorenson
Elmer Weishaar
Recovery of Cash From Burned Home Fire
After a February fire that killed GC Delle, two burned money rolls were found. Administrator Curtis Delle estimated 1000 to 1500 dollars, but experts later identified 3050 dollars in partial bills. Additional salvage was 380 dollars with others estimating up to 500 dollars salvageable. Government experts can identify money even when badly burned.
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GC. C
First Day of Spring Brings Warmer Weather
The local week features pleasant spring conditions with the season officially starting. Snow has melted and waters receded while main roads are in excellent shape and secondary roads are passable. Farmers and gardeners anticipate field work, but mulch remains needed for now.
D. M. T. Woman's Club March Party at School
The D. M. T. Woman's Club invites members to their Annual March Party honoring Friend Husband. The event takes place Friday evening, March 22, at the school building. The club notes success comes from sincere regard rather than praise.
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D. M. T. Woman's Club
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Cheerful Ladies’ Aid Society
Wm. Feltner
Kinkade
Orvan Olerich
Wife Woman’s Club
A. R. Thornton
Drama
Amer- Legion Auxiliary
Odist Episcopal Church
W. A. Wilkinson
Ele
Orning Vieuloups
Mance
H. Od. Brinkman
Randall Melson
Sioux City
Morningside College
Paul
Lois Brinkman
Iry Melson
Hughlers
Sioux
Kittenball
Jas. Fox
Fonda
Roger Wiegman
Sac City
Wiegman
Carol McCreery
Mr. Wiegman
F. J. Nacke
Z. T. Carroll
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Ed Quinsland
E. Quinsland
Hopsy Forsythe
Quinsland
Lee Fisher
Otto Christensen
Gladys Larson
Lorenz Weible
Gilmore City
C. L. Gunderson
Washington
California
Northwest Iowa
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Cal
Barthell
Dr. Furman
D. K. Folk
Wahriam Smith
Mattie
W. H. Livingston
B. H. Sherman
O. F. Oleson Lof Laurens
J. H. Eno
Havelock
Ventura
Judge Hazlett
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
Gee
Ande
Wm. Fisher
W. C. Struthers
Carol Smith
Lela Mae Kilbourne
Jeane Miller
Earlham
Arlene Kilbourne
Orville Kilbourne
D.M.T
United States
Philadelphia
Boston
Milwaukee
Chicago
D. M. T. Woman’s Club Party
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