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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1949
Page
9
Plover residents attend Red Cross dinner at Chuck and Al’s cafe in Poca hontas as drives begin. Community birthday gatherings, club meetings, and visits across Spencer, Rolfe, Badger, and Laurens are noted with numerous local families hosting dinners and hosting guests.
Mrs L E Garlock has shown improvement after several weeks of illness. F A Pringle cannot operate the oil station since Saturday due to illness.
The Cub Scouts and parents met Wednesday evening with Supt DeBoer in charge. Richard Bush reported progress, Jerry Strong and Ray Henderson earned pins, and boys displayed projects. A short playlet The Fight Doctors was staged, and the 40th Cub Scout anniversary was noted.
Mrs Marl Kerns and Mrs Richard Bush hosted the boys and girls basketball teams along with Mr and Mrs Robert Barger. The social evening featured games and cards and ended with a lunch. Mrs C J Cruickshank attended a dinner in Harry Tyler's home Thursday.
A school menu lists daily juice with meals including March 28 mashed potatoes chicken prepared, bread and butter, cabbage salad, cookies and sauce, milk. March 29 features baby lima bean chowder with ham, hot rolls, cheese, pickles, carrot sticks, apricot sauce, milk. March 80 lists oven fried fish fillets, bread, sauerkraut, and peach.
The Bradgate Progress club gathered for dinner at the Hotel Humboldt with Mrs. Leo Fuller as guest. Eighteen members attended the business meeting where Mrs. Alice Zeman received the gavel as incoming president. Alice Gundersen was named delegate to the county convention at Renwick with Esther Curry as alternate. The lesson on food trends was led by Mrs. Inga McCreary. The next meeting is scheduled for March 381 at Mrs. Edna Marchant’s home. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Dayton and others visited the Paul Trexel home in Gilmore Sunday evening.
A listed menu presents cream potatoes with wieners raisin bread string beans cookies crackers and salmon sandwiches with pickles and chocolate pudding. Milk is included. The items reference April items and basic pantry staples in a plain meal plan.
Plover Presbyterian Church sets Sunday school for 10 a.m. Worship will feature Professor Stemme of Buena Vista College as speaker. Choir practice is Thursday evening in the Charles McFadzen home.
Divine worship at 11 am and Sunday school at 10 am mark a church day at Plover with Youth Fellowship at 7 pm and Choir Tuesday at 7 30 pm. WOS CS Thursday 2 80 pm led by Mrs Grace Branhey and Mrs Glenn Forsythe. hostesses named. Membership cards were given to members present last Sunday with cards available next Sunday for others.
Mrs Laura Crooks and Mrs T L Maitland invited to dinner at Mike Gehrt home. Guests include the Madsen family and Miss Virginia Wiuff. Pink and blue shower hosted by Mrs Bert Larsen for Mrs Donald Brandhoy at W M Gehrt home. Out of town guests listed. Young Folks club met at Durwood Nelson home with local and Gilmore attendees. Low and high score winners noted. Mrs Finnett Hanson recovering from surgery. Families from Laurens and Gilmore noted. C Harris hosted birthday dinner for Mr Harris. WISCLS general meeting held at Methodist church with prayers and desserts.
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