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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
3
Rolfe residents share stories of illness visits and family travel across Des Moines Fort Dodge and Algona. Members attend chapter meetings and music programs while schools report students visiting Ames Radcliffe and Bradgate. Annual church and club activities include memorials, birthdays and a Plover recital.
Margaret Wolfe Spence, born July 3, 1879 in Ottawa Illinois, died March 16, 1939 of a cerebral hemorrhage. She grew up in Pocahontas county Iowa, married Walter A. Spence in Rolfe on October 19, 1905, and had two children, George Spence and Mrs. Robert Holder. A lifelong Catholic active in St Margaret's parish, she leaves two grandsons, four sisters, and many relatives. Requiem high mass was held at St Margaret's Catholic church, with interment in Clinton-Garfield cemetery. Relatives from Des Moines Ames Liscomb and other towns attended.
Local parish posts morning service at eight, catechism at 1 30, with sermon on Christ as sun of the soul. Quote from S Baring Gould about health and peace to the heart. Public notices reference parsonage arrangements.
James N. Lund announces Humboldt Lutheran Church rededication events with a 11 a m service and fellowship lunch at noon. Rolfe church will not hold services that Sunday. Lenten midweek service is set for 8 p m Thursday and confirmation class is Saturday at 2 p m.
A family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for flowers and expressions of sympathy at the death of beloved wife and mother W A Spence. Arrow NOW.
Ms Jo Barnes offers a rear plot for rent at her residence with location details and contact information.
This first in a series of company advertisements describes the steam electric generating station at Iowa Falls Iowa. Opened 1914 with 1500 KVA, today 5875 KVA plus 1000 KVA hydro. Coal heats steam to run turbines driving generators at 2300 volts feeding a substation and distribution network. Interconnected lines with other plants ensure uninterrupted service during storms.
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