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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1938
Page
2
Rolfe residents report visits across Pocahontas Storm Lake Ames and Fort Dodge. Families, including the Graham, Palmer, Shriner and Hatch circles, share weekends and hospital visits while others attend a mother and daughter banquet and a funeral in Rockford Illinois.
The Fellowship Forum meets Thursday at E P Lomen with Lomen as speaker. Rolfe juniors hold a Saturday bake sale at Smith's market for the junior senior banquet fund. Woman's club meeting postponed to next Friday due to a music contest. Needle and Thread club meets with Mrs Cirris Friday April 1 with hostesses Mrs Buck Mrs ONeil and Mrs Joens and officers to be elected. Various local visits and receptions noted including guests from Fort Dodge Spencer and Lake Park, along with illnesses and injuries. Mrs Elva Mae returns home from Rolfe trip with parents. Clara Everson buys Ed Quinsland residence and moves in May. Deaths and funerals, church visits, and social gatherings fill the week’s notices.
Ida Hendricks Barcus born 1865 in Decatur County moved with parents to Polk County in 1872. She married Charles Barcus in 1887 and had four sons. he died in a railroad accident. She lived in Rolfe then Bovey Minnesota, died March 22 in Grand Rapids hospital at 73. Survived by four sons, 12 grandchildren, and four brothers. Funeral in Coleraine March 26 officiated by Rev. Paul Hendricks. Burial Coleraine cemetery.
The funeral for Mrs. Sarah Zickefoose Olmsted wife of P B Olmsted was conducted at Virgil M E church with Rev Carl Steinheimer presiding. Born in Mt Pleasant Iowa 82 years ago she stood among eight siblings and is survived by husband three sons Ambrose Glen Hayden and three grandchildren. The Olmsted family lived northeast of town before moving to Vergil in 1919.
Fort Dodge residents Dr and Mrs James J Davies visited the Rev Tompkins home on Sunday afternoon. The scene described as Arrow Ads bringing buyer and seller together promises a money making, money saving convention.
Funeral services were held Wednesday forenoon at 10 80 for Larry Lee Twigg infant son of Mr and Mrs Albert Twigg of near Ayrshire. Rev BE F Broberg officiated with Miss Buchanan of Plover singing two solos accompanied by Dr Mrs J H Bucher. Larry Lee age 2 months 9 days had two brothers. Interment in Powhatan cemetery near Plover.
Rev J O Wangberg leads regular Sunday services with a Luther League program in Ottosen Sunday evening. Catechism class meets Saturday at 2 p m at the parsonage. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday April 6 with Mrs John Severson at Pocahontas. Lutheran Brotherhood gathers at the main church Thursday evening April 7. True Christians never stand still advancing in faith hope and love.
A newspaper error updates the Ames graduation coverage. Norton Ives, son of Mr. and Mrs. A W Ives, graduated at the exercises. Mrs Warren D Ives of Linn Grove did not attend. The paper apologizes for the oversight.
For sale a six room house in a good location with $350 cash and balance terms. Pocahontas County listings note 80 and $105 with FHA loans on modern homes. Contact A V Graeber for details and financing options.
A newspaper listing advertises a modern seven room house with garage and garden at a reasonable price. Call Joe Shimoy for details and viewing. Contact Rolfe Loyy for other farm stock notes and inquiries about breeding stock and hatching services.
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