Rolfe School Dedication Set With Noted Speakers
The Rolfe new school plant dedication is planned with Governor Harding delivering the principal address and Sea r Will Ratcliff of Red Oak presenting for the alumni. A pleasing program includes splendid music and education friendly events for the community. Watch next week's paper for full particulars and plan a day off to attend.
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Rolfe
W. JL
Harding
Sear
Ratcliff
Red Oak
Pocahontas County Y M C A Seeks Boys and Girls Club Leaders
The Pocahontas County Y M C A outlines the county secretary role as a local preacher and leader of multiple clubs and projects. Enrollment week for Acre Corn and Baby Pork shows weak turnout. banks have funded over £250 for prizes. Plans include monthly letters to service members and township meetings with war experience speakers.
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W. B. Holliday
War Garden Project
Town State College
Uncle Sam
Pocahontas County
MecCartan Bank
Pocahontas
Saving Flour at Rolfe Bakery May Indicate Food Savings
The Rolfe Bakery reports saving 1,000 pounds of flour each month in March and April by following Food Administration rules. The note praises the administrators and suggests widespread country benefits from this home bakery efficiency.
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Rolfe Bakery
Food Administration
Little Home Bakery
Intensive campaign aims to raise county cash sales
A statewide drive uses a per capita basis of $20.00 from the 1915 census to lift Pocahontas county to a $312,700 target and push Iowa cash sales about $10,000,000 behind. The plan seeks to equalize four months of the campaign by county and pledge remaining quotas.
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Pocahontas County
Iowa
Red Cross Man and Exiles Return to Rebuilt Homes
Poem depicts a Red Cross worker wounded by war rejoining refugees in Switzerland and at the French frontier. Exiles find shelter, reunions unfold as families are comforted and hope for blessings of divine plan sustains them amid ruins and renewal.
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Switzerland
Germany
French
Red Cross
Heavenly Gate
Red Cross Notes and Presbyterian Church Notices
Red Cross notes list a shipment schedule and items for April including knitted goods and hygiene supplies. A plea echoes for proper sock and sweater finishing to satisfy inspectors. Presbyterian Church notes outline Sunday and weekday services and Mothers Day activities, with a successful annual canvass and campaign details.
Chautauqua Dates Set for July 13 19 in Rolfe
The Rolfe chautauqua runs July 13 to 19 with the Midland people supplying another strong program. Highlights include a military band on July 14, Dr. Robert O. Matthews of the Red Cross, Belgian Red Cross nurse Miss Marie van Gastel, Overseas Male Quartette, a ladies quartet, a string trio, an cartoonist, Ole Theobald Olsen, the Oxford Operatic Co., Chas Brandon Booth, Strickland Gillilan and other notable acts. It’s billed as one of Rolfe’s strongest shows.
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Mid Land People
Robert O. Matthews
Red Cross
Marie van Gastel
Ole Theobaldi
Oxford Operatic Co
Chas
Brandon Booth
Maud Ballington Booth
Strickland Gillinan
Rolfe
Thirteen Men Move May 13 1918 to Jefferson Barracks
Call number 181 lists thirteen men to report May 13 1918 for Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis Missouri. The roster includes Carl A Carlson Shgyrman Johnson Alfret Harris Johnson Andrew Matthew Simonson Louie Ed Vodraska Morris Leland Northrup Hans Gudnar Martin John Overy Albert Clement Shimon Thomas Martin Kelm Boston Young Elmer Laurence Anderson John Mauch with alternates Francis J Doyle David Edwards.
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Ve Aw
Carl A Carlson
Shgyrman Johnson
Alfret Harris Johnson
Andrew Matthewa Simonson
Louie Ed Vodraska
Morris Leland Northrup
Hans Guddar
Martin John Overy
Albert Clement Shimon
Thomas Martin Kelm
Boston Young
Elmer Laurence Anderson
John Mauch
Francis J. Doyle
David Edwards
Live Wires Entertain With House Gathering
The Live Wires met Tuesday evening at Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Green’s home for a junior class entertainment. Caspar Grant led with storytelling while Mrs. C. B. Burnette drew pictures and E. S. Colebaugh followed closely. A hostess luncheon capped the pleasant evening as guests contributed to a letter for R. E. Bloom. Junior Class play tomorrow night.
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B. L. Green
Caspar Grant
Burnette
Colebaugh
Herlie Hoover
RE. D. Bloom
Home Demonstration Meeting Called for Se Our Tome Work
A local organization convenes an initial meeting to outline plans for community demonstrations and forthcoming activities. Attendees will discuss program aims, scheduling, and volunteer roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Se Our
Convention at Plover Proves Very Successful
The County Sunday School Convention met in Plover on April 29 and 30 with over ninety delegates from twelve of twenty-one county Sunday schools. W Hutton state worker attended. sessions covered organizing cradle rolls home departments graded lessons and worker training. Officers elected included W B Holliday as president and Grace A Eaton as secretary treasurer. A $110.10 offering was raised, and plans urged every county school to be standard with next convention at Fonda.
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Plover
Hollidays
W. Hutton
Pilot Creek Union
Hutton
W. B. Holliday
Andrew Simonson
Secy
Treas
Grace A. Eaton
Eiementary
J. A. Crumemer
P. B. Thompson
T. J. Petit
C. W. Swanson
F. A. Shaw
W. A. Winterstein
Northeast Dist
George DeYoung
Southwest Dist
A. DeBeat
Central Dist
Ben Crummer
Business
Holliday
Oskaloosa
Fonda
Association
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Stolfe
Frank Chalmers McKean
Dea ‘Moines
National ‘War Service Committee
The
Presbyterian Church
Camp Dodge
Carl White
Theusic Committee
Ening
Thrift and W
Hite
J. F. Fisher
Chas. E. Watts
Will E. Pirle
G. C. Wright
Weennen A. A. Bunch
Joe Vial
Ase Louis Eral
Nis Behrendsen
Ida H. Daniels
Henry Tobin
Art Anderson
Chas, Linnan
A. B. P. Woods
N. C. Dahlquist
Chris Nolan
Collins
Sae Chas
Swanson
W. A. Mo
Amelia Josephine Burr
Vigilantes
Red
Red Cross War Fund
Presbyterian Church Notesey
R. D. Echiln
Christian Endeavor
Excelsior Society
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Missouri
Mary Anne” Rolfe Public School
William Barkeley
Shirley Thornton
Charles Mason
Clarence Watson
Lieys Henderson
Beecran
Niles MacVey Eddy Farnum Raymond Malcolm
Henry Tate Kirkland
Ruth Wilson
Ruth Smith
Orrel Green
Mary Anne Simmonse
Mrs. Kirklasa
Betsy Scroggins
Mrs. Simmons
Sarah Applegate Sussy
Farmdale
Elaine Jewett
Trella Jewett
Elaine
Patty Cloverleaf
Anna Matteson
Ruth Burnette
Dorothy Green
Faye Carroll
Simmons
St Palmdale
Mrs. Kirkland
New York
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