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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
2
We express sincere thanks for the many acts of kindness and sympathy shown during the interment of our husband and father. Your help and expressions are greatly appreciated. Mrs. John Vandecar and Family.
Eleven pupils from Plover Consolidated School competed at the Iowa State Musical Festival in Iowa City. Plover, among the state’s smaller schools, earned fifth place in total points. Dorothy Sanders earned a second in clarinet solo. Sanders, Cook, Everson won second in clarinet trio. Boys' Glee Club placed third. Girls' Quartet fourth. Medals awarded.
Plover school athletes win the Pocahontas County Track and Field Meet for the third year in a row with six firsts and multiple podiums. Howard Bryant leads wins in pole vault and shot put. Leo Hanisch dominates discus and javelin. Elwood Everson banners in sprints.
The second annual R N A convention met Thursday May 2 in Laurens with representation from nearly every Pocahontas County camp. About 150 members registered as camps showcased work and music. Grace McCurdy from Des Moines gave the address, Frances Bridges of Mapleton attended, dinner was by the Christian church ladies, and the next meeting will be in Fonda.
John Vandecar born in Woodstock Ontario August 18 1856 died April 80 1929 at seventy two years eight months seventeen days. He moved from Iowa to Missouri Endicot Nebraska and Anoka Minnesota where he died after his second marriage in 1918. Surviving children number twelve with two infants deceased. Funeral at Plover with Rev C J Mekkelson officiating and pallbearers P J Shaw B W Jeffries F A Pringle Ed Lehnus John Roberts J A Arnold. distant mourners listed.
The text lists survivors from the Rolfe and nearby communities including Miss Irene Robinson of Mon damin and Mr. and Mrs. Chas Pattee and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hronek of Pocahontas. They were entertained at W S Hendricks home. Surviving relatives include two nieces Mrs W S Hendricks and Mrs Leo Hart and a nephew Foster Fraser.
Mrs. Ernest Hanisch died Tuesday morning in Rochester Minnesota after gall bladder trouble and high blood pressure. She had traveled with her husband two weeks earlier for treatment and was expected to recover. The body was returned home Tuesday night and funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon with no further details available.
Plover Presbyterian and Methodist churches outline services for Mothers Day with programs by the Junior Chorus and lower grades at the morning service. C. E. convention at Rolfe is planned. Epworth League leads evening programs and a rural mission film is shown. Woman’s Home Missionary Society met with Mrs. W S Strong.
A gospel team from the local church will conduct the services at Ware next Sunday morning, providing inspirational singing and preaching for the congregation.
Chris Paulson twenty nine of Gilmore City died Saturday night when the car he rode in crashed through a bridge railing on Primary No 16 between Humboldt and Fort Dodge. Driver John Donnelly escaped injury while three Humboldt youths aided Paulson before he died at Humboldt. Funeral services were held in Gilmore City with burial in Marble Valley Cemetery.
A statement asserts Iowa contains over twelve miles from railroad lines and hosts more than 11 000 miles of track across the state. It claims Iowa farms surpass those of the Pacific coast states in value and outpace other regions.
The 1925 census shows Iowa tops farm value at 4.95 billion dollars while employing over 100000 workers in factories with a payroll over 91 million. Iowa soil yields more than any single nation, and the state hosts the world’s largest breakfast food plant at the Rapids. Amid Volstead era concerns, dangers from counterfeit liquor rise.
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