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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1923
Page
5
A reflective tribute on motherhood praising mothers as the greatest work of creation. The speaker extols a mother's guiding care and universal love without pedestal or excess, lauding her role in bringing and shaping humanity.
A national alarm over sugar profiteering prompts DOJ scrutiny of commodity price manipulation. Calls grow for a federal delivery law to require actual delivery to wholesalers or retailers and penalties up to prison. Reform advocates warn of board of trade gambling inflating prices at consumers’ expense.
Trinity Lutheran Church announces 10:30 a m Norwegian language worship. 11:45 a m Sunday school and Bible class. 7:00 p m evening service. Prayer meeting each Wednesday. Catechism class Saturday at 1:30 in the church. Reverend J. Wangberg, pastor.
County wide event in Pocahontas features a morning parade with bands and floats, eight graders' diplomas, flag drill and Stay Span gl ed Banner. Afternoon all county track meet for rural and grade students with prizes, ribbons, and a rest tent by Miss Bonstetter and staff.
Rolfe seeks strong turnout for the county Play Day at Pocahontas on May 18 with a long program and an audience. Parents should arrange transportation for children, notify teachers if they can drive, and ensure each student is seated on schedule. The event marks the first chance for grade children to compete in athletics and promises a worthwhile day. bring lunch.
Mount Vernon Towa May 5 1928 Miss Helen Colebaugh of the Cornell Oratorio Society will help present Cesar Franck The Beatitudes at the twenty fifth Cornell May Music Festival May 10 11 and 12. Frederick Strock's Chicago Symphony Orchestra leads for the twentieth straight season with Erika Mortini Mischa Levitski and other soloists. Other names include Arrena Burmeister among the featured artists.
The Music Department of the Woman's Club seeks permission from World Bros Circus to operate a concession during the visit. Rolfe suggests funds raised could support summer street concerts. Manager Buchanan kindly consents, urging community members to visit the stand and show support for the visiting circus.
The Des Moines Township High senior class presents A Couple of Million in the school auditorium on Tuesday evening May 15. Cast includes Bemis Bennington Roy Schoenberger Jerry Wise and more. Baccalaureate Sunday May 18 at 3 PM Rev J P Lester and Rolfe Presbyterian choir. Graduation May 17 at 8 PM.
The Rolfe Golf Club invites all members to participate in the first of two annual contests, to be held Tuesday May 22 at 1 00 PM. Prizes donated by local bankers and doctors will be awarded for driving and putting and last year's winners were F J Nacke and Dr G G Butler. Bring clubs and practice.
The Junior class presents The Dream That Came True tomorrow evening at the high school auditorium. A full cast and synopsis were published last week. The junior class shows great talent and aims to entertain royally.
The World Bros circus and menagerie will unload at Rolfe Sunday morning May 14 at six, bringing a mile long parade and thirty musicians. The show travels by rail with ornate elephants trained horses and a steam caliope. A large audience is expected as roads lead to Rolfe for circus day.
E Ray Campbell, vp of Commercial National Bank and manager, dies after a short pneumonia illness. Fort Dodge leaders and family mourn his loss. He was known as Uncle Ray and active in city and state finance, leaving a wife mother and sister.
The Womans Club funded a 33 member band that invested about $1000 and staged its first real concert at the high school auditorium. Despite strong performances by Helen Colebaugh Marion Hollis and soloists the turnout left some empty seats and the event only slightly cleared expenses. A free concert is planned Saturday with the same band and local readings and solos continuing to showcase its potential.
Dr. I W Stouder of Iowa State College urges a 1928 plan to combat enteritis or bull nose in pigs by rotating hog lots to fresh land 10 to 12 year old yards are a disease source renovation and cropping reduce losses and worms. Prevention rests on yard rotation drainage protection of feed and litter exposure to sun and disinfectants.
A meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is scheduled for Saturday May 12 at 8:00 pm at the American Legion club room 7. The session invites members and focuses on committee business and readings.
The Rolfe band plans a series of summer street concerts starting Saturday at 8:00 PM on the square between Scenic and McIntire’s. Prospective plans include parking cars in four directions and banning traffic within a half block during the hour to reduce noise and let musicians hear themselves. Local merchants hope to support self funding and invite community trade and attendance.
An early morning river trip reveals many migratory birds passing north. Readers spot warblers and other species with dates and initials noted, including Brown Thrasher April 25 and Red Headed Woodpecker May 6 among many sightings by Truelson and Claus.
The annual county Sunday school convention will be held at the Laurens Methodist church on June 6 with Miss Dean and O G Herbrecht from the state office and Rev Walker of Dayton delivering the evening address and assisting in conferences. Grace Eisenhauer, Co Secy Junior class play notes tease about girls and brains and popular with men.
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