Miss Somebody Else Delights Rolfe High Audience
Rolfe High staged Miss Somebody Else last Friday in the auditorium. Elizabeth King led as Constance Darcy with strong supporting turns by Lucile Green Marjorie Glasscock and Jimmie Sennett. The cast, under Miss Flosella McHnany, received praise for memorized parts and polished coaching while the high school orchestra and Lawrence Larigi provided noted music.
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Rolfe High
Constance Darcey
Elizabeth King
Ann Delavan
Lucile Green
Mildred
Marjorie Glasscock
Susan Rogers
Catherine Campbell
Catherine
Susan
Jasper Delavan
Walter Heald
Jasper
Delavan
Emmet Craha
Willon
Ralph Hastings
Myron Boos
Tuxedobrook
Constance Darcy
Tuxedobrook Club House
Blainwood
Loreta Hansen
Fay Blainwood
Avis Wotapek
Alice Stanley
Minnie Kober
Freda Mason
Eva Peterson
Herrick
Vera Cleal
Sylvester Crane
Theodore Smith
Bert Shaffer
Lawrence Larson
Flosella McHnany
Lawrence Larigi
Knights of Pythias Minstrels End on a Social Note
The Knights of Pythias minstrel event at Castile Hall featured sixteen minstrelettes and a suffragette play performed in one day after the men were sidelined. The women’s quick cross fire entertainment impressed the audience and the entertainment committee thanks them for stepping in. The season closes with a final dance May 22 and a Memorial Sunday in June followed by a picnic.
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Knights of
K. of P
Order
Rolfe's Pig Show Draws County Hog Enthusiasts
Rolfe school hosts a pig show with entry pens and a show ring built by manual training. County Agent Geo Hilton attends as pure bred hog men gather from the area. A $30 prize purse funds gilt and boar classes with multiple winners.
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Geo. Hilton
Pocahontas
Rolfe
Byron Olerich
Eldon Olerich
Martin Alexander
Richard Cleal
Willard Lighter
Glenn Ives
James Wilcox
Kermit Lighter
Pocahontas County Sunday School Convention Set in Plover
The Pocahontas County Sunday School Convention meets Friday May 19 1922 at the Methodist church in Plover. State workers Miss Dean C G Herbrecht and Walter Hutton will attend. All county teachers and officers are urged to attend and bring picnic dinners for a day of instruction, social time, and a hoped for county record.
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Pocahontas County
Plover
Miss Dean
C. G. Herbrecht
Walter Hutton
Presbyterian Church
Time for Second Fruit Spray for Apples and Others
The calyx spray should be applied the week of May 15 20 after petals fall from early apple varieties and about eighty percent from late ones. Use five quarts lime sulfur to fifty gallons water plus one and a half pounds arsenate of lead for first brood coddling moth and green fruit worm. Apply with fine mist and pressure suitable to equipment to reach the calyx before it closes. Also spray young nonbearing trees and neighboring fruit like cherries and plums after blossoms shuck off. spray timing can align with apples in farm orchards.
Early TB Clinic Set For Pocahontas May 19
County tuberculosis clinics promote early diagnosis and proper treatment. Dr. John H. Peck will examine attendees at the Pocahontas courthouse from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The program stresses early detection, treatment, and lifestyle changes to curb TB.
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Towa Tuberculosis Association
Board of Control
Court House
Pocahontas
John H. Peck
Des Moines
James Stygall
Indianapolis
Iova
Hidden insults harm when closer eyes reveal them
The quote reflects that speaking ill behind someone’s back harms trust only when relationships bring close contact. It suggests that once face to face, unkind words would stop and a kinder world might emerge.
Rolfe School Exhibit Displays Student Work
Last Friday the Rolfe schools held an exhibit day with an afternoon auditorium program. Pupils presented varied projects from manual training to domestic science and posters, showing neat work and good taste across primary and departmental rooms. The observer notes strong results, calling the year a successful one for Rolfe school.
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Rolfe
Card of Thanks from Reetz Family
R J Reetz and family extend thanks to friends for sympathy and offers of help. They acknowledge many beautiful flowers sent during the last illness and for the funeral of their beloved wife and mother.
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R. J. Reetz
New Hours at Rolfe Post Office
Beginning May 15 the Rolfe post office will close at 6 30 p m on all days except Wednesday and Saturday when it stays open until 8 00 p m The lobby remains open to 8 00 p m mail is dispatched at 7 45 p m and window service ends at 6 30 p m daily except those two evenings Mail deposit and money orders should be done by 6 30 p m
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United States
Rolfe
Webb's Subway Dances Add Cabaret Style to Hot Summer Spot
Webb's Subway introduces a cabaret style with Victrola blues and waltzes to accompany drinks. Patrons may dance on a new floor with affordable refreshment, and Mr Webb hopes to expand for more dancing space if the idea keeps drawing crowds.
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C. M. Webb
Subway
Victrola
Webb
A Jest on Truth and Temptation in Rural Life
A satirical glimpse mocks farmers and critics, noting stubbornness in men and the appeal of jazz, while ridiculing the idea that prohibition of art would curb its popularity. The speaker suggests people resist by proving others wrong, and jokes about moral standards imposed by the ministry.
Record Breaking Big Four Track Meet At Fonda
Seventeenth annual Big Four Meet at Fonda on May 2 draws 27 schools and 241 athletes led by Fort Dodge with 21 entrants. Notables include Lake City Frederickson, Hach, DeYoung, Barron, and relays contenders Rockwell City Storm Lake LeMars. Officials from Drake and University of Iowa to start events.
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Fonda
Orange City
Sioux County
Ida Grove
Ida County
Humboldt
Humboldt County
Rockwell City
Calhoun County
Jefferson
Greene County
Storm Lake
Buena Vista
LeMais
Plymouth County
Fort Dodge
Webster County
Lake City
Frederickson
Miller
Laverne
Mayer
Mullen
Hach
DeYoung
Barron
LeMays
Albert City
Aurelia
Cherokee
Correctionville
Cleghorn
Laurens
LeMars
Lohrville
Mallard
Marathon
Manson
Marcus
Paullina
Peterson
Pocahontas
Pomeroy
Rock- Well City
Schiesche
Storm Lakes
K. L. Wilson
Drake
Fort Dodge Boosters Coming Visit Rolfe May 17
Fort Dodge manufacturers and jobbers plan a business boosting trip visiting Rolfe on Wednesday May 17 from 3 25 to 3 55 p m A key event is a concert by King s famous band with a call for a good reception and audience from attendees and locals alike
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Rolfe
King’s
Wise words on streets pride and caution
The passage warns that easy street is hardest to reach and suggests progress requires careful steps. It advises not to harshly judge a spoiled child whose parents prize responsibility and notes how wealth or lack of it breeds distrust toward others.
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P. Minstrels
Rolfe’s
Voliva
Congress
Mhis Bank
First National Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
Sunday School Convention
Robert Louis Stevenson
Edward L. Trudeau
Christy Matthewson
Utah Public Health Association
Fort Dodge Boosters
W. S. McEwen
Robert Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
D. D. McEwen
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce
W.S. McEwen
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