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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
4
Iowa state high school baseball finals set in Manson May 18 19 20 with Hon George A Wilson to throw first ball at 130 pm The centennial year 1939 boosts national attention as eight teams vie for the title Preliminary games start Thursday and Friday at 130 pm Semifinals Sunday morning 930 am finals at 230 pm Saturday
The state fair board reports total premiums rising to 120 605 75 with more than 100 000 for farm exhibits livestock and general events. 4 H clubs receive 18 600 and school exhibits 1 200. Copies of the 1939 premium list available from the Des Moines secretary. Also notes on cancer mortality and North Atlantic stock sheep decline since 1867.
Three division 1 ratings in music awarded Rolfe as praise for exceptional achievements. Miss Bradley reportedly may not renew her teaching contract, with rumors of her moving to permanent residence in town. Plan to honor the music students with a special gathering next week. Corn faces widespread insect pests in North Carolina crops.
Plover notes numerous social calls over a weekend with visitors from Anita West Palm Beach Bradgate Norwalk Hollywood Rolfe Rodman and Cylinder. Families including the miller and buck clans attend gatherings at Herscher Johnson Jones Pirie and McIntire homes and share a family reunion and Grotto outing in West Bend.
Local notes cover visits among residents from Laurens Rolfe Plover and Fort Dodge. Events include Mothers Day tea hosted by Willing Workers, funerals attended, studies at county Sunday school convention, and a farewell party planned for the Gembler family and Howard.
On the 29th at 8 p m at Sohage in Gilmore City a wedding with officiant B G Schardt united the couple. The bride wore blue white hat and pink and white sweet peas corsage while the groom wore blue. They will live on a farm west of Gilmore City. A dinner at Harry Willard’s honored the couple with Eugene Landolt family Floyd Struthers family Raymond Willard family and George Assing in attendance.
The Plover Methodist Church led by Pastor E Redmayne holds Sunday school at 10 morning worship at 11 Epworth League at 7 p m The Motherhood of the Church is the Sunday sermon with a Father’s Day nod to the united church A girls sextet directed by Miss Hill will sing Two baptisms are to be administered Parents may notify the pastor All friends are invited to a farewell reception for Mr and Mrs Gembler and Howard on Friday May 19 in the church
Morning worship at 9 30 and Sunday school at 10 30. The Willing Workers sponsor a four Mothers Day tea this Thursday afternoon with all mothers invited. Devotionals led by Mrs L E Garlock. Hostesses named. Young People society meets Sunday evening May 14 with Su ganne Roush presenting What We Owe to Our Homes. Notice of Administrator with Will Annexed in Pocahontas Iowa probate case for William S Strong deceased.
In Pocahontas County Iowa district court the will of S L Horsman deceased dated April 5 1980 was admitted for probate. A hearing to prove the will is set for May 31 1989 at 10 00 a.m. at the Pocahontas County Courthouse. Court clerk Katherine Boozell notes the instrument may be challenged by interested parties.
Fifth and Sixth grades greet Norma Sue Woodruff of Bradgate who visited Friday. Seventh and Eighth grades report Alan Stearns absent due to measles. Nellie Wilson and Rachel Cruickshank earned Palmer Method stamps for penmanship.
At a special stockholders meeting in Plover Town on April 22 1939 Peoples Mercantile Company renewed amended and substituted its articles of incorporation The capital stock is 150 shares of 100 par total 15000 fully paid and nonassessable Stock may be issued for noncash consideration only with Town Executive Council approval Duration of the charter is renewed for twenty years from March 6 1939 with potential renewal by law Board of three directors elected annually by stockholders with officers chosen from among directors Limitation of liability states stockholders private property exempt from corporate debt Dated April 22 1939
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