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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1939
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a luncheon involving individuals with surnames Athrop Gu Ay and Stewart and mentions Mrs Oscar Freel and Mrs Anne Grove. The text references visits to a home of Mrs Frank Stewart and implies a weekday gathering on Friday with Monday noted in the passage.
A compact portrait of frontier justice on the early western frontier with gunfights and sheriffs. The prose sketches bold outlaws, stern lawmen, and a rough terrain where clashes test courage and resolve.
Rolfe residents host and visit kin with Fort Dodge and Ames in a busy week. Local society meetings include the Methodist Missionary group and Delta Delt Bridge club with officers elected and prizes awarded. A baby named Carol Jean arrives at the Strathman family, while Amy Turley departs for a Washington D C AAA post and Amy Ireland continues piano study at Drake University.
A town contest sponsored by Lumbermen's Association runs until August 21 offering twenty $60 prizes and a $1000 grand prize. Entry is free with no box tops required. Readers are urged to enter and dream big, while home improvement tips and humorous remarks follow about remodeling kitchens and porches.
A corrected advertisement states the New Shelton Thermique permanent waving machine is heaterless and heats via 4 grid sachet within a half-ounce unit. The May discount offers 60 cents on any wave with End curl priced at 1.50. Phone 262 for Mildred Nicoson.
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