Local Diddings And Social Notes This Week
Local items recap visits and travels of residents from Rolfe Fonda and Pocahontas including P. J. Shaw, J. Rollin Grant, the Mullen and Griffin families and visitors from Los Angeles. Social groups meet for bridge and clubs as American Legion Auxiliary plans Decoration Day wreaths and PEO chapter shares details of events and meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Shaw
Plover
Rolfe
Mullen and Griffin
Fonda
Jas. Fox
J. T. Grant
J. Rollin Grant
Pocahontas
Amy Turley
Elsa Cordes
Anna Seaman
Fort Dodge
Betty Melson
Sioux City
Jolliffe's
Mutual Telephone Co
Arrow
American Legion Auxiliary
F. C. DeWolf
Y. M. C. Bridge Club
Richard Clear
H. C. Lawson
Ann Helphrey
Los Angeles
Cal
Etta Symes
Des Moines
Randall Melson
C A Reyman Seeks Republican Sheriff Nomination in Laurens
C A Reyman of Laurens runs for Sheriff of Pocahontas County on the Republican ticket urging voters to support him at the June primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas County
C. A. Reyman, Laurens
Kapitan Wonder Dog to Appear at the Ritz
Local theater notes celebrate Kapitan Hollywood’s wonder dog, Rin Tin Tin’s son, appearing at Rolfe’s Ritz Theatre Tuesday May 17. Trainer L. R. Lenhart accompanies the insured star in a 25 minute program alongside the Office Girl feature.
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Kapitan
Wonder
Dog
The
Ritz
Hollywood
Rin Tin Tin
Rolfe
Strongheart
Ranger
Grafting a fine job by a tree surgeon in Charley Webb’s yard
Rabbits girdled a apple tree trunk fourteen inches. J Russell Smith bridged the wound with eight pencil thick twigs from the tree, grafting gum applied and wound bandaged. The tree showed new buds a week later and Smith’s special training with Davies Tree Surgery Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable
J. Russell Smith
Charley Webb
Mr. Smith
Smith
Davies Tree Surgery Co
Waging Hot Battle for State Auditor's Office
The state auditorship race tightens in Des Moines as Karl Fischer opens the first state headquarters. Fischer tours every county outlining reforms to public fund disclosures and economies in the auditor's office while rival candidates press statewide tours ahead of the final three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Fischer
Vinton
Des Moines
Fischer
Auditor's Office
Visual Instruction Service of Iowa State College Impact
More than 700000 Iowans viewed films distributed last year by the Visual Instruction Service of Iowa State College. About ninety farm bureaus consolidated schools and other organizations used this service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Visual Instruction Service
Iowa State College
Consolidated Schools
Women’s Clubs
Rolfe seniors stage farce comedy scream
Miss Frances Donica oversaw makeup and Christian Budolfson ran the stage. Everyone connected with the play is to be congratulated for the successful performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Frances Donica
Christian Budolfson
Go-To-Church Month at Methodist Church
Rev T S Bassett leads a schedule with Sunday School at 10 00 morning worship 11 00 Epworth League 7 00 and evening worship 8 00. No evening service next Sunday for a baccalaureate event. Women’s Missionary Societies meet May 18 at the Snyder home. Official Board gathers May 16 at the Lehnus home with program and social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Societies
Zelda
Nannie Snyder
George Lehnus
Presbyterian Church Notes Morning Worship and Schedule
The Presbyterian Church notes Rev. C Paul Carlson pastor. Morning Worship at 10 00 Sunday School at 11 15 Christian Endeavor 7 00 evening worship 8 00 The Lightbearers meet at Marjorie Cornells home Saturday afternoon no Sunday evening service to allow attendance at the 1982 Rolfe high school baccalaureate in the school auditorium. The Advance quotes two historical lines about life and giants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor
Marjorie Cornell
Rolfe High School
Clean Up Notice From City Mayor Brinkman
The city orders removal of rubbish from alleys and vacant lots within days. If not cleared, city authorities will remove the waste and charge the expense to the property. The dump ground has been cleared and roads opened. Do not dump on roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. HH. Brinkman
Safe gained by half dollar ruse at Humboldt
A Humboldt Republican employer stored fifty cents in the office vault and later found the combination lost. The next morning the safe had to be opened by Joe Kautsky of Fort Dodge. The note asks whether Mr Jaquar gave Joe the money.
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Humboldt
Joe Kautsky
Fort Dodge
Trinity Lutheran Church May Schedule and Meetings
Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning worship at 10:45 a.m. Luther League at 8:00 p.m. Mid week prayer meeting Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Catechism class on Saturday May 14 at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school institute May 18 with Rev. M Nodtwedt and Rev. K G Hatten as speakers. Ladies Aid to meet May 19 at Mrs. Fred Kerns. No evening services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
M. Nodtwedt
Ft. Dodge
K. G. Hatten
Stony Rapids
Ladies’ Aid Society
Fred Kerns
Nain Lutheran Church Notes Sunday Services Schedule
Rev. L H Kjoller presides at Nain Lutheran Church with Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Evening Service at 8:00 p.m. First Sunday bilingual Danish morning worship. other services in English. All are invited to attend as scheduled unless announced otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Edgar Showers
Louis Paulsen
Des Moines
Edith Campbell
Sioux Rapids
Rolfe
Helen Brinkman
Arlene Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Home Study Club
Wm. Matteson
W. S. Butler
H. N. Hamilton
W. P. McIntire
Minnie Jarvis
Iowa College
Durant Automobile
Poland
China
Farrow
G. E
Pirie Jr
Howland’s
South
T. R. Jones
Iowa
Stanley MacVey
Watson W. Beam
F. L. MacVey
Howland Oil Station
C. J. Leadley
Hauck Farm
Dora Barker
H. D. Brinkman
Jr, Watkins Co. Rural Dept
Liberty St
Winona
Minn
Stromberg Hatchery
Cora Lind
Wood’s Hatchery
Ames
Wheeler
Ford
Hammer Mills
Hess & Son
I. E. Grant
C. P. Carlson
Lakota
Peter Christensen
Will Howland
T. W. Ellis
Palmer
Beverly Grant
Fred McKim
C. E. Heathman
Webb’s
Lenora Hood
Knud Damborg
Jas. Anderson
Thos. Vandecar
C. P. Lathrop
Scranton
Kansas
Jolliffe’s
Rolfe Woman’s Club
O. B. Fuller
Hepsy Forsythe
F. L. Robinson
C. W. Patterson
W. P. Wheeler
Yeggmen
DeGroote
Leuthold- Lane Clothing Store
Matthies
Hamilton
A. Messinger
A. L. D. Club
Ophelia Nelson
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Otis Cook
L. A. Rogers
B. A. Kerns
K. Squires
T. S. Bassett
T. D. Jones
L. A.rogers
Harriss Ferd Thomas
B. A. Smillie
Gilmore City
Inga McCreary
Bradgate
Humboldt County
W. B. Williams
Algona
H. R. Maudlin
Nevada
Samuel Stephens
Donaldson
D. M. Stephens
Goldfield
William Johnson
Webb
Billy Johnson
Matt Moore
University Hospital
Iowa City
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Rolfe- Manson Road
Palmer Corner
Ernest Freeman
Ernest
Earl Cox
Mina Christensen
Alfred Gadd
Lt. M. Graham
Alfred
Earl Bausserman
Jas. Brock
George Brock
State Auditor’s Office
Methodist Episcopal Church
Epworth League
Presbyterian Church Notes
C. Paul Carlson
Ritz Theatre
Rolfe, Iowa
Rin-Tin-Tin
Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
Nain Lutheran
L. H. Kjoller
Porcelain
Majeste Refrigerator
J. White & Son Jewelers and Optician
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