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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1941
Page
6
A Friday carnival at Plover High School featured a cafeteria supper, games, stunts, and concessions. Receipts reached about $65 with Rev E D Medmayne acting as a staged auctioneer selling a chair donated by a local family, a joke device to honor Supt G L Sanner for 18 years of service.
Forrest Sanders composer of a school activity score at Miami College Ox Ford Ohio jots the complete score for A Ren jovous a dance piece by three Orchesis members. Dorothy Miller visits Chero kee from Rochester New York with C E Miller joining in family updates and a plane ride adventure near Titonka.
Ten women met in the school house to sew for the Red Cross including Mesdames Arnold Riggs Goodwin Comer Houck Jones Arnok Henderson Parra dee Pollock. American Legion Auxiliary members also sewed at the Bruner home with knitting led by McKim Fitzgerald and Snyder. The Needle and Thread club contributed six finished dresses last week.
Rev John Brunn and family host visiting relatives from near Kansas City Mo. Rev Brunn sr preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday. Federated club members from Fort Dodge attended last week. Anne Houck returns from Nevada after working at a store post graduation. Mrs Braginton and Mrs Hofert led the M Y B club gathering in Hefert home. Ed Hough home guests include Joe Hough Rodman Everett Hersom Mallard and Bill Hough and baby. Dr Linn of Buena Vista college visited Presbyterian families early in the week.
The piece lists out of town guests at Miss Clarine Stone and Roger Heathman’s shower including Mrs. Lela Grove and Mrs. Bridges of Fort Dodge, Mr. and Mrs. Geo Oakland and Mr. and Mrs. A kens of Badger, and C. E Heathman family in Rolfe. It notes a Rolfe gathering honoring Mrs. C E Heathman, I M McKim aiding William with corn planting, and several local visits and a medical procedure in Des Moines.
The Plover American Legion Auxiliary met May 6 with Mrs. W W Bruner for sewing for the Red Cross and carpet rags for Knoxville hospital. Plans included a county meeting May 16 at Mrs J M Bush's home and Poppy day May 24. Mothers were given plants. a Mother's Day poem was read before lunch. Numerous regional visits and family gatherings are listed among locals and guests throughout the area.
The week featured numerous visits across towns. Oscar Phillips of Bird Island Minnesota stopped to see relatives. The DuBois family from Detroit visited R E and W H Sroufe and others. Richard DuBois came from Long View Washington for a family stay and attended the Weisha festivities.
The Presbyterian Church hosts the 61st annual county Sunday School convention on May 22 starting with Divine Worship at 9 a.m. Sunday School at 9 a.m. and program from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A cor dial invitation is extended for all. A pot-luck lunch and fellowship hour at noon.
Morning worship at 11 o clock led by Pastor E Redmayne titled A Religion That's Real. It is the third in the Modern Aspects of Religion series. A baccalaureate service follows Sunday at 8 p.m. in the high school gym with Rev. E Redmayne speaking on The World's Challenge to the Youth of Today.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs Alma Shaw Mrs J H Bucher and Mrs Bert Riggs as hostesses. The dedication service for the new church occurs July 27 with Bishop J Ralph Magee in charge. The Goodwill truck from Sioux City will visit Plover Tuesday May 20 and residents may drop items with Mrs Lola Snyder at her town residence.
G F Roulette of Cass Lake Minnesota visited his old Grundy Center hometown last week. While walking Main Street he found only one business still operating from 27 years ago and said the town has been transformed. He admitted the new town looks much better than the old one did 27 years ago.
Farmers in Kendrick township Greene county report a pack of wild dogs that are killing livestock and poultry. The situation prompts local concern and calls for action to protect farm animals.
Miss Mary Abbie Ellis formerly of Emmetsburg received an envelope with $1.25 and a note saying I hooked one of your books. She had lost several books while at school and cannot identify which book the money is meant to cover.
Herbert Bredahl of Fontanelle suffered three mashed fingers when his hand was caught in a molding machine at a Griswold bakery. He required medical treatment.
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