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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1928
Page
2
Local residents Mr and Mrs Paulson Mr and Mathias and Mrs Hammerstrom all of Sioux City visited Sunday with their daughter and sister Miss Ethel Paulson of the R H S teaching force.
A string of visits from Mr and Mrs Morris Webb in Des Moines to Mrs Geo F Smith Nellie Smith Clara Smith in Spencer and May Rude from Cedar Falls in Rolfe are followed by P E O meetings at Mrs Fred Nelson's and a Australia history lesson by Mrs J T Grant. Major operation news for Alva Schultz in Pocahontas and a Greenville Savings Bank receiver cash claim report are included along with postmaster reappointments and local travel to Spencer Havelock Rolfe and Pocahontas.
Rev J H Walker presides as Sunday School and Bible Study begin at 10 a m Morning Worship at 11 10 Epworth League at 6 30 Evening Worship at 7 30 and Prayer Meeting Wednesday Be no Epworth League meeting Baccalaureate service planned for Sunday evening A Friday June 8 supper by the Young People Department to fund League Institute and missions Junior league to receive ninth grade graduates into senior league Sunday June 3
Rev. J. P. Lester presides with morning worship at 10 00 Sunday School 11 15 Bible class Junior Endeavor 3 00 Christian Endeavor 7 00 evening worship 8 00 week day prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 pastor to preach on Adorning the Doctrines of God at morning service next Sunday The annual baccalaureate sermon to be preached by Rev J H Walker at the Methodist church Sunday evening at eight o'clock Pastor leaves for Tulsa Oklahoma to attend General Assembly as commissioner from Fort Dodge Presbytery returning June 2 A special service planned for Sunday May 27 more details next week Subscribe for The Arrow NOW
A local notice warns that littering or dumping rubbish on the town roadsides in Rotts will incur fines. It states complaints have prompted action and that the public dump was funded municipally for residents. The notice is signed by Jas. Bruce in May.
Local agent advertises price sacks for hides and fur. R W Wilkin handles meats and provisions.
A note urges early chimney checks to avert fires and potential head injuries from brick debris. The column laments misread housing value signals and praises a screen storm door for summer airflow and winter warmth. It recalls dog license revenue and costs, and advises farmers to use Red Top Steel Posts.
Rev J C Wangberg leads Trinity Lutheran Church with morning worship at 10 00 a m on Sunday and catechism class at 1 30 p m on Saturday No evening services due to Bac calaureate at the Methodist church Prayer meeting slated for Wednesday evening Weekday services noted and church notices included
The Worth-While Club met at Mrs. William Fisher's home with most members present. Ruth Thorson led songs and topic roll call, Dorothy Howe demonstrated paint as a wall finish, and Vera Madsen covered rag making and Mendelssohn. Ruth Thorson spoke on hanging pictures, Marjory Vaughn on personal health habits, Vim Madsen on Mendelssohn and played Springs Song, Mildred Kueck ran a picture study on Panos Indians Roasting Corn by Couse, and a picture contest followed before refreshments by Vivian Madsen.
In chatty opinion lines the author mocks highbrow style noting half asleep dawn patrols and veterans in Chicago politics. Count Von Bernstorff calls for arms publicity as Allies arms counts surface in JOLT while Prohibition supporters clash with wets and drys over liquor access.
The annual meeting of the stock holders of the State Savings Bank Rolfe will be held in the bank office on June 7 1928 at 10 00 a m for the transaction of business as may legally come before it Jos McIwen cashier can partial text suggests official notice to stockholders.
A Republican caucus for Des Moines township will be held at the D M T school building Monday evening May 21 at eight o'clock to nominate a township ticket and to transact such business as may legally come before it. G Fred Smith Com.
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