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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
5
Rolfe opens kittenball with Wilson's Sluggers and Showers' Raindrops. highlights include Wilson's pitching Utterson in the outfield and a Showers home run. Schedule lists weekly matchups across county teams and venues, ending with a note on travel from Detroit to Windsor.
Senior Week brought picnics parties shows and tournaments as Rolfe High School prepares to award diplomas to 31 graduates. Top scholars Helen Kennedy George Heald and Stella Mae Brinkman lead a peppy class noted for high attendance Jean Pollock earns special commendation for twelve years of perfect attendance and solid grades.
A list of graduates and their surnames from the 1933 class includes Stella Brinkman Viola Boyd Lorraine Clemons Marcella Cornwell Beverly DeGroot Alice Fisher Helen Kennedy Maxine Lokerse Mildred Ku eck Grace McEven Dorothy Mishler Melba Phillips Jean Pollock Florence Potter Olive Ryen Roger Bruce James Carroll Donald Eikenberry Gilbert Freeman Theron Grabber George Heald Lawrence Heathman Gordon Hoard Norton Ives Robert Larson Lonnie Mishler Sterling Simonson Dale Spiker Julius Stevenson Walter Tiernan Delmar Truelson.
Commencement exercises will be held in the school auditorium Thursday evening May 18 at eight o'clock with Miss Agnes Samuel son state superintendent of public instruction delivering the address. Class Day exercises follow Friday May 19 at 9:00 a.m. Public invitation extended.
The Pocahontas County Association of the American Legion will meet in Rolfe on Thursday evening May 25. A good speaker is to be secured and members are urged to attend for a social and formal gathering.
Commencement exercises for the Class of 1938 will be held in the Rolfe school auditorium Thursday at eight o'clock. Agnes Samuelson, Iowa Public Instruction Superintendent, will deliver the address. She is serving her second term and is renowned in education across Iowa and the United States. Prior work highlighted rural Page county schools.
Agnes Samuelson, noted educator and former county superintendent, delivers the commencement address for the Class of 1983. The program features the High School Orchestra, invocation by Rev. C Paul Carlson, a girls' trio, diplomas presented by Dr. Florence Fuller-White, and a benediction by Rev. Carlson.
The Promotion Club presents The Face in the Sky at The Ritz Theatre this Saturday and Sunday starring Marion Nixon and Spencer Tracy with seven o clock doors. Wednesday and Thursday feature Men of America with Chic Sales and Bill Boyd in leading roles, a western gangster mix up. State Fair and King Kong are among big pictures promised at Rolfe for less.
Merwyn Bruce of Fort Dodge received the Purple Heart for gallantry in action. He was wounded and gassed at Chateau Thierry in July 1918 while serving overseas with the Rainbow Division. He is a son of the late George W. Bruce and part of the Rolfe Bruce family.
Nearly sixty percent of Latvian women are employed in gainful occupations, reflecting broad labor market participation among women in the country. The figure highlights significant engagement across sectors and ages, underscoring economic activity levels in Latvia.
The Epworth League of the Methodist church marks its 44th anniversary next Sunday with morning sermon on Young People in Church and State and an evening anniversary program at the Rolfe church. A reception and social hour follow.
Rolfe’s American Legion Auxiliary holds its annual Poppy Days on Wednesday May 24 and Saturday May 27. Poppies are made by disabled veterans to fund aid for the war disabled widows and fatherless children. Committee members listed include Miss Bessie Taylor first chairman and several others. A poppy on your breast signals remembrance.
Mayor Cole promotes the state high school baseball tournament in Manson as eight district champions Bellville Rockwell Lacey Manson Burt Truro Manning and New Providence compete. Opening game Thursday at 1 30 pm features Lacey vs Manson with semis Saturday at 9 00 and 10 30 am and finals at 2 30 pm. Nearby towns urged to support this Northwestern Iowa event with two bands planned and Gowrie Drum Corps sought.
A Monday evening windstorm in Rolfe caused minor damage including a large billboard near the Crahan block, a bank building window, and several trees uprooted at homes of Nellie Grant C. J. Morrison and Elmer Landing. Rolfe High commencement was scheduled that night.
The Class of 1933 baccalaureate services for Des Moines Township Consolidated Schools are set for Sunday May 21 at 2 30 p m in the school auditorium Rev C Paul Carlson of Rolfe Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon The afternoon program includes a voluntary invocation scripture reading songs and a benediction The junior class plans a May 19 banquet at the Kermoore Hotel in Immetsburg Commencement exercises follow on May 26 with a music program May 23 featuring High School and Junior High Glee Clubs and the Negro Chorus All students will participate Parents and friends are invited with no admission charges.
The class of 1923 to 1923? seniors enjoy a full senior week with tennis at the school courts, a wienie roast at City Park, Twin Lakes picnic with roller skating and dancing, home party at Miss Jean Pollock, sports day, fishing at Lost Island Lake, and Friday commencement and class day programs with public invitations.
The anti repealist group demands a correction to last week's report on the convention. They dispute figures cited for attendees, arguing 75 men to 15 women or other estimates, and call for a reliable source.
Harry Carson, a horse buyer who has long visited Rolfe, reports through Peter Johnson that in the past year he has spent about $20,000 on horses in the locality. He notes the horse is coming back and jokes they are not in the horse business.
About 400 persons gathered at the school auditorium Sunday evening for the Class of 1933 baccalaureate. Rev. J. O. Wangberg delivered the address on Press On, urging graduates to view graduation as a beginning and to set life goals. The program featured processional music, performances by the Junior Girls Trio and Trinity Lutheran Choir, and instrumental pieces.
The Rolfe Relief Committee held its last meeting of the year at Mrs. E. H. Clarke's home. Since September 22, 1932, about thirty families have received aid, with fourteen clothing draw donations and holiday baskets for twenty-two families. The treasury stands at 3.50 after distributing funds and materials from Red Cross and charity events.
A. G. Hille leases the tailoring and dry cleaning business for one year to John Junge and A. V. Perigal. Hille will tour two dozen Iowa towns seeking orders for tailor made suits to be produced in Rolfe. Junge and Perigal have long employment histories with Hille. shop staff will continue dry cleaning and pressing as orders are pursued.
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