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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1958
Page
1
Volunteers from the American Legion Auxiliary will sell and distribute memorial poppies made by disabled veterans. Wear the crepe paper poppies on Saturday as a personal tribute to the nation’s war dead, with baskets on streets.
Interested buyers may order Red Norway Ponderosa or Virginia pine from the State Conservation Commission nursery at Ames. Contact local conservation officers county extension directors or soil conservation service personnel to place an order. Planting for timber production uses 6x6 or 6x8 foot spacings to yield about 1200 or 1000 trees per acre.
The church leader quotes a Des Moines Tribune message noting that neglect of field crops parallels neglect of religion. He urges community members to attend church weekly with family, and promotes next Sunday's sermon on the off hoard question What’s the big idea. First Methodist worship at 10 30 with service ending by 11 30.
The Presbyterian Church led by Pastor William B. Nelson invites families to church school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m with a sermon on The Work of the Spirit. A dedication service for Vacation Church School teachers follows, plus a Junior High party at City Park from 5 to 8 p.m. and a summer program starts Monday at 1:30. Choir practice is Thursday at 8 p.m.
The Lutheran Church invites parishioners to Sunday School and Bible classes at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m led by Pastor Jersing Thompson. Circles Rebekah Lydia Dorcas meet Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening hosts are listed with names. An oral catechesis for the Senior confirmation class is set for May 29 at 8 30 p m.
A 20 man insect patrol—active April to October—scouts pest levels weekly to guide sprays and control methods. They alert county offices, pesticide dealers, veterinarians, and leaders with weekly letters on flights, swarms, and pest counts to prevent wasteful spraying and damage.
The State Conservation Commission has taken an option on Cayler Prairie, a 160 acre tract three miles west of the Lakeside laboratory in Dickinson county. The area will be preserved in its present state, rich in prairie grasses and wild flowers, with little prior grazing or cultivation. The purchase adds a third virgin prairie tract in Iowa joining Kalsow Prairie near Manson and another unnamed site.
Multiple candidates announce June 1958 primaries for Pocahontas County offices. Individuals named include Teclaw, Shelgren, Home, Richardson, Poduska, Lehnus, Loos, Hudson, and OConnor seeking Sheriff, Supervisor, Auditor, Clerk of District Court, State Senator, County Attorney, and County Recorder nominations.
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