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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1930
Page
6
A series of meetings and events are listed for mid November through early December. Sorosis, Rolfe Woman's Club Auxil, Dama hip Woman's Club, Y M C A Hoy, Farm Bureau tour, Decorativ tiles, and Ladies Glee Club appearances are noted with dates and locations across Rolfe and surrounding areas.
The Pocahontas County Red Cross Chapter will begin membership inquiries in Rolfe on Armistice Day, November 11, with volunteers visiting homes and businesses to invite joiners for the coming year. Last year’s roll call produced 268 members locally and over four million nationwide. memberships range from 1 to 25 dollars with most funds supporting local and national Red Cross service.
The Des Moines Township Woman's Club will meet at the school building on Tuesday afternoon November 11. The agenda includes five upcoming meetings beginning at two o clock with secretary Melock coordinating.
Rolfe High School blanked Pocahontas 24 to 0 under lights at Pocahontas. Rolfe dominated with strong line play led by Capt. Rube Wangberg and 5. J. Melson and steady backfield gains from H. and E. Calligan and Green. Pocahontas could not mount a sustained scoring threat aside from brief first-half activity.
Rolfe and Laurens high school meet at City Park on Armistice Day to decide the county championship in a anticipated matchup. Laurens and Rolfe boast strong backfields and past results suggest a tight, break driven contest starting at 2:00 p m with related Armistice Day activities at the high school auditorium and Cecil Cumming Memorial Tree.
The Ladies Excelsior Society of the Presbyterian church will host their annual supper in the church basement on Wednesday evening November 12 serving from 5 30 pm. Menu includes fried chicken mashed potatoes gravy dressing buttered peas beet pickles cabbage salad gingerbread with whipped cream coffee. Prices Adults fifty cents children twenty five cents if served at children tables fifty cents in dining room. If supper is sent out please bring own dishes. Jelly A F Jensen steps up in banking. He was cashier at Rippey Savings Bank and on November 15 becomes executive vice president of First National Bank Creston Iowa.
Rolfe stifles Pocahontas as E Calligan and H Calligan score and key drives seal a 24 to 0 win. McMillan Stearns and Stearns added important gains while Pocahontas struggles with turnovers and penalties late in the game.
Pocahontas County observed the quietest general election in memory with minimal on street activity in Rolfe. Dickinson narrowly carried the U.S. Senate race, Dan Turner won the governorship, and Gilchrist led for congress, while James defeated independent F M Tice by five votes in a tight clerk race. Local officials were largely unopposed and turnout was about half the possible vote.
Central States Electric Co held a conquest banquet at the Knights of Pythias hall in Rolfe on Tuesday evening November 4. Managers and employees from Armstrong Britt Garner Sac City Fort Dodge and Rolfe attended a well set dinner prepared by Cateress Cleaver and served by Rolfe high school domestic science students. The event was a pep meeting for the upcoming Christmas drive with notable attendees including M. L. Nolan Cedar Rapids L. Peterson Kansas City P. Carson New York and L. Roun.
Local reports describe a busy opening weekend as hunters from southwestern Iowa and beyond traveled to Rolfe and surrounding regions. Many northbound hunters claimed the limit after a long day, while others faced wary birds and posted farms. The piece reflects on hunting eras past, noting dwindling local game and curiosity about imports.
Dr. J. P. Lester's Sunday School class hosted a Hallowe en party at the home of Dr and Mrs H C Lawson last Friday evening. Sponsored by the program and social committees guests arrived in original costumes. Identities were revealed at unmasking. Games and refreshments followed for a delightful time.
Chicago and B Mundelhall of St Louis addressed the gathering. The district boasted the best selling drive in the United States during the past year, lifting employees spirits as they enjoyed the meeting.
Gerald M. Moseley 30, longtime Goldfield resident, died in an eight o’clock Friday accident near Vincent when his car hit loose gravel and overturned. Lloyd Hansel found him dead. death ruled accidental by Dr. J J Martin. Survived by widow, two daughters Barbara Jane and Elizabeth, father A W Moseley, brother Glenn of Marshalltown, sister Mrs William Coons of Eagle Grove.
Community Club members and Mrs. Pritchard met to plan a free four day chautauqua for Rolfe next year. The event would feature two plays a lecture and musical groups, scheduled before summer vacation to fit community attendance. Further details will follow as planning continues.
Pocahontas County Farm Bureau schedules a Poultry Marketing tour and meeting in Laurens on Wednesday November 12 at 1 30 p m The event targets farmers and poultry producers A tour of the Hakes Produce Plant will showcase the industry along with egg and poultry exhibits Free sick poultry diagnosis will be offered by veterinarians Speakers include W D Termohlen marketing specialist and B O Brownlee from the state department of agriculture Next week raisers will see receiving feeding killing packing and grading of poultry 7 000 000 dogs in the United States are noted.
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