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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1937
Page
6
An upbeat notice promotes Ridotto event at the Ball Room in Havelock. It invites Jack and Jill to enjoy good food and music, describes Ridotto as the bright spot of Northwestern Town, and mentions Thursday Nov. 11 as a date for the life changing experience with work and leisure balance.
Gibson Grocery Co. operates as a main shopping headquarters for residents of Havelock and surrounding forty miles, drawing customers with low prices on high grade meats and groceries. The independent store emphasizes strict sanitation and refuses to sell any food it would not offer to its own family.
A faded notice extols the West Side Cafe in Lau 8 offering wholesome meals to motorists and travelers. It praises clean kitchen equipment, sanitary concerns, courteous attendants, and prompt lunch and dinner service with a focus on steady quality.
Havelock sketches show club meetings at Mrs. Earl Young home near Rolfe with 14 attending an all day project making Christmas toys. A long list of residents and visitors record community activities, funerals, illness, and travels across Rolfe Pocahontas Laurens and nearby towns. Alta Classen obituary notes her life ending at age 76.
The H M Buettner Garage at Havelock announces a new expert in charge of the repair department. The shop handles all types of auto, truck and tractor repairs and overhauls with a focus on good workmanship and reliable service for travelers and regular patrons.
The Farmers Cooperative Company of Pocahontas offers complete lines of feed coal and seed with seed cleaning and scarifying as long time strengths. They pay top market prices for grain and maintain rapid turnover to offer lower prices and steady supply for the community. They invite customers to make them their grain market and promise profit.
Rev Clarence W Tompkins leads Sunday school at 10 Morning worship at 11 Epworth League 7 Evening worship 8 Mrs Forsythe will narrate Samuel story Choir practice Thursday Baptismal service Nov 21 Ladies Aid bazaar early December Temperance play Nov 28 at Rolfe Methodist See next week for cast Conference Home Missionary society meets Nov 19 Alta all women invited
The Nain Lutheran Church urges all Sunday school teachers and officers to attend a rally at Humboldt Sunday at 2 45 PM with an introduction to The Devotional Life of the Sunday School Teacher and a discussion period. Lunch is free. The previous Sunday rally tripled enrollment and featured devotions, class organization, souvenirs, and a program with a solo by Jean Marie Westergaard, remarks by Rev. Robertson, and songs. Alta Petersen spoke on attendance awards and parental duties, and the morning offering supported Sunday school materials.
Sunday school 10:00 a m church service 11:00 a m Epworth league 7:00 p m Luther League in the evening Catichism class meets Saturday at 2:00 p m Ladies Aid meets Wednesday Nov 17 with Mrs George Ryan Children’s Record quotes God adopts protects us and gives us an inheritance in glory All He asks is that we love Him and be His children
Mrs. Seibold Classen, aged 97, died at her home in Havelock on November 1 1987 after a long life that began in 1886 with her marriage to Seibold Classen. She moved from Illinois to Pocahontas County with her family in 1893 and leaves nine children twenty five grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Methodist church with Rev J E Clifton officiating and a quartet providing music. burial followed in Washington cemetery.
The most progressive funeral directors serve the community with training integrity and broad service. McKee Funeral Home Laurens offers competency dignity sympathy and moderate cost with 24 hour service and modern rolling equipment for remote and local areas.
L. C. Abens Quality General Merchandise advertises low prices and full stock on meats groceries vegetables and fruits. Mr L C Abens emphasizes service and fair profits, promising quick availability and personal attention to customers in Ware community.
A long endorsement highlights Laurens Farmers Trading Company as a home owned elevator run by Claire Locke. It emphasizes high market grain prices, reliable service, and the community benefits of spending locally, including unlimited deliveries and double duty dollars.
Laurens Live Stock Auction Co. hosts weekly Tuesday sales rain or shine. Buyers and sellers find what they want with small selling charges and cash paid. The ads tout continuous growth and satisfactory service, urging regular attendance to profit from livestock marketing.
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