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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1936
Page
6
Havelock residents and out-of-town visitors fill the week with social calls. The Helping Hand circle and Ladies Auxiliary host upcoming events while neighbors travel to Fort Dodge, Pocahontas, Rolfe, and Ware for hospital visits and family gatherings.
About 80 members of the Helping Hand circle and families gathered at Mr and Mrs Lewis Hawk’s rural home for a farewell courtesy as the family plans relocation to California. The event featured games, a friendship pillow presented by acting president Mrs Clive Waters, a lunch, and a piano sing along. The Hawks and youth group have been active in community affairs and their vacancy will be hard to fill.
A 1925 vintage worvwood antique suffers rheumatism and decay. described as a hazard to drivers, it is deemed unsafe for highways by the Lawn State Safety Council. The item is slated for retirement to a car cemetery as it deteriorates and poses risk.
The Arrow reports obituaries and community happenings including Mrs. Axel Johnson’s death, a new baby to Mr and Mrs. W Heald, local business changes at Weeks restaurant, a Sunday visit to Little Vermont, and a gas plant accident injuring Lawrence Meech. Also covered are Knights of Pythias activities, a theater fire at Scenic theater, a bank theft case near town, and Attorney General Cosson’s crackdown on gambling devices with enforcement hints.
Local note recounts Freddie Kirkpatrick rushing in with a strange request then leaving with an assortment of items. He had previously been written up for a horseback ride and received a quarrantine and two goldfish as a premium with cough syrup and fish food at Webb’s.
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