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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1934
Page
5
The Tuesday Club repeats its White Elephant Sale on Wednesday at Mrs Etta Symes Hat Shop from 1 p m until evening. Returns from Saturday reach 42 dollars, with many items left. Volunteers urged to contribute clothing dresses shoes and other home needs for the next sale.
The County organization of the American Legion will meet at the 1. Qo. O. F. hall in Pocahontas on Tuesday November 19. All members are urged to attend for important business.
A dense list of upcoming club meetings and church events spans November and December. Activities include Promotion Club sessions, Older Boys and Girls conferences, catechism classes, Silver Leaf Lodge, various study circles, mission society meetings, farm sale notices, and social gatherings at homes across Rolfe and surrounding churches.
The long established KE Eikenberry store celebrates its 16th anniversary with a two day sale on Friday and Saturday November 15 and 16. All departments offer attractive prices and free coffee is served Saturday to celebrate.
The Unain Thanksgiving service will be held at the Presbyterian church on Wednesday November 27 at 7 30 PM replacing the traditional Thursday morning gathering. Church leaders hope the schedule boost turnout as many plan dinners elsewhere. The plan will be tried to gauge improved attendance.
Armistice Day was observed at the school auditorium with participation by students and members of the American Legion. Rev. C W Thompkins of the M I church spoke, introduced by Emmet Stallcup, delivering a heartfelt message. Attendance was fair but below expectations for the occasion.
The following petit jurors were called to appear at Pocahontas the first of this week. names include Sarah Allen Laurens Herman Baedke Pomeroy Leonard Cowan Laurens Thos Ehrle Vagina Mrs Albert Els Pomeroy and many others across Laurens Pocahontas Rolfe Havelock Manson and surrounding towns.
The 1935 36 edition issued by the Community Development Section offers rural program leaders 1936 monthly plans under the theme Rediscovering Iowa. It lists program discussion topics entertainment and study aids for farmer community groups and notes about 8000 requests last year and 300 groups using the service.
Iowa State College Ames issues Bulletin 103 of the Iowa Experiment Station titled Processing the Soybean. Authors O R Sweeney and L K Arnold detail oil extraction methods and necessary equipment, plus original and operating costs for a 10 ton per day plant. Copies available from the Engineering Experiment Service at Iowa State College.
Laurens toppled Rolfe 13 to 6 in Armistice afternoon action to spark a three-way county championship tie with Pocahontas and Rolfe. Rickard and Shelgren carried the Laurens attack as Rolfe failed to convert key chances, while four seniors played their final high school season.
J Thurlow Seifert advertises a farm sale one mile east of Rolfe for Wednesday November 20. The lineup includes 10 high grade Guernsey cattle and heifers with some colts, three feeding shoots, 11 dozen fine Orpington chickens, extensive farm machinery, some household furniture, and alfalfa hay. Lindeman and Wessels handle bids.
Chevrolet production for October totaled 69 128 units, up nearly 28 percent from October 1934, officials said. The 1936 line started fast, with about 60 000 cars in dealer hands nationwide when announced, promising display and immediate delivery across U S plants.
The annual Red Cross drive will be run by the American Legion Auxiliary this year. Activities start after this issue of The Arrow. Prepare to greet the ladies with a smile and the membership fee. It promises more work than ever for The Greatest Mother of Them All.
Frank Priebe reflects on how children raising chicks showcase best practices in feeding and management. He notes heavy birds from small flocks, contrasts early hatchings with modern refrigeration and brooding advances, and observes season extension due to better cooling and warming methods.
The text notes yolk vitamin D from sunny eggs as a substitute for sunshine. It states cod liver oil and other fish oils as top sources. It also describes using painted cans with stones as simple sound-producing toys for young children.
Rolfe High School juniors present A Ready Made Family a farce about a widow seeking a new marriage and a would be step family. Janice Wiegmann and Vincent Calligan lead a strong cast supported by Alvin Fowler Herman Dietrick Charlotte DeGroote and others. The comedy features a pair of Negro servants and a neurotic old maid. The show runs Friday November 22 at eight o clock with playful misunderstandings and a happy ending.
Dr T J Jones of Rolfe buys the old Sherman township schoolhouse near North Twin Lake. The building, once his mother’s teaching site, will become a cottage named Jonesport, a sentimental marker on the farm where he was born.
Students listed for perfect spell ing 10065 include Beverly Jennings Juanita Jennings Donald Schonberger Betty Rose Schonberger Harrison Roberts Ruth Wright Betty Jane Wright Wayne Perkins. No school Thursday due missing teachers convention and Juanita Jennings absent Tuesday.
Standard Oil of Indiana launches a nationwide push in 1500 newspapers across 13 northcentral states to promote a new fast-warming gasolene designed for winter. Ads claim instant starts to 30 below zero and quicker engine warmups, framed as a major advance in motor fuel science.
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