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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
2
Friends gathered Friday November 12 for an afternoon at Mrs. Minnie Jarvis to celebrate her birthday with her daughter Mrs. Charles Lehnus of Plover as a guest. A group gift was presented by Mrs. Ernest Struthers and lunch was served.
Mrs J R McIntire hosted the Tuesday club for a regular meeting at her home. A program featured a paper on Old China by Mrs C J Morrison, Word Study by Mrs N A Wilson, and the federated club origin story by Mrs Hattie Hauck. Guest Mrs Pearl Sawterl of Los Angeles attended. The club will meet November 30 at 2 00 p.m. to tie quilts at Mrs Ernest Vaughn’s home.
Emery Petersen invites parishioners to choir practice at Mads Johansen's home at 8 p.m. on Thursday November 18. Sunday worship and Bible class are at 7 30 p.m. on November 21. Adult confirmation class on November 24 at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving service on November 25 at 10 30 a.m. All are invited.
J. O. Wangberg pastor leads 11 am morning worship with the theme Walk As the Children of Light based on Mark 4 21 25. Sunday school and Bible classes at 10 am. Catechism class Saturday 1 45 pm. Girls chorus 2 pm. Prayer meeting Thursday evenings at the church.
Rev C R Buckwalter presides with Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 15 a m Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m Woman's Society meets Wednesday afternoon November 2A Union Thanksgiving service at 8 p m Rev Schneck preaches No chair next week
Presbyterian Church announces Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Choir practice is Thursday afternoon. The annual union Thanksgiving service will be held at the Methodist church Wednesday evening. Next Sunday is Harvest Home Sunday. Let us go to church and give thanks unto God.
The normal training methods class displays an exhibit of suitable reading books from town and school libraries. Audrey Peers drew a blackboard illustration. First grade selects books to read. Armistice Day program visitors Leone Chapman and Ensign Judith Wangberg attended. The advanced Homemaking class finishes a bread unit and will bake cakes. The high school operetta rehearsals begin with memorized acts and costume planning. Junior High explores ancient civilizations as Miss Schmidt adds illustrated scenes for Book Week.
November program features literature classes with panel talks, author visits, and skits. Students display popular books. Miss Hendrickson’s room hosts a new book display. third grade notes birthdays, geography lessons on Indians, and spelling and arithmetic achievements with multiple students earning 100 percent.
Kindergarten and first grade students celebrate a birthday party and join the Junior Red Cross earning badges. Fourth and fifth grades study Iowa geography and finish Boxcar Children readings. Sixth and seventh grades add cac tus plants to the plant collection and create patriotic Armistice Day shields while thanking the high school for the program. Nearly all students earn pennies in a school activity.
Seventh graders study Latin America while enjoying new material. The boys quartet and a duet entertained at the Woman's club. Dean Stover spoke on navy life at Farragut. Junior Red Cross contributions and student articles planned. D.M.T. squads face Ottosen on Monday with lunch served after. A county drive mobilizes stamps and bonds for a jeep.
The first social-professional faculty meeting of the year was held at the Marcum home on November 11. A three course pheasant dinner was served at 6:30 with all members present and Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Cassiday and Mrs. Marcum as guests.
Robert H. Knapp grandson of Mrs. Frank L. MacVey is promoted from second to first lieutenant and awarded the air medal. A notice from Lieut. Gen. George C. Kenney cites meritorious aerial service from July 26 to August 30 in more than 25 missions. Bernard Werden is raised to sergeant in the Pacific area, APO 2, postmaster, San Francisco, per a letter to his parents.
The November meeting of the Garfield Go-Getters 4-H club was at Mrs. Arlo Ives home. President Maxine Webb led roll call with seven members sharing a current event and plans for next year. Bertha Ellen George and Maxine Webb were named delegates to the December nutritional training school. A Christmas party was planned and the evening featured a discussion on meeting rules. Bertha Ellen George reported.
Fireman 8/c Jean Stover returns to his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Stover for a 15 day furlough after spending time at Camp Walden Farragut Idaho last Saturday.
Bob Beckord of the U S Navy Ferry Command stationed at St Louis visited his brother George and family this week. He discussed his work helping ferry landing craft manufactured near Chicago downstream into the Mississippi and to New Orleans.
Family expresses gratitude for floral tributes and acts of kindness at the funeral of their brother Mr and Mrs B M Severson thank mourners for support and condolences.
A wartime breitling note says War Bonds can fund future homes as curfew rules curb youth activity. It also notes mis-sized caskets and corpse size revisions, fencing supplies arriving, plus lumber shortages and a Tokyo broadcast claiming civil war in the United States.
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