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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1945
Page
2
Members of an Ellis church in Hardin county adopt a 10 year old Dutch boy living in England after bombings and wartime disruption. His mother could not provide care so the boy was sent to England. He hopes to become a Scout.
Emery L Petersen pastors Nain Lutheran Church offers Sunday school and Bible class at 10 15 am Morning worship at Trinity Lutheran J O Wangberg leads 11 am service with theme According to What Will God Judge Men Sunday school and Bible class at 10 am No catechism class this Saturday Thanksgiving service Thursday at 10 30 am
The Rev. GC Buckwalter leads Sunday school at 10 15 a.m. with Birth day Offering for Rust College. Morning worship at 11 15 a.m. sermon titled Christ the Most Unforgettable Character We Have Ever Met. Annual Missionary Sunday follows with an offering replacing the corn hunt for World Service and Annual Conference benevolences. Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p.m. Woman's Society luncheon Wednesday at 1 p.m. Circle 2 serves. Choir practice Thursday 8 p.m.
Miss Esther Taskerud will visit Pocahontas on November 27 to lead a 4-H girls meeting. The event brings together the county girls committee, leaders, assistants and county 4-H officers to plan goals for local club programs and review last year's work.
A report to Max O. Naylor shows feeder cattle runs likely stay above year ago and normal for this season. Factors include corn harvest, west coast movement, income tax and good range feed keeping cattle back, with ranchers bullish on higher prices and possible inflation.
Waterfowl in Tawa by Jack Musgrove State Museum Director published 1943 by the State Conservation Commission is out of print. First edition 5000 copies sold at cost one dollar. Commission may print a revised paperback in 1946 if demand continues. A new rechargeable flashlight battery lasts longer than 400 dry cells.
The Arrow reports Rolfe Graded Schools课程 in 1893 with strictists J M Humphreys as principal and teachers I Messing Lizzie Montgomery Grace McMartin. Pupils tackled multiplication, Latin, zoology geology etymology and astronomy while four graduates Gwendolyn Doxsie Julia Ratcliffe Angel Grove Ida Dennis finished after demanding two years of high school English and story writing.
The Rev Charles R Buckwalter and Mrs Buckwalter led 24 young church members at a Youth for Christ meeting in Fort Dodge. Rev John D Clinton directed song service with Rust College Singers. Bishop Charles W Brashares preached. over 1100 attended and 650 youth registration cards were handed in.
Edgar Showers of the Army Construction Engineers is home after three years and eight months of service. He enlisted April 3, 1942, discharged November 11 at Fort Leavenworth. He served at Kiska Canton Island Hawaii Saipan and finished on Okinawa arriving April 5. He left Okinawa October 19. He worked on airstrips gas tanks and pipelines. He will live in Pocahontas with Mrs Showers employed there and plans to return to Rolfe later.
Rolfe members hear Harold Calligan praise his former role at Webb's and back a postwar school expansion memorial for fallen heroes. M. W. Webb cites farm shop space and hot lunches as lacking. bonds may finance the project with low rates, debt to be cleared by 1948. Arnold Wold chairs. C. B. Chapman to lead next meeting.
Second Grade reports seeds in four display divisions and defense stamp purchases. Fourth Grade notes top spellers and a move away of John Carlton to Battle Creek. Fifth Grade closes second spelling contest and National Book Week library trip. Junior High shares flags on display and homecoming parade involvement along with bond and stamp totals and thanks to local businessmen for float prizes.
William Stacy extension sociologist from Iowa State College will meet township Farm Bureau program planning committees in Pocahontas County on Thursday evening November 29. Township directors have formed committees for 1946 and plan a uniform township Farm Bureau program. Most township meetings are to be held on the same weekly night.
The Rolfe school district plans a Memorial building at 65 000 dollars funded by bonds retired at 3 000 dollars yearly from 1949. Maintenance could rise about 2 300 dollars annually, a slight tax increase. A taxpayer with 50 dollars current tax would pay about 53 dollars after the addition. The board argues the cost is insignificant compared to education.
The piece urges immediate bond purchases to fund the war effort and aid veterans. It argues small buyers should invest now instead of waiting and emphasizes December 8 as a deadline to show national support and secure a lasting peace.
County Extension Director Max O. Naylor recommends bait as the most efficient rat control method. He cites two commonly used poisons barium carbonate and red squill with notes on safety and cost. Other options include phosphorus arsenic strychnine and thallium but they pose high risks to humans and livestock.
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