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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1932
Page
3
November notes list meetings and gatherings for 4-H Club girls Lightbearers Bon Ton Bridge Club and more with venues at homes churches and community centers. December calendar includes penny tea busy bee sewing circle and charity events with dates through December 18.
The twenty sixth annual Christmas Seals sale, organized by the Iowa Tuberculosis Association and local health group, launches Friday November 26 with a county quota for Pocahontas. Mrs Grant Pollock chairs Rolfe events, aided by county and rural school coordinators. proceeds fund tuberculosis nurses clinics open air schools and educational campaigns.
H Olerich was re elected chair man of the Garfield Township Farm Bureau Unit at a Brinkman home gathering. May belle Ryen was re elected secretary Earl Chambers named township project leader and Fem Witt chosen chorister. The program, led by Glenn Ives, included talks on agricultural economics by County Agent Bowers and Nis Behrendsen with Norton Ivey recounting Thanksgiving history.
Mrs Forrest Grant and daughter Beverly plan to end Eceiving Day with Mr and J R Julius in Fort Dodge. Mr and J R Grant of Pocahontas will Send Turkey D, the parental J T Grant home.
Rolfe High defeated Laurens 6 to 0 at Rolfe City Park to claim Pocahontas county football honors for 1938. Lokerse passed 20 yards to Stevenson for a first quarter touchdown. Rolfe barely missed the extra point. Rolfe held the edge in first downs and showcased senior players in their final game. the victory earns a county trophy and extends Rolfe’s run as champion to four titles in five years.
The local poor relief committee has helped nine families this fall and plans further aid. Deserving requests have all been met with clothing and supplies including coats dresses shoes and baby wear. Recipients are asked to keep items neat and usefully, and the committee notes strong community support and winter needs. Mrs Earl Fisher replaces Mrs M P Hancher on the Presbyterian representative role due to illness. Other members listed from Methodist, Lutheran and Catholic churches.
Quilting, once thought lost, has been revived by Rolfe's younger women. New patterns such as double Irish chain and lone star appear in pastel fabrics, while some beginners complete their first projects and others begin new ones, shifting bridge to a secondary pastime.
About twenty five members of the Busy Bee Sewing Circle of the Presbyterian church met at Mrs Clarence Jensen's home Monday afternoon to work on quilts for charity. Hostesses included Mrs Jennie Johnson and Mrs Emma Hewlett. A penny tea was served and plans were announced for future gatherings and a charity Christmas tea on December 15 at Mrs Gunderson's home with several hostesses from other churches. Attendees are asked to bring fancy work for diversion.
County rural directors gathered at Poca hontas to share views with Representative elect Marion Bruce about school finance and policies. They voted to modify rather than repeal the minimum wage for teachers and agreed on a 8 34 percent reduction, while maintaining tuition support with a $10 monthly cap and resisting a $5 rate as too low to cover costs.
The Rolfe Promotion Club met at noon last Thursday with G. S. Shriner as chair. J. T. Grant reported for the hand-out committee noting funds are decreasing and the aim to reduce begging. A two week committee is Hauck and Patterson, chairs chair for Dec 1 assigned to Grant, and Siefkin won the attendance prize groceries.
The Farm Bureau training series on Refinishing of Furniture runs the week of November 28 with instructor Miss Nora Workman from Iowa State College. Classes meet daily 10:00 a.m. at Laurens Public Library, Fonda Public School, Pocahontas Court House Assembly Room, Palmer School Building, and Mrs. L. E. Garlock home in Plover.
U S Army recruiting officers announced vacancies for men to join the Army at Fort Des Moines Iowa. Eligible applicants are 18 to 35 years old with letters of recommendation from business men good moral character and physical fitness. Recruiting stations are Davenport Burlington Cedar Rapids and Des Moines.
Miss Viola Hanlon of Emery arrives Saturday to visit her aunt Mrs M P Hancher.
Arden DeMill died at his Des Moines township home near Rolfe Iowa on Tuesday November 15 1932 after a long illness He was born April 18 1847 in Brown County New York and served in the Union Army from August 1864 until the end of the Civil War He married Elizabeth VanAlstyne May 31 1868 and leaves wife four children Wade Charles Mrs John Hewlett and Mrs Hugh Jamieson along with several grandchildren Funeral services were held at the Rolfe Methodist church with Rev T S Bassett officiating and burial in Clinton Garfield Cemetery.
William Snook of Rolfe dies at farm home near Rolfe Iowa aged 66 years 8 months and 13 days after living in Jasper and Pocahontas counties. Survived by wife Mae and eleven children with many grandchildren. service held at Rolfe and Newton with Rev Whitford and Rev Mills. interment Palo Alto Cemetery Newton.
The D M T Schools presented a Farm Bureau program directed by Miss Jeane Scheffers. The evening featured a teen orchestra performance, songs, readings, a country schoolhouse skit, and a talk by Mrs. Chas Ham. A 60 member Bureau passed a resolution endorsing Henry Wallace for Secretary of Agriculture to Roosevelt.
At the A Promotion Club meeting held last Thursday the group discussed closing businesses on Thanksgiving Day and decided to close at 4 1 0 a m for the balance of the day. Shop early. Special union Thanksgiving services are set for 10 30 a m at the Presbyterian church.
J P Graves installed a baby boa constrictor in a window display at his grocery, the three foot reptile discovered coiled in a banana bunch. Graves, Alfred Gadd and C J Morrison lassoed the creature with a fishpole, then placed it in a glass bowl as curious customers watched. The snake, non poisonous, hails from Central America and could reach seven to fourteen feet when mature.
Mr and Mrs J Bernard Smith and family of Selfridge North Dakota arrived Tuesday to visit Mrs J M Smith and brother Leon ard. They brought a North Dakota turkey for the family Thanksgiving dinner with Mother. Bernard's newspaper The Journal was elected the county official paper in the recent election.
A historical account recalls early settler Thanksgiving practices with fieldwork still in progress, wild game from river forests, pork as fallback, and homegrown vegetables. Hulled corn, molasses, and plum or grape desserts filled the table along with rustic pies. No guests or religious observance, just hard work and a hearty meal.
Miss Blanche Willard and Eugene E. Landolt were married November 16 1982 at St Margaret s Catholic church Rolfe officiated by Rev Daniel Tewell. The couple plans to live on a farm south of Rolfe after March 1 and are welcomed by families from Willard and Landolt households.
The H F Olerich and Son sale of Big Type Poland China boars attracted fewer buyers but nearly all attendees purchased. Twenty six hogs brought an average just over $14, about double the current market, leaving H Olerich Sr satisfied with results amid caution that prices may not last.
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