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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1933
Page
2
In this weekly letter Franklin Priebe urges poultry raisers to sell Christmas poultry by Saturday. He notes weather and publicity impact on turkey prices and argues a winter egg program can yield profits, detailing costs for grain and mash and per dozen egg costs at various production levels. He advises budgeting feed and housing to sustain laying flocks through winter.
Arnold Lenz assistant manufacturing manager for Chevrolet Motor Co. receives the John Hill Whiting gold medal from the American Foundrymen’s Association at the Fifth International Foundry Congress in Philadelphia. The honor cites his notable contributions to foundry development and improvements in automotive casting production including Chevrolet gray iron founding in Saginaw.
Rolfe residents host relatives from Des Moines over Thanksgiving. The Presbyterian class plans a meeting at Mrs. J L Moore’s home on December 11. Thompson Bros. prep a Lent Roughage Mill demo. date not set. Community events include oyster supper for song books, a bazaar, pheasant hunting, and local visits to nearby towns.
Mrs Lona Birdsall of Webb visited Harold Justice's home Wednesday. Curlew near neighbors hosted gatherings and trips to Fort Dodge. Buck announces December 20 farm reduction sale on Buck homestead south of Plover. Local cards and birthdays celebrated. senior Birdsalls visit Ankeny. Ottosen basketball win for Plover boys 27-21. girls lose 35-24 after halftime tie. Referee Warren Heathman from Town Falls officiated Spencer game. Several Des Moines visitors and many small-town social events noted.
Property listing noting modern home with six rims and bath on two lots in Rolfe priced at 1600 cash with possession March 1 1935. Contact G Beck 131 44th Ave Rock Island IL.
Stores and shops in Plover will close Thursday at 10 00 a m and remain closed through the holiday period signaling a townwide observance and reduced commerce for Thanksgiving.
The Presbyterian ladies announce a bazaar and supper in the church basement on Saturday afternoon and evening, December 1. Popcorn and candy, grab bags, and various sale items will be offered, with supper served at 5:30 p.m. Menu features baked chicken with dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, lima beans, cabbage slaw, cranberry relish, pickles, jelly, hot rolls, hot mince pie and coffee. Prices are 25e and ie.
Mr and Mrs Romeo Johnson marked their fifteenth wedding anniversary at their residence Sunday with family and friends in attendance. The couple shared memories and well wishes in a modest gathering.
Families arrived with plans for a picnic dinner party. Self invited guests included Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gembler and son Howard, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hess, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ross, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Peterson and family from Fort Dodge, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Emmetsburg. The Johnsons plan to move to Emmetsburg on March 1 as Mr. Johnson drives a truck for the local creamery.
The Powhatan Township 4-H Club met at Harriet and Wilna Henderson's home on Saturday November 24 with ten members answering roll on the prompt My Favorite Picture. Marie Johnson presided in Marguerite Simonson’s absence. They planned the Christmas program and enjoyed group singing. A lunch was served. The next meeting will be December 8 at Marguerite Simonson’s home.
The notice laments missed news items and forgotten names in the paper. It recalls last week omitting six people and the prior omission of Loren Hubbell from the basketball squad while joking about aging staff and a planned pension.
James Coffie of Sioux City explained the Townsend Revolving Old Age Pension Plan to a sizable audience in the school assembly room Tuesday evening. The plan proposes $200 monthly payments to non criminals over 60, funded by a sales tax, to stimulate spending and reduce unemployment, with about 40 locals in Plover eligible so far.
A school auditorium welcomed a minstrel group in blackface props with songs from Dixie and instrumental pieces. The performers, described as visitors from the land of cotton, entertained about a dozen local attendees before a county meeting. The program aimed to repay a prior county event, followed by a farm outlook discussion predicting a building boom by 1943 and a livestock scarcity due to high corn prices in 1944.
The article discusses feed shortages and livestock losses due to drought, calls for dairy access, and weighs foreign investments and debt relief. It notes plans to reduce next year’s acreage, stresses conserving hay and feed, and predicts better times while urging gratitude for the garden spot of the world this year.
Plover Methodist Church reports Pastor Rev Harold V Bartz. Sunday School at 10 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m. Union Epworth League service in Emmetsburg Sunday Dec 2 at 7 30 p m. Evans ton Youth Council report by delegates. Thanksgiving service Thursday morning at 10 o clock in Presbyterian church. District Brotherhood Rally Friday Dec 7 at Algona. Pocahontas County Sunday School Institute Mon Dec 3 at 9 00 a m in Pocahontas Presbyterian church. Choir rehearsal Friday evening at the Lehnus home.
Plover Presbyterian Church announces morning worship and Sunday School with mid week Bible study class on Tuesday at 7 30 p m The Thanksgiving service Thursday Nov 29 at 10 00 a m features Rev H V Bart from Plover M E church with offering to the Red Cross A union service all attendees welcome The Bible Study meets next Tuesday Genesis 40 Joseph as interpreter of dreams Annual supper and bazaar set for Saturday Dec 1 Committee members listed County Sunday School Institute to be held Monday Dec 3 starting at 9 00 a m
In the District Court of Iowa Tocahontas County In Probate the administrator with will annexed for Jennie A Shaw deceased has qualified. All debts due to the estate should be paid to A J Shaw administrator with will annexed and claims filed as required by law. Dated November 21 1904.
In Pocahontas County the matter of the estate of P. J. Shaw deceased calls all persons with claims to present them to A J Shaw. Payment to the undersigned is required by law for allowance and payment in 1984. A J Shaw 302
In Pocahontas County Iowa the estate of W R R Jones deceased appoints Co RB Bowen as executor and all debts and claims must be presented by law. Dates show November 23 1934. The executor will arrange allowances and payments to creditors.
C C Cole drives a new Chevrolet as families visit from Varina. County American Legion elects Claude Wilson as vice commander and Harold Shimon as historian at the courthouse in Pocahontas. The Helping Hand Circle hosts a pleasant gathering at Mrs. Lewis Hauswirth’s home with a serving lunch. Havelock boys and girls basketball teams travel to Fonda for season openers and both suffer defeats. Mrs. Bert Bass remains ill under Dr. Hunter. Northwest Division Ladies Aid plans an oyster supper in the church basement on Oct 5. Chas Mann Lewis Hawk Joe Bell and Bert Jacobson travel to Mason City to visit Mons Jacobson at the I O O F Home and learn he is doing well.
Work on Havelock's new city hall progresses with local labor except for the engineer James McKee. Funding came from the Iowa Emergency Relief Administration. The project repurposes the old boiler and concrete floor from the former building. Upon completion the hall will include the council room, public library and fire equipment. Estimated cost around 1100 dollars.
A school audience enjoyed a junior clan play featuring cast members Mrs Hamilton Montgomery Kitty Kirk Oliver Winstone Fletcher Belmont Christine Kendall Leslie Bloodgood Eva Davenport Nannie Bill McManus John Patterson Marie K Leora Hit Viola Wares te Gar neice Arden and others. Havelock Methodist Church announces Sunday worship and Epworth League activities with future services listed.
The fragment notes that the size of your gift reflects the spirit prompting it and the amount you have left to give. It emphasizes how motivation and available resources shape charitable decisions.
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash of an undivided one half of the north half of the northwest quarter of section 27 and the north half of the northeast quarter of section 28, township 3 north range 31 west, Pocahontas Iowa. Sheriff Hubert Kapsch. Date November 15 1934.
Notice to all named property owners of Pocahontas County Iowa that a report of the Board of Apportionment proposing special assessments on real estate in Secondary Road District No 74 has been filed with the County Auditor. The schedule of proposed assessments follows in the document.
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