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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1952
Page
3
Plover residents abound with travel visiting relatives in Utica and various towns. Marriage age, school officers, and upcoming events are noted, including a Gold Star Mothers Day tribute, Legion Auxiliaries, and high school activities. A large family dinner and multiple social gatherings mark a busy period in the community.
Sunday at 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship mark World-Wide Communion Service led by Eugene M. Rasmussen. Algona District Youth Rally to follow at Emmetsburg Methodist church with 3:15 p.m. gathering, supper, and registration 0¢. Rev. Donald Ebright, missionary to India Pakistan and Tibet, featured speaker. W.S.C.S circles to meet.
Dorcas Circle meets at Mrs Harold Ferry home with Mrs Don Ferry assisting. Mary Martha Circle meets at Mrs W R Her home with Mrs Jim Buck assisting. Naomi Circle meets at Mrs Dick Bush home with Mrs Eldon MacVey assisting. Choir practice Thursday at 8:00 PM. Laymen's Sunday observed October 19 with laymen leading worship. Baptismal service Sunday October 26. Contact pastor to be baptized or have children baptized. See You In Church Sunday.
Gardner L Winn pastor leads Sunday school at 10 am and worship at 11 am. Men's Rally to Fort Dodge at 3 30 pm with Rev Riley West of Columbia as speaker. Presbyterial rally at Rolfe church Thursday October 2 all day. Choir rehearsals for junior and Young People every Thursday at 745 pm. Trustees elders meeting date to be announced. Tuesday October 14 sound movie More for Peace shown at this church.
A chaotic victory celebration ends in tragedy as a carload of teens drives through the town causing a deadly single wreck. Police fail to curb a highway parade while families react with shock and plan for the next game night. An unrelated Grinnell note records Rev. A W McBife breaking a hip after a furniture mishap involving a Davenport.
Spectators see William Villepont eaux, 45, fall 25 feet when a strap breaks. He suffers a broken arm and severe bruises. He is a former trapeze artist.
Iowa State College economist Gordon Bivens reports smaller seed crops for most legumes and grasses in 1952 due to reduced acreage and lower yields. Bivens notes broomgrass and timothy seeds down, clover and Ladino clover also off, with carryover stocks down yet prices higher for growers.
The state safety department urged slower speeds during harvest to protect farmers and drivers. Safety Commissioner Pearl McMurry advised drivers to watch for slow farm vehicles, especially on curves and hills. A 10 foot pole with a red flag on tractors is recommended, and farm equipment after dark must have a red rear light and white front lights to meet law. Safety chief SN Jespersen emphasized cooperation to prevent losses.
The Town Litung Council and State Conservation Commission designate October as Gun Safety Month to reduce hunting fatalities. The expanded campaign runs through the month with radio broadcasts posters literature and gun safety demonstrations by conservation officers and cooperating agencies.
Floyd Mason, a county farmer from Young Clark near Osceola, suffered a severely mangled leg after it was caught in a baler on his farm. He was alone in the field when the injury occurred and his cries called two rescuers to aid him about 30 minutes later.
Four year old Acrobat Graig Hanson was found at the top of the 120 foot water tower in Palmer. Two men lowered him safely after he balanced at the rim while onlookers gasped from below.
A farmer and his son in Baromums France described strange flying objects seen around their barn. Seventeen disks allegedly hovered near the structure, prompting local interest and speculation about the odd event.
Farmers can obtain a mimeograph copy of corn fertilizer experiment results from the Soil Conservation Field Day. County Extension Directors EI Rosenberger notes results will be available about November 1. Yields ranged from 50 bushels on check plots to 118 on best treatment plots directed by Lloyd Dumenil of Iowa State College.
The Soil Conservation Field Day committee in Pocahontas reported strong turnout with about 1,000 attendees for the September event. Over 700 programs were handed out, and sponsors plan an October meeting to review activities and plan the 1953 event. Al Smith cited his New York Fulton Fish Market connection.
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