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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1940
Page
6
A long mix of visits, receptions, and activities spans Plover and nearby towns. Residents hosted relatives from Ames and Des Moines, attended weddings and baptisms, and celebrated birthdays. Scout meetings, club gatherings, church events, and a hardware sale augmented the busy scene as families shared meals and news across farms and towns.
Firemen quickly extinguished a pump house blaze Friday evening after an alarm. The town reported little damage. In Ellington Township Palo Alto county Fay D. Pirie and N A Brown hauled lumber for four new school houses in districts 3 6 8 and 9 with Brown in charge as carpenter.
Plover Methodist Church lists Sunday school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m Epworth League 7 p m with Rev John C Ruthman D D district superintendent presiding due to pastor absence No Epworth League meeting A storm Lake Oct 15 meeting seeks to organize the Woman s Division of Christian Service Transportation offered First Presbyterian Church Prover John Brunn will lead 11 a m divine worship sermon details incomplete
Mr and Mrs John Vogel and Mr and Mrs James Nedved of Kimball SD visited Thursday at the F W Hronek home Mrs Hronek accompanied them to Waterloo The Vogels remained there and Mr and Mrs Nedved returned home with Mrs Hronek Mr and Mrs Arthur Strachan of Humboldt were Sunday dinner guests at the John Howe home Mr and Mrs Tommy Johnson Emmetsburg were Sunday evening visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs John Lawman
A surprise birthday dinner was hosted in the William Fisher home honoring Mrs. Fisher and Supt. I K Martin. Guests included Mrs. Martin and Bryant, the Nicosons, Miss Mildred Boyd, the Higgins family of Gilmore City, the Freel and Dettman families, Elizabeth Bendixon and others. Visitors also gathered at the Clarence Bendixon home and William Schreier home for Sunday meals and calls. Evelyn Sernett spent the weekend with her parents, Wm Sernett.
The last sermon in the series explores stewardship of the unseen. The speaker invites all to hear this timely message and reflect on spiritual wealth beyond sight.
Mr and Mrs Dave Henderson and family visited Mr and Mrs Orland Henderson at Cooper. Their mother Edna Henderson and Ronald Henderson and family were guests. On return they stopped at Callendar to visit Mrs Inez Esperson. Jeanette and Paul Knudsen visited Bradgate with H J Nielsen. Jean Ann Jacobson of Ottosen stayed with John Coyle.
Mrs Harlan Worster returned from Lutheran hospital in Ft. Dodge Monday evening after a gall stone operation. Her condition is as good as can be expected. Weekend visits include George Faux and Elmer Faux at Winfred, Meisenbach and Lanora Fargo at Humboldt, and Lester Thorsen's family at Plover. Gary Rankin of Truro spent the week with Sam Nicosen and family. Art Michalek bought eighty five head of feeding cattle in Manley. Nels Truelson and family visited Frank Davis's Humboldt home Sunday.
A Sunday dinner at Mrs. A. DeMill’s home honored Mr. and Mrs. Jamieson of Minneapolis. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Hewlett, Mrs. Mary DeMill and daughter Helen. They visited the Grotto at West Bend and Jamieson planned to visit friends in Estherville after returning home.
The column records numerous family and friend gatherings including a cousin’s send off, a Whittemore wedding for Annette Bistenlehner, a Saturday ceremony for Darlene Moen and James Mulligan, and Sunday visits by Francis Vaughn and the Rudolfsons of Westbrook. Elmer Hertz heads to Des Moines, with L R C club picnics in Fort Dodge and social visits in Rolfe and Crawford Park.
Monday evening Edwin’s birthday was celebrated at Elmer Faux’s home with relatives from Rolfe Ware and nearby families. Supper guests included Roy Schonberger and kin at Manson. Other visits included Buck and Miller in Albert City and Pocahontas occasions with Camper Tate Zeman families.
A miscellaneous shower was held at the Methodist church in Plover on Wednesday afternoon October 3 for Mrs Harold Hovey the former Edna Johnson. About a hundred guests attended with Dorothy Joens and Ruth Roberts helping unwrap gifts. Refreshments were served by hostesses Mesdames O E Lehnus Henry Joens Fay Pirie and Glenn Forsythe.
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