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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1933
Page
2
Local notices recount births and visitors in Plover and Rolfe. Families travel to Chicago for events and World Fair, with social gatherings, baptisms, baptisms, and health updates. Community updates include church suppers, Bible study courses, and corn harvest activity across the area.
William Pyne Bryant born Cornwall England October 29 1871 died October 8 1938 at his farm home between Plover and Mallard Iowa at 61 years 11 months 4 days He emigrated to America 1872 living near Rockford Illinois He served in Spanish American War 1898 He married Enma Hodge 1896 and Clara Jolliffe 1906 with ten children total He farmed in Clarion Palo Alto and Emmetsburg areas active in school programs and church He belonged to M E church I C O F Woodmen Duncan Camp Spanish American War Veterans Emmetsburg Funeral held at Plover Methodist church with military and lodge honors Large attendance from relatives and friends.
Auxiliary notes describe an Oct 20 meeting at the home of Mrs Wallace Bruner with Mrs B W Perdue assisting. Newly elected officers will take office at this gathering and members are urged to attend. A county convention report follows from Mrs T D Jones and Mrs Jones as county chairman.
Found purse containing money and owner identified by property details and paid notice. For sale items include combination buffet and china closet bed springs and a player piano bargain with $48.67 unpaid balance and $40 cash price from Waltham Piano Co Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Mrs E E Wilcox Mrs Lilah Gahm and Miss Lola Sroufe visited Rolfe last week along with Ft D R Siefkin of Wichita Dr A O Brevig of Edgewater Colo and W H Youde of Sutherland joining at Dr C W Siefkin and family J B Julius and Leo Julius of Fort Dodge visited Mrs Forrest E Grant and family while Mrs Grant showed guests a West Bend excursion Nora Cleaver of Anita spent time in Rolfe praising The Arrow and hometown.
Advice on poultry and hog farming, egg and butter markets, and pest control. Notes on dairy breeds and club practices in Iowa, drought challenges in the plains, chinch bugs in multiple states, and blanket recommendations for show heifers. Reports indicate poor farm earnings in 1982 with mean cash income around 257 dollars per farmer.
The Palmer Unit hosted a city convention with entertainment including a piano solo, a vocal solo, and a girls quartette. A Doll Buggy Parade by twelve girls closed the program followed by a luncheon. Seventy one ladies attended with Mrs. I. M. MeKim, Mrs. B. W. Perdue, Mrs. John Perrigo, Mrs. Wallace Bruner, and Miss Elsie Rothwell representing the unit. Miss Mary MeKim was a visitor.
Rev Walter Rothwell pastor announces Sunday services Sunday School at 10 15 a m Morning Worship at 11 30 a m Bible Study Tuesday 8 p m The lesson for Oct 17 is Genesis chapter two A Presbyterian Young People Rally will be held at Luverne Oct 13 14 beginning 5 30 p m All young people invited to attend
We thank everyone who helped during the illness and laying away of our husband and father W. P. Bryant. Your kindness, love and sympathy are deeply appreciated. Mrs. Clara Bryant.
The D M T school reports perfect attendance for first and second grades with top spelling scorers named. Third to eighth grade visitors include Miss Ina Jolliffe and Mrs. Jolliffe as well as several Gehrt, Gehrt, and Ham members. The junior class prepares a three act comedy Lookin Lovely to be staged Oct 19 20 with detailed cast lists and committees. Basketball signups show strong turnout for both girls and boys. A sheriff's notice announces an October 30 1933 sale of real estate in Rolfe Iowa to satisfy a writ of execution.
The sheriff will sell at public auction on October 27 1983 at 2:00 PM the southwest quarter of Section 16 Township 92 North Range 3 West Pocahontas County Iowa to satisfy a writ issued from the district court in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company against Fae White Trick Deane Trick and others. Sheriff Hubert Kapsch Pocahontas County Iowa. Kansas Iowa Sept 25 1933.
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