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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
2
A long roster of visitors and local activities fills the week in Pocahontas and surrounding towns. Notes include Mrs. Hess and Viola Hess visiting in Des Moines. 4-H club plans. Legion and Red Cross work. football and college trips. family gatherings. illness and hospital care. and a Masonic hall film night for the community.
A string of automobile accidents is reported after a beer truck collision injures no one but damages Geo Shaw’s Chevrolet. Other crashes near Pocahontas Waverly Algona Burt Spencer Rolfe Rolfe area involve families traveling to Chicago and a Dickens youth fatality. No serious injuries reported.
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its regular meeting on Friday October 20 at the home of Mrs Wallace Bruner with Mrs B W Perdue as assisting hostess. New officers will take office then. October 20 is the dues payable date for 1934. The Iowa Legionnaire features a slogan to recruit all eligible people as Auxiliary members.
Families attending the Presbyterian dinner will hold a fellowship meal next Sunday October 22 after the morning service in the church parlors. Each family should bring sandwiches for themselves and one additional dish. There are no charges and a large crowd is expected.
Rev Harold Bartz and Mrs Bartz were honored at a pound social at the Parsonage Monday evening. Gifts added to the family larder and the social hour let attendees meet the new minister and his wife. The Bartzes are described as young and well suited for their roles in church and community.
Plover Presbyterian Church notes announce Sunday School and Morning Worship services led by Pastor Walter Rothwell. The Community Bible Class meets Tuesdays at 8 p.m. with Genesis chapter three the lesson for Oct. 24. Attendance last week was 21 of 30 seats. A Doughnut Fry by the Willing Workers is planned Thursday afternoon with a pastor provided recipe. Present-Your-Pledge Day is Sunday Oct 22 followed by a Fellowship Dinner after the 11:30 p.m. service.
The Plover Methodist Church invites worshipers to 10:00 and 11:00 a m service with the sermon To Whom Shall We Go. The note explains efforts to acquaint the minister with parishioners via small steward meetings and a house map to canvass homes for Methodist outreach.
Mr and Mrs Len Atchinson were callers in Mmersburg Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Thos Diggs hosted a dinner Sunday for guests including Mr and Mrs Dick Reigelsberger of Gilmore, Helen Grove of Havelock, and Mrs C D Ferguson, Mr and Mrs Clarence Eppelsheimer and Karlene Sue.
For Sale Brown Swiss bull and Chester White boar offered with trade interest. Fay Pirie Mallard Town contact. 80-2 Spotted Poland Boars 5 head rugged spring boats immune easy feeding sired by Model Diamond Reward and Guides Choice. Heald Son Rolfe Town. 302 Piano Bargain repossessed Baby Grand two Upright pianos sold at sacrifice Kimball Distributors care Jones Piano House Fort Dodge Iowa. 30-1
Mrs Hopsy Forsythe heads to Armstrong for an indefinite stay. Mrs J A Murray shows improvement after two weeks illness. Mr and Mrs J E Rickard dined with Mrs A Simonson. Mr and Mrs M T Blessing visited in E W Kerns home north of Plover. Blanche Blake and Henry Monkelsen of Pocahontas visited Uncle C H Tollersrude. Blake stayed to help care. Orvan Olerichs left for Chicago and Century of Progress with Douglas Hope family. Dr H C Lawson was seriously ill. Dr Studebaker assisted. Lawson improving. Chas Peterson son Kenneth, Mrs Johnson and Miss Marjorie visited P J Riches family. Piri’s birth day anniversary noted during Turin trip en route to St Paul.
Mrs. I. F. Fisher thanks friends for cards flowers and messages of cheer during her illness and expresses gratitude for the help received.
Commentary notes value of tax receipts and wealth, claims half a million farmers lost land ownership in three years, and critiques farming self-sufficiency while needing to feed themselves.
Mrs Clarence Eppelsheimer visited old neighbors the Floyd Groves in Havelock last week with Miss Helen Grove joining them. Harold Justice hosted several families for Sunday dinner including the Justices and the Fishers from West Bend. Other gatherings included Blessings of Rolfe Curlew Kerns and Goodchilds at the Kerns home, and Mary Cruickshank Strong listed as Mary Cruickshank is hospitalized in Rochester after a major operation but is recovering well.
The Home Project presented Thrift Gifts lessons last week in several neighborhoods. Leaders demonstrated inexpensive, scrap based gift ideas and dress remodeling techniques. A Dress Clinic discussion in Garfield Des Moines and Powhatan townships featured expert tips on updating garments and repairing worn spots. A noon covered dish luncheon accompanied the session with numerous attendees from Rolfe Havelock D M T and surrounding communities.
R H S Arrowlet seniors report on daily life at school with notes on assemblies tests and classwork. Activities include Latin Cicero readings geometry and psychology experiments while Verna Ryen’s appendicitis prompts flowers and well wishes.
D M T school notes detail perfect spelling in first grade and honorable lists across grades, the junior class play Lookin Lovely set for Oct 19 20, high school events including corn husking vacation dates, influenza illness absences, and a court notice excerpt involving property in Pocahontas County Iowa.
On November 8, 1933 at 2:00 p.m. at the Pocahontas County Courthouse the described real estate will be sold at public auction for cash under a special execution. The property was levied upon and seized by the authorities for bidding by the highest bidder.
Public auction to satisfy a writ of execution from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. of New York against multiple defendants for the southwest quarter of Section 16 Township 92 North Range 31 West in Pocahontas County Iowa. Sale set at 2:00 p.m. at the courthouse in Kontas.
In the District Court of Pocahontas County Iowa In Probate In the Matter of the Estate of Milla Hess Deceased Notice is hereby given that Milton E Hess of Arkansas County Iowa has been appointed administrator of the estate and persons owing debts to the deceased or his estate will present claims as required by law for allowance and payment Dated October 16 1933 H O Beneke Administrator of Said Estate
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