Local Diddings and Community Happenings in Rolfe
Rolfe notes cover visits of local families to Fort Dodge Humboldt and Spencer. An Epidemic of chicken pox affects schools. a new local orchestra forms. church groups meet and plan scrapbooks and gifts for Hanes House Alaska. Attends homecomings, drives to Ames, and family gatherings mark the week.
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Rolfe
Presbyterian Church
Lillie ‘Struthers
Hanes House
Alaska
Betty McIntire
Evelyn Struthers
Eloise Brinkman
Fae Fisher
A Trip to Sunk Grove Near Varina Described
The article details Sunk Grove located one mile west and three miles south of Varina. It once centered a 300 acre lake forming an eighty acre island with timber, now mainly a marsh after lake retreat. Early settlers noted it as west county timber supply prior to the Illinois Central Railway.
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Varina
Illinois Central Railway
Sunk Grove
A. G. Hille
Karl
Gordon Hoard
Margaret
Jean Pollock
Avery
Rolfe
Des Moines River
Community Weekend Returns and Local Visits at Rolfe
Buena Vista College students Halleck Brinkman and Warren Ives visited home for the weekend. Des Moines visitors arrived to pay respects at a funeral in Des Moines. A Rolfe faculty party featured Halloween decor and bridge prizes won by Opal Bagstad Carroll Lane Lucile Bucher and Edna Madison.
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H. D. Brinkman
Lois Jessie
Morningside College
Sioux City
Paul Brinkman
Northwood
N. D
South Dakota State College
Annabelle
David Brinkman
Halleck Brinkman
Warren Ives
Buena Vista College
Dean Trick
Des Moines
Trick
A. P. White
Marie Harriger
Pioneer
Henry F. Olerich
Morris Ives
William Brinkman
Essex
Ontario
Art Belknap
Lead
S. Dak
Belknap
Z. T. Carroll
Anna Bower
Dorothy
Rolfe
Ho Newell
Leon Twigg
Ed Twigg
Leon
M. P. Hancher
Methodist Hospital
Virgil Hancher
Chicago
Fred Smith
Mildred Taylor
Frances Donica
Faith Chapman
Rolfe School
Muriel Wilson
Bridge
Opal Bagstad
Carroll A. Lane
Lucile Bucher
Edna Madison
Nain Lutheran Church Notes Layout of Services
Rev. L H Kjoller outlines Sunday and mid week services at Nain Lutheran Church with English and Danish language usage. Monthly first Sunday morning service is Danish, other times in English. Community invited to attend.
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Nain Lutheran
L. H. Kjoller
Card of Thanks for Olive Olson Funeral Help
We thank those who assisted at our sister Olive Olson's funeral and especially those who prepared and served lunch for visiting relatives and friends. Mr and Mrs Geo Sandvig.
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Olive Olson
Geo, Sandvig
Olive Sandvig Olson obituary chronicles family ties and faith
Olive Sandvig Olson born July 24 1888 in Rolfe Iowa married Anton Olson in 1910. She lived in Thor blue Earth Frost and died October 14 1982 at age 44 after a paralytic stroke. Survived by husband five brothers five sisters and many relatives. Funeral services were held in Frost and Rolfe with Rev Mosby and Rev Wangberg officiating. Interment in Clinton Garfield cemetery.
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Olive Sandvig Olson
Edlef BE
Nellie Sandvig
Rolfe
Iowa
Anton Olson
Thor
Olson
Lena Johnson
Havelock
Anna Lynch
Hedrick
Eileen Scott
Milford
Julia Willingham
Nellie Alexander
Laurens
Huert Sandvng
Eagle Grove
Alfred
Elmer
Carl
George Sandvng
Frost
Mosby
Bosby of
J. O. Wangberg
Clinton-Garfield Cemetery
Cattle and Sheep Loan Programs Explain How to Apply
Farmers can obtain loan application blanks for cattle and sheep through the Producers' Commission Association or the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation. Producers' loans run nine months at six percent for cattle and six months at six percent for sheep, with no interest if paid early and margins of twenty to twenty five percent. Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation loans finance purchase for the period desired at seven percent, require adequate security but may be given on merit, and may involve filing fees. Applications and help are available at the Farm Bureau office in Pocahontas Court House.
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Producers’ Commission Association
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Farm Bureau
Sioux City
Omaha
Iowa Livestock Marketing Corporation
Court House
Pocahontas
Trinity Lutheran Church Services Announced
Rev J O Wangberg leads Trinity Lutheran Church with Sunday School at 10:00 AM Morning Worship at 10:45 AM and Luther League at 8:00 PM The church states Sunday school and Luther League will be the only services next Sunday The notice urges kindness and usefulness and includes a quotation and subscription appeal for The Arrow.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
J. O. Wangberg
Luther League
George Hubert
Fellowship Day at Methodist Church Plans and Events
Rev. T. S. Bassett leads a Fellowship Day with a morning sermon on Values of Church Fellowship. A noon dinner invites sandwiches and a covered dish. An afternoon program follows, with no evening service and Epworth League activities including a Halloween party on Oct 28. Ladies Aid Society will serve coffee and the Kensington group meets Oct 26. The annual church supper is set for December.
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Ladies Aid Society
Epworth League
Kensington
Presbyterian Church Notes Observance of Holy Communion
The church schedules Friday evening at eight for a pre-Communion service and Sabbath morning Holy Communion. The week includes Sunday School, Ware Christian Endeavor, and an evening service at 6 30 p m with a 7 30 p m program. All Christians are invited to participate in worship and prepare for the Lord's Supper.
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Serrice
Ware Christian Endeavor
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