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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
3
A bustling Havelock roundup notes James DeVau Jr. returns from Denver and Detroit to friends, while Mrs. Sandy and Nellie Greene plan winter in Omaha. Community events include a PTA meeting, a church reception, and multiple visits among residents. A hospital transfer, a burn, travel to St. Louis, and a lumber of trips frame a busy week.
Havelock Methodist Church lists Sunday offerings: Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 12:00 p.m. Junior League at 1:00 p.m. Epworth League at 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship at 8:00 p.m. Mid-Week Choir Rehearsal Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Week services follow this pattern unless pulpit announcements indicate changes. The community is invited to make the church their home and all are welcome.
Sunday visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Smith and family at the John Hacker home. The Roy Bohn residence was robbed of several Mrs. Bohns chickens Sunday evening. Frank Johnson and Bert Smith attended the Pocahontas County American Legion Association meeting in Palmer Monday evening last week. Mrs. W. A. Goodchild and son Lester visited Clarence Boughey Sunday afternoon. A Havelock dance Saturday evening drew a large crowd despite rain. Mallard resident Arnold Doerning was among attendees. Edwin Loney and two friends drove to Pocahontas Saturday evening to enjoy county capital sights and meet corn pickers from Wisconsin. Orlan and Bill Brownlee of Mallard recently returned from Ontario with moose and deer spoils from their hunting trip.
In a Vancouver Province publication a lighthearted exchange shows a pleased friend commenting on the defeated candidate’s demeanor while the politician claims to be reading over his electoral promises.
A film project leads to an offscreen romance as the actress reveals the lead actor proposed to her after finishing a love scene. The exchange hints at evolving personal ties beyond the set.
A mother confronts Billy over eaten jam tarts. Billy defends the act saying he followed instructions to store them beyond the mica’s reach, prompting a playful exchange about safety and cunning.
A patient asks for a tooth filling while the dentist says the bill is up to the patient to decide. The exchange highlights cost responsibility in dental care decisions.
A light exchange about domestic life and breakfast chores. The husband jokes that his wife burns the toast while he handles the coffee, highlighting playful marital collaboration. The snippet captures a casual, affectionate domestic moment.
A Baltimore Sun reader ridicules modern columnists for creating new terms and asks what “acoffspouse” means. The editor offers a playful interpretation describing a spouse who writes movie notes to tell their partner where to find sardines.
A quotable line notes that every valuable thing carries a price and success requires full payment. It asserts that richer rewards accompany greater costs and that success never offers discounts, urging persistence and commitment.
A London Answer joke turns on a lighthouse-keeper patient who claims dizziness prevents a daily walk. The doctor asks about following eight instructions and the keeper explains he forgot to mention his unique occupation. The gag hinges on the lighthouse shift and the morning walk.
A light exchange in a domestic scene where the wife asks for more cups to bring home. She explains the cookbook requires any cup without a handle for measuring and they have used all their cups to remove handles without breaking them.
In a light moment a character asks if any book ends were bought for the library table. The reply humorously says only whole books are purchased.
A man in a bank questions a loiterer watching him operate an adding machine. The reply jokes that there is too much music at home to inspire the machine to play a tune, highlighting light banter over mundane tasks.
The stock exchange magnate defines a sharp business rule: pay for something you cannot obtain with money you do not possess, and then sell what you never had for more than its cost. The remark reflects a hardball approach to leveraging credit and speculative gains.
A mother asks her daughter what she is doing as the daughter models the new dress she is making. The scene captures domestic labor and creative work in a sunlighted moment.
A prospective automobile traveler asks for good stop points on a trip. The clerk recommends stopping at every railroad crossing for safety.
A heated exchange unfolds as a furious father questions a late hour return home. The son replies he must wash his face to go to work, illustrating a domestic moment set against the Gold Coast’s native population of over two million.
Two diesel locomotives entered service on a Swiss rail line noted for its hundreds of curves and a rise of 1 240 feet over sixteen miles. The report mentions snakes contracting tuberculosis in the context of the piece.
Public auction set for November 2 1922 at 2 pm at the court house Pocahontas to satisfy a writ of execution in favor of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company against Wallace Wheeler and Elizabeth Wheeler. Property described as all of Section Five except the east 102 acres with several parcels excluded for a school site in Township 91 North Range 31 West. Sheriff Chas Stebbins Deputy Chas Pattee. Oct 2 1922 Pocahontas Iowa.
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