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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
4
A long list of social events and travel visits across Plover and nearby towns. Residents attended homecomings, family gatherings, church events, and trips to Pocahontas, Laurens, West Bend, Fort Dodge, and Granville. Several drived to Ottosen, Emmetsburg, and Rodman for gatherings and meetings.
The wood-chopping bee on Thursday gathered about thirty men with axes saws and trucks to harvest timber at Les Struthers farm Des Moines township. Saws supplied by Allbee and Perrigo. trucks by Art Langfitt O. E. Lehnus G F Grove and H G Albaugh. Timber piled for furnace lengths and delivered to the church east end in Plover. More work planned around Nov 10 with many endorsing another outing. Two-man saw and wedges left in woods now owned by Rev Reyman.
The Plover Methodist Church under Rev. Howard A. Reyman lists Sunday services and World Temperance Sunday next week. Evening services move to the social room in fall and winter to save fuel. Epworth League leaders and divisions are noted, with district conference at Wesley on November 2 featuring speakers from Morningside College. A Bradgate League supper concludes attendance contest with Bradgate winning.
Rev Walter Rothwell outlines Sunday School at 10 15 a m and Morning Worship at 11 30 a m. Mid week Bible Study class Wednesday 8 p m on The Worship of the King from Matthew 2 open to all. World Temperance Sunday observed with leaflet on Prohibition Facts. Last Sunday of month and half church year. check half yearly pledge with treasurer.
A Sioux Falls Argus-Leader meditation cautions that believing human intelligence to be superior is challenged by a roadside journey. The essay argues that ordinary observations reveal limits to intellect and urges humility before the road.
England imposes a yearly tax of 100 dollars on a Ford Model A, far higher than Iowa motor license costs, per Atlantic News Telegraph report.
The greatest known ocean depth in the Atlantic is measured near Porto Rico at 27,900 feet, pointing to extreme submarine trenches. This figure highlights the unexplored depths and challenges of deep sea exploration.
Mrs Pollock recounts a visit to Phoenix and Deming with sister and friends, describing health, climate, and hospitality. She notes Cooks and Davis families, irrigated lands, and local comforts, then mentions political views and absent voter ballots while staying in San Diego.
The list names fifty five jurors from Laurens, Rolfe, Fonda Pocahontas Palmer Plover Bradgate Gilmore City and other towns for an October term. The article also notes historical population shifts from rural living to towns and ancient population estimates.
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