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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
2
A surprise birthday party honoring Mrs. A V Graeber took place Thursday night at the Graeber home hosted by A L D club members and friends. Guests played quiz games and presented eight Fostoria goblets and an ice jug, with lunch served at the end.
Mr and Mrs M R Soth announce the engagement of their daughter Kathryn to William H Wisdom of Des Moines son of Mr and Mrs Earl F Wisdom of Des Moines. The wedding will take place in Rolfe on Sunday September 20.
Regular meeting of the Up and Coming 4-H club of Cummins township notes college bound members Marian Daniels Thelma Joliffe Evelyn Carlson and Helen Wilson receive gifts at the Daniels home Eighteen members attend roll call and discuss What I Benefit from Achievement Day. Mrs E J Rogers donates first prize for a vegetable basket. Continuous program includes sweater care pickle preservation and tape measure selection. Enda Wilson reports.
Lotus blossoms, rarely seen in this region, have appeared recently in Hazelwood cemetery in Grinnell. The pink waxlike flowers are noted for their beauty.
Dear Editor Life is fine here at Chanute Field on the B shift with school from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Weather remains cool but pleasant. I receive The Arrow every week and enjoy news from home. I have seen one familiar face Earl Quade from Havelock. LaMar Climpson.
Mrs. A C Thomas announces the marriage of her grandson Staff Sergeant DeWayne Thomas to Miss Lucille L Schoenhair of Eagle Grove. The ceremony occurred Saturday night August 22 at Trinity Presbyterian Church Tucson Arizona with Rev. Williams officiating. The couple was attended by Mr and Mrs Mac MacLeod. Thomas, a Rolfe high school alumnus, enlisted May 1941 and serves as airbase mechanic at Davis Monthan Field Tucson. They will reside at 600 South 5th Avenue Tucson Arizona.
A thanks note expresses appreciation for generous help in starting a farming project on the Tyler farm, where the group plans to move next year. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith are named among those valued for their friendship and kindness.
The Presbyterian Church with FP Schneck, Pastor, lists Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11. Choir practice Thursday afternoon. The Excelsior society meets September 9 at Mrs. Thorntons. Junior Endeavor meets Sunday 2:30, Senior Endeavor September 9 with invitation to new members. Plan worship on September 6.
The record lists morning worship at 11:00 am and Bible classes during the day. The Ladies Aid society is to meet with Mrs. T O Lowry on Wednesday September 9.
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship at 11 a.m. M Y F at 6 30 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 8 p.m. The Harvest Festival Supper is set for Wednesday evening in September.
A damaged OCR snippet shows scattered phrases about a Sunday event, time references, a department, and services. The readable lines mention invites, a time, and possible departures, with no clear subjects or outcomes.
James N Lund pastor invites Sunday morning service at 1 and Sunday school and Bible class for an hour. Wednesday Ladies Aid with Mrs Laura Isacson at 1. Saturday confirmation class at 1. You are cordially invited to church services.
A fragmented local item offers jokes and puns on everyday life, folklore terms, and small notices about concrete work supplies, meat and water availability, and coal shipments. Names Conrad Majorowicz and Bill DeWolf appear amid references to Egg, coal, and June shipments.
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