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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
2
Rolfe and surrounding communities begin the new club year with multiple study groups resuming meetings in September. Local clubs announce dates for luncheons, officer lists, and varied programs including education topics and regional tours.
Mrs E W Wilson and Sammy Lawson departed from Carroll on the Northwestern Challenger bound for California. They will visit Mr and Mrs D W McGirk and reside at 5324 El Cajon Blvd San Diego during several months away.
Miss Eloise Brinkman completed a course at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines and accepted a position with Bankers Life Insurance. Arthur Adler and daughter Melba returned from Minnesota after Melba spent five weeks at Camp Wabigoniss on White Fish Lake. Judith Wangberg returns to Minneapolis to resume nursing after a three month vacation. Ruth Petrus visited Lois Schneck over the weekend. J C Ingebritson and family visited Cleal home in Dows. Jeanette Hauck heads to Des Moines to enroll at the American Institute of Business.
Pastor E. J. Plummer announces Sunday School at 10 a. m and morning worship at 11 a. m. The Youth's Division meets Saturday at 2:30 p. m and The King's Heralds at 2 p. m. Harvest Home observed Sept 14 with altar decorations and a dinner Sept 17. District Conference in Dayton Sept 8 and Annual Conference in Estherville Sept 28. a strong Rolfe delegation expected.
Pastor W F Sehneck leads Sunday School at 10 and Morning Worship at 11 with choir at the usual time. Sermon titled Necessary Vitamins to Witness for Christ. Missionary Guest day set for Sept 17 and Excelsior Society meets Sept 10. Plan to attend.
J. O. Wangberg and Evangelist Peder Nordsletten will lead Sunday morning and evening worship at Trinity Lutheran. A Synodical budget offering will be received during the morning service. Catechism class meets Saturday at 1 45 p m. The Trinity Ladies Aid plans a luncheon at Central States on Saturday Sept 6 starting at 5 p m.
Numerous households report relatives and friends visiting from Waterloo Bancroft Gilmore Des Moines Des Moines Fort Dodge Pigeon Mich West Bend Villa Park Cedar Rapids and Lovewell noting travel for meals and shared time. Navy trainee Eugene Simonson returned home from Great Lakes for the weekend. A back injury sidelined Mrs. Olerich while Ray Peterson recovers from a horse accident and a cut foot.
George O Halloran recounts a morning dispute in Clara's yard as Murphy complains about MacTavish. Accusations of digging, chickens, and a shirt mix with comic imagery of a fastidious neighbour and a scarecrow encounter. A light wartime tone closes with a patriotic signoff.
In Ames during a Yoon teachers meeting Miss Irene Faye May was elected state president. The dinner at Memorial Union announced the result. Miss MeeNee McNee from Keokuk was noted as a vocational home economics teacher in the Rolfe school system and will leave Monday to begin a year of work.
A Farm Bureau notice asks 4 H boys to return a card indicating how many calves they want and preferred breeds to aid county efforts in securing calves for feeding. Plans include shipping in calves once numbers are known and possible use of Defense Savings Bonds as funding.
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