Community event listings and meetings calendar
A long list of local group meetings and events dated September 12 through October 5. Activities include Lutheran Ladies Aid, American Home Club, Eastern Star, Harvest Fest service, Farm Bureau, Y M C A Bridge, A L D Cluthing lesson, Garfield and Pocahontas meetings, Pythians opening, Home Furnishing training across townships, Presbyterian January Society, poultry producer meeting, farm sales, and a football game schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ity Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Society
BE. B. Thompson
Iday
American Home Club
Walter D. Lortz
Star Nday
Methodist Church
Onday
Deses Township
Swan Lake
Hall
Cummins
Is of the Methodist Church
Lock
Weed threat rises as invasive bindweed spreads in Iowa crop areas
Reports from farm crops officials warn that the weed bindweed, recently added to Iowa's noxious list, is spreading in several regions. With a deep perennial root system and pinkish flowers, it forms thick mats that smother other plants and can entangle corn vines, raising concerns among farmers and lenders about crop damage and control costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Lowa
Oregon Trail pageant rained out again in muddy display
The Oregon Trail pageant produced by R W Wilkin was again rained out after about a third of the performance. Thousands attended despite heavy rain and 700 plus cars on the grounds. Cast and band persisted before weather forced cancellation and plans for next year were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Trail
R. W. Wilkin
Wilcox Williams Wedding Kept Secret In Rolfe Area
Mr and Mrs Jas Wilcox have quietly married in Omaha last December and set up home in Gilmore City Rolfe area. Inez Williams daughter of Mrs Geo Sheeley is the bride. Jas Wilcox son of Mr and Mrs E E Wilcox will continue farming near Rolfe and move there when a suitable house is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas. Wilcox
Gilmore City
Rolfe
Omaha
Inez Williams
Geo, Sheeley
E. E. Wilcox
Rolfe High School
Wilcox
Rolfe Woman's Club Opens Year With 28 Members
The Rolfe Woman's Club met at Mrs. C. L. Gunderson's home on Friday afternoon September 6 with twenty eight members attending. Mrs. Wim. Matteson reviewed the musical program from the Sioux City Biennial last May and speakers were praised. Refreshments followed adjournment. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday October 4 and all community women are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Woman's Club
C. L. Gunders
Wim. Matteson
Sioux City
Gunderson
House Committee
Golfers Take Their Time in Wet Championship Finalists
The annual golf championship moves slowly due to wet weather and busy schedules. Dec Butler has reached the finals in one bracket after defeating FE. 8 Colebaugh and awaits his opponent from the Ned Donohoe versus Bob Hunter match. Donohoe and Hunter are tied after eighteen holes with nineteen to play. California aims to plant abalone shell colonies along the coast as a valuable food source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dec Butler
Colebaugh
Ned Donohoe
Bob Hunter
Donohoe
Hunter
California
Now Is the Time to Buy Land a Once in Lifetime Opportunity
Dean Russell of Wisconsin, a farm economics authority, argues land values will rise as farm profits grow. He notes a real shortage of beef and rising dairy cattle prices, with condensed milk stocks unusually low, signaling improving farmer prospects after a long period of overproduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
Dean Russell
Wisconsin
Poultry Meeting Planned in Pocahontas September 25
A 2 00 p m poultry meeting for Iowa producers will be held September 25 in the Pocahontas courthouse assembly room. The session is part of a statewide series organized with the U S Department of Agriculture and Iowa State College extensions. Experts from state and federal agencies will discuss marketing production and disease control along with post mortems to illustrate poultry diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Court House
Pocahontas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Ames
Farm Bureau
U. S. Poultry Inspection Service
Town State College
Southern Negroes Visit City Students Sing Jubilee at M. E. Church
Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute students from Prentiss Mississippi performed a concert at the M. E. church. The five singers impressed a fair sized audience with harmony and potential for solos and duets. The visit highlighted local interest in farm relief debates with observers noting thoughtful farmer perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prentiss Normal and Industrial Institute of Prentiss
Rolfe
M. Ek
J. &. Johnson
The
Prentiss Institute
Shaw Silver Wedding Marks Rolfe Celebration
On Aug 31 1929 Mr and Mrs Azro K Shaw marked 25 years of marriage with neighbors in Rolfe attending at Earl Hudson home. Cheerful Mound Sunday school gave Rogers silverware. a playful manless mock wedding delighted guests as Ila Snook Amelia Shaw and others joined in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Azro K. Shaw
Rolfe
Amelia
Ila
Loretta
Shaws
Earl Hudson
Charlotte de Wolf
Wessy Ralph
Mrs. Shaw
ECCLES HARDWARE CLOSING AND BANKRUPTCY
G G Feeles closed the Eccles Hardware store by turning the keys to a disinterested party as creditors including the First National Bank move to dispose of stock under a receiver. Eccles is entering bankruptcy but opens a tin and sheet metal shop in the Fuller building south of the Standard Oil station and will do plumbing and furnace work inviting public patronage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. G. Feeles
First National Bank
Eccles
Fuller
Standard Oil Company
Pauline Wilson Married Dr H C Lawson in Rolfe
Dr H C Lawson arrived in Rolfe with Mrs Lawson formerly Pauline Wilson to begin practice with Dr Fr W Wilson. The marriage was planned last spring and announced after summer visits. Pauline returns home and the couple join Rolfe's medical practice, at the Dr Wilson residence for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Lawson
Rolfe
Fr. W. Wilson
Lawson
Pauline Wilson
Omaha
Pauline
Dr. Wilson
Sugar beet farming planned for Pocahontas County
The American Sugar Beet Company plans to promote sugar beet cultivation in Pocahontas County. Agent C A Genet visited last week and outlined loading at Gilmore City with shipments next year to Belmond and a Fort Dodge refinery. Local farmers including Gilmore City’s VanAlstine may join, with contracts at seven dollars per ton and seed supplied, plus labor arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Sugar Beet Company
Iowa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Pocahontas County
C. A. Genet
Gilmore City
Pocahontas
Belmond
Fort Dodge
VanAlstine
Mr. Genet
Kennedy Holstein Wins Aged Cow Class At Manson Fair
Surge Milk ing Machine Co representatives demonstrated at the Calhoun County Fair in Manson then borrowed L. W. Kennedy’s Holstein cow for the aged cow competition. The cow, shown in ordinary condition, earned first place in a field of eleven, with judges praising quality that stood out even without special feeding for show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surge Milking Machine Co
Calhoun County
Manson
L. W. Kennedy
Swine Special to Visit County Saturday Oct 5
A committee of farmers and business leaders arranged for the swine special to arrive in Havelock via the C and N W at 9 00 a m on Saturday October 5. The train will stay until noon and hundreds of farm folks from Pocahontas and southern Palo Alto counties are expected to visit. The exhibits focus on profitable pork production with no speeches. A talking sow and cars showing breeding stock feeding and cleanliness will be featured along with model equipment and educational displays. J L Miller of Havelock is chairman with other members named and a large advertising committee chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Chicago & North Western Railway
Havelock
J. L. Miller of
J. W. Loots
J. B. Sheldon
W. E. Knight
J. H. McMichael
Jh. L. Albaugh
W. E. Pirie
Fred K. Hawley
Lowden to Visit Iowa for Rural Life Conference
Former Illinois governor Frank O. Lowden arrives in Ames for the Twelfth Annual American Country Life Association Conference from October 17 to 20. He presides at sessions and delivers talks on rural organization with broadcasts planned from WOI. The gathering pairs leaders in churches schools farm press health and welfare with national rural program efforts. Van Mink farming noted as an Alaska industry trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Lowden
Ilinois
WOI
Iowa State College
Henry C. Wallace
Lowden
Sesson
Iowa
American Country Life Association
Father Dobberstein Recovers From Injuries At Grotto Site
The West Bend Grotto builder Father Dobberstein, injured near Dubuque, has returned to West Bend and resumed grotto work after a near-fatal crash. Reports say he survived with facial disfigurement and a damaged nerve but remains determined, with doctors cautioning rest to avoid further harm.
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Arrow
Dubuque
Father Dobberstein
West Bend
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Dusbuque
Dobberstein
Taylor Kirchner Nuptials In Rolfe Parsonage Ceremony
Pearl A Taylor and Chirence Kirchner wed at the M. F. parsonage in Rolfe on Tuesday September 10 at 1 30 pm Rev W A Wilkinson officiated The couple were attended by relatives with Christobel Brogotti as flower bearer The couple will reside on the Kirchner farm after October 15 with plans to visit Puckwana South Dakota now dwelling in Rolfe community and connected to local schooling and work histories
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Alice Taylor
Chirence Kirchner
M. Ff
Rolfe
W. A. ‘Wilkinson
J. C. Brogotti
Irvin Kirchner
Christobel Brogotti
H. F. Kirchner
Alex Manor
J. C. Brogzotti
Pucckwana
Stansky Manufarthing Co
Sioux Falls
Puckwana
S. D
Stop Signs Go Up In Rolfe Primary Routes
State Highway Commission supervises erection of stop signs on all streets entering Primary No 4d in Rolfe. Drivers must stop before reaching arterial highways. one driver failed to stop west of Laurens, causing an accident. Townspeople fret over festival funding and street upkeep as primary through-town routes loom in cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
State Highway Commission
Laurens
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Ednesday
F. 16. DeMill
Ty Noli
Furng
Roose- Sherman, Grant and
Lincoln
Poca
Presbyterian Janary Society
C. L. Gunderson
Uinsland
M. P. Hancher
Pocahontas and
Boring Counties
C. B
Hursday
Bellville
Lake Lizard
Paul Lothian
Ursday
Garfield Town Farm Bureau
Uy FB
King School
Garfield
Des Moines
W. P. Wheeler
Pe Viday
Rolfe High
Yon High
Man
Tiday
Marshall Town Farm Bureau
H. J. Lundblad
Hiday
Turday
Mexico
Chelmsford
Kingland
Woman's Club
America
Eccles’ Hardware
Kennedy
Manson Fair
Alaska
Taylor—Kirchner
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