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Newspaper

Rolfe Arrow

Location

Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1940

Page

3

Jamboree At Havelock School With Six Teams

A six man football jamboree will be held at Havelock Friday evening Sept 13 featuring Graettinger Fonda Bradgate Havelock Bode and St Marys Emmersburg Drawings will decide quarter pairings all teams except St Marys belong to the North Central conference Bradgate participates in football for the first time and most squads are bolstered by lettermen.

Havelock Graettinger Fonda Bradgate Bode St. Mary’s S Maurine Spiker Rolfe Elmer Landing Clara Keerles Rochelle Ill Gordon Peterson Evangelical Lutheran Church Herschel Mons Hansen Thor Iowa City University Hospital Lawrence Frank Johnson St. Paul Minn Central States Electric Company

Havelock Woman's Club Opens Season at Mrs Smith Home

The Havelock Woman's Club opened their season on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Will Smith with all members present and two guests Mrs. Russell Kraai and Mrs. Howard Ressecul of Laurens. Lunch followed the business meeting, served by Mrs. Smith and hostess Mrs. Will Fowler.

Thimble Club Will Brazier Ray Kendall Des Moines Allen Williams Jim Williams Emmetsburg Seattle Wash Redley Calif Michael Jackie Anglum Mallard Meritt Brazier Neil Maurer Billy Laurens Pearl Mick G. A. Grover John Reimer D. W. Merry J. E. Preston Spencer Ben Hertz Kankakee Ill Clara Keerles Woman's Clit Havelock Woman’s Club Will Smith Russell Kraai Howard Ressecul Smith Will Fowler

Local Aid Societies Meet. Community Notes From Town

Joint Aid Meeting at the Methodist church brings three local ladies aid societies together to discuss business matters. Residents Marion Gruver Charles Gurney and G A Gruver plan a Lake Okoboji fishing trip. Dolores Wagner returns from Olivia Minnesota. Mrs Fred Hauswirth recovers from surgery at Sioux City Methodist hospital. Local visits to Farnhamville Mallard Lanyon Gowrie Havelock noted. The last quarterly conference set for Sept 14 with Dr J C Ruthman presiding. Jars of fruit jam and vegetables requested for the Sioux City Methodist hospital exhibit at Ayrshire sub district booth festival.

Ware Aid Methodist Church Marion Gruver Charles Gurney G. A. Gruver Lake Okoboji Dolores Wagner Olivia Minn Fred Hauswirth Methodist Hospital Sioux R. E. Jennings Merritt Brazier Mallard Ray Grover Lanyon David Stevens Gowrie Mr. Grover J. H. Wood Havelock Methodist Church John Drake Wolcott J. C. Ruthman Algona Sioux City Methodist Hospital Ayrshire

Des Moines Township Elects Class Officers for 9th September

Des Moines township school voters elected seniors and juniors to officer posts on Monday. Senior officers include Dorothy Joens as president and Loren Thompson as treasurer with Supt. I. Keith Martin as sponsor. Junior officers list Dale Hewlett as president and Grace Hertz as secretary with sponsor Miss Hurley.

Des Moines Township Dorothy Joens Ardeth Boyd Marjorie Peterson Loren Thompson I. Keith Martin Dale Hewlett Meraim Ripperger Grace Hertz Junior Peterson Richard Sanden Miss Hurley

Numerous Community Visits and Events In Local Town

Local residents attended family gatherings and church events across Garfield and nearby towns. Highlights include Delores removing a Fort Dodge cast, Sharon Kay Cuthbertson’s birth, a Helvig reunion in Spencer, and a Danish Lutheran church shower for Olesons. Families visited relatives in Pocahontas, Laurens, and Spirit Lake areas and toured Fort Dodge, Spencer, and Des Moines township meetings.

B. M. Cuthbertson Booth-Olson Construction Co Ogden John Cordes Ted Hewlett Delores Fort Dodge Leslie Johnson Sharon Kay Nels Nielsen August Nielsen Maxine Frank Nielsen Emmetsburg Ben Lehnus Carol Jean Bert Osking Yvonne Spencer Helvig Claude Camper Earl Dixon Detroit Mich Erwin Englert Dewey Hoskins Rembrandt Roy Schonberger George Zeman David Henry Jennie Johnson Stephen Lampman Art Kilbourn Lyle Kilbourn Louis Buck Fritz Johnson Miss Lothian S. S. Whitmore Fenton Will Schreier John Lang Pocahontas Mercy Hospital Hans Nielsen Hilda Guy Kerns Bonita Phelps Guy Smith H. Ivan Barnes Bill Los Angeles Calif Barnes Smith Claribel Michalek Clara Smith Les Struthers Jennie Evans Albert City Will Cook Laurens John Lawman

Visitors and gatherings around Des Moines township community life

Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thompson and family from Swea City. Mrs. Frank Hronek attended a miscellaneous shower in Pocahontas honoring Marcella Hronek. Neighbors and relatives visited Rolfe, West Bend, Jefferson, and Algona. Funeral services were held for Mrs. Fern Christensen Muldoon of Mason City. The 4-H Boys club met with 16 members. The Master’s Garden poem concludes this item.

Robert Heathman Ames Pocahontas County Glenn Carpenter Rockwell City Richard Lyndona Lyle Kilbourn Frank Kilbourn West Bend Chester Harris Rolfe Art Levine Gene Foster Mae Snook Mary Ann Jolliffe Mallard Albert.Jensen John Jensen Rutland Reinhold Ohlmann Kearney Nebr Brinkman Farm Ohlmann Arthur Hanson Raymond Isacksen Isacksen Henry Monkelsen Pocahontas A. DeMill Roy Luft Clarence Bill Thompson Swea City Frank Hronek Marcella Hronek J. B. Lowe Jack Cordes Sharon Everett Burns Feaster Glen Carpenter Lois W. M. Carpenter Pard Dewitt Edith Smith Algona Dick Smith Rollin Cruickshank Harold Justice Ringsted O. J. Cruickshank Geo Marine Verle Marine Vera Hunter Jefferson Betty Harris Joyce Spencer Muldoon Fern Christensen Muldoon Mason City Des Moines Memorial Billy Jackie

Pocahontas News Community Banquet Guests

A social gathering hosted by the Mesdams featured guests including A J Albrecht and Mrs Louis Vodraska who received a consolation prize. Refreshments were served to a list of attendees from Pocahontas and nearby Algona such as Mr and Mrs Robert Richardson and Mr and Mrs Glen Simpson and family.

A. J. Albrecht Louis Vodraska Jo Bartosh Jim Shors Anton Poduska A. W. Vodraska Joe Pierick Leo Shors Wesley Poduska W. W. Iral Mary Hronek George Schott Lawrence Siefried John Ollinger Ewood Gilleland Marjory Stoulil Robert Richardson Algona Glen Simpson Pocahontas D. M. Simpson John Kopriva

Pocahontas News Notes Include Court Terms and Society Events

The September term of Pocahontas County District Court sees thirty four new cases with equal shares of law and equity matters. Social highlights include honoring Mr. and Mrs. Martin Alexander with a Rolfe park picnic supper and Brother Louis N. Schott taking final vows with the Society of Mary in Dayton Ohio.

District Court of Pocahontas F. C. Davidson Emmetsburg Martin Alexander Webster City O-Kay Club Rolfe City Park A. C. Shimon Louis N. Schott Charles Schott Society of Mary of Dayton Ohio University Dayton Brother Schott

Pocahontas Dinner Hosts Band Members and Guests

Pocahontas town welcomed band members at a dinner hosted at Hotel Pocahontas last evening. Other guests were noted but not named in the readable portion.

Pocahontas Hotel Pocahontas

Coach Anderson Urges Football Players to Prep Safely

Dr. Eddie N. Anderson of Iowa University teams with the state health department to stress fitness before play. He advises loosened up routines and a warm up of five to ten minutes, urging players to opt for less active sports if doctors deem football unsafe.

Eddie N. Anderson Iowa University Iowa State Department of Health Anderson Health Department Ironmen Iowa Boys

Advice on injury safety toward end of play urging caution

The remarks urge immediate care for injuries and warn against heroics after harm. A Chicago Medical College graduate stresses supervision and using protective gear in towns facing hostilities to prevent further danger to players.

Ack Anderson Thy i Medical College Chicago

No Fish No Pay Fishermen Practice at Thompson Pond

Fishermen near Waverlyins set a regular fishing day on Chatty Thompson’s Shell Rock Tacks pond with bait supplied and a small payment to the owner when fish are caught. Emphasis on safety advice throughout the note.

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