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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
2
Roosevelt Township Woman's Organization schedules a meeting at Mrs. Melvin Petersen’s home for Thursday September 23 with invitation to all. Also notices general meetings of W.S.C. and church groups with dates September 22.
Rev and Mrs L L Fogelman pastors. Sunday school 9 am, morning worship 11 am, evangelistic service 8 pm. Mid week service Wednesday 8 pm. Bradgate Friday 8 pm. Bible verse quotes conclude the notice urging faithful assembly.
Pastor Fred Jacobsen leads divine worship at 11 a m with Sunday school at 10 a m Choir practice Thursday and Trinity Aid meets Wednesday September 22 at Mrs Aobert Wiegert home Potluck lunch to follow Visitors welcomed at St. Pauls.
Mrs Harold Marchant and Karen express gratitude to friends for cards and gifts while hospitalised in Fort Dodge. Request continued prayers and well wishes.
Pocahontas county residents are cautioned by county extension director Dale Goodell to test silos for toxic gases before entering. He cites yearly silo gas deaths, notes trench silos as especially dangerous, and suggests using a kerosene lantern on a rope to verify oxygen levels.
Goodell advises that if a lantern goes out the silo is unsafe to enter. Remove gases and reoxygenate with a silage blower or vacuum. Recheck with a lighted lantern. if the flame stays lit, entry is safe. Applies similarly to wells and cisterns.
Les Davis, noted authority on football maneuvers, will call play by play for WNAX. The broadcasts include Iowa versus Nebraska on September 25 and Nebraska versus Minnesota on October 2 with Notre Dame visiting Nebraska October 16. Michigan at Minnesota October 23 and Wisconsin at Iowa October 30 follow, then Purdue at Minnesota November 6, Minnesota at Iowa November 13, and Minnesota at Wisconsin November 20.
Pastor H V Bartz leads church school at 10 15 am worship at 11 15 am youth fellowship 6 pm choir rehearsal Thursday 8 pm and a general meeting on Wednesday September 22 at 2 30 pm with Mrs Bevier District Spiritual Life Secretary as guest speaker. Good Will truck will call here for assistance.
Government archeologists excavating Fort Raleigh on Roanoke island report finding a 10 foot by 5 percent foot moat profile and a fortified debris layer. A hand made brick fragment and strap iron hint at an early fort associated with the Lost Colony era. Virginia Dare born in 1587 marks the colonial timeline.
Washington report from the American Automobile Association notes fewer 1946 mechanical breakdowns than 1945, aided by abundant tires and spare parts. Analyzed from 14,000 member garages, the drop exceeds 10 percent with tire trouble still top, followed by battery and ignition issues. Lost keys and gas outages affected hundreds of thousands of drivers.
A note references the annual conference in Cherokee from September 22 to 26. It quotes a saying about religion moving people to act for others. It recalls the historical fact that the Washington territory separated from Oregon in 1853.
At MAROC California the Lockheed P-80R jet flew a 1.86 mile course four times and reached 632.5 mph, breaking the British Gloster Meteor's 616 mph mark. Colonel Albert Boyd piloted the craft, powered by a new Allison turbo jet, while officials measured speeds and documented the event for the National Aeronautic Association.
W F Schneck reports Sunday school at 10 a.m. and fellowship at 6 p.m. Choir practice Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Fort Dodge Presbytery fall meeting at Lytton on September 21 with George Heald as principal and J T Grant as alternate for Rolfe. Redevelopment may force worship in church social rooms for a few Sundays.
Henry Lauterbach of Reinbeck lost his rod and reel when a northern pulled it from his hand near Duluth. Two days later Ed Galum of Illinois recounted a similar catch and recovered Lauterbachs rod and reel with the same fish still on the hook.
A speeder collided with a Hawarden car carrying Mrs. Jake Speh and her two daughters, sending the speeder’s car into a ditch. The driver fled but was pursued by the women, handed to authorities, and damages were collected.
At Buena Vista county fair Gordon Atherton of Sioux Rapids lost a calf from over-exertion on opening day. He has received 78 dollars in panel aid to purchase a replacement calf.
A lightning bolt struck a home in Independence last week sending a spark through a drop cord into the kitchen. The owner Miss Kate Bray was not hurt though she fell and bruised herself. The item also notes the founding of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1874 and Brigham Young's 1801 Vermont birth.
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