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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1952
Page
2
Community events span several households with hostesses and attendees across Humboldt County. T.T.T. chapter meetings, family reunions, birthday celebrations, and club activities spotlight local residents, demonstrations, and upcoming teas and club gatherings.
Cpl Harvey O Post son of Mr and Mrs Habbe H Post of Gilmore City serves in Japan with the 1st Cavalry Division. His unit, among first to fight in Korea, trains in aerial movement and amphibious operations on northern Honshu Hok kaido. He joined the Army in 1961 and was at Fort Hood Texas before overseas duty. Irvington family reports twins aged 20 months and triplets eight months.
An Iowa banker proposes installment saving as a future security. The plan would let individuals buy a saving account of a chosen size and pay in 12 monthly installments, ending with ownership of a $100 to $1000 account. It suggests using bonds and compound interest to fund retirement and long term goals.
Farmers urged to ensure cribs and bins used for loaned corn are solidly built and dry. Henry Loots of the PMA stresses raised floors, sturdy lumber, and roofs extending over walls. Inspect now to avoid ineligibility for 1952 corn loans.
The Methodist Church invites participation in the youth fellowship election. Services Sunday at 10 30 a m and 1 00 p m Thursday are noted with senior and junior activities and a senior adult choir rehearsal. Pastor Arthur G Peterson extends welcome to all in the heart of a friendly community.
Martin J Prehn pastor announces church school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. A missionary education conference begins Sunday September 28 at Pocahontas. Evening rally follows at 6 30 p m. World Wide Communion Sunday observed October 5 with Senior Hi Westminster Fellowship.
Fred Jacobsen pastor invites all visitors to Sunday school at 10 a.m. Sunday worship at 11 a.m. Prayer fellowship Thursday at 2 p.m. Confirmation class Saturday at 2 p.m. All children seven and up invited. strangers welcome.
Mrs Earl L Chambers expresses gratitude for cards gifts and visits during her hospital stay in Emmetsburg thanking well wishers for support and kindness.
Pocahontas county sheep producers may use the Rambling Ram Truck service this year with first stops to be Clarion Rockwell City and Sac City. About 80 head of purebred registered mutton type rams from Hampshire Shropshire and Suffolk breeds will be available for selection. Details and exhibit stations to be announced next week.
At a Sunday school picnic in Avoca 18 month old George Barritt was killed when the car that brought him to the event ran over him. The tragedy shocked attendees as investigators looked into the roadway incident.
A jocular farmer visits an income tax inspector to meet the people he works for and departs with a smile. The note credits Bill Howland for forwarding the item from his wife who reads the HEE HAW NEWS first each week. The piece mentions a new house in the neat ward and a pine lumber shipment, plus DIY tips and Handicrete patch products and a provocative line about patronizing.
Iowa motorists are urged to cooperate with School Safety Patrol members to keep crossings safe for children traveling to and from school. Patrols, with teachers receiving safety kits, aim to prevent school zone accidents as 10 500 patrol volunteers guard crossings daily and nationwide 12 million students are protected by 550000 Patrol members this school year.
Mrs. Jeanette Goozey died in Fenton at age 97, possibly the nation's oldest twin. Her surviving sister is Mrs Isabelle Murray of Lone Rock.
Mr and Mrs Knudt Damborg of Laguna Beach California visited Rolfe during the weekend en route to an unspecified destination. The OCR text is garbled but confirms a couple from Laguna Beach were there for travel.
The Sercik farm near Pocahontas hosts the annual Soil Conservation Field Day, September 20, showcasing bulk spreading of commercial fertilizer. Farr Service Company of Pocahontas installs a bulk spreader to ease handling, with orders from Emmetsburg and Storm Lake. Mrs. Conrad Halverson visits relatives and attends St Pauls Lutheran church dedication services.
The Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation approves a $23,500 grant to Columbia University for polio research led by Dr. Claus Jungeblut. The grant brings total Kenny funding to nearly $100,000 and a progress report will be given to the foundation during Doctor Jungeblut’s visit to the Elizabeth Kenny Institute. Kenny therapists operate in 18 hospitals across 10 cities administering polio treatment.
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