Legion to field independent football team this year
At a Monday meeting the American Legion voted to form an independent football squad for the season. Rolfe and Gilmore unite with several standout players from the area, aiming for a strong line and a 200 pound average per man, with Pocahontas game set for Thursday Sept 29. A fundraiser to buy uniforms proceeds as caretaker Verne Callon is hired to manage Legion Hall as a club room.
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American
Legion
Rolfe
Gilmore
Enus
Frank
Legion Hall
Verne Callon
School Board and Schoolmen Frolic at Rolfe School
Monday evening the Rolfe school officials and spouses entertained the faculty in a light hearted gathering. An indoor baseball game showcased several stars while jokes and paper sword play lit up the lantern lit room. Refreshments followed in the domestic science room as they sought to get acquainted.
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Rolfe
Doc Hollis
John Brinkman
Prof
Robbins
Lou ‘Larson
Altho
Taylor
Finn
W C T U Notes On September Meeting And Plans
The W C T U met with Mrs H K Squires Monday afternoon September 19 to begin the new year. A finance committee and treasurer were appointed and a food sale planned for next Saturday. Delegates to the Ames state convention October 18 to 21 were named with alternates. The county convention set for Rolfe on October 14. An invitation to meet Grandma Chambers at Mrs Oscar Freel’s home was accepted for October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T. U
H. K. ‘ Squires
Susie Howland
Flora Smith
Minnie Matteson
Florence Cook
Florence Pearce
Ames
Arvilla Grant
Hortense Siefkin
Minnie Peterson
Addie, Beam
Lida DeWolf
Rolfe Day
Grandma Chambers
Oscar Freel
Study Center Set for Rolfe Teachers by ISU Extension
Iowa State Teachers College extension staff hold a study center in Rolfe school auditorium on Saturday September 24. Sessions cover primary reading, community civics, seat work, and silent reading devices with instructors E Grace Rait and Mac H Donaldson for grade and rural teachers. Participants urged to bring notebooks and pencils.
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Extension Department
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Rolfe School
E. Grace Rail
Mac H.donaldson
Mac H. Donaldson
E. Grace Rait
Grace Rait
Rolfe
Des Moines Township
Plover
Missionary Committee Posts South America Talk
Next Sunday night the Missionary Committee will host a meeting on Missionary Results in South America. On Tuesday night September 27 a church business meeting is at 7 30 oclock. Committee chairmen should bring written reports of last month's work and all members are urged to attend.
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South America
Parent-Teacher Reception at Rolfe Woman's Club
The Rolfe Woman's Club hosted a large parent teacher reception at the K P Hall for teachers and residents from Rolfe and Des Moines township. Mrs L Hollis chaired with praise for the club and its music and child welfare plans while Supts Byerhoff and Evans praised the school system. Musical numbers from Miss Daphne Malcolm and Elva Lemon Johnson highlighted the event as the community gathered for an extensive lunch and social mingling.
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Woman’s Club of
Rolfe
P. Hall
Cellent
Des Moines Township
Amy Ireland
Miss Ireland
C. W. Lighter
D. M. T. School
W. G. Byerhoff
Byerhoff
Woman’s Club
B. D. ‘Evans
Orate
Board of Education
Grant
Daphne Malcolm
Elva Lemon-Johnson
Rolfe High
J. K. Lemon
Wilcox Gahm Wedding in Rolfe on September 21 1921
Miss Lilah B. Wilcox and Arthur M. Gahm of Rolfe wed at Bort Dodge with Rev. Ginn officiating. The couple, both from Rolfe, are praised for their character and plans, while relatives, the Wilcox and Gahm families, attend and wish them happiness.
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Lilah B. Wilcox
Arthur M. Gahm
Rolfe
Bort Dodge
Ginn
M. E. Church
Happy Youngs
E. E. Wilcox
Miss Wilcox
Rolfe High
Pocahontas Carnival and League Football Set for Sept 29
American Legion Liberty Post No. 18 hosts a Pocahontas event September 29 featuring Roches Rolfe Legion Pocahontas Legion games Fonda H S versus Gilmore H S Humboldt H S versus Pocahontas H S. Night dances free band concerts and street attractions accompany the fundraiser with prizes including a $300 Edison phonograph a $75 Kodak a $75 suit and a $265 Winchester shotgun to be given away on September 30.
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American Legion
Pocahontas
Liberty Post No. 18
Rolfe Legion
Pocahontas Legion
Fonda H. S
Gilmore H. S. Humboldt H.S
Pocahontas H. S
Return of Dr Guy G Butler From Siam With Mrs Butler
Dr Guy G Butler, who left Rolfe five and a half years ago to practice dentistry in Bangkok, Siam, returned home last Saturday with his wife Mrs Butler unannounced. They married in Swatow, China last May before returning to the United States. The couple traveled a long route through Hongkong Singapore Ceylon Arabia the Suez Canal Marseille Straits of Gibraltar Bay of Biscay and the River Thames to London then Paris by air before reaching New York and Boston. They will spend time with Mr Butler's parents in Des Moines township and Chicago before settling.
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Guy G. Butler
Rolfe
Bangkok
Siam
Orient
Mrs. Butler
Butler
Swatow
China
Miss Suma
Odessa
Russia
Straits of Gibraltar
Bay of Biscay
River Thames
London
Paris
New York
Boston
Chicago
Mr. Butler
W. S. Butler
Des Moines Township
Here
Chicag’s
Horseshoes Pitching Contest Set for Gilmore City
A bi county horseshoes pitching contest will be held in Gilmore City on Friday September 29 with teams and singles from Poca hontas and Humboldt counties. Preliminaries start at 10 00 a m and finals follow in the afternoon. Members urged to attend with their shoes.
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Gilmore City
Pocahontas
Humboldt
Mrs Morris Webb Passes In San Antonio
Mrs Morris Webb died in San Antonio Texas from acute jaundice induced by fright from a severe electrical storm The body arrived in Rolfe with her parents and husband Funeral services were held at the Webb home with Rev J P Leste assisted by Rev A H Bryan The burial was in Clinton Cemetery The notice expresses deep sympathy and notes the family’s distress and the mother’s prior visit to the daughter The obituary details are not available this week
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Rolfe
Morris Webb
San Antonio
Texas
Holster
LeMars
Webb
C. M. Webb
J. P. Lesté
A. H. Bryan
Juula White
B. Bowen
C. J. White
C. H. Moon
Harriss Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Clinton Cemetery
Baby Health Contest At Rolfe Set For Three Days
The Rolfe baby health contest will run September 29 to October 1 with over seventy babies entered and 106 more seeking entry. Organizers say the three day format cannot accommodate all applicants, reflecting strong local interest in the Women’s Club event.
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Rolfe
Womans Club
Married at Fairmont Miss Edith Johnson and Maurice Pike
Edith Johnson and Maurice A. Pike were wed in Fairmont Minnesota on August 20. Both are longtime locals with strong family ties and plan to run a farm northwest of Rolfe. They will host friends after October 1. A prior bridal shower at Harold Ferguson’s home on August 18 drew 35 guests.
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Edith Johnson
Maurice A. Pike
Fairmont
Minn
A. L. Johnson
B. F. Pike
Sterling
Rolfe
Harold Ferguson
Rolfé Shipping Association Annual Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of this association will be held in the K of P hall at Rolfe Iowa on Wednesday evening September 28 at eight o'clock There will be election of officers and a report of last year's business All members are urged to be present.
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K. of P. Hall
Rolfe
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion Football
AMS Frolic
C. BE
First National Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
Tess
Thace
Eny
Rolfe Womans Club
Wilcox-Gahm
Mrs. Morris Webb
Rolfé Shipping Association
Avin c Bank
Rolfe, Lowa
W. S. McEwen
Rob T. Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
D. D. McEwen
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce W. 5. McEwen
the State Savings Bank
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