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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
5
In this fragment the speaker rails against wasteful promotion while urging practical support for local development. It notes that people favor family first and then the community, urging sustained effort to boost the town despite criticism and skepticism from others.
The Hhians Sisters will conduct a street stand during the Rolfe Festival serving lunches and other usual stand offerings. Funds raised support the hall used for public purposes and invite patronage from the community.
The Des Moines Township Fair at the D M T school grounds drew a good crowd despite heat. Exhibits showed high quality with farm and garden items, a parade featuring the D M T Woman's Club and school groups, and events like kittenball, baseball, and a moving picture show. Winners included John Madsen and Melvin Thorson in grain and seed corn categories, J I George for alfalfa hay, and John Weishaar for vegetables and tomatoes.
The Fonda Times notes a motorcade forming to Rolfe for the Free Fall Festival on Thursday and Friday September 22 28. Fonda boosters plan an auto caravan to Rolfe, leaving at noon with banners on Main Street, inviting a large southwest corner delegation to join the event.
Rolfe Woman's Club plans a new community venture with a Parent-Teacher Association. The inaugural meeting is at the high school auditorium Monday evening September 26 at eight o'clock with light refreshments. The program includes an invocation by Rev. J. P. Lester, musical selections, and speeches on what the PTA can do for children parents teachers and the community. Mrs Randall Melson serves as temporary chair.
The American Home Study Club met Sept 18 at Mrs. Mary Wheeler's home with ten members. Demonstrations covered cold packing carrots and corn, rhubarb canning without cooking, and making whole wheat with no salt. Mrs. Pollock praised a steam cooker called conservi for efficient canning and fuel savings. A trombone solo entertained attendees. Next meeting is Oct 11 at Mrs. Wm. Matteson’s home to discuss making house cleaning easy.
Rolfe hosts a Friday fore noon event featuring Pillow Fight Nail Driving Cracker Eating 100 Yard Dash and other contests with cash prizes. Highlights include Pony and Bicycle races plus a Slow Ford race with prizes up to 3.00 for first place and 1.50 for second.
Community Club officers announce Rolfe stores will close both afternoons during the Fall Festival from 12 30 to 5 00 o clock Open for mornings and 5 00 to 6 30 evenings to allow trading and show viewing Clerks and proprietors will share in the celebration urging all town businesses to participate and help visitors enjoy the event.
Rolfe prepares for a two day festival with tents booths and rides lining the streets. A parade at 12 15 p m and a 11 00 a m speech will feature the event with free admission to City Park and concerts in the evening. Kittenball tournament and football activities accompany the program with a Tiny Toe Teasers dance at Butler Hall.
Congressman L J Dickinson spoke at the Pocahontas County court house about farm relief and tariff policies. He urged price support over mere efficiency, noted dairy and sugar producers benefit from tariffs, warned against centralization, and stressed loans and cooperatives while stressing that farmers need profitable prices to repay old debts.
Garfield Township Farm Bureau the largest unit in Pocahontas county will meet at the home of Mr and Mrs August Brinkman on Thursday Sept 29 at 8 00 p m The program committee led by Jesse Hosier promises an unusually good program.
The Rolfe Woman's Club announces a new rest room beside the First National Bank opening today, the festival's first day. It offers seating, reading material, and amenities for mothers with small children, staffed most of the time to welcome visitors.
Wilford Gerbracht of the Gerbracht Aeronautic Corp Ames will return Sunday Sept 25 to offer passenger flights He just completed the first paid passenger flight from Towa to California and back and this week will take two Cedar Rapids businessmen to the Dempsey Tunney fight in Chicago He operates the Ames airport and flying school
Mr and Mrs Robert Bruce attended the funeral of Mrs L D Fawcett on Sunday in Humboldt. The Fawcetts formerly lived northeast of Rolfe and were relatives of Mrs Bruce.
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