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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1942
Page
3
The Havelock High School football team routed Bradgate 24 0 to start the season. Homecoming is set for September 25 against Fonda with other schedule dates listed, including games at Emmetsburg and against Bradgate and Graettinger.
The American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Raggedy Ann luncheon at Mrs. Ann Lathrop’s home with dolls as place cards and vegetable and cheese dolls. A large number paid their dues as members discussed activities and upcoming events.
Havelock Methodist Church with Pastor John Drake Wolcott announces no services next Sunday due to the annual conference in Storm Lake. A World Wide Communion is planned for Sunday October 4 with a sacrificial offering for overseas relief and army camps.
Des Moines Two reports social visits and family events across area households. Guests include Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt and mother Mrs DeBoer, Ronnie and Johnson family members, and several friends at Jennie Johnsons home. Community members travel to Fort Chaffee Arkansas and attend dinners and dressers meetings. A birth is noted for Carol Ann to Lester Johansen and wife.
Gilmore City Tigers edged Pocahontas Indians 7 to 6 Friday night fueled by G Botine s third quarter TD and Griffin s winning extra point. Pocahontas s Hronek answered in the fourth from seven yards as local activity also notes medical updates and community events.
National Fire Prevention Week runs October 4 to 10 with emphasis on careful home appliance use. County agent Helen S. Sage warns that one third of house fires stem from electricity and urges replacing worn cords, proper fuses, cautious use of electrical equipment, and limited extension cord use.
Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson reports all Pocahontas County Iowa State College wheat farmers may seed now without Hessian fly damage. He advises removing volunteer wheat, preparing a clean seed bed, and delaying seeding until after safe window to protect fall crops.
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