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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
6
A rugged high school game featured Manson and Rolfe moving the ball with bursts of yardage and solid defense. Tutt scored twice in the fourth quarter and an extra point followed, boosting the score to 18 points as Rolfe continued strong play in the waning moments.
Central States Electric warns of depredations and plans public appearances by University bands during 1939 40. Dr Charles B Righter notes the groups will perform at athletic contests concerts radio broadcasts and commencement ceremonies south of Rolfe.
Producers report soybean oilmeal reducing tankage needs and cutting costs by 20 to 25 percent. Farmers consider combining soybean oilmeal with meat meal or skim milk in grain rations, noting better results with dry feeding and older hogs.
Miss Charlene Sandvig daughter of Mr and Mrs George Sandvig Rolfe and Bruce Sanden son of Mr and Mrs Maurice Sanden Des Moines township were married August 28 in the Methodist church Indianola Rev Sherman officiated. They were the first couple to obtain a marriage license in the new courthouse. The bride wearer a black suit. groom a green suit. A pre nuptial shower and mock wedding plus musical numbers highlighted the event with family and friends in attendance.
The Iowa Health Department, allied with the Dairy Products Campaign, urges every person to drink one quart of clean milk daily. It cites milk as an ideal diet, rich in essential nutrients including vitamin A and calcium, when produced and consumed under strict cleanliness.
Garfield township students practice for a Farm Bureau meeting at Wal ter Heald s with songs like Down in the Valley a comic skit All Aboard the 5 22 and a character sketch Presenting Well Known Screen Star The class also hiked gathered seeds and dried milkweed pods for art projects while noon-dismissal week accommodated parade attendance.
George and Bob Beckord announce Beckord's Hatchery will open in Rolfe in the C. B. Fuller building. They plan a modern operation with Key Flock breeding and a full stock service offering feeding and disease advice. Visitors are invited as the facility is stocked with feeds, equipment, and poultry supplies.
Rev. J. J. Davies district superintendent of the Methodist church shared experiences from a spring European journey. He described attitudes in Germany toward Hitler, conditions in Prague and Vienna, a Berlin welcome for Hitler, and his own travels with an English companion while noting expulsions and local sentiments.
Rural Pocahontas county women attend a series of teas to learn about the Iowa State College extension homemaking program. Sessions, at Ed Lewis and Des Moines township locations, feature 4 H president Kathryn Wells and home demonstration agent Genevieve Colgan.
Loraine Henderson of Plover heads a new 4-H club with its first meeting on September 9 and a second gathering September 28 at Joan Iler’s home. Members listed include Adelia Jones Marilyn Miller JoAnn Iler Margaret Nicol Joyce Meredith Alice Grove Lillian Grove Dorothy Du Bois Colleen Pringle Helen Beneke Lola Pirie Betty Trimble Ruth Guiss Helen Glasco Suzanne Roush Marjorie Sharp Grace Pirie LaVon Heathman and guests Kathryn Wells county 4-H president and Genevieve attended.
The Lendt Paulson house was sold to Henry Westergaard on Friday. Westergaard plans to occupy March 1 and rent the home until then. The Paulsons will move south this fall after securing a suitable house trailer. He intends to work as a locksmith in towns he visits and provide key service.
Mrs A P White died at her daughter’s home in Des Moines Tuesday at 2 p m Funeral services will be held in Rolfe at the home of her daughter Mrs M R Fisher Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
Pocahontas county holds community AAA election meetings beginning the first week of October to select the county conservation program administrators. Meetings run 8:00 pm at various sites including Bellville Legion Hall Cedar Mullen Opera House Colfax Center School Cummins Legion Hall Des Moines D.M. T. School Dover Center School Garfield Center School Grant Center School Lake Center School Lincoln Center School Lizard Rankin School Marshall School Powhatan Plover School Roosevelt Court House Sherman Ware School Swan Lake Laurens School Each township votes for three committeemen two alternates and a county convention delegate. Farm women invited to attend discussions with farm men.
University of Iowa will broadcast education to homes with courses led by five professors. History of Journalism by Prof. Frank Mott airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. The American Novel by Prof. B V Crawford airs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 a.m. The Greek Epic in English by Prof. Dorrance White airs Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m. Classical Music by Prof. P G Clapp airs Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 10 p.m. Social Psychology by Prof. C Meier airs Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 a.m.
Twenty two Pocahontas county 4 H Baby Beef calves sold at the Sioux City show last week averaged about 11 75 per hundred to the seventeen boys who showed them. Ten calves were bought by Swift company seven by Cudahy and five by Armour company. The following is a list of the boys who sold calves with towns and names as read in the column.
Rolfe native Rollyn B Douglass and Helen Jansen wed at the bride’s Somers Iowa home on Sunday Sept 17. Rev Pruell of Somers performed the ceremony with only immediate family present. The Douglass family lived in Rolfe for years before moving to Rodman three years ago.
Authorities urge hog farmers to relocate swine from old lots to clean stubble fields to prevent dust borne pneumonia and lung fever. Swine outbreaks have grown worse this month with more cases and higher severity, according to the American Foundation for Animal Health.
The University of Iowa starts its fiftieth season under Dr. Eddie Anderson against North Central Conference champions University of South Dakota. Iowa plans an open attack with Nile Kinnick passing to Erwin Prasse and Dick Evans, using about 25 players in the debut with a line near 204 pounds and backfield around 175. Captain Prasse leads the line at left end with Walker and Tollefson up front and Couppee at quarterback.
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