02 Apr 1936
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1936
Page
1
Northwest Iowa delegates faced heavy snow as the state convention gathered amid delays and calls for postponement. The write in argues for farm concerns over elevator troubles and criticizes party leadership while noting unemployment, New Deal programs, and looming presidential race dynamics.
In Iowa, a hatchery man reports 12 customers seeking baby chicks within weeks, all turned away as supply is sold out through mid May. He cites January and February storms that stalled egg and chick production, delaying deliveries and stressing farmers to feed and grow chicks quickly. He notes early weight gains favor farms with 4 to 5 pound springs ready for market.
A reader’s column mulls bond refinancing options for counties and school districts, notes a WPA Iowa plan to reduce workers, and questions paving funds tied to taxes. It also ponders jury dynamics in a murder trial and reports a Germany election vote backing territorial actions by the army.
A cryptic note asserts flattery nourishes those who accept it and that even a lake of fire and stone would not punish an immaterial soul. The fragment hints at metaphysical themes without clear person or event.
In District Court of Pocahontas County Iowa to all interested persons. A document purporting to be the last will and testament of John Roberts deceased has been filed opened and read. A hearing is fixed for proof of the will at the Pocahontas courthouse at 3 o clock p m on a date to be announced. Jeanette Berry Clerk of District Court.
The Los Angeles Times notes gemology guides that emeralds are harder to counterfeit than diamonds or rubies. Hardness, dichroism, refractive index, and inclusion patterns expose fakes. Glass and Bakelite imitations can be scratched. doublets triplets and foulbacks reveal seams under light. Synthetic stones may show tiny bubbles under magnification.
A Washington Star note recounts the belief that black cats bring bad luck, tracing the superstition to witches and medieval lore. It cites a Sixteenth century book Beware the Cat and notes ongoing folk beliefs in misfortune linked to black cats.
Porto Rico figures prominently inSixteenth and seventeenth century battles in the Spanish Main. Discovered by Columbus in 1499 and repeatedly sacked by pirates. After the Spanish-American War it was ceded to the United States. The island spans about 3200 square miles with over 1.5 million people, mainly native.
The article describes the shephar keren, the first wind instrument made from animal horns, favored in straight form. It explains its uses to summon crowds for war and law, announce jubilee, signal the ark’s approach, hail new kings, and other public duties. It notes Numbers 10 2 ordering two silver trumpets and references to Revelation.
Weather driven drought at Kern Lake in California reduced water and left the lake bed to farming. The unusual food supply spurred a rapid rodent population boom including house mice and field mice, causing a regional plague.
The eighteenth century novelist Sterne uses dramatic devices in Tristram Shandy including an entirely black mourning page and long starry gaps. A chapter spans two pages left blank to heighten emotion and elide details.
A fragmentary, dated sounding passage portrays women bearing heavy labor while men rest or ride in cars. It mentions mothers and wives carrying burdens as men linger, highlighting gendered work division and social norms. The text is distorted with typos and unclear names.
Des Moines April 1 Gov Clyde L Herring opposes selling and dismantling the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad saying abandonment would disrupt service in numerous communities and harm local economies. He notes some lines have been unprofitable but argues improved conditions may restore the road. The plan resembles an experiment and risks isolating trackage and hurting life savings in small towns.
The county sua sponte joins nutrition education after six years, led by Miss Annette Peterson of Iowa State College Extension Service. Leaders from Laurens, Bellville, Pocahontas and DMT trained March 17–20 will host follow-up meetings to teach meal planning, calcium iron iodine needs, energy foods and score cards to assess deficiencies.
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