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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1945
Page
4
War shortages push civilians to conserve fabrics. With cotton and rayon scarce due to wartime demand, households are urged to extend curtain life by rotating positions, dyeing faded textiles, and using dye removers. For those truly short, glass curtains remain an option. Nylon parachute cloth appears occasionally.
Early bird gardeners advance planting in March with lettuce radishes and Alaska peas. Plant rhubarb potatoes onions beets carrots spinach and more while avoiding Chinese cabbage until July 1. Treat seeds with protectants, use Semesan Bel for seed potatoes, and space seed pieces as directed. Enhance soil with manure and proper fertilization for strong yields.
The Pocahontas County Board met February 6 1945 with all members present. They deferred hearings on Drainage Districts Nos and 155 and approved annual reports and bonds for local officials while authorizing a $3000 per year county fund allowance and a 5 cent per hour wage increase for road workers.
A long municipal ledger lists payments for care hospitalization drugs rent and utilities to various individuals and institutions including St. Joseph's Sanitarium Lutheran Hospital Kossuth Hospital and McIntire Funeral Home along with departments and private providers. It records per diem payments mileage and tax sums and notes an appointment of administratrix Mary K E Jones for the estate of Thomas D Jones with notice to debtors and claimants.
An old home remedy promotes Ru-Ex Compound mixed with water and lemon juice to relieve rheumatic, arthritic, or neuritis pain within 48 hours. The ad promises a two week supply, easy preparation, and a money back guarantee if no improvement.
A ration office worker in Clear Lake reportedly left the jail night lock engaged. Rationing supplies sit in the basement while Chief Battleman and other officers failed to access the building and enlisted Welcome Hollister to enter through a jail window and release the lock.
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