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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1929
Page
5
The Supreme Court decision holding Harry Sinclair in contempt for defying Senate questions is seen as timely. Readers recall how oil deal culprits escaped punishment by jury trial, provoking public doubt about the value of trials and accountability.
A Fort Dodge editorial targets how wealth shapes elections and juries, praising a tribunal that stands for fairness. It cites Sinclair, Colonel Stewart, and Standard Oil as examples, warns against wealth influencing justice, and notes judge Clock’s jail order for a witness in a city election probe. The piece mentions Frederick Larrabee’s congressional bid and H. S. Van Alstine’s tax reform efforts.
R H S Arrowlet reports a Tuesday morning assembly sponsored by Junior High with a song by Junior High girls. Declamatory contestants performed except for absent Donald Eikenberry. winners were Barbara Melson, Helen Kennedy, Yvonne Graham, Arlene Cook, Donald Davidson, and Donald Eikenberry. The Ninth English class completed Julius Caesar. grades and nature study projects were noted along with a pupil poem by Burdette Graeber.
A reflective piece criticizes slow political action on tax reform and notes Laurens town finances with $30,000 in treasury including $16,000 in Liberty bonds. It discusses road bonds, paving damage, and the impracticality of major road improvements as winter recedes. The piece also mentions Mexican rebels and border crossing in a wartime context.
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