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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
1
In a wavering push for budget cuts and tax measures, Congress stalls on fiscal reform as lawmakers fear voter backlash. Rankin of Mississippi pushes a veteran's pension bill that could unbalance budgets for generations by extending benefits to World War II era dependents.
The Senate approves trade agreements seen to boost exports and aid a billion-dollar cattle industry, while critics warn of tariff changes and political backlash. A wide mix of economic and foreign policy topics follows, including war material needs and regional districting debates.
A trio of editorials discusses Interwar defense alignments and the Roosevelt era urging involvement. It notes concerns over a Scandinavian defense union anti-Russian stance and warns about neutrality in spirit. A Star Journal item clarifies census questions on marital status occupation education and income.
A satirical piece mocks drivers described as idiots for risky street conduct while noting a business succession remark about a son and heir in the same discourse. The author questions driving behavior and a mentor’s comment about the heir’s readiness to lead.
Several late English model automobiles are described as so small they hunt pedestrians in packs. The remark highlights a quirky trend in vehicle design and safety issues observed in modern models.
A man described as small, named Jones or Brown or Smith, swallowed a small dose of poison yesterday at four pm. The verdict says the death came by the deceased’s own act. He leaves a child and six small wives as mourners.
A Britt visit turned grim when an Easter Sunday Doberman-Finscher died two hours after arrival, poisoned and valued at 75 dollars. In Knoxville, police mourn the longtime partner dog Pal who served with officers on duty for years.
Gen Li Chai sun announces unification of command in war areas with four branch committees to coordinate political and military affairs. Guerrilla economic units operate behind Japanese lines to disrupt, recruit, arm, and expand non cooperation movements while Chiang Kai-shek directs.
University of Texas geologists will study mining possibilities in central Texas this fall. Led by Dr. W. Barnes, the survey covers Gillespie Llano Sutton Mason and Blanco counties. Granite and marble are the main known deposits, with traces of chromium nickel copper lead graphite gypsum and gold found. A $5 000 legislature appropriation removes one handicap and electric power on the Colorado river could aid development if minerals prove commercial.
Lincoln Nebraska. Since 1930 Dr C H Q Oldfather dean of the University of Nebraska arts and sciences has translated Diodorus writings in spare time. Selected by the Loeb library London he completed the third of twelve volumes translating over 170000 Greek words. Historians seek early Britain Gauls insights from Diodorus.
At the Royal Agricultural Society Centenary show in Windsor a report says one out of every twenty farmers in Great Britain is a woman and nearly all are successful, highlighting progress in farming leadership.
A tame doe named Babe, raised by the A H Kellogg family near Nile Washington, roams into the Kellogg house each evening for milk after being found as a starving fawn three years ago. The children nurtured it with cow milk until it recovered and released it back to the hills.
Iowa producers and eateries plan a two week Spring Time Egg Festival from April 11 to 17. Secretary Oderkirk of the Iowa committee cites marketing needs amid rising costs. officials expect higher prices and stronger demand. A school window incident is noted with a moral urging safer driving.
A tractor crash near Waverly injures Lloyd Stufflebeam and burns Eldon Eichman on his hand while pulling the machine from a curb. The two men were not seriously hurt and assisted in righting the tractor after the collision.
William Thode, 76, a Monona resident, spends his leisure spinning yarn on an old fashioned spinning wheel and then knitting his own socks, a hobby he keeps active despite age.
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