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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
4
A city clerk in a stale office yearns for a rural life in upstate chicken farming. He abandons Broadway dreams, moves toward a quiet farm with his wife, grows ill from asthma and later returns to work only to discover he is allergic to chicken feathers.
A husky logger waiting for logging season enters a Marysville store and appropriates two stepins without paying. Police intervene as he attempts to leave with the footwear.
A bronze coin 1,800 years old from northwest India was found by a southern Rhodesia native in Salisbury. Identified by British Museum authorities as belonging to the Kushan dynasty, the coin bears the figure of Kushan ruler Havishka who flourished around 150 AD. Its transport to Rhodesia remains a mystery.
Rolfe School musicians placed in 18 of 21 events at the Emmetsburg music contest. Six events won first place including girls glee club mixed chorus orchestra clarinet piano and contralto solos. First place entries advance to the state competition in Storm Lake the week of April 27. Everett White recovered from a facial injury during basketball and returned to school duties Monday.
Bill Peterson has been absent the past week due to illness. Elwyn Ives also missed school Monday with an eye infection.
Grade notes report most of the class joining a health house and keeping 15 rules for a week. Nineteen signs of spring observed with items brought to school. The village has grown with new fences houses and day carts. students appear happy. LaVon Snook is absent due to illness. A list shows several students earning 100 in spelling last week.
Katherine Boozell of Pocahontas announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Clerk of District Court in Pocahontas County Iowa subject to June primary voters decision.
Advice urges careful driving when children are near highways. Stay alert, reduce speed, and be prepared to stop instantly to prevent tragic injuries or fatalities.
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