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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1941
Page
1
The Rolfe Arrow founded in 1910 by Marion Bruce published Thursdays. It consolidated with The Reveille on February 12 1914, founded 1888 by J J Bruce and long run by J H Lighter family. Subscriptions: in home territory $2 a year or 5 cents per copy away, foreign $3.00.
Denmark's minister to the United States approves naval and air bases in Greenland to aid U S pursuit aircraft and deter German raids. The plan draws support in Congress despite Danish Nazi objections, as England faces blockade and American actions against Axis shipping escalate.
A Rolfe Girl Scouts committee urged the town council to launch a clean up week to improve appearance and community pride. They cited simple tasks like removing ash piles mowing grass trimming branches and minor repairs as easy efforts with little cost.
The piece argues Hitler seeks to replace democracies with a Nazi totalitarian state using merciless warfare and subversion. England’s aim is survival, restoration of despoiled lands, and preservation of democratic freedoms, while the article urges focusing on defeating Hitler’s global aims rather than chasing Britain’s declared goals.
A Mississippi River county legislator pushes broad painter licensing and a state bureau to enforce rules, then proposes universal licensing from professors to stable hands. The piece celebrates Defense Savings Bonds sales starting next month with $25 to $1,000 denominations, 5 percent pricing, and a 10-year maturity to fund defense and curb inflation.
Iowa Press Association weekly release notes statehouse coverage and political developments. Zachary Smith reports on legislative actions, committee votes, and policy debates affecting state agencies and local governments.
The Iowa statehouse returns to normal as nine days of disruption end. Offices move back from temporary spaces to legislative committee rooms. The late legislature ends a session with a moderate spending spree and a refreshed stance on finances.
State comptroller warns the rise may follow spending in the forty-ninth Iowa General Assembly. Major costs include 125000 for an engineering laboratory at Iowa State College Ames 800000 for a new library wing at the State University of Iowa and 395000 for state aid to dependent children under the social security act.
State appropriations earmark funds for the engineering laboratory at Iowa State College, with actual construction to be decided by a legislative advisory committee and the state executive council. Part of the cost will come from the contingent fund controlled by the interim committee on retrenchment and reform, an emergency budget.
Near end of the session the Iowa Senate passed House File 415 a beer law revision while rejecting a House effort to fund schools via slot machine and amusement tax revenue. The same session failed the teachers annuity and pension plan and a continuing contract measure for teachers, though it did raise the rural minimum and aimed to bolster public schools.
The debate covered teacher salaries rising from 50 to 65 dollars a month and a 15000 dollar bill to codify state school laws. Losses included the legislature’s failure to adopt a constitutional resolution on apportioning the public school fund and the unsuccessful teachers annuity and pension plan.
The legislature defeated four-year terms for public officers. Senate approved four-year county terms while the House committee blocked them. A proposed state constitution change to grant four-year terms to certain state officials was killed by tabling in the House after Senate success.
The legislature dodged hot potato legislation by refusing to handle measures on chain store rules unfair trade acts barber price controls and truck operator taxation. New board appointments were confirmed including W S Rupe of Ames replacing John P Wallace and Mrs George Keyseth of Clarion replacing Mrs Anna Lawther on the state board of education.
A unique bill passed authorizes deeding land back to Native tribes with the federal government acting as trustee. The motive is to preserve ancestral Indian mounds in the northern region.
In a closing display of goodwill, lawmakers from Mason City to Waterloo showered gifts on colleagues. Flowers from Rep Knudson, ice cream from Rep Swaner, baby chicks from Rep Prentis, coal paper weights from Sen Lundy, a cheese lunch from Sen Hart, and hams from Sen Berg highlighted the session. Presiding officers also received tokens of esteem as the event wrapped up.
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