05 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
1
In Holiday magazine August issue Iowa is praised as the heart of the richest tilled land on earth. The piece notes Iowa provides about one tenth of U S food and that what happens in Iowa affects many worldwide. It commends neighborliness literacy education and leadership in arts and literature.
A fisherman at Diagonal hauled a 29 pound flathead from the Platte River east of Lenox. The sizable catch highlights local river angling activity and records a notable fish in the region.
Instructions describe using DDT sprays and percentages to target stable flies around barns and cattle. Recommendations include weekly dairy and beet care, a 0.5 percent DDT spray mix, and two pounds of 56 percent DDT per 12 to 19 gallons of water. Goodell advises evening application to deter cattle, with pyrethroid repellents as alternatives.
Forty Rural Young People attended the July meeting at the Girls 4-H club building. Gene E. Egh, county youth assistant, served as master of ceremonies on a radio program featuring Truth or Consequences Can You Top This and a musical quiz. Movies and social dancing followed with refreshments provided by committee chair Betty Weishaar. The Palo Alto R Y P invites Pocahontas county R Y P to a picnic at Gus Point on Lake Okoboji on Sunday August 22.
The article notes readers allocate roughly 32.9 million dollars each year to purchase weekly newspapers. It highlights consumer spending patterns and the enduring appeal of weekly editions.
An assortment of garbled genealogical lines mentions individuals such as Mrs and Mrs. Bash Wiss East Leome and Mes. Frei EL Glade of Inwe with scattered references to relatives, boggy names, and vague dates. The legible bits hint at courtly or social notices about families and residences with no clear event or outcome.
E A Olson predicts a smaller flax straw market in 1948 than 1947 due to high stockpiles and ample supplies. He notes continued strong demand for high grade long flax straw for specialty papers, but overall cash income from flax is expected to exceed 20 million dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Medsen and children of Fort Dodge hosted stay at the Don chose home. Mr. and Mrs. George Donohoe and daughter Hatheen from Omaha arrived Saturday evening to visit two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Don chose, the parents of Mr. Donohoe.
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