Farmers' Holiday Meeting Set in Emmetsburg
A Farmers' Holiday Association meeting will be held at the Palo Alto county courthouse in Emmetsburg on Friday evening August 19. The event invites elevators creameries and processors of farm products as well as farmers and businesspeople interested in agriculture. The movement centers on Sioux City with reports of road blockades, trucking stoppages, and a large increase in farm mobilization. Authorities deputized 100 extra sheriffs to keep roads open while maintaining traffic flow.
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Farmers’ Holiday Association
Palo Alto County Court House
Emmetsburg
Sioux City
Earl Fisher
Plymouth County
the Journal
State Tax Commission Raises Pocahontas County Valuations
The State Tax Commission boosted Pocahontas County values across livestock and livestock products, with hogs rising from $4.00 to $6.00 per hundredweight and cattle and swine seeing large percentage increases. Some items were left unchanged, including stallions and various ages of mules, bulls, sheep and goats.
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State Tax Commission
Board of County Supervisors
Tax Commission
Pocahontas County
Drying Corn and Apples Easier than Canning
Miss Anette Peterson of Iowa State College explains drying surplus corn and apples when cans are unavailable. She outlines steps for drying corn from husk removal to storage, and for apples including peeling slicing brined prep and slow oven drying with air drying storage guidance.
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Anette Peterson
Iowa State College
One good turn deserves another proverb
A concise adage contrasts good and bad turns and notes a pessimist cannot progress because he keeps the brakes on to prevent moving backward. The saying emphasizes caution, persistence, and the impact of attitude on progress.
Hog cholera cases cited by local veterinarians
Local veterinarians report a few hog cholera cases in the area. They warn of a possible general outbreak if vaccination lags, noting low hog prices reduced vaccinating and urging precautions. The State Savings Bank receiver allows debtors to keep funds for vaccination, and the writer urges keeping hogs for profitability and planning for a corn crop after rains.
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State Savings Bank
Death Calls Another Well Known Pioneer
Reuben B Williams longtime northeastern Pocahontas county resident died Friday August 12 1932 after a gradual decline. Born March 25 1852 in Tolland Connecticut he moved west at twenty four settling in Old Rolfe with his wife Louise Lapien Williams. He leaves a son Raymond and two grandsons plus siblings and a sister in Connecticut. Funeral services were held at the Rolfe M E church with interment at Fort Dodge.
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Reuben B. Williams
Pocahontas County
Mr. Williams
Tolland
Conn
Connecticut
Gordon
Old Rolfe
Charles
W. H. Hait
Hait
David
Jonathan
Mr. Hait
Williams
Des Moines River
Raymond Williams
Sterling
Ray
Chas. Williams
State of Washington
Jared Williams
Windsor Locks
Fannie Place
Willmatic
Jury List for August Term of District Court
Clerk James presents the juror list for August term with names across Rolfe Pocahontas Laurens Fonda Gilmore City Havelock Plover Palmer Varina Fonda and Laurens. The note adds that Rolfe will have a dozen representatives at Pocahontas during the next session and praises Clerk James.
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the Arrow
James
District Court
Lucille Allen
Pocahontas
F. W. Bartosh
Rolfe
J. H. Brinkman
R. F. Buck
C. E. Calligan
Nora Clarke
Carl Edmonds
Laurens
B. E. Egertsen
A. A. Firkins
Wm. Fowler
Havelock
J. H. Gembler
Plover
William Gist
Mike J. Griffin
Gilmore City
Walter Hohensee
R. G. Horner
Fonda
Edward Howe
Varina
Ben Janssen
Mike H. Johnson
Palmer
Tom Jones
E. L. King
Helen Koenig
F. J. Krebs
C. R. Lanus
James McCafferty
Floyd McCain
Roy Mellicker
Walter Meyer
J. C. Nelson
A. R. Omtredt
J. J. Pavik
Alma Runneberg
F. D. Schlensig
Clement Shimon
Fred Spencer
Noted baseball star Ducky Holmes passes at 63
J. W. Ducky Holmes, famed catcher and versatile hitter, died Friday night in Truro Iowa at age 63 after years of ill health. Holmes’ career spanned Beatrice Detroit and Chicago White Sox, with time as a scout and umpire, and he helped Rolfe's town team in earlier hay-belt days.
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J. W
Ducky) Holmes
Truro
Iowa
Holmes
Ducky” Holmes
Rolfe
Jennings
West Bend
Bert Symes
Symes
Ducky
Beatrice
Neb
St. Joe
Des Moines
Baltimore Orioles
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Lincoln
Sioux City
Osceola & Southern and
North Western Lines
Three Teams Battle Tight Finish in Kittensball League
Three kittenball teams crunch for position as Wilson's Sluggers struggle without their manager. Carroll defeated Showers 10-8 in a rain shortened Aug 11 game. Showers beat Wilson 16-8 in a postponed game with home runs. Carroll toppled Wilson 9-7 in a regularly scheduled clash. A Sunday round robin features Rolfe vs Sel-Rite Grocers Fort Dodge, followed by Plover versus the winners.
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Wilson
Carroll
Rolfe
Sel-Rite Grocers
Fort Dodge
Plover
Iowa State Fair Offers Budget Family Outing Highlights
Thousands in the Midwest plan an affordable summer outing at the Iowa State Fair from Aug 26 to Sept 2. Highlights include auto and horse races, Thrill Day events, a world hippodrome, fireworks, a free 100 acre campground, and major exhibits plus 4-H contests. Secretary A R Corey touts 50 cent vacations as ideal for savings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Washington
United States
Farm Bureau Project
Farm Bureau
A. R. Corey
Special Days at Iowa State Fair Des Moines
The list outlines fair days from Friday August 26 to Friday September 2 with events such as Children's Day, Automobile Race Day, Train Wreck and Thrill Day, Music Day, and various organizational observances. Free admission is noted for children under fifteen on Children's Day and veterans on specified days including World War and Spanish War veterans, with Civil War veterans admitted daily.
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Des Moines
Washington
Farm Bureau
Farmers Union
Plan Farm Exhibits At Iowa State Fair Des Moines
Special features headline the Des Moines Iowa State Fair August 24 to September 2. Farm bureaus present poultry culling cattle feeding corn and alfalfa dairying and soil improvement. Iowa State College showcases Agricultural Experiment Station innovations. Demonstration teams from 99 counties show dairying crops poultry livestock and farm home subjects. Over 7000 dollars in prizes in the state corn and small grain show plus awards for county and individual farm exhibits. One of the largest livestock shows in its history draws prize herds coast to coast with nearly two thousand entries by farm youth.
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Des Moines
Iowa State College
Agricultural Experiment Station
Conroy Bros Circus Comes to Rolfe Friday
Conroy Bros will bring their one ring circus to Rolfe on Friday August 19. Sponsored by local merchants giving free tickets to patrons. The Conroys, longtime circus favorites, promise a show packed with trained dogs goats and monkeys and a family friendly night for kids.
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Conroy Bros
Rolfe
Conroys
Agricultural Outlook Shows Inflation and Food Demand Trends
The document reports optimistic farm sentiment from rising poultry and egg prices, with eggs at 14 cents and butterfat at 16 cents. It notes Iowa farm price indices near wartime lows, falling purchasing power, rising corn production forecasts, and declines in pork and egg inventories. It highlights unemployment near 10 million, shifts in consumption toward dairy and meats, and urges canning to stockpile for winter.
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Iowa State College
Iowa
American Federation of Labor
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
Minnesota
4-H Club Winners Shine at Pocahontas County Event
The Rolfe area 4-H clubs excelled at the county Achievement of Exercises in Pocahontas Tyoga. Stella Brinkman and Margaret Virgin White led the Garfield Gaters in the fabric stain removal demo and Louise Vaughn topped the health contest with 984 points though age limits keep her from State Fair. Violet Jones, Stella Mae Brinkman and Louise Vaughn earned State Fair qualifications in health and style segments. about 150 in attendance.
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Rolfe
Pocahontas Tyoga
Garfield Gaters
Stella ¥. Brinkman
Margaret Virgin White
Fai
Margaret Virginia
Louise Vaughn
Louise
Vaughn
Marjorie Vaughn Wray
Doris
Alvin Vaughn
Violet Jones
L. Jones
Pocahontas
Wll
Stella Mae Brinkman
Marie Hosier
Josephine Bakke
Iowa State Fair Preparations Build To Record Exhibition
Des Moines reports a record Iowa State Fair with eight days of events beginning August 26. Livestock entries exceed 14 states and 6 000 head compete for over 70 000 dollars in prizes. 4-H shows draw 2 000 farm youths with 12 400 dollars in prizes. New features include auto races thrillers and a Hollywood film crew filming State Fair.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States
Iowa Farm
Farm Bureau
Washington
Midwest
Orlando Wangberg to Address Luther League Convention
Orlando Wangberg son of Rev and Mrs J O Wangberg of Rolfe will speak at the Eagle Grove Circuit Luther League convention in Eagle Grove Friday through Sunday. He will lead a Sunday afternoon discussion. Luther Leaguers from Fort Dodge Vincent Duncombe Bede Thor Belmond Badger Rolfe Rembrandt Sioux Rapids Humboldt Dows Kanawha and Eagle Grove join the event led by Rev N A Larsen Sioux City vice president of the Iowa district of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America who speaks Sunday morning.
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Orlando Wangberg
J. O. Wangberg
Rolfe
Eagle Grove
Luther League
Luther
N. A. Larsen
Sioux City
Iowa
Norwegian Lutheran Church In America
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