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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
7
The program promises a lineup of new stars in the tanbark arena with reciting contests between harness horses and gaited saddlers, thrilling high jump exhibitions, beautiful animal parades, tableaux, and music.
The Pocahontas County Farm Bureau urges women to join a sugar saving contest with prizes including autographed certificates from Hoover and Deems. It also promotes an upcoming exchange to sell or trade excess garden produce and invites donations to can or dry fruits and vegetables for Red Cross support.
Twenty boys and three leaders returned from Camp Foster at East Okoboji where 136 boys from across Iowa attended. Pocahontas lads excelled in swimming tests with multiple honors and two boys earning the swimmer's test button. Notable awards included initiation into the Order of the Iowa Square for Joe Wright, Paul Anderson, Allen Whitfield, and Ted Smith. The next camp for Iowa high school boys runs Aug 21 to 30 and a farm youth delegation plans to attend the state fair on Aug 25.
County Farm Bureau notes describe state fair displays and membership at Des Moines booths led by two Iowa State College county leaders. A Canadian Wheat Crop Shortage report urges Iowa to grow extra winter wheat this fall to compensate for expected losses in Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan and cites Curtiss of Town State College.
Pocahontas county is urged to provide thirty eight common laborers to work for the government in Norwalk Virginia. White American men aged twenty to fifty five are sought at eighty five cents an hour plus time and a half for overtime. Ten hour days yield a three dollar eighty five cent daily wage with board and lodging at one dollar daily. Shipments leave from Sioux City Des Moines or Mason City each Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Fare is free with no wage deductions after arrival. County Chairman Marion Bruce at Rolfe or local recruiting offices can provide details.
The Food Administration invites women to submit concise solutions on saving sugar in canning baking and beverages. Prizes include autographed certificates from Mr Hoover and officials. county and town entries receive awards. Miss Alice French of Davenport chairs the prize committee with a dozen prominent statewide women.
Fragmentary text discusses a national sugar shortage and calls for patriotic effort to conserve sugar. References Iowa involvement and government action to relieve distress.
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