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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1929
Page
4
Plover Patriot reports weekend visitors from Hastings and Rolfe, teachers and students returning to start the school year, and local events. Residents discuss church plans for September 15 16 and emphasize community life, with several families moving or traveling to nearby towns.
Sunday services include Sunday School and class at 10 00 a m Morning Worship at 11 00 a m Epworth League at 7 00 p m Evening Service at 8 00 p m Week Day services Prayer Meeting Thursday 8 00 p m Morning sermon God and Country Epworth League at regular hour Evening sermon Saving the Soul Rally Day observed at all services Sunday Sept 15 Election of lay delegate to annual conference Sept 15
The Plover congregation led by Rev. W H Cassell outlines Sunday worship with Sunday School Bible classes Morning Worship and Evening Service. The Sept 15 service features At Scripture Pageant and Be Ye Transformed. Rally Day observes vacation transformed spirit and emphasizes personal teacher contact with each class.
The Presbyterian and Methodist churches of Plover invite attendance on Church Rally Day Sunday September 15. After summer break, members are urged to resume regular worship and devote time to church life, seen as shaping character. Most residents are friendly to the church and support its community role.
County Agent C. R. Bowers announces free soil tests during September with ground limestone at fifty cents per ton. Residents are urged to bring soil samples to the County Agent's office at the courthouse for accurate testing to determine lime needs and alfalfa suitability. A one pound soil sample from each place is enough, with subsoil samples in some spots.
Workmen at the Chase gravel pit southeast of Webster City unearthed a mammoth tusk. Frank Bonebright, Hamilton county crop and weather reporter, secured the tusk before it cracked during removal. State curator Edgar R. Varlan confirms it as the left tusk of a mammoth.
At Colfax township a Farm Bureau gathering with County Agent C R Bowers covered noxious plants including the poisonous whorled milkweed. Chas Long of Bellville township found large patches and farmers plan a systematic effort to eradicate it as the weed threatens cattle sheep and horses farther west.
A reflection on how fifteen years past saw global peace rhetoric rise in Chautauqua sermons and public speeches, followed by a sudden plunge into war. The piece notes disarmament talk from Hoover era officials as not new, citing earlier eras of conflict and the enduring moral aim to preserve peace.
The garden webworm is over abundant in Audubon Harrison and Page counties Iowa this year reports Dr Carl J Drake state entomologist. It attacks alfalfa clover beans soybeans sugar beets peas strawberries and many other plants. Control by Iowa State College entomology department includes cutting alfalfa early and applying calcium or lead arsenate dust at ten pounds per acre on newly seeded crops.
A fragmented diary-like piece argues friendship fades with time and modern life. It contrasts past violence with radio era diversions and critiques extravagance in farmers and workers while praising human progress and speculative cures for social ills.
In 1914 global sentiment showed hatred for the Central Powers and the Fatherland. Now the world watches Germany's goodwill tours with optimism about future peace, though causes of war have grown in breadth and cost.
Miss Edith Carse of the household equipment department at Iowa State College urges bright kitchens for better results. She warns work done in darkness is seldom good and excessive glare also hinders quality.
The article discusses using light colored walls and ceiling to direct light, recommends a closed ceiling fixture and bracket lamps for stove or sink, and suggests electric day lamps to improve color of food and reduce scorching risk. It notes practical guidance for durable, safe kitchen lighting.
A terse report hints at a retail clash as chain stores and an initial local outlet struggle. Advertising, courtesy, and price competition emerge as the weapons in this quiet business battle.
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