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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
2
Fragmentary note lists luncheon at a club with hostess Mesdames and Shimon. Mentions Miss, Delores, Leoné, and several garbled lines referencing dates and items, preserving a social event tone but details are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text with names and initials. no coherent event or details readable to form a proper news item. Best effort preserves entities as read.
The fragment references a poisoning case involving a Barbs resident and a West Bend family. It notes officials from civic health education and a state health department speakers bureau. It mentions married couples and doctors who would not issue a death certificate for the husband.
Delbert Blanchard of Lone Rock tried to catch a jug of water sliding from a tractor’s rack. The tractor tipped over, he sustained a bruised back and arm and lost one shoe and a pants pocket, but escaped serious harm.
Farmers report trench silos are hard to locate amid field scraps and feed inventories. Officials note silage removal requires time and labor, with ground water and access problems complicating the process at several sites.
An old classified fragment notes sale items and a card of thanks from Mrs. Emma Gehri. It mentions a Sportsman look ahead item and a western tent tower with scarce availability next year. Rolfe Implement Co. appears in the ad alongside business notes.
Mrs A W Powell and Barbara Elizabeth express deep thanks for hospital care and kindness received after illness. A public notice urges residents to curb speeding and noise, citing state law and town ordinance. Violations carry a $100 fine or 30 days in jail. officials warn to comply.
A gang of men visited the Mie Holland farm at Inwood asking for lodging and promising threshing work. At supper they ate with the family, then fled in a car with nine men unspecified, leaving without thanks.
The readable text mentions improper health ideas and a warning that hereditary harm should be prevented. It also contains disjointed historical hints about Lincoln and a vague statement about a house and a father, with no clear narrative or dates.
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