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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
1
The Rolfe Arrow founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and long led by the J. H. Lighter family has consolidated with The Reveille, as announced by editor M. R. Soth on February 12, 1914.
Commentary notes the Dieppe raid produced significant landing and combat actions by Canadian English Free French and American forces with heavy losses on both sides. It praises Allied experience gained while criticizing command decisions and highlights broader war impacts and a separate Iowa deer problem.
Editorial urges voluntary scrap collection as the national priority while contrasting American methods with German confiscation. It praises workers in mills fields and homes from industrial to home front roles, noting millions contribute beyond WAACs and WAVES, keeping morale and supply lines intact.
The article argues conscientious objectors oppose war as unjust yet warns wars can curb tyranny. It cites Pearl Harbor as turning point and notes Nazi tyranny could spread if America did not act. It stresses avoiding past revenge patterns and teaching tyrants a lesson.
The Cherokee Times reports that about 100000 Iowans have joined the armed forces, just 10000 shy of World War I totals. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl states most new inductees will come from married men without children, with some single men receiving occupational deferments. It is expected 18 and 19 year olds may be drafted soon, after elections.
The author defends Nelson as head of the U S war industry's organizational drive noting the scale is unwieldy and criticism is common under a dictator, but insists Nelson is doing all possible despite harsh conditions and pressures from pundits who favor his replacement.
Frank MacVey recounts the rise of Old Rolfe in Pocahontas County Iowa beginning with W. H. Hall the first settler in 1857 and Slosson who built Slosson's Tavern. He details county organization in 1859 including officials Hall and Slosson, and notes improvised early courthouses and record keeping before brick courthouse construction.
Wallace's Farmer predicts hog market congestion next winter with heavy U.S. supplies. Farmers should stage large sales before October 1 and after March 1 to prevent rationing and plant a plan to reach 275 pounds by October. If not, speed growth and push heavier hogs later in winter.
O P A is preparing a new rationing book to ensure fair distribution as the gap between purchasing power and goods widens. The plan targets scarcer articles and may criminalize hoarding to curb the black market, enabling overnight rationing once issued to individuals.
The account recalls Judge Slosson and John A. James, Old Rolfe’s early leaders, and Charles Converse who wrote What A Friend We Have In Jesus. It covers land ownership, stores, schools, and the county’s Civil War volunteers from Old Rolfe, with memories of hardship, survivals, and fading structures.
Charles L. Horn head of Oral Cartridge Corp Minneapolis and Ida County native has hired historian A Dean Hickok former Ida Grove Pioneer editor and poet to author a history in book form, drawing on Hickok’s poetry and historical volumes.
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