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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1933
Page
2
Plain Talk of Des Moines surveys tax plans from the farmer, unemployed workers and Townsend followers. The American Legion is praised for service yet warned against partisan bias in candidate support. Mentions Gov. Gillette’s sweeping win in a western district and Iowa road costs from a snowstorm.
A curious note asks what happens to new cars when they get water on their knee implying water exposure. The query seeks practical handling or repair steps for moisture issues in vehicles.
A design uses a timing mechanism to automatically deploy the parachute after jump or release from an aircraft. It eliminates the reliance on the jumper to pull a cord and can regulate opening at a set distance, aiding precise drops of mail or supplies.
Meriwether Lewis, born near Charlottesville Virginia in 1774, explored the Missouri River with William Clark reaching the Pacific north of Mexico. He served as militia participant in the Whisky Insurrection and as private secretary to Thomas Jefferson, later governing northern Louisiana Territory. His death near Nashville Tennessee in 1800 remains a mystery with theories of suicide or foul play.
A house built in the form of a giant elephant sits in Margate City New Jersey. The body measures 38 feet long and 80 feet around with 22 windows across six rooms. The howdah tops 65 feet and the structure is visible eight miles away as a memorial to a beloved elephant.
Garfield was a preacher turned politician who rose from a log cabin to the presidency. He attended Williams College, practiced law, taught, served in Congress, and became a Union general before being shot in a Washington rail station. He lingered 80 days before dying September 19, 1881.
Frank Priebe lauds poultry business as 300000 turkeys and 3.5 million pounds consumed in Chicago on Thanksgiving with trends echoed nationally. He notes no processing tax on poultry, allowing higher prices to reach producers, and cites five to six cent per pound ranges for five pound chickens as evidence of a strong market.
Thanksgiving Day gatherings centered on the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Williams with several families visiting. Water service disruption occurred Saturday due to city hall and pump house work. Myrl Barth, daughter of U S Barth, returned home from Buena Vista College for the holiday. Members of the Kill Kare Klub met at Dr and Mrs D W Glascock to attend a Laurens theatre party and return.
Miss Ila Fisher, formerly of Havelock and now from Primghar, visited during the Havelock Plover game and planned to spend Thanksgiving with relatives in Plover. Other notes include illness, visits, and a Women’s Club meeting plus school bus delays due to heavy drifts.
Havelock Methodist Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 7:00 p.m. The notice invites all to worship and be welcome. In Probate in Pocahontas County Iowa executor C. B. Bowen appointed for the estate of W R Jones deceased with instructions for debtors and claimants. Dated November 23, 1934.
In Pocahontas County Iowa probate matter the court appoints an administrator with will annexed for the estate of P. J. Shaw deceased. The notice is directed to all concerned persons about the appointment and the administrator's duties under Iowa law.
Notice of appointment and qualification as administrator with will annexed for A J Shaw of Pocahontas County Iowa. Creditors must file and debtors pay. dated November 21 1934. Also sheriff sale notice for real estate in Pocahontas County by Hubert Kapsch sheriff on November 14 1934.
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