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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
15
George W. Hahn writes from Kelly Field Texas describing weather training progress and squadron life. He notes thousands of conscripts and regulars at the base, transfer options, future posting plans in France, and a Thanksgiving meal with modest cloth and etiquette. He mentions his physical exam, equipment including rifles and Lewis guns, and a few light personal details.
Church schedule lists morning worship at 11 00 Epworth League Y M and Y W C A meetings Wednesday at 7 30 P M choir rehearsal at George Shaw home Saturday 7 30 P M Bible School 2 00 P M preaching service 3 00 P M and evening praise. Plans include a Red Cross drive fundraising for starving in Christmastide and a church membership transfers announced Walter Peacock T Ault families urged to join Christian Advocate subscriptions Sunday
The Plover E L club elects officers including President Milton Hess and Secretary Letha Hess. Treasurer Will Chiis serves with 1st Vice Lois Connor 2nd Vice Ivis Helvix and 3rd Vice Iva Conrow.
A compilation of Iowa items shows Arthur Coats husking 253 bushels of corn, campaigns raising 800000 dollars, and Sioux City enlisting many for service. County fairs posted 111568 profit. Red Cross auctions at Bedford raised 1900 with notable prices. A major fire destroyed most of a Bedford block. Fort Madison saw a tragic child death from a stove incident. Clinton County schools urged to fly the U S flag daily as required by law.
The League schedules a sub-district rally here on January 19. The new district includes Poca hontas, Gilmore City, Rolfe and Plo yer. A lecture course follows on Thursday evening the 27th with J Wesley Holland as entertainer and reader.
A dated sequence lists the days from Monday December 24 to Tuesday January 1 covering holiday week schedule. The column presents a staggered block of dates December 24 through January 1 across the week, marking the calendar stretch for observances and events.
The program highlights William S. Hart in a Christmas showcase with other films including The Gun Fighter Roping Her Romeo The Bad Boy The Lonesome Chap Who Is No One Sapho Stage Struck The Americano and first chapter serials starring Pauline Frederick Dorothy Gish Douglas Fairbanks and Louise Huff.
Claussen orders school boards to display a flag on school buildings each day under sections 2804-0 to 2804-b. A flag absence is a misdemeanor with up to one year in jail and fines up to $800. The era also reports on forged name usage, dairy delivery schedules, prairie hay shipments, Camp Dodge alien enemies, Red Cross fundraising, and community wartime efforts.
John Wanamaker argues that retailers must advertise in newspapers to inform the public about goods and services. He says transparency builds trust, signals new arrivals, and lets customers know why they should patronize a merchant. He urges truthful, news-like advertising in daily or weekly papers.
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