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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1952
Page
4
A rookie patrolman describes his hardest wrecks and emotional toll. He recalls six deaths in a two-car crash and a stationary gas station victim dying despite efforts. He notes fear of a vehicle fire trapping someone alive during a crash.
A radio dispatch reports a severe personal injury wreck ten miles ahead as a patrolman speeds through cold rain at 75 mph to reach the scene. A second item notes an Ida county pig named Ed Die drawing attention at the Chicago Livestock Show. owner George Hoffman of Ida Grove is identified.
Rural women in Pocahontas county plan to surpass last year's Farm Bureau Women’s reading project total. Libraries countywide cooperate using the state reading list while townships order monthly from the Traveling Library of Iowa to boost reading.
At the Farm Bureau office the recent tabulation shows 169 participants in the reading project from Bellville Dover Powhatan Des Moines and others. Adults read 1776 books while 66 youths logged 1,642 books with Des Moines leading youth totals. Township librarians coordinating the effort include Mrs. McLain and Mrs. Lucien Harryman of Manson among others.
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