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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1952
Page
6
Reports from first and second grades describe Christmas preparations and parties. Students exchange treats and stories, decorate a tree, wrap gifts, and reflect on what Christmas means, emphasizing giving, faith, and Santa's visits.
Fifth graders describe their plaster experiences and holiday décor. They note plaster of Paris mess, a finished fireplace, stockings hung, and a completed unit on the central states. They mention a nativity scene and a post-test feeling of living in an important state.
Economists at Iowa State College project adequate supplies in 1953 with prices near 1952 levels. Meat supplies rise as beef and lamb drop, poultry increases, milk mild rise, and bread depends on the harvest. Prices for vegetables stay high, potatoes slow to fall, and clothing remains in good supply with prices leveling after a smaller 1952 cotton crop.
Children report a decorated tree and anticipation for Santa Claus visit on Tuesday. They note many presents under the tree and the temptation to open early, with plans for Friday art class to wrap gifts and mail a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year message.
The article notes stabilizing prices for wool clothing and home furnishings. Rugs and furniture will be plentiful, stores well stocked but not overfilled, and prices firm. With inventories high in mid 1962, the steel strike reduced excess. supplies remain ample though list prices may rise. A separate notice covers Walter Ranck of Sidney suing for $60,000 after his son Robert, a car passenger, lost a leg in an accident alleging driver negligence.
Iowa Falls physician Dr. F N Cole is at home with mumps receiving many sympathy cards that joke about him being the doctor of all people after years of medical work.
Chris McNally observes his fiftieth anniversary as proprietor of the McNally market begun in 1902 at Grinnell. Near Garner, Duane Josten and wife escaped with minor injuries after a car collided with a freight train engine, sending the car into a cemetery and destroying it.
Accident L M Graham Veterinarian Phones 98 A 98 B L W Feldman Asst Phone 220 E O Loxterkamp M D Physician and Surgeon Rolfe Clinic X ray Lab Surgery Ph 8R1 8R2 Rolfe Ia X Ray Dr F H Molyneux Dentist Office at Residence Diagonally from Methodist Church Phone 73 Rolfe
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