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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1915
Page
12
The American Legion honors Evergreen Post No. 5 members, all blinded in World War I, as National Commander FF. W. Galbraith Jr. plans a visit. His letter praises their continued service and perseverance beyond injury.
Weigh H Rovzar commanded a field artillery battery as first lieutenant and rose to captain with the Thirty third field artillery overseas. He was discharged June 10 1919 at Walter Reed and returned to Mexico City where he organized the Alan Seeger post and became its first commander. He was later elected commander of the Mexico department and joined the Legion's national executive committee.
Robert A. Le Roux of Washington has been appointed field organizer at national headquarters and will supervise speakers and organizers for the nationwide push to recruit more members for the American Legion. The campaign will be national in scope with Le Roux heading to Nevada to begin work.
Major Wade Christy of Youngstown Post No. 15 of the American Legion is credited with originating the Legion's Poppy Day and the street sale concept to honor World War I dead. The poppy was adopted as the Legion’s official symbol at the Cleveland convention.
A survey of invention from wireless telegraphy to electric navigation highlights how open-mindedness accelerates progress. It contrasts past superstition with today’s rewards, notes Wells’s vision, and links scientific receptivity to potential social gains and economic mobility. A western church scene adds a quaint note on modern marriage norms.
In a fragment from the Boston Transcript a Philadelphia lawyer confesses strain in his home to Mrs. R. H. Barlow as Genrietta frets over ambition and suffrage. The exchange notes neglect of duties and domestic tensions amid public concern.
Mr. Chuggins laments the roads as Corntossel notes travelers mostly search for a blacksmith or garage while on the way. The exchange highlights the poor state of the roads and the distraction they cause to motorists and locals alike.
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors votes to fund existing county indebtedness of 9300,000 by issuing ninety three 1 000 bonds dated January 25 1921 at six percent interest. Bonds mature in sequence from 1931 to 1940 with optional recall after ten years and pledged full faith credit.
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