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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1943
Page
8
The guide urges victory gardens to return with careful planning and rotation to sustain crops. It recommends locating plots with ample sun, avoiding tree roots, spacing from windbreaks, and coordinating late and early plantings to maximize space and moisture retention.
USDA scientists tested three blanket mixtures at a government hospital over two years with laundering 48 to 60 times each. The blend of high quality new wool with poor quality new wool wore best, followed by high quality wool with mohair, while fraed quality wool with reprocessed wool wore worst. None wore out by end of tests. Good nutrition and iron rich ingredients like molasses and enriched flour supported wartime sacrifice and victory efforts.
The article reports Harold Er of Whittemore receiving a $995 payout on a $1,000 policy after his death in the U S Army. Grace Muller of Whittemore explains premium lapses, while the policy remained in force for four years. The piece includes local anecdotes and political commentary from Humboldt Republican.
Meal plan outlines breakfast lunch and dinner with items like grape juice soft cooked eggs baked spare ribs and sauerkraut cornmeal pancakes with gravy and meat and a carrot raisin salad. It also notes the value of raw carrots and raisins for vitamins iron and roughage and mentions grocery supplies.
The column notes tulips and robins signaling spring, the Loren Richardson farm sale drew solid attendance and strong prices after a failed search for a replacement farm. Local basketball teams beat Mallard on the home floor, and visitors Mr and Mrs Will Hilton joined Mrs Mary Bloomer and Harry Hilton at their homes. John Jacobson visited relatives from Peterson, and Mrs Arthur Hansen from California spent time with James Grove and Gladys Goodchild families.
Havelock Methodist Church led by Pastor John Drake Wolcott schedules Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The Woman's Society of Christian Service purchased 15 hymnals, while notes ask for the return of a few missing hymnals. West Union skating rink repairs continue with plans to fix it before the Fourth of July, despite recent snow drifts.
Ore testing under mining engineer Paul E. Pesonen continues at the iron mine near Waukon. Test pits are sunk but delays stem from material shortages, prompting local invention to replace purchased supplies. A blacksmith crafts buckets from 14 inch iron pipe found in a junk yard for windlasses.
Mr and Mrs William J Sheppard of near Knoxville celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary by retracing a trip, dining near the magistrate's Knoxville office where they wed. Hubert Wilson of Lineville survives a tractor incident with minor injuries and no broken bones. Generations attend baptismal ceremonies as the baby stays with grandparents until parents return home.
Virginia Rae Anderson six months old, daughter of Lieutenant and Mrs G R Anderson, was brought from Oregon to Griswold by plane for baptism. The family traveled to the pews for the ceremony amid church bells and family attendance, marking a rare aviation baptism event in Griswold.
Dorothy Boles once Miss Pleasant girl now supervises the women’s section of a Los Angeles jail and attends to actress Frances Farmer during her recent escape episode.
Weekly shipments supply canned fruits vegetables soups and juices to troops and allies in Africa Britain and the Pacific. Homefront rationing guarantees everyone a fair share of remaining canned and processed foods.
The text explains War Ration Book Two distribution for all citizens and notes blue stamps are used for all rationed processed foods. It mentions that different foods carry different points and gives beans and peas as examples of varying point costs.
The article explains that all household books may be used to buy processed foods and that any member can take ration hooks to the store. It argues against waste and unfair shares, noting canned goods and meat will be rationed to ensure everyone gets enough to eat.
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