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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1941
Page
1
Farm women visiting Rolfe seek a Main Street rest room to accommodate buyers and children. Local business leaders consider its cost and potential to expand Rolfe trade, noting other Iowa towns already provide such facilities.
An archival look recalls Campbell-Ewald Co as a pioneer in newspaper advertising from 1911 onward. It notes Chevrolet's 1922 account growth and the agency’s role in boosting car sales, alongside a broader wartime and political analogy about isolationist aims and boxing rivals.
The Supreme Court upholds Iowa authority to require out of state mail order firms shipping into Iowa to collect and remit use tax. Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward face back taxes and license penalties. decision, led by Justice Douglass, confirms non discrimination against interstate commerce. Emmetsburg Democrat reports.
George A Brown secretary of the Iowa State High School Athletic Association faces renewed opposition as lawmakers discuss abolishing the body. Accusations claim he manipulated a northeast district director election to favor allies. Past uprisings have faded, but critics vow to unseat him, recalling prior secession protests and ongoing power struggles within the board.
A Sheldon editorial argues that the Chamber is not “they” but “we” and criticizes persistent gripe. It urges business leaders to attend meetings and contribute, noting productive efforts in 1940 and optimism for 1941 with continued cooperation.
A playful poem set in a town where morning coffee becomes a social cue. The speaker notes daily lines on the street about coffee and small acts of generosity. The verses describe scenes of friends, debt, and shared citrus humor as a routine ritual. Purloined appears as a playful signoff.
The author introspects about betraying a friend and betraying themselves through laziness cowardice vanity and secret perversity. They argue loyalty to self should trump external trust and reflect on the tension between ideal self and imperfect actions. They acknowledge daily self-betrayal and question if their judgment on past actions was right.
Capitol News reports the 49th Iowa General Assembly nearing adjournment after a productive session with fewer bills than typical and bills quickly passed. The body shows restraint with allocations approved by the controller and governor, avoiding waste and extravagance, amid a drab, nonornate debate atmosphere.
The article notes modest gains in appropriations versus two years ago with limited increases aligned to a new biennial period. Savings are expected in other legislative areas, and claims against the state should be limited by a new law. Roads show little need for expanded spending amid budgeting extensions and tax levy increases, except county poor funds.
The speaker regrets past faithlessness and vows to trust no one, then questions blaming others for betrayals while recognizing self‑inflicted losses. They acknowledge a pattern of breaking vows and wasting opportunities, yet seek forgiveness for others as part of healing. The passage ends noting alternating admits of being ornery.
In a bill in the upper house Senators Augustine Urba and Johnson seek to finance a state office building without new state contributions. They aim to use the uncollected use tax fund, tied up in litigation, now upheld by the Supreme Court as payable by out of state purchases and mail order houses. The estimated arrears exceed one million dollars, claimed sufficient to fund the building.
Democratic legislators, though a minority, are using targeted bills to mirror the governor’s aims and push economy measures. They seek to beat the administration to objectives by presenting aligned proposals, irritating opponents but pleasing planners.
Senator Lundy of Monroe introduces a bill to remove commercial outdoor signs from highway rights of way and intersections. The measure aims to keep only official road signs and local business ads, improving scenery for tourists and promoting attractive roadways. Iowa shows interstate cooperation with House action funding to join the fifth council of state governments and create the Iowa Commission for Interstate Cooperation.
Fragmentary text describes a committee setup with five persons, a House committee of equal representatives and state officials, and potential town commissions. It references reciprocity and conformity to state law as aims of the council of States and how commissions from other states would craft legislation of virtual benefit.
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