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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
1
The new congressional session opens with focus on balancing the budget, defense spending, and possible tax changes. Reciprocal trade treaties draw attention for benefiting manufacturers and exports, while agriculture gains modestly. Time names Stalin Man of the Year for world influence and military shortcomings.
The 1940 wheat allotment reaches 62 million acres, seven million more than 1939 and greater than any World War II harvest year.
A Hastings Gazette excerpt compares U S fire losses with European nations, urging universal fire prevention. It then reports Finnish relief efforts in northern Minnesota counties, detailing donations and contact men, with a December 31, 1939 end date. The Cherokee Chief notes rising weekend violent deaths in the United States, highlighting highway fatalities and state rankings, citing improved Iowa road safety.
The administration rejected Secretary Wallace’s certificate plan to fund farm parity costs via an indirect processing tax. The plan aimed to avoid direct treasury appropriations, worsening deficits. It would restrict sale of key crops like cotton and wheat unless farmers received parity prices, continuing subsidies to boost farm income.
A discussion on the Wallace plan and parity certificates outlines how elevator buyers would pay farmers a market price plus a parity certificate to cover the rest of the value. Critics warn processors would bear costs, pass them to consumers, and suggest direct funding if rejected. State surveys note rising substitute usage, with lard and butter shrinking, urging demand for dairy products to support farm prices and price stability.
The Iowa AAA Committee explains steps to obtain a loan on eligible corn stored for sealing. Owners may seal corn on farms within their allotment. excess on rented farms cannot be sealed. Excess moisture above 15.3% reduces loan by 2% per added percent. Loans pay 57 cents per bushel with deductions for shrinkage. Moisture in 1939 corn is generally lower than in recent years, often below 1934 and 1936 lows.
A Chariton report notes Bill Thompson bagged a twenty pound mystery animal last week, with his two dogs treed it in the daytime. An Ida Grove child’s dime up her nose required doctors and instruments to remove before a show.
Mrs C W Sankey of Clarion regains a large diamond after a family cat discovers it behind a kitchen refrigerator following a full house search. A local note reports turtle fishing by Edward and Jack Schultz yielding up to 75 turtles per trip stored in caves with shipments to eastern markets. A two pound seven ounce baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Abner Davis near Lineville and placed in an incubator at Leon hospital.
Jess Cook of near Norwood fell onto a circular saw and died while en route to Osceola hospital. Henry Snyder, 21, of near Breda, wrecked his car after leaving a wedding dance, crashed through a guard rail, and survived minutes before a passenger train arrived.
Officer Lloyd Owen fired into the air as a transient fled, then shot the man in the body when he turned suggesting an attack. The deceased, Arthur Boyd of Davenport, had prior records from intoxication to grand larceny.
Goldie Summers of Alton filed a petition to terminate her marriage two years after alleged husband pushed her from a car during the honeymoon. The couple wed briefly two days before the incident.
A pack of six wolves was reported in Kossuth county causing the death of 75 sheep owned by Bill Quinn near Bancroft. A hunting party pursuing the wolves failed to stop them and lost a dog in the encounter. Farmers Tom Kruger and Bert Metcalf each lost a chicken house to fire with nearly all chickens killed.
Robert Ewing of Tripoli sought Bremer county car license No 1. He arrived at noon on Thanksgiving but the courthouse was closed. He stayed overnight and was first in line Friday morning to secure the license.
A cow at the Lewis Wall farm near Central City ran amok last week chasing family members up a tree. One Wall youngster rode to intercept the animal on horseback to protect a boy on foot. A shotgun finally ended the panic.
Stanley Cairy sustains a broken leg near Mount Vernon while saving his mother and sister from danger, an incident that highlights his brave act and the ensuing local concern.
An article fragment notes a team of young males dealing with a problem involving draggy animals. The readable text provides no clear location date or outcomes. Further context would clarify the incident and any response.
Ralph Richards suffered a broken leg after a four day accident involving an elevator shaft. The incident provided a painful lesson and timely education on safety around hoists and shaft structures.
Fred Friedly 81 of near Edgewood died after driving his car under a limited license and collided with a train inside Edgewood city limits. He had poor eyesight and was commuting between his farm and the Edgewood business district.
Workmen removing siding from a Christian church in Lohrville uncovered about 25 gallons of golden honey stored in wooden sheets. Authorities were notified and honey was likely used as a storage method or decorative display. The incident occurred recently, details scarce.
During a fog blackout last week a car and two trucks collided near Belle Plaine. Al Riley, 67, of Mt. Auburn, died from injuries. In a separate incident Ray Maiden, near Madison, was killed while felling a tree after misjudging its fall.
William Lesh dug up a white radish at LaPorte City last week that measured over one foot in length and more than eight inches thick, a remarkable vegetable find for the locality.
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