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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
6
Economists project egg production to stay heavy or rise this winter barring severe weather. Demand may lift prices after mid year while prices for eggs and poultry are currently below 1938-39 levels due to high supplies. Turkey prices remain under late year levels with marketings expected to fall after the holiday season.
Iowa State College poultry specialists urge removing pullets that have not begun laying to save floor space. The best laying window is late September to November, so cull in December or January. Slow-maturing pullets are unprofitable and identifiable by vent, abdomen, and head signs.
Federal Ranger Joseph Teff failed to meet his schedule, Ed Davis searched the area and found a hole in the ice on the Mississippi near Lansing Iowa. Teff's gloves and pickax lay beside the opening, his body recovered hours later with steel traps still in his pockets.
After fifty years William Hagensick resigns as Assistant Fire Chief of the McGregor volunteer fire force. He recalls joining when equipment was a long ladder truck and a supply of buckets, reflecting on the change over time.
An elderly Iowa couple celebrated their 63rd anniversary on December 17. The pair spent the last 48 years of marriage on a farm northeast of New Sharon, distinguishing their long union from neighbors including Mr and Mrs John Cox.
Plover Methodist Church in Redmayne announces a Sunday worship series beginning Jan 7 with sermons on The Great Promises of the Bible, first message The Promise of Companionship. A Sunday school session and Epworth League follow, and a youth religious instruction class begins Jan 6 at 2:30 PM.
Mrs Dau Schmidt of Tama County keeps a detailed home account book showing 1988 food costs of 221 dollars for home meals and 350 dollars of farm-provided food, plus planned 1940 adjustments. The system records monthly expenditures, clothing budgets, and receipts, guiding yearly spending and savings.
A reader asks if a coat labeled moth proof truly protects wool garments. The expert explains moth proofing involves chemical treatment, may include a guarantee, but is not guaranteed to meet claims. Advice is to store such coats as you would other woolens, with standard moth-prevention measures.
A household tip notes vinegar can dissolve and remove rings from water deposits inside water glasses and flower vases, restoring clear surfaces with simple daily-use solution.
Mrs A L Roberts thanks friends for pleasant greetings and remembrances at Christmas that added comfort and cheer and wishes everyone a happy new year.
A Christmas party Thursday evening featured games and a grab box of gifts for the children. Seventeen members and 384 children enjoyed lunch at the close of the event. Local social updates include visits and dinners in Ft Dodge Goldfield and Perry with neighbors and clubs like the Friday Nite club and Double-6 club meeting at Wolcott and Lindsey homes.
A church schedule lists V K Williams pastor with school at 10 15 morning worship 41 15 for children 3 00 Epworth League led by Marjorie Neimer. A note from the pastor urges attendance in sunshine and warmth. Progress and Get-together clubs meet with local hosts and social guests. Christmas party and card games highlighted.
MDE Harris Hanson of Decorah survived a mishap when a belting tore away all his clothes. He stood up to find only his left shirt sleeve and one trouser leg remaining while the rest disappeared "gone with the wind."
A young pullet at eight months, raised at the Chas. Baker home in Audubon, now leads a growing flock of chicks. The hen shows hillbilly tendencies as she struts about.
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