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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
1
A Cambridge Massachusetts city council resolution directs removal of the names Lenin and Leningrad from printed matter. The piece argues censorship backfires, and notes fears over communism misreading. It also discusses reapportionment, national debt trends, and political criticism of wartime expenditures.
Agricultural economists at Iowa State predict lower cattle and hog prices in six months after a record hog crop. They note heavy marketings shrink the hog corn ratio and that farmers may hold back cattle for breeding. A Des Moines Register photo highlights a family fleeing Nazi police, underscoring vigilance for liberty in troubled times.
Alta Advertiser reflects on European ancestors fleeing oppression for religious and political freedom, arguing that current war risks endangering democracy and urging vigilance to preserve peace. Tama county assessors gather under Lee M. Youngman to discuss improving duties amid complex livestock and livestock listings, dogs, grain, and farm machinery tallies.
A compact column named Space Filler begins Volume I Number I. It presents jokes and anecdotes about newspaper life, crime statistics paraphrase, and brief vignettes including a farmer and horses, a four-times married woman, and a quip about driving carefully. The tone mimics a local paper’s light feature.
The Wright County Farm Bureau supports a crop control program led by farmers to balance supply and demand. They compare agriculture to manufacturing, noting overproduction when demand falls and urging growers to limit output to avoid warehousing losses and financial risk.
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