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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
4
Miss Murphy gives a practical six weeks test to Miss Murphy's freshman class. Slips listing studied foods were drawn from a hat and prepared by each student for judging. Flu kept several students home and bus delays were caused by sleet. D A Earl from Grundy Center read humorous dramatic pieces for students.
Ayrshire teams beat D M T 30 21 for the boys and 50 37 for the girls on Friday at Ayrshire. Chison led Ayrshire with 35 points while Marjorie Peterson topped D M T with 16. Loren Thompson had 10 for D M T and Fish 13 for Ayrshire as the second half saw D M T close the gap. The page also notes class swaps in manual training and home economics and upcoming D M T games at Ottosen and Bode.
A playful test asking about measurement units a procrastinator’s habits and classic trivia. It covers rods and feet delays maritime chokepoints the oratorio form judicial appointment and sonnet line counts with multiple choice options.
A pebble kicked up by a passing train through Red Oak broke Laurel Eggers glasses and glass fragments damaged his eye. The incident prompted caution as authorities assess eye injury risks from projectiles near rail lines. Horse thieves remain a concern in Strawberry Point with the local Horse Thief Detective Association reelecting officers for another year and expanding its remit to auto theft. Preston Howell of Fairfield and Tommy Howell of Lockridge reported catching a 17 pound badger last week.
Belle Plaine plans enlarge the fire hall to fit a new rural fire truck soon into service. A tractor incident caused a car-train hitch to loosen and the tractor to coast and roll over twice injuring S. Fisher of Jolley.
FALL L H Bruer, 77, of New Providence, fell 20 feet from a haymaw in the barn at his home. He was very lucky no bones were broken. PONY FALLS Arnold Deist, near Audubon, received a broken leg last week when the pony he was riding fell.
Boeing engineers in Seattle have built a strato chamber to simulate altitudes above 40 000 feet, testing pressure seals windows and structural components. The device recreates stratospheric conditions on the ground with a three ton tank and dual compartments for normal and supercharged air, enabling rapid altitude simulation.
The War Department ordered stronger cavalry divisions with motorization reflecting German models. Each division will have 600 officers and 9,500 men, up from 600 officers and 8,500. Motor vehicles rise to 800 per division, horses drop to 6,000 from 8,000 as the force adapts for mobility on the Mexican border.
The census bureau estimates state county and city government employees rose 1 percent from January to April, totaling about 2.1 million at end of April. Excluding teachers, payrolls reached about $200 million, based on reports from over 3,000 government units.
A former cavalryman who served in southwest Africa in World War I received two post cards he mailed from Warmbad to Lehrte 26 years ago marked undeliverable. Confiscated by French authorities in 1914, they were recovered by German forces as they entered France near Maubeuge this summer.
W R Whitfield from Ames spoke to Pocahontas county 4-H leaders and members about a poultry club project. Members must secure at least 200 chicks by March 1 and raise them per college recommendations. A show and auction will occur about June 25, selling all cockerels. another planning meeting is set for Jan 24 at the Pocahontas county courthouse assembly room. Stop accidents before they stop you.
On Saturday January 11 members of the Up and Coming 4 H club met at Thelma and Vera Jolliffe home. New assistant leader Mrs Axel Carlson attended. They planned a bake sale for Monday night January 20 with Havelock P T C. Mildred Olberding demonstrated dyeing materials. Alice Lathrop spoke on common weeds around home. Bernadine Stoull presented music study The Swallow. Lila Daniels led Pilgrims Going to Worship. News phonograph shared. Lunch concluded meeting.
A fragment lists present members including Edna Wilson Doron Mildred Otberding Marion Daniels Liza Daniels Carlson Ruth Lathrop Beina Stoulil Wanda Rutgers Vera Jolliffe Mae Logan and mentions Mrs Carlson. Next meeting is at Ruth Alice in Lathrop on February 8 with Mildred Ober as reporter.
An alumnus visits his alma mater Mount Vernon College for a Christmas dance that echoes the 1917 incident when he was expelled after attending there. The event rekindles nostalgia and prompts reflection on past disciplinary actions.
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