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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1947
Page
2
The Y W club will meet January 27 at the Lounge with hosts Helen Lund Emma Swan Vera Olerich and Marian Gunderson. Mary Shelgren will present Community Recreation for Young People and Evelyn Kaiser Alma Ogden will handle a special number.
Pocahontas county soils district commissioners meet Friday January 27 selecting Harry L. Lund as delegate and Arthur M. Johnson as alternate to attend a soil conservation short course in Ames January 29 to February 1. The course is the association's second meeting with expenses covered for one commissioner per district by the Mississippi Valley Association of businessmen.
Donations totaling 204 dollars support the Anliker family who lost two children when their home burned. C. W. Reese contributed 169 dollars, 19 dollars came from Don's Cafe, and 16 dollars from Freeman's Cafe. The gathering expresses deep thanks to the public for the generosity.
An Iowa proposal seeks to amend the schoolhouse funds law by allowing districts to levy up to two and a half mills for up to 10 years to fund future school construction and ground purchases. Backers argue it offers better financing than long term interest and aids bond-funded projects amid wartime backlogs.
Four Pocahontas County townships report full or exceeded Farm Bureau quotas for 1947. Garfield tops with 116 members toward 114, Dover 103 toward 114, Lake 105 toward 114, and Liz ard 100 toward 100. Other townships show progress and plan further reports.
Private Richard Fisher, Hq Bttry 57 FA Bn APO 7, San Francisco, writes from Seoul Korea after a voyage that began with 29 days aboard ship via Honolulu Yokohama and Peiping. He asks friends or enemies to write and says he is homesick.
Why not sell some of the surplus articles in your home. Advertise them in the Arrow Want Ad Column. Somebody has use for them and they'll bring you money. Invest in Savings Bonds.
Kindergarten Janice Sharp celebrated a birthday with lemonade ice cream and cupcakes. First grade Janis Sue’s class began a new reader and poems. Fourth grade students show perfect spelling for four weeks Pat Cox totals 18 weeks. Bolivia exports tin over 50 000 metric tons yearly.
A local lumber dealer reports Mule Hide roofing products available at the same prices as last year despite scarcity of red cedar shingles. The ad notes aluminum corrugated roofing in 6, 8, 10 and 12 foot lengths and warns of delivery delays for other goods. Coal and fencing items are highlighted, with references to government labor demand and spring fencing needs.
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