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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12, 1914. The paper was founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and for years was successfully run by members of the J. H W. Lighter family.
Three grade school boys aged 11 to 13 broke into Howland Service station at 11 o clock night and were found by the Howland family. One boy injured himself during the getaway. Discussion covers legal action by mayor and county attorney, possible placement in a state school, parental duties, and community role.
Livermore and Eldora editorials urge residents to buy local and hire local workers to strengthen trade and community respect. They warn that non cooperators drain towns and harm progress. The Eldora piece praises the March of Dimes drives and broad support nationwide for infantile paralysis research.
A House committee overrates Charles Lindbergh for wartime authority while dismissing Bob Corrigan as a joke. Corrigan, famed for a lone Atlantic flight, is mocked as unfit to judge governments or foreign policy, yet his aviation feats are deemed less serious than Lindbergh’s fame.
A bill in the Town legislature would require merchants to issue receipts to all customers for sales tax collected under the current two per cent tax law. The piece argues merchants are already compelled to collect taxes and would be unpaid tax collectors. It contrasts the past with Roman officials and laments added clerical burden.
The article argues for freedom of expression and movement in the United States amid global hatred and suspicion. It notes Americans speak openly on Britain’s wartime aid, with leaders sharing views in newspapers lectures and on radio without fear of reprisal.
Opinion pages recount debates on labor in national defense and the need for fair redistricting. Officials warn that ignoring population based redistricting could spark political upheaval, while supporters praise CCC gains and the value of arbitration over strikes.
John W. Wingate of NYU urged in Chicago that informative ads boost sales. A quote from the Christian Science Monitor notes two New York stores selling upholstered chairs at similar prices, with the fully detailed ad selling 660 chairs in two days while the minimal ad drew few responses.
By January 24 the Forty-ninth Iowa General Assembly had enacted key measures and advanced hundreds of bills. An efficiency committee pre screened proposals before January 18, sending ready bills directly to the House and Senate calendars for prompt action.
The item notes a comparison of bills in the current session with those from the previous session. It cites 83 introduced in the House and 143 in the Senate in 1941, versus 67 in the House and 44 in the Senate in 1939.
Governor Wilson may name Roscoe Thomas of Fairfield or State Treasurer W G C Bagley of Mason City to replace D W Bates as banking superintendent. If Thomas is chosen, it would mark the third time a southern eastern Iowan has held the post. Bates hails from Albia, and predecessor L A Andrew was from Ottumwa.
The Forty-ninth Town General Assembly moves two top bills to standardize property assessments on a 60 percent valuation basis and cap municipal debt at 5 percent. Despite city opposition in Des Moines the measures pass unamended with support from the Town Taxpayers Association. Governor Wilson advances several cabinet reappointments and Lieutenant Governor Hickenlooper assigns chairmanships to all senators, signaling a streamlined session.
Senators El then Love and Long propose an East West plan limiting changes to extreme northern counties. Six districts would be created: 86 Clayton Allamakee. 40 Fayette Winneshiek. 42 Clay Dickinson O'Brien. 44 Chickasaw Floyd Howard. 47 Kossuth Palo Alto Emmet. 49 Lyon Sioux Osceola. The text also notes two interpretations of a dove shooting bill and questions whether the bird or hunter rests on wires.
Washington Senator A Claire Dewey a conservationist hunter leads opposition to a dove shooting bill. He asks if the mourning dove should vanish like the passenger pigeon and argues the bird is a song bird not game. He cites Audubon Society and pledges to block licensing Iowa as a slaughterhouse for a symbol of peace.
Representative Joseph N. Wagener of Scott county introduces a bill to adopt the Declaration of Independence as a required instructional course in public schools. The measure cites blessings patriotism and democracy as the era’s watchwords and outlines the bill’s preamble and phrase by phrase approach.
The text argues informative advertising works because the consumer movement pushes buyers to demand facts about products and mail order catalogs boost public specifications awareness. It states advertising is not a charm but a proven method to grow business for firms with desirable merchandise or services, noting successful firms rely heavily on it.
A brief note references a patriotic theme and a toy titled God Bless America. The message expresses affection for the item with a casual sentiment and a personal closing. No additional names or dates are provided.
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