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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
4
A Boston railroad agent offers a wry through ticket to California and back to a curious lady no rush to travel yet. In a playful exchange a Morning After cartoonish line asks for secrecy about the trip while a private bargain forms.
The child Charles watches his five baby kittens and chats with a neighbor while stroking the mother cat. He voices a hopeful question about whether the mother will hatch again.
A humorous exchange features a patient insisting he still follows his doctor while the doctor questions the claim. The dialogue reveals playful defiance and the speaker’s stubborn attitude toward medical advice.
A prospective buyer gaze over riverfront land asks about flooding. The real estate agent snaps that the river is not a sickly stream kept in its bed, implying the land’s flood risk is limited.
A colonel complains that officers neglected duties forcing him to perform "the whole duty of the regiment" himself. He declares he is his own captain, lieutenant, and adjutants, and is interrupted by a lady who adds trumpeter to the list.
A comic dialogue unfolds with Sammy’s school trouble and the teacher power imbalance. A circus proprietor worries about feeding animals while a lion tamer pleads for funds. A burglar targets an heiress who dismisses him, insisting she won’t surrender money.
The column notes moonlight bathing will be popular this summer and suggests swimsuits will be scantier than ever amid this trend.
Jimmy jokes that a pronoun is a noun that has turned pro in a classroom exchange with his teacher. The quip highlights a playful misdefinition during language study.
Iowa State College extension poultryman W. M. Vernon warns farmers to cull nonlaying hens this year as demand for egg production rises for defense needs. He details visual cues: soft pliable abdomen and red comb indicate layers. pale dry combs and shriveled abdomens signal non-layers. feather loss and pigment changes mark hens past laying. County agricultural agents can provide more guidance.
Fatalities on rural primary highways rose by 85 in 1940 from 1939 with 246 deaths that year. Highway No 92 showed three deaths in 1989 on a 2138 mile stretch. 1940 records fell to two. No 80 earned the label Killer with 31 deaths in 1940 after 20 in 1989. Highway 60 improved from eight deaths in 1939 to three in 1940.
A dialogue hints at ownership and value as a buyer considers purchases. One line notes all bought goods go to the buyer while contrasting a commodity like coal that is stored in a cellar rather than delivered.
The body of William Albert Morgan cremated in Sacramento California was shipped by express valued at 50 dollars with 88 cents freight to Albia for burial. Lawrence Hoover of Belle Plaine notes branches from the Harvest apple tree bearing both apples and blossoms, a rare single-branch occurrence. A steel flag pole at Sheldon city park settled enough to loosen caulking on a nearby 10 inch water main, causing a leak in spring.
Genevieve Savage of Humboldt is among businesswomen chosen to spend two weeks at the Bowman mansion in the Wisconsin Dells. The mansion is a vacation haven for women 45 and over, funded by Miss Jean Bowman with a $100,000 trust and $400,000 for cancer research.
Dale Chaney of Millersburg was found choking after a rope swing twist. He was not seriously hurt and likely will avoid another rope swing for a while.
Peter Troy aged 80 still tends farm work in DeWitt. Though retired he stays active in the corn field as spring planting begins.
Lyall Bryant of Mr Vernon reported a lightning strike on his farm last week killing a horse under a tree while five purebred dairy heifers 60 feet away were unhurt.
The S. S. North Coast is the largest and fastest ship between Seattle and Alaska carrying 400 passengers plus crew and cargo. The voyage features coastal scenery, encounters with boats and fishing villages, passes a porpoise school, and includes a landing at Ketchikan where Eugene notes half the town sits over the ocean.
The Brooks Allen wedding featured ushers Dale Allen and Lester Zeman guiding a bridal party in a church ceremony with Lu Mae White on piano and Marjorie Hansen singing. A reception followed at the bride’s aunt’s home with a three tier pink and white cake and guests including Dr. H A Sinning and Rev. V K Williams. The couple departed for a honeymoon at the Sinning cottage near Brainerd, Minnesota.
The bride wore a black net coat with white embroidery at the wedding. Mrs. Allen, a Bradgate High School 1935 graduate and Fort Dodge Beauty Academy alumna, runs Brooks Beauty Salon in Rolfe for four years. The groom, educated at West Bend, works at the Davenport elevator and they will reside there. Numerous guests from West Bend, Rolfe, Goldfield, Humboldt, Gilmore and nearby towns attended.
Illinois farmer and extension service veteran Vaniman spoke on parity price gains, noting a 724 million uplift in U S agricultural income over 20 years. He travels to 11 Midwestern states and leads Farm Bureau and extension initiatives.
Heavy rains forced the John Nelson Spite event site change as 150 attendees gathered for a Farm Bureau meeting. Earl Ives presided with Mrs. Walter Ald in charge of the program, featuring musical numbers by Three and One and a pantomime by Garfield township youths.
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