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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
4
In Europe language vigilance rises with spies on all sides. France enforces French on calls, Germany uses German, and Swiss operators urge country language use. Switzerland boosts federal police and counter espionage to clamp down on spies amid war nerves.
Elizabeth New Jersey reports 18 year old Robert Wade of Scotch Plains stands 8 feet 5% inches tall and 202 pounds and has enlisted in the air service hoping to become a pilot. Wade hails from a military family with Civil War ties his father Harry Wade a World War veteran and bus driver and grandfather Abram Wade who fought for the Union.
Connie Lins ham of Portsmouth Ohio is seven and in her first year of riding she has captured 11 ribbons and a trophy across 11 events in Mansfield Ohio and surrounding events.
Paris reports that young Frenchmen are about one inch taller than the pre war generation, while girls are roughly half an inch taller than their mothers were at the same age. The finding reflects postwar changes in height among French youth.
A Chicago visitor at Grinnell commencement complained of pickpocket theft, cashing a check to return home. Back in Chicago the wallet reappeared in his suitcase, untouched after arrival. The report also notes local farming and geology items from Iowa towns.
In Avoca at the Elmer Holtz home a cat nurtures four kittens and six rabbits and a baby skunk. The anecdote highlights the unusual household as a local curiosity.
Mrs Mary Green Brosshard of Framington Mass seeks certificate of birth and marriage records for herself and her parents plus proof of Aryan lineage. Her daughter in Zurich plans marriage to an Italian and seeks confirmation no Jewish blood exists. In another item a prowler scare ends with a shotgun misfire injuring Mrs Fred Points in Woodbine when her husband fired into a chicken house by mistake.
Clayton D. Lackore of Hayfield asks if finders are keepers after discovering a man's valuable diamond ring on a quack grass digger. No further details on ownership or disposal are provided.
Algona residents seek the return of a homing pigeon spotted multiple days in town. The bird bears a leg band marked Chicago and attempts to capture it have so far failed.
Plover’s Red Cross unit issues another appeal for 40 dollars to aid war relief. Contributions may be left with Dc. E. Miller at the bank and existing funds in the bank total about 800 dollars. Community members like Mrs Susie Thompson and families of Henderson Marcus and Beekman are mentioned among local news items.
Four H participants traveled to Camp Fos ter and Camp Dolliver near Fort Dodge for district and three day outings. The Willing Workers of Plover hosted 15 clubs. many local residents visited and relatives planned summer travel. Epworth League held a skating party. others enjoyed visits from Des Moines and Cincinnati guests while Willying Wokers and Plover oldtimers looked back on local ties.
Evelyn Nicol returned from Mason City for the weekend while Mrs. Garlock and Mrs. Mancher visited in Fort Dodge. Harvey Minkler Jr led Powhatan Pushers 4-H to a district camp with 25 county delegates. Curtis Jones attended the Gilmore City wedding of Vietta Strait and Lester Gottfield, with Mrs. Jones playing piano.
A playful quiz prompts readers with seven multiple choice questions on topics from 1915 peace efforts to geography and science. It invites marking answers, tallying scores, and rating curiosity through a trivia game format.
The passage details Council Bluffs residents visiting relatives in nearby towns including Kimballton and Auburn. It mentions Mr. Stelter's Kansas City relatives visiting the Swansons and A. O. Garlock hosting relatives in Kimballton to meet their newborn grandchild born June 25. The text also references local church ladies and community events around the 4th of July, with various familial visits and travel in the region.
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