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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
1
Vacationers are urged to help keep Iowa highways clean in a cooperative anti-litter campaign led by the Izaak Walton League and the AAA Motor Club of Iowa. Litterbags are available free at AAA offices to hold debris for disposal at lodging or roadside trash containers.
The Conservation Commission urges caution as spring and early summer bring more wildlife on highways. A count by Frank Starr from April 16 to June 15 in Buena Vista and Cherokee counties lists 18 hen pheasants 20 cock pheasants 46 cottontail rabbits 10 jackrabbits 2 deer 5 raccoons 3 badgers 3 opossums 18 squirrels 4 striped skunks 6 spotted skunks and 20 song birds. A horn blast can deter animals and prevent damage to vehicles and windshields.
A public health note warns picnickers about poison ivy sumac and oak. It describes identifying three leaf groups, prefers damp ground for sumac, and outlines treatment washing with soap and hot water, using alcohol if water is unavailable, baking soda rinse, and cleaning tools and clothing to avoid oil transfer.
Mary Glee Watson of Sanborn joins the Pocahontas county extension staff for the summer. A former Alta home economics instructor and Iowa State graduate, she will train with Virginia Harding for about three months and then work in a county lacking a home economist, focusing mainly on 4-H girls.
Mrs Milliard Brook with Mrs Roy Auten and Mrs Clara Markley visited Lake Okoboji for a picnic and sightseeing then stopped in Fostoria at the Guy Markley home. The Deasey family from New York City visits Mrs Markley and Mrs Milliard Brouk. the sons plan a summer at the Brook home. Various local residents make hospital trips, school and post office notes, and prepare for summer travel and relocations around Pocahontas, Laurens, Mallard, and nearby towns.
Local youths frequent Pocahontas and Laurens pools as schools bus routes run to Laurens each Tuesday. Residents travel for family visits, medical care, and California moves. A July 56 Buick incident near Laurens damaged the car but left the driver unhurt as relatives visit and host in multiple households.
A patrolman explains defensive driving to handle heavy July traffic, urging drivers to assume danger from every hill and crossing. He stresses keeping both hands on the wheel for better control and warns speed plus inattention as the main risk. Nearby, a small twister damaged buildings near Lisbon and a note recalls the 1830 first steam locomotive run on the B. and O. railroad.
In Pocahontas county 4-H boys will hold Livestock Judging Workouts in July to prepare for the County Livestock Judging Contest at the County Fair. Members will lace classes of fat steers dairy cows fat lambs and market pigs with Kenneth Bauge assisting the club leaders. Dates include Swan Lake Huskies July 2 Powhatan Pushers July 6 Bellville Boosters July 14 Cummins Climbers July 18 and Colfax Colonels July 30.
At Sac City L P Buckley received recognition from colleagues for 34 years of continuous service at a local automobile agency.
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