Transformation of the Southern States After Civil War
The piece argues the American South is modernizing with new factories improved agriculture and better roads. It notes leaders fight the Ku Klux Klan laws curb masks and the rise of interracial unions and voting. It highlights Supreme Court education equality and greater access for Black Southerners to schools and universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
United States
Ku Klux Klan
Alabama
U. S. Supreme Court
Ctate
Pemcocracy
Roade signs urged for Rolfe sharp turn warning
The Iowa Highway Commission is urged to install a Slow Sharp Turn warning at the Rolfe edge where Highway 44 meets the C and NW railway crossing. A committee from the Greater Rolfe club pressed the need after a recent fatal oil truck fire blamed on the turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Commission
Rolfe
C. & Now
Greater Relfe Club
Highway Commission
From Summer Vacations to Naturalization News
The piece discusses year round education and the value of summer programs for youths. It also notes Anna Schwarzenburg, a princess of Austria, who became a U.S. citizen and will be titled Miss Schwarzenburg, highlighting the shift from royalty to American egalitarian titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Anna Schwarzenburg
New York
Miss Schwarzenburg
Self-made three wheeler trips 20 miles in an hour
Frank Grant 20 miles from Davenport to Charlotte in an hour on a self built three wheeled scooter. The engine formerly powered a washing machine. Grant, a 17 year old from Cambridge Til, demonstrates the device to Charlotte residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Iowa
Frank Grant
Cambridge
Til
Grant
Davenport
Rolfe Iowa Town Council Proceedings June 1919
The Rolfe Iowa town council met in regular session with Mayor Watt and Councilmembers Feldman Gard, Braed, Wold present. Bills were read and approved including railroad, school, water, gas, and library expenses. The council adjourned on mayoral call. The article also discusses tuberculosis myths and emphasizes early detection and treatment options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe
Towa
Watt
Feldman
Gard
Braed Wold
Coun
Lehman
Okayy
Feltman
Crard
St. Lb. Railway Co
W. A. Kelley
FE. C. Hoard
Central States
Pumip- Tegoa
O. B. Fuller, Jr
Mary E. Jones
Hortense Siefkin
Demco
Suieils
Remington Rand Co
Slata & Son
False Notions About TB Debunked in Health Message
The article cites tuberculos is facts to dispel myths that tuberculosis is inherited and emphasizes the disease is caused by the tubercle bacillus transmitted from an active case. It notes 90000 Americans die annually and urges reliance on medical science rather than superstition.
Budget Hearing for Rolfe Consolidated School District
The Rolfe Consolidated School Board in Pocahontas County Iowa will hold a public budget hearing on August 1 1949 at 8 00 P M at the schoolhouse for the 1949 50 expenditures. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing with the Avs school house fund totaling 5459 41 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
J. H. Brinkman
Itd
Budget Estimate and Filing Record for Rolfe Town Meeting
The Rolfe Town Council in Pocahontas County Iowa will meet July 25 1949 at 7 30 P M at the Fire Station Rolfe to consider expenditures for the year starting April 1 1950 A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements past and anticipated will be available at the hearing
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolfe Consolidated School
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Notige
Rolfe
Tuberculosis Awareness Urges All Young People to Learn Truth
The article notes TB affects all ages and backgrounds and urges individuals to seek factual information. It advises checking with the local health department or the community tuberculosis association for correct details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuberculosis Association
June Violation Report on Fish and Game Prosecutions
Conservation officers reported 16L prosecutions in June with 155 convictions. Fines totaled 2 965 dollars and 30 days jail in justice courts. Of 161 we . cea prosecutions, 124 were illegal fishing four navigation and 33 miscellaneous.
Lightning sets catalpa tree ablaze near Schaller
William Demers of near Schaller stood in his doorway last week when a lightning strike hit a catalpa tree nearby and started a fire. The Schaller fire department sprayed water to douse the flames, but the tree reignited. Demers then cut down the tree and put out the fire himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Demers
Near Schaller
Catalpa
Schaller
Mr. Demers
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Interca
Earniboldt
Towa Press
Association
Tauchal Ociar
Peter H. Bauman
Des Moines
Bauman
Hoe
Durham
New
Mire
Miss Princess
Scooter
Fred Witt
N. J. Bixler
Marine Corps Institute
Rolfe Consolidated School District
Danan
AVS School
Aird
Ong
Bae
Wsur
Rolfe State Bank
Rolfe, Iowa
Loxterkamp
M. D
Rolfe Clinic
H. G. Frigaard
Relfe
Carl J. White
T. S. Clark
D. C
Methodist Church
J. E. Hynds
Ritz Theatre
Kennedy Agency
General Insurance
Relfe, Iowa
T. J. Raynes Insurance
L. M. Graham Veterinarian
L. W. Feldman
Asat
R. B. Ranney
Jones
G. Fred Smith Automobile & Property Insurance Real Estate
Fuller Bldg
Harry Tyler
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