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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
4
A Philadelphia Inquirer snippet recalls a teacher explaining subtraction using fruits and animals. A pupil named Bobby asks if three quarts of milk can be taken from two cows, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding of units in a math lesson.
A reader recalls a humorous exchange about an operation and a bill. The speaker jokes that while under ether the surgeon used up all he had in stock and left them with a large charge. The quip highlights cost concerns surrounding medical procedures.
Aunt Hannah visits a seaside home and sees the Atlantic for the first time. She remarks that the boundless sea with its white foam and crashing breakers is impressive yet she considers it larger than expected.
A Pathfinder note contrasts Mamoulean and Simolean lines: each generation claims more knowledge than the last while expressing doubt about grandparents. The aphorism reflects a lineage view of inherited insight through generations.
The siblings exchange, with Johnny delaying upstairs to fetch the watch as his sister jokes about a winding staircase enabling the timepiece to run down while they chat.
A chatty exchange finds Mrs Fussy asking if milk is pasteurized and the milkman replying that cows are turned out to pasture daily, implying fresh dairy practices.
Mr B asks if sister Clara thinks marriage is a failure. Mrs B replies that Clara does not think marriage fails but that trying to get married is seen as a failure.
A storekeeper displays a card reading Fishing Tickle and admits hundreds have noticed the spelling error yet customers tend to spend money when they speak up. A Sunday school visit prompts a shy boy to suggest keeping quiet.
In a brief, dialogic exchange a sympathetic elderly woman and a tramp discuss their hardships. The scene underscores mutual resilience as they speak of trials endured and the small afflictions of life. Their exchange hints at social struggle and quiet endurance.
Gossip hints at Mary's possible marriage to an X-ray specialist, amid speculation of mutual interest. The exchange questions what he sees in her, reflecting local chatter and curiosity about a potential match.
Dorothy Buck has worked in Pocahontas for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shoemaker Sr of Carlisle visit their daughters Mrs Cecil Twigg and Mrs Albert Twigg at Ayrshire. The families enjoyed a Rush Lake picnic Sunday. Rev Walter Rothwell and family begin a vacation near Fairmont Minnesota with emergency contact via local office. New cars appear around Plover. Mrs Rose Moore, mother of Mrs Clarence Pringle, dies in Carroll after hospital stay. burial planned in Rolfe cemetery.
The Kerns family thanks neighbors and friends for their help and kindness during their recent bereavement. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kerns.
The first Turner hall opened in Cincinnati on New Year’s Day 1850 and by year’s end chapters formed in several cities. A Philadelphia convention founded the Union of Turner Societies of North America, the parent of the American Turnerbund. By the Civil War Turners were entrenched in German communities nationwide and faced Know Nothing violence, forming militia for self defense, then returning to games and singing contests.
A Washington Post writer notes Stradivari refined violin making and that over 500 violins and 50 violoncellos survive. Experts dispute tone causes, citing uniform wood thickness, construction, Cremona air, or the famed varnish whose secret died with him. The Eiffel Tower of Paris allegedly weighs over 15 million pounds. An Iowa pardon notice discusses Harold Ball, convicted in 1929 for bank burglary, with a commutation request heard by the board of parole in Des Moines on July 1, 1937.
Mr. Feaney transferred to Rippey as station agent while George and Mrs. Feaney, along with Feaney family, anticipate settling permanently. Several social visits and showers occur. Ed Lampe visits in Albert City. W. H. Buchanan's store to deliver meat and groceries. Funeral for infant's family. multiple local movements and hospital checkups noted.
Earline Ann, daughter of Earl E. and Irene Kerns, was born April 2 1937 and died July 6 at 2 months 11 days. Baptized June 23. funeral July 7 at the grandparents farm home in Plover with Rev. Walter Rothwell officiating. Interment in Powhatan cemetery. Survivors include her parents, one brother Gerald, and extended family from Rolfe, Sioux City, Rolfe and Pocahontas.
Mr and Mrs H E Poundstegl of Clarion and A L Kirkpatrick and Mrs Stevens from near Janesville Wisconsin visited last week. Master Peter Poundstone joined his grandparents Dr and Mrs B E Poundstone for an extended sojourn at their home.
Sunday school at 10 a m Epworth League at 7 pm preaching service suspended until August Pilgrimage to Okoboji Bible camp July 25 to August 1.
Town of Plover will meet at 8 00 p m August 2 1987 in the Bank building to hear taxpayers on the proposed expenditure estimates. The town council invites public comment on the budget and expenses.
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