17 Jul 1930
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
1
The piece critiques promises to farmers amid falling crop prices, notes politicians like Dickinson and Brookhart, and questions Farm Board actions. It recalls rain forecasts, chautauqua payoffs, and the shift from individual votes to bloc voting, urging constructive thinking and restraint in policy.
The document lists on hand balances, receipts, and disbursements for the General Fund and School House Fund. It shows payments to staff including Heathman, Darrow, Evans, Edna Marcum, and teachers, along with utilities, maintenance, and miscellaneous expenses. Balance figures are given for July 1, 1980 and 1930, with totals of funds and expenditures.
Byron G. Allen represented Pocahontas county in the last Iowa House session and seeks another term. He is opposed by Marion Bruce editor of The Rolfe Arrow, running as an independent against Allen. Bruce and Allen engage in a backers’ dispute over reform credentials and past confrontations with Governor Hammill.
Barney Bruce announces his candidacy as an independent for the 77th District seat in Pocahontas County. He states the campaign is independent of party alignment and will be decided by voters at the November polls.
The Atlantic News Telegraph criticizes Allen for expense graft and bolshevik leanings in Pocahontas county. It questions reformers who vote yes on allowances while portraying Bruce as the genuine reformer. The piece implies Allen will likely win and urges volunteers to counter the negative image.
Cherokee Times cites Iowa as having the nation’s best paved highway mileage while western states once mocked the state. Nonpareil editorial from Council Bluffs blasts a proposed state income tax as inadequate for property relief and as overlapping federal taxation. Osceola Tribune notes labor-saving machinery possibly proving ruin for industry.
No more rats or mice after RAT-SNAP. A sure rodent killer with no lingering odor. Cats or dogs won’t touch it. Guaranteed sizes from 35 cents to $1.25, sold by Symes' Hardware in Rolfe Iowa.
A fragmented reflection questions the impact of rapid automation on millions of unemployed Americans. It argues machines replace many jobs, leaving nonworking citizens without prospects, while political handle turns and oblique invective mix with rural local names.
The Independent School District of Pocahontas County Iowa will hold a meeting on August 4 at p m in the secretary's office. Taxpayers may speak for or against the budget as proposed. The document lists amounts for expenditures and totals under taxable valuation and school age population.
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