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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
6
Pocahontas county reports include road and lighting upgrades in Laurens and Taurens, fire losses near Malden and Fonda, legal actions against locals, a rock and gravel project near Pocahontas, a railroad work crew near Spencer, a Poweshiek area wedding, and local crime updates involving warrants and liquor possession in the region.
Joseph the gardener is summoned to hang a portrait for Mr Parrott and his wife Mrs Parrott. He places one nail on the right and another on the left saying the second nail will save him later. The exchange reveals odd, comic tension in the tale.
Report notes De Hamm botched the billiard display missing his cue as the view questioned how it unfolded and viewers watched the performance proceed without a key element.
An excited man called an Insurance Office asking to insure his ear against theft and whether it could be done over the phone. The clerk answered no and said no man would be sent. The man urged speed as he claimed a thief was starting the act.
A short dialogue begins with a voice greeting a strict lady at an early hour. The woman answers and bluntly notes she must have the wrong number, revealing a humorous misdial scenario from Troy Times Record.
In a constituency meeting a heckler cried out I wouldn’t vote for you if you were the angel Gabriel. The candidate retorted if TL were the angel Gabriel you wouldn t be in my constituency.
A man praises a new nature book calling it marvelous and wondrous while his wife notes a woman need not write long pages to see similar truths. The playful dialogue contrasts their brief observations with his grand praise.
The passage shows a terse exchange where Hester cites damages but the lawyer clarifies the aim is to secure repair costs. Ella, reacting, emphasizes that damages are insufficient without repairs, in a line from American Legion Monthly.
The text reads as a fragmented dialogue between a carrot and a potato, with garbled phrases suggesting an incomplete exchange. No clear event or entities emerge from the readable portion.
A student in politics asks if candidates should feel superior to voters. Senator Sorghum responds that campaigns now aim to show rivals have greater faults, while downplaying one’s own. The exchange critiques self confidence and public perception in political life.
A genial but serious figure asks if the community is tending toward happiness as a contributor shares a playful scene about giving the crowd joy this morning. A bat blows off and the speaker chases it two blocks to entertain the public.
In a stark exchange the groom recalls placing an engagement setting on her funeral three days prior. She answers that friends admired it, but adds two persisted in reexamining it, signaling uneasy tensions surrounding the tragedy.
Fragmentary lines discuss happiness and conformity with a coercive method. A speaker named Svineier Sor dhum asserts happiness is expected and only compliant constituents understand the test for refusal. The quote hints at compulsory discipline and the social pressure to be joyful.
A quirky narrator recounts how Loony Lou markets dubious betting schemes using astrology numerology and weather data to a naive young bettor from Manayunk. The boy loses five thousand dollars chasing a mortgage payoff and is escorted home after a chaotic scene at Tropical Park.
Maurice Pike of Rolfe called on neighbors Tuesday evening near Havelock. The column notes illnesses, travel, family visits, farming work, shop visits, and local events including a Pla Mor theater night and baseball between Havelock and Rodman.
A miscellaneous shower was held in her honor at the M. I. church social rooms Friday of last week. About 50 ladies attended. The evening featured games, visiting, and recipe writing for the bride, with many gifts. Hostesses served an excellent lunch to conclude the event.
The Class of 1931 from Havelock high school held a picnic and reunion at Sioux Rapids last Sunday with full attendance. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobson and Miss Hazel Cooksey of Spencer, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Moss of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Williams of Sioux Rapids, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Plantz, Miss Arlene Young, Miss Bessie Hansen of Laurens, Mr. and Mrs. Freddy Kline, Miss Dorothy Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Moresebeek, Vincent Keerles and Ernie Schultz of Havelock.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will host a three day Midwest States Farm Bureau Training School at Iowa State College Ames on the 21st and 22nd with sessions in the Memorial Union. Attendees will include state Farm Bureau officials from about a dozen midwestern states and Iowa district organization men. A one day Rural Youth Institute will follow for Farm Bureau leaders.
Primary No 17 will be opened for traffic this week after shoulder work completed last week by the Dusenhere grading outfit. Local workers joined Booth Olsen paving crew to Ruthven to finish the overpass east of that place and some went to Schaller to lay about 1 mile of paving. The project is expected to take at least 30 days.
Clarence Mohler died Tuesday in a hospital at Iowa City after several years of illness. Funeral services were conducted in Laurens on Friday. Mrs. Mohler was an aunt of the late A. F. Mick.
Havelock Methodist Church notes Rev. C. L. Day as pastor. Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Epworth League at 7:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 8:00 p.m. Week services held in the church and all are welcome, especially those without a church home.
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