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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1956
Page
1
Fishermen at a Liscomb area bridge west of town have been fouling telephone wires with their fishing lines. The sheriff warns violators will be prosecuted as phones report disrupted conversations and officials fret over emergency communications.
Iowa safety officials warn tall corn hides rural intersection views increasing crash risk. Drivers should enter cautiously and check for traffic in both directions before proceeding. Campaign urges individual cooperation to slow down and live.
Final plans announced by exposition officials set August 24 through September 2 for Iowa State Fair auto racing in Des Moines. Jalopy and speedway events feature on two afternoons and two nights, with 40 to 50 top contenders for the 1956 national racing title expected to file entries.
The final night of the fair on Sunday September 2 will stage a 200 lap stock car marathon. Entry is limited to 1951-56 standard passenger cars with 40 to 50 entries expected. Convertibles join sedans and coupes for the first time. Over $15,000 in purses and time trial money will be awarded across six racing sessions per state fair secretary L. B. Cunningham.
25 Years Ago Mrs F C DeWolf and relatives from DeWolf, Cruickshank, Kerns and Hauswirth join Miller families from Clear Lake for a large picnic near Algona. Nate Miller and Rolfe guests escort the party back to their homes. Mildred Seaman visits from Chicago for a four month vacation with her mother Mrs George Ham. Golf Club Auxiliaries hold bridge session hosted by Mrs Po hatonas and others. A Methodist Church shower honors Mrs Will Hilton with gifts and lunch. Anna Pollock editor of The Plover Patriot takes vacation with J H Pollock and Jennie Pollock visiting relatives in Minnesota.
Forty five years ago the Rolfe troop of the Boy Scouts of America left by Tuesday morning with about 30 scouts led by Scout Master C P Milne. A large group of mothers watched at the depot as the unit safely started. Names of the returning boys include Don Jurgenson Cecil Cummins Thurlow Siefert Clyde Charlton Clint Miller Hubert Barnes Omer Fuller Fay Ritchey Carl Kauffman Dewey Gibbons Clel Kirkpatrick Lavern Miller Frank Wiewel Tom Harviz Elmer Spear Wayne Coffin Morris Webb Raymond Bruce Claud Webb Geo Siefert and Edwin Lighter.
An advertisement claims three of four women experience relief from headaches cramps and nervous tension during or before their period when taking Pinkham's Vegetable Compound or tablets with added iron. It urges starting this month to avoid premenstrual tension and improve mood.
Miss Fay Twigg will assist at the McEwen cottage for a few days, providing help and support as needed.
Pocahontas county Legion Auxiliary officers were installed at Havelock with Lily Gibson elected president and other posts filled. Guests included district leaders from Forest City and Rathven. The Havelock unit hosted a county meeting with a July Des Moines convention delegation named and a polo film shown. Faculty and parish events, plus community visits, were noted along with a nearby hospital discharge and a death in Boone.
Francis Ballard and Steven Royal welcomed births at Mercy Hospital Fort Dodge with another daughter born to Tommie Ballard on July 22. Peggy Hogan and William O Connell announce an August 11 Sacred Heart church wedding. Numerous visitors and relatives from Sioux City Algona and Fort Dodge joined church and civic events as officers and stockholders met at Pocahontas State Bank and community groups hosted socials and tours.
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Rexford Schade at Sacred Heart church. She died July 18 in Mercy hospital Fort Dodge after two years of ill health. She lived on a farm near Pocahontas with Rexford Schade, to whom she was married in 1942 at St. Ambrose Cathedral Des Moines. Survivors include her husband four children and her extended MacCumber family.
Poultrymen in Pocahontas County shift from oats to higher energy feeds as oats show lower nutrition and energy. Extension Director E I Rosenberger notes oats cannot compete with corn or grain sorghum. A poor oats harvest further reduces feed quality, while nutritionist Stanley Balloun cites oats worth less than half a bushel of corn for chicks.
An advertisement touts Lillen Mak's Sewereamer a chemical cleaner to remove roots, rags, grease, and paper from sewer lines. It claims quicker results at lower cost, available in 5 and 10 lb cans, sold by Rickard's Hardware and Appliances.
The feed value of oats is only slightly higher for older birds and should not exceed 4 of the total ration. A bushel of poor oats may be worth only 4 to 4 the value of corn. Grain sorghums are about as valuable as corn per pound in poultry rations and can be fed to all ages when ground or cracked. New cats should not be fed to poultry for at least two months after combining.
C. E. Jones of near Osceola renewed the Osceola Tribune for the 60th time. He and his wife were given the paper as a wedding gift in 1895 and recently observed their 61st anniversary. Mr. Jones is 82.
The Des Moines Board of Education invites bids for Bus Routes No. 1 and No. 3. Bids must be delivered to the Secretary by 8:00 p.m. July 30. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Donna Heathman, secretary.
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