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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1946
Page
1
Auto price ceilings for 16 models rise 4 to 8 percent f o b factory while dealers absorb none. OPA expects no further hikes until production costs normalize. Manufacturers report about $200 daily losses, but higher prices do little to burden most budgets.
After a fair trial Karl Herman Frank was hanged in public for ordering Lidice’s destruction and the massacre of its male inhabitants. Press reports describe merciless spectators as Czech gunmen ended his rule, proving Germany’s tyranny unpopular and doomed under Allied victory.
The article explains mass X ray screening as a method to find unknown tuberculosis cases among seemingly healthy individuals. It highlights that about 495000 Americans have active TB, with half known to authorities and 250000 undiagnosed, and that mobile mini film units can screen 60 to 120 people per hour to detect early signs for further testing.
The piece analyzes low turnout in primaries with only about a third of eligible voters voting in Towa, compares to 1942 and 1944, notes higher participation for presidential races, and questions intelligence theories while proposing penalties to boost turnout.
Iowa centennial state fair will run August 28 to 30 with $5 661 in cash prizes for corn small grains and other farm products. A Centennial exhibit of pioneer farming equipment offers $520 for best displays by Iowans, with entries 50 years old or older. Major prizes total 22645 across county exhibits individual farm displays and crop categories. Copies of premium lists available by writing the Des Moines secretary.
The text notes that people resist being compelled to vote while party dominance in states like Iowa and Alabama makes primaries more decisive than general elections. It says only about 30 percent care who is nominated or trust voters at the polls to choose correctly.
Iowa community service groups are urged to sponsor local soybean yield contests to boost per acre production in 1946. The effort, led by Joe L. Robinson, aims to keep national output near 1944 and 1945 levels while identifying best varieties and methods.
Interest in artificial breeding of dairy cattle spreads from the southern area to the whole Pocahontas county. A tentative committee is formulating plans to provide the service to county farmers.
A special release furnished to Iowa newspapers by The Iowa Poll of the Des Moines Register and Tribune provides poll data and insights on public opinion. The document outlines methodology and summarizes key trends across demographic groups.
Teachers at Allison grade school struggle to correctly address students amid six pairs of twins four from distinct families. Two pairs share the same family, creating repeated names and misidentifications during classes.
Pocahontas County Board in regular session approves the County Recorder and Clerk of Courts quarterly reports. The Board accepts the Employees Casualty Company insurance for 1946 47 and postpones the Spoerleder drainage district hearing to May 7 1946. Claims audited include Viola McCartan items totaling 185.04.
Notice grants renewal of Plover Telephone Company for twenty years from July 10 1946. Company, based in Plover Pocahontas County Iowa, operates telephone lines stations exchanges with $10000 authorized capital stock. Five directors elected yearly. stockholders’ private property exempt from corporate debts. Dated May 16 1946 at Plover Iowa.
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