24 Jun 1965
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1965
Page
1
Ten year recap cites Carol Simonson at Hawk Eye Girls State in Cedar Falls. Birthdays, family gatherings, and church and school notes fill a mid century Iowa page with visits to Marshall Minnesota relatives, a pastor at Fort Dodge conference, and a power outage affecting the town water pump.
June 28 1945 report notes the Whitmer family vacation while the local bakery shuts for two weeks due to a sugar shortage. George Yabsley returns to work at Central States Electric Co. after an absence.
On Sunday evening Mr and Mrs John Cordes and Bertha hosted ice cream and cake for guests in honor of John Cordes Jr birthday. Readable lines mention local youths attending scout camp and a temporary grocery helper Dale Jeffers from Fort Dodge.
Mrs Hattie Hauck and Miss Ice Wiegman made a trip to Fort Dodge Tuesday. Mrs Flossie DeVaul in the Lutheran hospital received a visit from the two travelers. Allen Zeman broke his left arm playing last Wednesday.
A late 20th century era note recalls J Cl Brogatti selling a thresher daily to fend off hardship. Christy’s fate, a rain filled week. Plover drug store closes, C M Webb’s Rolfe branch leaves the post office building. Local anglers F E Grant, Mary Burroughs, Ed Graham and J R McIntire fished Lost Island lake without luck. Robert Melson attends RC TC at Fort Riley for six weeks. Ferris Malcolm, Bradgate and McKnight's Point pitcher, struck near the left eye at Rutland game.
40 years ago on June 25 1925 Verne Perrin and wife took possession of the South Side Cafe after closing a deal last week. Attorney Vernon Sharp connected to Vernon’s law degree from the State University of Iowa is noted. James Andersons’ son burned by boiling water. other notes include a Lake Okoboji outing and Roy Dobbs driving a new Ford.
Iowa designated June 21 to 27 as Soil Conservation Week with guidance on why conserving soil matters. The article urges widespread interest beyond farmers, notes soil as a renewable resource, and stresses management to prevent erosion and improve water use for a growing food supply.
A 1964 statistic report from The Travelers Insurance Companies shows 48,000 highway deaths and about 3.84 million injured in the United States, with the toll rising toward 50,000 deaths as 1965 begins. The survey compiles state motor vehicle department data and supports ongoing highway safety concerns.
Records show 90 percent of fatal crashes occurred on clear days and dry roads while 10 percent happened in fog rain or snow. Excessive speed tops accident causes with wrong side of road and reckless driving following. Pedestrians were at fault in many cases.
Across reports the most deadly factor remains dangerous intersections and crossing impacts. Authorities note multiple fatal crashes involve pedestrians and vehicles failing to yield at crosswalks and junctions.
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