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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1931
Page
6
A reader explains tests to candle eggs for freshness and safety. He describes air cell size, yolk appearance, and white consistency as indicators of warmth exposure or age. The letter emphasizes gathering eggs often to ensure freshness and hints at future tips to prevent heated eggs.
Humboldt county recorder Mrs. Ethel Barrett Emrie and attorney Paul Emrie were married at the Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Emrie, longtime county official and former deputy, is a Westport native. Mr. Emrie, a former Humboldt clerk of courts, is Dakota City born. The piece also notes a local stage production and season ticket offer.
The New York critics praised Sweet's Show Presents Married and How noting it contains everything for success. It explores beliefs about divorce and companionate marriage and asks if wives should be hired instead of married. The slice of life depicts married and unmarried people and questions prevailing marital ideas.
The 1938 Iowa State College report shows 5 588 farmers used superphosphate or rock phosphate for the first time in 1930 and 1 847 used limestone. Data from county agents note growth in fertilizer use with 11 140 farmers using 16 426 tons of superphosphate, plus 6 622 farmers using 18 549 tons of complete fertilizer in 1930.
The Weather and Crop Bureau reports 1930 hail damage at 1 598 963 dollars, the smallest eight year total since assessments began. Woodbury County saw the highest county damage at 551 818 dollars, Lis ton township 88 532 dollars, with several counties reporting no damage. The eight year average damage is 4 518 760 dollars and 0 5 percent of crops at risk, while the average townships reporting hail is 563. The report notes Mississippi and Missouri River counties face higher risk and southeastern counties show resistance, with Davis County nearly immune.
Northwestern Iowa's 640 of 1 600 cases graded low due to heat caused a nearly $1000 weekly loss for farmers. Extension expert W D Termohlen says losses stem from poor handling and cooling. Redescribing practices and selling through local agencies could prevent most losses.
Guy Knieriem of a farm east of Gilmore City shot a large bird he thought a hawk. Old-timers identified it as a black crowned night heron, once common around local sloughs and swamps. The mounted bird was shown in Humboldt, prepared by J. J. Knieriem.
The Atchison Globe notes a saying that only the rich who stay happy while poor understand true happiness. The Arkansas Gazette comments that the revealing clothes era ended to keep girls from using cellophane.
The Iowa board of audit rejected 78 legislators expense claims under the $500 allowance last week. They were told to itemize claims as required by law. The board includes Budget Director Anderson Auditor Long and assistant Attorney General Blake. Claims await approval before July 4 when the budget act takes effect.
An immigration official says the quota from Russia is usually filled, with over 2,200 entrants from the Soviet Union last year. He notes sizable illegal arrivals yearly and questions why people would leave a communist paradise for a capitalist country whose economy has collapsed.
A prude condemns a controversial book calling it wicked and proceeds to read it aloud to the very end, provoking debate over taste and censorship within the community.
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