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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1938
Page
3
Feature on a popcorn motif crochet bedspread with a lacy mesh background. Explains learning one square, joining into an heirloom spread, and pattern 5908 with instructions, illustrations, materials, and a photograph. Include request for 15 cents to The Sewing Circle in New York.
Practical domestic tips cover washing parsley in hot water to keep flavor and ease chopping, soaking brooms in boiled salt water to preserve life, drying woolen jumpers with a curtain stick to avoid shoulder pokes, cleaning hair brushes with ammonia solution, and polishing gas lamp globes with methylated spirits to prevent cracking.
Adolf Hitler, addressing the Reichstag, pledged to make Germany a leading power, warned against France Britain and the League, backed Italy and Japan, and asserted no fear of war while demanding the return of colonies. He claimed Austria’s Nazi influence, threatened Czechoslovakia, and dismissed calls for restraint. Also notes Chamberlain’s four power plan and Roosevelt’s price policy shifts and Earle’s Senate bid.
Captain Anthony Eden British foreign secretary resigns after opposing Neville Chamberlain's plan to appease Germany and Italy. Viscount Halifax appointed to succeed Eden. the shift aims to pursue immediate friendship with Berlin and Rome, seen as a triumph for Hitler and a crisis for Britain.
Joseph P. Kennedy took the oath as ambassador to Great Britain and will depart for his post. He resigns as chairman and member of the Maritime Commission, with President Roosevelt naming Emory S. Land head of the agency. Max O Reed Truitt of St Louis will fill Kennedy's term as counsel on the commission. Kennedy clashed with Secretary Perkins over a labor bill for the American merchant marine, a matter both Perkins and the C I O opposed.
Roberto Ortiz was inaugurated president of Argentina for a six year term pledging to uphold democracy. He told congress that development and moral reserve of the nation would be his focus while maintaining liberty and constitutional guarantees.
Dr M W Emmel at Florida Agricultural Experiment Station reports that adding five percent flour sulphur to laying mash and sun exposure rid chickens of lice in a week. In trials indoors plus sulphur, indoors reduced 25 percent. outdoors parasites vanished. Controls with no sulphur showed no drop. Sulphur used in yards and houses aided sticktight fleas and mites after cleaning.
Cornell professor Savage stresses that cow care and feeding rise above formulas. Calves need 350 pounds of whole milk in eight weeks plus starter. A Cornell starter mix features ground corn oats bran linseed meal fish meal skim milk powder bone meal limestone salt cod liver oil and more.
Agricultural notes stress feed as a key egg production factor. Manchurian breed lays quarter pound eggs. Warns of throat infections spreading rapidly to fatal choking. Ducks bred similarly to poultry. Estimated annual losses from nonhatch eggs in the US reach 20 million dollars. Sunflower seeds high in protein and fat. Egg shell color varies by breed and does not indicate quality. Economists favor stable, moderate prices with good crops.
Guide extols using a damp cloth wrung out to apply oil polish. Spread evenly with a light rub, then finish with a dry cloth for a uniform glow and reduced effort. Emphasizes avoiding dry application and hot rubbing to prevent waste.
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