05 Mar 1936
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1936
Page
1
The Arrow discusses a Republican county convention debate on public relief funding and government paternalism, warns against wasteful projects, and urges local self government. It cites farm and housing concerns, women's political role, and critiques of federal aid and bureaucracy.
Frank Priebe urges farmers to rotate poultry ground for disease control and higher profits. He cites successful cases where clean-range poultry avoided outbreaks, notes worms and germs lurk in old litter, and calls for raising chicks on ground unused for three years.
The piece laments reduced employment from Akron's 30,000 tire workers to 14,000 and 4,000 tire output, blaming machinery. It notes Borah's challenge to standpatters, a Des Moines golfer's upset of Patty Berg, tax shifts from new levies, and hardships from a severe cold spell including frozen wildlife and a fakable picture in Pocahontas County.
A reflective passage notes that a dog can be the only true friend one buys, doctors may neglect their own care due to lack of payment, and a warning to beware an unreliable first impression. It ends with hopeful lines about happiness for someone and seasonal ironies of delight from unlikely sources.
A long ago Franciscan lay brother in Jerusalem carved a Bambino statue from live Gethsemane wood. An unseen hand painted lifelike colors after a dream, credited to St Luke. The statue sailed from Palestine to Rome, survived a shipwreck, and then displayed at the Franciscan church San Maria in Ara Coeli with reported miraculous powers.
A bear sells securities or commodities without ownership, hoping to profit from a price drop, and a bull buys or trades to profit from rising prices. Bears push prices down while bulls push prices up, with bearish markets falling and bullish markets rising. The terms originate from the bear’s downstrokes and the bull’s upward tossing motions.
The beagle, a long established English breed, has deep roots as a hunting hound. Historical authorities note hounds for chasing game in early dog evolution and Xenophon’s writings on hare hunting. The beagle remains popular in America for field work and top registrations among spurting hounds.
The Montreal Herald recalls seconds in prize fights as backers who tended their fighters between rounds. They once faced danger and even fought when principals clashed or were attacked, with seconds often assisting their man on one knee while the opponent’s corner did the same.
The text notes that Eskimos disdain precious stones and rings, rejecting Peary's gifts as payment. Jewelry bought for display becomes valueless to them, hung on hut walls and forgotten. The passage underscores a cultural valuation mismatch with material gems.
President Roosevelt vetoed the 50 million seed and feed loan bill, saying needs can be met in 1936 with fewer funds and via executive action from 1935 relief appropriations. The bill would have authorized loans up to 500 per farmer with government first lien on crop output as collateral.
The Iowa Tuberculosis Association will hold its 21st annual meeting March 18-19 in Hotel Warden, Fort Dodge. The Iowa Heart Association and the Iowa Sanatorium Association join the event. Physicians, volunteers, sanatorium staff, nurses and social workers will review progress in tuberculosis campaigns. The conference opens Wednesday at noon and ends Thursday evening. A Fort Dodge district teachers conference March 20-21 is expected to boost attendance Thursday afternoon for a school health program.
The passage explains veneer production where logs are steamed and boiled to soften them before being cut lengthwise without a knife. It notes the careful handling to avoid waste and preserve the log’s integrity as it is peeled into thin sheets.
In the Persian Gulf port of Estland near Pahireda, fishermen offered high value pearls with bright greenish black and pink hues. The most prized pieces were the Breenish black, followed by pink and royal colored gems, with average values around 8 150,000.
The program lists Tod Werle and others as executive secretaries and physicians from Michigan Minnesota and Iowa including Dr Meyerding Dr Myer and Dr Allen of Omaha. Public Health figures Des Moines and Minneapolis are named along with Mrs Breed National Tuberculosis Association. County areas vary 20 to 25 miles and national forest areas in the Rockies have doubled in two years.
Sheriff Hubert Kapsch will auction the north 66 feet of Lots 15 to 20 in Block 13 Rolfe Iowa to satisfy a district court writ issued for A W West and H Wasem against S W Anderson et al. The sale, at 2:00 PM on the 24th day of the year 1936, will be at the Pocahontas County Courthouse for cash to the highest bidder.
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