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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1940
Page
4
Sunday social activities include visits by Rev James N Lund and son to Minneapolis and Mrs Henry Anderson with Kenneth Gene Hill. Earl Spiker returns to work after scarlet fever illness. Mrs Carl Peterson recovers from flu. Harold Bates family moves to a trailer near Harold Peterson home. Community members travel and host gatherings across Rolfe Iowa with several short trips to Des Moines Spencer Boone and Fort Dodge.
Rolfe high school will present Sparkin a royalty one act comedy at the One Act Play Festival, with a cast featuring Susan Hanna Lessie Hanna Marcella Howland Granny Painsberry Orry Spark Elwyn Ives. Full length feature shown Mickey Rooney film Hoosier School Boy celebrated leap day with an orchestral prelude.
Webb's Drug Store announced public inspection of a giant 143 image color book, the Sherwin Williams Paint and Color Style Guide. It features exteriors and interiors from across the country with drapery and rug patterns, designed to aid homeowners in achieving professional styling at low cost.
Newbury farmer hears a humming noise like an air plane and alerts Sheriff M.L. Lydon of Gr ifield. Des Moines airport noted planes were reportedly missing as REA lines were found running past Newbury farm, creating the eerie sound.
A fragmented OCR passage shows a guessing game with points and comments like you’re not a threat and watch yourself. It mentions 80-85, 60 and below, and slang phrases, implying a tense, informal exchange among students.
A rush of relocations covers farms east of Rolfe to near Pocahontas with the Thurlow Seifert, Perigos, Freels, Mundy, Papenfuhs, Mundys, Heinrichs, Shimon, Truelson, Zieglers, Pohl, Smith, Sampson, Amick, MacVey, Iva Brown, and others moving to new farms or residences. Families swap properties as owners seek new homes and employment shifts in the region.
A continued Finnish Relief item lists numerous individuals connected to the relief effort including Mrs. Iva Brown Mrs. W F Pattee Mrs S D Jensen H C Wiegman Rev James N Lind Henry Otto Joe P Kleen Warren D Eyre Roy Lanus W W Heald G H Sandy Tel Bell and others with several “.-.-.” separators. The roster features multiple surnames such as Hanisch Shelgren Christensen and Short along with addresses or associations in a community effort.
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