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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1927
Page
5
The piece extols local citizens for supporting town betterment and notes advertising as increasingly dependable. It likens civic effort to a backhanded boomerang that returns benefits, stresses self-interest can drive public good, and urges evaluating assets before criticizing leaders.
Directors met at Pocahontas courthouse on March 4 with President Nis Behrendsen presiding. They approved forming the Pocahontas County Protective Association open to all county farmers and planned a directors meeting for March 23 possibly attended by Murl McDonald from Iowa State College. J F Coupe of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation attended.
Friday afternoon the Woman's Club held its usual monthly business meeting in the school auditorium. Pupils helped fill the space as Mrs Stevenson of Ames spoke on Some of the Churches and Cathedrals of Europe with lantern slides. Annebelle Brinkman sang with Burdette Graeber at the piano and community singing followed led by Mrs Glyde Brinkman. The candy and popcorn sale for chautauqua prior week, run by Mrs J H Walter and Miss Ethel Taylor, boosted funds and the event was deemed a success.
Mrs. A W Ives led Lesson No 5 on Home Furnishings at Mrs. R C Grant’s home and Lesson No 4 on Tailored Finishes at Mrs. Glyde Brinkman’s home. The class maintained good attendance and found the lessons interesting. The two all day sessions included three course luncheons enjoyed by all. Black lies invariably follow white ones.
The Home Furnishing Club for farm girls opens Thursday in Pocahontas County with Miss Florence Forbes leading the first leadership training for club leaders. The program aims to improve rooms, foster leadership, and build community through projects, music, parliamentary law, and home furnishings education.
The piece praises Saint Patrick’s Day and the Irish American enthusiasm it stirs. It notes the day’s life given sentiment, Irish symbolism, and the uplifting feeling it brings to readers who recall Ireland and its people.
Citizens in Pocahontas county are called to meet at the county seat to protest President Coolidge's veto of the farm equality bill. The gathering advocates founding a united stand for agriculture and invites attendees to bring resolutions. Leaders C G Coppock and Nis Behrendsen urge farming districts to defend agricultural interests.
The annual Salvation Army fund drive in Rolfe will be held Friday March 11. G. G. Butler chairs a committee including M. Bruce A. G. Hille Geo. R. Cook J. R. McIntire Z. T. Carroll Wm. Obrecht C. J. White F. E. Grant and B. C. Rudolfson. The note urges hearty local support. American missionaries flee Chinese revolutionists. years of mission work appear to have strengthened faith but raised vigilance.
The Des Moines Township Farm Bureau Unit hosted a Monday evening program at the school building featuring a sanitation playlet by Arlene Ham Sylvia Howe Wessey Ralph Katie Peterson Evelyn Snook a vocal duet by Earl Cooksey and Virgil Thorson and a reading by Miss Gibson. The highlight was a silent drama A Country Romance with characters such as Farm Pump Rover Dog Cat Hen Rooster and Duck and cast members listed. The D M T School Band performed several numbers under the direction of Mrs. Merritt, reflecting improving work and team effort.
In a Iowa community, Park Hancher sowed sweet clover with oats last spring. Henry Wiegman bought the cured hay at seven and a half dollars per ton, harvesting forty acres for a net over six dollars an acre. The crop boosted fertilizer value and produced strong hog feed, showcasing profitable legume cultivation when managed properly.
The text discusses how editorials and advertisements reflect and influence civic, moral, and economic goals. It asserts that good newspapers educate, inform, and entertain, while ads serve profitable and timely purpose, urging constant effort to reduce shortcomings.
The Trials of a Hostess will be staged by the D M T Woman's Club at the school auditorium on Friday evening March 11. Between acts there will be specials, admission is twenty five and thirty five cents, and a light lunch will be served afterward at modest prices. All are urged to attend.
A Rolfe community event invites all farmers to a May 16 meeting at the K of P hall to study the legume proposition. M. A. Hauser of Marshalltown will discuss alfalfa sweet clover and hog pastures with soil testing offered free and practical guidance on soil treatment.
Next Monday is school election. Only one ticket has been nominated, the present directors Mrs C W Siefkin and WH C Wiegman. We praise their work and urge residents to vote, showing appreciation by participating at the polls.
Minnie Hanisch Kobisha was born in Czecho Slovakia on December 31 1837 and died March 3 1927 at the home of her daughter near Plover Iowa at age 89. The long time resident of Laurens and Plover left a daughter eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren plus siblings and extended family. Funeral services were held at Ernest Hanish home with Rev C J Mikkelson officiating and interment at Powhatan cemetery. Numerous relatives and neighbors attended from Laurens Ware Pocahontas Mallard and other towns.
The passage notes Uncle Samuel remains in oil while Doheny faces a ten million dollar loss with Teapot Dome looming. It compares rural and urban purchasing power, stating 1800 dollars in the country equals 3000 dollars in the city, but omits roadside eating house price effects.
James M. Smith born December 5 1860 in Lincolnshire England came to America at age five. He settled in Rolfe Iowa thirty six years ago built a respected real estate and insurance business in the First National building for decades. He died March 4 1927 aged sixty six with seven children two surviving spouses and many relatives attending his funeral in Rolfe.
J. D. Fitzgerald and several Varina farmers have purchased a Holden limestone spreader and ordered a carload of lime stone. They met at Fitzgerald hardware in Varina where the County Agent tested soil to determine where and how much lime to spread. Some farmers may not need it on all fields, but overall demand exists for the carload.
University of Iowa alumni met at the school building Monday to observe Iowa’s eightieth anniversary. A banquet was served by Cateress Cleaver and a short impromptu program led by toastmaster Dr. T D Jones followed by alumni sharing memories of their time at the university.
A critic notes that government bodies proliferate but remain narrow and rigid. The commentary argues many boards are hard to work with and commissions too high in stance, hindering effective governance.
Pupils honor domestic science teacher Miss Gregory on her departure due to her father's death. The event included games and a framed keepsake. Other items note new faculty member Miss Dorothy Swanson, student movements, farm bureau meeting, lyceum close, exams, and attendance updates at the local school.
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