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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
6
Rolfe and West Bend residents visit, travel, and family events noted. Neighbors attend church and club functions. births, illnesses, and trips are listed alongside farm and business updates from Rolfe, Gilmore City, and surrounding areas.
Donald Nelson, son of Mr and Mrs N A Nelson of Rolfe, received an honorable medical discharge from the U S Coast Guard after 19 months service including seven months at sea in the Amphibious Force. He will teach English at Newport News High School and serve as a part time night school instructor at the local army base.
Joseph Zimmerman Jr aged 79 died March 7 at his San Diego home after a brief illness. A Rolfe Iowa native, he moved to California 17 years ago. He is survived by his wife three daughters Lena Cordes Emma Seibert Elsie Gentry all of San Diego and two sons Will Kansas City and Joseph Estherville.
Russell Harris returned from 23 months in the South Seas with the 1st Construction Battalion. He served mainly on the New Hebrides and Ellice islands and telephoned his parents on March 8 from San Francisco to say he would be home soon. Harris has a 30 day leave before reporting back for further service in San Francisco.
The Garfield Hustlers Boys 4-H club met March 6 at the home of Virgil, Glen and John Shelgren with 12 members present. Paul Sinek joined. Members discussed potential basketball games and an open discussion on Practices to Increase Crop Production and Protect Soil led by Virgil Shelgren. Lunch was served by Mrs. Shelgren.
Richard Henderson will be heard on the radio show First Line Thursday evening March 17 at 9 02. He previously appeared as a Guadalcanal hero. The Hendersons live in Ames and Mrs Henderson will visit her parents Mr and Mrs Ernest Vaughn while her husband is in Chicago for the broadcast.
James Taylor gunner's mate 2/c arrives March 8 from Brooklyn to spend 18 days with relatives in town. Eildon MacVey of Kingman Arizona visits furlough with his mother Mrs Lottie MacVey and relatives. Pvt LeRoy Miller arrives from Camp Claiborne Louisiana to visit through March 17 with wife children and family.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to purchase war bonds to support the military effort and back the nation’s march toward victory. The call emphasizes collective effort and patriotic duty during the conflict.
Iowa health officials report 11 smallpox cases in the first 10 weeks of the year, signaling a potential epidemic risk after a long calm. The department notes higher incidence than 1943, with cases in Jones, Pottawattamie, Dubuque, Clayton, Lucas and Black Hawk counties, and stresses continuous vaccination to avoid cycles.
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