12 May 1949
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
1
Fragmentary notes from Rolfe Arrow show an incident referencing Marion Bruce and publishing houses Soth & Roberts Swan Publishers. The legible part mentions May and a fine at Rolfe, with unclear context and dates. The text is largely unreadable.
A study questions whether county seats will consolidate into fewer larger towns. It notes towns sometimes outrun their counties in business and asks what factors allow a noncounty seat to lead. Iowa State and University of Iowa researchers may seek facts to explain regional development.
The South Dakota stance against auto driver licenses is highlighted amid Hoover Commission critique. Officials fear safety risks as the state emphasizes individuality over uniform road rules despite proposals to improve driving safety.
The Atlantic News Telegraph notes that Cardinal Mindszenty’s alleged mistreatment by communists mirrors medieval rack torture. It argues that communist civilization remains at a dark age level in coercive methods.
W A Johansen is a Machinist in Paullina whose 26 year hobby yields an 8 miniature Corlisleteam engine one foot wide and two feet long delivering a quarter horsepower. He also crafts a clock where the hands stop but the dial turns.
The junior senior banquet at the Wrightwood in Fort Dodge featured eight seniors and seven juniors with the theme The 49ers. Marjorie Ann Wolcott served as toastmaster delivering Gold Fever and toasts included Prospecting Pay Dirt Staking Out a Claim There’s Gold in Those Hills Prophecy of 49 Eldon Jacobsen. Guests included Mr and Mrs Taylor Miss Blessing and Mr and Mrs Hartman.
Machinery readiness for spring work is stressed with a director noting fixed equipment and timely labor costs. The piece mentions crop economics, repairs, and equipment needs impacting harvest and farming yields.
County extension specialist Dale Geidel advises changes as chicks reach four weeks. Install 16 inch roosts with wire netting and maintain 73 degree house temperature with increased ventilation. Top openings should vent air while avoiding drafts. Use 4 foot feeders at 42 to 46 inches high and provide one waterer per 200 chicks. Keep litter dry to reduce coccidiosis risk.
County extension director Dale Goodell advises timing bud sprays as flower buds separate. Plums and pears require earlier spray than apples and other fruits. complete tree coverage is essential. mix guidance covers 50 gallons water with 12 pounds lead arsenate and 2 pounds hydrated lime, plus options of lime sulfur.
Lively Lassies held their regnar meetig at the D M T schoolhouse with 17 members and two leaders present. Delegates demonstrated items including butter cake and white framing. Barrett Schonberger chosen as county officer candidate. Plans set for a hobby show at Farm Bureau on June 24. Home made candy to be sold that evening, reporter Barbara Fisher notes.
Miss Milared Wiggins has taught school for fifty years in the same school at Dew City after five years in county rural schools. She is noted as perhaps the only Iowa teacher who has administered a spanking to her current superintendent Sam E Butterworth of Dow City, who was in her first class in 1898.
The article promotes a national safety poster contest encouraging students to create design entries. Sponsored by AA and affiliated clubs, prizes reward originality and safe behavior messaging. The program aims to reduce traffic incidents and promote awareness nationwide.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions time and letters with a math context. Reading shows garbled phrases about a seven and 3 hm time and a reference to DPE and a prov naa bees. No coherent events or names to identify.
OCR fragment mentions a vote count and a person possibly named Char Larson with a 65-year reference. It references a Fortyn ine or forty year term and November voting context but details are unclear.
Mary Claire Guncersern received a No. 7 rating at the muse festival. Perry Saturday. End of the notice.
A Storm Lake jury awarded 8 year old Marolyn Claussen damages for injuries when a Dalmatian coach dog leaped onto her as she left school last September. The dog bit her lip requiring several stitches and the suit sought 242 in damages.
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