School Board Meeting Reveals Unclear Plans
A fragment mentions a school, Mr but lacks details on actions or outcomes. The readable bits imply a discussion or notice in a local education context without concrete decisions.
13 May 1940
Page 8
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1940
Page
8
A fragment mentions a school, Mr but lacks details on actions or outcomes. The readable bits imply a discussion or notice in a local education context without concrete decisions.
Obituary notes say George ntas county resident died at his home in Pocahontas on Wednesday June 5 from pneumonia complications after six weeks illness. Burial at Warren cemetery. Also reports of church services, weddings Rose Jonas and C Malm, a two-week vacation Bible school closing with Holy Communion, Auxiliary officers for Pocahontas Women’s Club, dinner at Sibley by welfare officials, a Band Concert at the courthouse yard, local births and hospital stay, and faculty retreats and visits among area educators.
All faculty members of Sacred Heart School are leaving to attend a retreat in Dubuque. The group includes teachers and staff preparing for the upcoming school term.
Four skeletons were unearthed while plowing on the Bob Woolworth farm northeast of James in Plymouth county. The bones, estimated at 75 years old, lay along the old trail from Floyd Valley to Sioux City. The article notes 1939 farm storage figures of 235000 farmers storing 167 million bushels of wheat at 63.3 cents per bushel.
Iowa opens the fishing season on June 15 for nearly all game fish. Seven new artificial lakes join the list with state owned sites such as Mill Creek State Park Lake and Lake of Three Fires plus non state areas like Afton Lake and Greenfield City Reservoir. Size limits set per area include a total catch of 12 with at most five black bass and seven crappies. minnows require inspection. fishing hours are 5 am to 10 30 pm from June 15 to November 30. The open season covers large and smallmouth bass crappies calico bass warmouth bass rock bass sunfish and bluegills.
Tests from state experiment stations show first alfalfa cut in early bloom yields a strong stand and good nutrients, while cutting too late reduces hay quality. Best practice: cut at one tenth bloom, wilt 3 to 5 hours, then rake into windrow to preserve leaves and maximize feeding value.
The Pocahontas County Board's minutes show extensive secondary road maintenance expenses and vendor payments including repairs, supplies, fuel, labor, and services from multiple local firms and individuals. Public aid and medical expenses are itemized with numerous names and cash values, concluding with adjournment to May 8, 1940.
In a domestic vignette 6 year old Jimmy laments losing family attention to a new baby sister. A weekend bird hike with his mother promises to restore his place and ease his ache as Janice babysits.
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