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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
4
The Pocahontas high school announces the senior class play Growing Pains on Friday May 17 in the school auditorium. Baccalaureate is May 19, graduation May 24 by I H Hart, with 36 graduates. The eighth grade class and numerous local families are listed among attendees and related events.
A benefit event for the local Rebekah lodge drew about 35 guests Tuesday night May 7 at Mrs. R C Wainwright home with Mrs. Ernest Stover assisting. Prizes awarded for costumes with Mrs. Harold Loomis winning best costume. Grace Woodin second and Bernice Hiatt third. Refreshments followed. Hattie Wilson left Friday for Des Moines for an extended visit with her sons Elmer and Carl. Bessie Peterson attended the Iowa State Dental Society meeting in Des Moines for three days. Mr and Mrs Schools of Charles City formerly Pocahontas visited over Mother's Day in the Joseph Schools home. Gertrude Brokaw of Columbia Missouri visited with her parents I H Brokaw. Mr and Mrs D M Grant of Council Bluffs spent the weekend in the Brokaw home.
Mayo Tolman vital statistics director reported that 40 to 50 affidavits arrived daily in early 1939, totaling 3 315 in three months the highest for the period. He noted large companies and pension checks demand proof of birth date and place, with about 15 percent rejected for insufficient basis of knowledge. Most filings are acceptable but not all meet federal needs.
The American Foundation for Animal Health disputes the saying dirty as a pig calling pigs a clean farm animal. The report blames owners for unsanitary hog lots noting mud baths help mites and vermin while fresh alfalfa fields keep pigs cleaner and healthier.
The foundation report argues that animals on clean ground have lower disease risk and parasites, improving welfare and reducing costs. It asserts veterinarians can prove farmers save at least 33 percent more of their pig crop by raising young pigs on fresh ground and allowing hogs to stay clean.
The article explains how healthy chicks from well managed stock can still fall prey to infections if exposed to conditions that reduce resistance. It urges careful disease prevention, stable temperatures, proper ventilation, and avoidance of drafts to maintain chick health during brooding in large numbers.
The passage advises using a constant drinking water medicine to curb disease germs in water and a strong antiseptic spray to protect chicks from airborne infection. It emphasizes defending both the bronchial and digestive entry points to reduce mortality in large flocks.
At Anamosa, Cass township farmer Charles Guilford grows hair and beard in fall and shaves them off as spring arrives. He completed his annual coming out shave and haircut last week, signaling the season's change.
Writer Marker A C Thompson recalls Billy Robinson Grinnell aviator who died in 1916 while attempting a new altitude record. His plane, built by Robinson, may have crashed due to structural issues or navigation, or he suffered a fatal heart event at high altitude. Local Poweshiek residents reflect on the tragedy.
A Pocahontas county resident announces candidacy for county supervisor on the Republican ticket for the term starting January 1 1942 subject to Republican primary voters decision.
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