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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille February 12 1914 notes founding in 1888 by J J Bruce and long running by J H Lighter family. Entered as second class May 14 1910 at Rolfe Post Office under March 8 1879 act. $2.00 National Editorial Bisociation.
Walter Lippmann argues Prussia remains und decentralised as Britain and Russia back unified Prussia in a centralized Germany. He notes the U.S. zone experiments favor a ten to eleven state federation yet push for a central German administration to ease supplies. He urges focus on Germany as the core peace issue.
The Chicago Tribune opposes Senator Hickenlooper over his support for a loan to Britain while isolationist factions criticize him. McCormick’s stance against Britain colors the paper’s view, yet Hickenlooper emphasizes economic trade gains. Iowa voters largely back his position amid foreign policy contention.
John L Lewis ends firm stance against mine operators with a two week truce to win public favor. Congress faces pressure to act on labor reform fearing electoral backlash if no legislation limits Lewis power. Labor leaders may be compelled to align with public interest to avoid prolonged industrial disruption.
The editor preferred reporting real news with errors over perfect writing, arguing news matters more than sentence structure. He believed readers come for facts, not prose quality, while acknowledging writing should be clear.
Emmetsburg Democrat notes a postwar rise in juvenile delinquency across states triggered by broken homes and parental neglect. It cites J Edgar Hoover on building character and presents crime statistics showing many offenders are under 21, with youths involved in murder robbery burglary theft arson car theft and rape crimes.
The old one room rural schools are closing across the nation and being sold or repurposed to help housing shortages. In Fenton the plan to convert a long unused rural schoolhouse to a home has gained support, with similar moves in Britt and elsewhere. The shift reflects changing views on education with demand for high school and even college for rural youth. The piece also explains tuberculosis testing and mass chest X rays as public health tools, noting tuberculin tests find infection and prompt X rays to locate hidden cases.
He discovered tuberculin, a valuable aid in identifying unknown tuberculosis cases. Appendicitis will be discussed in the next article.
University of Iowa education professor F C Ensign notes many private academies preceded public high schools in Iowa with as many as 100 schools. Howe's Academy in Mt Pleasant was the era’s best known, operating 1844 to 1917 before the 1911 tuition law ended private academy schooling.
Guy E Mack of Storm Lake Iowa announces candidacy for State Senator in the Hittieth Senatorial District at the June 1946 Republican primary, subject to approval by Republican voters of the district.
Guy G. Butler of Rolfe Iowa announces his candidacy for the office of State Representative in Pocahontas County subject to Republican voters in the June primaries. He invites support from local GOP voters.
Henry C. Oaken of Palmer Iowa declares candidacy for the county supervisor race for the term starting January 2 1947 in the Republican primary.
J M Bush of Plover Iowa announces candidacy for county supervisor on the Republican ticket in the June primary for a term starting January 2 1947. He seeks support from local voters and outlines intent to serve as supervisor.
Storm Lake Iowa candidate LeRoy A. Rader seeks the Democratic nomination for the State Senate from the 50th district in the June primary. Voters of the Democratic party will decide the contest.
J F Miller of Humboldt announces candidacy for the 50th district beat representative role. He has served four terms in the state legislature as Humboldt County’s representative. The primary election will determine the Republican nominee with support from Buena Vista Pocahontas and Humboldt counties.
County announces candidate for the office of County Treasurer in the June primary. Rolfe, Gr, and other supporters seek the Republican ticket in Pocahontas County.
F E Van Alsting of Pocahontas Iowa runs for re election as County Attorney on the Republican ticket. The notice identifies him as a candidate seeking another term in Pocahontas County Iowa.
County Clerk of the District Court Pocahontas Iowa asks Republican voters to support Katherine Boozell in the June 1946 primaries. The notice urges civic participation and lists Pocahontas as the locale for the election matter.
Laurens Iowa candidate Millard F Carlsen announces his run for Sheriff of Pocahontas County subject to June Republican primaries.
EB R Stahly runs for Sheriff of Pocahontas County on the Republican ticket subject to voter will in the June primary.
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