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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
1
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12, 1914 notes the newspaper founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and long managed by the J. H. Lighter family. Rates list in home territory two dollars per year five cents per copy, away from home two dollars per year, foreign three dollars.
In a Union College speech Wen dell Willkie urges students and older voters to support leaders who back a proactive world role. He links postwar isolationism to renewed risk of war, cites the League of Nations debate, and warns against electing lawmakers who vote with party lines rather than national interests.
The piece argues Communist Russia defeats claims of weakness by showing strong war production and battlefield performance. It asserts Russia surpasses both Britain and the United States in output and fighting ability, with advanced aircraft, tanks, cannons, and a tank destroying aircraft.
The Dike school board approved purchasing government bonds valued at 7500 dollars. The measure moves forward as a financial investment for the district.
A Knoxville Journal editorial urges a yes vote on a constitutional amendment to restrict highway tax money to road use only. It notes decades of legislature resistance to diverting funds and argues the amendment protects highway funding for construction and maintenance.
The British have occupied Madagascar and the United States warns it may aid in defense if needed. France may retain control, with powers aiming to forestall Japan. Madagascar’s length and location pose risks to Africa and UN supply lines. Dakar, Africa is said to be next for seizure to support German war aims.
Donald Nelson argues that enemies attack free institutions as inefficient and claim free labor, industry, and press cannot serve a war economy. He contends the United States must prove them wrong by showing free systems can sustain a fighting nation.
Katherine Boozell announces candidacy for nomination to the Clerk of District Court in Pocahontas County Iowa. She cites commitment to free institutions and labor and pledges to prove that free men are stronger than controls in the June Republican primary.
Cherokee Chief reports Congressman Harrington will take a leave of absence to join the Air Transport Corps ground service. The move could bolster his renomination prospects and improve his fall campaign, offsetting past isolationist stances and pension act support.
The piece argues war costs are borne by the nation and allies, outlining two funding paths: lending savings to the government via war bonds or paying higher taxes. It favors bonds as a better plan, noting bonds return money later while taxes take money away permanently.
The Marshalltown Times-Republican notes a crowded pocketbook for aldermen who must carry a long list of cards and identifiers. It describes registration cards licenses social security and insurance IDs along with various documents and even personal items like a lock of hair. The piece also mentions money and miscellaneous samples of government literature carried after shopping trips on Saturdays.
The Hudson State bank board includes two mayors as members Mayor W G Strayer of Hudson and Mayor Chris Dufel of Reinbeck serve as banker-mayors, illustrating a cross civic role within regional banking leadership.
The narrative recounts a lawsuit against a pastor over a nurse and a nursing mother, followed by a Black widow supporting a large family near Buckingham Court House. The tale centers on a crippled artist son who drew nude pictures, sent indecent letters to female students, and was hunted down by a local judge who organized a mob to discipline him and drive him from town.
An account describes racial disparities in Buckingham County with mixed white and Black populations, noting Black schools and white poverty after the Civil War. It recalls a Republican convention where Black delegates played roles, and observes unusual court procedures and security practices, including bonded witnesses and widespread locking of homes and stores.
Community memories mention Thomas Jele son as the planner of the out house with remarks on an architectural style seen even half a century ago. The fragment reflects local pride in a once notable design effort by a town figure.
In New Orleans a house in the French Quarter is tied to a legend that Napoleon Bonaparte lived and possibly died there. Local tales claim his grave rests in Lafitte cemetery with pirates and John Paul Jones nearby. The writer notes aboveground crypts due to surface water and observes unusual catacombs in the city.
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