22 May 1930
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
1
A cooking school led by Miss Waldt drew local ladies to Rolfe, Iowa, as residents praise the craft and the Ar row supports the program. The piece cites Pocahontas County’s road pride, debates over tax reform and public offices, and early campaigning for state and congressional roles, including Fred C. Gilchrist.
A flood of Republican primary declarations from Pocahontas county officials and hopefuls for 1930 offices. Candidates seek support for state senate and house seats, sheriff, treasurer, auditor, clerk of district court, recorder, county attorney, and supervisor in the June 2 primary.
Ole Buck asserts the local paper is the community’s private asset that serves all residents and prospers only when the community prospers. He cautions against harming or abandoning the newspaper even amid editor clashes to avoid losing capable editors and a strong local press. The Sun and The Newell Mirror debate income tax plans and statewide tax effect on property, urging voters to consider broad tax reach including wage earners and farmers, and noting cultivation’s value is mainly weed control rather than soil air and moisture conservation.
A fragmented note mentions county politics and a shift in support with Senator Patterson acting as prompter, noting the Algona paper’s historic Democratic alignment.
Knoxville Express notes two farmer camps: one backs the Farm Board’s call to cut acres but won’t commit to reducing personally, the other hopes others will cut and contemplates breaking up another forty. Boston Transcript cites Senator Jones pushing a special session to push prohibitions, implying an unusually long session. Do business concerns worry you or are you a golfer?
In a Monticello Express note the writer questions an income tax proposal. The piece argues the tax would not ease farmer burdens or boost prosperity and suggests land taxes might be more effective.
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