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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1940
Page
7
Local households report Sunday and weekend visits across Rolfe and nearby towns. Families gather for dinners and hometown events as relatives travel from Algona, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, and beyond. new births and health notes pepper the community chronicle.
Unofficial returns from Pocahontas County cover the November 5 1940 general election for the presidency and the governorship. The results show local totals across precincts with candidate tallies and expected statewide implications.
The Martin Kukor family visited Havelock guests in the A. M. Simonson home. Ed Finn of Omaha traveled to Rolfe for business and visits. G. E. Cook and family from Clarion stayed with C. E. Grant. Mrs. Oscar Freel visited sisters at Ames and Ida Grove. Funeral for Henry Bargeman in Ottosen drew A. L. Firkins and wife. Fred Pohl of Fort Dodge visited James Cornwell. M. M. Burroughs vacationed with C. A. Graham’s family in Sioux Rapids. Harland Wright family visited Raymon Olson. Mark Saunders and daughter from Foss, Okla., stayed with E. A. Messinger. Saunders is Messinger’s nephew. F. E. Grant’s wife visited Manson and Fort Dodge relatives while F. Grant rode in a Pocahontas marathon with Beverly. Lester Ferden and family dined with Fred Fehr’s family in West Bend and called on E. L. Roberts in Emmetsburg.
Final payment checks totaling 291262.50 have been received by the Pocahontas county agricultural conservation association office as of November 4 for producers in the 1940 government farm program. Last week 93180.42 arrived. Cedar and Colfax townships had enough funds for a central distribution. all other checks are mailed from the county office.
The Dolphin Follies, annual water show at the University of Town field house pool, is set for Oct 31, Nov 1 and 2. Last year drew about 5 000 spectators over three performances. Otto Jaretz of Chicago, AAU sprint champion and record holder, will attempt to break world and American 100 yard records in two open races under AAU sanction. He is currently an Iowa freshman.
Christian Peters Wesley loses car when it backfires. Neighbors respond quickly and save nearby barns and straw stack from fire. No injuries reported.
A ripe melon from the Guy Brown farm in Fredericksburg weighed 42 pounds and measured about two feet long and 42 inches around. The fruit stood as a notable local produce highlight.
In 1939 motor vehicles covered 287 billion miles and carried passengers far beyond all other transport modes combined, illustrating the dominance of automobile travel in the era.
Clover Homer Stormer of near Bayard reports a clover plant loaded with four five and six leaf clovers. No two or three leaf clovers were found.
Orville Johnson of Moulton reports adding $15 to his pocketbook after striking a wolf with his car last week. In that community farmers contribute $10 for each wolf killed plus the regular $5 county bounty.
Boyd Novinger and Jack Marley released a balloon filled with gas from iron filings and acid. It traveled 150 miles, surprising the Bedford youths and observers.
Anderson and Caroline Reeves announced their marriages to two different partners, surprising Sidney Reeves as the weddings took place two hours apart.
At a Sumner area farm a call to surrender drew no response from a chicken house. Owners believed someone hid inside and, after checks under pressure, discovered the intruder was a skunk.
The 1939 fatality tally shows 32,000 accidental deaths at homes and 32,600 from motor vehicles, highlighting a high domestic and road toll. The figures reflect risks across living spaces and transportation networks.
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