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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
4
Professor David Todd plans a daring ascent in a gigantic dirigible to photograph Mars and seek signs of life. He aims to rise high enough to reduce earth dust interference and to bring Mars closer to Earth during favorable windows in 1922 or 1924, within 600 years.
Mrs. P Gray arrives with her two sons and two daughters from Barbourville to attend the summer term at Eastern Kentucky state normal school in Richmond. She will study alongside her children while her husband tours the west as a chautauqua entertainer. The note also mentions Boston Post quip about pigeons at Beverly clock.
A cost expert from Porter Publishing Co. argues for a minimum of 21 cents per inch for country newspapers with 1000 circulation. He cites 16 cents production plus 5 cents publicity, plus 4 cents per 500 subscribers as circulation grows, based on extensive cost investigations. Also details a probate notice in Pocahontas Iowa. Adminrx Edna Henderson named for William Henderson estate.
A column urges readers to support their home newspaper with subscriptions and patronage while noting readers push for cheaper services from city shops. It ends with an advisory from the Plover Shipping Association manager offering to ship a car of poultry before Thanksgiving and directs farmers to list their stock with J. W. Langfitt.
At a directors meeting of the Plover Co operative Shipping Association held at J. W. Langfitt home Oct 12, the directors present were W. S. Hendricks T. M. Simonson Fay Pirie Geo Moffett D A Zeck and J W Langfitt Officers for the ensuing year were elected Pres Charles Henderson Vice President T M Simonson Secretary Treasurer Fay Pirie and Manager J W Langfitt The secretary was directed to re-
Discussion covered the deduction of funds from a shipment of cattle for the sinking fund and insurance on the load. A proposal to build or buy a storage feed house at the stock yards was discussed and inquiry ordered on cost. The manager may buy a car of apples from southern Iowa at about 1.00 per bushel if quality is good. Fay Pirie, Secy.
An old advertisement claims Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea soothes and freshens the stomach, bowels and kidneys and regulates cleanses and purifies. It promotes tea or tablets for 35 cents from Webb's Drug Store in Plover Iowa.
An adjourned June 5 1920 meeting at Plover Iowa of Farmers Grain and Coal Company stockholders adopted amendments to the articles of incorporation. The changes remove officer elections, raise directors from five to seven, and remove ownership limits, leaving only the phrase the Company.
The document details adding to Article Four the election of president vice president and secretary treasurer by the board of directors with stated term of office and eligibility. It combines secretary and treasurer roles and authorizes the president and secretary to sign acknowledge record publish and execute necessary actions. Signatories McKim Lathrop Smith and Lathrop certify the proceedings of the stockholders meeting.
On July 7 1920 before a notary public in Pocahontas County Wm L Smith president and C P Lathrop secretary acknowledged signing on behalf of Sai Corporation. The document notes their act for and in behalf of the corporation and records the day and county.
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