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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1940
Page
3
Havelock will hold a November 28 special election to authorize expenditure of 3500 for remodeling the old theater into a community meeting hall. The local bank and post office observed Armistice Day with closures.
A social hour followed by lunch was enjoyed with Mrs. Jay Williams in charge. S. H. Gill celebrated his 90th birthday at home with gifts and cards as friends from Zearing Story City and other towns joined a family gathering. A. H. Golley turned 94, while Marjorie Stou lis recuperates from surgery at Mercy Fort Dodge. Communities mentioned include Zearing Pocahontas Laurens Emmetsburg and Lake City with several attendees.
The Havelock consolidated school closed Friday as faculty attended the state teachers convention in Des Moines. Virginia Vaughn and Barbara Holzman gained Tribune front page exposure while seeking information on Set. John Gill. Farmers report unusually high corn harvest with many mechanical pickers in use. Local residents update on decorating at C. C. Cole home and an upcoming airplane project at a local garage with unknown owners.
Havelock Methodist Church schedule lists Sunday services and youth programs. A report on the Woman's Society of Christian Service notes growing enthusiasm and impact at meetings. The piece cites speculative uses for poultry and egg by products in plastics, predicting future commercial innovations.
Joe Meisenbach rushed to Madison Indiana after a fall seriously injures his sister Mrs Roy Hamilton. She dies Saturday evening with funeral set in Madison early this week. Hamilton's family includes five children.
A wartime shift raises feather prices as Czech supply stops and military needs grow. Duck and goose feathers become scarce while chicken feathers, once used abroad for pillows, now fetch higher prices. Poultry dressers struggle to cover costs as producers scramble to meet orders for weapons and comfort items.
A youth paid 50 cents for a dark suit at a Waverly church rummage sale but later discovered the grey suit he preferred had sold. He claimed he hurried back to buy it, then said he took the dark suit to Charles City and sold it for 5 dollars, noting the grey suit could have brought 8 dollars.
Spirit Lake men John Hyatt and Ivan Brown were badly burned while working on a car that backfired, causing serious injuries.
Recipe for stuffed acorn squash with butter onion celery milk nuts and grated American cheese baked until tender. Garnished with red pepper and parsley. Includes fabric fiber examples and needle sizes for hand and machine sewing.
The notice lists multiple households hosting or visiting relatives on Sunday. Names include Cruickshank, Howe, Willett, Beck, Russell, Lowe, Rutgers, Rittgers, Rittgers, Hans Nielsen, George Smith, David Henderson, Guy Kerns, August Nielsen, Johana Nielsen, and Art Vaughn. Locations feature Pocahontas, Brooklyn Louisiana, Bradgate, Ft. Dodge, Oak Park, and Pocahontas.
Malvern residents including Boy Scouts volunteer firefighters and neighbors helped locate Larry Davis a 2 year old boy who was lost for several hours in a 165 acre corn field. He was found unharmed.
National accident figures show that last year there were more motor vehicle deaths in each of the last three months of the year than in any of the other nine months.
A fire last week damaged only the cab of a truck parked at Oldfather Feed Mills in Strawberry Point. Authorities suggest possible supernatural involvement as no person was present in the vehicle.
Mrs Robert Steele, 76, of Montezuma, recently watched her first two football games this year, marking a personal milestone in her sports viewing.
The U S Marine Corps announces at the present enlistment rate the corps will reach its maximum authorized strength of 38 600 enlisted men by about December. The Major General Commandant praises the many young men who have registered and enlisted, noting the corps is about 2 200 short of total strength.
A neighborhood chat quotes a mother handling her 3 year old Johnny after a nap tug of war. The guest recalls how Susie once resisted naps and suggests a calmer approach with picture books followed by quiet and self-settled rest.
The document lists fabric categories with recommended needle sizes and stitching counts. It covers weight woolens 40 60 cotton, heavy denim and tickin fabrics with hand needles No 5 to 7 and machine rates 12 to 16 stitches per inch, and coarse fabrics like burlap with rel No 3 or 4 and 10 stitches per inch.
The officer in charge at the Old Federal Building in Des Moines Iowa is authorized to accept 85 enlistments and immediate transfer to San Diego for training. Eligible men aged 18 to 30 of good character unmarried and physically sound should apply at any post office or the Marine Corps recruiting station 105 Old Federal Building Des Moines.
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