Turkeys Lost In Snowstorm On Wood Farm
Fifteen hundred turkeys on Wood’s Hatchery farm near Rolfe were buried in snowdrifts during a blizzard. Only about 1000 of 2500 survived after being dug from 4 to 5 foot drifts. Shelters failed as wind blew birds from cover and all perished except those under snow. Turkeys valued at about 2.25 each weighed roughly 15 pounds. Sale price offered around 1.50 a pound. The article also notes a local marriage at the Methodist parsonage and remarks on economic conditions and defense contracts increasing in the state.
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Louis Son
Poultry Houses Wood
God
Local Farmer Reports Cattle Theft Linked to Havelock
A local farmer near Havelock reports two cattle missing after a Monday incident. No suspects named and no further details provided in the readable fragment.
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Aingays
Simonson
Health Department urges strict isolation to curb measles and whooping cough
State health officials warn isolation is crucial to prevent spread of measles and whooping cough and reduce pneumonia risk. Advice stresses keeping sick children away from others and acknowledges isolation is painful but protects both sick children and the community.
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State Department of Health
Town
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Per
Rom
Artment
Pocahontas Youth Elected Freshman Law Class President
Pocahontas youth Robert Pattee of Pocahontas has been chosen president of the University of Iowa freshman law class for 1940-41. The Sacred Heart high school graduate and pre law student, son of Mr and Mrs J B Pattee, belongs to Gamma Eta Gamma.
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Pocahontas
Robert Pattee
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Pattee
J. B. Pattee
Sacred Heart High School
Gamma Eta Gamma
Corn Yield Down Ten Bushels In Rolfe Area
The Rolfe community reports an average corn yield around 50 bushels per acre with fields ranging from 35 to 70 bushels. Dry spells and wet later rains affected husking and ear size, while Armistice Day snow slowed harvesting and the government program will seal much of the feed corn on farms.
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Rolfe
Chicago Livestock Show Attracts Record Entries
The International Livestock Show in Chicago's International Amphitheatre runs November 30 to December 7 drawing livestock from 34 states and all Canadian provinces. Illinois leads with 87 counties represented, Iowa 54, and Indiana 31, with more than 1000 horses expected and 456 draft horses entered across six breeds.
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B. H. Heide
Canada
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Dad's Day visitors at I I T C affair
Attending the Dad's day event linked to the South Dakota football game at Iowa State Teachers College were Mr. and Mrs. Luther Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Lomen, Rev. and Mrs. Lund and daughter Marian, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Mather, Mr. and Mrs. Cc. J. Boyce, and John Rickleffs and son Virgil. They visited sons and daughters attending school there Marjorie Thompson, Allen Lomen, James Land, Jean Mather and Isla Rickleffs.
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South Dakota
Iowa States Teachers College
Luther Thompson
Lomen
Lund
Marian
R. B. Mather
Cc. J. Boyce
John Rickleffs
Virgil
Marjorie Thompson
Allen Lomen
James Land
Jean Mather
Isla Rickleffs
Presbyterian Ladies Bazaar and Supper Postponed
Bad weather forces the Presbyterian Ladies Excelsior Society to reschedule their bazaar and supper to Saturday November 16. Bazaar begins at 4 30 p m and supper at 6 80 p m with these new times announced for the event.
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Presbyterian Ladies Excelsior Society
Red Cross Annual Roll Call Seeks New Members
The American Red Cross announces its annual membership drive from the 11th to the 30th of this month. It urges residents to join or renew, noting the need for broad community support and detailing payment options to the local treasurer M. W. Webb or at the local Post Office.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
M. W. Webb
Hancher Named Honorary Member by Pocahontas Bar
Pocahontas County Bar awards honorary membership to University of Iowa President Hancher at a Wednesday noon meeting. The Iowa native, Rhodes Scholar and Iowa College of Law graduate reflected on his Rolfe origins and legal career before remarks by Judge F. C. Davidson and guest Frances Davidson.
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Pocahontas
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Pocahontas County Bar Association
Hancher
Rolfe
State University
England
Christchurch College
Oxford University
University of Iowa Law School
The
of Pope and Ballard of
Chicago
Bar Association
F. C. Davidson
Frances Davidson
Davidson
Iowa alumni group forms senior advisory council in NYC
The University of Iowa Alumni Association in New York City becomes a permanent organization with a senior advisory council and annual dues. Prominent council members include George Gallup of the American Institute of Public Opinion Lewis H Brown Johns Manville Vilhjalmur Stefansson Arctic explorer and Ray Murphy insurance executive.
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University of Iowa Alumni Association of
New York City
George Gallup
The
American Institute of Public Opinion
Lewis H. Brown
Johns Manville Company
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Ray Murphy
Insurance Association
Language Conference At Iowa University Conference Dates
Language experts from five states will speak at the University of Iowa annual language and literature conference December 5 to 7. Sections will be held for teachers of French Spanish Latin German and English.
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University of Iowa
Armistice Day Program Held Monday Morning
A blizzard did not stop the Armistice Day observance by the American Legion at the school auditorium Monday at 10 am. Don Shimon led the assembly with Rachel Wiegman on processional, Rev. W. F. Schneck delivering invocation, and Herschel Chapman reading This Land and Flag. Rev. E. J. Plummer urged unity and vigilance to defend freedom. only six legion members attended. Commander Fred Smith thanked those present and those who attempted to attend. The Cecil Cummings tree memorial service could not be held due to weather.
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American Legion
Don Shimon
Rachel Wiegman
W. F. Schneck
Herschel Chapman
E. J. Plummer
Legion
Fred Smith
Cecil Cummings
Laundry Short Course At Iowa Draws Midwest Laundrymen
Laundry men from about six midwestern states attend an intensive short course at the University of Iowa. The event, the first of its kind in the state, wraps up Thursday as participants study the latest scientific methods of laundering.
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University of Iowa
Advertising Duty Prompts Rival to Sponsor Space
A satirical note claims all advertising is funded by the competitor who fails to place ads. It hints at a self paying mechanism within competitive promotion and critiques campaign financing.
Cousin Mrs. Thomas Learns of California Death
Mrs. A. C. Thomas of Rome Wisconsin learns her cousin Mrs. Lottie Cartwright died November 6 in Pasadena California. The two lifelong correspondents since childhood in Rome Wisconsin through 1870 and Iowa. they visited twice, with the last visit three years ago.
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A. C. Thomas
Lottie Cartwright
Pasadena
Cal
Thomas
Rolfe to Offer Free Adult Social Graces Classes
The Rolfe adult night school will study Social Graces this winter for ten weeks starting the second week of January. Classes meet Wednesdays at 7 30 in the homemaking department with topics on Evolution of Social Traditions and How Can I be a Good Mixer. Miss Mary Helen Murphy leads the sessions, funded by the State of Iowa with Rolfe school support, under Smith Hughes and George Dean acts.
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Rolfe
Rolfe School
State of
Iowa
Smith Hughes
George Dean
Mary Helen Murphy
Rolfe High School
Iowa State College
Leon Sinek
Hortense Siefkin
Ala Hewlett
Fred Nelson
A. A. Brinkman
Ivan Harris
M. W. Webb
Dora Simonson
Oda Reid
William Fisher
Lena Vaughn
Notre Dame Next for Iowa in Historic South Bend Meeting
Iowa faces Notre Dame in South Bend on Saturday, the Hawkeyes' first trip there. The unbeaten Irish are heavy favorites, but Town is expected to lift Iowa with its best football performance against Dr Eddie Anderson's Notre Dame squad.
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Notre Dame
IOWA
Hawkeyes
South Bend
Irish
Eddie Anderson
Museum Gains 19th Century Weight and Mortar Artifacts
The veteran druggists museum at the University of Iowa receives a set of mid 19th century cup weights from Walter Woodworth of Springfield Illinois and an iron mortar from Dean R. A. Kuever of the university.
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Illinois
University of Iowa
Walter Woodworth
Springfield
Dean R. A. Kuever
University
Showers Enjoy Fresh Red Raspberries From Garden Patch
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Showers savored home grown red raspberries last week, a small bright note amid the busy blizzard week. The snippet recalls simple garden harvest delight.
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B. F. Showers
Fertilizing Heavy Apple Crops Suggestion by ISU Expert
Iowa State college extension horticulturist S W Edgecombe advises fertilizing heavy apple crops after a bumper yield. Spread barnyard manure or apply 4 pounds of ammonium sulfate or calcium cyanamide per year of the tree’s age, keeping manure away from the trunk to prevent damage.
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S. W. Edgecombe
Iowa State College Extension
Matilda Hanisch Among Moody Bible Institute Registrants
Evening registration at Moody Bible Institute exceeds previous records with over 1 300 students. When combined with the 990 in day school the total reaches about 2 300 in training for Christian service. Among them is Matilda M. Hanisch of Rolfe.
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Moody Bible Institute
Matilda M. Hanisch
Rolfe
Blizzard Strikes Community. Roads Blocked and Schools Closed
A blizzard with high wind and a rapid temperature drop crippled travel on Monday. Snow drifts four feet high blocked Rolfe and Des Moines township roads, stopping trains and forcing school closures. Several accidents occurred as drivers struggled to see, with Leroy Larson injured and crews clearing Main Street while Armistice Day events were disrupted.
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Sioux Rapids
Lemke
Rolfe Creamery
B. C. Lehnus Farm
Rolfe
Soren Christensen
Lehnus Place
Leroy Larson
Laurens
Ernest Cox
Larson
Cox
M. & J. R. Hakes
Pikertown
Fred Kerns
Des Moines
Bill Brinkman
Standard
Frank Park
Nevada
Arnold Wold
St. Ansgar
Carl Hansen
Field Representative Appointed for NYA in Iowa
Glenn Neifert of Iowa City was named field representative for the NYA in school division in Iowa. He will assist Frederick A. Welch, state NYA director, while pursuing a master’s in education at the University of Iowa.
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Glenn Neifert
Iowa City
National Youth Administration For
Iowa
Theodore P. Iislick
NYA
Eslick
Neifert
Frederick A. Welch
Attica
Central College
Pella
Ogden High School
Plymouth
Ogden
University of Iowa
White Elephant sale postponed to Nov 23
The Tuesday club announces the White Elephant sale originally set for November 16 is rescheduled for Saturday November 23. The event description and organizers remain unchanged.
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George R. Davies
University of Iowa Business Teh Bureau
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Chicago Stockyards
Pocahontas Co. Bar
Iowa University
New York
Plummer
California
Rolfe H. S
Matilda Hanisch
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