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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1939
Page
3
Iowa farmers widely adopted hybrid corn, lifting average field yields to over 51 bushels per acre and pushing hybrid-grown corn past 75 percent of production. The shift promises stronger stalks, better ear placement, and longer roots that resist drought, with open pollinated varieties shrinking to curiosities in 1940.
Al Capone seeks freedom from prison November 19 after an eleven year tax case. He plans to return to his Palm Beach mansion, yet fears former enemies may harm him as retribution for past crimes. The Cherokee Chief notes public indifference to his unease.
The Iowa Falls Citizen argues against restricting radio time for controversial speakers. It warns that banning voices on air could set a dangerous precedent and curb freedom of speech, noting pressure groups and figures like Father Coughlin and Elliott Roosevelt as examples.
The Hastings Gazette argues business lessons from WWI about avoiding profiteering should guide football prep. It notes risks of injuries in the season, praises stricter officiating and more coaches, and urges large schools to hire more teachers to improve training and safety.
Clarinda resident Will Loudon slipped in a home slaughter house while repairing scaffolding and fell into a kettle of hot water, dipping an arm. He is recovering. Greene county resident 75 year old O A Bishop starts quilting after a dare and vows a quilt for each of his twelve children, three completed.
Game wardens at Eagle Grove recovered pheasants from duck-hunters after a car search. Officers directed suspects to remove boots and found the birds tucked in rubber padding. The article notes a prevailing price of 25 dollars per bird for pre season pheasantry.
A man near Waverly fired at a rabbit high above the Great Western cut, and buckshot shattered a car carrying Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fasset and their three year old daughter. The six foot pattern caused 30 dented panels and glass showers but no injuries. Separately, friends held a large husking bee for Mrs. Myrtle Dow of Kildow, gathering 2,700 bushels in a day.
A young bald eagle with a wingspan over six feet was turned over to the state conservation commission by Joe Casey and Will Whitmore of Dysart after they corralled it in a fence corner. The exhausted bird could only fly short distances before capture. In Knoxville a bald eagle was shot by a hunter and reprimanded by Game Warden Don Nichols.
Frazer and Cooper of Anamosa offered a prize for the best window slogan. Don Brady won with Runs as easy as soap on windows on Halloween. The contest drew spirited entries as children soaped neighbors' windows with quips.
Relatives in Manson Iowa learned Wednesday that Jack Wise, formerly of Manson, wed recently. Thursday reports said the bride was killed and Wise critically injured in a Burley Idaho plane crash. Separately in Cascade four chimney cleaners fought, two stabbed and hospitalized in Dubuque. 32 year old Orville Trimble of Cedar Rapids is detained after the altercation, reportedly stabbing his uncle.
Two men named John Erickson and John Erickson of Traer died within five days of each other, though they were not related. American forest fire blackened Keokuk county timber while Iowa continues poultry growth with nearly two million turkeys produced, ranking fourth nationally.
Towan C. C. Kitterman of Albia has invented a towing device for trailers that claims to eliminate side-sway of the towed vehicle, a feature he says could improve stability for caravans and hitch trailers.
A tractor backfired in a field owned by George Schildroth near Grundy Center. Dry corn husks ignited, requiring a double furrow plow to contain the blaze after two acres burned. The affected patch yielded about 90 bushels per acre.
Mrs Everett King of Marysville died suddenly just as she gave birth to a ten pound baby girl. The attending physician saved the infant and the cause of the mother’s death is not yet known. Friends in Northings honor Mace Brown, star pitcher of the Pittsburgh Pirates, at a recent banquet.
A horse kicked Pat Malone of Russell breaking his hip bone in a blunt report. Howard Davis O'Brien County Recorder received ten years in Fort Madison and a $1150 fine for embezzling $1150 over five years.
In a three county contest among Emmet Winneshiek and Kossuth Emmet temporarily leads on claims it hosts a binneat family of 17 people.
Harry Allen aged 40 a Carson farmer is jailed in Avoca on charges of shooting his wife with a 410 gauge shotgun The man reportedly admitted the shooting but says he cannot remember the circumstances Mrs Allen wounded in the left hand and their five year old son Larry is mentioned in the report
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