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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1939
Page
4
Students enjoyed three reels of cinema last Friday with free tickets for Thursday attendees. A hefty homecoming appreciation note thanks local business leaders and volunteers who aided parades and floats.
Bradgate News reports 25 local members attended the Rebekah lodge meeting at the O C F hall with 23 Humboldt lodge members as guests. Three new members were initiated by the Humboldt team Mrs Wilma Hemer son Mrs Ione Clark and Miss Elva Fae Ham. A Thanksgiving gift of 3 to a Mason City home and 1 to Pete Rasmussen in the home were sent.
Miss Elsie Rothwell returns to Auburn after a week visiting the W. S. Hendricks and Howard Luft homes. Several callers pause at the Hendricks and Luft residences as relatives and friends share news and birthday celebrations.
University of Iowa professor Grant Wood receives praise for his lithograph Honorary Degree as one of the finest contemporary works. Thomas Craven notes the piece in his new Treasury of American Prints and Coronet magazine publishes a full page reproduction in its November issue.
All Around Iowa reports two near misses with sulphuric acid. At Grand River Mrs. Russell Morrison splashed in the eye but was saved by her husband who threw cream on her eye and got her to a doctor. In Spencer Leonard DeWall escaped severe burns after a friend poured acid down his back. he rolled in cream to neutralize it and avoided spinal injury.
Well digging in Iowa shows extremes as Henry Vogt near Marengo reaches 611 feet with 250 feet rock at a cost of 1500 to 2000 dollars, while G H Furler near the same area drilled a 621 foot well last summer. A cross country signal project near Waverly arrived too late to help a crossing accident that claimed a woman and injured five others. A prairie fire near Liberty Center burned 100 acres of Timothy and grain stubble as well as haystacks, with rabbits fleeing the flames.
Notice from F. J. Forey offering a spotted red and white stray cow found on a property with conditions to prove ownership and cover costs. Arrow Adlers advertises cash for unwanted items.
An unclear fragment notes a visit by Mrs Os Ves at the home. The text suggests a social call or domestic event but lacks complete details for fuller reporting.
The readable text notes a family visit involving the Murray family and Mrs Harry, with unclear details and dates. Limited names and context prevent a clear event or outcome.
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