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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1948
Page
8
The article outlines precise cake making methods with measured ingredients and steps for a butter cake, then shifts to 1949 fabric and goods outlook. It notes better clothing quality, price trends, and availability in fabrics, curtains, and furniture amid high production costs and upcoming trends.
George Clevenger husband of Dorothy Garton of Lohrville sustained a lung puncture when a three foot board fragment flew off a power saw during work. He is under an oxygen tent and provided care after the unusual injury.
Iowa State College home management specialists report higher production in 1949 but demand will still outstrip supply. Quality from established manufacturers remains solid while refrigerators and large freezers grow scarce orders for washers stay backlogged. Vacuum cleaners ranges and kitchen cabinets show better supply as prices rise and electricity shortages persist.
A reflective line compares everyday superstition to misfortune, suggesting that even a single omen may multiply. The remark plays on local folklore and raises questions about luck and fate in daily life.
Bradgate News reports W S C S meeting at the church with Mrs. Frank Wright and Mrs. Ray Jolliffe as hostesses. Marguerite Brandbury led devotions and Mrs. Esther Curry taught. Avery 4 H leaders Morris Fuller Lowell Jennings and Mr Rank attended. Christmas party planned at Benjamins. Lucky 13 club met with guests and prize winners noted.
A Model A Ford reported stolen from Elmer Heeren of Little Rock sparked a brief town wide search. It was found parked inside a downtown auto agency after the owner drove it there thinking it was a trade vehicle.
The Hintz family at Hilton welcomed a ninth son to join nine boys and six girls, including three sets of twins, enriching the household with a new potential baseball player.
Neighbors of Melvin Engleby in Rake pitched in and husked 55 acres of corn in six hours for him. Engleby is hospitalized in Rochester. The article notes sixteen northern central states are the bread basket of the nation for grain production.
A Humboldt gathering featured district delegate Mrs. Lucile Junkman recounting the Rebekah Assembly in Des Moines last month. Bradgate Methodist Church hosted worship led by Pastor H. V. Bartz and announced upcoming events including Good Will truck pickup and WSC S circles meeting. A Rolfe film showing of King of Kings and a Mt Oath Rally were scheduled for December with warnings about the intellect without religion.
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