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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1939
Page
6
Mrs. B. D. Baker was bruised and shaken when the Baker truck collided with a stalled auto in a hilly area west of town on Monday morning. The accident involved a car without lights. None of the occupants suffered serious injuries. Mr. Baker has long trucking experience and this was his first accident.
Sunday at Plover Methodist Church the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed during the 11 a.m. service after Sunday school at 10 a.m. and the Young People's meeting at 7 p.m. Ladies' Aid will meet Thursday with hostesses present. several local residents noted visiting and travels.
A community notes column details hospital stays and visits across Iowa towns. Mrs. T. E. Evanson remains in Iowa City hospital with mail directed to C3 University hospital. Several residents travel to Fort Dodge Minneapolis and Waterloo for health and family reasons. Multiple church events, conferences, and social visits are reported, including Redmayne family attendance, local delegation to conferences, and trips by Pollock, Grove, and Jones families.
Freshmen at M. T. School were initiated on Friday September 22 in old clothes with many pigtails and ribbons. An evening gym party continued ceremonies, followed by games and ice cream cake. Sophomores and sponsor Miss Neal led the initiation. Vocational Classes Hear Broadcasts from WOI Mondays at 2:15 PM.
Mary Ames outlines a modern year round cleaning plan that spreads tasks across months. She advocates continuous light cleaning, one room per month, with rest breaks and family help to reduce peak seasonal chaos.
A reader asks how to fix a worn thin rug with curling edges. The answer describes resizing by stretching the rug face down, applying glue solution made from one pound of flake glue in four gallons of water, then drying 24 hours, with caution for lightweight rugs to avoid glue seepage.
A vintage instructional note describes peeling and simmering eggplant with onion and green pepper, mashing the mix, baking with buttered crumbs, and a 350 degree oven for 80 minutes. It also warns fried chicken tends to be unappetizing after canning and mentions the AAA farm program aiding crop production adjustments.
The Your Future program features Mamemaking as a Career Shall I Follow a Profession and Shall I be a Farmer with Mr Martin guiding through radio. Seven of nine Latin I students scored above average led by Leta Mac Kilbourn Alberta Joens Carol Smith Dorothy Joens Mandell Kilbourn Marjorie Peterson Ardeth Boyd Loren Thompson. Des Moines Township students enjoy films courtesy of Supt Anderson and Rolfe visitors. Home economics lab redecorated with white black red trim. Juniors rehearse Take It Masy for Oct 26 27.
Final assembly operations on 940 passenger cars began this week in Chevrolet's 10 U S plants. Michigan Ohio Indiana and New York plants have been building engines axles transmissions and other sub assemblies since late August to supply lines when they start.
About 72.5 percent of all cropland in the United States fell under the 1938 farm program, reflecting widespread participation across states and farming sectors. The data indicate extensive engagement with government agricultural policy during the period.
The army offers jobs to men 18 to 85 with training in trades, a three year enlistment, and paths to civilian employment. It cites technical schools in Fort Monmouth New Jersey and various Air Corps programs, plus cadet training at Randolph Field. The aim is to raise enlisted numbers to 227,000 toward a 280,000 authorizing strength, with quotas set by district and population.
The notice indicates that the current quota will be filled in a very short time, signaling imminent completion of the allocation. No further details or entities are provided in the readable text.
The Rev. Peng Fu D. 2 president of the Lutheran church in China visits the United States at invitation of three American synods. He will be in Fort Dodge for three days Oct 6 8 with an informal talk at St Olaf Lutheran church on Friday evening Oct 6.
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