08 Oct 1931
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1931
Page
1
A reflective column mocks 3 percent beer as limited relief and jokes about bootleggers. It notes no frost scare and recounts petty thefts, Gandhi’s silence, and President Hoover’s flawed team. The piece laments Iowa trials, urges optimism, and hints at political rumors and local economic strains.
In a letter from W E Priebe, the author notes New York's heavy poultry and egg consumption, with 764 cars of live poultry in three weeks and about 5,000 to a car. He warns against parcel post direct farmer sales and urges acceptance of existing freight shipments to cities. He also discusses egg prices and debt avoidance, criticizing traveling peddlers for spreading rumors.
A Rolfe observer notes local women staying single due to talking too much and mothers puzzled by sons rushing to baseball first base but not groceries. The piece jokingly cites a scientist in England who allegedly converts kerosene bay rum and shellac into liquor, an idea bootleggers reportedly knew long ago.
Former boxing champion Gene Tunney vents on the Soviet regime in Col Hjer's essay. He describes disillusion with Russia and attacks American political corruption while detailing a scene at a smelter where church bells are melted for industrial use. The piece highlights atheistic state stance toward religion and the workers council view.
Witnesses describe a dramatic incident as a bronze Christ statue, more than life-size, toppled from its cross during a chaotic moment. The scene unfolded in a public display drawing on onlookers and emergency responders.
Officials report 150 students this fall at Buena Vista College Storm Lake with about 100 boys and 50 girls in attendance. The college notes the ratio is unusually skewed toward male students for this period.
Arvid Miller, Buena Vista County Cow Tester for the Cow Testing Association, won a watch prize for best records and parts kept by a cow tester of the year. The award was presented during the Danny Congress in Waterloo amid reflections on youth and changing times.
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