21 Oct 1948
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
1
Printed notice dated 1910 outlines second class matter mailing for Rolfe Iowa with subscription rates for Pocahontas Humboldt Palo Alto and Kossuth counties and elsewhere in the United States. Rates listed include per year 82 six months 2.00 and outside areas 3.00 per year six months 1.50.
On Clark Clifford’s advice President Truman nearly planned a Moscow mission with Chief Justice Jackson to talk with Stalin. Marshall opposed after eight weeks of talks with Molotov and Stalin and US conditions. Lovett warned resignations, and Truman abandoned the plan to avoid eroding allied confidence.
Gallup poll two weeks before election shows Dewey ahead of Truman in 20 states by 9 to 27 percentage points and predicts a near majority electoral vote. Four Southern states appear for Thurmond while 14 swing states show close splits. Republican worries rise over campaign developments.
The piece discusses Wallace gaining in popular vote by weakening Truman in key states while Dewey's path relies on rural sentiment. It notes Republican weakness among Negro voters due to civil rights policy and a whispering campaign over agriculture. It contrasts city and rural state dynamics and hints Dewey holds in Midwest farming areas.
Voice of America programs reach appreciative audiences in Europe and behind the Iron Curtain. Soviet jamming has 18 transmitters and Ilyea Ehrenberg is assigned to monitor the broadcasts. The apparent success may push Congress to expand funding.
Three farm youths aged 14 16 and 17 near Emmetsburg were sentenced and paroled by Judge Stillman after admitting vandalism. The judge also reprimanded their parents in court warning that they share blame and will face him if future vandalism occurs.
The bulletin argues inflation persists because a larger number of Americans benefit from it than suffer, citing United States News and World Report figures. It asserts public appetite for curbing inflation is weak since people feel helped by inflation, leaving real policy efforts stalled.
The Bradgate News reports Lutheran Ladies Aid met Thursday with Mrs. Andy Andersen of Humboldt assisting. Devotions led by several members and a Columbia Mission program given by eight Ladies. Lunch served by 4-H Girls organizers with 12 new members joining.
Frank Jacobe 87 of Hawarden returns to Dickeyville Wisconsin after 72 years seeking familiar faces and places. He discovers the town altered with his birth house rebuilt as a two story structure and no known neighbors.
Mrs. A Tobias of Colfax learned last week of her brother s death in Washington state. He was swept into the sea by a large wave while fishing along the shoreline.
Rolfe area social notes list Mrs. Leo Julius of Des Moines visiting the F B Grant home. Visits span Independence Missouri to Fort Dodge with relatives and birthday celebrations. Drowning tragedy reported for two year old Kirstine Edward near Marathon after an accident with feed in a jar.
Wilbur Dugan, a Bennett mail carrier on rural route No 1, retired after three decades of service. He dedicated 30 years to delivering mail across the Bennett area, earning community recognition for his steady reliability.
Legal notice cites an act of Congress from August 24, 1912 and amendments in 1943 and 1946, enacting Section 537 of the Postal Laws and Regulations. The document outlines ownership affidavit requirements and governing authority for postal related property or rights.
The readable text references bondholders and securit ies with unspecified percentages and dates. It mentions a figure of twelve mail and subscribers with an October 15 deadline. Names include Clara Dawson and a commission with an expiration date.
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