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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
2
Rolfe and nearby communities share a weekend of family visits, reunions, and travels. Ed Wilcox recovers from a horse kick. many relatives attend gatherings in Fonda Primghar and Storm Lake. A hail storm near Havelock prompts storm notes and local clinic updates.
Russell Ives visited his mother Maude Ives and family in Estherville over Sunday and Monday. Lucille Bowen returned from Terris where she visited Frances King for a week. Frances King’s brother came home for the weekend. Mrs V D Hauck hosted a dozen ladies at bridge in honor of her Chicago relatives Mrs Chas Foral and daughter Dorothy with Geo Hauck taking high honors.
In Des Moines visitors at the Iowa State Fair can tour the Weather Bureau observatory housed in the new federal courthouse. Charles D. Reed, director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau, notes inquiries from across the country about plans and details of the Des Moines model and its potential adoption in other federal buildings.
The United States Forestry Service states that measuring the intensity and direction of static electricity can forecast low humidity and high fire hazard. This allows firefighting forces to prepare in advance.
Central market receipts in July were light, Aug 1 cold storage holdings are 30 million pounds below last year and 28 million below the five year average. Dry weather and short pasture likely reduced butter output, aiding price gains. Egg and poultry storage run below last year and near the five year average, supporting a favorable outlook for poultry, eggs, and butter.
Fifty years ago an eighteen year old began shoveling coal at the Rock Island depot in Rolfe. The piece notes Ed Weiland replacing H. D. Smith and lists local names like Dr Beam George Hauck and Charlie Webb. It reflects on four decades of change, pride in local lumber sales, and a few observations about prices railroads and kitchens.
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