Farm strike debate swells as Western governors meet
A nationwide farm strike pauses for a governors meeting and pits Henry Wallace against Milo Reno over farm policy. Editors note unity in agriculture and warn against radicalism while calling for action to address low prices and high taxes.
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Henry Wallace
Milo Reno
Wallace
Reno
Sioux City
Corn Belt
Farm Bureau
Farm Union
Grange
Corn Belt Committee
Marriage and youth cited in divorce court quips
A string of wry maxims on marriage and youth appears as humorous, moral observations. The quips touch on gambling in divorce, dangers of cars, social trends, and the pace of life, reflecting a light editorial aside rather than a concrete event.
Priebe urges shift to four-pound poultry for roasting
W F Priebe argues poultry should be produced by weight not head count. He notes four-pound birds fetch higher prices and cites customer demand for larger roasting chickens, urging producers to grow birds to four pounds to use cheap feed efficiently.
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Southwest
W. F. Priebe
Rolfe Public School enrollment rises slightly
Rolfe schools opened August 29 with 325 pupils, up from last year. Senior high has 130 students and 193 in the grades, with 59 high school and 14 grade students from outlying districts. Faculty hosts report a lively start and plan football and orchestra activities.
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Rolfe
S. Spotvoldt
Inez Archer
Spotvold
D M T School Notes Highlight Orchestra and Glee Clubs
The D M T notes report start of orchestra practice with nine violins a viola two cellos two comets drums and piano and two weekly rehearsal times. Freshman participation shows seven members. Girls Glee Club debuted at assembly singing Sweet and Low and There s A Good Time Coming.
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Roberts
Leo Cornwell
Marjorie Cornell
Jean Knapp
Betty Seifert
Irene Peterson
Mary Beth Brinkman
Lawrence Kennedy
Donald Nelson
Janice Wiezman
Fresman
Boys’ Glee Club
Loren Thompson
Edwin Weishaar
Donald Weishaar
Dele Christensen
Dale Hewlett
Woman’s Club
Rolfe and regional notes mix in local items
Local notes from Rolfe Iowa cover visits by Carroll Hansen and others to Pocahontas Havelock Des Moines and Ames. Activity includes fairs Labor Day at Graettinger, family picnics at Call State Park, and community gatherings with clubs and bridge events. Early September notices list meetings and social happenings across the area.
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Denzil Johnson
Martin Alexander
George Shors
Pocahontas
Des Moines
Excelsior Society
Presbyterian Church
Jolliffe
Wm. Phillips
Rembrandt and
Spencer
Ing
Graettinger
H. F. Olerich
Humboldt County Fair
Poland
Y. M. C. Bridge Club
Jas. Sennett
Bloy Wood
Homer C. Lawson
Harriss
Mike” Sime
Rolfe
Telmer
Fairmont
Parable on Perseverance and Fate in Everyday Life
A tersely phrased meditation notes that a man driving with one arm around his girl preps her for early widowhood. It comments that some hire efficiency experts to fix affairs, yet neighbors could do the same, and that the worst may never happen while the best may.
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