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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
5
Two men, Dahl and Fowler, were badly injured when a tire blew out and their car rolled over near Fort Dodge Saturday night. Fowler suffered a brain concussion, fractured collar bone, cuts and bruises. both men were driven to the Irwin hospital. Dahl's condition not specified. car wrecked beyond repair.
Pocahontas County plans a county corn husking contest this year led by County Agent E J Schmuecker. Time and place to be announced before the district meet. Winners advance to district and state competitions. entries should contact Schmuecker or the Farm Bureau office.
Attorney and Mrs. George Shors and their children will relocate this week to Pocahontas to settle permanently. Mr. Shors will travel to Des Moines for specialized tax law work while Mrs. Shors and the children stay with her parents Senator and Mrs. A. J. Shaw.
Lloyd Wagner and Francis Trupe of the Havelock area will represent Pocahontas county at the first annual WHO corn belt plowing match in Mitchellville on Saturday September 28 Wagner won the 3 bottom class and was the county’s top scorer with 874 points Trupe won the under 16 boys class and will compete in that class at the state meet several residents plan to attend using H L Yocums bus which has room for others
Iowa Dairy Industry commission launches a campaign starting September 25 to boost dairy consumption. Burr Willits explains goals: each child needs a quart daily and each adult a pint, with increased orders to meet these targets. Collaboration includes dairies groceries and restaurants with bottle collars and posters to guide households and menus.
The county AAA committee announces a non-wheat allotment option for 1940 enabling farmers to grow wheat as hay pasture or cover crops while remaining in the regular system. Deductions apply for excess harvests and eligibility for wheat loans or price adjustments is curtailed. Landlords and tenants must decide by Sept 20 or seed time.
LeRoy Overstreet launches the Mallard Leader with wife Mrs Overstreet as partner. The Benedict Broadcaster publisher arrives from Benedict Nebraska after seven years. First issue printed September 14 in six page tabloid form.
Salesmen from Calhoun Kossuth Humboldt Webster Wright Hamilton and Pocahontas counties plus Louis Falck of Belle Plaine gathered for a dinner hosted by T. J. Raynes in Rolfe. After reviewing Funk hybrids at the Guy Smith farm test plot they met at the Central States building where Falck outlined the strains for their territory. Non salesmen Andrew Simonsen Morris Webb and M R Soth attended.
Ritz Theatre installs a new high frequency speaker, first in northwest Iowa and second in the state. W. M. Obrecht says the sound quality of programs is the finest in the district.
Harry Jones of Des Moines the WPA art director praised two sculptures by amateur sculptor William Pollock father of Grant Pollock visited Fort Dodge. One is a Civil War soldier statue in Oakland cemetery and the other a stone lion at the First avenue north and Eighteenth street corner.
Roger DeWolf and Rollin Ives of the Garfield Hustlers 4-H club won second place in the Livestock Loss Prevention demonstration at the Clay County Fair last Thursday.
Beckord's new hatchery on North Main street is being decorated in cream and blue. A sign by Bob Beckord graces the front as work continues and the Arrow will announce the official opening in the next issue.
Classes started at 8:80 last week due to extreme heat. This week the same program was followed on Monday and Tuesday because of the celebration.
Harry L Lund chair of the Pocahontas county AAA outlines 1940 program provisions including soil conservation payments up to 20 per farm and up to 30 for tree planting. Wheat allotment set at 62 million acres with payments 18 to 22 cents per bushel. New home garden and forest tree planting provisions expand coverage.
Iowa State lays out a four game home slate with three designated as special days for High School Day on Sept. 23 against Coe, Homecoming on Oct. 28 versus Missouri, and Parents Day on Nov. 18 against Kansas State. Nebraska visits Oct. 14, the lone non special event. Elmer Hackney and Kansas State pose as key opponents in the closing game.
Iowa State College extension engineers report that corn crib construction will surge this fall as farmers hold grain for wartime price gains. A new bulletin Corn Storage Buildings explains required designs for wood concrete hollow tile or sheet metal cribs, permanent and temporary structures, ventilation, foundations, walls, roofing and rat proofing.
The Jay Gould circus attracted large crowds in Rolfe on Monday and Tuesday offering a varied program. Highlights included Gould girls tap dancing the elephant Mine dog act and Hasi Osai Japanese acrobats with midway rides and a giggle house. Lloyd Cox won a trip to the New York Worlds Fair or $50. The event drew praise for being clean and worthwhile despite local handicaps.
Lendit Paulson of Rolfe Auto Co retires from local life with a house sale to prepare for a road life as a locksmith. He and Mrs. Paulson plan to travel south this fall in a trailer, seeking improved health.
Pocahontas county 4-H clubs enter twenty two baby beef calves at the Sioux City Baby Beef show. The steeds are drawn from ninety six head shown at the Pocahontas fair with stock yards tagging to qualify. Participants include Roger DeWolf Forrest KE Ives C Morris Ives Carl Knapp Glen Knapp Orville Lawman William Shold Alvin Vaughn Everett White E Phillips Brinkman Orville Heathman Raymond Peterson Merle Kerns Robert Naughton Alan Simonson Lowell Simonson and Ronald Branigan.
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