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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
2
Consolidated with The Reveille on February 12, 1914 notes the enterprise founded in 1888 by J. J. Bruce and long managed for years by the J. H. Lighter family.
Governor Dewey backs labor liberalization social security expansion and aid to farming while stressing limited government interference for independent business. He favors a foreign policy aligned with administration aims and warns against isolationist tendencies. China news highlights supply lines and leadership issues amid Japanese advances. Paratroopers at Arnhem face encirclement and relief efforts, praised for steadfast defense against German forces.
Wallaces' Farmer notes lard hogs decline as war ends and relief to Europe tapers. Soybean output and meat hogs finished near 225 pounds will outprice lard types. Farmers urged to shift brood sow selection this fall for postwar profitability. An Arkansas widow recalls paying $9 for a husband who died in the army with $10,000 life insurance.
A Newsweek style column from an era editor notes hopeful German surrender timing and the Rhinefront test as Allies press for a final breakthrough. It discusses possible conditions of surrender, the fate of German authority, and concerns over a winter V Day.
The article argues farm groups overdose on price increases while war demand persists, predicting 1944 as peak farm income and doubts for 1945 and 1946. It cites a Waukon Republican note about an Italian POW on a peanut farm joking Mussolini would march across the U.S. while the workers pick peanuts.
Emmetsburg reports widespread worry over heavy tire scarcity impacting truck and bus fleets and daily commerce. Government urges efficiency to stretch tires toward the last mile as Goodrich notes tens of thousands of communities depend on road transport for milk and war plant logistics.
A 1944 note by John Parker and Charles Russell depicts Rolfe population 1250 with a single stand pipe, one smoke stack, and one church steeple. The Rolfe Drug Store signs announce shortages and humor about leaving town. Across the street, The Fashion Shop is noted.
Comments from Des Moines Advergram address Rolfe Iowa topics from shop displays to a Free Bar BQ and a Clyde L Herring for Senator billboard. The piece notes two Rolfe streets, a recently painted depot, and a manure spreader while lampooning local clubs and community life.
The Humboldt Republican notes Russia moves toward religious openness with restored Russian Orthodox Church and possible Vatican outreach while statistics list adherents across faiths. It also mentions an American Baptist clergyman invited to Moscow and cites a football result with Livermore, urging continued effort.
The will of Katherine Boozen was probated and allowed in Pocahontas on March 15, 1944. The district court clerk’s seal confirms the proceeding and order.
In the District Court of Pocahontas County Iowa September Term 1944 an instrument purported to be the last will and testament of Ben Munson deceased dated June 1 1925 has been filed opened and read. A hearing to prove the will is set for October 17 1944 at 10 00 A M at the Pocahontas Court House before the District Court or the Clerk. All interested persons must appear and show cause if any.
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