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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1930
Page
4
Bids must be sealed and include a certified 5 percent bid bond. Plans and specifications available at the contractor’s home four miles east and six and a half miles north of Hawarden starting April 7. Letting held at Center School Garfield Township on Tuesday evening April 22 at 1:00 PM.
Notice from Fire Chief B. J. Schenmer warns against starting rubbish fires on windy days and urges caution and judgment before lighting and leaving fires unattended.
An assortment of local observations and zingers about radio hype, dry spells, civic clubs, pheasants, fishing, and hiring across the community. Notable bits include the Civic Club half-wits joke reversal, pheasant abundance, and the Booster Club seeking a new Band Director while schools and council hire staff for summer.
Mrs J Vander Meide died at 12 45 pm after several months illness due to high blood pressure and heart enlargement. She returned from Mayo Clinic January 12 and had been confined to home. funeral services to be held at 1 30 pm at the residence and 2 pm at Congregational church with Rev Es Q Alien and Rev Edwin Booth assisting. Burial in East Lawn Cemetery Sheldon. Survived by husband Arvid two daughters Janice and Sheldon, father H C Wickre and three brothers of Webster South Dakota.
A grain of varied ads: seed corn, Rhode Island Red hatching eggs, Brown Leghorn hatching eggs, two work horses, 1923 Chevrolet coach, Kimball Player Piano, plowing service, tractor plow, tire repair, battery charging, and loan offers. Multiple sellers include Bill Long Cristexn Hatching Mrs J Plowing Rd and Edt Gxos. Rock Valley region notices list Price feeds and farm equipment, with contact details and locations.
Halstead introduces Speck's Squibs in the Bee office promising weekly curiosities and aims to be interesting. He notes that everyone thinks they know how to run a newspaper, and the team hopes readers will watch for the feature each week.
Classified ad style note describes Orange Brand polishing wax hailed as the best of today. Mentions a kerosene brander store, several names such as Ray Miller and Myre Buckles of Ames, and a visit with friends from Valley Rock. Polishing wax pricing noted as 50e per pound.
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