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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
4
The Rock Valley Bee reports that bi M Beight and Cedar Rapids officials discuss a possible change of the airplane mail route to run via Cedar Rapids. Local officials deny immediate concessions and stress that landings occur only for emergencies.
Representatives of the Salvation Army conducted office services and revival talks at state institutions in Madison Ansoosa Rackwell City and Mitchelville as well as eighteen county hospitals delivering character and inspirational messages during annual events on Sandis March 1.
Major Penfold of the Salvation Army Arm states the group conducts personal interviews with prisoners, guides weekly services in corps cities, and runs annual prison day. Corps maintain permanents within many larger prisons to aid inmates.
The Malawood company at Dubuque operates the only wallboard plant in Towa. Raw stalks were gathered from 2000 acres across Grady county and several northeastern Japan counties. Production used 14 days to clean 2000 acres with workers paid by hour and staff wages.
The state supreme court in a unanimous decision affirmed the highway commission’s power under the state highway central act to relocate primary roads and condemn right of way. Justice William D. Byers wrote that primary roads cross county lines and central authority rests with the highway commission, not county boards.
A speculative discussion on future transportation asks what conditions may prevail in two and a half decades. The piece notes Detroit electra-magnet experiments backing gasoline replacement and envisions airplanes and radar aided highways, with shifts in car use and energy needs.
Reed of the Iowa Agricultural Service released an early crop report noting March sowing, diligent plowing and seeding, and prime ground conditions. The report cites widespread corn shipments into several counties and seed costs around $1.10 per bushel with no anticipated seed shortages.
Karl W. Bol of Rock Rapids states Wat. Ji McDougal a wealthy recluse died in a Kanawha boarding house leaving about 300000 in assets including 1410 acres free of encumbrance and nearly 70000 personal property. One fourth of the estate was left to the Novelawest Iowa Conference of the Methodist church. The conference’s interest was verified and 30000 dollars in cash received by P. Miller of Rock Rapids. Within three days 30000 was invested and the remainder will be invested soon.
A study cites 1914 to 1926 data from 20 cities showing alcohol related deaths fell by about six percent under prohibition versus pre prohibition rates. Experts including Miss Cora Frances Stoddart and Arthur Hunter of New York Life cite lower mortality from alcoholism in successive periods and discuss official health reports and insurer figures.
Doon residents and guests travel between Rock Rapids Laverne and Tawood. Visits include Miss Clara Klutwan Teft to Ta wood for future work, Andrew Klovstad and Hazel Beulah Buis with Marie Trower in Rock Rapids, and many Rock Rapids visitors on Saturday. The dinner class play Cyclone Sally drew good attendance and strong performances.
Harold Beermak underwent a tonsil operation at Sacred Heart Hospital Le Mars last week. Local residents Erwin Hooks family visited P De Jager home. Pete and John Haverhall shipped four earloads of cattle and attended a Sioux City sale. Mrs R S Miller and Mrs J M Taylor traveled to Orange City Friday for a girls leader training school led by Mins Brier at Ames. Morris Kinter, student at Motninesidk, stayed with his parents in the area. Oren Riter Hawarden and Meg Brodie of Te Mars visited. Jorer and Miss Bohline hosted relatives here during the week.
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