VEW Pushes Catley Pardon Resolution at Meeting
Rock Valley Veterans of Foreign War pass a resolution urging President Nixon to pardon Lt William Calley Jr for his wartime actions. The document argues the officer acted under orders and sought full restoration of privileges. Officers elected include Commander Marold Jansema, Sr. Vice Ray Reinke, and Jr. Vice Dick Kaufman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley Veterans of Foreign Warshield
Richard M. Nixon
Wm. Calley, Jr
William Calley, Jr
Marold Jansema
Ray Reinke
Dick Kaufman
NIVS 3rd Annual Style Show At Sheldon
NIVS Office Education Department at Northwest Iowa Vocational School presented its third annual style show in Sheldon Community Building on March 24 with two performances. Students modeled 45 outfits for office casual and formal wear under the theme Spring time Fashions in the Business World. Ruth Van Voorst played piano as guests arrived, and a skit on office personalities closed the program before about 400 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office Education Department
Northwest Iowa Vocational School
Shelton
Sheldon
NIVS
Ruth van Voorst
Ken van Voorst
Rock Valley
Registration Information Hsted guests from 34 towns
Registration information notes guests from 34 towns and three states. Special guests were high school business students and teachers from the Four county area. Busloads arrived from Floyd Valley Melvin Sibley Ocheyedan Primghat Rock Valley Sheldon Sanborn and Little Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Valley
Melvin
Sibley
Ocheyedan
Primghat
Rock Valley
Sheldon
Sanborn
Little Rock
Mayne Plans Area Farm Meeting at Sheldon Hall
Mayne will hold an open meeting at Sheldon Community Hall at 7 p.m. Thursday April 15 to discuss farm legislation and current concerns for farmers. All area farm operators invited. Mayne Farm Advisory Committee members helping include Ed Ladd Lyon County Richard Benz Osceola Govaty Bernard Vermeer Sioux County and Jim Flinders O'Brien County. Coffee and doughnuts served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Mayne
Sheldon
Congressman Mayne
Ed Ladd
Lyon County
Richard Benz
Osceola Govaty
Bernard Vermeer
Sioux County
Jim Flinders
O'Brien County
Ray Roorda, Rock Valley Emigrant Remembered
This feature profiles Ray Roorda a longtime Rock Valley resident who spent his youth in Sioux Center and studied at Rock Valley High School and Ames. He later moved to California joining West Coast oil field construction, retired in Los Angeles and now resides in Sun City with sister Bessie. He keeps active with fishing and sightseeing and revisits Rock Valley, where he is remembered by H Kosters HJ Rootha and John Riessen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
Ray Roorda
Sioux Center
Ray
Tudy
California
Ray Bourda
West Guest Oll
Los Angeles
Golden State
Bessie
Sun City
Midwest
Cota
Rock Valey
H. Kosters
Hj, Rootha
John Riessen
Visits Reach Several Farms in Alword Area
Mrs Toha Boer and Lisa with Mrs Clarence Boer visited Tuesday afternoon at the Wayne Warger home. Rollie Jaconen and family from Inwood visited Wednesday evening at Elmer Remmerde’s home. Howard Bryant of Wallingford and John Witt with Don Barber and Mike Gerry visited at Thorson’s Sioux Falls home with Thorson and daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Thorson
Kimberly Ang
Clarence Schumann
Pepper Club
West Lyon Band
Clarence Nozr
Jake Beer
Rock Valley
Joyce de Vries
Franklin School
Sioux Falls
Harold Langfelde
Tration Volunter
Veteran's Hospital
Laurence Schreuts
Clarence Boex
Kenn Heerde
Robert Hodgson
Loren Kock
Case Landegent
Rich LeLoux
Charles Netmeyer
Robert Sullivan, Jr
Joe Kramer
Wern Ser
Rey
Kuppenger
Orange City
Guess
Gus Mundt
Albert Mundt
Hartley
Ben Slob
Alvna Stoltenberg
Ray Mundt
Clarence
Toha Boer
Lisa
Clarence Boer
Mact
Lance
Wayne Warger
Rollie Jacob
Sen
Inwood
Elmer Remmerde
Howard’Bryant
Wallingford
John Witt
Don Barber
Mike Gerry
Thorson
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VEW
Catley
Mayne
Spencer
Northwest Town
Ethel Oldaker
Sioux
O'Brien
Roy Powers
Lowa Lakes
Algona
John L. Tait
Arthur Johnsop
Iowa State University
C.J. Schroeder
Gene Bunch
Hale Pember
Orein We Mouw
Commercial Club
Vew Hall
Ramrod
Monsanto
Elevator CO
Rock Valley, Iowa
Carmel
United States Postal Service
Alword News
Rock Valley Community
Sioux and
Lyon
Iowa
Roth Valley Community Schoolistrict
State of
Board of
Board of Directors
Rae-Mar Drive
Rexall
Praca
Star Values
Tro
Plata
Piat
Rexall Redi
Ermanent
Rexall —Reg
Rexall Shampoos
Brite
Gelusis
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