Public School News Notes and Activities Recap
The Senior Class Play is set for April 24 and 23 in Friday and Saturday performances. Senior Normal Training Class pupils observe and practice teach in rural schools this week as part of state requirements. Perfect spelling papers go to Peter Vander Velde Wilma De Zeeuw Agnes De Young Janet Vogelzaay and others. Junior Class plans a Junior Senior Banquet for May 7. The high school baseball team plays at Algester this week. The county music contest at Sioux Center featured many Rock Valley participants with mixed results. Report cards mark the end of the second six weeks. parents should sign and return cards promptly. School age rules and beginner enrollment details are noted. May attended a Sioux Center meeting of the Sioux County Schoolmasters Club after school on Tuesdays.
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Peter Vander Velde
Wilma de Zeeuw
Agnes de Young
Janet Vogelzaay
Geo. van Beck
Chester Droog
Lucille van Geest
Eva de Young
Leng Ver Malm
Charley Vander Weerd
Aleéster
Sioux Center
Rock Valley
Dorothy Brandsma
Alice de Smet
Viola Dodeward
Edna Dykstra
Jessie Dykstra
Mildred Grau
Margaret Hilton
Helen Roorda
Letha Smith
Margaret Sneller
Lorraine Suter
Cornelia Vor Doorn
Susie Vander Laan
Marie Verulm
Jeanette van Otterloo
Helen Vander Stowe
Janet Vanier Weerd
Dorothy’ Tuymman
Elvina Wynia
Frances Wynia
Helen Walhof
Winifred Talsma
Frances Smits
Arthur Bergsma
Willard Dennis
John Kers‘bergen
Nick Mersbergen
Gerard Knorr
Hessel Kos Alvin
Millex
George Murphy
Willis Rozchoom
Donald van
Trenty
Don May
Sioux County
State Supreme Court Grants Temporary Relief to Tama County Farmers
The Iowa Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction shielding about 150 Tama county farmers from testing or quarantining cattle under the tuberculin tests law. The order remains until the U S Supreme Court takes up the Mitchell county case, with Justice Timman H. Stevens issuing the order for those named in the petition. Testing of cattle in Tama county continues in other herds.
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Supreme Court
Tama County
M. J. Lofus Et Alis
United States Supreme Court
Mitchell County
U. S. Hich Court
Timman H. Stevens
City Ordinance Targets Radio Interference in Iowa
The city council approved an ordinance to curb disruptions to radio reception from 10 a.m. to midnight. Offenders including individuals firms or corporations face a minimum fine of over 100 dollars or up to 30 days in jail. X-ray machines and medical electrical devices are exempt due to ongoing concerns about interference from oil furnaces and engines in many neighborhoods.
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Tanswm
Lowa
Medical
Great Musical Event Just Ahead
Towns pupils show strong interest as rehearsals and contests lay groundwork for a coming musical event. The rural do will sing at the Music Supervisors Conference in Des Moines on Thursday afternoon April 16 from 1 30 to 3 00 p m. Rehearsals at the new period. rural pupils to lunch early and report Shrine Temple at 12 30 p m. Mr Herman Smith president of the Music Supervisors Association will issue admission tickets to all parents bringing choir members to Des Moines.
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Music Supervisor
Des Moines
Shrine Temple
Herman Smith
Music Supervisors’ Association
Community Library Receives 140 Books Donation
The Rock Valley Library gains a boost from W C Navi of Sioux City who turned over 140 books plus additional donations from Mr Leonard. A traveling library loaned Giants of the Earth by Volsvae appeals to pioneers. Members donate for club dues amid church and local society notices including a German service at McKeegan.
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W. C. Navi
Sioux City
Leonard
Rock Valley
Hhe Ie
Des Moines
Northwest
Volsvane
Social Events In Rock Valley Burieg Past Week
Local clubs and organizations in Rock Valley held meetings and plans last week. The LO. O. TF, Amerie Legion, Wa-Tan Ye Club, Eastern Star, Catholic Daughters, Literary Circle, and residents celebrated anniversaries, Mother’s Day prep, and a fortieth wedding anniversary with meals, talks, and gifts.
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Rock Valley
Burieg
Surprise Birthday Dinner At Mrs Gacke Home
A surprise birthday dinner honored Mrs Mary Gacke of Florida on April 2. Five grandchildren and four great grandchildren were absent due to illness. Forty two people attended including twenty two grandchildren and one great grandchild. The dining room and two tables were beautifully decorated. Mrs Gacke and her ten children sat among the guests.
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Mary Gacke
Birthday Celebration at Alvord With Mrs Ben Gacke Featured
A dinner honored Mrs. Ben Gacke of Alvord on her birthday anniversary. Tables displayed the guests and meals with service by Misses Eva Murphy Elenora Murphy Veronica Gacke and Leona De Smet. Ice cream and assorted cakes followed the afternoon meal.
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Ben Gacke
Alvord
Eva
Elenora Murphy
Veronica Gacke
Leona de Smet
Iowa in gateway for southern tourists
Iowa will host a large summer influx of southern tourists as Des Moines chamber officials report. Partnerships with Missouri highways create continuous surface routes from Missouri and Oklahoma into Minnesota, boosting travel and state revenue.
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Iowa
John D. Adams
Des Moines
Missouri Highway Commission
U. S. 19
Kansas City
Townstate
Minnesota
Highway Commission
Balomfeld
Snowbound Neighbors Shelter Hundred From Blizard in Henry County
During a March blizzard in southern Iowa, about twenty five cars stalled near Mount Pleasant. At the Hinkson home on highway 44, around forty two people sought shelter and meals, with Mrs Hinkson and helpers feeding them as supplies ran low. Over Saturday and Sunday roughly one hundred people were housed and fed.
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Iowa
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Rogers
A. C. Hinkson
Hinkson
28 Years Ago Local News Highlights in Rock Valley
Alvin Rounds visits from Iowa State College Ames during spring break. Hartley visitors Mrs. E J Minard and Miss Jessie Alinard stay with relatives. Chas Dischaler family from Banchraft drop in on Rock Valley friends. G Vanden Burg return from Alton after visiting J H Gerla family. Prof. B T Youel named Platte, D., superintendent with 1300 salary. C J Duhan of Ames visits brother N N Finch and nephew Lori Dunham. Ralph Kurvink and Hessel Acoria return from auto school in Kansas City and plan to enter auto business. Earl Corwin returns from Brookings to spend spring vacation with parents. Nina Leonard comes from Grinnell for spring break. Luthrie Eldredge departs for extended Washington visit via Baltimore and Annapolis.
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Alvin Rounds
Iowa State College
Ames
W. C. Bryant
Jessie Alinard
Hartley
Thei
E. J. Minard
Chas. Dischaler
Banchraft
Iowa
Rock V Alley
G. Vanden Burg
Alton
J. H. Gerla
Vanden Burs
Gerla
B. T. Youel
Platte
C. J. Duhan
N. N. Finch
Lori’ Dunham
Ralph Kurvink
Hessel Acoria
Kansas
Earl Corwin
Brookings
M. C
Nina Leonard
Grinnell
Luthrie Eldredge
Washington, D. C
Shevill
Baltimore
Annapolis
Maryland
Tribute to Pioneer William E Parker of Buchanan County
A tribute to William E Parker longtime Buchanan County resident and former superintendent of schools who died at Fort Dodge in his ninety s years He lived through four wars including the Civil War frontier West movement and the rise of modern communication from horse post to telephone and air mail His long life spanned three generations with an active mind until the end.
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William E. Parker
Buchanan County
Fort Dodee
West Virgin
Old Virginia
Vadia
Card of Thanks for Kindness in Illness and Loss
We thank friends and neighbors for many acts of kindness and for the help given during the sickness and passing of our wife and mother. Your kindness is deeply appreciated, J Levering and Children.
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Levering
Little boy sparks excitement during rabbit hunt with dog
A boy under five caused anxiety in a neighborhood when he went hunting rabbits with his dog Buddy. Neighbors searched after dark and found him a mile from home in a worn field, still enjoying the hunt, stating he was rabbit hunting with Buddy.
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Nin Neat
Malco Woumly
Jack B
Deo
Eichhorn
Callie
Buddy
Haugen Breaks Record in Congress Fourth District Celebrates Longest Service
The Fourth Congressional District honors Congressman Haugen L for completing 82 years of continuous service in the U S House of Representatives, the longest tenure ever. His home is Northwood Iowa. The prior record was held by Wisconsin’s late Congressman Cooper at 35 years, with a one-term retirement interrupting his service.
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Fourth Congressional District
Hangen L
National House of Representat
Cooper
Wisconsin
Haugen
Northwood
Iowa
Post-Easter services planned at Christian Reformed Church
The Christian Reformed Church schedules a 9:30 A.M. American service with a post Easter sermon and a 2:00 P.M. Holland service. An informal American evening service with psalm singing will begin soon, featuring Bible messages and a discussion on the Roth bank. Sessions aim to include all ages and statuses, with sessions in the basement initially and possible upstairs if crowded.
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Lord's Bay
Bank of Roth
Estherville Pay Roll Tells Rock Island Impact
Adelaide Nichols of Estherville Iowa notes that Rock Island Line payroll data indicate 271 heads of families and 1385 dependents in Estherville directly rely on wages from Rock Island employees. Iowa last year saw Rock Island taxes total 1,660,403.78 dollars.
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Adelaide Nichols
Estherville
Towa
Iowa
Rock Island
Estherdale
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