Rock Valley Post Office History Dates to 1872
The Rock Valley post office tracing its roots to 1872 details first postmaster John Lang and early carriers. It covers moves from Rock Mills to E Rhodes store, later city delivery in 1950, and plans for a new 2926 square foot brick building at 11th and Main with parking, pending clear title and bids.
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Rock Valley
John Lang
Lates Markie
J. L. Binch
Gach Mls
Finchy
Sam Bellesfield
LeMars
Luverne
Mina
Rock Mills
E. Rhodes
Finch
R. Li. Rowe
Rhodes
Frank A. Large
Large
Colweydaces
Walrauc
S. Dischler
ISO
Jo S.rdschulte
Disehler
Anna Dixon
Evelyn Sendschulte
Herold (Bil) Lang
Lang
Pet Beamer
George DeBoer
George Timmer
Iziesz Pox
Post Office
Automation The Roorda Family Pioneers Rubber Tire Tractors
This 1965 feature profiles Roorda and his Red Valley shop in Rock Valley as he pioneers rubber tire and pneumatic wheel technology for tractors in the 1920s and 1930s. It notes Roorda's role in the farm equipment industry, his leadership in local employment, and the regional impact of his innovations.
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Calley
Roorda
Hol
Mr. Koorda
Reorda
Tawa
Red Valley
Rock Valley
Slave City Journal
Ruorda Machine Shop
Roorda Machine Shop
United State
Valley State Bank History From 1934 to Present
Valley State Bank has served the Sioux Center area since 1934 when Sioux Center State Bank moved here and became Valley State. The bank grew from assets below a half million in 1934 to nearly 9 million today and has expanded facilities and added offices in Doon and Alvord. The current board includes G G Vermeer, Kenneth Wansen, Gene Bunch, W C Anderson, and Clarence Miller.
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Valley State Bank
Sioux Center State Bank
Valley State
G. G. Vermeer
Sioux Center
Evelyn Sandschatts
C. R. McDowell
Doon
Vermeer
J. P. Schutt
E. W. Eisentager
Alvord
Rock Valley
Alvard
Tnce
Valley Stace
G. . Vermece
Kenneth Wansen
Gene Bunch
W. C. Anderson
Clarence Miller
Smith Pharmacy History and Growth Through the Decades
Smith Pharmacy began in 146 when John Smith Sr. and Jr. bought Bill Hansen's Drug Store. It moved beside the post office and later to the building now occupied by Arends Clarking. By 1964 the Gouneil Qak score building expanded space and stock. In 1967 Bunch Insurance bought the Jim Vander Poel agency and now offers multiple lines including homeowners auto fire and life.
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Smith Pharmacy
John Smith Sr
John Smith Jr
Bill Hansen
John Swit Sr
Arends Clarking
Smith
Gouneil Qak Score
Bunch Insurance Cos
Herseb
Gene Flunch
J. P. Schur
Comany
Bunch
Jim Vander Poel
Vander Poel
Bunch Insurance
State Auto
IMT
Grain Dealers
Retna
Allied Mutual
Lower National Mutual
Prudential of America
Thornburg Company Early Beginnings and Growth
Thornburg Co started as a small shop in Rock Valley selling shortings cigars and small items. In 1984 Ed De Smee bought 45 percent and in 1955 he and his wife Mary bought the rest. Now Ed Mary and six others run a wholesale business distributing tobacco candy and sundries to hundreds of customers in Iowa and South Dakota.
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Thornburg Company
Rock Valley
B. L
Thornburg
Ed de Smee
Mary
Warren Building
Two Salanen
Towa
South Dakota
Boss Reinke
Offi Emie
Don Miller
Wart House
Warren, Bulling
Roger Frembgen
Yan Noort Salvage Story of Growth and Expansion Across Decades
Yan Noort Salvage grew from a 1928 car and farm parts shed to a sizeable operation by 1990 with large warehouses and expanding facilities. Founders Leone and Gilbert Van Noort built a multibuilding complex, diversified into tractors and parts, and added a sister business Green Acres Drive Inn opened 1965 with added canopies, motels, and a parking area. Four full time staff plus four owners note steady progress and local employment.
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Yan Noort
Leone van Noort
Shen Brother
Gilbert
Ssialk
Anasto
Dsl van Noort Salvage
van Noort
John A. Dykstra
Jake van Maanen
Bill Kets~herpen
Ed Vander Top
van Noorts
Green Acres Drive Inn
Drive Inn
Meirbeeks
Progress 1880s Rock Valley See Vharaday
Not enough readable facts to determine a coherent event or individuals. The fragment mentions a date April 11, 1968 and locations Rock Valley and Vharaday but lacks a clear action, outcome, or identifiable entities to summarize into a timely news item.
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Rock Valley
Steady Growth at Valley Woodwork
Valley Woodworks has expanded steadily over the years from a cabinet shop started in 1951 by John Dirkpen at his former location. The firm added linoleum paint wall tile and counter tops, tripling its floor space and broadening to finished surfaces while still doing cabinet work. John's son Jim now assists in the business.
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Alley Woodworks
Rock Valley
John Dirkpen
Pre Serit
John
Jim
Westra Opens Barber Shop in Rock Valley Move
Jim Westra moved to Rock Valley in 1986 with his wife and two sons to take over a barber shop once run by Sam Baker. The shop, housed in a former building converted to a restaurant, now features two chairs with Baker assisting. The Westras plan a home for 4 year old Darlene Vander Giesen, daughter of Eugene and Mrs. Vander Gieser of Cawkur City, Kansas, who is a deaf mute attending Hope Haven.
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Rock Valley
Fim Westra
Hawarden
John Landhuts
Landhuts
Sam Baker
Westra
Baker i
Mr. Baker
Darlene Vander Giesen
Eugene Vander Gieser
Cawkur City
Kansas
Hope Haven
Driesen Implement pivots with 1953 opening and growth
Driesen Implement began in 1953 as an International Harvester dealer and expanded to carry Westendar Fladers wagons hoes Kewanee dies and elevators Brady choppers and grinder mixers. Owned by Mr Driesen, with sons Harold Bernie and part time Sam Mariott helping. a major upgrade arrived in 1996 with a new 60 by 127 foot building on Highway 1.
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Bert Driesen
Driesen
International Harvester Co
Westendarf
Kewanee
Brady Choppers
Mr. Driesen
Harold
Bernie
Sam Mariott
Highway 1
Rock Valley Elevator Opens with De Zeeuw Role in 1863
The Rock Valley Elevator Company started in fall 1863 with Roger De Zeeuw as part owner and manager. In 1967 Don DeWit bought De Zeeuw’s interest and became 25 percent manager. The business offers Purina Feeds, Health Aid products, Smith Douglas Fertilizer, dry and aqua ammonia, Cisco Seeds, and recently added cattle and building spraying services with Joe Keegan and Tony Ver Steeg assisting.
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Rock Valley Elevator Company
Hate
Roger De-Zeeuw
Don DeWit
Van Engen's J and J Market Arrives in Rock Valley
Van Engen, proprietor of Jandy Market, opened a Rock Valley store in May 1966. The shop features a meat processing section with 92 rockers and also sells groceries. A native of Dawn with eight years in meat work, he previously lived in Sheldon and Hull and served three years in the military.
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Dm van Engen
Rock Valley
Rhastora
van Engen
Sheldon
Hull
Dawn
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Hesse
Roarda
Mimber
Mws
Midwest
Livasel Reorda, Sr
Hessert
Wwynia
Life Fire
Wynia Insurance and Real Estate
Rock Valley, Ilawa
Thornburg Co. Small Beginning
Gr. Acres Dr. Inn
Jim Westra
To Rock
Driesen Imple
Christian
God
The
Rock Valley Christian School
Iowa
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