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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
8
Classified notice outlines rates for want ads with a two cent per word second insertion and eight cents per word first insertion. Minimum charges are 28 and 40 cents respectively, with an additional 15 cent cover charge applied if the ad is entered for billing.
Rock Valley High School senior Ron Kaufman has accepted a four year scholarship at Iowa State University. The award covers tuition, fees, books, board and incidentals. Kaufman plans to major in physical education with a math minor and may join the Cyclone basketball roster next fall.
Two notes express gratitude from families for cards letters and telegrams following surgery and after the death of a husband and father. They thank relatives neighbors friends Rev Fammihga Rey Becker Rev Van Daunen Dr Hegg and others for prayers visits and kindnesses shown to the Van Eldik Van Maanen Kamies Van Den Top and Mulder families and their eleven grandchildren.
Classified inquiry seeks workers offering 15 spare hours per week at 2.3 dollars per hour. Respond to Box 157 Rock Valley Iowa with references and details.
In a sweeping but very low turnout only 13 ballots were cast in Rock Valley for District 1. P. J. Suffer beat Tony De Bey 9 to 1. District 11 saw Mervin Warner defeat Frank L. Lee 167 to 78. Ray Hormel won District VII 93 to 1 over Dick Van Hove. Willis Petrich won in TV District by 316 votes over seven rivals. Richard Schneider led District V with 624 votes, Reynold Van Gelder topped George Vogel 381 to 222 in District VI, and in District VII Jay Sndenga defeated Bajema 503 to 219. Newly elected members from four counties will oversee Northwest Area Vocational School operations including tax levy, tuition, funding, and course offerings. They met with county superintendents to organize a seven member board at Sheldon on Wednesday.
Henry E. Ranschau 51 of Alvord died Monday in Sioux Valley Hospital Sioux Falls after a lingering illness. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1 15 PM at Porter Funeral Home and 2 00 PM at Christ Lutheran Church Alvord with Rev Raymond Ehrman officiating. Survivors include wife Helen three daughters Barbara Sandra Cheryl and son Robert all at home. mother Anna Ranschau Rock Valley. six sisters Ann Haas Hawarden Mrs Albert Baatz Inwood Mrs Glen Thielvoldt Alvord Mrs John Rielly Corpus Christi Texas Mrs Rodney Groseburg Winner and Elaine Ranschau Sioux Falls. five brothers Theodore Sioux Center Frank Sherman Carl Boon Richard Rock Valley and Marvin Alvord. Interment Lutheran cemetery Alvord.
Clarena Bakker a Calvin College junior Grand Rapids won first place in a Michigan Intercollegiate free throw contest held at the school. She competed in four rounds with scores 16-25 22-45 93-25 and 24-25 and earned a trophy.
The Rock Valley Christian school will host a book fair in the school library from Thursday April 28 to Wednesday May 4 the first ever. It aims to spark reading interest for students and parents with displays of classics fiction biographies adventure science nature crafts mysteries and reference books inviting public attendance. Local funeral attendees included Mr and Mrs Frank McGill Mrs Margaret Gaspar Mr and Mrs Nick Gaspar Mr and Mrs Arthur Bergsma and Mr Emmett Scanlan at John J McGrane 75 in Sioux City on Tuesday. McGrane died at his Sam City Arizona home Thursday April 21. a retired Milwaukee Railroad engineer of 53 years he was married to the former Mrs Walter Hynes in February 1985. A daughter Mrs Eileen Larkin of Sioux City and nine grandchildren survive.
The Just A Mere Club met Monday evening April 25 at Haas Hall at at 7:00 pm. Members planned guest invitations and welcomed the Rock Valley Federated Woman's Club as guests. New officers elected for the coming year are Marge Harmelink president Mary Negaard vice president Shirley De Ruyter secretary and Cindy Glanzer treasurer. Hostesses were Cindy Glanzer Marilyn Linboe Mary Ellen McGill Joyce Warntjes Donna Tyler and Jo Miller.
The Sioux County Republican Woman's organization met at Mrs Elmer Den Herder's home in Sioux Center on Monday afternoon. Plans were announced for a district meeting at Estherville and a telephone membership drive. The Sunny Servants 4-77 Club marks 30th anniversary April 30 at 2 PM in Rock Valley. leaders from 1938 and 1930s invited guests.
Funeral services for Mrs Charles H Walcott 46 of Sioux City were at Blessed Sacrament Catholic church with Rt Rev Newman Flanagan officiating. Burial was in St Marys Cemetery Rock Valley. She died Monday morning in a Sioux City hospital after a long illness. She was born October 2 1919 at Rock Valley and was educated at Nebraska State Teachers College University of Iowa and Morningside College. She taught kindergarten in Sioux City before marrying Charles H Walcott on April 6 1963 in Omaha. Survivors include her widower two brothers five sisters and several nieces and nephews. she was member of several Catholic and educational groups.
Sioux County Republican Central Committee announces precinct caucuses on Monday May 2 1966 at 8 oclock. Voters affiliated with the party may attend to elect precinct committeemen and delegates to the Sioux County Republican Convention on May 20 1968. Caucus sites include Maurice A le Peake Law Office Sioux Center Welcome Center Capel Plato Hawarden Rock Valley Hull Ireton Maurice and other towns with locations listed in the notice. County Chairman Maurice Te Paske urges participation in the caucuses.
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