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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1930
Page
3
Des Moines news notes a swallow killed by a long hair wrapped around its neck near a nest observed by Dana Sutherland. The incident is cited as a rare Iowa fatality in birds. The piece also reports county infant mortality and births, and mentions cemetery flower thefts prompting plainclothes police patrols to deter grave plunderers.
A historical report notes the tuberculosis death rate in Towa has fallen gradually. Last year 26,602 deaths were recorded in Towa, with only 804 attributed to tuberculosis, indicating a notable drop in TB mortality.
Iowa farmers produced 603 million dollars in farm goods in 1929, down 18 million from 1928, amid lower crop prices. Livestock sales rose to 59.7 million, but out-of-state crop sales dropped 39.4 million, inventories fell, and land values continued to slide about 100 million annually.
A shipment of 2,000 washing machines valued at $250,000 moved via Des Moines to Dallas for the May Company. The earlier threshing machines from Woods Brothers of Des Moines were sent west by train over the Milwaukee Road for distribution in North and South Dakota.
A fragmented community column reviews driver behavior on Highway No 18 and the dangers of alcohol use and reckless speeding. It notes visitors in Rock Valley, praises the tourist camp at the city park, discusses local crop harvests and grain drying, and mentions nearby roads and vehicle traffic patterns.
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