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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1927
Page
2
Rock Valley Iowa town council resolves a special election for September 12 1927 to decide granting Northwestern Bell Telephone Company a franchise under Ordinance 78-A. The vote follows clerk readings and council approval with Mayor Murphy signing.
Town adopts ordinance granting Northwestern Bell Telephone Company a 25 year right to erect operate and maintain a telephone system in Rock Valley Iowa with access to streets and alleys. It requires temporary pole removal on 24 hours notice for obstructing vehicles and sets two free telephone stations and cost coverage for enforcing the ordinance. The measure awaits election approval and mayoral signoff.
Local residents report visits and drives to nearby towns including Sions City Elk Point River Sioux Lesterville Spencer Hartley and Hawarden. A baby boy arrived for Mr and Mrs Wm Lean on August 4 and relatives from Iowa City and Sioux City are noted.
Mrs. BE. B. Tennant of Colfax reports Misses Doris Blanch and Frances McCracken returned from a long hike to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky. The girls walked seventy miles in segments totaling twenty two hundred, and they found the trip enjoyable and the scenery worthwhile.
Local couples attend family gatherings and church events in Plato township. Lutheran festival planned August 14 with services in German and English. Gay Friday August 12 fundraiser planned at Bertha Gay’s home to prepare posters for Orange City fair. Joint meeting at Neal Boozeboom’s home discussed booth arrangements.
The increased price of corn over the past two months has benefited only a few farmers. Those who could secure financing for warehousing last fall sold at good profits, while the broader farming community lacks cheap storage credit. Secretary of Agriculture notes warehousing helped prices in fall and winter, but credit agencies remain scarce and costly.
A July 27 joint Farm Bureau meeting at the Will Winterfeld home planned Fair work. Ice cream and cake were served. A follow up on August 29 at Mrs F C Winterfeld’s home drew many women to accept tasks. Miss Ethel Greenway, H D A and Mrs De Boe of Orange City joined Mrs G Dierks’ gathering to aid bureau efforts.
Peters Harness and Shoe Store promotes the Famous Wolverine shoe as the lowest priced long wear option. It claims to stay pliable in wet or dry weather and features all horse hide construction.
The Iowa Food Division reports creameries manufactured 86 million pounds of butter in 1920 rising to 172 million pounds in 1926. Dairy car shipments grew 30 percent and production per cow increased, with overall improvement in product quality amid continued profit gains.
J M Balliet of Des Moines flew over the city at an altitude of 4400 feet to celebrate his 93rd birthday. Born August 1 in Sylvaniana, he is described as a carpenter by trade with floes and jobs and a reputation for skill and precision.
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