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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
2
An automobile collision on a Fayette County highway involved E P Davis Hollis Finch and Clifford Bur at Andis. A pheasant smashed through the windshield injuring Burger with glass cuts while the bird also caused blood splatter during the impact.
A garbled OCR note describes a scene with a donut moving from a car and into a field. Details are unclear but suggest a humorous or accidental vehicle event captured in rough text. The exact participants, place, and timing are not recoverable from the fragment.
The Missouri river bottomlands near Sioux City and Missouri Valley reportedly yielded about 1.5 million bushels of wheat. Roughly 876 cars were shipped to Minneapolis Milwaukee and Chicago markets. Farmer earnings totaled about a half million dollars, with Onawa elevator operator Mark Murphy predicting over 2.5 million bushels of corn this year, rivaling the 1907 bumper crop.
A rambling local column recalls a judicial scene with a witness who asserts he knows more than all and notes a public weather forecaster blamed for bad forecasts. The piece also covers river flooding, fishermen rescuing fish, and a quip about a minister’s vacation plans.
Rock Valley Iowa council met in regular session with seven members present. They approved minutes from July 2 and July 24, 1981, authorized salaries and expenses for staff, and transferred funds from the general and bad debt funds to Rok township. The local American Legion was given exclusive control of Watermelon Day street concessions under mayoral and marshal supervision, with police costs to be covered by the Legion. The council adjourned after approving a one week vacation for the marshal.
Solin Hungerford of the Kes Seda News vents at length about California’s economic woes and political unrest. He contrasts Iowa and California, notes widespread dissatisfaction, and cites tax delinquency, land seizures, and tax sharks affecting ranches and fruit lands during a Midwest visit.
Doon residents report visits from Mr Sunday and Mrs Berg of Alro with Harm Kelthoff home hosting. Sheldon callers included G D Baie Henry Ver Maas. Chandler visitors Mrs Ver Meer and daughter. Lily Thompson receives treatment while Juwa trip noted. Rock Rapids and Hock Rapids visits by Johnson Thompson Brinkhous Suddaby Keith, Trent traveler Van Daalen in Daou.
Walter Beal reports Eden township farmers urged the Iowa state and Way ette enmity to open fox hunting season. At a West Union board meeting Monday, petitioners asked for a $5 bounty per fox and an open season. Supervisors showed willingness but noted state declaration and proper circulation are required before action.
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