Life saving CCC member saves drowning man at Pine Lake
Marvin Koteck of Kildora Iowa a CCC member trained in life saving returned from camp to Iowa City and the next evening used his skill to rescue Jack Baty of Lake City who had slipped underwater while swimming from a boathouse to a diving tower at Pine Lake Koteck died at Marshalltown
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Marvin Koteck
CCC
Kildora
Iowa
Koteck
Iowa City
Jack Baty
Lake City
Pine Lake
Baty
Marshalltown
Political bribery quip and weather note in 100 degree relief
The item records a joking exchange about a politician seeking jobs in a department, an official dismissing the idea, and a citizen Pat describing being paid by both parties for a vote, noting the weather improved from extreme heat as a cooler day arrived.
Rock Valley notes on bridge work and oiling streets
Local item reports the near completion of a new Rock River bridge west of town and ongoing road improvements. Delegation from Rock Valley inspected oiling work in Rock Rapids, while FP D R is preparing a nationwide radio tour after summer heat subsides. Hog prices rise to 11.65 in Sioux City market as debt totals grow.
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Rock River
Rock Valley
Rock Rapids
Sioux City
Questions on work and society in 1935 Rock Valley
A 1935 Rock Valley Iowa council page presents a debate on unemployment, Social Security plans, and the public mood regarding Republican or Democratic leadership. The minutes cover budget hearing notices, publication affidavits, and approval of a franchise for an electric distribution system after a July 8 election with 226 yes and 55 no votes.
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Rock Valley
Lowa
Pawn Council
E. C. Suter
A. Vander Meer
Paul Collerbaueh
C. W. Jacobs
Steve Vander Well
J. H. Kearns
Rock Valley Bee
Kearns
Jacobs
Amyl
Iowa
Yeas
Vander Meer
Collenbaugh
Jarvis
Vander Well
Deaths on 13‑mile stretch of Highway 6 renamed Deaths Run
A long ridge between Homestead and Marengo on Highway 6 is locally known as Deaths Run. The 13 mile road has claimed thirteen lives in five years from automobile and accident incidents, making the name almost official.
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Homestead
Marengo
Free Entertainment Tuesday by Cloud Smith at school grounds
Cloud Smith, formerly of the University of Nebraska dramatics staff, presents an impersonation of David Crockett in a three-act romance at the public school grounds next Tuesday at 7:30 PM. The free show promises first class entertainment with no strings. Smith toured on chautauqua and lyceum circuits and used original Alamo documents for research.
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Rock Valley Commercial Club
Cloud Smith
University of Nebraska Dramatics
Mr. Smith
David Crocket
Tennessee
Texas
David Crockett
Alamo
Mexico
Crockett
Sanita Amira
Council approves reports and pays listed bills
The Treasurer and Weightmaster reports were read and approved. Several bills were allowed, including for mowing, labor, printing, pumping, street and flood lights, sand, drayage, insur ance, and fuel. The council adjourned after routine payments as town clerk AL L Halstead recorded. Andy Strand of Renwick, Penn., found harvest help by hiring a binder operator who will supervise shocks to ensure proper stacking.
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Jacobs
Kearns
Vander Well
Collenbaugh
Wn. Vander Brook
Ing
George van Dyke
Jake Vander Lindes
Rock Valley Bee
Bernard Beamer
al Harmson
D. J. Scanlan & Son
League of Iowa
Ed Knorr & Son
Acme
John Vander Poel
AL L Halstead
Andy Strand
Renwick
Andy
Strand
Life Insurance a Jest in Ti Jonoran' Iss
A fragmentary dialogue captures a humorous line where a speaker teases a young man about life insurance, joking that he is bound to die of joy. The tone mimics an older period voice with playful sarcasm and regional vernacular. The line suggests a lighthearted local exchange rather than a broader event.
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A. L. Halstead
Publisher
Pat
FORD
Sioux County
Sioux Center
Rube
George Dunlop
H. J. Vande Waa
Speed
Gerrit van Stryland
Grange City
D. R
Washington
Congress
Gogdeath
Starvd
California
Dale
Council Proceedings
Death’s Run
Kessler
Tire Shop
Orpream Theatre
Charles “Buck” Jones In
SUN
Tue
Bette Davis
George Brent
Front Page
EBAY
Hed Sparks
Cliff Edwards
Alice Faye
George White
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