Bunch and Kooima Triumph in State Trap Meet
Gene Bunch won skeet division at the State Trap Meet with a high score near 1,000 targets aided by coach John Bauman. Jack Kooima claimed top honors in the 0-yach event with 1,002 of 1,000 birds, crediting local Gun Club fellows and diet for sharp long range vision.
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Gene Burch
Jack ‘Kooima
Bunc
Bunch
John Bauman
Bauman
Bench
Gene
John
Jack Kooima
Tocal
Write-in For Bob Splear Wins Sheriff Nomination
Sioux County voters react to an extraordinary write in campaign by Rock Valley resident Bob Splear who claimed the sheriff post on both party ballots. He promised to move the county courthouse brick by brick and stated his beliefs clearly during a surprising primary victory.
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Sioux County
Rock Valley
Bob Splear
Splear
Earler
Boyden
Hull
Sioux Center
Primary Election Preview in Rock Valley GOP Contest
Voters head to the polls next Tuesday for Republican and Democratic primaries. The county ticket features a bitter sheriff’s race between Darrell Roetman and Ted Hoogland, plus contests for county attorney and clerk of the district court. Several state posts show incumbents or multi-candidate fields, with notable attention on the gubernatorial race and Lt. Governor races. Polls run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at City Hall.
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Ted Hoogland
Hoogland
Harry Dykstra
Dyksra
Darrell Roetman
Hoagland
Earl.t. Rray
Robert Huibregise
Orange City
Huibregise
TePaske
Merlyn D. Vander Broek
Eugene ¥. van Wyk
James Bromwell
Dayton
Win Plymat
David Stanley
Robert Beck
Donald Johnson
Robert Ray
Hughes
Donald Brown
Roger W. Jepsen
Max Mil
Melvin’ Synhorst
STALS
Lloyd Smith
Ls B. Liddy
Richard Turner
Dale Away
Maurice Haringer
Treasmer
Wiley Mayne
Lucas Dekoster
Elmer-Den Herder
Harald Hughes
Robert L. Mercim
Paul Franzenburg
Andrew Frommelt
Gilbert Howard Reppert, Jr
Vincent Steffen
Robert 2. Dodds
Donald Kelly
John HB. Cruise
Kenneth Owen
James Hayes
Dan Johnston
Raymond T. Walton
Rock Valley
Margaret Schroeder
Interstate NE85234 to bisect Rock Valley town
Rock Valley is slated to be cut by the new Interstate NE85234 between Newark and Washington DC. Mayor Al Porter announced at the Golf Club that no interchange will exist, creating access challenges. Plans call for duplicate schools churches and businesses on both sides of the highway with moves handled by Chuck Wyatn.
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Rock Valleys
Newark
City
Washington, D.C
al Porter
Golf Club
Rock Valley
Chuck Wyatn
Ciple
Sioux County Bond Sales Rise in July Report
July bond sales in Sioux County exceed June by over 25 percent with total sales of 7 213 074 dollars. Seven month total reaches 268 966 dollars for 47 percent of the 1968 goal, led by Scott County at seven percent of quota.
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Iowa
Donald M. Hop
Orange City
Volunteer County Savings Bonds
Sioux County
Scott County
Linn County
Hes m
Black Hawk
Des Moines County
Pember Secures a Hole In One on Number One
Hale Pember, a local merchant, reports achieving a hole in one on the first hole during a solo round at the nearby course. The event occurred Monday afternoon at the Palet course, witnessed by no one else.
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Pember
Hale Pember
Galt
Rotary brief features Huibregtsis for county attorney bid
Robert Huibregiss spoke at the Orange City Rotary Club on Monday addressing the duties of the county attorney and its connection to juvenile issues amid his Republican nomination campaign.
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Robert Huibregiss
Orange City
Rotary Club
Thuibregise
Republican County Aiormey
Pheasants May Be Economy Problem in Northwest Iowa
Local farmers in Richenberg area report an exploding pheasant population harming crops and depleting feed. Officials consider drawing on government corn reserves to sustain the economy as hunting season expands and restaurants adjust menus. A hunter named Red Buckley cites long drought of hunting as a factor in the surge.
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Richenbousg
Iowa
Ienus
Red ‘Buckley
Sewing Bee at Ginn Club This Thursday
Club president Doc k Simongen announced a sewing bee at the Ginn Club during their regular weekly meeting on Thursday. It is the first such event and organizers expect a strong turnout, with wives invited to observe the husbands’ weekly activity.
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Gut Club
Dock Simongen
Tae
Ridiculous Day Prompts Punning Newspaper Items
The Rock Valley paper introduces Ridiculous Day with humor captions and playful fabrications marked Ridiculous to amuse readers. Staff warn the items are satire and invite readers to submit corrections by April 1962 if any real facts are accidentally included.
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Bee
Sales Tax Report Reaches Sioux County Areas
The Bee reviews the fourth quarter 1967 tax figures and notes broader sales tax bases render year to year comparisons meaningless. No figures for 1984 are provided yet as reports delay. Sioux County and Lyon County towns are listed in the report with preliminary standings.
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Bee
Sioux County
Lyon County
Sioux
Albium flower grows in Dallas Center garden
Dallas Center resident Flower Harry Durkes reports an unusual albium flowering from a bulb planted two years ago. The bloom forms a tight cluster of many small blossoms atop a tall green spike, with a bright purple hue at its peak.
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Harry Durkes
Dallas Center
P Ison Recounts Catch At Van Zee Sandpit
Paul Ison told reporters his parents invited him to the dock where his mother wanted to say something in the car. After a biteful twist he landed a paddie fish, claiming luck changed after two and half months without a bite. Specialists reacted with shock at the large fish found, authorities opened a probe into a possible hoax.
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P. Hi Ison
Sands
Kenneth Hanse
15Th Avenue
van Zee
Rown
Paul
Bill Kersbergan
FBE
Valley State Bank
SBA Officials to Visit Spencer on September 11
Des Moines Regional Office of the Small Business Administration will send a loan officer and a management specialist to Spencer for a visit on Wednesday September 11. Local small businessmen are urged to meet the SBA representatives at the Chamber of Commerce Office in Spencer and can arrange appointments by calling the Spencer Chamber of Commerce at 51201 area code 712 262 5880.
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Des Moines
Spencer
SBA
Chamber of Commerce
East Dih Steel
Inwa
Crazy Day Promotes Rock Valley Bargains At Local Merchants
The Bee announces a Friday Crazy Day promotion in Rock Valley with participation by local merchants. Many customers already show interest and bargains fill the pages, with displays moved indoors if rain occurs. Shoppers are invited to visit Iowa's newest city for savings and fun.
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Rock Valley
Ius
Glens
Jon
Cme
Iowa
Students propose climate shift to Iowa mountains
A whimsical report notes students at Perkins University suggesting moving mountain ranges from California to Iowa to curb tornado threats and bring rain in January through March, hoping for better corn and soy bean yields.
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Iowa
Paul Boumier
Perkin University
Here
Califonia
Siena Nevadas
Earl Gort to Join Rodeo Circuit
Rock Valley residents report Earl Gort of Valley State Bank plans to quit banking and farming to pursue a rodeo career. He claims skill as a tick rider and bronco-breaker from the Gort's Trail experience along the Rock River and has applied to traveling rodeos touring Sioux County. He expects to start around September 34 and has ordered fourteen pairs of boots as preparation.
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Earl Gort
Valley State Bank
Gort
Clayton Arend
Caiferray
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