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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1930
Page
2
Roy A. Jarnagin reports that Peterson residents Mr Hall and Mr Jarnagin again win Farm Bureau top acre yield honors. Hall produced 30 500 washmelons worth 2525 45 in a dry season, with Jarnagin confirming the repeat achievement from the same acre.
A portrait of John Warglett, famed eighteenth century bellman and repairer, who lived as a wandering tinker. He repaired village bells by a field mold method, poured metal to cast bells, and explained bell tones. The article notes bell tuning, ringing terms, and curious estimates on ringing all changes across 12 and 24 bells.
A Brockton man quits a long career as a traveling salesman for a Boston firm and, despite restlessness, finds brief solace in daily routine and desk work. The piece argues that sustained satisfaction from idleness is hard to achieve and that retirement while vigorous can be a mistake for most.
Excavations at Ostia Italy uncover stone tablets described as newspapers from ancient times. One tablet records Pompey death in 49 B C and another Julius Caesar will with bequests to Rome. Caesar dubbed father of journalism by some, though Cicero may claim the title.
A Detroit News quotation recounts a well dressed attorney describing his wife’s hat habit. He buys hats she admires but later she changes her mind, leaving him with regrets. He jokes about a growing collection and her indecision in fashion choices.
Copenhagen, famed as the City of Spires, blends modern brick and stone architecture with numerous towers. The Tivoli gardens, opened in 1843, remain the landmark, glowing at night with lights and a host of theaters, restaurants, and dance halls, making Denmark’s capital a vivid attraction.
The Boston Post lauds the Old Ship Church of Hingham Mass as among the nation’s most interesting historic buildings. Built in 1681 as the town’s second church, it remains on its original site and in use. It has been enlarged twice but the original structure endures as the oldest house for public worship in the United States on its original site.
Grundy county plans an early 1931 resumption of the corn husking contest after 1930 field disruptions. Three sites in Grundy, near Grundy Center, Conrad, and north Grundy County will be prepared this spring, with the best field in fall chosen to host the event. An expected crowd of about 30,000 is anticipated, with Grundy Center area towns coordinating to handle visitors.
In Des Moines at a banquet marking Iowa highway paying success, Nebraska Governor Weaver praised the cordial ties between the states. He highlighted shared citizenship, agricultural vigor, and new Missouri River bridges linking Nebraska and Iowa, and lauded Iowa’s highway program progress.
A reflective note on balmy November days reviving flowers, with dandelions and violets reappearing while trees stood bare after October frosts. It contrasts the unusual springlike warmth with memories of the season’s melancholy, hinting at Pacific coast storms and a whimsical call to spread a dandelion Filomad to a deluded Jowat.
Reports from across the state describe poor families traveling to warmer climates in aging cars with larger households. Communities extend aid as they move on to the next county or state while overseers keep them moving to avoid becoming a county charge.
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