Farmers Increase Use of Butter in Iowa Stores
A survey of 441 stores in 10 counties shows butter sales rising to 66 percent of total dairy fats, up from 56.3 percent in a January check, with rural stores driving the gain while oleomargarine declines. Des Moines Atlantic Shenandoah cities show smaller shifts. Lard and cooking compounds also dominate with lard at 28,962 pounds and cooking agents at 2,603 pounds.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Atlantic
Shenandoah
R. G. Clark
Boy Scout Troop Planned In Rock Valley
Mr Eggleston of the Milwaukee railroad spoke to the school last Wednesday about Boy Scout work and many boys showed willingness to join a troop to be formed in Rock Valley under The American Legion. A committee including Rozeboom Schutz Vande Well Haupt and Steck will lead with Eggleston as Scout Master.
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Eggleston
Milwaukee Railroad
Rock Valley
The
American Legion
Do. Rozeboom
R. M. Schutz
Steve ‘Vande Well
John Haupt
Jerry Steck
Mr. Eggleston
Change of Day: From Sabbath to Sunday in Christian History
J. Gritter explains why Christians shifted worship from the seventh to the first day. He notes Jesus rose on the first day, influencing early believers, and cites Paul Troas and the Lord's Day in Revelation. Over time the seventh day faded, Constantine declared Sunday an official rest day, and Sunday became Christendom’s sabbath under the Spirit’s guidance.
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Jesus
Paul
Troas
Corinthians
Judea
John
Constantine the Great
J. Gritter
An Ounce of Prevention Ad Prompts Electricity Use
H K Dennis Iowa Public Service district manager says electricity can prevent backaches better than pills. The Rock Valley Bee ad urges economical electricity use, noting few realize cost savings and quicker results. Women managing homes are especially prone to overwork by hand, leading to unnecessary medicine.
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H. K. Dennis
Iowa Public Service Company
Rock Valley Bee
Dennis
Alword News Items Reflect Thanksgiving Visits and Local Events
Thanksgiving visits populate Alword notes with families from Larchwood Danbury and Milford. weddings at Sioux Falls and Inwood mark rites. local sports include Alvord town team's lopsided win and high school basketball defense. Mixed anecdotes, fashion lines, and cheerleader selections pepper the column.
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Allen
Mary Martin
Larchwood
Charles Ruch
Danbury
Iowa
Agnes Barron
le Mars High School
Sheik Sam
William Schwaller
Louie Erdmann
Louise Strilling
Milford
John Erdmann
Alvord
Ben Geerdes
Waterloo
Olive Levens
Thos. Levens
Elmer
Louie Watke
Rock Valley
Ray
Dora
Bretthauer
Evelyn
Frances Johnson
Elyn Bretthauer
Helen Lackmann
Muriel Rogers
Lucille Barron
Cherokee
Valerian Kramer
Peter Kramer
Helen Sauers
Sioux Falls
Stephen Sauers
Trinity
Trimity
Amy Hanson
Inwood
Matt Spain
Graf
Sacred Heart Church
Hans Hanson
Inwood High School
John T. Spain
Spain
Alvords
Moeller
Local Timetable C M & St P Ry Through Rock Valley
Local timetable lists Eastward No 4 daily 3 42 AM to Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton and No 22 Sioux Flyer daily 516 PM via Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago freight 98 1030 AM Tue Wed Sat to Sanborn Westward No 11 Sioux Flyer 853 AM daily Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell North Black Hills No 3 daily local to Mitchell and points north 724 PM No connections to Sioux Falls Tickets valid through to destination sleeping car reservations advised agent C W Jacobs Phone 15
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ST. P. RY
Rock Valley
Spencer
Des Moines
Mason City
Marquette
Savanna
Clinton
Sheldon
Madison
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sanborn
Canton
Sioux Falls
Mitchell
Black Hills
C. W. Jacobs
Rescue Hero Named in Rock Valley Fire Parody Tales
A Thanksgiving night fire in a family garage prompts a Rock Valley resident to rush inside, wake the family, and rescue a baby by packing its clothes into a suitcase before escaping. The tale credits the quick action with helping prevent greater danger, praising the local helper's calm amid crisis.
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Rock Valley
Five
Rock
Iowa leads in farm wealth and crops in early state profile
Iowa shines as the nation’s richest per capita state with high farm values and top rankings in corn oats hogs poultry and eggs. The state boasts vast highway networks and widespread telephone access, with per person electricity and reading expenditures reported.
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Iowa
Union
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Home Bakery
A. G. Vander Meer & Son
Alword
Mexico
Arve
Towa
France
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Atwater-Kent
Central Auto Co
Rock Valley, Iowa
Ford
Tery
Wynia
Dykstra
W.vander Well & Sons
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