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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1935
Page
2
Robert Stevenson, a Blue Lake farmer near Ottawa Iowa, trapped a large animal identified by locals as a wildcat. Weighing about 50 pounds, it sparked debate since zoologists say the species is nearly extinct in the Midwest and old timers insist the creature matches historic wildcat features.
Mrs. Victor Westrom near Lake View Town raises and breeds songbirds. She began buying imported pairs four years ago and now keeps about 100 birds plus what she has sold, including German rollers, warbles, Italian white canaries, lovebirds and linnets. She hatched 85 young birds this summer with more on the way.
At Fred Tillotson farm near Battle Creek Iowa hunter participants ride in a farm wagon hitched to a late model tractor. The wagon ride results in thirteen pheasants shot while the riders avoided field fatigue, a stunt described as making hunters soft by the author.
A string of local curiosities and reflections covers a judge's offbeat remarks, a discarded legal outcome, and light political satire. The column notes Christmas preparations in Rock Valley with lights, a three on the square, and Santa’s approaching visit, while hinting at WPA PERA shifts and radio station chatter.
Local letters discuss impending economic strain and inflation as a means to repay debt. Hardware store reorganization shifts offices, provoking unease from Henry Bauman who may relocate. A reader column questions the Townsend plan era, while pheasant hunting antics reveal lax enforcement and safety concerns on the highway.
Game wardens inspected a group and disposed of surplus birds. The confiscated birds were turned over to a hospital for care or use.
About 40 business men gathered at the Warren hotel for a Monday night luncheon chaired by Dr. L R Hegg to hear Dr. Wendt of Canton discuss the Athenian Club its organization and 36 years of activity in Canton Sioux Falls and other South Dakota towns The group discussed forming a combined men s literary and community lunch program with local talent and occasional out of town speakers to boost civic life in Rock Valley Iowa.
A speaker urged varied committees for each occasion to avoid a rut and, by extension, a crowding of efforts. He warned against dying prematurely from inaction and called for community collaboration with low costs. Emmett Scanlan was named chairman for the next hotel luncheon.
Napoleon Blondin of Independence Iowa grew up with barbering as a family craft. His father was a wig-maker in Paris. Blondin began at 16 and now at 85 remains active. He may hold a world record for 69 years of continuous barbering.
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