Christmas Cheer and Local Oddities From Rock Valley
A quirky Rock Valley column recounts a late night party mishap over noise, a clever ad leading to a store robbery, a fishing tale on ice, and a driver’s hawk encounter. It notes Christmas early vibes, Santa visiting on the 23rd, and local hires under the CWA with council members traveling to Orange City for civil works meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
CWA
A. G. Vander Meer
Marshall Dick van Blabk
Orange City
Civil Works Board
Tes Moines
Rock Valley men toil on roads and gravel tasks amid relief drive
Sioux county workers, many from Rock Valley, are employed on road and gravel projects under the new deal. Five men were sent to Tawarden to fetch loose rocks from the river bed, while others labor on street improvements east of the scale office. The Federal transportation co ordinator orders a nationwide freight movement record to optimize routes and cut long hauls. Farmers and livestock shippers debate direct buying, with arguments for and against, amid market awareness via radio. Rock Valley's community dinner and talk group gains attention in Des Moines coverage, meeting informally without officers or dues to discuss local issues.
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Sioux County
Hock Valley
Atty Wen
Rock Valley
Tawarden
United States
Iowa
Automobile price list from Detroit reader shows low remaly figures
The notice lists multiple car models with prices in dollars including Tudor models at 535 and 575, Coupes at 515 and 555, and several De Luxe or variant names ranging from 355 to 623. The listing ends with a Cobrickt at 590 and Victoria at 60 with a tag CAM prices f.2.6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Detroit
Town Dinners Attract 250 Attendance With Notable Speakers
Attendance averages 250 as women societies of local churches host diners at 50 cents per plate with town girls as waitresses. About two dozen speakers arrived from out of town at no extra cost, including Gov. Herring Rep. Chas. Yylstra author of the scrip plan Congressman Guy Gillette Senator Bulow of South Dakota and several editors lawyers and state legislators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Herring
Chas. JL Yylstra
Guy Gillette
Bulow
South Dakota
Public School Notes Highlight Grades and Local Games
Second grade spelling results show 190 percent scores for students Elden Volgersdyk Mary Alive Long Rriaabeth Byker Tillie Bruce Rozenboom Bobby Balzer Richard Vander Velde Joan Harmelink Frances VerMaen Gymneur Henriks and Christine Eggleston. Seventh and eighth grades display Christmas posters and Rock Valley basketball results with a 10 to 4 win over Larchwood. News covers football results, carolers planned for Thursday evening and various class activities at Rock Valley Public School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elden Volgersdyk
Mary Alive Long
Rriaabeth Byker
Tillie Bruce Rozenboom
Bobby Balzer
Richard Vander Velde
Joan Harmelink
Frances Ver Maen
Gymneur Henriks
Christine Eggleston
Ma Rock Valley
Larchwood
Rock Valley
Burgsma
Vande Stouwe
South
Ard Fer Wey
Schmidt
For Sale and Want Ads from a small town newspaper
A jumble of for sale and wants items including used items at Central Auto Tire and Battery, Red Shorthorn cattle, quilt tops at $8 each, Rawleigh Remte opportunity for Northwest Sioux County listed with weekly and monthly wages, Federal Farm Loan offer via DOH Wissind Hull, dressed geese sale, baled straw, shoe repair services, harness work, mineral crystals sold by Look Box 539 Rack Valley Iowa, miscellaneous notices and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawleigh
Sioux County
Rawleigh Co
Freeport
Dept
Bergsna
Rock Valley
Tow
Federal Farm Loan
Wissind
Hull
Lown
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
MW. Suter
Note in Probate No 4518 Hu, Court House in Orange City
Notice to all interested to appear at the Sioux County Iowa District Court on January 9, 1934 to attend probate of an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Hendrik Van De Vegte, late of Sioux City deceased. Appointees and witnesses must show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate. Dated December 9, 1953 by the District Court. Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Orange City
Sioux County
Towa
Wolunk
AL AB
Herdiik
van de Vegte
Sioux Coty
Town
Longer married life marked by one man's shoes
In Oxford Junction Iowa resident Kasey has worn the same pair of shoes for 39 years, wearing them to all his weddings. The shoes have accompanied him to every ceremony including his own, while he served as cemetery sexton where four of his wives are buried in the local graveyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tosph Kasey
Osford Junction
Jones County
Iowa
Urat
Volins
Acme Dray Line Boaying and Teamivore Land and Graze
The fragment outlines operations of ACME Dray Line with cargo deliveries and a referenced proprietor Ohm Vander Pcel. Names and terms appear garbled, but imply transport, land, grazing, and delivery activities tied to a business entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACME
OHM Vander
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Arthur C. Vande Weerd
Aga Vesulk
Peter de Smet
Hark Valley
Hudson
Fin
Peter
Dight
de Smet
Santa Claus Joes
Santa Claus
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Dt Dors
Tie
Ford
Larchwood Boys
Larchwood _ Harding
aSchmidt
Rahey
Uratcher
Lewis
H. Bonander
Kersbergen
Philco
the Real
Radio Ve Yee
Kearns’ Radio Shop
L. B. Begg
Dea Honra
Ofes
Hack
Valtuy, Lows
Soto
Farley
Central Auto Tire &Battery Shop
Salex
Wasley—ifrs
R. Huizenga
Mys
Fee
van Dyke
HL Driegen
Hampshire Boir—fmil Lange
Avy Walpole
Sterley Bros
Ashton, Tn
Sam
Fred de May
Peters Harness Nnil Shoe Store
Greiner Bros
Super Aervica
Vander Pring
Peters” Warness
CRAZY
Rack Valley
E. Weight
District Court
Distriet Court
Orpheum Theatre
W. G. Fielts and
Alison Skipworth
Tilue and
Gus
John Wayne
Sonora
SUN. Mon
Lilian Harvey
John Bales and
el Brendel Jie
Brendel
Charley Chase
Sherman
MGM
Kay Francis
Lyle Talbot
Mary Stevens, MW
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