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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1928
Page
3
From Washington official sources comes word that Knoxville will see new buildings next year to enlarge the government hospital. The facility now houses 598 soldier patients and 285 hospital helpers, but beds and staff are cited as insufficient. Only five regular physicians are reported on the hospital staff.
Clarence and Emma Goecke of near State Center Marshall County led Hereford steer Dick to top honors at the Chicago International Stock Show. The 12 year old and 16 year old siblings attended with thousands as Dick sold for 7 50 per pound, bringing $1,000 in premiums. Keith Collins of Hycomb also won first for a 772 pound baby beef carcass selling at 6 75 per pound. Marshall County captures two major prizes in one show.
Christopher Baek from Audubon county harvested 1605 bushels from a 35 acre field averaging 107 bushels per acre proving his status as top Iowa corn grower. FE Gardnar of Carlisle reports 107 bushels per acre from 5.7 acres, while Ed Kolb near Spencer yielded 1075 bushels from ten acres averaging 107.5 per acre. The land had been pasture for seven years before 1938 and the ear corn yield was 700 shelled to 630.
The Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers will broadcast weekly radio programs on Parent Education. Mrs. Fred G. Murray of Cedar Rapids chairs the Northeast District and Mrs. Walton Kellar serves as general chairman. During the winter, every Friday, an interesting discussion will cover various phases of this major interest of the organization.
A. E. Pitkin, New York financier, recounts a dinner tale after buying a seat on the stock exchange for 240000. The story, a Tom Lawson favorite, features a bank robber interrupted by a white whiskered bank president who prefers cooperation over conflict, ending with them jointly opening the safe.
After years of wrangling over floods from the Misswari river that left East Omaha on the town side of the river in Council Bluffs, a court decree settles the dispute. East Omaha will pay Council Bluffs 3300 dollars, a sum approved by a special court commission and city councils, making East Omaha an independent municipality.
The Davenport residence on the government island between Davenport and Rock Island remains. Built after 1816 by a U.S. post trader, it hosted treaties with Indigenous leaders, consultations with officers, and notable visitors such as Winfield Scott, Jefferson Davis, and Abraham Lincoln era figures.
Fire cars delivered Christmas trees in Des Moines during the first half of December. The trees were wrapped with vine and packed tightly to save space. Commission firms served city customers and extended shipments into the Des Moines trade area. Government foresters are claimed to supervise cutting to thinning native forests for permanent growth in timber tracts.
Snow fences in Winnebago County total 78 000 linear feet to shield highways from drifting. The project uses 3 500 steel posts owned by the state highway commission. Completion faced delays from coin picking and late plowing this fall, with a quarter mile of fencing per mile of primary road reported by Engineer George Dison.
Doon residents Melvin and Ole Thompson returned from Websett City Saturday evening where they had been employed. Miss Gertrude Visser returned home for Christmas from Cedar Falls. The Ladies Aid held a spring and quilt sale in Woodman Hall with a large crowd and post‑sale games. Jim Suddaby and Warde Triggs are ill with the flu.
Des Moines sought a return engagement with the Grand Army of the Republic as national encampment plans for 1930 move toward a joint meeting with affiliated groups in Des Moines. Portland, Maine hosts the next fall session. local authorities consider a small appropriation to cover expenses.
Advertisement notes removal of dead stock services with a phone contact option. Telephone line provided, promising prompt response. Details appear cued to a local business in Iowa, with a partial address and unclear branding.
A catalog lists Sik scarves caps hats wool socks shoe tree sets perfume sets garter sets hose purses rings beauty pins wool gloves and mittens sweater sets bead and pin sets knit caps sport socks for sale.
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