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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
7
The article traces Christmas trees from 15th century Europe to modern U S practice. It notes German drama, evergreen symbolism, and rise in the United States with independence era adoption and electric lights. It cites USDA Forest Service figures and conservation views, plus local farm and family notices.
Miss Winerva De Ruyter received multiple showers in late 1930s notices. Details note a home shower hosted by De Ruyter family members and others, with pupils and mothers hosting another shower. She is to wed Tony Ver Steeg on December 29.
At the Big Sioux Rural Area Development association annual meeting in Rock Rapids officials discussed feasible dam sites in the watershed. Army Corps of Engineers official Charles M. Hurlburt said 11 sites are practical but federal funds require at least 60 percent local share. only five sites qualify. Major basin issues include flooding during heavy runoff, drought, and sedimentation. A lower Sioux channelization project from Akron to Sioux City awaits study completion and interstate agreement. Rep. Stanley Greigg urged continued conservation development and rural renewal efforts. New directors elected: Carl Norberg and Charles Juhl.
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