Local Holiday Movements and Visits in Rock Valley
Short notes list births, travelers, and holiday visits among Rock Valley residents. Hazel Tyler of Sioux City visits family. Fred Collenbaugh from Mason City comes to see kin. Henry Ver Wey on holiday from Iowa City. Dr and Mrs Scanlan of Algona visit. Mrs Maria Walpole travels to Iowa City. De King family moved to Marion. students Fritts and Akin home for break. Lorane Balzer returns from Elkport. Wm Balzer and Mrs Oney MeIlroy undergo appendectomy. Vugteveen families attend funeral in Sioux Center for Jobin Van Otterloo. local ties and movements across Iowa communities.
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Glen Benson
Gil
Hazel Tyler
Sioux City
Rock ‘Valley
G. A. Tyler
Fred Collenbaugh
Mason City
Rock Valley
Henry Ver Wey
Sta University
Towa City
Mas. C. J. Scanlan
Algona
Iowa
Forme
D. J. Scanlan
Henrietta Simits
Muskegon
Mich
Olkate
Marie Walpole
Lowa City
Peter de King, Jr
Marion
S. D
de King
Kenneth Fritts
Joe Akin
State College
Ames
Lorane Balzer
Elkport
Alys
Wm. Balzer
Oney MeIlroy
W. H. Vugteveen
Henry Vugteveen
Sioux Center
van Otterloo
Holiday Visitors Return Home for Break in Rock Valley
Local residents and teachers from Mitchell South Carolina Paullina Iowa Ames Iowa Chippewa Falls Wisconsin and Wisconsin campuses arrive home for holiday vacation. Families welcome relatives and news notes mention gas station Greiner Bros. service welding and Rock Valley business closures for New Year’s Day. A newborn girl joins H J Long family.
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Irene Tuymman
Mitchell
S. C
Laviva Manning
Paullina
Iowa
Robert Shipman
State University
Iowa City
Rock Valley
Greiner Bros
Crosley
Irma Walpole
State College
Ames
Helen Walpole
Rowan
Town
Lucile McKeegan
Wisconsin
John E& Eeegan
Dorothy Dixon
Rosary College
Chicago
Max R. Mayang
Creighton
Nebr
Don May
Greiner Bros. Super Service Staton
John Wynna
Loraine Heisig
State Universiy
F. J. Heisig
Irene Higgins
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Thos. Higgins
John Grossenburg
Milwaukee
Lewis Hirschinger
Christmas News From Bismark and Surrounding Areas
LIQUX CENTER WEWS ITEMS report various local events. Arnold Van Wyke and Ceil Cham peau of Bismark spent Christmas with the L Van Wyk family. A pre nuptial shower for Miss Grace Peelen was held at the A Te Paske home. Mr and Mrs C Hougan and children visited Kansas relatives. The son of Mr and Mrs B Ramaker died December 19. Melvin Borgman and Sam Schutt drove to Ames with Bernice and Elizabeth Borgman for Christmas at home. Wm Dykshorn visited D Van Maanen in Rock Valley. Isbel and Harriet Grafenhuis return from Chicago for holidays. Adelaide Boeyink, Vivian Siemand and Anna Marie Peelen of Cedar Falls are home for vacation. John Van Otterson died suddenly in Sioux Center. funeral held Wednesday. C E Society of First Reformed held a Christmas social with gifts exchanged and a served lunch.
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Arnold van Wyke
Ceil Champeau
Bismark
N. D
L. van Wyk
A. Te Paske
Grace Peelen
C. Hougan
Kansas
Inain
Vivian Siemand
Anna Marie Peelen
Cedar Falls
John van Otterson
Sioux Center
C. E. Society of the First Reformed Church
Greiner Bros. Gasoline Station Ad Promotes Quality Fuel
An advertising blurb urges motorists to use Greiner Bros. Super Service Station gas for cars stoves lamps and laundry. It highlights a top grade gasoline that costs no more than competitors and invites customers to fill up today.
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Greiner Bros
The Coldest Spots in Iowa Climate Facts 1920s Report
Charles City is often cited as Iowa’s coldest town but over 10 recent winters it held the title in only about one in 30 months. The piece notes a 29 below zero record on January 6 1922 and lists towns like Decorah Estherville Britt and Washta as frequent low temp sites while Washta’s 47 below zero on January 12 1912 stands as a century record. It explains published temperatures reflect large cities and fuel-influenced districts, with Charles City being northern and small, yet showing the lowest temperatures in press reports even as nearby open country can be colder on certain nights.
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Charles City
Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Departent of Agriculture
Decorah
Rock Rapids
Forest City
Estherville
Britt
Sanhorn
Postville
Inwood
Washia
Washta
Towa
Stockport
Affe
United States Weather Bureau
Ste
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John Vander Poel
Kershereer
J Are
Forrest F. Fowler
John Grossenburgs
Frank A. Large
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Leshkre Wapple
Valisea
Janes W. Simaples
Rock Valey
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H. J. Long
LIQUX
Owa
THE
Orpheum
Helen Twelvetrees
MEN Without Law
Buck Jones
Metro Dog
Rover
el Brende
Marjorie White
Frank Alberton
Aton
Lauuomick
Nancy Carrol
Fredrick March
Mi & Bill
Marie Dressler
Wallace Beery
Beey
Armerry
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Merry Christmas
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