Winter-Wrapped Rock Valley News and Santa Visit 1935
The Rock Valley column wishes readers a prosperous 1936 amid wintry weather and busy business life. Santa distributed 1200 sacks of sweets to children, with Legion help, and shut-in visits. Tom Verley passed the 1936 truckers examination with high marks, signaling readiness for the new year.
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Business New
Rock Valley
Santa Claus
Legion
Lee Schlecty
Santa
Tom Verley
Tom
Orange City
Truck
Foppe
Corn Picker Russell Wagner Sets High Day Totals
Russell Wagner of Hampton Iowa claims an exceptional corn picking record at Hez Wagner farm near Faulkner. He gathered 162 bushels in under 11 hours with field yields around 65 to 70 bushels per acre. The previous day he harvested 80 bushels totaling 262 bushels in a day and a half.
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Russell Wagner
Hampton
Iowa
Hez Wagner
Faulkner
Belgian Horses Bought by Iowa Buyers Return from Belgium
E. G. Wheeler and Lou Wheeler of Sibley Iowa traveled from Belgium with 53 Belgian horses. The herd was brought to Fairfield Iowa and will be sold to Town farmers for breeding. The stock originated in Planders, famed for premier horses.
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E. G. Wheeler
Lou Wheeler
Sibley
Iowa
Belgium
Fairfield
Planders
Iron Nerves After Slippery Road Crash Near Bancroft
Mike Heiderscheidt lost control on a slick Bancroft road. His car flipped onto its side, then righted with help from passing motorists. Heiderscheidt crawled out, unshaken, smoking a pipe as the lone dented fender and roof remained. He continued on his way.
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Mike Heiderscheidt
Bancroft
Town
Heiderscheidt
Wistaken
Divorce Suit Filed in Amana Colony
Marie Marshel, a member of the Amana colony in Town county, filed for divorce on grounds of desertion. It is the first such action filed in the colony and the case is valued at about $200.
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Amana
Town
Marie Marshel
Stranger in Iowa Helps Farmer Fight House Fire
Charles Warner, a farmer north of Arthur Iowa, reported a stranger knocked on his door at night asking if his house was on fire. The stranger assisted with extinguishers and a ladder until the blaze was controlled, then departed without giving his name.
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Charles Warner
Arthur
Iowa
Warner
Beavers Return to Osage for First Time in Six Decades
Naturalists around Osage Iowa report beavers settling near Deer Creek in the counties northwestern part. No beavers had been seen in this area for 60 years. A pair built a dam and lodge this fall and likely migrated from southern Minnesota.
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Osage
Iowa
Deer Creek
Minnesota
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Valley State Bank
Rock Valley, Igwa
Raed
Rock Valley Lumber CO
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Rock. Valley, Iowa
Schemmers Hardware Store
Townsend Pension Plan
Neal
Fritz Winterfeld
Swan Valley
Idaho
August Winterfeld
Ida
Valley Cafe
Best
H. H. Pember
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Dick Foran
Singing Cowboy
Aline McMahon
Guy Kibbee
Mary Jane
SUN
Dick Powell
Ruby Keeler
Annapolis
Will Rogers
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Kentucky
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Rock Valley, Iowa
Patrons South Side
Ted Bauman
Rock Valley Garage
W. C. Kooiman Stores
the Fair Store
H. Stehrenberg, Prop
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