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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1936
Page
2
Mrs Kate Forst, age 74, of Sheldon, finished a unique wreath after six years of work. It uses human hair locks donated by seven children, grandchildren, and South Dakota friends, crafted into floral shapes of varied shades as a lasting memory of relatives and friends.
Near Spirit Lake Lester Smith found a 700 pound steer frozen to death in its shed. In Manchester passersby found a large dog standing lifelike in an icy wind. the animal had died after canine exertion in a shelter search.
Postmaster Glen Weatherhead and R A Bloedel of Tabor report sighting and killing a jet black rabbit with no gray hairs. A Monday noon lunch centers on cottontail tradition as Rock Valley discusses public school needs and a new building amid gym and athletic concerns.
The town reports an unusually cold January with daily lows near 20 to 30 below and drifting roads. Children were sent home from school early as cold persisted. Weather prophet J C Wiggerman predicts February will stay cold, noting his distinctive heavy winter attire. Citizens stay home. readers are urged to share news with the Bee.
James Wigeing, while sawing a limb from a large tree in Arcadia Iowa, was pinned in a crotch when the limb fell. Several men helped free him and he sustained bruises and minor leg injuries with no serious harm reported.
A cat serves as the Creston Iowa fire department mascot and rides in the hose cart. The feline refuses to be disturbed and accompanies firefighters as they respond to calls.
In a morning report the groundhog is said to have seen its shadow late at night and returned to winter quarters for six more weeks. The piece notes a snow filled day and a slow start to political forecasts while reporting local moves and disputes and railroad snow plow action. It mentions W D Bellesfield denying an extra exercise to lose weight and reporting delays to the eastbound passenger train. The writer also notes moving into a new home with ongoing work on plumbing and finishing touches.
A rambling reminiscence on delay and weather as a house is built. The narrator notes repeated promises of material arriving “tomorrow” and reflects on unemployment chatter. Quips about extreme cold in Lapland and a grocer’s tolerance for 20 to 25 below finish the piece with humor.
Rock Valley residents confront crowded conditions at the local public school with growing enrollments. A noon luncheon committee will gather facts as space runs out and lessons like typing spread classes. The piece notes a 25 percent ten year enrollment rise and urges provision of an auditorium and gymnasium. It also discusses Iowa entrance policy changes affecting curricular needs and the value of extra activities. John Tyson, a policeman from Onaya, owns a 200 year old grandfather clock, made in England in 1735, and Lee Schlecty, a Sleepy Bye visitor, is noted.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace denounces the Supreme Court decision on AAA processing taxes as an expropriation for processors. He cites large refunds to cotton mills and packers, contrasts profits in 1929 and 1942, and accuses the court of haste while urging a just solution within the Constitution.
A Ruthven post office once had a sheet of 100 two cent stamps printed in the wrong color. A bystander bought the sheet for its face value, two dollars, and news now says the same sheet sold to a stamp collector for one hundred fifty dollars.
Hans Schmidt of near Trent Iowa struck his cow after it misbehaved. The blow broke his hand leaving him unable to compete for several weeks. He vows to choose his next target more carefully, aiming for someone his own size.
Fireman Tom Bennett entered a smoke filled Tama store building and feared victims were marooned upstairs. He tripped over something by touch and discovered a cat smothered by the smoke, not a human limb as he feared.
A new whispering wicket installed in a Spencer Iowa bank enables customers to converse with bookkeepers by whispering. The device uses acoustics to ensure private conversations are inaudible to bystanders, regardless of proximity.
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