Plao Township News Highlights Local Visits and Celebrations
Sunday visits filled the community as Ed Degen and others visited In Will Serck and Ben Bega home areas. Birthday and anniversary events occurred at several homes including Mrs Rehder and Constance Moeller. Luther League gatherings, 4 H activities, and a Saturday skating party were noted with members from Gayer and Moeller families participating.
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Ed Degen
Will Serck
Air
High Slackentruck
Shirley
Ben Bega
Rey
Ais
IL Beyer and
Will Winterfeld
Bang Moelter
Hans Moeller
George Bramstedt
Harry Moet
Alvord
Chas. Moeller
Minnie van Voor
Annie
Case
Bill Wy
Boc
Ben Hedders
Mas
Kanil Lange
Ted Winterfeld
Guess
Adbert Helder
Segasion
Mas. Rehder
Mars
Proce Jather League
Beyer
Rumi
Doris
Art van Rarenhorst
Kumf
Ko Sports
Luther League
Robert
Bernard Gayer
Constance
Kenneth Moeller
Fred Gayer
Hou
Marion
Seany
Geralding
Margaret Biya
Berdena Gayer
Vande Woud
Local Ice Plunge Feels Springlike despite February chill
Vander Sanden the ice man, advised by church friends, took a dip Monday in the ice cold pool near town. Owen Manning recalls February swimming but the plunge was brief. Peace Lutheran Church hosts classes and services with schedules and committee notices for next week including an officers election.
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Vander Sanden
Ravel
Owen Manning
Farm Bureau Chorus Plans Spring Concert
The Situs County Farm Bureau Woman's Chorus, disqualified in state contest, will host a spring concert under Mrs. W. H. Tosprrs with flexibility to invite singers from towns and countryside. Rehearsals Mondays 2 to 4 pm at Orange City town hall. contact Mrs. Tospr or Mrs. Van Reckelar. The group, famed for performances at the 1939 New York Fair, aims to maintain high standards while welcoming new voices and continues appearing at local events including Sheldon.
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Situs County Farm Bureau
Tsvice
W. H. Tosprrs
George von Reekel
Muste
Comity Organization
Rtoup
Regariiss
Farm Bureau
The
Ahorns
Orange Gtr Town Hall
Espers
Sheldon
Jackson
A Jackson Lospers
Alton FT. A
Military payroll surge lifts El Paso area economy
Defense figures show Ft Bliss payroll rising from 2.31 million annually to 17.66 million as personnel grow toward eventual strength. December spending near 329,301 for region supplies, with yearly total around 4.708 million, while contractors shift to local purchases where possible and sources extend from West Coast to Arkansas.
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New Mexico
Enet
Texsa
Louisiana
Arkansas
el Paso
Ft. Digs
E Paso
Ft Bisa
Professional Directory Entry for Rock Valley Physicians and Dentists
A compact Rock Valley professional directory listing several local health professionals. It names Dr. C. J. Schroeder dentist at 153 Rock Valley with a phone, Dr. A. Love physician and surgeon at an S8 office, Dr. L. R. Hegg physician and surgeon in Meerdink office, and a veterinarian at 215 P. St in Rock Valley with phone number 3.
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C. J. Schroeder
Rock Valley
DE. A. L
Iowa
Rock Valley Bee Publisher Retired as Post Office Marker
George EB. Bowers, publisher, retired as second class marker of the post office at Rock Valley Iowa under the act of March 8 1879. Newspaper lists subscription at 2.00 per year.
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George EB. Bowers
Rock Valley
Iowa
Classified Ad Terms and Advance Payment Note
A historical note explains advertising terms for local inserts including cost per ward, word counting, and the preference for advance payment to avoid delays. It mentions classified ads, Bee newspaper, and the benefit of using Want Ads for results.
Bids Wanted for Cemetery Caretaker 1941 Tender
The Board of Trustees of Kogk township invites bids to care for both old and new cemeteries for 1941. The Roneh reserves the right to reject all bids. Bids must reach the township clerk by 9 08 A M February 3 1941. G Vanden Beat Township 1k
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Board of Trustees
Kogk Township
Roneh
G. Vanden
Sioux City Man Injured At Overhead Bridge Crash
Willard Smith of Sioux City was badly hurt Saturday night when his car failed to make a turn on the Overhead bridge. He received a broken tollartion and deepents in his hemi and was taken to St Joseph Hospital. His son accompanied him as the ambulance carried them from the scene. The car was smashed and flew about sixty feet through the air before landing in the ditch over the high grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Smith
Sions City
Geale Nonin
Ailton
Necheuty
Smill
Mel Wagner
Garvison, Abubatt Commission
Hemi
St. Joseph's Hospital
Sioux City
Hunter Tracks Coyote Across Miles Then Kills It
Speeny Coyote Les Nicolai of Avecn drove long miles to run down a coyote. He finally stopped the animal by stomping it, reporting seeing one or two coyotes nearly every day all winter.
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Les Nicolai
Avecn
Rock Valley Markets Prices Revised to Weekly List
Market notes show revised weekly prices for staples including corn at 80 to 31 cents per bushel, oats 30 to 31 cents, barley 50 cents, flax 1.60 per bushel, and assorted meats and eggs with various local quantities. Listings include springs and hays with weights and unit prices, reflecting regional trade in livestock, grains, and produce.
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Rock Valley
Iowa Public Efficient Organization in Northwest Iowa Shuttered
A Northwest Iowa public voice, described as a country editor, laments the closure of the Efficient organization. The piece rails against unrest and poor treatment, noting how the Bee would be harmed by such changes and that the situation strains the local press.
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Iowa
Weather, wanderer, and a Texas warm spell tale
The week opens with no harsh notes about the weather though a San Antonio trip brought a cold end to a warm escape. A writer notes friends who moved to Texas rented a house with two gas heaters and returned home to warm up, while the forecast remains kindly indifferent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pask
San Antonio
Texas
Fort Bliss and Logan Heights in the Herald-Post pictures
A reader shares a large edition of the El Paso Herald-Post showing Fort Bliss Logan Heights cantonment and the Bath Cavalry Brigade area framed by a mountain range. The note mentions the chill in a southern house and wind entering through cracks as people shiver.
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Paso Herald-Post
Fort. Bliss
Logan Heights
Cantonment
Bath
Opeat
Mowntain Range
Herald-Post
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Dorothy Gayer
Birthuday
Peace Lutheran Church
Diago Reyer
G. Baldwin
Emil Jacobson
Dave Johnson
Brotherhood
Farm Bureau Chorus
Arcunr Silvers
Lohrville
Mary Blaska
Colwell
Cage
Rock Valley Bee
Doorn’s
Phana No
Mr. Hynes
Soft
Soft Water Service Co
Te Mars, Towa
Oscar C. Larson
Hudson
Doon
Towa
Lambert
Back Valley Rendering Works Res
Anthony Vande Waerdl
Lof Canton 2
Toms
Orpheum
Grucho
Chico
Harpo
Marx
John Wayne
Noah Berry
Sun - Man
Suez
George Brent
Beenie Marshall
Jackie Cooper
Victor Mckaglen
Jackie
Flete
Uraipa City
Yowa
M. J. van Wyk
Hawarden Dry Cleaning Works
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