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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1930
Page
4
Health comfort and convenience drive the push for electric refrigerators in homes says H E Dennis Iowa Public Service Company district manager. Proper food preservation protects health and should be year round not just in summer as more people use and buy refrigerators in winter.
The Sioux Township Farm Bureau notes the fourth lesson in year four on February 6 at Mrs. Emery F. Suter’s home. Miss Wilson led the session with one visitor and nine legal leaders, making three dress forms and focusing on tailored finishes. Anticipates better roads by March 13 and urges attendance at Mars Schmidt’s home for Lesson No. 5, The Tailored Garment, announced by Publicity Chairman Tressa Coyer.
Iowa runs a cheese factory at Anamosa managed by the State Control. Goods for prisons asylums and institutions are produced there. The state also completed the largest dairy barn to house a large Holstein herd, built entirely by prison labor.
Ice harvest on the river above the dam in Des Moines measured 19 inches thick with unusually clear ice. At Waverly on the Cedar River thickness reached 23 inches and 800 carloads were shipped to Oelwein by the Chicago Great Western. Des Moines uses river ice mainly to fill meat market receptacles for cooling while homes use artificial ice made from filtered water.
Sioux County Farm Bureau invites farmers to a series on poultry and eggs marketing with displays of dressed poultry grades and eggs. WD. Termohlen, Extension Service marketing specialist, leads sessions across Orange City Holpers Borden Rock Valley Hull Maraice Sioux Center Treton Hawarden from Feb 17 to Feb 21. Bring neighbors.
D W Duncan of Sioux City will direct the Treton Juvenile band for the year, bringing 30 years of band directing experience. He met with band members and parents in Ireton to finalize arrangements for rehearsals on Mondays and after Saturday concerts.
Rupture shield expert C F Redlih tours Sheldon at the Arlington Hotel on Feb 5 and Rock Rapids at the Marietta Hotel on Feb 17 from 10 AM to 1 PM for free consultations by appointment. He cites Perfect Retention Shields that purportedly secure ruptures in any position, relieve symptoms, and strengthen tissues without belts or leg straps.
George Cosson, president of the Des Moines Joint Stock Land Bank, reported 13,000 acres sold in 1929 for about 1.6 million dollars. The Cosson report followed the bank’s annual stockholders meeting and officers’ election. About 40 percent of the land was cash on possession March 1. Total investments reached 13 million, with 1.7 million remaining in farm lands.
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