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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1970
Page
4
A card of thanks expresses gratitude for cards and visits during a hospital stay. Special thanks to Dr Retthelson Dr Yates and hospital staff for care and to Rev Ballard for visits and prayers. The writer Sessle Gerritsen acs recalls these kindnesses with appreciation.
Deloris Klarenbeek extends thanks for visits, cards, and gifts received during illness. Special gratitude to Dr Yates, Dr Berth, and hospital staff for their caring treatment. Your kindness will be remembered.
Note thanks to Rev Ralph Ten Clay for visits and prayers and to Drs Berthelion Yates and hospital staff for their wonderful care. The message reflects appreciation from Inez Kerler while at Hegg Memorial hospital.
A grateful note thanks friends relatives and others for prayers cards letters gifts and visits during a hospital stay and at home. Special thanks go to doctors Bert Helson and Yates and to the hospital staff for wonderful care.
A nostalgic column recalls events from February 18 1960 including Lt. Robert Bonthuis being named Company Commander at Sheldon, visits by Bonthuis and Vander Velde families, and various local gatherings. Also notes a Silver Wedding anniversary of Henry Antena and other community happenings in Rock Valley area. In a fifty years ago section dated February 20 1920, residents of Volga and Humboldt visit relatives, church notices, and a list of local townspeople and vehicles observed.
A compact notice lists new trucks and dealers including Dick Franken Maut Chey Far Coup Soc Soc Cu Ford Henry W. Addink Chev OC plbg Hig Chey Evert J. Karlson Hwden Ford Interstate Elec Soa Ctr Ford Smit Son jac Boyden Ford, signaling regional auto supply updates and local distributor activity.
Hospital notices list admissions on February tenths through eighteenth for Mrs Ernest Frerichs Harold Schneider Winnie Kuiper Christine Ranschau Gilbert Vanden Toy Mrs Rove Suter and others. Dismissals include Mrs Dick Bajema Peter Neissink and Mrs Nellie Driessen with dates in February. Acknowledgment to Girl Scout Troop No 360 for patriotic favors on Linenin's birthday.
On Monday February 9 Mrs Sam Wagsenaar returned to Valley Manor after a stay at Hegg Memorial hospital. Tuesday February 10 services at the chapel led by Rev John Fugbers of Celvin Christian church. Andy Kippley marked his 79th birthday. A film shown at Tea Pin in Texas by Al Porter. Sunday February 15 Mrs Deni Smit observed her 92nd birthday. Birthdays list notes Effie Child on February 22 and others in March including Dena Van Grot Mattie Gage Dora Hotai and Gerolt ver Wey.
SIOUX County Extension Director Maurice Fr Eldridge urges parents to enroll their children in a farm safety training program for youths 14 and 15. The course runs four hours orientation and twenty hours of instruction on tractor and machinery operation with a written and practical test. Cost is $10 per student. registration closes March 1 with meeting details to follow at the Orange City Extension Office.
The Farmers Home Administration named Mr and Mrs Philip Van Whye of Keton Iowa as Farm Family of the Year for Plymouth and Sioux Counties. They will receive the award at 2 00 pm Thursday February 18 1970 at their home nine miles west of the junction of Highway 10 and 231 near Keton and two and a quarter miles south on the east side of the Black Top road. Robert G Haegele County Supervisor invites attendees.
Sioux County families in February received over 1000 dollars more in food stamp benefits than January due to new schedules. County Director William J. Berry reports users paid 335 dollars less yet received 714 more stamps, with 35366 stamps issued for 3143 dollars in February versus 4652 dollars for 3478 in January. The program’s bonus equals the difference between cash paid and stamps used, and Berry says the changes better aid low income families, with income limits guiding eligibility, such as a family of ten fitting within 640 dollars monthly.
Randy Ping ofet on Ia, a second year student in Mechanical Technology, has been elected president of the Northwest Iowa Vocational School Student Senate. Other officers include Duane Staechler, Huron South Dakota, vice president, and Deborah Clerc. Randy Ping Proxy NIVS Stud. Senate supports student affairs and holds annual Christmas candle tradition revived in 1938 1944 package from Nashua to Germany.
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