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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1934
Page
2
The Rock Valley Bee reports Emmet County officials will change jail punishment to a stricter regime. No luxuries such as reading material or cards, no cream, butter, or sugar. Breakfast and meals will be plain unsweetened fare. A new Geelit (guard) force is mentioned, with expectations of shorter confinement periods.
Ten Iowa high schoolers staged Pickles as their annual operetta novelty. Before the curtain, players distributed pickles on toothpicks to the audience, setting the mood for the show about a man who guns a pickle factory. The stunt was well received.
A letter questions the motive behind a Board of Supervisors petition to maintain dependent fields at Branilt, noting $32 and $85 salaries in a highway crew, and asking whether actions stem from patriotism or selfishness. The writer, Joe Veltrup of Lions Center, Inswa, seeks clarity on the spirit guiding county officials.
In Bremer county Iowa a single one room schoolhouse marks four generations of Bakers from J B Baker founder to Jim Baker his great grandson now attending classes. A recent Sunday reunion drew the elder, his son, grandson, and great grandson at the doorstep for a commemorative photograph.
A jury in Charles City Iowa debated for hours and after a coin toss reached a verdict in a justice court. The district court later ruled that a case cannot be decided by a toss of a coin and jurors must decide on their own judgment.
A Lake View Iowa sheriff went in disguise to a home on a night in which a knock on the door led to a tense scene. The deputy warned a man not to speak so loudly as the impromptu sting unfolded and quieted the gathering. Strong local details are obscured by OCR errors but indicate a bootlegging sting with a sheriff acting covertly.
A report describes an incident where Mr Tubbs asks Mr Thomas for a light in court. Thomas hands a new paper match, one is torn and ignites, burning both thumbs of Thomas and the tip of Tubbs’ nose, a reminder to cover matches before striking.
A 1934 California letter notes earthquakes and storms striking the Southland, plus commentary on New Deal programs and political tensions. It mentions Long Beach charity, fires, and the Gay Jose lynching case, urging indictments and court action. The piece also covers school memories and a Christmas program.
A boy on a bicycle struck Cullickson on a Northwood cement walk causing a deep gash above his eye and rendered him unconscious. The boy stayed briefly, then panicked and rode away after seeing the man recover.
The room looks nicer since variations. desks varnished and neat. Most students returned for the new school year, and teachers report classes busy with arithmetic drills as sand bags test daily averages.
Next week Thursday and Friday the semester and state examinations will be given in high school. The glee clubs are preparing for the Music Contest and may enter this spring. Boys quartette and girls vocal group selections will be made in the near future. Last Friday night the basketball team beat Hawarden 24 to 17 at Hawarden with Rock Valley players Bowen and Van Zee scoring high. Hudson game is scheduled for Friday this week. Girls physical training under Miss Lewis uses a point system granting a school letter after 500 points for participation and health activities.
A list of individuals and businesses that have recently paid Red Cross membership dues is published. Names include Vander Ploeg Furniture Co., Greiner Bros., Eva Trebon, Mrs. W. A. Smith, A. Vander Bok, Dick Raeinis, Mrs. A. Rinetuts, A. Roelat's, J. AL Kearts, Dr. ALL. Lock, and others.
Central Town land is being sold at conspicuously low prices noted by Ed M1 Staith of Winter sol Tow a. Two farms in Story County sold by an insurance company foreclosing, one with 160 acres at 112 per acre and another at 90 per acre. Nearby Atwood near Amamosa in Jones County sold to Jol Lathen for ortly anette.
Police investigate a high tension incident involving a student at a Delta Delta Delta house. A gun was carried for personal protection amid threats to extract $10,090, with an all night guard stationed at the sorority residence and ongoing investigations by authorities.
Santa Claus missed the Saturday visit in Sac County before Christmas due to congested rail service. The Chamber of Commerce planned candy for the crowds, but the treats failed to arrive. The ship then appeared a day or two after Christmas, prompting organizers to arrange for Santa to visit Sac anyway.
A unique will for 72 year old Emma Jones was filed at Maquoketa Jackson County. The estate is valued around 1500 with 153 gifts to friends and relatives. The will lists three relatives as movers and includes odd items from a Japan wiper to a high backed rocking chair. The circle of friends may view it as a joke while others praise the remembrance gestures.
Robbers entered the Harvey James office by window and pried the dial from a safe. After failing to open it, they wheeled the safe through the front door and loaded it into a parked vehicle. The safe, weighing 500 to 600 pounds, was found on a country road the next day. about £30 was taken.
In Woodward, Dallas county, J. O. Marcus hired Advert Dickerson to drive him to a young woman’s home. Marcus forced the man to enter the car and ordered a trip to Des Moines. A gasoline stop allowed Dickerson to alert staff, and Marcus was promptly arrested.
In Jasper county near Tra the Shuman brothers own a large herd of giant cattle rumored to be the heaviest in Iowa. The animals grew unusually large while stalled for a price, some hooves deformed by weight. Hundreds visit Sundays to view the beasts and one animal was slaughtered with visitors buying large steaks.
R C Mallory of Red Oak Jolity told as a genial felon who faced a Sunday misadventure after leaving his apartment clad in pajamas and slippers. He found the door locked and stood on the steps while a newsboy walked away laughing and a passing officer, Ralph Overholser, later helped unlock the door.
Mrs. LM Canada of Maine Crawford County faced two men who entered her store and attempted a theft. She drew a gun and fired as the suspects fled, nearly hitting them and recording the car number. The robbers escaped with $600 after a hurried exit.
A dilapidated canvas covered wagon with a white horse entered Albia in Monroe County. A family of five from Wisconsin traveling to Arkansas sought no charity, receiving food for themselves and horse. The group hoped their wagon and horse would hold together to reach their destination.
Audubon Iowa pupils achieved a 45 second building evacuation in the grade school drill and the high school tied the three quarters of a minute record, marking a high stage of efficiency in fire safety training.
Messers Tracy and Stark of Clarion bound for California via New Orleans faced a near fatal disruption in Arkansas when a small town explosion hit an oil station. Tracy halted across from the station while Stark inquired about routes. the blast collapsed the roof but spared the men and their vehicle.
H W Schulekamp was in bed when an electric heating pad sparked a fire in his Sheldon home. Smoldering flames spread near the pad and quickly caught the mattress. He moved the mattress with bed clothes to a window and dropped it out. A storm window fell to the ground but remained intact. The fire department ruled a short circuit caused the pad to ignite.
In Wall Lake Iowa a local bakery and home merchants clash over bread supply. The bakery undercuts rivals by selling six 12 ounce loaves for 25 cents while competitors push two 12 ounce loaves for 12 cents with a freebie loaf for 12 cents. The dispute centers on keeping business local against out of town bakers.
Towa dogs bred by U L Be Young of Sheldon are famed nationwide. A South Bend newspaper featured dogs owned by local society leaders in a Dogs-about-town series. Lad die, bred at DeYoung kennels for Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hines, highlighted Iowa’s top dog breeding scene.
George W. Berger, 92, longtime Traer resident, attended the Freeport 1856 Lincoln Douglas debate and heard Lincoln and Douglas at multiple speeches. He recalls Lincoln's defense of the Emancipation Proclamation during a Sterling, TM campaign speech in 1863, while serving for re election as president.
B Gyon a bird lover in Ishaliown counts about 23 birds of nine varieties using two feeding boxes near home. Birds arrive around 10 o clock each morning stay for a couple of hours then disappear. Two fox squirrels visit at 10 o clock. Both species share one meal area.
Ernest Avery of Montour Iowa born crippled by illness as an infant has spent 49 years unable to walk or fully use his hands yet he reads with a rod gripped between his teeth trims pages using a rack and writes using a teeth held pen while preferring a typewriter. He makes his own knives cuts leather and sews using only his mouth and a motor he moves around in a wheel chair with steel blades strapped to his shoes to garden and travel.
Detectives found a crude sign in Spencer railroad yards reading Spencer Iowa This town is no good for a working man Safe blowers can do well here Poor protection Easy stoner and easy to get The note suggests local knowledge may explain a spike in recent safe robberies raising questions if the sign prompted the crime
Davenport Iowa firemen unable to respond beyond city borders due to new council rule. Three urgent calls from a farmer failed to avert a farm house blaze before neighboring village units arrived to battle the fire.
George Miller clashes with Doon city officials over a sand pit adjoining the town well. Eight CWA workers under Mayor Penning are jailed twice, then released and ordered to desist. Miller then has the mayor and a councilman arrested. A continuance allows work to pause while a settlement is sought.
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