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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1934
Page
7
Afra E Eldredge hosted a Literary Circle gathering at her home in January with a large attendance and full program. Abs Manning finished the serial, Wiggerman and Thornburg concluded Japan and China study. Next meeting at Mrs Suter’s home will cover The Century of Progress at Chicago with pictures and member recollections.
The Standard Bearers held their first meeting of the year at Russ Gladyce Vander Poel’s home with all members present and Dor othy Brandsmans as guest. Miss Margaret Hilton supervised the program and Miss Gladvee hosted lunch. The Tuesday Bridge Club met at H Ver Meulen’s home with Mrs M S Hue as guest and H J Long securing high score. Two auto loads attended installation work at Ireton with Rebekahs and Oddfellows. Meth odist Ladies Aid hosted a Wednesday afternoon lunch in church rooms with Mrs Cecil Smith and Mrs W B Hansen.
Rock Valley ad column lists items for sale and wanted requests including a reclaimed piano a roll top desk model A Ford delivery truck 45 buffalo origin pallets a good country house and more by Owen Manning E H Jones Piano Co Bee Office Central Auto Tire Peters Harness Mrs. Adriaan De Wit and Mrs E Wright advertise furniture vehicles services and miscellaneous items with prices and deadlines in January 1934.
A collection of short items reports births visits and moves involving families and residents. Notes include a newborn boy to Mr and Mrs Nick Clevering and several local travelers visitors and students in nearby towns such as Hudson Cedar Falls Sioux Center Doon Mitchell and Hawarden. Human interest snippets mention illness trips and a near gas incident involving H Q Miller in Gillet Grove Iowa.
The Young Democrats will meet in Rock Valley next Thursday evening January 18. Everyone is invited and a good time is assured. Ladies are especially invited.
Mr and Mrs David Johnson and daughter Inez spent Thursday evening in Edwin Miller home. Mr and Mrs Ernest Miller and family were Sunday afternoon visitors in Rey Yunker home. Mr and Mrs Chris Dekker and daughter Dorothy visited John Van Beek home near Orange City. Mr and Mrs Hemman Dierks and daughter Mary Ann were Thursday visitors in F C Dierks home. Miss Minnie Gayer assists Mrs Car Lawrence with house work this week.
Ray Winter, a CWA employee, was injured in an acid blast incident near Webster City Iowa when a frozen ground chunk flew over a building and struck his right leg. The limb fractured in two spots, the higher break four inches below the impact point.
Monte zur, Towa grocer Frank Brownell recalls a tale about fixing a Ford radiator with a bitumen patch and three eggs. He claimed asphalt softened the leak and eggs sealed it, a story he says is true though it may be uncertain.
Wanted to rent two rooms in Rock Valley. Inquire at this office.
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