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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
3
The January 19 meeting of Auxiliary 206 at the VFW ball convened Tuesday evening with thirteen members present. President Mrs. Rose Suter presided. A nine item program was held and lunch was served by Mrs. Tena Richter and Mrs. Ethel Wieliak.
Valley Manor notes 85th and 80th birthdays at Hogg Memorial Hospital and nearby churches, plus January services by Our Saviors and Peace Lutheran. New resident Heit Behr, 71, of Rock Rapids. Local committees, minister conference dinners, and area visitors noted. Court actions include probate for Leo N Croat and Tony Feenstra estates, inheritance tax payment, and a false check charge against Alan Loewen.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous car brands and names, followed by bowling standings and individual scores, then desks public notices of violations and fines in Rock Valley area. Includes high team games, high team series, and multiple court actions with fines and costs for transport of furs, reckless driving, improper right turns, and parking infractions.
On Sunday January 11 De Jager spoke at the Reformed Church in Steen. On Monday January 12 representatives from State Training schools visited Eldora Ta. Tuesday January 13 events not detailed.
A Sunday afternoon gathering at the Don Plueger home marked the birthdays of Mrs. Don Plueger the Plueger first daughter, Mrs. Galen Schemmel the Schemmel first daughter, and Julie Selken the Selken first daughter. Guests included Larry Ripperda and family from Worthington Minnesota Carl Selken and family of Larchwood Dan Ripperda Galen Schemmel Sioux Falls Dave Plieger Toe Ripperda Rock Valley.
Lil Wilson bowled a 214 and a SS4 for high individual game and high individual series in a women’s league event. Hi-way Cher Bowleds? is recorded among league scorers.
Admissions on Wednesday January 14 include Mrs LeRoy Te Slan of Rock Valley and Bonnie Jean Johnson of Dosa. On Thursday January 15 admissions list Ma John Dowma Docu Henry Driesen of Boyden. Friday January 16 admissions include Ed Port of Rock Valley Urs Henry Kruid of Rock and Bomale jean Johnson of Doon. Dismissals list Diapna Lee spies Hudson.
A wedding is noted for Saturday January 17 involving Mrs LeRoy Te Slan and her baby girl in Rock Valley. The notice records a family union and local observance in the Rock Valley area.
The Mayflower Guild met at the church basement with hostesses Effie Wightman and Wde Nagel. A short program was presented by Joyce Lawrence and Anna McDowell. Dozens of local families and individuals shared visits and events across Sheldon, Rock Rapids, Hull, and nearby towns, with birthdays, anniversaries, hospital stays, and funeral attendance noted. The piece also reports on Iowa’s 54 rural electric cooperatives serving over 130,000 residents and a plan by two co op electric companies to jointly own and operate a nuclear plant in Iowa.
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