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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1927
Page
3
Automobiles used to transport liquor face legal seizure under state and national prohibitions. When seized and stored under government guard, insurance adjusters note the car is recovered but must be sold with proceeds diverted to the school fund. Owners ask if burglar insurance truly covers losses in such cases.
A compilation of regional notes recounts a mix of events from Bedford and Grinnell College to Shenandoah and Tama County. Dr. Steiner delivered a high school commencement address. J and Pieringer oversee Bedford's school board. Henry Ford paid a premium for seed corn. Bakers organize against city competition. towns sign home bakery pacts. Salvation Army camps faced weather delays. camps aid mothers and children. Rev. Harry DeLong, famed for his odd speech and ministry, died in Council Bluffs after a storied life. Henry DeLong, Mormon-era pioneer, traveled from Nauvoo to Conneil Bluffs. Coronel Palmer attended Ottumwa reunion. the Hornet's Nest Brigade, with Iowa regiments, once influenced Shiloh.
I desire the express my sincere appreciation and thanks to my kind neighbors and friends for their help and sympathy in the death of my husband.
SF 20 years ago highlights include Ray Hoisington visiting here with CO. R. Steele connections near Ireton. Doon resident Peter Leistra buys 80 acres two miles from town at 75 dollars per acre. Various locals visit relatives, with details on travel, family updates, and property deals including Dennis Van Berkum selling 80 acres east of Rock Valley for 104 dollars per acre and Mrs Van Berkum buying Carmel’s 140 acres at 100 dollars per acre.
A Boeing company air mail and passenger service will begin July 1 carrying mail between Chicago and San Francisco. Two passenger spaces exist in regular cockpits with two more in the express compartment. Airplanes will fly east and west over Iowa after night, using powerful engines capable of speeds surpassing the mail schedule by about thirty miles.
Three members of the Hall family in Columbus Junction Louisa County issued a signed statement in the Gazette admitting they fueled rumors about bank solvency. The Louisa County National Bank and Louisa County Savings Bank closed after withdrawals, despite claims the banks were solvent. The new law makes rumor circulation about bank solvency punishable, stating the harm from loose talk.
Local notes from Ireton and vicinity record visitors from Hudson Alcester and Le Mars. Husbands wives and friends traveled to Hull Hastings Black Hills and Sioux City for hospital visits family events and a late surprise celebration for a married couple. A new school house in Center Township begins construction and a barn fire on the Van der Schaaf farm destroys hay oats and a horse.
A report from Oklahoma notes oil operators discussing curbing production to avoid a price spike. The piece lampoons the idea as a dirty trick and questions what new worry will arise next.
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