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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1931
Page
7
A portable sawmill near Cresco, Iowa, converts oak timber into railroad ties for shipment to a Minneapolis creosote plant. C. L. Wick supervises the operation with L. P. Barth, employing 30 to 40 men to cut, treat, and ship about a carload daily.
Rehearsals at the University of Town will start July 20 for 40 top high school bandsmen, creating the first all-state band. Prof Charles B. Righter and aides Asher Treat, HC Stamp, and Arthur Bredahl will lead the drills as part of the university music department plan. An orchestra and chorus will complete the rehearsals, with sessions starting July 16.
An old ad claims sleeping on the right side improves heart comfort and promotes rest. It promotes Adlerika as a single dose remedy that cleanses stomach and bowels, relieves gas and constipation in two hours, and features H. H. Pemcher, a druggist, as the endorser.
Des Moines expects ten thousand visitors for the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic beginning September 18. More than two thousand hotel reservations are on record. A memorial service opens the event at Shrine Temple with the U S Army Band from Washington providing music. State and congressional funds support the reunion efforts.
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