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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
2
Duke steps out in a role that fits Bill Haines as music and sound effects accompany the show. Admission 35 cents and 10 cents Saturday only the dog Dynamite stars in Sour Footed Ranger with Mike and the comedy. Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday feature The Broadway Melody, the season’s greatest hit.
The Ames school board elected Sadie B. Campbell, North Des Moines High girls' adviser on leave to pursue a PhD at Columbia. She will begin Sept. 1, replacing Mrs. Marty McFarland Walker who resigns after twenty one years on the Iowa State Teachers College faculty.
A state park study in spring and summer examined if squirrels raid bird nests. Results show mixed findings with some nests damaged and a few squirrels caught in the act. Park officials note rising bird numbers and squirrel population but caution against broad charges against all squirrels.
The overhead crossing at Lagan Tow a will be the longest in the state. It spans 725 feet with a 24 foot road and crosses the North Western double tracks Boyer ditch and Mimois Central tracks. Contractors have men on rounds and will begin work at once.
Miss Jane Jarnasin of Storm Lake touring Scotland reports surprisingly pleasant impressions. She notes service, butter quality, and extending stove hours as examples that contradict harsh stereotypes about the Sectch. Her maternal grandmother, Mrs A Gilchrist, hailed from near Abbotsford and was connected to William Bogie, a landscape gardener for Sir Walter Beot.
Elizabeth Kauffman leads efforts to place orphans from Cedar Falls and Davenport through the Soldiers Orphans Home and related Juvenile Home in Toledo. About 400 children are eligible for adoption across the two institutions as state boards seek homes for these vulnerable youths.
Under a new roadhouse law the township trustees gain control over bars dance halls and resorts. Trustees have authority to issue licenses and set closing times for these establishments each night.
A fragment notes Walier Poultry Yards and a cash buy era for poultry and eggs. No dates or concrete actions are provided, leaving the historical context unclear.
The Chicago Board of Trade supports 30 000 direct jobs and 100 000 indirect ones, fueling Chicago's rise as a major world city and Midwest financial hub. From its 1848 origins via influential founders to today, memberships total an estimated 50 million dollars, with railroads deriving large revenue from farm crop shipments to the exchange.
A downtown driver discovers his car missing its spare tire and, angry at thieves who also took his tools, vents his frustration. The scene unfolds as he confronts the situation, muttering about thieves while showing his ire at the modern petty crime. The incident reads as a sharply observed cross section of street-level crime and public reaction.
The Peruvian government passed a drastic campaign measure to protect guano birds off the coast islands. Shipmasters blowing foghorns near nesting sites face fines and possible confiscation if vessels approach within two miles. The guano, highly valued as fertilizer, comes largely from Chincha and nearby islands, yielding about $1,000,000 annually.
During a royal visit to England the ruler of a semi independent Indian state prompted a procession of retainers to visit a private company vault daily. Three heavy chests of uncut precious stones were removed for use and returned each day. The jewels, worth over £10,000,000, were described as possibly the most valuable collection ever stored at once.
An early link between fashion and electricity notes Walter Glover, an English innovator who braided steel hoops with cotton and then insulated copper wire with cotton braid. His crinoline business faded as his insulating method began a new era in electrical development.
Pathfinder Magazine notes that early turkey history includes evidence of semi domestication in Aztec zoological parks and that Spain received turkeys in 1524 with France reportedly receiving them in 1538. The piece mentions the Port Indians of the South have turkeys raised before Spaniards arrival, comparable to pigeons in domestication.
A playful Cincinnati Ep auirer item recounts a young patron asking for Liver but the librarian redirects with a joke about Bacon. The quip ends with the patron clarifying the desire for Bacon for his boyfriend.
New Hampton resident Lloyd Opdycke notes that articles misidentify towns, prompting debate on naming towns with added prefixes like New. He cites frequent confusions among Rockwell Rockwell City New Hartford Ottumwa Fairgela and county seat mixups across Franklin Wapello Jefferson Greene counties.
The Independent School District of Rock Valley Sioux County Iowa fixes July 29 1929 at 8:00 PM as the hearing date for its budget estimate. Taxpayers may speak for or against expenditures including General School House totals and taxes in mills per dollar of valuation.
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