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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1928
Page
2
Local observers say Congress appropriations for war hospital improvements will fund an enlargement of the Knoxville government hospital. They note that many former soldiers in Des Moines, Tribuque, Davenport, and state institutions receive no government care and are deprived of treatment.
The contract for a new Buick post office building at Ure Lowa.stte Lat grounds is let for 2,226 dollars. It will be near the present post office, modern in every respect, and will improve mail handling during the animal fair which draws up to 36,000 campers and 1,000 exhibitors. A new steel guard wall on the race track west curve completes the railing around the turns and grandstand to enhance spectator safety.
Large Hingis Manufacturing expands in Waterloo Iowa moving tractor production from Moline Illinois to the local plant. The factory’s growth doubles its size drawing hundreds of workers with high wages and many cars parked on site. The town prospers though concerns linger about long term vitality.
The United States Good Roads Association held its second meeting in Des Moines. Col. T. L. Kirkpatrick proposed a federal road policy to spend two million dollars yearly for twenty five years to build a national highway system of about 1.5 million miles. The plan would reimburse states for existing roadways and create transcontinental east to west and north to south lines financed by the federal government. Committees formed to study the proposals and align them with party platforms.
Doon area items note visits and departures among residents and relatives. Attendees include Loretta Divier of Ortonville and families from Movion Clinton and Hill, with several members traveling to and from Doon. Nearby notes mention bank closure and local movements including residents to Sioux City, Rock Rapids, and LeMars, along with hospital and burial arrangements for area residents.
H W Barnes of Eagle Grove Wright County highlights the town’s substantial donation to a charitable fund. He names Roy McVicker Thomas Stockdale B A Distnct Terrence McDotanott J W Trawell Thomas Maltigan Thomas O Fool and Mrs Carrie Leas as supporters, praising the effort as highly credible work.
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