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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1966
Page
10
An essayish column by John Cook notes Army wives seeking money and husbands, politics frequent in the state, and a comic gag about a Buddhist leader seeking volunteers. It mentions a Topeka tornado recovery delay and jokes about road planning by cows and winds.
The sixth annual American Lutheran Convention of Town District gathering will run June 20 to 22 at Wartburg College in Waverly, with 294 congregations represented. Delegates include Marvin Moun, Adam Vander Bok, and Rev. Alfred Kaugins as a new district president is to be elected. Dr. H. W. Bierkes retires after serving since 1939 as district president amid the district headquarters move from Mason City to Des Moines in 1907. Martha Circle of the First Reformed Church met for devotion, Bible study, and prayer at 2:00 p.m. with Mrs Bert Varide Weerd presiding. Hostesses were Mrs John Van Ider Sanden and Mrs Steve Van der Well.
Friday evening June 10 at 8 in the Christian Reformed church Inwood Miss Donna Elaine Visser daughter of Mr and Mrs Olivier Visser of Inwood became the bride of Merle LeRoy Tilstra son of Mr and Mrs Walt Tilstra also of Inwood. Rev Martin Gritters officiated the double ring ceremony. The altar displayed white gladioli and green chrysanthemums. The bride wore an organza and taffeta gown with Chantilly lace bodice elbow sleeves and a full chapel length skirt edged with netting. Her veil rested on a headpiece of net petals with sequins and seed pearls. She carried a white orchid on a Bible. Tilstra served as best man with groomsmen Glenn Wisnow, Rodney Tilstra. Ushers included Floyd Vander Losch, Gurrit Tilstra, Sandra Meendering, Jim Blanke spoor. The couple will reside in Sioux City after a Black Hills trip. Elmer Tilstra was best man. The reception followed in the church fellowship hall. Master of ceremonies was Kenneth Tilstra. Devonne Vander Sanden and Richard Bos poured punch. Cateresses were Willing Aid workers. waitresses included Judy Blankespyer, Jeanette De Vager, Joan Burggraaf, Beverly Bonnema. The going away outfit for the bride was an apple-green tweed A-line dress.
4-H members may enter a state wide milk production contest by July 1, 1966, with a DHIA tested standard section and an owner-sampler division. Entry blanks come from county extension directors, with final questionnaires due after the 303 day record. Milk must be DHIA tested, scores based on milking, records, and feeding management.
Notice states no meeting this month and the next meeting is July 18 at 4 pm? at the Voc Ag building. The fragment notes location and date but contains a probable error in time format and venue.
In Rock Valley a stop sign violation case involves Haldonna C. Van Beek with an accident cited. Court action orders $10.00 fine plus costs.
Dairy herds suffer when thermometers rise and humidity climbs. Whitmore of Iowa State advises shade, free air, and well ventilated stalls to reduce heat stress. Tie roofs and paint to lower absorption, use outside feed banks, ensure abundant water, and provide free-choice salt. Fly control and automatic sprayers aid comfort and milk yield.
Locals Mr and Mrs Emil Jacobsen and Mrs David Jacobsen and Dana attended the wedding of their son and brother Stanley to Jacqueline Caughron in Rapid City South Dakota Saturday. Danny Jacobsen spent the weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs Sam Ver Hoef while his mother and sister Dana joined them. Mrs Harold Roelofs and Mrs Dieke Roelofs left for Ripon California to attend their nephew James Vander Sanden’s wedding last Friday June 16. They will visit sister and family Mr and Mrs Tom Leecatharine Roelofs who teaches in California returns to Rock Valley for summer. Mrs Dick Roelofs will spend time with daughters at Lakewood and Anaheim. Mr and Mrs Ted Long of
Sun City Arizona visitors Mr and Mrs L L Long arrived Saturday to visit relatives in Rock Valley and Doon. A family picnic followed at the local park with relatives including Cecil Smith Irene Hansen and several Hansen and Rowe families. A later Holland House gathering in Sioux Center featured Mrs Anderson and others from Hudson Canton Sioux Center and Rock Valley.
Peace Lutheran Church in Plata township hosted a family night on Sunday June 12 with foreign exchange student Miss Inge Eitel of Germany as guest speaker. She described life in Germany and compared educational philosophies with the United States. Miss Eitel, who studied at West Sioux High School in Hawarden and graduates this spring, plans to return near Stuttgart after a California trip. Mrs. Joe Franken introduced the speaker as ALCW sponsored the event.
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