Mrs John G De Vries Dies in Rock Valley
Mrs John G De Vries died at her Rock Valley home after a year and a half illness at age sixty two years eleven months and twenty days. Born in the Netherlands March 12 1866 she immigrated in 1886 and later moved to Rock Valley. Survived by husband four children three daughters and one son and twelve grandchildren. Funeral at Christian Reformed church Rock Valley and burial at Valley View Cemetery with community sympathy offered.
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J. G. de Vries
Rock Valley
Mrs de Vries
Netherlands
John G. de Vries
Jimmy OBrien Delights At Orpheum With Tap Dance
A glowing report from a personal guest praises Jimmy OBrien at the Orpheum Theatre for a very good tap and entertainment program. OBrien announces a return to Rock Valley in about four months with a troupe of six or seven entertainers.
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Jimmy O'Brien
Orpheum Theatre
Jimmy O’brien
Orpham Theatre
Jimmy
Rock Valley
Orpheum
Bogarty
Suery
Maren
Sheaks
Governor Hammill optimistic on Iowa banks in 1998 message
Gov. Hammill tells the 43rd general assembly that Iowa banks are better and safer than ever. The banking department oversees 697 savings banks 336 state banks and thirteen trust companies with deposits of 573.7 million and capital of 44.5 million as of Oct 3 1998. Loans to residents total 498.7 million supporting state business with deposits rising about 1 million monthly.
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John Hammill
General Assembly
Hammill
Iowa
Towa
Local Residents Return and Travel Notices
Leon Gartland returns home from a lengthy visit with relatives in Chicago. J A Lortswold visits Lake County for a few days with his daughter. Several residents are cited as traveling or moving, including Vander Stoep moving into a recently purchased property and Mr. Van Otterloo relocating to Rock Valley to work with his brother in carpentry.
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Leon Gartland
Chicago
J. A. Lortswold
Lake County
Te Paske
D. FH
Wissink
Carmel
Ike Hooven
Alton
C. A. Walhol
Orange City
Bogaard
Vander Stoep
W. J. Skewis
Peter McKellar
Waterloo
Grinnell
Nina Leonard
Morningside College
G. van Otterloo
Rock Valley
Perkins
van Otterloo
Miss Gist
Albert Lea
W. H. DeVoe
Boyden
Harry Fink
Walter Stewart
Rock Rapids
A. J. Davisson
J. R. Benson
Ireton
Hog Drives to Market Story Captures Local Oddity
Alex Yunker attempted to drive his hog to market when no chute was available. The reluctant animal refused to budge and was rolled onto a door tied to a truck as bystanders watched. Tom Rielly advertises for sale alfalfa hay.
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Alex Yunker
Yunker
Mr. Hog
Mr. Yunker
Public School Notes Highlight Student Attendance and Classroom Work
The six week period shows pupils with perfect attendance including Charlie Vande Weerd Henry Ver Doorn and others. First graders craft furniture for the Three Bears tale while the Busy Bee class finishes primers and readies first readers. Second graders begin Dutch project decorating their room with Dutch scenes. Eisie Kersbergen Betty Vander Stowe and others achieve 100 percent in third grade spelling. Priscilla Sneller enters the sixth grade from Sioux Center.
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Charlie Vande Weerd
Henry Ver Doorn
Bobby van de Buret
Jack Vander Stowe
Lins Roord
Clarence Vande Weerd
Hendrika Vogelzang
Leslie Davisson
Junior Kessler
Emlin Lock
Martin Vander Velde
Andrew van Boeyen
Betty’ Vander Stowe
Adaline van der Pol
William Koters
Hessel Roorda
Saminie Vogelzang
John van Boeyen
Evelyn Dearborn
Mary Elizabeth Focht
Lucille Kurvink
Adriania Vander Linden
Mary Ver Malm
Clarine Vander Pol
Mabel van der Weer
Margaret Gerritson
Kenneth Grau
Ana Vander Pol
Henry van Dyke
Ellen Ver Doorn
Theodore Ver Doorn
Irene Roorda
Gladys Vander Poel
Cornelia van Dyke
Milton Vander Stowe
Albert Vande Weerd
Jessie Vogelzang
Dick Brandsma
Willard Dennis
George Murphy
Dorothy Brandsma
Margaret Hilton
Helen Roarda
Frances Wynia
Viola Dodeward
Letha Smith
Nellie Zwaan
Laerence Gran
Bears
Eisie Kersbergen
Betty Vander Stowe
Robert Harmelink
Priscilla Sneller
Sioux Center
Bond Law Declared Unconstitutional by State Supreme Court
The State Supreme Court ruled the $100,000,000 road bond law unconstitutional, with the Attorney General asserting the decision won’t halt road construction. He said roads can be built without delay and that a sensible, progressive program for primary and secondary systems can still be adopted in regular session.
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State Supreme Court
Cogswell Buys Forty Acre Rock Valley Homestead
Leo Cogswell purchased the old Cogswell homestead of forty acres located a mile north of Rock Valley for 200 dollars per acre. The deal closed Friday. He has lived on the place for the past year and plans it as a fine family home.
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Leo Cogswell
Cogswell
Rock Valley
Former Rock Valley Boy Attends Hoover Inauguration
Marl J. Murphy son of Mr and Mrs J Murphy of Rock Valley has moved to Washington DC and accepted an invitation to join the committee to officiate at President Hoover's inauguration. He will help receive governors and other distinguished guests for the event. Murphy, a former Rock Valley boy, began his career locally and is reportedly achieving notable success.
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Marl J. Murphy
J.murphy
Rock Valley
Awashington
D. C
Hoover
Murphy
Washington
Rock Ailey
Rock Valley School Election Set for March 11
Rock Valley schools hold a March 11 election from 12 noon to 7 p.m. Two director seats are up. Incumbents T. McGill and R. Huizenga face petitioned candidates H. E. Dennis F. T. McDill Russel Leonard with Dr R Huizenga to withdraw. Treasurer’s term not expiring.
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Rock Valley
T. McGill
R. Huizenga
H. E. Dennis
F. T. McDill
Russel Leonard
R. Huizengal
Rabbit meat shipped from Bismarck to feed foxes
Hamilton Tobin supervised unloading of 24000 pounds of jack rabbit meat in a special flight car arriving from Bismarck North Carolina. About 6000 carcasses will go to cold storage for foxes diet while the Dakotas long hunts are noted. The fox ranch sent pelts worth about $5000 to New York and London markets.
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Vinton
Benton County
Hamilton Tobin
Hawkeye-Itasca Silver Egg
Bismarck
N.C
Dakotas
Fox Ranch
New York
Tondon
Des Moines Man Traces Ancestry to Adam and Eve
A Des Moines citizen reports a genealogical journey linking his lineage to Adam and Eve over 138 generations. He notes ancestors connected to kings, William the Conqueror and Edward the Confessor, and his wife’s ancestry to a Griffith line and a cousin of King George III.
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Des Moines
Adam George A. Jewett
Towa
Mr. Jewett
Adam
Hy Wfe
Griffith
George
England
William the Conqueror
Edward
Used Cars for Sale Listing at Central Auto Co
Demonstrator Whippet 1928 in excellent condition priced to sell. Overland model 91 Touring good value. 1925 Ford Touring with good rubber and excellent condition at $85. 1926 Ford Roadster with balloon tires priced to move. Central Auto Co.
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Willys Knight
Central Auto CO
Sioux County appoints coroner Van Nimwegen
At Orange City last Friday Sioux County Board of Supervisors named Gs Van Nimwegen as coroner, the first Rock Valley native to hold the post. He has long operated in the undertaking and furniture business and is praised for his service and character.
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Sioux County Board of Supervisors
Orange City
Gs van Nimwegen
Sioux County
Rock Valley
van Nimwegen
Plato Township News Items Show Local Movements and Visits
Mr c and Mrs John Tank and daughter Catherine were Sunday dinner guests at the Fred Gayer home. Several residents moved into nearby farms including Herman Dierks, Henry Ver Sluis, and JT Cullinan Jr replacing previous tenants. Many local families visited I Miller and Will Serek homes and Rev A G Bretthauer attended a Lutheran meeting in Le Mars Iowa. Divine services are planned Sunday March 10 at the Play Gatheran church in the American ligeuage.
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John Tank
Catherine
Fred Gayer
Francis de Zoeto
F. C. Dierks
Ligg Gerritsen
Edwin
JT. Cullinan Jr
Edwin A. Miller
Inez
Ruth
Clara
Hilda
Harold Miller
Arthur Miller
Will Serek
A. G. Bretthauer
Wmn. Gayer
le Mars
Iowa
American Ligeuage
Popular Young Couple Wed in Lutheran Parsonage
Miss Josephine Toft and Arthur Milles were married in a double ring ceremony at 10 30 A M February 27 at the Lutheran parsonage in the Township officiated by Rev A G Bretthauer. The couple, attended by Mr and Mrs Oscar Miller, will reside on a Garfield township farm. Josephine, daughter of Ky Tott of Hudson S D, taught locally for six years. Arthur, son of John Miller, is a Garfield township farmer.
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Te Township
Josephine Toft
Arthur Milles
A. G. Bretthauer
Oscar Miller
Ky, Tott
Hudson
John Miller
Garfield Township
Yang
Wounded World War Veteran Serves in State Senate
Ward Reeves of Boone holds an assistant sergeant at arms post in the state senate. A World War I veteran, he was wounded on the battlefield, had an eye injured, was treated by German surgeons, and survived to continue public service despite fears of blindness.
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Senate
Ward Reeves
Boone
State Senate
Doran
Avith
Hin
Reece Lea
Withal
Credita Miamier
Mystery of the Radio Echoes From Isolated Timber Shack
In Red Rock Mason County two wood-choppers holed up in a winter shack rely on a lone radio for companionship. They hear an Australian orchestra and London programs, with tune-ins from Texas Louisiana Georgia and the eastern and northern United States. They listen Sundays to sermons and music from across the country, piquing Kanan intelligence with hopeful possibilities.
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Des Moines
Red Rock
Mason County
Australia
London
Texas
Lousiana
Georgian
Reform Church Notes Lessons and Schedule
Rev R D Douwstra presides a Holland service at 9 30 with sermon LT Mhrist. 2 00 Lewice with No Prayer for Legions of Angels. 3 40 Sabbath School on Baptism and the Lord's Supper. 7 45 Young Peoples Society How to become a Christian. Harriet De Zeuw leader. Scripture quotes from I Peter 2 2 and 1 2 16 2.
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R. D. Douwstra
Holland
Mhrist
Holland Lewice
Legions of Angels
Young Peoples Society
Harriet de Zeuw
Cox
I Peter
Evangelsim Emphasis Shown By Local Pastor
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes speaks on evangelism at the M E Church urging reflection on past emphasis and the impact of outreach. Sunday School and worship follow the usual hour with Pastor Lyman F Focht inviting attendance.
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Edwin H. Hughes
Lyman F. Focht
Griener's Honest Harness Shop Advertises Lowest Prices
A local harness merchant claims 15 years in business and advertises the best harnesses in the region. The shop touts a spring sale with the first shipment sold and the next due next week, inviting customers to compare prices and “let you be the judge.”
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Griener
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State Bank of
Dorthy Dixon
Rena Kosters
Irma Walpole
Plato Township
Reformed Church Notes
M.E. Church Notes
MR. Farmer
First Sational Bank
Qck Valley
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