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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
8
A traveler recounts how Reader's Digest condensed daily world news for easy reading during long absences. He notes 5000 hours of editing per issue and a 25 cent price, with over three million readers. A free sample copy offer is extended through the paper to Reader's Digest in Pleasantville, New York.
Des Moines dispatch notes the legislature's return marks a busy period with major appointments to the Social Welfare Board Highway Commission and other bodies. Roads policy splits persist over farm to market vs secondary routes while a proposed pen alties for rubber check fraud gain support. The Republican organization vows voluntary funding only and several state office personnel changes surface.
A Sioux County reader urges Congressman Harrington to resist European war hysteria while discussing Guam fortification costs and farm parity plans. The piece covers congressional views on production costs, cotton as a key crop, and historical notes on early U.S. Congress. It also weaves in a light local anecdote about daily routines and travel times.
C E S prepare for instructor members as local chapter resumes work after the regular business session in the lodge hall Monday evening. Mrs Mildred Harrington district instructor will attend the next general meeting April 3 for a day of instruction. Hostesses Monday evening were Mrs C Blessing Ed Lehmidt and Mrs Owen Ving. Mrs Win Beenen of Renville was a guest of the chapter.
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