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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1970
Page
10
A church message urges fathers to guide sons with enduring values from the Netherlands Reformed Bex. John Narbueden stresses parental responsibility. It outlines worship and choir schedules for March 15 to 19 and notes radio broadcasts on 650, 670, 700 AM and 89.5 FM the stations.
A list of church events and times including Sunday Masses at 8 and 10 a.m. weekday masses, Wednesday evening services, church school, various circles and choirs, UMYE dialogue at Bill Van Maanen's, and upcoming events from March 12 to March 21 with times for confirmations, worship, choir practices, and clubs.
Local residents report Ladies of the American Legion Auxiliary volunteering at the Veterans hospital in Sioux Falls. Sunday visitors included Mrs. Marcella Long and others from Sioux Falls, with many extended family gatherings at the Schmidt, Miller, Ober, Dykstra, and Meerdink households. Church and club schedules follow, listing services and society meetings for St. Pauls Lutheran and related groups.
Friends and relatives gathered at St Marys church in Rock Valley for the funeral of John Keegan last Wednesday. Attendees included Leo and Elizabeth Keegan, Sally Monica, Calif., BL Hudson San Bernardino, Afsha May Dorsey Sioux City, Ed Swanson Minneapolis, Jack Laros Sioux City, Percy Keegan Sioux Falls, H P Brons Pipestone Mn, Rowell Christians Worthington Mn, Jen Vonburg Mankato Mn, Val Beyer Ashton, James Flanagan Rock Rapids, Gene Warg Acosta, Constance Beck Ellsworth Mn, Kate Marion, John Krootwyk Sheldon, Jack Keegan Minneapolis, Pat Keegan, Mel Wiltsee, Patti Tom Baid Okla, Dean Rosenberg St James Mn, Louis Tylver Tim and Tara Storto Lake.
A jumble of business names and phone numbers appears, listing AH Dairy Products, Farmers Lumber Co, V&K Plumbing, Kooima Machine Works, Pember's Drug Store, Night and John Wesselink, and others. The page shows multiple ads for services, hardware, fuel, and general merchants with contact numbers, branding, and brief descriptors.
The guidance suggests letting a call ring about ten times before ending the attempt. It notes that most calls answer in under a minute but the extra rings may give a few more seconds for someone to respond. Northwestern Bel emphasizes patient dialing practices.
A motivational note cites Abraham Lincoln as an example of perseverance through repeated defeats and failures. It recounts early losses in politics, business debts, a fiancé's death, and multiple rejections before becoming a national icon. The message urges prayer, positive mindset, and making the most of one’s abilities to avoid despair.
Bits from Rock Valley Bee detail funeral attendance for Jom Keegan and Mayme Stith, hospital stays at MPC and Hegg Memorial, Doon Optimist Club event with Blackwood Brothers in early March, and assorted social notes on residents of Doon and Rock Rapids.
Mr and Mrs Emil Winterfeld visited Hans Wessels at Sioux Falls Hospital on Friday. Rural Study Club Card Party was held at the Albert Rehder home Tuesday evening. Brothers and sisters and their families celebrated a birthday Sunday evening at the Haverhats home. Mr and Mrs George Ramsted of Algoch attended Lenten Services at Peace Lutheran church Wednesday evening and visited Hans Moeller. Mr and Mrs Raymond Miller were Sunday afternoon visitors at the home of Mr
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