Gravel Companies Merge to Boost Regional Supply
J C Burington of Sioux City and G J Burington of Hawarden plan joint operation of Rock Valley Sand and Gravel Co plant. Hawarden plant to handle orders during power shortages with shipments expanding to distant markets. Work starts immediately with a 150 A gas engine and new gear en route. double shifts expected as upgrades finish.
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J.C. Burington
Sioux City
G. J. Burington
Hawarden
Rock Valley
Rock River
Sereang
Nick Zwaan Weds Jennie Juffer At Sioux Center Home
Miss Jennie Juffer married Nick Zwaan in a March 6 ceremony at the Henry C Halstein house in Sioux Center. About fifty guests attended. The couple plans to reside in Midland Park New Jersey, where the bride’s family resides and the groom works in New Jersey, after a brief honeymoon.
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Henry C. Halstein
Sioux Center
Peary Pretty
Jennie Juffer
Nick Zwaan
Jaffer
Rock Valley Band to Honor Director Duncan with Farewell Concert
The Rock Valley Band will present a farewell concert for Director D. Wi Duncan next Tuesday at 8 00 P.M. in the rear hall of Wm. Ver Mulm’s restaurant. Attendees may enter freely. no admission fee. The program runs about ninety minutes and is open to the public.
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Rock Valley
D. Wi Duncan
Rock Valley Candy Co Expands with Coffee Roaster
Rock Valley Candy Co owners M. C. and O. B. Halling add a basement coffee roaster run by Leo Dressen of Luverne Minn. Green coffee and peanuts roast daily. The firm will wholesale candy, fresh roasted coffee and peanuts. Rock Valley touts itself as a growing business town and “The Best Trading Town for Miles Around.”
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Rock Valley
Rock Valley Candy Co
Messers, M. C
O. B. Halling
Landhuis
Leo Dressen
Luverne, Minn
Nelson Bros
Luverne
Rock Valley Candy Company
Former Rock Valley Girl Dies in Denver
Dora Veldboom Huizing, known in Rock Valley as Dove Veldboom, died last Sunday in a Denver sanitarium. Her body will return to Sioux Center for Friday funeral services, then burial in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. She was born August 30, 1901 in Rock Valley and lived most of her life there before moving with her parents to Sioux Center. She leaves husband Henry Huizing and a young daughter, her parents, two brothers in Sioux Center, a sister near Hull, and many relatives and friends.
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Henry Huizing
Dora Veldboom
Denver
Colorado
Sioux Center
Rock Valley
Valley View
Dove Veldboom
G. Veldboom
Gerrit
John Veldboom
Bionx Center
Butter substitutes barred in Fayette County
Fay et te county board of supervisors adopts a resolution directing all overseers of the poor and related relief officials to approve no butter substitute bills. The county will insist on real butter when the county is expected to foot the grocery bills.
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Board of Supervisors
Fayette County
O. K
Local High School to Enter State Declamatory Contest
Jonees Smits will represent the local high school in the second round at Sheldon in the High School Auditorium at 8 P M on Web March 12. The junior high declamatory contest will be held there Friday at 8 P M. Irene Roorda Hivelyn Bretthauer and Milton Vande Stowe will represent Rock Valley School. A charge of twenty five cents will be made to defray expenses.
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Jonees Smits
Sheldon
Irene Roorda
Hivelyn Bretthauer
Milton Vande Stowe
Rock Valley
Debate Outcome From Hock Valley Event
On the Thursday evening last week the affirmative team led by Helen Walhof and Winifred Talsma defeated Ha warden at Hock Valley. The opposing side, Hessel Kost er and Donald Vande Stowe with Sup't. Don 1 May, traveled to Hospers and lost by a voyage decision.
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Wedhursday
Hawarden
Hock Valley
Helen Walhof
Winifred Talsma
Hessel Koster
Donald Vande Stowe
Hospers
Sup’t. Don
Girls Basketball Team Heads to Melvin Tournament
The girls team will compete in a Girls' High School Athletic Union tournament at Melvin with a Friday opening game and a possible Saturday afternoon rematch if they win. The High School Girls' Glee Club performs at Hawarden's state music contest Friday at 7 30 p.m. Ardella Van Edik, Willis Rozeboom, Donald Vande Stowe, and Letha Smith enter soprano, tenor, baritone, and violin solo contests across Friday and Saturday sessions. Members of the music classes are also preparing an operetta for future public performance.
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Girls’ High School Athletic Union
Melvin
Hawarden
Ardella van Edik
Willis Rozeboom
Donald Vande Stowe
Letha Smith
Rock Valley High Names Top Honor Roll With Surprising Picks
Principal Mr. Vanden Berg notes second semester starts with high achieving students leading the honor list. Henrietta Wesselink, Dorothy Taynman, and Arthiay Beggsima join the top ranks amid shifts from previous conspirnots to the No 1 roll. Vereda Lange Ardelle Vite Wolik Arthur Bergsman Frances Smits Helen Walhof and others appear on the honor roster with scores ranging from 1.0 to 1.9.
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Vanden Berg
Henrietta Wesselink
Dorothy Taynman
Arthiay Beggsima
Rock Valley
Rell
Vereda Lange
Ardelle Vite Wolik
Arthur Bergsman
Frances Smits
Helen Walhof
Henrrietta Wesselik
Susie Vander Laan
Rosary College picks two articles by freshman Dorothy Dixon
Rosary College student magazine notes Dorothy Dixon as the sole freshman author among twenty one selections in the February issue of the Rosary Eagle. Local high school honors Arthur Bergsma for representing the school in the National Oratorical Contest in Iowa under Drake University. Baseball practice starts under Mr Swanson with plans for a limited roster.
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Miss Norris
Rosary ‘College Eagle
Rosary College
Dorothy Dixon
Arthur Bergsma
Iowa
Drake University
Sioux Center students engage in reading and art activities
April to May events noted include school contests with Esther Vander Weerd and Berneith Seimonsme leading in reading, high spelling scores, and lunch program pauses. Pupils study Paruvian pottery and create Dutch windmills while younger grades hear Taft funeral broadcasts and enjoy wind themed crafts.
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Dan May
Sioux County
Sioux Center
Taft
Esther Vander Weerd
Berneith Seimonsme
Miss Fitzgerald
Mineteen
Prade
Iss Proescholdt
Janet Vande Velde
Hendrika Vogelzang
Dorothy van Geest
Funny Bunny Rabbit
Wilma de Zeeut
Emlin Lock
Emmlin
Rock Valley Golf Club Formed for This Year
A group of enthusiastic golfers at Pember’s ding store elected ELH Pembo as president and Richard Kearns as secretary and treasurer. About 30 members have joined, dues $10 for men and $3 for women. The new golf links occupy pasture north of the Rock River and will feature a six hole course with plans still to be finalized.
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Pember
Ding Store
Rock Valley Iowa Biennial Election Proclamation
The town of Rock Valley Iowa proclaims a regular biennial election on March 31 1930 at Town Hall to elect Mayor five councilmen Treasurer Assessor for two years polls open 8 a.m. close 7 p.m. Mayor Murphy listed as candidate.
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Rock Valley
Towa
Alent
Twenty Years Ago Local News Roundup in Rock Valley
Mr and Mrs B A Walrath and Miss ae visited relatives in Inwood over Sunday. Nellie Koolbuck rests in Archer Iowa. Wayne Thayer left for Billings Montana, rest of family to follow. Scholtes relocate to Manley Iowa with Mr Scholte as bank cashier. Tan Klay family visit Orange City Sioux Center. John Young hunts at Trumble Lake hoping big game. Roelofs sister leave Rock Valley for Zeeland Michigan. Sup t F H Fuller led teachers meeting with Miss Lura Philips Ames lecturing. Vander Stoep family from South Dakota arrives to work in Rock Valley creamery. Clerk O G Reniger Orange City visits for office business.
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B. A. Walrath
Art Inwood
Nellie Koolbuck
Archer
Iowa
Wayne Thayer
Billings
Montana
Thayer
D. E. Scholte
Manley
Scholte
Albert Tan Klay
Orange City
Sioux Center
John Young
Trumble Lake
John Roelofs
Rock Valley
Hoxspers
Zeeland
Michigan
Fuller
Vander Stoep
F. Vander Stoep
O. G. Reniger
Thanking Friends for Kindness in Our Loss
We express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness, help and sympathy after the death of our wife and mother. Your support is deeply appreciated and eases our sorrow from Valentine and children.
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Valentine
Jesus and Peter Passion Sermon Series At Holland Church
The Christian Reformed Church led by Pastor J Gritter holds 9 30 A M Holland service on catechism completion and 2 00 P M Holland service launching a new Jesus and Peter sermon series with infant baptism in the afternoon. An 8 00 P M lecture by Rev Hylkema features special music and a reminder to seek God's blessing for the church work.
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Christian Reformed Church
J. Gritter
Holland
Jesus
Peter
Thursdny
Hylkema
Holland Ladies’ Aid
Light vote at Rock Valley school election
Only sixty three ballots were cast at the Rock Valley school election last Monday. The single slate drew little interest with 43 ballots from men and 20 from women. No terms had three year terms or a two year treasurer term. H R Shipman and John Haupt retired from the board. Shipman declined another term, Win Vander Stowe was elected in his place, Haupt was re elected and already served nine years. Large was reelected treasurer.
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Rock Valley
Iitvetors
H. R. Shipman
John Haupt
Shipman
Win
Vander Stowe
Haupt
Large
Town Caucus Nominates All Present Officers
At the Opera House on Wednesday, voters informal ballots renominate the current mayor, treasurer, assessor and council members W J Murphy for mayor G H Vugteveen J A Gartland C W Jacobs Steve Vander Well Fred Miller for council C Rozeboom for treasurer James Thomas for assessor Nomination papers must be filed with the town clerk at least fifteen days before the election The town election is set for the last Monday in March or March 32.
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Opera House
Sesror
W. J. Murphy
G. H. Vugteveen
J. A. Gartland
C. W. Jacobs
Steve Vander Well
Sheldon to Probe Radio Interference in Iowa Cities
Iowa communities will read the Sheldon report as the Iowa Public Service Co. hires Francis B. Austell of Des Moines to conduct a thorough investigation into radio interference in Sheldon and surrounding areas. Austell, president of the Iowa Radio Listeners League, has five years of experience in trouble shooting and seeks public cooperation with the utility to improve reception.
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Iowa
Sheldon
Iowa Public Service Co
Francis 8. Austell
Des Moines
Vicinity
St. Austell
Iowa Radio Listeners League
Towa Public Service Co
Shelden
Noted Carpenter Passes On M8. Van Baton Dies in Iowa
Van Baton of Pisgah Iowa dies recently. He earned a noted carpentry record in his youth including rutiling and shingling. His best bathing record was 6000 laths in ten hours and 315 yards, while his top shingling feat was 10000 shingles in ten hours.
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van Baton
Pisgah
Iowa
Equipment to Ax Your Tires the Right Way
Griener Brys notes that they have the proper equipment to remove and replace tires correctly, offering professional service to ensure safety and proper fit.
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Griener Brys
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