This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1970
Page
6
Doon area residents attend church events and showers while visiting relatives in Rock Valley Hull and Sheldon. The Mayflower Guild met at the Congregational church with devotions by Mrs Ballard. Many locals hosted guests from Sioux Center George and Inwood. The week featured birthdays, anniversaries, funeral attendance, and travel to Denver Santa Monica and Everly for family moments.
A long list of Sunday visits and family gatherings across Rock Rapids and surrounding areas includes the Bosler, Koll, Stuckman, Leroux, and Kippley families visiting relatives at MPC hospital and in homes. Vietnam leave updates for Thomas Kippley and related 4-H and Farm Bureau activities are noted alongside bridal showers and club meetings.
Mrs Fred Leeks and guests from Sioux Center Iowa visited Brookings South Dakota to spend the day with Warren Miller who attends college there. Mr and Mrs Walter Moore and Mr and Mrs Raymond Mier and Greg shared a Sunday outing. Mr and Mrs John Vande Kieft hosted friends at the Jake Sinkey home in Ireton Friday evening. Hans Moeller and Harry Moeller were honored at the Harry Moeller home in Alvord Friday evening. Our Savior Lutheran Church American Lutheran League met Sunday evening and planned the Eastier Sunrise Service by the Luther League. Mr and Mrs R W Vander Walde and family spent Sunday as coffee guests at Marvin Mouw’s home.
Shermwright, born 1881 in Rockwell City, has traveled nearly a thousand miles on a tee wheeler despite ice and bad weather disrupting travel around town. The unusual ride highlights early local ingenuity and endurance.
Hope Haven activity list includes a Work Training Center Building Committee led by Art Kooima meeting with a possible contractor on March 3. Board session on March 10. March 11 sees Hawarden Reformed Church women, March 12 two three day institutes in Lincoln for deaf education, March 13 Unity Christian High Future Teachers Club visits. Visitors and prospective clients arrive from Davis South Dakota Livermore Remson and Grand Rapids Sheldon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.