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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1930
Page
11
Otto Bartz of Sheldon notes fires on nearby farms have been uncommonly numerous recently. In his 24 years in Sheldon he recalls nothing like this and attributes it to dryness and lack of moisture. He urges farmers to take precautions to prevent more conflagrations, citing lighted matches cigarette smoking and chimneys as common fire sources.
Eastward Passenger No 4 runs daily at 3 42 A M serving Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton. The Stone Flyer Passenger No 22 runs daily 5 16 P M to Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago. Wayfreight No 98 10410 A M Tue Thu Sat to Sanborn. Westward Passenger No 11 The Sioux Flyer runs 853 A M daily to Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell North Black Hills. Passenger No 3 daily local to Mitchell and north with no Sioux Falls connections. Tickets and baggage checks advised for eastbound No 4. Freight runs Mon Wed Fri local to Canton 1030 AM. Coupon tickets through to any destination. Sleeper reservations 2 days in advance. C W Jacobs Agent. Phone 15.
Fort Des Moines hosts a military horsemanship display with 400 horses and 400 men. A large riding hall, stunt riding, and a firing squad add to the spectacle. After winter in a straw stack, three alligators at Ledges State Park enjoy spring sunshine while feeding on raw liver and hamburger.
In Des Moines the Iowa Federation of New Zealand breeders was formed to focus on production issues. Officers include W. B. Bair of Lamoni as president J. E. Huxford of Des Moines as vice president Prudence Pressler of Des Moines as secretary and F. W. Bather of Hartford as treasurer.
A late review by E S Dyas of Iowa State College Extension notes no widespread seed corn shortage but urges testing for germination and vitality. Cold snaps have yielded poor seed, yet early picked and well dried seed shows strong germination, with regional reports from Crawford and Guthrie counties confirming variation between early and late selections.
At the dedication of the new West Side school building in Town, former pupils presented Christine Anderson with a gold neck lace. Anderson has taught in the primary department for 45 years, educating three generations of some families.
A candidate’s political address costs 206 for a 30 minute broadcast on SYHO Des Moines. The message implies a rate of 6.66 per minute. The candidate claims an audience of 290000 over the air, suggesting vast reach without renting numerous halls.
A Cedar Falls blind student at Iowa State Teachers College named William Patrick Morrissey speaks seven languages including English, Spanish, Bohemian, French, Italian, Esperanto, German and Arabic. He maintains correspondence with blind people in Ireland, Jerusalem, Italy, China, France and England, earning the nickname plain Pat among classmates.
The description extols hardwood and steel body construction as the finest type. It notes Chevrolet uses four semi elliptic springs and four Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers to provide comfort and security in driving.
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