Community Luncheon Next Tuesday Evening at Warren Hotel
The next Community Luncheon will be at the Warren Hotel next Tuesday evening at 6 45 PM. The program includes candidate for State senator C F Aytle as principal speaker and P D Van Oosterhont of Orange City among guests. Attendance at prior meetings ranged from 50 to over 100. public is invited.
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Warren Hotel
C.F. Aytle
P. D. van Oosterhont
Orange City
W. B. Richter
J. A. Gartland
BL Stebren_berg
Emmet
R. Scanlan
Watanye Club Sponsors Benefit Show in Rock Valley
The Watanye Club of Rock Valley sponsors a two day charity film event May 11 and 12 featuring The Man Who Played God starring George Ayliss praised as a flawless entertainment. The notice highlights community support and urges local engagement to make the screening profitable.
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WA Tanye
Watanye Club
Business Wo_men
Rock Valley
George Ayliss
God
Women Run City for a Day in DeWitt Iowa
The Business and Professional Women's Club in DeWitt Iowa staged a city government takeover for National Business Women's Week. Mayor Quigley proclaimed the event and turned over duties to club president Miss Lillian Ball by noon. Police Chief duties were held by Mrs. Freda Rivchof as traffic violators and others were fined, totaling $21.50 for charity.
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DeWitt
Iowa
Quigley
Lillian Ball
Freda Rivchof
F. L. Moore
Hall
DeWitt Associated Charities
Social events of the past week in local groups
The Ladies Aid of the M E church met for a regular session with a fine lunch after. A large party hosted by Mr Sean Jan featured progressive bridge and prizes to Mrs Clay McKeeghan and Mrs V D Bervier. Priscilla Club hosted a Friday needlework gathering with a light lunch. Catholic Ladies Aid met at St Marys basement with hostesses and a lunch. Eastern Star Lodge held a Monday meeting with about forty members and guests, with officers from Alvord and Doon chapters, a social program, and a closing meal prepared by local hostesses.
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Ladies Aid of
M. E. Church
Irs. L
Ass. M
Huie
Scanlan
Sean_ Jan
Clay McKeeghn
V. D. Bervier
Henry Ver Meulen
P. E. ‘Collenbaugh
Priscilla Club
Catholic Ladies Aid
St. Mary’s Chivch
Petar ” de Smet
Mesdames Heffernan
Strubbe
Crowley, Rainey
ML Walpole
Order of the Eastern Star Lodge
Alvord
Arce
Hodge
Keith
Nelson
Doon
Diamondball Team Formed In Rock Valley
A meeting of Rock Valley kittenball fans decided to rename to Diamondball and form a team. Officers named include Manager Wi. H. Ver Boef Captain Arthur C. Vande Weerids and Sec Treas Henry R. Vander Bok. They plan to join a league with Hull, Boyden, Sheldon, Orang City, Alton, Maurice and others. Twilight games. two per week. 10 cent admission for men, ladies and children free. Players pay one dollar which will be refunded if funds allow. Open practice and tryouts announced.
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Rock Valley
S . Kittenball
Kittenhall
Wi. H. Ver Boef
Arthur C. Vande Weerids
Treas
Henry R. Vander Bok
Jnrobable
Hull
Boyden
Sheldon
Orang City
Alton
Maurice
Sioux County Christmas seal committee meets in Rock Valley
Plans for the county net of the Christaas seal sale 249.30 were set at the Sioux County Christmas seal committee meeting in Rock Valley on April 26. Ruthie Jackson presided and the fund will back beft clinics dental plan first aid kits playground equipment and milk for undernourished children. The report lists prior year health work and officers including Ruthie Jackson and Rose Hymans with a local finance committee.
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Sioux County
Rock Valley
Ruthie Jackson
Beft
County Medical Society
Iowa
Office of Land
Ruthye Jackson
Sex Chainhan
Rose Hymans
Ora
van Diepen
Edward Fisher
D_vance City
B. Nemeyer
Hull
L. L. Smith
News Items From Twenty Years Ago in Rock Valley
The column recounts social visits among Rock Valley residents including Lewis Dean from the wood, L Hospers of Orange City, and Mrs. Frank L. trips to Bartley, Blanche Hall in Inwood, and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mitchell returning from Vermont. Dr. W. A. Smith buys a Ford from T. E. Wade, Rev. DeJongh returns from Polland Pella, Nebraska, and Simon Siemensma buys a mat in Alton. Local court fines for speeding, Mrs. J. V. Hogan visits from Stacyville, and Simon Bol sick with blood poisoning. Land deals surface with Klein and Parkinson properties. Thieves steal and dismantle a Chevrolet in Estherville. A George Washington bicentennial program at St. Mary’s School features Betsy Ross themes. The program includes a cast of students and a Colonial Ball plan, with services and singing noted.
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Ha Minard
Blanche Hall
Inwood
G. W. Mitchell
Vermont
W. A. Smith
T. E. Wade
Ford Auto
St. Wade
Rev. DeJongh
Polland
George Washington
St. Mary’s School
Oosh Hall
Betsy Ross
Edward Taynman
Martha Washington
Margaret Schmer
Col. Ross
Ann Bernard Schemmer
Robert. Morris
George
White Gopher Curiosity Captivates North Town
A rare white gopher, an oddity of nature, intrigues residents north of Cs. The animal, normally a pocket burrower, stands out by color and behavior, drawing interest as observers ponder its taming and natural curiosity surrounding the unusual find.
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Citas
Rongmtine
Ira
Observation Tower Planned at McGregor Resort This Summer
A new private observation tower will rise near McGregor in the northeastern Town region this summer. The tower will start at 250 feet square at the base and narrow to 12 feet square at the top, housing a telescope for visitors. Access is via an enclosed stairway and a fee will be charged for use.
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McGregor
Flaming Alcohol Fatality in Allerton Dentist Killed
A dentist from Allerton, Towa, Dr. Fred Bracework, was killed in a bizarre accident. While finishing a dental procedure, he stepped into his laboratory where a bottle of denatured alcohol above him spilled and ignited from a spirit lamp. The flames drenched his head and shoulders and, despite attempts to extinguish them, he died several hours later.
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Allerton
Towa
Fred Bracework
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