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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
3
L Morris states that the new iron bridge at Prairie du Chien Wisconsin has opened for traffic and may handle all-year use. He notes ferry service has declined after 99 years and that the bridge averages 170 cars daily with a Sunday high of 454. A formal dedication is planned for June 10.
Grinnell Iowa will host a new yarn making operation for baseballs. Lannom Manufacturing from Tennessee contracts to build a Grinnell factory with 23000 dollars of machinery to spin 120000 pounds of wool into gar nish that will be shipped back to Tennessee.
District No. 2 in Lincoln township reports excellent attendance with 20 pupils, three tardies, and no long absences. Perfect records include John De Groot and others. Ada Browner teaches at Doon. District No. 5 in Plato township lists many perfect attendance honorees and perfect spelling awardees. First graders mastered multiplication tables. Jennie Kleyn earned a high average prize. Esther Schouten teaches at Rock Valley. district findings praise engaging teaching. Upcoming post events and state music plans involve Van Wyk, Mullin, and Kolar from Orange City. Newkirk Consolidated prepares a class play. district students prepare Washington booklets. graduating class selects Sound Your Horn. Hamburger eating title contested. town claims Darrel Bluffs challenging McAtee’s long-standing record.
A rough miscellany includes jokes about cars and clocks, satire on candidates and taxes, a Cheyenne weather quip, and reflections on Mothers Day. It notes Al Capone moving toward prison, anti airplane rain theories, and a Texas editor praising a gloomy mood amid depressions. The piece threads humor through rural life and current events with local color.
Aandered voices urge a Farmers Holiday to halt selling and pay no coins until costs are covered. The piece argues for self preservation, cites the Farmers Union, and contrastsgovt promises with economic strain on farms.
A stark figure described as a genuine old time hobo appeared on Bloomfield streets. Dressed in tattered clothing with prison jacks and a long beard, the man wore a ragged cloak and bare feet wrapped in cloths. The scene evokes the last of a wandering profession amid widespread unemployment.
Gilbert Doe, a carpenter in Oska lnosa Town, reportedly proved his resilience after a roof repair fall from 32 feet. He landed on lumber, sustained no broken bones, and the next day walked stiffly with only minor injuries noted by a surgeon.
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