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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
2
The United States Veterans Bureau in Des Moines issued about 17 000 checks totaling 6 17 571 87 under a wartime loans law. Applications continue arriving at roughly 100 daily across Iowa.
The Iowa State University investigation reveals Nathan Leopold, serving life for the Bobby Franks murder, is a University of Iowa correspondence student in ancient languages. Accountant Muchlé testified Leopold had studied through the university's extension division for three years and recently took up other courses including Bionapleth.
Public school access for Tama Indian children is being arranged by Indian Commissioner C J Rhoades with Tama school officials. The U S Indian service plans to consolidate two Mesquakie and Fos day schools into a single Tama-area school in the Mesquakie building starting September, with a government funded nurse on the reservation to ensure health readiness.
A Sunday morning fire in Ledges State Park near Boone, likely started by a discarded cigarette, burned over ten acres from Peas Creek valley to surrounding slopes. Dozens battled the flames, destroying many flowers, then floods a week later damaged footbridges requiring weeks to restore service and hindering vehicle crossings at the east water.
Grantham of DeWitt says organized effort aims to exalt Lincoln Highway. Towns along Route 30 oppose spreading travel to other paved roads. Petitions seek relocation between Missouri Valley and Council Bluffs to ease congestion at the Blair bridge across the Missouri River.
A quarter section bought in 1836 by J. K. Mitchell of Philadelphia passed to John T. Cable in 1872 and stayed in his family for 59 years. It recently sold to close the estate as Cable had no direct heirs. The abstract, dating before the Civil War, traces land from Pitt Cook and Rico Harper to Mitchell and connects to Dr. S Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia, famed writer.
A Decorah gentlemen syndicate purchased the trotter Chestnut Frise once owned by a recently deceased elder. Though not trained or raced by the elderly owner, the horse is praised for natural speed and likened to his full brother Fire Glow, noted for 2:04 at Lexington in a two year old race.
The ad urges buyers to choose Red Top fence posts for all applications from boundaries to temporary fences. It touts five inventions that make posts permanent and easier to use, guarantees satisfaction, and promotes All-Steel Fence as the ideal choice. Buyers are told to install Red Tops wherever wood posts rot to improve fences quickly.
Greiner Bros. Super Service Station offers welding and machine work. Reliable shop for repairs, fabrication, and metalworking needs with prompt service and competitive pricing. Located in town, serving locals and nearby businesses.
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