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Obituary notes and local oddities from The Rock Valley Bee
The Rock Valley Bee reports a column of humorous epitaph style lines for local figures, with lines about Ted Staal and Tom joining the heavenly land, plus a bowling update from Dallas Center noting Wilbur Keene's perfect 300 game and high series. It also mentions Jos Saltzman’s orange tree and Dallas Dent’s African bulb plant with rapid growth and a maroon bloom.
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