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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1935
Page
2
William Rahn of Wail Lake Iowa converts Goose Pond into a vast stock farm covering 9004 acres. He feeds 933 cattle daily using three roads of alfalfa three roads of fodder and 315 bushels of corn costing 288 dollars per day for corn alone.
Two men were arrested in Crawford County Iowa after an alleged conspiracy to destroy four trucks for insurance. Roy White of Carroll, owner, was bound over to the grand jury. Claude Price of Mapleton, a driver, reportedly confessed. Officers found gasoline rope and .32 caliber cartridges in the truck. Price confessed after investigation. further details followed.
The message lists passenger and freight times for the CMSTP&P Railway Eastward schedule. It notes 6504 passenger freight, 345 P.M. freight, 34) P.M. freight, and advises phoning the station in advance for sleeping car reservations. Daily except Sundays. Agent C. WF. dailey.
Four Rock Township Farm Bureau ladies meetings showcased lessons on good nutrition, formal dining, cookery standards, and feeding the sick. Hosts included Mrs. Clay McKeegan Mrs. I E Corwin Mrs Cecil Smith and G Van Nimmeren with 22 17 and other members attending.
The third lesson in our third year Nutrition was given at the home of Mrs L J Albert. Standards for Judging Cooked Foods was the subject and members brought bread cottage cheese jelly etc which was judged by Miss MacComber. A discussion on the different foods followed focusing on bread and yeasts. March 14th the lesson Cookery for the Sick was at Mrs Wm Rielly with three trays for soft squid and convalescent diets and Miss MacComber spoke on foods and appetising preparation.
The first training school for local leaders in Sioux township Farm Bureau Nutrition was held at Mrs E J Lehmidt home with Miss Wilson as specialist. Beef a la King was the main dish at lunch. The afternoon covered disease prevention and marketing for food nutrition. A second session in Stowy township featured Miss MacCumber teaching Jessen food prep Swiss Steak. Members brought whole wheat bread jelly and cottage cheese for judging. Regular Sioux township Farm Bureau meeting at Mrs Emory Suter's planned Achievement Day May 16 at Sinus Center.
Rex Longstreet of Red Oak Iowa reported his car stolen from his front yard. His brother Sam Longstreet state highway employee heard a road talk about a wrecked car south of Grang City and rushed to the scene. The car was identified as the stolen vehicle and found badly damaged.
Continued from first page the assembly hears that conference committee may agree on lines and write finis. There is general satisfaction that Bernard EL Manley is confirmed to continue as a member of the state equor commission, at a session of the Senate Wednesday.
A conference committee reports a practical beer bill covering definition and taxation for near beer. Towns under 2500 may authorize a beer parlor for every 500 residents. Coralville, PA mayor Ed Koser begins 33rd term in a town famed for absence of crime and police.
Reverend Trev S P Trostle near Knoxville Iowa stores a priceless relic a Washington account book kept by George Washington when he led the American army from start to end of the Revolution. He also owns newspapers reporting the death of General and President Ulysses S Grant.
HEALTHY SALORMAN of Moravia Appanoose county Iowa is named the healthiest man in the United States navy. Firkins has served 18 years and reenlisted, eligible for retirement on pay. Doctors say he has the only perfect service record seen, never taking sick leave in his entire naval career.
An article notes money is not scarce in Monroe county per E. C. Reese of Albia Auto. A customer paid cash for a sign priced at 525 dollars and settled the total with 3, 20, and 825 units in old style gold certificates. The funds were gathered over time to enable the purchase.
A reader claims severe stomach pains vanished after using Dr Emil's Ailia Tablets and urges others to try the treatment with a money back guarantee through H Ugpember, a local druggist. The ad-style note emphasizes quick relief and a refund offer.
A $1,000 matured life insurance payment is due to Mary Rhodes, listed as living in Davenport Iowa. Officials cannot locate her at the address on record, having learned she has left without notifying the company. A systematic search is now under way to deliver the policy proceeds.
D A and F L Berger of near Toledo Iowa uncovered bundles of corn fodder harvested in 1894 during a drought era. The fodder, stored for feeds, had endured in the mow for decades. Cattle fed part of the fodder with relish, recalling years of dust storms grasshoppers and scarce feed.
Jerome Nixon a 14 year old Boy Scout at Cedar Rapids is recommended for the Medal of Honor after rescuing Mrs Georges Shaw 33 from suicide by Cedar River. His brave act occurred despite a large size difference and has drawn wide praise from his Scout master and others seeking the award.
Under an order of the District Court of Sioux County Iowa a referee will on June 1 1935 at 2 PM at the Court House Front Door Orange City offer for sale to the highest bidder cash the Lot 22 Mulhall Subdivision Lots 5 6 and 7 Block 13 Rock Valley Iowa 4500 cash due at sale with balance in 30 days on title abstract approval Dated May 16 1935 Rock Valley Iowa CG A Walhof Referee
A car parked on a hill in Ida Grove Iowa surged into a rampage when brakes questionedly failed. It struck three vehicles damaging two badly then sped into James Kuick’s newly parked auto after County Attorney Ray Walter drove onto the lot to avoid the vehicle.
In a rugged remark on weekday fishing, locals joke about returning with nine fish and no bites. They tell their wives they imitate the President of these United States, asserting all will be well as the leader reportedly caught no fish beyond suckers.
The 4. D. Easter family near Robert, Iowa, have long struggled to keep their farm home. They recently learned they inherit about $20,000 from a cousin of Mrs. Kaster who died in Paris, France. Neighbors say the Easters are solid, steady people unlikely to change much with money, but the sum will help.
A service station in Jama Iowa was broken into the other night. Thieves pried the door and wheeled out a 350 pound safe on a pushcar about four blocks. They found only 38 cents in pennies inside and left the scene after discovering the safe was unlocked, a misstep that saved them work.
Carl Moore of Knoxville Tennessee preserves a rare 1757 King James Bible with a uniquely odd page detailing preferred names for men or women. Moore bought it two decades ago from a junk dealer who acquired it from a woman who said she was tired of having summoned trash around, leaving the book’s full history unknown.
An abandoned well from early pioneer days was discovered on George Schlesser’s Ruthven Town farm. Covered by decayed boards, it collapsed soil and lay buried under about three feet of earth. The upper section is three feet square, braced, with a large barrel forming the lower portion, about 19 feet deep.
Mrs. Vena L. Hamilton of Spencer sues a local theatre claiming she could not enter the venue to claim a $240 prize awarded during a bank night event. Officials allegedly refused to award the money after a time limit passed, citing a crowd outside the cinema.
Ottumwa Iowa suffered muddy roads driving Grant Hanshaw 72 from Donds VanBirenconn to Ottumwa hospital for surgery. His family chose a handcar to Eldoy railway instead, a ride Hanshaw described as more comfortable than the bottomless trail journey.
In Waterloo Iowa police arrested Cecil Halley and charged him with transporting hootier liquor. They found a car fully equipped with a smoke screen device to blind pursuers and a five gallon tank under the hood to drop chemicals into the exhaust. He was arrested on foot before using the device.
Thieves broke into the Wm Hall residence near Pierson Town while the family were away. They took a summer meat supply, canned fruit, a sack of flour, groceries, some fuel, clothing, and several chickens, leaving the home in shambles upon the owners’ return.
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