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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1966
Page
7
Doon area families hosted numerous Mother's Day visits with relatives from Sioux City Vermillion Brookings and Rock Rapids among others. Residents attended kitchen showers and dinners while local clubs and extensions exchanged greetings and notes about garden varieties and planting tips.
Extension horticulturist Hen F. Vance advises planting vigorous disease free tomato and pepper transplants. Choose stocky plants without flowers, use peat pots, saturate soil before planting, and apply high phosphate fertilizer. Trials show Tokyo Bell and Early Bam Ful hybrids yield well compared with California Wonder, with strong fruit set.
Mary Rolander a Norwegian native who lived in America for 59 years died at her Boardman Wisconsin home on Friday April 1966 Funeral services were at Reade Funeral Home with Rev Ralph M Kuelemann The daughter of Andrew Michaelson she married Fred Rolander in 1902 at Mower Falls Wisconsin Survivors include two sons Lavern Boardman and Wilfred Mesquite Ariz three grandchildren and three great grandchildren two sisters Sara Lack Rock Valley Iowa and Tille Bowen Des Moines Interment Willow River Cemetery Hudson Burial followed by a Willow Silver Chapter 87 Eastern Star service Mrs Rolander lived in Rock Valley 1907 to 1941 owned and managed the Warren Hotel for 40 years Two sisters attended the funeral
Grother's Day visitors at the home of Rev and Mrs Mervin Nelson included Russell Elliott and family Hartley David Nelson Rita Kettleson from Morningside College Sioux City Mary Nelson and Ted Van Den Berg Watertown S T and Ray Terpstra and child ren Sami callers in the mother Mrs Mattie Terpstra residence. Monday guests at Mrs Terpstra’s home were Al Spel Rock Va and Herm Bell Alvord and Mrs Terpstra’s sister
Mrs Hale Pember and other officers attended the 17th annual meeting of the Woman's Society of Christian Service of North Iowa Conference at Storm Lake's Methodist Church on May 4. The event drew about 20 participants with speaker Mrs Charles Mead of Omaha and included officer installations led by Rev. Mervin Nelson.
Campus ministry notes list include Mrs Jake Pinmer and Mrs James Van Berkum with Sr Mrs Lane Gerritsen and Mrs Arthur Gerritsen involved in tiostessen events. The fragment hints at community religious activities and family roles in local ceremony.
Sioux City market records show Gerald Hartman of Ireton selling four teen hogs averaging 201 pounds at 24.25 dollars while about 100 head sold at that level on a market 50 cents to one dollar higher. Lawrence Kitts and Vernon Kitts of Ireton sold 25 head of 280 pound hogs at 22.25. Dick Eppenga and son of Rock Valley led steer sales with 19 head of 1 202 pound steers at 26.00.
Harbeck of Sioux City aided Onawa residents in a water crisis by delivering large quantities to hospitals, nursing homes, cafes, and grocery stores. He acted as a neighbor to the community, helping with emergency water supply.
A tennis player who struggles with serving tends to win fewer matches as critics note the serve as a key determinant of success.
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