Class of Nine Will Gradate at Rock Valley High
Rock Valley high school holds graduation at Oxypheum Theatre on May 24 for nine graduates. Names include Geraldine Brinkhuis Margaret Keegan Wessel Kosters Francis Druyvestein Loraine Suier Nick Kersbergen Dorothy Tuynman Helen Vander Rewe Donald Vanderrewe. Program features processional, addresses, music, and diploma presentation. Baccalaureate sermon by Rev G A Tyler at Methodist Church May 22.
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Rock Valley High School
Geraldine Brinkhuis
Margaret Keegan
Wessel Kosters
Francis Druyvestein
Loraine Suier
Nick Kersbergen
Dorothy Tuynman
Hel_ ec Vander Stouwe
Donald Vanderrewe
Egg breaking plants in Iowa drive large egg output
The Dairy and Food Division of the Iowa Department of Agriculture reports 14 egg breaking plants operated in 1981, handling 7,920,477 dozen eggs and producing 9,020,088 pounds of frozen product. R G Clark notes these plants supplied a large share of the state's eggs during peak season.
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Towa
Iowa
Dairy and Food Division
Towa Department of Agriculture
R. G Clark
Counterfeit Ten Dollar Note Found in West Union
Bankers in West Union Iowa recount a nearly perfect counterfeit ten dollar bill passed to Postmaster C F Chambers around April 19. Walter Beall notes the Hamilton portrait flaw and border lines. Chambers unknowingly redeemed the note at cost and returned it to the Federal Reserve in Chicago. The note was stamped by postal officials as worthless and Chambers could not retain it. The origin of the bill remains unknown.
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West Union
Walter Beall
C. Fr. Chambers
Beail
Alexandr Hamilton
Chambers
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Centerville Towa Cleanup Yields 100 Tons of Dirt
A moral cleanup campaign began as 13 men equipped with haylocks hauled by tractors spent several days covering 126 miles of streets in Centerville Towa. They hauled away 55 loads of junk and rubbish, totaling over 100 tons. The crew has done similar campaigns in prior years but found twice as much this year as ever before.
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Centerville
Towa
Former Rock Valley Girl Ruth Minard Yeager Dies at 38
Ruth Louise Minard Yeager, born June 5, 1893 in Rock Valley Iowa, taught in Sioux and O'Brien counties before marrying Ory Yeager in 1918. She lived near Sacred Heart Minnesota and died May 5, 1932 in Montevideo at 37 years 11 months. Funeral held May 11 at Rock Valley and Renville. Burial at Renville with family distant attendees.
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Ruth Louise Minard
By Minard
Rock Valley
Iowa
Sioux
O’brien
Ory Yeager
Sutherland
Sacred Heart
Minn
Elinor
Lois
Seattle
Wasiie
Amateurish Extortionists Nabbed in Spencer Town
Two 1A extortionists threatened to kidnap a 66 year old if 350 dollars was not paid. No kidnapping occurred as they backed down at the rendezvous when police arrived. They faced five year sentences in the penitentiary a few days later.
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Spencer
I Penitentidrr
Social events of the past week highlight lodge meetings
Local Mason lodge members held regular meetings with wives friends attending bridge and social gatherings. Hostesses organized lunches, high scores were noted in bridge games, and several clubs met at homes. A county convention and a state event drew attendees from Rock Valley and Cherokee with meals and programs. The week closed with card tournaments and a rainy day picnic at the State Park.
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Order of the Mason Lodge
Ags. H. 9. Miller
Rock Valley
Federated ‘ Men’s Clubs
Orage City
Ias
Whters
Relander
Enda Wiggerman
Russe
Leon_ ard
Drv
Lock
V. D. Bertier
Marilyn
Lock Home
Ten year old killed by tombstone fall near LeRoy Tong
A 10 year old boy and a companion entered a cemetery near LeRoy Tong to read inscriptions. The edge of a tombstone base gave way after frost and rain, toppled, and crushed him. Despite aid, death was instantaneous.
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LeRoy
Tong
Famous Kapitan the wonder dog to visit Orpheum
Hollywood’s famous canine Kapitan, son of Rin Tin Tin, comes to Rock Valley for a 25 minute in person program at the Orpheum Tuesday May 24. He tours with master L R Lenhart, insured for 25000, and will be paired with the feature film Rich Pressure. A 4:15 children's matinee is scheduled to showcase the amazing dog act.
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Tin Tin
Strongheart
Ranger
Kapitan
L. R. Lenhart
van Powell
Local editor buys suit. Westra Academy set for Friday
Chas Sawyer of Hull editor of the Index visited Valley last Saturday and bought clothing at Foppe Pioneer Store. Westra Academy commencement is Friday at 8 PM in Hull's Christian Reformed church with Rev. J Weidenar of Ellington, Minnesota as speaker. Glee club performance boosts campaign for Walter and Newport of Davenport, Iowa, candidate for Attorney General on the Republican ticket. Oliver P Bermann of Mapleton, Iowa, candidate for Iowa Lieutenant Governor on the Republican ticket, visited Rock Valley and impressed locals. Milwaukee Stock Yards shipment saw 138 hogs and 124 cattle shipped by George Hormel Company buyers, origin bustling from Lester, Gran farm, and Haverhall farm, left on the fast stock train each Saturday evening.
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Chas
Sawyer
Hull
Index
Valley
Foppe Pioneer
Wesetra Academy
Christian Reformed Church of
Sue Be
J. Weidenar
E Isington
Minn
Glee Club
Walte and Newport
Davenport
Iowa
At_torney
Republic
Oliver. P. Bermnatt
Mapleton
Rock Valley
Milhwaukee
George Hormel Company
Austin, Minn
Hges
Vier Lester
Haverhall
Tam A District Supervisor Campaign on Republican Ticket
A fragment from a public election notice shows candidate Tam A seeking re election as Supervisor from the Am district on the Republican ticket. The text hints at campaign support but is incomplete and lacks concrete dates or actions.
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Tam
Jung Ik
News items of twenty years ago recount local events
A column recalls twenty years past, noting visits by Al W Little and James Cain of Flandreau, schooling changes for Blanché Hastings, a drowning in Mitchell, and local campaigning by John Jongewaard. It describes a near-accident involving Mrs. Vander More, a trip to Ireland, and a Spirit Lake boating incident where Hans Moeller nearly drowned but survived with help from a companion.
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AL W. Little
Jas. Cain
Flandreau
S. D
Tha
John Jongewaard
Orange City
Offee
John Vander More
Vander Mere Farm
Rock Valley
Hawarden
Vander More
Dennis Phelan
Ireland
Hans J Moelig
Spirit Lake
Moeller
Narcowhge
Peter_ son
Sibley
Rats Undermine Pavement On Lincoln Highway at Marstown
A Lincoln Highway segment through Marstown suffered pavement damage from a rat infestation. Maintenance workers filled holes with concrete but tunnels under the road persisted. Authorities used cyanide bait to exterminate rats and protect the road structure.
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Lincoln Highway
Marshalltown
Weath
Nier
Hull Wins as Rock Valley Falls Narrowly
The Hull team defeated Rock Valley in a game marred by errors, with Hull taking the lead in the Afth inning and extending the advantage after a costly seventh inning blast. Nick Retsberge, Johnny Kersbergen, and Chalk Dykstra contributed key hits as Rock Valley limited scoring until late.
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Hull
Rock Valley
Nick ‘Retsberge
Joohnny Kerbergen
Chalk’ Dykstra
Erybody
John Kersbergen
Rock Valley Go
Parking Notice Urges Tighter Parking At Rock Valley
Car drivers are urged to park more efficiently in Rock Valley streets especially on Wednesday and Saturday. Do not exceed space needed. Park at an angle and as close to other cars as convenient to create more room for all. Greater care in parking will be appreciated by all.
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Rock Valley
Ambiguous Phrase on Campaign Roles Circulates
A garbled line suggesting a political campaign claim about a treasurer role and attorney general branding is circulating without clear context. The fragment implies a misattributed or contested nomination or endorsement affecting a local election. No concrete names, dates, or places are readable.
First Reformed Church Sunday Services Schedule
The First Reformed Church offers 9:30 A M Dutch service on Jing woodzakely and 2:00 P M English service titled soning together with God Isaiah 1 18. Sunday school follows in the afternoon. C E Meeting at 7:45. Mrs de Weerd discusses misie in church worship.
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Jing Woodzakely
God
C. E
de Weerd
Many Tramps on Freight Trains Item Reprinted
The Burlington road is cited for using a certain method of tying luggage with red handles as tramps ride freight trains. An estimated thousand men are seen riding Burlington freight trains, with 52 standing in a coal car looking over the city as trains pass.
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The
Post
Burlington
Burlington Road
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Rock Valley, Iowa
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