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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1935
Page
6
A West Finnx Clasis vote to move Sunday observance is criticized as failing to grasp the Sabbath. Peter Klein argues the Fourth Commandment remains negative and impossible for Jesus to keep, while U.S. federal farm loan ads and preacher wages appear amid the discussion.
The town clock in Maquoketa Jackson County Iowa, installed in 1890 with a bronze bell, ran true for 45 years but recently went off balance. The community is upset as the clock’s condition halts normal town affairs until it is repaired.
An Iowa Falls police dog named Bum battled a waiskrat intruder and, after a 15 minute contest, overpowered and killed it with Officer John Jones, Jack Purdy, and Robert Weyrauch assisting. The creature was a muskrat from the nearby river.
Plart township social note lists Sunday visits at Hawarden area homes. Families including Tarrell, Thomas, Amundson join Briggle and Miller households for suppers and birthday anniversaries. Mrs Schlumbohm marks 75th birthday with family gathering. Al Dekker and Jake Hoekstra visit Maurice Dekker home.
Ben Spitzbarth of Cherokee is told his car has been found at Spirit Lake by Mayor Norstrom. They check and confirm the car is missing, having been driven there overnight. In another note L B Callison sold a hog and Dr Lazear miscounted ten porkers after crate arrival, amid nine blessed events in the journey.
Red Oak Iowa firemen report a busy Fire Prevention Week with nine alarms, more than any full month in 1935. One call came from the Country Club area, the rest from small roof fires caused by furnace tune ups. none were serious.
A.G. McGee of Fairmont Minnesota was repairing an electric ice box in a Bancroft Iowa area creamery when a pipe brake released liquid sulfur dioxide under high pressure. The man was blinded for about 30 minutes before fellow workers found him. he is now recovering.
Thieves broke into a popcorn elevator in Spencer Town and stole 120 sacks of corn, each 100 pounds, totaling 1,410 dollars. They avoided marked sacks and fled with unmarked bags. Markets were alerted to watch for resale, as six tons remain possible to consume by the robbers.
The letter from W. A. Hixon, Daytona Beach Florida pastor, to President Roosevelt critiques the Social Security plan, mocks the bureaucratic hurdles, and argues the need for Townsend proposals. He notes the $180 to $340 annual benefits under various conditions and defends government aid while urging open White House discussion.
In Osceola county Sibley a transient, reportedly intoxicated, entered the Hoffmans household and settled on a daybed. Hilda Hall, Hoffmans’ granddaughter, confronted him and called police. The man was jailed for the night after being escorted away.
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