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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1935
Page
2
Rock Valley Bee reports Irwin H. Chapman of LaVernee, former World War I soldier, received a citation and a medal for distinguished service signed by Gen Emile De Bono. Chapman views De Bono as a first class strategist, calmer than many Italians.
In Ames Iowa rain arrived during a blaze started by locomotive sparks that set two cornfields alight. Firemen rushed to the scene as Jupiter Pluvius began to pour, soaking the flames and leaving only smoldering embers to extinguish.
A nearsighted thief reportedly approached Theressa Thelken on her way home from church in Davenport, tapped her on the head and escaped with her prayerbook. Police suspect the man mistook the hook for a purse and fled.
Citizens debate a public building cost of two million dollars while recalling a tale of a state visit and a car light incident. Wim Schotten fixes a malfunctioning rear light on Buddy’s car and hands over a souvenir paper as a memento.
A chaotic week features a perilous basement encounter as Billy Fobes and coworkers quell a giant reptile in a Fopper store basement, then a stratosphere balloon near Rapid City, South Dakota, completes a long voyage with a successful flight and landing, hinting at future scientific revelations. The tale mentions Tom Verley's possible role and notes the earth's curvature observed from the balloon.
Reports from Rock Valley describe a mild weather program despite Armistice Day snow near Shell Rock and a blue sky in Rock Valley. Farmers complain of damp corn while beaver colonies create damns along the Rock River raising water and aiding fishing. Armistice Day gunfire, road speeds, and a Glidden lion escape highlight a week of local events.
John De Groot a farmer near New Kirk chased chickens with his family and climbing a tree one limb broke. He fell headfirst, later developing severe neck pain and was hospitalized in Orange City where doctors diagnosed a broken neck. He will stay in the hospital for several weeks.
Sheriff Fred Clemmensen investigates an odd case in Anda County, Iowa, after the John Flies family reports a mysterious stranger feeding corn to horses in an adjacent pasture. The horses have developed a habit, breaking fences to reach the corn, prompting a search for the stranger.
About 75 people gathered at St Marys church basement to hear E L Satterlee outline the Townsend Recovery and Old Age Pension Plan also known as O A L R P. The district organizer spoke for an hour detailing the amended Social Security bill and the aim to educate citizens about social security problems and encourage higher voter participation.
Barney Larson reports a stranger wandering inside the John M. Larson store in Gdebolt Iowa. The intruder was lured into a trap but the town could not identify the creature. J B Bateh declared it a scorpion after comparing to Webster's dictionary.
A cow owned by William Manor near Scranton died after swallowing an eight penny nail that pierced the intestines and heart, causing fatal hemorrhage. A veterinarian conducted the post mortem and noted the nail traveled from the gut to the heart, suggesting a delayed fatal injury.
Theodore Turner, Adams county farmer, loaded 15 goats into a trailer and drove to Birmingham Alabama to the Congregational mission. Rev Fred P Ensmnenger will decide how to use the goats to best advantage. Goats thrive in the mountain fastnesses and provide milk and butter for the mountain people.
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