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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1930
Page
5
Yowa's coal mining industry furnished employment to 7,252 workers in 1929. The average miner worked full time, contributing to the town's economic base and regional output.
Town vitals show 175 days in 1925, with more employment for town miners and higher money allotments to support their pay. Officials note better wages and steady work, aiming to improve local economy and stability for workers.
Readable fragments indicate goods raised on county farms are being processed at local factories in town. The note mentions farm origins and industrial use, signaling a shift from agriculture to manufacturing within the region.
The article notes widespread road paving boosts truck and bus service while challenging railway branches. The state railway commission struggles to balance interests as auto owners push for road freight priorities, with over half of livestock moving by motor truck to Sioux City packing houses. Passenger train reductions occur as buses expand among rail-operated routes.
Local report details a Civil War veteran believed preserved in petrification after a 40 year old grave opening. Walter Ream’s grave at Competine was opened by John C. Ferguson Post members and the body appeared preserved, likely by earth chemistry. It was moved to Graceland cemetery in Knoxville where guards watched it nightly before the danger of theft was deemed over.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation will sponsor Harvest Sunday on November 23 inviting rural churches and town and county organizations to cooperate. The event aims to recognize clergy members and Farm Bureau associates, encourage rural residents to welcome town and city visitors to rural churches, and foster understanding of farmer concerns in the community. It follows last year’s successful town to country Sunday.
Eastward lines run daily with No 4 at 3 42 A M to Spencer Des Moines Mason City Marquette Savanna Clinton No 22 Sioux Flyer at 5 16 P M to Sheldon Spencer Des Moines Mason City Madison Milwaukee Chicago Wayfreight No 98 at 10 40 A M Tue Thu Sat to Sanborn Westward trains No 11 Sioux Flyer at 8 53 A M daily Canton Sioux Falls Mitchell and North Black Hills No 3 to Mitchell daily 7 24 P M No Sioux Falls connection Tickets and baggage check advisable day before Make sleeping car reservations day of two in advance J W Jacobs Agent Phone 45
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