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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1930
Page
6
A Lyon county resident urges brighter truck headlights and warning signals on protruding bodies to prevent dangerous midnight encounters. He notes hauling stock to packing houses uses trucks at night and urges clearer visibility for oncoming drivers.
Welcome Township 7th program featured fine music and an entertaining one act play. Secretary Alon D. Schot spoke while Miss Sylvia Boeyink taught at Silicon Devon-Meris. A bus social followed. auctioneer was Mr EH De Vries. Other schools host dedication talks and sock socials as teachers plan programs, add a piano, and invite public attendance. County officials attended a Homecoming game with the University band performing.
Closing gut sale announces the sale of registered Holstein sows and heifers aged two to three years two to three fresh or near fresh. Sale to be held on the farm five miles east and three miles south of Rock Valley. E Critters Sr owner with B J Meylink and state B notices.
Weekend social notes and local visits scattered across Doon area. Mentions include Jack Shultz, Mr and Mrs Jake Mann visiting in Rock Valley, J W Howers returning from Lions Center, John Hollander and son Ed visiting Rock Rapids, Andrew Blovstad's business in Sioux Falls, Madelyn Mann Beulah Buis and Hazel Blovstad in Rock Valley, H Widden family in George, Swede Thompson in Tul, Kathryn Moell visiting Sioux Center, Rowe and Marie Trower from Sioux City, and Charles Young returning from Browns.
Numerous classified lines offering livestock poultry tools and services. Includes for sale of red pig 160 pounds, Thorobred Holstein bulls, Duroc Jersey pigs, Poland China boars, and Purebred breeds. Also requests for shoe repairs, well digging, grain hauling, and auto repair services. Lost pocketbook offers reward. loan notices. farm loan inquiry. various sale items like potatoes and storm windows. Local businesses Peters New Place Ver Mulm's shop and Central Battery featured.
Health to All funds support school health work, tuberculosis and heart disease prevention, public health nursing, clinics, and child welfare. The program aids a state effort cutting tuberculosis deaths in half and now targets heart disease. half the proceeds go to the state and half to Rock Valley, with the drive running from the day after Thanksgiving to Christmas.
December 1 is the closing date for entries in the 1931 baby beef club. Open to boys and girls aged 10 to 19, with a limit of three calves per member. The club promotes beef production practices, rural leadership, and livestock interest. prospective members should contact the county agent in Orange City for enrollment cards.
Farm Bureau announces a farm management school at the Orange City Parm Bureau office on December 10 conducted by J G C Galloway of the Extension Service. He will teach uniform record keeping and help start new records for the coming year, noting higher incomes among seasoned record keepers.
Pinal results from the Geo. Boerhage farm show four hybrids from Town State College significantly outyielding nine open pollinated varieties. The hybrids averaged 63 bushels per acre at 15 percent moisture, while open pollinated types averaged 52.44 bushels. The tests stressed uniform stands on carefully chosen ground to ensure accurate comparison.
The Armistice Day program at the Washington Township Farm Bureau meeting featured short acts recalling scenes from war times. Presented by a group including Mr and Mrs Henry Benit, Mrs H Vande Venn, Mrs Joe Coopre, Ror Searle, and Vernon Earl, the original play was praised as clever and among the year's best Farm Bureau offerings. The township organization was commended for its community activities.
The Sioux County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting December 15 at the Orange City Courthouse starting 10 A M. Morning reports from committees officers and employees will be shared. A noon covered dish luncheon will be served. Afternoon speaker E Ellison of Laserton will discuss the Sioux City Producers Commission Assn. A Farm Bureau Police Court Trial and officer elections will follow with resolutions adopted. For trucking inquiries call Wm Van der Velde at 219.
A noted internal medicine specialist with 25 years’ experience will visit Canton at the Rudolph Hotel on Friday Nov 28 from 10am to 4pm. No charge for consultation. He focuses on non surgical treatment, dietetics, and personalized medicines from his private lab. Married women must be accompanied by husbands. Address 532 586 Boston Bronx Minneapolis Minnesota.
The Rock Valley Iowa town council met in regular session in the town hall with Mayor W. J. Murphy and councilmen A. G. Vander Meer J. A. Garland C. W. Jacobs Steve Vander Well present. Minutes Oct 1 1936 approved. treasurer and weighmaster reports read and approved. multiple bills listed and allowed. Insurance renewal approved. stop signs to be ordered. new power-rate contract with local public service Co. to cancel old terms. meeting adjourned.
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