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Rock Valley Bee

Location

Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1929

Page

9

Notes From Sur Public Schools Bring Busy Week

The sur Public Schools report absences in first grade due to illness. Second graders study the first Thanksgiving and build Pilgrim dioramas with wigwams and a Mayflower on the ocean. Typing speeds earn Frances Smits a 2541 WPM badge. Ruth Walholm second with 224 WPM. Winifred Palsma tops accuracy with 17 words per minute perfect copy. The Girls Basketball Team earns news. County Basket Ball Tournament dates set. Nov. 14 school masters meeting noted. posters for National Children’s Back Week drawn. meals listed for next week. illness leads to Sando leaving early. desk blotters supplied. two beam games at George Friday.

Ilness Berneith Siemensma Mr. Rabbit Mie Chiveh Chester Droog Frances Smits Welen Ruth Walhol Winifred Palsma Ice de Smet Rok Valley High Merrill Quinto Mervill Akin Miller Dennis Spenefeliving T. May Sioux County Hawarden Rock Valley Maurice Hull Sioux Center Sando George

Inwood High sweeps Rock Valley in Tuesday basketball

Inwood High defeated Rock Valley teams on Tuesday night. The Inwood girls won 30 to 12. The Rock Valley boys trailed by a single point at halftime and led briefly, but Inwood pulled away for a 14 to 10 victory.

Rock Valley High School Tinwood Iawood Inwood Girls Rock Valley Girls Rock Valley Boys Rock Valley Inwood

Thanksgiving Day Reflections On Blessings And Gratitude

The essay extols thanks for life health and blessings, notes peace and prosperity, and urges all to dedicate Thanksgiving to God. It urges families worship and prayer, recalling Biblical and American ideals while acknowledging hardships and dependence on a higher power. It concludes with hopeful plans for a sacred observance.

God

Sioux County Teachers Plan Brace of School Improvements

About 40 teachers attended a study center at Otage City with Tk in charge and Prof. Ath and Prof. Wiley from Town State Teachers College stressing reading and health. Plans include more standard schools next year, library books ordered, and preparations for Boost Basket Ball tournament in Hawarden February 21 and 22.

Otage City Ath Wiley Town State Teachers College Tye Bell Eagle Township Mnetd Bagi Tye Earle Township Cliba Sioux Center Hawarden

County officials plan 10 to 20 new rural Sioux County schools

Special effort to turn out good spellers. Teachers needing 8th grade review booklets should write the county Sup t. We can furnish one to each school. Plans are under way toward several new rural schools in Sioux County for ext summer. It looks now like we would build all the way from 10 to 20 new buildings in 1930. Tt won't be long with Sioux county ha all modern schools. Chas H. Tye.

Prgram Elea Ahd Sup't Mulder Hospers Boyden and Hull Milder Sioux Coy Hawwarden Sibley Hawarden T Iis Sioux County Chas H. Tye

Thanksgiving Day Closures Reported for Rock Valley

Businesses in Rock Valley will close all day on Thanksgiving Day November 28. The city scale of five and all bypass places that usually close for several holidays will observe the closure.

Aglas Buen Rock Valley

Doon News Items Highlight Local Visits and Travel

Doon residents report visits and social trips with neighbors in Rock Rapids, Alvord, Moorehead and Sibley. Arie Kersbergen of Juck Valley and the Hanson family from Rock Rapids joined various locals for Sunday activities.

Arie Kersbergen Juck Valley Will Kersbergen Hanson and Rock ‘Rapids Geo. Engelking John Beinkhons Sibley Doon A. Krneger Alvord Fred Engelking Andrew Bonestrop Rack Rapids Dehn Burgh Re ‘Beton Minnesoth Muriel Rogers Lucille Barren

Sioux Center News Items Highlights Community Visits

Local notes record visits and travels among residents and families. Pella Iowa resident Mrs Von Emmerick spent weekend at M Burgintn home. Rev Gh Dowenstee led church services. Los Angeles pair Bekman visited G Ulstein home. Grace Borman finished nurse training in Chicago returned home.

von Emmerick Pella Iowa M. Burg Gh Dowenstee Bekman Los Angeles Calif G. Uulstein Earnest Moulder Sioux City Margaret van Wyk Suniaye A. Santema Mis

No Hunting Signs Fail to Deter Alamount Hunters

Property damage and feed theft reported near signs reading No Hunting. Residents allege recurring trespass by hunters, with ongoing disturbances and requests for enforcement and monitoring.

Jsuen Chris Hoy

News Items of Twenty Years Ago Highlights local moves and visits

Chas Wilson and family depart for Mapelton. A. E. Henry ex sheriff of Sioux county visits friends. Henry leaves with Montana relatives. Geo Krunk visits with daughter Mrs M T Lewis. Frank in Milwaukee. Mrs H Selienmner visits Bancroft. Grand daughter arrives for Chas Diseh ler home. Families attend a Christian Science meeting in Waterton. C G A Walhol returns from Colorado for his project scope. Mrs Wiha visits Orange City. Lt Large expected home. Mrs Boggess hosts from Inwood. Mak from Inwood in new auto with friends. Dykstra visits from Orange City. John Grimmaill visits from Ackley. Robert McCool moves to Winifred South Dakota. Rest of family to follow midweek.

Chas, Wilson Mapelton Town A. E. Henry Tintl Sioux County Chas Disehler John Gebhardt Myx W. H. DeVoo Emerson DeVoo Minnie Grossenburg Will Roggoin Waterton Iown A. Walhol Colorado Nebrashka Iowa Wiha Orange City Large Walhot Mrs. Boggess Inwood W. J. Boggess Mak Inwood Moylly No OB Dykstra Orwnge City

Thanksgiving Day Services at First Christian Reformed Church

Rev J Gritter leads English service at 8 and Holland service at 2 with infant baptism and sermon in preparation for the Lord's Supper on December 1. The Martha Circle plans a goods sale and a benevolent event. the congregation studies the Apostles Creed while fund goals are shared.

Christian Reformed Church J. Gritter

Legion Festival in Dalbs Hall Opens Open Event

The American Legion plans a four festival at Dalbs Hall Monday evening with an open base admission. Games of all kinds, prizes, and a social evening are promised. Guests include Mr and Mrs Peters and Mr and Mrs Allen Walraven of Hoppers, with Meoound, Mrs Doe Peters noted as guest last Friday.

Amerian Legion Dablts Hall Rome Taid Peters Allen Walraven Hospers Cat Albert

Hudson check forger caught after string of thefts

On Wednesday Chas May, a known forger in Hudson, presented a forged $24 Nels Anderson cheque at Sion Valley Station after a service. Bert Wright accepted the cheque and paid the change, leading May to flee to town with Anderson. A pursuit to Hawarden revealed May had bought $20 from a pool hall with the forged funds. May admitted guilt, refunded two cheques, and was jailed by Marshal Chris Nelson overnight. A second forged cheque was found the next morning involving Harry Miller. May and accomplices Bert and Nels traveled to Hawarden to face justice.

HuitsoatterOn Uinning Chas May Gem Nels Anderson Toiwn Sion Valley Bert Nels Hawarden Pay Khuen Chris Nelson Hoesepen Justice Court Haawars Len Feday Harry Miller Ashing Harey Milley

Methodlists Community Church Thanksgiving Services

Next Sunday morning the church plans a Thanksgiving Day service and invites all to attend. A district superintendent preached to about one hundred in memory of service. The Junior Church begins a course with forty registered, including Bible study and religious duties. Twenty two attended prayer on Thursday. a new pew will be placed in the church auditorium by the Ladies Aid. The church calls all community members to worship and join in the Christ of God.

EL Edge Sheldan Distriet Chiuveh Vorm King of Kings Lord of Lords Christ

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Sur Public Schools Inwood High State Bank, OF Walley Real ‘Tistato Wit Hudson Farmers “Mutual Hail Insurance Association’ of Iowa Kessler Owa Giorge J.C. Stuckenbruck FR. Eldvedga C.F Lehl and Athy Wills Martha M ASE Sehaumer Haus Moeller Mat W. W. Johnson Wd. Heffernan Forman Holmer Hos Cullinan John G. de ¥Ries J. Vanden Bosel John Mckeagan Peank Herman Sehmidt P. Mulder P. Moeller Medill John A. Sehnaidt Gyqne Maule Vitis Lydia Smith First National Bank Ron
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