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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1928
Page
5
Rock Valley will close all business places for Thanksgiving Day November 29 except drug stores may stay open part of the day for prescriptions. Elevators city scale hoober yards implement stores and general stores also close. The day is a long standing Thanksgiving holiday proclaimed statewide by Governor Hammill.
Prices for Dodge and Pontiac plummeted last week sparking market speculation about other makes. The Dodge Victory Six fell by 200 dollars and the Standard Six by 150, prompting several local cars to change hands this week as buyers react. Chevrolet plans a price move next week.
The church invites all to attend next Sunday's Lord's Supper at eleven o'clock. Evening topics continue on faith, with ongoing discussion in services led by Pastor Lyman P. Focht. Members and visitors welcome.
The notice states that 1929 plates must be purchased or applied for by January 1 1929 with a 100 penalty added on that date and 100 each month if unpaid. 1920 application cards cover five years and must bear original signatures of car owners. Transfers require owners signatures or a signed agent statement. The county treasurer will provide application blanks and banks can supply them. The Nightingales will play Thanksgiving eve at Kesslers Dance, Wednesday November 29.
E Tennant of Colfax Jasper county notes the Close-to-Nature Company is sending a canvas order for the Asiatic Petroleum Company. The shipment heads to Balik Papan on Bali, at Java’s east end, covering about 12 000 miles. Oil firms have long used Close To Nature houses in South America and Mexico.
News items from 25 years ago note George Steinberg and others spending Thanksgiving in Lennox with Prnk Steinberg. G A Duntan returns from Shell Lake Wisconsin to start a dairy farm and plans to leave with his family around December 10. Locals regret the absence of visitors and reflect on recent travel and visits to Des Moines Hills Minnesota and Sioux Center.
The Beaver Valley Milling Co of Des Moines shipped a car of this season's corn to Romania. The corn will go by rail to Baltimore, then by boat with other Iowa grain to its destination. Dr. and Mrs. John Mulder of Cavalier North Dakota arrived Saturday to visit Rock Valley relatives. Dr. Mulder is a former Rock Valley resident.
First graders study Indian life while fifth and sixth graders craft geometric art. Thanksgiving decorations appear as turkeys and fruit. Seventh and eighth graders complete Africa looklets. Senior typing students Ella Gaeke Harold Goller Peter Brandsma earned November Primary Certificates. The top typist Ila Ga wrote 41 wpm, Elsie Ver Dorn 31. Bookkeeping tests show high scores. Appreciation of Music programs arranged by Dr Damroseh begin Friday. the Damroseh orchestra performs. Orchestra members listed. Alton basketball vs Rock Valley set for Friday night. all welcome.
Friday last the hors teams Journeyed to Trond to play both first and strand teams on a floor oversized for the arena. The First engagement pitted the Second teams in a thriller with notable cash, brilliancy, and fight. Rack Valley made the only field goal from a Dykstra to Hein Kosters throw.
An Inwood led win and a tough Rock Valley game highlight the season’s challenge. Sons of superintendents Edwards and Suiglie played for their schools. Rock Valley struggled against four of last year’s county champs from Tynwood amid practice on low baskets and a high-perimeter setting. The 30 to 4 score underscores the handicap faced by the teams.
Short notices from Bar D and Hudson report social visits to R E Woolridge and family, plus upcoming shows at the Orpheum on November 28 and 29. Frank Griener completed a Sioux Falls business call. Strawberries, raspberries, and other produce advertise seasonal stock with Thanksgiving orders, apples at 1.69 per basket, and Martha Circle planning a Thanksgiving Eve sale at the Christian Reformed church.
R A Rankin and Lawrence Gealow of Belmond Wright count over 7 000 bushels of Stohi hler and Rural New Yorker potatoes on twenty acres of peat ground. A test with commercial fertilizer sent soil sample to Prof C L Fitch at Ames. Fertilizer 800 pounds produced 330 to 400 bushels per acre on United States grade No 1 potatoes. Untfertilized ground yielded about 200 bushels per acre. Six carloads were sold to Des Moines firms.
The Reform Church schedule lists morning service by Pastor R D Douwstra at 9 30 with Rev W I Kersen, a Holland service and a 1 30 Holland service. The afternoon program features a Sabbath School at 3 10 on Prayers of Paul and the Young People Society with leader Mr N Zwayn. An Avery tree sermon recalls Matthew 7 19 20.
Corn husking has dominated the Larins area for a month with downed corn and rough ground delaying machine use. Many strangers are aiding in gathering the crop as forklifts and trucks handle large loads. The season’s corn is said to be superb, with prices around 68 to 70 cents per bushel.
Dr. H Pammel of Towa State College warns that a plant sold locally as California Fern or Greater Pern is actually poison Hemlock. He urges immediate stoppage of propagation as it endangers stock and farmland, noting its carrot family roots, white flowers, whitish root, and biennial growth to three feet.
Cedar county birthplace of Herbert Clark Hoover draws global attention with widespread publication of the house image. Sixteen thousand visitors from all states and sixteen foreign countries have toured the site since his nomination in June.
Jasper notes a rapid cattle feeding expansion in Monroe as shipments began in Oetahey and large herds formed on local farms. Ralph Hendershot’s farm housed 3000 head, Livingston farm 1200, Peeve Tear lands shipped about 450 head in a day, Van Roekel 200, and Ay Ver Selmmen 140 heifers.
A dubious local scheme targets farmers who are asked to sign a petition endorsing a plan while a promoter charges 42.50 for campaign expenses. Seth Miller and G A Kent report the promoter claimed three million bushels of Avean tine corn were milled at Cedar Rapids plant. Penick & Ford reply denies any Argentina corn ground.
Sioux County W C T U notes describe Mrs Te Paske’s county science tempered instruction display at the state convention. A three tier birthday cake with blue sit rolls, ink bottle and pen, and a sign about ballot boxes are shown. A six foot miniature ship by a ten year old from Sioux County and a slogan urge build provid ships not war ships. Kathryn McMahon presented the International Relations exhibit.
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