Declamatory contest and hockey schedule at Orange City high
The local high school hosts a declamatory contest this week and the subcounty event next week. Freshman program today under Mr Miller. Mr Roberts spoke on Africa. Basketball doubleheader with Hull Tuesday at 7:30, admissions 35 25 15 cents. new uniforms debut. Rock Valley schedule notes Hull December 2 and other dates through December 18.
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Mary and
Margaret Pauly
Noton
Hull High School
Des Moines Register
Helen Roorda
Des Moines
Miller
Roberts
Africa
Rev. Tyler
Don May
SL. Miller
Hawarden
May
Orange City
Hock Valley High
Hull
Rock Valley
Sioux Center
Maurice
Alvord
Finishing Touches on Highway Paving
The season’s paving contracts near completion with ground leveled and seeded on both sides. Crushed stone is being placed between rural mail box posts and the road, and at unpaved road contacts. Fences protect traffic on high grades during ice and sleet.
Iowa Scientist Joins South American Savage Study Expedition
A former Shall Rock resident, now Syracuse University geology associate professor A H Apfel, will join five scientists this winter to study the Motilone tribe in Venezuela and Colombia. The team, aiming to test South American cradle theory, plans to reach South America by early 1931. The Motilone are described as untouched by civilization, keeping villages and hunting practices isolated from whites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Har] A. Apfel
Shall Rock
Syracuse University
Syracuse
N. Y
Venezuela
Colombia
South America
Asia
Butler County
University of Towa
George F. Kay
Iowa Colonel Urges Peace and Finances End to Wars
Colonel Hanford MacNider of Iowa urged in Chicago that America dictate peace and refuse to finance further wars. A Des Moines DAR convention pressed for a larger navy, noting Russia trains 17 million for military service. MacNider argued ending financing of wars is a stronger peace plan than expanding armed forces.
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Iowa
Chicago
Hanford MacNider
Canada
Chi Cago
America
Col. MacNider
Daughters of the American Revolution
Des Moines
Russia
United States
MacNider
D. Alr
Tournament Dates Across Cities Listed
A sequence of dates and locations outlines tournament travel from January 9 Maurice to February 10 Canton with stopovers in Little Rock Hull Canton Alvord and Hudson, culminating in the tournament. The shorthand lists here and there travel days for teams and venues before the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice
Little Rock
Hull
Canton
Alvord
Hudson
Social Events In Rock Valley Past Week
Rock Valley residents attended a series of gatherings including a Literary Circle meeting at Mrs. J. E. Eldredge with seventeen members presenting papers on poverty charity child welfare and advertising. Other events featured Progressive Bridge at Mrs Thornburgs with forty five guests and prize winners, a W C G T U meeting near Nov 20, and a Tuesday Bridge Chat hosted by Mrs Bogart with high and low score winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Valley
J. E. Eldredge
J. W. Jacobs
H.R
H. E. Dennis
Bo le Thornburg
BR. Muizenga
McCall
Thornburg
Progressive Bridge
van Valkenbure
Doon
Maris
Hull
Dora Landschulte
Bernice Fitzgerald
B. J. Schemmer
Evelyn Landschulte
J. A. Gartland
Wo. Bogart
Jerry Steck
Shipping Cornstalks to Dubuque for Maizeboard
The Dubuque maizeboard factory began procuring cornstalks earlier than last season. Demand is expected to be large this winter. Only fields husked by hand will contribute as machines have ruined stalks. John W. Mottet of Eldora says six car loads, 73 to 100 tons, were shipped the first of the week to Maizewood in Dubuque, per Riley W. Lewis overseeing baling. Two balers are now operating locally and work will continue while weather allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
John W. Mottett
Eldora
Hardin County
Maizewood Company
Riley W. Lewis
Radio responsible for the non listening habit
Flora H. Smith of Grinnell college criticizes radio for creating a non listening habit. She notes people use radios while doing other tasks and rarely focus on music, observing pupils ignore music during designated listening times and Damrosch broadcasts.
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Flora H. Smith
Grinnell College
Polk County Records Unstable Violence Count This Year
Dr William Carpenter Polk county coroner reports 136 violent deaths this year in Polk county with auto accident fatalities at 39 and self inflicted deaths at 36. He warns motorists about rising danger while noting the year’s grim toll across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
William Carpenter
Carpenter
State Colleges Report Large Enrollments in Iowa
The biennial report to Gov. Hammill shows three state colleges totaling 19 29S students as of Nov 1 with a year total expected around 20 875. Iowa State University in Iowa City lists 9 274 enrolled now with 9 900 projected for the year. Iowa State College at Ames has 5 313 with additions to reach about 6 0. Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls reports 4 711 with a projected total near 4 075.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Education
John Hammill
University of Ioway
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Unlawful to Keep Fur Bearing Pets Leads to Fine
Two Charles City boys found six young skunks and kept them as pets. The animals grew to full size and alarmed authorities when game wardens learned of the fur bearing pets. Their father, unaware it was illegal to raise such animals, was arrested and fined $60 for violating game laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pari
Charles City
This Man Was in Many Storms
John Moffett of Eldora Iowa notes Hunt BRB Fagan of Radcliffe has faced three cyclones and several severe storms since settling in the county Each storm caused damage to his property In the last cyclone near Radcliffe a team of horses was killed a wagon hitched to them was blown away and lost with no trace found
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Moffett
Eldora
Iowa
Hunt
Fagan
Radcliffe
Twenty Years Ago in Rock Valley Social Notes
Mrs Geo Schaller of Storm Lake visited relatives and attended family gatherings. Stary Thayer returned from Laurel Montana to assess the electric lifelyt situation in Rock Valleys as the field looks good. G W Gimnill of Ackley IA visited Handy homes for a few days. J Johnson of Inwood was a Sunday guest at Amos Oakland’s. B J Alberts of Holland Michigan returned home after visiting CH Yugteveen. J W Hogan worked as clerk at Foppe Pioneer store since early week. J A Loftswold and daughter Hazel went to Chester SD after news of the death of nine month old daughter of Mr and Mrs F L A Hurt. Mrs Hurt is a daughter of the Loftswolds. T B Wade is remodeling his drug store interior. progressives note his party affiliations. Mrs Nellie Doherty of Marcus attended the Winshor Fitzgerald wedding and visited Rock Valley trends. C A Walhol visited Orange City for his ill son with pneumonia, the boy improved after Walker’s departure.
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Geo. Schaller
Storm Lake
A. J. Warren
Henry Schemmer
Burlington
Wis
Stary Thayer
Laurel
Montana
Rock Valleys
GW. Gimnill
Ackley
Iowa
Handy
Johson
Inwood
Amos Oakland
B. J. Alberts
Holland
Michy
CH. Yugteveen
J. W. Hogan
Wade
Nellie Doherty
Marcus, Town
Winshor-Fitzgerald
Rock Valley
Marshalltown Man Raises Pheasants On Large Scale
Carl W. Benson of Marshalltown runs a gune farm for four years focusing on ringneck pheasants. First year none hatched, second year forty saved, this year 100 to 300 birds. He received a 5,000 birds order for Wards restocking Kansas, sent 430 in October and expects to ship 700 total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Carl WL Benson
Benson
TAO
Kansas
Qetober Ltd
IGWA Enables Commercial Telephone Link to Australia
IGWA announces regular commercial telephone service to Australia starting October 27. A three minute call costs $66 with each extra minute at $22. The North America Australia circuit is the longest for regular telephony at over 14,000 miles, with the rate identical across the state unit of Tawa.
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Lpawns
Austalia
North America
Australia
Tawa
Race Horses Transported by Motor Trucks
Report says race horses are moved between events by motor trucks rather than trains. The method began as an experiment but proved successful and cost effective. Proponents claim horses stay in prime condition when moved by road rather than rail.
Iowa Leads in Number of Motor Cars
The United States Commerce Department notes Iowa's auto ownership far surpasses the national average. Iowa's 129 year average reached 302 autos per 1000 people, signaling a decade of increasing motorization across the state and a similar nationwide trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States Department of Commerce
Towa
Knotty Question Faces Plymouth Schools Chief
Mrs. Bess Munson Winter sues Hinton consolidated school district for salary as teacher. Evidence shows she answered she did not expect to marry when first employed at Minton high school last spring, later she married. since fall, she has reported daily and offered services, now seeks compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Peterson
Plymouth County
Bess Munson Winter
Hinton
Minton
Abs. Winter
Iowa Husking Champion Wins Cash Prize at Norton KS
Fred Stauek of Fort Dodge and four peers earned about a bushel per husk from the stream of husks as he won the title at Norton Kansas. The prize money of 1000 dollars had been promised by oil man Lee Philips of Bartlesville Oklahoma to the victor, with former Agriculture Secretary Hyde noting the pledge last December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Stauek
Fort Dodee
Harlin Corneis
Norton
Kis
Lee Philips
Bartlesville
Oklo
Philips
Lee
Lowatretary of
Hyde
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH Sunday Services November 30
The First Reformed Church lists English service at 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. sermons on The Road Toward the Best Text Phil 1 10 and Paul before Felix. Sunday school after the afternoon service. An adult class is taught by the minister and to be organized Monday evening with officers and a social hour at the parsonage. Christian Endeavor meets at 7:45. Born to Rev and Mrs J Gritter a boy and a girl twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subji
Paul
Felix
Christian Endeavor
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Schosters
State Bank OF
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P. van der Vegte
Bernard Splear
Kooima Estate
P. DE King
Chrishop
P. D. van Oosterhout
C. A. Walhof
Prea
C. Rozeboom
J. B. Walhof
Asst
Sacobie
Te Paske
Soux Center
C. Tr. U
Baiuque
C. A. Walhol
First Reformed Church
J. Gritter
Towna
First National Bank
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