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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1929
Page
7
A local dealer advertises 75 tube Ford radiators at 8.75 and alcohol at 0.90 per gallon. Car and radio batteries are offered, including Hot Shot and Radio B G batteries, with exchange prices around 5.00 for two B batteries and a C battery, all justified by bulk factory purchases.
A fragmented list of rural ads offering livestock sales by owners and traders, shoe repair services, harness repairs, car curtain requests, and property sales. Notable items include 40 head of fullblood Duroc Jersey boars by R W Steele Treton Iowa, residence property in Rock Valley with barn and two acres for 2600 dollars, and various other farm goods and services. Names include Richard Posima Eert Hayden Greiner, Albert Miller & Son Hudson SD, Neal De Ruyter, W F Brower, Mrs F B Corwin, and B Lems. Prices and specifics vary, with references to vaccination, cholera immunity, and delivery notes.
John Westra of Tawood former local resident visited Rock Valley friends while Mrs. Hastings spent the weekend in Sioux City with her sister Mrs. W C Leonard. Several locals such as Mrs Mary Walpole and family journeyed to Chicago. others traveled to Sioux City and Chancellor for visits. Emil Miller broke his right forearm shelling corn and will be out for some time. Albert Kemp moved from Rock Valley to Doon with plans to drive a truck for Earle Hayden.
The Eastern Star chapter will hold its regular meeting Monday night December 2 with election of officers. Others note visitors and arrivals from St Cloud Minnesota Timber Lake South Dakota Cedar Falls and Rock Valley. Several local residents travel for schooling visits medical matters and family events including a medical operation at the Methodist hospital and an American Legion indoor festival success.
Mr and Mrs RUE of Woolridge were weekend visitors in town. Frank Keiner and Joe Van Dieest were business visitors in Sioux Falls last Thursday. Joe Bogaard and John Baxote were in Sioux Monday for business engagements.
An old time ad proclaims Greiner's Honest Harness Shop offers harness oiling and repairs using no kerosene. It pledges durability, guarantees satisfaction with money back and urges customers to bring harnesses for honest service.
Mr and Mrs Win Brantsen visited J Duistermars home in Owens last week. Mrs Ray Lubbers of Wisconsin arrived to visit her father Van der Plies who is seriously ill. Jolanna Van Rackel, a nursing student, spent Sunday with her parents. Rev J Tietema of Sheldon led services in the Reformned church Sunday. Arthur Vander Berg and Andrew Beernink visited Sioux City Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Garrat Hoetink of Orange City spent Sunday in Sioux Center. Mrs Second ivitaman, seriously ill, is improving and is expected home after days. Mr and Mrs Schoep and City business visitors were in Sioux Center last Tuesday. Conrad and Rayman Brans returned to Kansas last Wednesday. Rev Haverkamp supplied the pulpit in the First Reformed Church Sunday. Rev Heemstra led Thanksgiving Services. The Christian Endeavor Society held its annual business meeting last Tuesday night with election of new officers and a social hour.
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