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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1935
Page
2
Andy Jensen of Oto Iowa faced trouble while transporting 33 bee colonies to Spencer. Near Correctionville his wagon track spilled bees killing several queens and angering colonies. By the next day he recovered 10 colonies back into their hives.
A community column mocks a political speech printed by a local paper and parodies promotion of a gravity challenge. Readers comment on columnists, theater acts, and a Legion parade clown, noting celebrity reads and audience reactions at a recent Jamboree with varied entertainment.
In a humorous report, Cap Eggleston earns a nickname for stubbornness as a drummer mistakes his head for a sonar drum. A metal cap over his black skullcap is noted, reflecting playful local color and long-standing curiosity about his resilience. Walter Hynes, Iowa Physic Service Co. manager, is rumored to be in South Dakota pursuing gas works, with a plan to return to Rock Valley when outdoor life cools.
Unusual accident on a hill near Reixbeck Iowa left M Claussen with a slight skull fracture and loss of hearing in one ear. Claussen’s car broke down and was towed by Fred Beekman with Merel Claussen steering. the impact threw Claussen from the moving vehicle. He is expected to recover.
Charles Parker, 70, of Hawkeye Iowa, visited Wancoma homecoming and startled the crowd by rope walking across the Wancoma mill pond. A former circus tightrope walker, Parker had not practiced in 36 years but felt the urge to try the stunt again as memories returned with the music of a calliope.
A Sioux County rally outlines a Townsend McGroarty federal pension proposal aimed at social security education and broad political support. District organizer B L Satterlee will discuss monetization ideas and the plan to finance pensions through a 2 percent transaction tax, limiting payouts by income and duration while seeking broader voter engagement. The effort promotes constitutional reform through existing parties and seeks high turnout at the polls.
Bert Sasson is credited with a unusual golf stroke during a Clarion Iowa round. Samson started with veteran golfers watching as his first drive veered toward the clubhouse crashing into his own car window. Onlookers laughed as the ball bounced off the back glass.
Max Wood of Burehinal Town bought a car with salesmen earning commissions by tallying receipts. He carried a heavy box into the showroom and opened it to reveal $600 in ankles dimes and quarters labeled chicken feed. Wood had saved sins for ten years as the purchase weighed 25 pounds.
A stranger in Winterset claimed to represent the Falls City Black Caps and organized a game with an auto prize, then sent two local girls to sell handbill ads. The event failed to occur and the promoter vanished with the ad receipts. In another tale, George Buckwalter and Myron Oleson chased a runaway steer across Iowa, using a Mason City plane to locate it after it wandered from a truck into a cornfield. The day’s odd events underscore Iowa’s reputation for outlandish schemes.
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