Local News Tells of Visitors and Short Snaps
Short items note visits from Mrs EL J Dubbe of Wentworth SD and daughter Mrs T Limmer. Mr and Mrs John Dykhuis from Volga SD visited Rock Valley friends. many relatives from nearby towns spent weekends in Rock Valley. Doctor Scanlan and family hosted guests. others travel for family gatherings and job visits around the region. A barber shop ad and local services fill the page amid busy community chatter.
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John Dykhuis
Volgag
Rock Valley
M. de Blonk
Spencer Roorda
Sheldon
WW. C. Kooiman
G. Hoevenagel
Sioux City
Dale Holmes
Higin
Iowa
G. J. Pfarrer
Herman Vander Well
Boyden
Satuday
Sinjon
Rose Aurit
Cheagh
Aurit
B. Linkenheil
Rock Rapids
Chicago
Lucile Linkheil
Steven de Vries
Hosovers
W. Vander Well
A. Vanden Brink
Alton
Vander Well
de Vries and
Daugther
Bert van den Berg
Jerry Brandts
Corner Drug Store
van den Berg
D. J. Scaulan
Emmett
Sioux Falls
John Vander Velden
W. B. Hansen
Kinsley
Johi Hajisen
N.V Yohe
Des Moines
Atd
R.C. Yohe
Allerton
L. D. Shannon
I. V. Yohe
Anele
RR. C. Yohe
Shannon
Hurdlebrink
van Tuynman
W. C. ‘Leonard and Son
Tal
Herbert Renshaw
A. Christianson
Inwood
Hastings
Joe Peters
Widin Street
Peters
Bil Tong
de Laval
Netpleton Commercial College
Mankato
Minn
Plan for a new north south highway across the state
State highway commission outlines a future North South route from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico. The Jefferson Highway No 63 is already paved from the Minnesota line to the Missouri line.
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Candia
Gulf of Mexico
Salmien
Cass County
United States
Missouri State Line
Minnesota State Line
Local store reports stronger fall coat sales than 1928 and 1929
The store states it has sold more coats this fall than on the same date in 1928 or 1929, attributing the gain to loyal local customers returning after trying chain stores and mail order houses. The piece cites experience, low prices, value, and service as factors, plus a commitment to supporting small towns and offering altercations and fit adjustments.
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Ike
iWe
New York
Seadow
A Message to Country Merchants From Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge urges rural merchants to secure stock, avoid heavy discounting, and collect payments promptly. He notes demand outpacing production, warns against overstocking, and emphasizes public duty to pay outstanding merchandise bills while maintaining prudent finances.
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Calvin Coolidge
Big Crop of Black Walnuts Reported in Northeastern Iowa
Waukon resident C. S. Bailey notes a large walnut crop with thousands of bushels likely to waste this fall without organized gathering efforts. Hickory nuts are also plentiful in local timber, selling in Des Moines for ten cents per pound. A bushel of hickory nuts or walnuts weighs about 50 pounds.
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Iowa
Womalamakee
C. S. Bailey
Waukon
Des Moines
Hailstorm Strikes Mexicol Area With Heavy Fallout
A recent Mexicol report describes a severe hail event that overwhelmed the region. John Dell on the John Hatner farm collected three buckets of hail from a creek bed fifteen days after the storm and planned to use it to make ice for a corn aldreding crew. The hail stood five feet deep in places and did not melt for days even under sheds.
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Mexicol
John Dell
John Hatner
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Herbert de Jong
Parkersburg
Rock Val
Joy
A. J. Fritts
Elmer Fritta
Dell Rapids
Ladies Aid
Methodist Church
A. Hall
Tana
Vane
Earle Hayden
Strekstuver
Aiken
Omaha
Johor Yastden Basch Theslay
Wivd
Charence Otton
Beauty Shop
J Landhuis
Mr. Coolinge
Orpheum Theatre
Chas. Bickford
Ourgan
Robert Montgomery
Bennie Rubin
Charley Chase
Pathe News
John McCormick
Roelofs & Vander Bok
Rock Valley Creamery Co