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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1977
Page
7
Labor Day plans move forward at Inspiration Hills with an announced day of celebration set for September. Organizers emphasize community activities, music, and family events expected to draw residents from surrounding areas to the hilltop venue.
Steps To Dry Now explains gourds from the garden can be dried after frost by cutting the vine, washing with soapy water, and curing in a warm dark place for three to four weeks. A water based wax finish preserves them for years. Inspiration Hills hosts a family fellowship afternoon starting at 3:00 p.m. with a campfire, musical guests, nature hikes, sports for all ages, and pies and pastries donations welcome. An offering will be collected for debt retirement.
About 16 000 calls were received to the USDA Statistical Reporting Service toll free line 800 424 7964 for crop livestock and farm economic information. The service runs 24 hours daily with daily updates at 4 p m. September topics include Poultry Eggs Agricultural Outlook Feed Situation Cattle on Feed Tobacco Cotton Dairy Soybean and Rice Situations plus Crop Weather and Stocks.
The Iowa Department of Job Service reported 13,343 workers placed in July, up 3,251 from June's 10,092. Kenneth L. Hays, director, said July placements included 9,850 young workers under 22, 1,076 veterans including 151 handicapped ex-GIs, and 233 nonveteran handicapped workers.
A new book from Iowa State University Press blends fact and fiction about early Iowa 1854 to 1870. Nan Heacock recasts Castle and Jonathan Gayle as foster grandparents, tracing Anita area settlement, romance, and the heroine Castle’s stubborn defiance of schooling and social norms.
The notice states that requests must be received by Mikkelser on by September 7. A special sticker will be issued for cars carrying handicapped persons to admit them to the grounds and to the designated conveniently located area for free parking.
A traffic study by the Iowa Department of Transportation found drivers averaged slightly over the legal limit by about one and a half miles per hour. The radar-based monitoring covered April through June at fifteen concealed locations.
Herman Brouwer 67 died. Services were held Saturday at Calvin Christian Reformed Church. The Rev. John conducted. Survived by daughter Mrs Van Ottexloo Fisk of Lakewood California and Mrs Sam Van Voorst of Sperker, and seven grandchildren. He was from Sheldon.
Dr. Cornelius Andrew De Valois 84 died at his Daytona Beach Florida residence on Wednesday August 10 Services were held August 12 at Highland Presbyterian Church Daytona Beach with interment in Bellvue Cemetery He was born December 11 1893 in Boyden Iowa and served in the US Army in Europe during WWI later in Germany He earned a veterinary degree from Iowa State University 1937 and practiced in Sheldon Iowa until 1953 He retired from a State Meat Inspector post in Daytona Beach in 1972 Survived by wife Kathryn son Donald stepson James A Wilson stepdaughter Elaine Holt twelve grandchildren three great grandchildren two brothers and two sisters
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