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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1969
Page
2
Mr and Mrs Albert DeVager of Inwood announce the birth of a son born August Hepp. Kevin Wade weighed 9 pounds 6 ounces at birth. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Sam DeVager of Sioux Center.
Rock Valley public school enrollment reached about 60 as classes began. Local news covers jail escape cases, court appearances, visits from relatives, clerical changes, pulpits exchanged, and thanks to medical staff. A high school auditorium dedication drew an estimated 600 attendees amid paving work on an 11 mile stretch.
A fragmented OCR item lists drivers and locations including Wm Kooker Hull Interna Clarence Hoote Hull Che Willard E Smith Alton For Tom Van Maaeen Hull Che.
Fedai TM notes feeding pips selling from 15.50 to 20 dollars with larger pigs up to 28. Brood sows generally 110 to 140 dollars. Weigh-up bears 17 to 19.50. Hay and straw steady with hay 19 to 26 per ton. Choice prairie hay up to 30 per ton. Straw 40 to 55 cents per bale. Two loads of choice steer and heifer calves and mixed cattle arriving early Thursday morning.
Notices from Valley Manor list community items including Mrs Besta Yait Grouw's audit, Miss Ressi Jacobs admission to leg hospital, services at Que Savings Lutheran Church led by Rev Kannins, and birthdays for Miss Lelia Dearborn and Mrs Colia Groeneweg, marking 14th and 76th celebrations respectively.
Marriage licenses list several couples with ages and towns including Sheldon Boyden Hul and Rock Valley Hull Sioux Center Orange City Sioux Center Santhera Hull Hull Orange City and single advisory on road safety urging drivers to watch traffic conditions to avoid rear end collisions.
Applications for gun deer licenses for the 199 Iowa deer hunting season will be available September 2 1969. Special free landowner tenant license applications will also be available at that time announced the Iowa Conservation Commission. Completed forms will be accepted at the Des Moines Conservation Commission office from 8 a.m. October 1 until 4:30 October 15. Certified checks bank drafts or postal money orders will be accepted as payment.
A hospital notes page lists patients and dismissals by date with names such as Bessie Jacobs and Mrs Paul Groeneweg in August, plus several Rock Valley residents. A deer hunting license notice from the Iowa Conservation Commission details season dates September to November 1969, bow and arrow use, broadhead arrows, and shooting hours.
John R. Goldman, district manager of the Social Security Administration in Sioux City, outlined the retirement test rules. Benefits remain full for those earning up to 1680 per year, with partial withholding between 1680 and 2460, and dollar-for-dollar reductions above 2880. Call 340 Commerce Building for details. Bear, a longbean seed story begins in 1935 when Burl Morison and Verna Morrison planted seeds from a family head, yielding crops for 54 years in Mitchell County.
The commission will issue 18,020 licenses across five zones based on state deer populations. Applications must indicate preferred zone, with a $10 license fee payable by check. The gun deer season runs December 6 7 8 in designated zones as part of the drawing process.
The piece defines patriotism beyond a band or fireworks, as faith hope and charity in the state, kindness to neighbors, respect for all people, and unselfish defense of right, peace, and the common good. It urges humility, empathy, and steadfastness in adversity.
A visitor asks the front door for a donation to the Old Ladies while Mami replies with a quip about offering her mother-in-law, highlighting a terse exchange at the doorstep. The scene hints at charitable solicitation and a sharp household response.
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