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Shelbyville Democrat
February 8, 1933 vol LIX No. 32 p 8 col 4

ROCKFORD
      Claude Rawlings helped John Lenz with his butchering Saturday.
    Theo Lawrence called on William Ruwe Wednesday morning.
    Andy Welton and son and Chas. Shanholtzer were in Strasburg Monday.
    Roy Largent did work for Dr. Schroeder Monday.
    Mrs. Bert Kearney spent a few days last week with her mother of Lakewood, who is quite ill.
    Roy Largent was a Shelbyville and Stewardson caller Thursday.
    Wm. [William H. Y.] Ruwe was a Stewardson caller Thursday.
    The farmers of this district had a meeting last week at the school house on how to control parasites in horses.
    Mrs. Maude [M. (Hoy)] Rawdin [Smith] has been ill with the flu the past week.
    Ben Volkman was in Shelbyville Monday.
    Leeverne Rawdin and wife are at Mrs. Rawdin’s again, after a few weeks with her parents near Stewardson.
    Mrs. Ben Volkman and daughter spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Tom Ulmer and daughter.
    Tom Ulmer was in Strasburg Friday.   
    The 25th of January a large drove of robins were seen here. Also bluebirds and jenny wrens.
    Paul Louis Volkman and brother, Dean, attended church in Strasburg Sunday morning.
    There was no school here Friday.
    Tom Ulmer called on Ben Volkman Sunday morning.
    Coon hunters from Moweaqua, Strasburg and Shelbyville were in this vicinity last Thursday night.
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Shelbyville Democrat
February 8, 1933 vol LIX No. 33 p 10 col 6

ROCKFORD
    Mrs.Marie [(Smith)] Largent had dental work done in Stewardson Saturday.
    Leeverne Rawdin and wife ate Sunday dinner with Mrs. Roy Largent and children.
    Ray Wade and wife called on Tins Wade and family Saturday.
    Claude Rawlings did butchering Friday.
    Arch/[Artch] Wiley and brother, Bert, were in town Saturday.
    Theo Lawrence and family entertained company Sunday.
    George Largent will start his sawmill this Monday with Tins Wade and Roy Largent assisting.
    Adolph Rawdin has been making posts for Jim Barr.
    Ira Rawdin and brother, Adolph, and George Largent and son, Roy, called on Jim Barr and son Sunday afternoon.
    Adolph Rawdin took his daughter to the doctor Sunday.
    Whit Groves, the milk hauler, has been seen in this district quite often since the roads have dried up.
    Mrs. Belle Hanson is having her hedge posts hauled from here to her home northwest of Strasburg.
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