Rol screenings and company notices from a busy week
Hector Bovan serves a year with us before being called to the colors next Tuesday. The office crew plans a Des Moines dinner and show. Henry Vander Horst welcomes a daughter Wilma Kay, making four Ill girls in Peney’s family. Jack Boatsma returns to work after two weeks away at shows in Milwaukee and Grand Rapids. Paul Hargrave departs for Duluth La Crosse and Rochester for about a week. Gilbert Bent leaves for a two week trip to the south. We issue a Venetian Blind price list and launch Rolite Venetian Blind. Rolscreens orders rise with projects from Southwestern Bell Kansas City, Dr. Reichelderfer Portsmouth, Drake Hotel Philadelphia, Lewis Goldsmith Portland, Shanahan Baltimore. Elmer Boat notes 13 upcoming orders in the Venetian Blind Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hector Bovan
Hee
The
Colors
Office
Des Moines
Henry Vander Horst
Wilma Kay
Peney
Jack Boatsma
Milwaukee
Grand Rapids
Paul Hargrave
Duluth
Minnesota
la Grosse
Wisconsin
Rochester
Gilbert Bent
South
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Kansas City
Missouri
San Diego
Dr. Reichelderfer
Portsmouth
Ohio
Drake
Philadelphia
Lewis Goldsmith
Portland
Oregon
Shanahan
Baltimore
Maryland
Elmer Boat
Blinds orders spread across multiple states and buildings
Local notices show numerous blinds orders for public buildings and private residences in Texarkana Hagerstown Washington Mount Pleasant Oskaloosa Ottumwa Des Moines and Baltimore. Orders include 40 72 28 9 35 blinds plus Venetian finds and casement work with additional apartment and basement projects reported from Willoughby Champaign and Helena offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texarkana
Texan
Price
Hagerstown
Maryland
Navy
Waslington
D. C
Central States Insurance Company
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Dr. Kitchen
Oskaloosa
John Morrell
Ottumwa
E. J. Kely
Des Moines
Panora
Baltimore
Willoughby
Obit Champaign
Minois
Helena
Montana
Helen Hudson and Herbert Rees Earn New York Trip
Helen Marie Hudson and Herbert Rees are named Marion County 4-H representatives to a New York City trip April 30 to May 12. The program, funded by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Iowa Economics Committee with Iowa State Extension Service, will send four girls and three boys from across Iowa to visit Lincoln High School students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Marie Hudson
Marion County
New York
Herbert Rees
Herbert
Iowa
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Iowa Economics Committee
Iowa State Extension Service
New York City
Lincoln High School
Lincoln High School Trip Plan Includes Farm Education
By the Carnogie Endowment and the Social Studies Department of Lincoln High School trips to points of interest in the city will be taken and planned discussions with Lincoln High School groups will be held. The candidate must know a lot about farm organizations cost of production and much about the extension service so questions asked by the New York students may be answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnogie Endowment
Lincoln High School
Lincoln
New York
Analysis of Soil Is Not Enough
Horticulturist B S Pickett of Iowa State College argues that soil analysis alone cannot guide crop growth. He notes soil composition varies daily, roots react to tiny chemical changes, and lab methods fail to predict soil responses, urging gardeners to use the plant as a key indicator of soil needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. S. Picket
Iowa State College
Pickett Axser
Old Age Aid Rate Highest in Marion County
In February Marion County posted the highest old age assistance rate in Iowa besides Dubuque, with an average payment of 2181 dollars alongside the state total of 20.73 dollars. Marion reported 840 recipients, matching February 1940, while costs reached 18,317 dollars, about 1,200 more than 1940. Other counties show lower averages and varied recipient counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marion County
Dubuque
Marion
Monroe County
Appanoose
Mahaska
Lucas
Towa
Knoxville Journal
Iowa Farmers Plan Acreage Shifts for 1941
Reports from Iowa farmers indicate a total crop acreage decrease of about 100000 acres for 1941 with soybean and barley plantings falling sharply while oats flax and spring wheat rise modestly. Corn acreage remains at 9 081 000 acres the same as 1940, the smallest in nearly forty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Leslie M. Carl
Open House at Oskaloosa CCC Camp
The CCC camp in Oskaloosa will hold an Open House Sunday April 6 from 10 AM to 5 PM to celebrate the CCCs eighth anniversary. Visitors can tour camp buildings, attend Palm Sunday services, view a conservation film, see PE facilities, and observe the flag retreat, with guides available to explain camp life and training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa CCC Camp Sun
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Oskaloosa Camp
Oskaloosa
Everett Cage
John Fletcher College
Local boards handle Selective Service registrants
Brig Gen Charles N Grahl says registrants should direct all inquiries to their local boards, as only local boards can classify individuals for selection or deferment. He notes state and national offices cannot act until local boards finish classifications, preventing delays and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
Charles N. Grahl
Grahl
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Lewis Jershey
Hersheid Heh
Army Flying Cadets
Navy Aviation
Hine
Hershey
They ware all ge egal i ea fae me
The readable parts of the OCR text are limited and unclear. No distinct persons organizations places dates or events can be reliably identified for a proper summary.
Seed Packet For Wildlife Now Available
Farmers and organizations may obtain planting packets from the State Forest Nursery at Ames this spring. Each packet costs 1 dollar and covers one quarter acre, containing 40 hardwood trees 40 evergreens 60 low growing trees and 60 shrubs and vines. Plans and diagrams for planting are included and packets are for game cover in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Forest Nursery
Ames
T. G. Engelking
Town State College
Iowa
Engelking
First Lady to Speak at Grinnell Institute in June
Grinnell invites Eleanor Roosevelt to headline the Grinnell Institute of International Relations this June. Max Burke, executive secretary, notes she will likely address making democracy work at home. The institute runs June 12 to 21 with ten experts from five countries plus Mrs Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Eleanor Roosevelt
White House
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
Max Burke
Fdr
Burke
Corn Sealing Time Extended Three Months
Des Moines Iowa March 27 The Town AAA committee announced a three month extension of the period for using high moisture content corn which may be delivered in the fall of 1941 H L Dietrich member of the committee and farmers may have till June 1 provided they declare their intention with a county AAA committee
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
H. L. Dietrich
Two Men Sentenced for Correspondence School Fraud
Harry A. Olson and Henry E. Marso were sentenced to year and a day in federal prison by Judge George F. Sullivan for conspiracy and fraud. The St Paul men ran Midland Educational Agency and Washington Preparatory Agency, mailing office at 1319 Minnesota Mutual Life building, deceiving farm youths and rural teachers seeking civil service exam prep. They claimed two thirds of clients were farm youths with others being Dakotas teachers. Prison term to be chosen by the Attorney General.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Sullivan
Harry A. Olson
Grand Avenue
Henry E. Marso
Randolph Avenue
St. Paul
Sullivan
Midland Educational Agency
Washington
Excitement Over Suit for $10,000 in Jasper County
An answer in the ten thousand dollar libel suit brought by Louise Vochoska, operator with her husband at a Lynnville beer tavern, against Anne Terpstra, former Lynnville mayor, has been filed with district court clerk H F Casidy by Terpstra’s attorneys. The answer notes that Vochoska’s husband was indicted by a Jasper county grand jury on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Vochoska
Lynnville
Anne Terpstra
H. F. Casidy
Terpstra
Pella Chronicle Offers Special Magazine Bundles
The Pella Chronicle lists discounted bundles arriving at $2.60 to $4.75 for numerous magazines including American Magazine, Collier's, Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, McCall's, Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Popular Mechanics, and more. Subscribers urged to send a card for special pricing on unlisted newspapers or magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Chronicle
Woman's Home
Pella_ Chronicle
Colliers Magazir
Better Homes
Pella Chronicle Christian Herald
Good Housekee
Pella Chronicle Ladies Home Jou
McCall's Magazi
Pella Chronicle Newsweek
Pella Chronicle Reader's Digest
Pella
Iowa
Libel Suit Tied to Lynnville Poem Details
The Jasper County Record reports a libel case arising from a poem posted publicly in Lynnville by Terpstra allegedly harming Mrs. Vochoska's reputation. The article notes a prior charge of furnishing beer to minors and a guilty plea with a $300 fine. references to the plaintiff as Diamond Lill and Coronation and both spouses using obscene language in public are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnville
Terpstra
Vochoska
Jasper Co. Record
AAA Sign-up Lags, Farmers Hopeful for Slow Spring
Marion county farmers delay joining the AAA this spring while the county committee remains confident that participation will rise as awareness grows and benefits are explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
AAA
Farmers show strong turnout in annual program
The annual campaign ends with high farmer participation. In 1940 Marion County registered 93 percent of crop acres enrolled and 87 percent of farmers. The county ranked fourth in the state, as reported by the Knoxville Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
Timber wolf shot near Suthrie Center measured seventy-one inches
In Suthrie Center last week, J J Clarke reported shooting a large timber wolf. The animal reportedly measured seventy-one inches in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolf J.J. Clarke
Suthrie Center
Adlerika ad promotes quick relief from bloating gas
An old advertorial note urges use of Adlerika for fast bowel action and gas relief. The reader, a 70 year old with 14 years use, endorses Adlerika and points to Vander Linden's Drug Store as the supplier. The message emphasizes elderly readers and daily comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Sc. Dak
Vander Linden
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