Weekly Visits With Friends in Town and Country
A sequence of town visits near Otley details farm life and family, highlighting the Vander Werf and Weyers households. The piece notes rough roads, new buildings on the Vander Werf farm, and portraits of 11 Van Wyk children, plus reflections on farming life, family, and local connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Vander Werf
Otley
C. J. van Wyk
Roorda
Vander Werf
John van Ginkel
van Ginkel
John Vander Werf
East Third Street
Bert
Henry J
Neal Anne
Joe
Reasner
Gerrit
Sully
Monroe
G.A. de Vries
Hattie
Vander Wert
John Brummel
Walter Brummel
Hans Jansen
Mes van Weelden
Richard Roozeboom
Bertha
Maggie
Dena
Jeanette
Holland
Barbara
H. Weyers
S. H. Weyers
Ven Zee
van der Ploeg
Cochran
Watson Vander Ploeg
J. H. Cochran
Chicago
Des Moines
Denver
Cole
Answers To Questions On H. O. I. M. Plan
Answers outline the Insured Mortgage Plan created under the National Housing Act. It insures lenders against loss via a mutual mortgage insurance fund. Borrowers are responsible with steady income and good credit. Apply through FHA approved lenders. lists available via FHA offices. Loans cover owner occupied residences up to 80 percent of appraised value, max 16,000. Homes may be attached or multifamily up to four units in urban, well-serviced, stable areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Weyers
Chronicle
Marshalltown
C. J. van Wyk
G. J. van Wyk
van der Ploeg
Weyers
George van Vark
Pella
van Wyk
Jake
Louis
Monroe
L. Popma
J. van Nimwegen
Art Beckman
Epp Roorda
Dirk Roorda
Hollandale
Gradus Ver
Mutual
Federal Housing Administration
Bank
Building and Loan Association
Insurance Company
Congress
Special Election Called on Pella Swimming Pool Plan
City of Pella council orders a special election for April 15 1935 to decide on erecting maintaining and financing a city swimming pool. The measure would use up to $12 000 from the electric light fund with state comptroller approval and levy a maintenance tax. The petition shows over 25 percent of electors support the proposal and cites Iowa codes enabling such a project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Iowa
Electric
Towa
Vella
Main Street
American Legion
Broadway
Liter Marble Works
Marion County
Electric Light Fund
Tows
Proper Cement Mixing Urged For Farm Concrete
County agent Walter Brown stresses proper cement mixtures for farm concrete this spring. Henry Giese of Iowa State College outlines ratios for poultry house floors and water troughs, noting water and aggregate affect strength and waterproofing. For dry soil, adjust water. well drained ground may receive concrete directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Brown
Henry Giese
Agricultural Engineering Experiment Station
Iowa State College
Concrete Mixing Advice For Rural Construction
The text notes cement's reduced price by about 15 percent this winter and that farmers planning repairs or new builds may use concrete for its permanence. It advises consulting Mr Brown or the Agricultural Engineering Department at Town State College Ames, or the Portland Cement Association in Chicago for mixing instructions, reinforcement guidance, and other details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Agricultural Engineering Department
Town State College
Ames
Portland Cement Association
Chicago
Costs Nine Cents To Pay One Cent Tax
Oskaloosa worker William E. Ted Hall notes a one cent state tax due after his first Iowa income tax filing. He paid 6 cents for a postal money order and bought a 3 cent stamp to mail the report to Des Moines. He anticipates further questions from the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E
Ted” Hall
Oskaloosa M. & St. 1
Ted
Commonwealth
Des Moines
State Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bert Vander
Mrs. Vander Wer
Alvin Dean
Mr. Weyers
John and
Herman Weyers
Adams
Nebr
Dirk de Haas
Guthrie
Okla
de Haai
Oklahoma
Quartette
Marie
P Cog
Tod
Rearox
Ket
Waee’ Weyers
Rudy Vallee
Ann Dvorak
Hollywood
Rivala
Oskaloosa
Sat
Rivala ‘Theatre
Connecticut Yankees
Frank and
Milt Britton
Helen Morgan
Ned Sparks
Robert Armstrong
Allen Jenkins
Alice, White
Joe Cawthorn
al Shean
Mr. Gallagher
Warner Bros
Mr. van Wyk
Vallee
Hap” van Gorp
United Paint and Body Co
Scotty
Farmers’ Headquarters
Rivola
Dan Dingeman
Pella Rendering Works
S.C. Reds
White Rocks
R.A. Dank
S. C
J. H. Shinn Hatcheries
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