Honors Awarded in Iowa Poetry Contest
Leroy Koopman a Simpson College student earned Honorable Mention in an Iowa Poetry Association contest. Seventy-eight students from 20 colleges submitted poems for Lyrical Iowa edited by Elizabeth White. Top awards went to Carl L. Schmitt and Dennis Schmitz, with Steve Michaelides in third. Various hospital visits and local community notices follow among Pella and Oskaloosa residents as life events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Koopman
Central College
Iowa Poetry Association
Simpson College
Indianola
Elizabeth ‘White
Simpson
Iowa
Frederick Bock
Carl L. Schmitt
Loras College
Dennis Schmitz
Loras
Steve Michaelides
Grinnell College
Church Notes Pinches Preacher at Bible School and Supper
The note lists church events led by Pinches with a Bible study on April 9 titled The Declaration of the Supremacy of Christ Above All the Great of History and a Sunday schedule for April 7 including Jesus Life the Tragic Element Sunday School Junior C E and evening Revelation I Seven Stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Pinches
Bible School
Pinches
Thomas Boslooper
Jesus
Centuries of Faith Gather for Morning Worship and Sunday School
Everett G Ward leads Douwstra Chapel Central College services with 9:30 a.m. worship and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School, plus 6:30 p.m. Baptist Youth Fellowship. Centennial Sunday at Cent Church features morning worship at 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Sunday School, and 7:30 p.m. evening service. First Church invites all to morning worship at 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m. Sunday School, 6:30 p.m. junior to senior CFE, and 7:30 p.m. evening service. Vacation Church School Institute set for April 9 by the Iowa Council of Churches for administrators and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett G. Ward
Douwstra Chapel Central College
Baptist
Jesus
Vacation Church School Institute
Iowa Council of Churches
Second Church Service Times at 611 East First Street
Second Chrref at 611 East First Street invites visitors to worship. Preparatory service at 9 30 am on Sunday with Reverend L Van Laar. 11 am Youth Bible Class. Centennial sermon at 0 p.m. Contending for the Faith. Visitors welcome.
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East First Street
L. van Laar
Second Church
Catholic Mass at Massar Sunday Morning
Massar parish schedules Sunday services with Mass at 8:30 in the morning.
Third Reformed Church Sunday Services Outline
The Rev Charles Burton of the American Sunday School Union will lead morning worship at 9 30 with Sunday School at 10 50 and evening services at 6 30 including Jr C E and Sr C E The Temple Time broadcast features Dr Henry Bast continuing the Lenten series The Wondrous Cross heard on KBOE KNWS and KXEL at designated times.
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Charles Burton
American Sunday School Union
Jesus Faces the
Jr. C. E
Sr. C.E
Henry Bast
KBOE
KNWS
KXEL
Trinity Reform Church Service Schedule and Choir
Wm. C. De Jong, minister, leads morning service at Franklin and East Third. Sunday School teaches Jesus Faces the Cross at 11 am. Evening worship features Aga Tree Planted by the Waters with the Peoria Male Chorus. Jr C E Gloria Gosselink leads Jr and Intermediate C E groups. Trinity extends a cordial welcome.
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Wm. C. de Jong
Franklin
Calvary Church Centennial Service at Pella High School
Calvary Chr Ref Church marks its centennial with services led by Rev. Marvin R. Doornbos at Pella Christian High School. Worship at 9:30 and 11:00 with a 7:30 p.m. pre communion service. Theme: Gods Favor is Our Challenge as the church celebrates 100 years of blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Remnant Faith and End Time Sermons At Local Church
The Church of the Open Bible led by Pastor Leo De Prenger and Alvin Van Houwelingen hosts a Sunday schedule with 9:45 a.m. Sunday School and an 11:00 a.m. worship including communion. A 7:30 p.m. evangelistic service features a message on The Seven Judgments. A district rally for southeast Iowa is planned in Bloomfield next Monday at 7:45 p.m. as Rev. L. C. Card gives a farewell message. The Ladies Dorcas meet Thursday at 1 p.m. and Uncle Jerry's Bible Youth Crusader broadcast airs Sunday at 8:30 a.m.
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Leo de Prenger
Alvin van Houwelingen
Overcomer
Henry Schuring
Iowa
Bloomfield
Rev
L. C. Card
Ottumwa
Pasadena
Calli
Dorcas
KBOE
Oskaloosa
Our Church
Uncle Jerry
Bible Youth
Be Careful in Following Your Christian Calling Theme
St Andrew's Ev Lutheran Church lists 9 30 am services with theme Be Careful in Following Your Christian Calling 10 30 am Sunday School and 7 30 pm Luther League meeting at Kellogg this Sunday evening.
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Luther League I
Kellogg
Protestant Reformed Hour broadcast by Grand Rapids church
Rev G Lubbers leads the Reformed Witness Hour on KBOE Osceola broadcast Sundays at noontime with singing and sermons from the First Protestant Reformed Church Grand Rapids Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Lubbers
Reformed Witness Hour
KBOE
First Protestant Reformed Church
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Red Men Roamed Iowa in Pioneer Days
The Palimpsest issue explores Iowa tribes names and places Keokuk Black Hawk Mahaska along with towns Keokuk Decorah Waukon Otoboji. It covers Sioux Sac Fox Omaha Winnebago Pottawattamie and methods of living from dances to story telling and warfare shaping early state history.
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Iowa
Appanoose
Black Hawk
Mahaska
Poweshiek
Keokuk
Decorah
Waukon
Okoboji
Maquokets
Wapsipinicon
Nodaway
Nishnabotna
Mississippi
Missouri
the Palimpsest
State Historical Society of Town
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Nebraska
Blackbird
Oman
Fox
Wisconsin
Wapello
Minnesota
Inkpaduta
Spirit Lake
Waneta
Wabasha
War Eagle
Pottawattamie
Illinois
Ilinois
Kansas
United States
Electrical Load Basics for Wiring Needs in Poultry Farming
This article explains electrical load considerations for farming setups. It covers estimating total wattage up to 60 000 watts, service needs up to 200 amperes with infrared brooders, ventilation gear, and automatic waterers. It notes separate circuits for central controls and motor loads, and emphasizes appropriate wire sizes for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karow
Yana
Peaceful Iowa Indians Preserve Old Ways Amid Change
The text notes that native religious life was animistic with the Great Spirit as creator. It explains the gens system linking founders to animal forms. It observes the period of conflict is over in Iowa and remaining Indians live peacefully with whites, with Tama Powwow as a rare reminder of past days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Tama
Iowa Fourth in Milk Production Among States
Iowa ranks among leading dairy states per the Iowa Development Commission. On a ten year average it places fourth in milk production, with 1945 through 1954 dairy cows producing over 6 billion pounds annually, about 5 percent of U.S. total. In 1956 Iowa was sixth with 6.314 billion pounds, still about 5 percent of the national total as U.S. output reached a record 125 billion. Iowa also held strong shares in cheese and ice cream production.
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Towa
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Marketing Service
U.S
Hawkeye Bossies
Annuals Add Color To Flower Gardens
Iowa State College horticulturist Ben Vance says annuals provide maximum color at low cost, blooming all summer and fall. Seed is cheap and annuals suit many planting situations from around shrubs to porch boxes. Hardy types like sweetpeas and larkspur can be planted in early spring. most annuals are tender and planted after frost risk. Three new 1957 All-America annuals include two petunias and a phlox, with Red Satin petunia and Twinkle phlox offering bright, compact blooms.
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Ben Vance
Iowa State College
Vance
Hillsboro man loses forearm while sawing wood
Clifford Hoaglin of Hillsboro lost part of his left arm while sawing wood on his father's farm. The amputation occurred about five inches above the wrist.
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Clifford Hoaglin
Hillsboro
Births in Pella area report several new arrivals
Mr and Mrs Donald Lee Buyert of Pella welcomed a daughter born Thursday March 28 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa. Mr and Mrs James Wierda of Pella welcomed a daughter born Wednesday March 27 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa. Carson of Pella welcomed a son born Thursday March 28 at Mahaska Hospital Oskaloosa. Arvin G Boot of Route 1 Pella welcomed a baby girl at Des Moines Sons Methodist Beretta Friday March. Gordon Vander Hart welcomed a daughter born Wednesday April 8 at Mercy Hospital.
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Ira P. de Cook
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Saturda
Vernon D. Boot
Inson
John Dale
Marion van Hemert
Pella
Nick Hoksbergen
Tainter
Mercy
Frank de Jong
Mahaska Hospital
James Wiarda
Deborah Lynn Willemsen
Wilfred Willemsen
Donald Bud
Joel
John Vander Waal
Mahaska Hosital
George Garson
Mahaska
Wierda
Weforedaye
Carson
George Carson
Boot
Arvin G. Boot
Route 1
Sons Methodist Berettal
Des Moines
Vander Hart
Mrs
Gordon Vander Hart
Martin’s final ride ends in a dangerous jump on the road
Clay Martin, 34, a husband and father, drove home from work when speed intruded and a slight bank sent his car into a 60 foot airborne leap. Read with blunt, aching detail a man’s last moments behind the wheel as neighbors recall a life of routine and responsibility.
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Martin
Clay Martin
Dubuque's First Church Donation Moment
John Johnson, a respected Dubuque citizen, urged five young men to fund the first Methodist Church. One offered a dollar for a dancing house but pledged support for the church after a moral exhortation about raising families in the Black Hawk Purchase. The pent-up discussion ended with the youth saying, Here’s a dollar.
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John Johnson
Dubuque
Ambling House
Johnson
Black Hawk Purchase
Stanton couple marks 60th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Shogren celebrated their 60th anniversary at their Stanton home where they were married six decades ago. They have lived in their current residence for all but three years of their marriage.
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Clifford Douglas
Aurorial
Douglas W
Pella
J. P. Rees
Dougl
van Rees
Aurora
J. Desser
Glandon
Bob Douglas
Mr. van Rees
Joe E. Shogren
Stanton
W C T U to Meet at Mrs C Evers Home
Women's Christian Temperance Union members will gather at Mrs. C Evers home on Tuesday afternoon April 9 at 2 pm for a society meeting.
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The
Wamen’s Christian Temperance Union
C. Evers
Contouring Can Save Vital Water in July and August
Water is the limiting factor in crop production as demand grows and soils dry. Contour farming can conserve moisture, reducing runoff losses and preserving about 54 000 gallons per acre, worth roughly seven bushels of corn or seven dollars per acre at current prices.
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U.S
Jasper
Marion County
Marion County 4-H Leaders Plan Activities March 27
The farm project 4-H leaders from Marion County met on Wednesday March 27 for an organizational and training session. Activities for the next period were discussed including programs, short course, and life conservation. Demonstration ideas for club meetings were presented by Billy McCorkle of the Friendly Fellows 4-H club, with many leaders in attendance.
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Farm Project
Marion County
Billy Mc Corkle
Friendly Fellows
Ernest Blom
Pete Rus
Gerrit van
Healen
Charles van
Zoe
Ph Dyer
Lloyd Core
Marvinents Baymi
Terden
Eres An Man
E Harvey
Jim Cronter
Bry' Hey Wales
Dale Rodgers
Clifford Barer
Ae 'A Cliford
Tommy Jordan
Gene Stevenson
Waldo McCorkle
Brothers Reunite After 88 Years Apart in 5 Decades
Two brothers Carl McSpadden of Hamburg and Walters Junction City Oregon met for a visit after 5 decades of 28 years and the four had not been together for 88 years, reuniting in a long awaited family gathering.
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Carl McSpadden
Hamburg
Walters Junction City
Oregon
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