Lake Prairie 4-H Club Plants Wildlife Cover at Ver Meer Pond
Twelve Marion County 4-H clubs joined Lake Prairie Township to plant wildlife cover around Harold Ver Meer’s upper pond. Gerrit Van Haalen led youths and Myron Nollen assisted as they planted conifers, multiflora rose, dogwood, honeysuckle, Russian olive, wild plum and wild grape to form protective cover for birds and small animals.
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Chronicle News
Lake Prairie Township
4-H Club
Harold Ver Meer
Gerrit van Haalen
Mary Frandt
Jerry Bogaards
James Roorda
Joan Nollen
Donald Ver Meer
Herbert Roorda
Mary Ver Meer
Edith Nollen
Myron Nollen
Dale Seebach
Marion County
State Conservation Commission
Ver Meer
Pella
Iowa
Conservation Commission (Fish and Game
Collector Don Patton Showcases Historic Stamp Array
Hampton collector Don Patton displays a notable stamp collection focusing on first day issue releases. The lineup includes items as early as 1851, highlighting the eighth stamp issued in the United States.
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Don Patton
Hampton
United States
Marion County Heart Fund totals rise to 824.37 dollars
The 1957 Marion County Heart Fund drive reports receipts from Pella Pleasantville Dallas Melcher Knoxville and rural schools totaling 824.37 dollars. Local workers include Mrs. Jack Oswald and community leaders. donations welcomed through Mrs. William H. Fonda or Mrs. Donald Douetra to support Heart Association research education and community programs.
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Marion County
Pella
Pleasantville
Dallas
Melcher
Knoxville
Jack Oswald
Amvets Auxiliary
Community National Bank
Don Douwstra
Herbert Perryman
Audrey Leavengood
Don Bucklew
William H. Fonda
Marion County Heart
Donald Douetra
Heart Fund
American Heart Association
Your Heart Association
Fonda
Knoxville Journal
College Faculty Member to Attend Illinois Meeting
Dr Ruth Kirchenmann of Central's foreign language department will attend the Central States Modern Language Association meeting at Urbana Illinois on April 12 13. She will join seminars in German language only as part of the conference with broader language sessions. During the Christmas holidays she attended a similar convention in Washington DC not detailed here.
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Ruth Kirchenmann
Central
Foreign Language Department
Central States Modern Language Association
Urbana, Ill
Kirchenmann
Washington D. C
Tall Corn Scout Exposition in Des Moines May 10 11
The 1957 Tall Corn Area Council Boy Scout Exposition will be May 10 and 11 at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines. Key figures include General Chairman George G. Clark and Director Thomas W. Mooney II. Tickets go on sale April 8 at 50 cents, with two children admitted on one adult ticket. The event features more than 8,000 participants, 150 booths, an Aisle of Ideals, and continuous arena demonstrations.
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Tall Corn Area
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines
United States
Boone
Dallas
Guthrie
Hardin
Jasper
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Polk
Poweshiek
Story
Tama
Warren
George G. Clark
Fourth St
West Des Moines
Thomas W. Mooney II
Tall Corn Council
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Explorers
DYKSTRA OF CENTRAL HONORED BY SIMPSON BASKETBALL SQUAD
Indianola Iowa Charles Lang erud Simpson center from Forest City was recently elected captain of the 1957 58 Redman basketball squad A sophomore Lang erud was top scorer the past season with 304 points The Simpson varsity also elected two all opponent teams The first team included Ron Jarms Wayne Sawyer Don Gibbs Stu Steiner Art Marg heim The second squad named Bob Ballard Ian Wesle yan Paul Brown Virgil Dykstra Roger Schroeder Jerry Ibach
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Indianola
Iowa
Charles Langerud
Simpson
Forest City
Redman
Langerud
Simpson Varsity
Ron Jarms
Wayne Sawyer
Upper Town
Don Gibbs
Iowa Wesleyan
Stu Steiner
Parsons
Art Margheim
Wartburg
Bob Ballard
Ian Wesleyan
Paul Brown
Dubuque
Virgil Dykstra
Roger Schroeder
Luther
Jerry Ibach
Buena Vista
National scope defined by the times of that era
The fragment notes that the event or policy discussed had broad national impact for its period, indicating wide reach beyond local or regional boundaries and reflecting nationwide relevance in its era.
Central Tennis Team Beats Simpson 5-4 in Five-Hour Match
In a weary five hour meet at Indianola on Saturday April 6 Central, with a new and inexperienced squad, defeated Simpson 5-4 to snap a winless stretch since 1955. The decisive point came from the third doubles team Glen Roelofs Dike and Jerry Duffus who won 6-4 6-4 under lights.
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Indianola
Central
Simpson
Glen Roelofs
Dike
Jerry Duffus
Brooklyn
Roger Bruggink
Odstburg
Wis
Steve Barnes
Tennis results span multiple matches in mixed singles and doubles
Dick Buxton defeated Roger Bruggink 3-6 6-0 12-10. Steve Barnes beat Bob Horna day 6-2 1-6 6-3. George Weidenbacher def. Walt Alleyne 6-3 1-6 7-5. Jerry Duffus beat Loi Yamura 8-6 3-6 6-2. Bob Lewis defeated Ron LeMahieu 6-4 6-3. Roger Morehead beat Glen Roclofs 3-6 6-3 6-3. Barnes and Bruggink defeated Hornadaynd Buxton 6-4 4-6 7-5. Lewis and Alleyne beat Le Mahieu and Weidenbacher 7-5 6-1. Duffus and Roclofs defeated Yamura and Morehead 6-4 6-4.
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Dick Buxton
Roger Bruggink
Steve Barnes
Bob Hornaday
George Weidenbacher
Walt Alleyne
Jerry Duffus
Loi Yamura
Bob Lewis
Ron LeMahieu
Roger Morehead
Glen Roclofs
Barnes and
Bruggink
Hornadaynd Buxton
Lewis and
Alleyne
le Mahieu
Weidenbacher
Duffus
Roclofs
Yamura
Morehead
Nollen and Burnham Elected to County School Board
Marion County Board of Education canvass confirms Elmer Nollen elected at large and Raymond Burnham chosen from Area 2 in the March election. Nollen 747 votes and Burnham 792 with scattered write‑ins noted. Knoxville Journal reports.
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Marion County Board of Education
Elmer Nollen
Raymond Burnham
Area 2
Nollen
Burnham
Knoxville Journal
Quadruplet calves born at George Pierce farm near Glidden
Four calves were born at George Pierce's farm near Glidden. The Herefords weighed about 25 pounds at birth and were thriving ten days later.
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George Pierce
Glidden
Tulip Time Tour: Greyhound to Holland Michigan
Greyhound Lines will offer an escorted all expense tour to Holland Michigan for the Tulip Festival. The package includes overnight Detroit stays, a Gala Mystery Trip on May 17, round trip transport to Holland, a farewell branch at the Wolverine Hotel May 19, and a day in Volland with tulip farms, Dutch pantaloons, klompen dances, parades and the Netherlands Museum.
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Holland
Michigan
Greyhound Lines
Detroit
Wolverine Hotel
Volland
Netherlands
State Health Dept Urges Polio Immunization Effort
A polio awareness drive urges Iowa parents to vaccinate children using the Salk vaccine. A disabled mother in a wheelchair shares the urgency, noting many under 20 and schoolchildren still lack shots. Counties push vaccine campaigns as grants fund free vaccination for unvaccinated youths and pregnant women.
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Iowa
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