Local residents shop and migrate around Oskaloosa and nearby towns
The column notes Mrs Lucy De Ruiter visiting Oskaloosa and her niece Jen nie Wielard post surgery. Marion and Ella De Reus moved south of Pella. Complimented by shoppers in Oskaloosa, Des Moines, Knoxville, and Prairie City. Folding door worker Wilma Slykhuis joins. Several family weddings and travels noted. Paul Farrer on a western sales trip. Spring is evident in orders and garden activity. Leona Schakel and Norma Walker visit Ottumwa. 1014 Washington Street address change for La Donna Bieshaar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy de Ruiter
Oskaloosa
Jennie Wielard
Marion
Ella de Reus
Pella
Clarence Vander Veer
Freda Liter
Des Moines
Wilma Slykhuis
Henry Rozenberg
Betty Brooks
Jimmie Mitchel
Knoxville
Rosalee Schakel
Sally Newell
Dale
Germany
Willadean Wallace
Henry Steenbock
Bangor
Maine
Air Force Base
Mississippi
Rex Ver Woert
Stevie of
Newton
Jake Ver Woert
Rex
Nebrasa
Arnold Boot
Grace Slykhuis
Gradus Veldhuizen
Prairie City
Gerrit Slykhuis
Herman Slykhuis
Clyde Wright
Wright
Eva Lehigh
Ted Allen
Lacey
Thomas McLonsborugh
Timmy McLansborugh
Leona Schakel
Norma Walker
William Dalbey
Ottumwa
Paul Farrer
Colorado
Idaho
Utah
Washington
Oregon
la Donna Bieshaar
Washington Street
Tornado history and radar aid in Iowa warnings
A midwestern note recounts Iowa tornado history from 1882 to 1953, noting 532 tornadoes on 274 days and 87 deaths. It praises Weather Bureau efforts, warnings, and new radar under John Hamilton to track storms within 150 miles of Des Moines, with prompt public dissemination through press and radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Towa
Ventura
Worth County
Grinnell
Des Moines
C. E. Lamoureux
U.S. Weather Bureau
Philosopher’s Insight Traces Atoms 300 Years Ago
A historical reflection notes Blaise Pascal as a pioneer linking philosophy and science, contrasting 17th century inquiry with modern breakthroughs. It then references Einstein and the atom bomb, highlighting how ideas shaped government risk and discovery despite limited tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaise
Albert Einstein
Einstein
Local Implement Dealers Attend Oskaloosa Clinic
The Iowa Retail Farm Equipment Association held its South Central management clinic in Oskaloosa on April 7 at the Lacey Hotel. Dealers from eight counties attended, with reps from John Deere Allis Chalmers International Harvester Massey Harris Oliver Ferguson Ford and Minneapolis Moline. Director Gary Vogelaar led the meeting with county spokesman Lee Van Gorp and Cliff Gerstenberger who reported association activities and introduced speaker Les Oester, a former John Deere dealer and noted columnist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Retail Farm Equipment Association
South Central
Oskaloosa
Lacey Hotel
Pella
John Hoeksema
Max Hoeksema
Neal Leydens
Jake Vander Waal
John Deere
Don Vos
Art Waardhuizen
Allis Chalmers
Clair Gifford
Jake de Ronde
International Harvester
Gary Vogelaar
Earl Atkins
Ray Doorenbos
Gerstenberger
Les Oester
Ilinois
Ilinois Implement Dealers Association
Farm Implement News
Oester
Average Angus sale at Hillcrest Pavilion in Marion County
Seventy two Aberdeen Angus sold for an average of 303 dollars at Hillcrest Sale Pavilion Monday. Sixty females averaged 271 dollars, 22 bulls 370 dollars. Top bull 1050 dollars to Elmer Barnes & Son Nebr. Second high bull 900 to Virgil Snyder Tama. Top female 660 dollars to Mike Cochran Green City. Second high female 590 to Bellview Farms Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen Angus
Marion County Angus Association
Hillcrest
Knoxville Journal
Elmer Barnes & Son
Nenzel
Nebr
0. C
John Emerson
Knoxville
Virgil Snyder
Tama
Ray Cline & Son
Bussey
Banks & Banks
Mike Cochran
Green City
Bellview Farms
Williamsburg
Jim Sherlock
Boy Scouts Reach One in Twenty Men Since 1910
Since 1910 more than 21 million boys and men have joined the Boy Scouts of America marking a long standing growth in the youth organization’s membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boy Scouts of America
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Roy de Witt
Leighton
Gertie Messemaker
Gifford Franklin
Pascal
H. G. Wells
Henry G. Cox
Philosopher
Oskaloosa Clinic
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Angel Food
Kraft
Miracle
Jitty
Robin Hood
Duncan Hines
Rath Blackhawk
Franks
Armour
Morrell
Turkey
Ornemon
Borden's
Bre Rew
Obo
Michaeleonard Garden
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