Farm life lauded in Groenendyk family portrait
The Chronicle highlights Dennis Groenendyk and Blanche Knoot in a farm family profile. It recalls a hard first year with injuries and illness, weigh shifts in their child, and praise for farm life despite trials. The narrative notes a good house, solid farm buildings, and family ties to Denises’ father who owns the home farm, with two children named Clarence James and Donald Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Groenendyk
Chronicle
Blanche Knoot
Haiiships. the First Year of Their Married Life Mr. Groenendyk
Grocenendyk
Dennis
Pete
Ben
Connie
John Vander Treuvel
The
Groenendyk Famil
Dennis Groenendyk Wien Knoot
Tlalland
America
Clarence James
Donald Lee
Meetings Held Across County To Promote Soil Conservation
Sixteen township meetings were held last week to explain the New Soil Conservation Program and recruit farmers in each township. About 1,000 farmers and landlords attended. The County Board elected officers H. H. de Grand as president and Ross Bly as vice president. Township committees were named in multiple townships with several local leaders listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Fl. de Grand
Ross Bly
W. of. Sheppard
Pherbert ID. McCoy
Robert Overton
I. Goff
Ted
Freediow
Clay
D. K. Loyndan
Elarvey
G. Stroud
Trad Ye
A. Converse
Dallas
A.ley
Dalles
Gerald F. Huwerd
Lacana
Franklin
Con
Knoxville
M Robuck
Pleasantville
R Clark
Indiana Township
J. F. Mad Attien
Applegate
Knoxy
Rankin
Ald Cox
Robert Ch Min
Horace Schnidt
Kenneth Duane van Duren
Knoxville Township
Elmer van Kert
D. McCoy
A. Quren
and Graves
Colwelrs
Will van Duren
Lake Prairie
D. Dielaman
Pella
P. FP. Boot
T. T. Verros
Peter Lubherden
G. H. Tysseling
Liberty Township
W. T. Sheppard
Lovilia
Anthony Spaur
Bussey
J. KE. Sullivan
Perry
Ray M. Roberts
Prairie City
Geo. I. Herweh
Awnells
Earnest. Kain
Percy
Pleasant Grave
Ray W. Crane
Blaine Core
Raymond Burnham
Scripture Text Cards at The Book Shop Displayed
Scripture cards for all occasions shown at The Book Shop de and Pe pages feature nine birthday cards five get well cards one sympathy card and birth congratulations. Boxes are neatly arranged.
Multistate Driving Free For Children And Other Oddities
A fragmented snapshot reveals varied oddities from six states lacking minimum driving laws letting children operate vehicles, to civic mothers guiding school traffic, Chicago Polar Bear Club members braving eight below zero, and a garbled mix of historic and scientific notes. The piece references policymakers, Holland immigration tales, postal and railroad taxation, and scientific discoveries from the Smithsonian.
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WPRA
Philadelphia
Senate Munitions Committee
California
Supreme Court
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Tulsa
Okla
Mysteries of Weather and Trade Revealed in Sparse Notes
A set of terse notices notes quirky weather quirks and fiscal data. It cites a sea scene off North Carolina with 20 square miles of mullet dead, February moons in 1966 1916 and 1931, radio spending, wheat rust strains, and Cedar Rapids debt reduction records. Sam Van Vliet of Indianola recovers from pneumonia.
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North Carolina
Popular Evils Flayed In Sunday Sermon By Sparks
Rev Sparks of Alton HL evangelist for 30 years denounced card playing dancing and questionable amusements at the closing service of a special evangelistic series at the Baptist church. He warned revivals grow harder and that christians should live their faith daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. L. Sparks
Alton
Baptist Church
Rew
Sparks
Christ
Jesus
Evangelist
Farm Bureau Backs The Soil Erosion Program In Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa farm leaders back the soil conservation plan as a temporary step toward a permanent program under next year’s Legislature. Officials note district meetings with 1,200 county leaders, stressing parity income goals and a seven billion dollar U.S. farmer income gain to reach 15 billion. County campaigns boost membership in 22 counties, with Iowa aiming for a statewide rise in farm organization strength.
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National Organization
Farm Bureau
County Farm Bureau
Des Moines
Jeaders
Towa
Iowa
Francis Johnson
Iowa Federation
United States
Pershing Miner Killed Last Week at Pershing Coal Mine
Miley Allen of Attica aged 50 was killed last Thursday afternoon at the Pershing mine in a windy shot explosion blamed on too much powder. John Porter escaped with bruises after being blown forty feet, then crawled 600 feet to an air shaft for help. Coroner Dr. P M Roberts held an inquest Saturday. eight witnesses testified. The jury ruled Allen died from a windy shot discharge at about 4 PM on April 2.
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Miley Allen
Attica
Pershing
Allen
John Porter
Porter
P.M. Roberts
G. W. Fortner
Oscar Eckley
Fred May
John Nicholson
Joe Tanda
Oz Brown
Loyd Cratty
Art Nicholson
Pam Rowland
DR. Wright
Marion County Spelling Champion Is Negro Girl Marianne Trent
Marianne Trent thirteen year old from Tracy wins Marion county spelling contest with the word bonafide, marking a first for a Negro in the state to win a county title. Thirty four schools entered, twenty five contestants competed, with Dorothy Crummings of Victory second and Richard Phillips of Pleasantville fifth.
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Marianne Trent
Tracy
Marion County
Marianne
Dorothy Crummings
Victory
Dorothy Rgan
Hamilton
Gre. Caswell
Knoxville
Richard Phillips
Pleasantville
Chiquaqua Valley
Bill” Trent
Nora White
Grace Richards
Swan
Dallas and Harvey Teachers Face Courtroom Spelling Con test
Miss Dalia Chesmore of Dallas and Miss Isabel Hays of Harvey taught in a spelling contest held Saturday afternoon April 4 in a packed courtroom. Dora Belle Berrier, 15 months old, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Boerrier of Ottumwa, drowned Saturday afternoon after falling into a wash boiler of water being used for washing. Cerro Gordo county supervisors set a contract to travel twenty three and one half miles of secondary roads to H. Youn of Prairie City for 13051.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalia Chesmore
Dallas
Isabel Hays
Harvey
Dora Belle Berrier
Henry Boerrier
James St. Ottumwa
Cerro Gordo County
H. (. Youn
Prairie City
Tailored-to-order suits offered by M Vander Linden
The ad promotes personal tailored clothes with all wool fabrics at $19.75 for two piece suits and $22.75 for three piece suits.
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M. Vander Linden
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