Local notes report hospital news and family updates
Town City Hospital informs Mrs. Wm. Gosselink is recovering at home after surgery. Mahaska Hospital sees Mrs. Reuben Van Hemert and Ken Stanley discharged, and John Wisse returning from an operation. The column also covers furloughs, moves, baptisms, weddings, and local visitors across Pella and surrounding areas with multiple named residents and service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town City Hospital
Wm. Gosselink
Pella
Reuben van Hemert
Ken Stanley
Mahaska Hospital
John Wisse
Mahash
I Gosselink
Mitchellville
Tawa
Dewlink
Tunis
Donald Waechter
Tommy
Leonard Allen
June
Judy
Nelle Waechter
Doctor
Wilcox
Oskaloosa
Waechter
Lee M. Menry
Allen Lee
Patty
Town Falls
Anne de Neef
Henry
Des Moines
Elmer Vander Beck
Town City
University Hospital
Postwar Farm Need Electric Water System
An article argues for installing automatic electric water systems on farms after the war. It touts advantages such as clean reliable water, safety for home and barn, and potential profits from better livestock health, with an estimated operating cost of three to five cents per day for 24 hour service. It also notes the value of an automatic electric storage water heater and cites prewar costs relative to a large radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soeone
Homne
Weather Delays Farm Work Across Oat and Garden Areas
Persistent rains and cloudy days stall oat planting and garden sowing. Farmers report delays after April 1 raise concerns about yields, while late April plantings sometimes succeed. Townsfolk note frost damage and poor germination, with anxious hopes for sun to salvage oat and hay crops for grain while clover and alfalfa demand soil fertility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Phillips Petroleum Offers 6600 in Garden Contest
Phillips Petroleum Company launches a Victory Garden contest with 2000 war bonds, 800 for winning essays on Why Raise a Victory Garden, 800 for best garden photos, and 3000 to top canners. Awards funded by K S Adams and National Victory Garden Institute aim to engage families as the government pushes 22 million victory gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips. Petroleum Company
Additnmany
National Victory, Garden Institute
Industrial Advisory Garden Committee
K. S. Adams
Phillips Petroleum Company
Zone Deputy Collectors Needed in Eighth Region
The Internal Revenue Service seeks qualified individuals for Zone Deputy Collector posts in the Eighth U S Civil Service Region. Offers a $2000 salary plus overtime for a 48 hour week in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas. Applicants must be US citizens 23 to 59 in good health. Civil Service Secretary at post offices provides details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
U. S. Civil Service Region
St. Paul
Minnesota
Internal Revenue
Iowa
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
United States
Civil Service Secretary
Fifty Crippled Children Will Be Sent to Camp
Des Moines officials announce the annual camp program for handicapped children aged 8 to 19. The Iowa Society for Crippled Children and the Disabled funds transport, camp fees, and services. Forty children will attend camp this year with supervision by Des Moines YMCA and related groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dorothy Phillipe
Towa Society For Crippled Children
Weaver Tale
YWCA
YMCA
Iowa Samity
Phillips
The
Society
Plymouth Railing
Lowa
Pella
Towa
Towa Society
Caumpinge
Mahaska Farmers Hold Fast to Soil Saving Methods
Mahaska County Soil Conservation District reports that about 120 farm plans have been completed with 43 before major work began in 145 and one year into the program. Farmers largely use plans as prepared, adjusting minimally to fit production and war needs, with two farms sold yet continued under the new owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Pays to Watch Shoulders of Work Horses
Dr. K W Stouder of Iowa State College warns work horses recovering from winter layoff need care. Shoulders are soft and prone to boils and sweeney, so avoid heavy work at first. Check collars after a few days, groom daily, wash shoulders, and toughen skin with a weak alum or salt bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College Extension
Colfax
First National Bank of
Iowa
Card of Thanks from Mrs Boot in Sully Iowa
Mrs Clarence W Boot of Sully Iowa expresses gratitude for cards letters and flowers received during her hospital stay in Rochester Minnesota. She cherishes the memory of the kind acts and thanks the well wishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Clarence W. Boot
Sully
Iowa
Thanking Neighbors After Hospital Stay in Des Moines
Gerrit Vande Kieft Otley Iowa thanks neighbors relatives and friends for cards and letters during his long stay in Lutheran Hospital Des Moines after his operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran
Des Moines
Gerrit Vande Kieft
Otley
Iowa
Gratitude for kindness after hospital stay
Johanna Struik expresses sincere appreciation for cards letters and flowers received during her stay in Mahaska Hospital after surgery.
Thanking friends after illness in Newton and Monroe
Mrs John Lille expresses gratitude to friends, relatives, and neighbors for cards, letters, and visits received during illness and while staying at home, Newton Hospital, and at her children’s home in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Hospital
Monroe
John Lille
Ceiling price order on used domestic gas stoves
A price panel director announces ceiling prices for used domestic gas cooking stoves under wartime rationing rules. The document notes coverage of all sellers by private individuals and details information channels for obtaining pricing data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bus RC
Lantenbach
California town too full for words
Travelers Aid of San Diego warns that rooms in the city are extremely scarce for visiting service members and non residents alike. Reservations must be made in advance to avoid disappointment as mail cannot secure lodging. Circulation of notices aims to alert midwest visitors and urges local chambers to acknowledge the strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Travelers Aid Society of
San Diego
Calif
Mid- West
Chambers of Commerce
Rhubarb for Canning Will Be Here Soon
Advice on preserving rhubarb for winter use from 1941 era instructions. Includes washing, cutting into half inch pieces, sugar amounts per quart, hot packing into jars, and freezing methods with storage temperatures and steps for syrup or dry packing.
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Martin Nelson
Farragu
Nelson
Heverend
John J
Case van Berkum
Vanden Berg
J. Laughlin
Bert Jones
Oskaloosie
O. Thomas
Jack van Rees
Minneapolis
John
Alta Pope
Raymond
Clarence Pope
Marcia Tyson
Marysville
Evelyn Prange
Pleasantville
Agnes Weyerse
D. QO. Thomas
Lesion Auxiliary
Vis
Carl
Fred
Vine
George Gezel
Knoxville
Frank Bakker
Otto de Hoo
Heal
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Ver Heal
Case Ver Heal
Johnny
Greensboro
North Carolina
Jake Dunwoody
Pvt
Glen Dunwoody
Camp Polk, la
Marion L. de Penning
Camp White
Oregon
Marion
J.C. de Bruin
Stev. Cornie de Bruin
Cornie
India
Harold de Bruin
U.S. Army
Carnie
Miles
Harold
Connie
Clarence Miedema
Fa Tdaho
Jacob M
Philip Bevan
Ewsport News
Van
Edith Bevan
Kansas City
That City
R. van Garp
Denver
Colorado
J. de Kock
Marion den Adel
Mary Lou
Dinjeman Verros
Town Lutheran Hospital
Cocin Kuype
Richard Butt
Tie
Ska Hospital
Oskiloosa
Fox
Petia
Jude Norman Hayes
Ney J. Brom
Martin de
Janet Klyn
E. Nibbelink
Ken Razenberg
Willian Vande Voort
Charm Stubenrauch
James Woodard
Osksdloost
William Louwsma
Mere Hospital
Rreant
Howrd Vander Lins
Robarts
Eaje
B. P. Vander Linden
Donald Aug
Preston
Howard
Ge Tn
Ottumm
Navy Air
Clarence
Rapids
Vander Meulen
Idaho
Gerald Dixon
Missouri Valley
Mr. Dixon
Central States Electric Company
Henry P. Klein
6Th Ave
Ben Vogelaar
Durant
A. J. Kleinjan
Kleinjan
Chicago
Vogelaar
Cornie Vos
Near Leighton
Gerrit Vander Wilt
Ageant
Tarold
Slin
Oskaloo
Slings
Mrs
Henry van de Weerdt
Lymnville
Chr. Reformed Church
FE. Blom
A. A. Ver
Sipelas
Marcella Vander Wilt
James Rus
Schick
Clinton
Gerrit de Motts
Chicago Hebrew Mission
Second Reformed Church
R. J. Vanden Berg
AL AL Son
Bapist
Marshalltown
William Enghers
Mahaska Hospi Josa
Thewcomer
James Lwin
Pfe. Martin
de Jo
Judith Ann
Junction City
Kansas
Rela
Tome
Ensign Dacob JD
de Haan
D. J. de Haan
North Main
Ensign
de Hann
Pella Satuday
Florida
Frances Getchell
Ft. Lauderdale
Jacob
Great Britain
Bay of Biscay
Norfolk
Virginia
Rs. W. J. Probert
Sue
Sara
Albert Lea
I. K. Pals
Grace Lautenbach
Probert
Wilma Pals
Meservey
Edward Olivier
Otley, Ja
Prairie City
J. E. Cornelius
John van Zee
Norman van Houweling
San Luis Obispo
John Tilma
Henry F. Johnson
Norman
Russell van Zante
Birthday Club
Helen Coyne
Ft. Dodge
H. H. Sadler
Zokoro
Lasschuit's Grocery
Marion County State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ira Miller
Farm Electrification Bureau
Johanna Struik
Lincoln Street
Dena Vander Wilt
Colfax Sales Company
Bell and Clippinger
Earl Shields
Auct
Eleon
Patterson-Sargent Paints
van den Berg
Electric and Paint Co
Rocker
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