Baby is Born to Davenport Couple in April
A baby boy named Jay Henderson Evers arrived Sunday in Davenport weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces, with grandparents Prof. and Mrs. C. Ebbers of Pella. Also noted are hospital stays and family visits across Mahaska and surrounding towns, with multiple births and surgeries recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Evers
Davenport
Iowa
Jay Henderson Evers
C. Ebbers
Pella
Wilfred Rempe
Leighton
Mahaska Hospital
Frank Andreas
Sully
Mahaska
Emmet Awtry
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
A. J. Renaud
C. Boat
North Broadway
Anne Klein
East 3Rd Street
Henry W. de Jong
Tainter
Mrs. Guilford Steenhoek
Louis A. van Roekel
Frida
Dick Dykens
Lane Meulpolder
Kryn Wielard
H. C. Worn
Dorendt
Ottumwa
Willard Street
M Church
John Wormhoudt
Odd Iowa motoring footnotes spark mild misadventures
A Iowa highway tale collection records small driving mishaps. A driver saved someone from dynamite by stopping to inspect a bundle. A woman refused a traffic fine at the police station. An elderly driver wore glasses on credit and passed a vision test. A man with a new car blamed telephone poles and cars for harm. A motorcyclist traded for a car and collided with a pole. Another driver claimed an accident with a thief in a parking space incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hway
Iowa
Quality eggs set top prices in trade areas says expert
L Z Eggleton extension poultryman at Iowa State College notes that high prices depend on multiple producers and a region's reputation for quality eggs. He urges all area producers to market quality eggs to lift locality prices, warning that a single producer affects only the average. Prices adjust with the volume of high quality eggs marketed locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Z. Eggleton
Extension
Iowa State College
Eggleton
Unclear fragment references a car collision moment
Fragmentary text describes a crash scene where a person sounds confident about the impact, noting a satisfying crunch of a fender as the offender presumably makes contact.
Recruit Young Men for Army and Air Force Selections
Colonel Paul J. Matte announces almost unlimited enlistments in the Army and Air Force to fill technical and specialist vacancies. He notes earlier curtailments and retirements have created demand for trained personnel and that high school graduates can qualify through required examinations and training programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Air Force
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Paul J. Matte
Western
Omaha
Nebraska
Matte
Air F
World Force
250,000 People Have Tuberculosis And Do Not Know It
Report warns that about 250,000 Americans with tuberculosis remain unknown to health authorities. Many of these individuals are in the prime of life and unknowingly spread the disease while some 45,000 die annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Search Them Out Tuberculosis Case-Finding Drive
In a public health call to action, authorities urge chest X-rays for every adult to uncover unknown TB cases and prevent spread. Emphasizing case finding, health education, treatment, rehabilitation, and medical research, the campaign invites community participation and annual chest X-rays.
News From The Home For The Aged Visits Count
Residents and relatives from Isburg Des Moines and Michigan visit the Home For The Aged as families gather for birthdays and hospital updates. Andrew Van der Wal turns 84 and returns home from hospital care while Jane Bos seeks treatments at Ma Haska Hospital in Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Langstraat
Leendert
Lang” Jr
Pete Poland ci
Art Rus
Albos
Ralph uKiper
Leendert Langstraat
E. den Hartog
John den Hartog
Henry den Hartog
C. den Hartog
Alvin Buus
Musings Of the Town Crier and Tulip Time Notes
A local column blends whimsical verse and community chatter about Tulip Time preparations. It mentions gardeners, poets, hobbyists, street singers, and local figures like Anne Tysseling and Dan Meulpolder. The piece notes plans for relics, garlic club membership, and festival arrangements, ending with a historical legal note about 18th century pub wine draw rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Tysseling
Historical Society
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M. S. van Hemert
East Liberty Street
E. W. Olson
Long Beach
Calif
Gelmer Dylhoff
Philip and
Dorothy
Des Moines
John N. Vander Linden
Sam Sedrel
Herman Sedrel
Wayne Pos
John
Ackley
Gerald Rysdam
Esday
Bellevue
Fred Dekker
Ernie Schippers
L. D. Deaton
Tommy
Ames
S. M. Patrick
Deato
Patricks
TI Patricks
Floyd Wilson
Virginia
New Virginia
Towa
Leonard Allen
Carl Rene Vander Linden
David
Patricia of
M. Vander Linden
Bob Hullihan
Sfender
John Albos
Arken
Eppen
Isburg
George de Boer
Minnie Rillahan
Gardener
Grace Nell Crowell
Robert F. van Vai
Scholte Heights
Bob
California
Harry Falseman
Burgemeester
Tonie
Mabel Goemaat
Garlic Club
Dan Meulpolder
Kloetinge
Zeeland
Holland
Dan
Leu
College
Bert Baron
Bert
Oikaloosa
LES
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
Cee Voth
Dearborn-Wood Bros
Ulrich Tractor CO
Dearborn Motors Corporation
Fisher
Chevrolet
White Way Auto Company
Pella, Iowa
Star Oil CO
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