Local People Gather For Visits Across Iowa and Beyond
A parade of residents visited family and friends in Washington Ida Grove Pella Osceola and Newton. Notable moves include Joe It Anderson purchasing the King Theatre in Ida Grove and Midshipman Gerald Synhorst returning from West Point with fellow Naval Academy cadets. A baby girl joined Jayde Steenhoek's family at Mahaska Hospital Oska loosa. Funeral tributes drew relatives from Arlington Heights Chicago New York City and Tucson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Grove
Towa
Joe It. Anderson
Pella
King Theatre
Anderson
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Gerald E. Synhorst
USNA
John D."synhorst
Route 1
Iowa
Itary Academy
West Point
N. Y
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Naval Academy Midshipmen
Midshipmen
Next Two Weeks Critical for Fly Control Efforts
Extension entomologist Harold Gunderson warns the next two weeks are pivotal for 1949 fly control. Fly breeding sites around premises determine egg lays and summer fly numbers, with damp, filthy areas like trash heaps and compost piles fueling the problem. Cleanliness plus borax treatment in soil is key, as flies may develop resistance to DDT, and alternatives like metroxychlor are advised for dairy operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Town State Cole
Gunderson
Less Divorce in Marion County Than at War's End
The Marion County divorce rate declined after World War II as in other areas. In 1948 New suits filed reached 51 with 9 dismissals and 19 pending. 56 suits in 1947 and 106 in 1946. Wives filed most petitions, citing cruelty infidelity drunkenness and financial neglect. Many marriages had lasted 20 years or more. some cases involved property disputes. Judges note divorce proceedings are often sordid and tragic when children are involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Knoxville
Marion County District Court
Sale bill from 1849 auction near Versailles Ky for farm goods and enslaved people
The sale notice lists personal property to be offered on March 1 1849 including ox teams goods tools and household items, with six enslaved people to be sold together for cash or notes. The location is McCann's ferry pike two miles south of Versailles Kentucky. A separate agronomy tip from H D Hughes recommends cultipacker or corrugated roller for best legume stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Oostrum
Swan
Marion County News
Pleasantville
Chronicle
Anderson, Ky
John Webber
Oregon Territory
Buck
Ben
Tom and Jerry
Jerry Wilson
Johnson-Miller
Ben Miller
Bob McConnell
Versailles
Kentucky
McCann's Ferry
California spoon from 1769 on display in Tulip Time notes
The reader reports a Calfornian spoon dated 1769 with an old Mission handle as part of a collection including San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego spoons. Tulip Time events at De Vries Jewelry and V and R grocery window are mentioned along with Easter May Day customs and Dutch festival highlights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Cas Woolley
Many
Wooley
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
de Vries
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Roy Drake
Washington
Gertrude Mitten
Winifred Brookhart
Robert van Hemert
Farmers Exchange
Harry Easton
Harry
Phoenix, Arizona
Joe Hocksema
Ames
Evanston
Ilinois
The
Tri Delts
Hoeksema
Northwestern University
Ed van Toorn
Creston
Town
George Browning
Woodbine, Iowa
Mrs
Herbert Browning
Jayde Steenhoek
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Alida
Old Emmert
John
Fred Compton
Burl Holdsworth
Kilduff
Donald Elscott
Newton
Keith Emmert
Jan
Collins
Clineton
Marion van Duseeldorp
Mercy Hospital
George Gezel
Des Moines
Mercy
Ray van Rockel
Udell Hendricks
Mia
Lokan Hendricks
Caprand Sandy
Arlington Heights
Chieweo
Iinais
Verna ‘Holliday
New York Ciy
Ralph Fuler
Tucson
Arizona
Helene Welle
Brooklyn
Jamey eVenman
Martin Nelson
Hendricks
Charles Tapley
A. Ruwalda
Dave Welle
Ft. Madison
Dave
Lester
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Men of the Legion Ost
Bakker
Rus
Maytag Dairy Farms
Pella Harold Vermeer
H. D. Hughes
Iowa State College Agronomist
V and R
Drake
Ady
Central College
van der Veer Construction Co
Jake van der Veer
Hawkeye
Lincoln
United States Rubber Company Agricultural Chemical Division
Ave. OF the Americas
New York
N.Y
Pella Poultry Service
FORD
Theresa
Ulrich Motor Co
Fashion Academy
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