New Officers Installed By Legion Post
Van Veen Van Hemert Post of the Legion held a well attended meeting Monday as World War II veterans were installed in key offices led by Commander H H Kramer. Verle Ver Dught became commander with Martin Heerema first vice commander and Warren Van Sitttert sergeant at arms. Mortimer Goodwin was adjutant. A film by Gress Rogers on corn belt conservation followed a brief business session and the post planned more entertainment and community activities for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Veen-Van Hemert
Legion
H. H. Kramer
Bert Holst
Bert
Jess Halden
Newton
Iowa Department
George van Gorkum
Verle Ver Dught
Martin Heerema
Warren van Sittert
Klaas Intveld
Mortimer Goodwin
Verought
Halden
Kramer
Iowa
Verle Verought
Mort Goodwin
Andrew Kiyn
Verle
Mahaska Club Boys Win Honors in Judging Contest
Mahaska county 4 H club youths placed in the district livestock judging contest in Indianola led by Frank Augustine with 535 points for individual honors. The Mahaska trio Hoover Denny and Jones tied second in team scoring with Warren county at 1490 points, while Monroe county won with 1595. The event served as a preludes to the state contest at the State Fair in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Indianola
Eugene M. Sutton
Frank Augustine
Mahaska
Dwight Hoover
Thomas Denny
Bob Jones
Warren County
Mahaskans
Hoover
Denny
Mahaskar County
Billy Colville
Darryl Denny
Bob Fox
Monroe County
Soils District Commissioners Meet in Pella Tuesday
Marion County Soils District Commissioners held their monthly meeting at the Legion Hall in Pella to inform local group leaders about methods used in routine conservation work. Plans were made for assist roles at the WHO Corn Belt Plowing Match and Conservation Field Day on September 21 at the Milner farm near Pleasantville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Soils District Commissioners
Legion Hall
Pella
Mitchell, Barnett, Eells and Chandler
The
Soils Conservation Service
A.M. Blom
Elmer Nollen
John Vanden Baard
Gerrit Eysink
Milner
Pleasantville
Barnett
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
Well Notch
Marion County
Chamber of Commerce
Knoxville
Chronicle
Midshipman Synhorst Aboard Washington Summer Cruise
Midshipman G. E. Synhorst of Pella Iowa serves on the USS Washington battleship for the first peacetime summer cruise since the war. The voyage marks joint operations with West Point cadets, calling Newport Rhode Island Guantanamo Bay Norfolk New York and ending August 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Synhorst
Pella
Iowa
Washington
Gone
West Point
Newport
R. I
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Norfolk
Stag meeting to elect Marion County Legion officers
The Marion County American Legion will hold a summer stag at the Memorial Building Knoxville Iowa on Thursday night August 8 following the Bury Tucker Post meeting. Officers for 1947 will be elected and installed by Jesse W Halden with Noel G Frazier and A M Black in charge of their post meeting. Comrade Halden will speak and refreshments will follow. All six Marion County Posts urged to attend for the crucial officer elections and committee reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Council
American Legion
Memorial Building
Knoxville
Iowa
Bury- Tucker Legion
Jesse W. Halden
Newton
Department of Town
Baty-Tucker
Noel G. Frazier
Marion County
Ion County Committee
Peoria Homecoming Slated for August 4
The annual Peoria homecoming will be held on the first Sunday in August. Basket dinner will be served at noon. Chester Kisor of Oskaloosa is president of the association and Rose Gosnell of New Sharon is secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Chester Kisor
Oskaloosa
Asprkation
Rose Gosnell
New Sharon
That Ain't Hay: Bond Ate by Cow in Minnesota Farm
The $100 war bond intended for Andrew Robins was eaten by a cow in Cook Minnesota. The first local chairman Roine had stopped to feed a calf when another cow snatched the bond from his pocket and ate it. He recovered a fragment sufficient to prompt replacement by Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
Minn
Andrew Robins
Roine
Washington
Gordon Farndell Appointed Associate Professor at Central College
Gordon Farndell is named associate professor of music at Central College to teach organ choir and theory. A Oberlin graduate with military service 1943 to 1946, he studied at Michigan with Dr. Christian Palmer and taught at Western Union College and Brenau College. He played recitals in Europe during service and studied with Marcel Dupré in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. van der Lugt
Gordon Farndell
Central College
Farndell
Oberlin College
Western Union College
LeMars
Iowa
Brenau College
Gainesville
Georgia
University of Michigan
Christian Palmer
England
France
Germany
Marcel Dupre
Paris
Messr
Dupre
Open Airport At Oskaloosa With Air Show Sunday
The Roth Airport on the south edge of Oskaloosa will open to the public Sunday August 4 after months of construction. The facility includes three runways up to 2000 feet long four buildings and independent water and sewage systems. Owner Nowell Hoth plans flight instruction plane sales and service with an air show featuring Sammy Mason Major Jack Hardwick Lt Ray Goudy and Dare Devil Bill Bushman. Army and navy flyers have been invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth
Oskaloosa
Nowell Hoth
Pella Airways
Flying Tigers
Sammy Mason
Jack Hardwick
Ray Goudy
Ronendall
Dare Devil
Bill Bushman
Army
Navy
Pella Nationals Face Bakers in Evening 8:15 Bout
Tonight schedules list Bakers of Des Moines playing Pella National at 8:15. Earlier games include Dutchmen versus Cubs at 7:00 and Bobcats against Dutchmen at 7:00, with Cubs meeting Veterans at the Hospital of Knoxville at 8:15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers
D.M
Dutchmen
Cubs
Pella National
Supreme Bakers of
Des Moi
Bobcats
Veterans Hospital of
Knoxville
Weekend Band Concerts Draw Large Crowds in Garden Square
Bass drummer Martin Heerema thrilled a Saturday crowd with two vocal solos and a varied program. Joyce Wesselink will sing this coming Saturday in her second appearance this season. The bill includes three marches two overtures four specialty numbers and a Romberg Maytime selection with titles such as The Thunderer General Douglas MacArthur Bye Bye Blues and Our National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Heerema
Joyce Wesselink
Sigmund Romberg
Garden Square
Sousa
Douglas MacArthur
Hutter
Diane
Holmes
Burke
Romberg
Hammi Yoeat
Joyce Wesseink
Ixie Didoes
Hildreth
Josephine
Kahn
Great Quartet To Sing Aug 8 At Sully Church
The Sully Community Church in Sully Iowa hosts a sacred music concert by the Jubalaires of Northwestern Seminary and Bible Training School Minneapolis led by Rev Robert W Bear. The program on Thursday August 8 starts at 7:00 pm with songs of the Southland piano solos duets violin and accordion pieces. The tour concludes after Sully with a Northwestern Bible Conference effort at Medicine Lake near Minneapolis. An offering will be received for the quartet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
East Coast
Great Northwestern Bible Conference
Medicine Lake
Minneapolis
Iowa Centennial Notes and Library Hours Update
Library hours for August are 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays and 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. otherwise. The Iowa centennial eyeing December 28, 1846 admission note urges programs and a bibliography of Iowa history books for See list of notable Iowa authors and works compiled by librarians for historical material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa
Owa
Briggs
Brigham
Christensen
Cole
Swisher
Mills Vander Zee
Vander Zee
Hawkeye
United States
Mohler
Wisher
Pella Baptists Welcome New Minister Rev Winstead
Rev William G Winstead accepted the call to lead Pella Baptist Church and arrived July 21 after service in the Pacific with the 77th Infantry Division. He holds Th.B and Th.M from Southern Baptist Seminary and served as chaplain in five campaigns, wounded at Ormac Leyte. Mrs Winstead worked for the government in Washington DC during his service. A large reception welcomed the couple, with returning soldiers Ivan Gezel and Godfrey Bevan also honored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Winstead
Winstead
Philadelphia
Ivan Gezel
Godfrey Bevan
County Plowing Contests Ahead of Big Match
Widespread interest grows for the Soil Conservation Field Day with local contests starting in Martinsdale Warren County. The 44th Wick township match on August 13 qualifies contestants for Marion County on September 21. District event near Gladbrook August 16 includes Grundy Marshall Tama counties. Additional counties Delaware Pocahontas Union Ringgold plan August events. early September Marion Mahaska Hardin Story and Jasper counties plan similar contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsdale
Warren County
Wick Township
Marion County
Grundy
Marshall
Tama
Gladbrook
Delaware
Pocahontas
Union
Ringgold
Marion
Mahaska
Hardin
Story
All Stars Edge Des Moines Moose In Tight 3-2 Win
Pella All Stars avenge an earlier 10 0 loss to the Des Moines Moose Lodge with a 3 2 victory. Caldwell catches and Slickers stars as Wisgerhof, Vander Weal, Vande Kieft and Ver Heul anchor an altered infield and outfield. Bill Vande Kieft led off and a big fifth inning produced two runs, with Wisgerhof driving in Caldwell and Slickers circling for a three run swing before late Moose threats were stifled by Slickers striking out two in the seventh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Moose Lodge
Pella All Stars
Pella
Caldwell
Strckers
Babe Caldwell
Wisgerhof
Bill” Slickers
Moose Lodge
Moose
Slickers
Excellent Rains Increase Weekly Rainfall Totals
Rainfall last week occurred on two days, July 26 and 27, adding 0.58 and 0.62 inches respectively for a weekly total of 1.10 inches. July rainfall to date stands at 2.39 inches, as reported by weather observer H. K. Pals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.K. Pals
District matches determine entrants for corn belt competition
Iowa and adjoining states will hold district matches. Winners in district contests gain priority in the corn belt competition. The overall state contest area size will cap entrants from smaller contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ralph Grundman
Marion County Soils Conservation Commission
Gress Rogers
Albia
van Haalen
Gerrit van Haalen
Boone
Mia
M. J. Thomassen
Gerrit van Haallen
Ray Vander Waal
Albert Tysseling
Elmer Vander Beek
Tudor Ver Meer
Tunis Ver Me
Donald van Haalen
Gerrit Vander Meide
Gerrit van Haslen
G. A. Ver Meer
John Hoksbergen
Jing
Nick Menninga
Gerrit de Zwarte
Gerald Terpatz
Mahaska Club
Soils District
Clay Barnett
Jacob de Haan Jr
Dick Boot
Albert Rietveld
Ed Keuning
Gerrit Tysseling
Joe Vanden Berg
Dick Kuiper
Vanden Berg
Gerald Synhorst
Rhune
New Columbia
Gary Thomassen
Gary Vriezelaar
Bob Hackett
Richard Vanden Oever
Ben Sack
Thomassen
Bonnie Thomassen
Jarman
Mason Olcott
Carl Boat
Marion van Gorp
Clarence Bloodsworth
Ronald van Niewaal
Dick Mentink
Stag
Organ
Central
American Guild of Organists
Limpus
Sully Church
Library Notes
Carnegie-Viersen
Pella Baptists
Pella Baptist Church
A. A. Swanson
ALL Stars
DES Moines Moose
Want
Queen Committee
Bussey
Melcher
Dallas
Harvey
Hamilton
Marysville
Swan
Queen OF the Furrow
P. D
Marion Coun
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