Society notes from Richland Climbers club and AMVET gathering
Martha Faye Pothoven attended the Richland Climbers 4-H meeting on July 24 with twelve members present. Janet Van Gorp presided over the AMVET Auxiliary State Convention in Des Moines, with awards, installations, and multiple ceremonies. Also covered are 4-H club activities at the Leighton Happy Hearts and Victory Strivers, plus a VFW Auxiliary meeting planned for August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Faye Pothoven
Richland Climbers
Lillian Vander Hart
Anna Marlene Westerkamp
Joyce Hoksbergen
Drenen
M.C
Janet van Gorp
Pella
AMVET
Flamingo
Fort Des Moines
Amvets
Auxiliary
Evelyn McCaslin
Ohio
Roberta Walker
Rand
Gover Beardsley
Mr. Brayton
The
Legion
V.F.W
McCaslin
Department
van Gorp
Iowa Department
Executive Council
Janet
Des Moines
Harriet van den Berg
Arch
State Hospital
Ray Doorenbos
Joyce van Gorp
A. T. Vander Beck
George Gezel
Helene Dockendorf
Mary Nellan Hoksbergen
Marcia Klein
Elsie de Jong
Norma Jean de Bruin
Joycé van Roekel
Omer Fleck
HH. G. Rempe
Victory Strivers 4-11
Marjean Gosselink
Joan van Zemeren
Doris Dockendorf
Booth
Marjean — Gosselink
Summer Entertaining Ideas for Casual Tea Time Guests
Summer invites informal entertaining at home with friends and neighbors, featuring simple setup on porches and trays. Nutritionist Jewel Graham suggests readying sandwiches cookies and iced drinks, plus easy tea table decor and a snack shelf for teens. A make ahead plan reduces last minute fuss and includes a cheese based party spread and a dunking snack assortment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewel Graham
Iowa State College
Sugsts
Miss Graham
Graham
informal gatherings with bread and butter knives
A suggestion promotes using a central dish on a large tray with crackers and rye or pumpernickel bread. Youngsters help themselves, taking time to mingle during simmer breaks for informal get-togethers, promising dividends in fun relaxation and renewed friendships.
Iowa dairymen expand owner sampler herd testing use
Rapid progress in Iowa dairy herd testing by owner-sampler method. Don Voelker reports 8,674 cows across 702 herds now tested in 41 counties with new groups forming. Methods include on-farm testing near the farmer and central lab analysis, with results mailed to farmers and discussed on follow up visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Don Voelker
Town State College
Towa
Superior
Dhia Cooperative
DITA
Voelker
Testing options expand dairy herd record program
An association program allows owners to place their herds on test at NY fine while not upsetting membership when a dairy man drops out or a supervisor resigns. Trained testers command higher salaries enabling more cows to be tested and more economic owner-sampler testing. Voelker notes the tester role supplements DITA work and official herd records remain essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ny Fine
Association Prosgram
Voelker
Dairy herd management training for dairyJen program
The text describes a proving program or basis for buying and selling animals. It aims at dairy Jen for practical production records to guide calving feeding and herd management. It notes pure radium resembles common table salt.
Local Farmer Says He Shot Ocelot in Iowa Field
Earl Penne of LaPorte City killed a wild animal believed to be an ocelot. The big cat measured about 30 inches from nose to tail and weighed 15 to 18 pounds. How the tropical animal reached Iowa remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Penne
LaPorte
Towa
Also Mentioned on This Page
4-H Club
Pothoven
Amvet Auxiliary State Convention
Leighton Happy Hearts
FLECK
Victory Strivers
V. F. W. Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Memorial Hall
Dora Carson
Jeannette van Gorp
Pat
BPS
Paine
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
GREEN
Colonia
van der Veer Construction Co
Jake van der Veer
Lees
International Harvester
Acom
Tiona Harvester
International Harvester Dealer
Pella, Iowa
E. J. Jensen
Optometrist
W. O. Jensen
Robinson
Jensen Optometrists
Knoxville, Iowa
Anverlen
Fisher
Gary T. Vogelaar
First St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!