Dutch Couple Visits Tracy And Pella Family Reunion
Dutch couple Mr and Mrs Albert Schutte of Zuidlaren Holland visit their sons Henry and Joe Schutte in Pella and Tracy. Henry works at Vanden Berg Slaughter House. Joe at Pella Rolscreen. They plan to return to Holland around September 1 after a long family reunion since 1911.
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Albert Schutte
Zuidlaren
Holland
Henry
Joe Schutte
Pella
Henry Vrooms
Tracy
Henry Schutte
Tony
Michael
Huber Street
Vandenberg
Joe
Henry Vroom
Vroom
United States
Eddyville
Dennenoord
Sani
Schuttes
Europe
Antwerp
Belgium
Montreal
Canada
Chicago
U. S. Army
Gelnhause
Germany
Lenox toddler burned by spilled coffee, recovering
An 18 month old boy named John Robbins from Lenox was hospitalized after spilling hot coffee onto himself from a cup set on a kitchen cabinet. He is recovering.
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John Robbins
Lenox
Carol Veenstra Entered in Queen of The Furrow Contests
The Queen of the Furrow contest for National Field Days in Jasper County September 20 21 22 is sponsored by Town Soil Conservation Districts and American Fence Company. Over seventy girls have entered including Carol Ann Veenstra of Pelia and Nancy Kay Core of Pleasantville. A regional contest at the Southern Iowa Fair in Oskaloosa on August 9 precedes the finals.
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Carol Veenstra
Jasper County
Soil Conservation Districts of
Town
American Fence Company
Othie McMurry
Town’ Soil Conservation Committee
Marion County
Carol Ann Veenstra
Harold Veenstra
Pelia
Nancy Kay Core
Clyde Core
Pleasantville
Midwest
Illinois
Michigan
Ohio
Pennsylvani
New York State
Minnesota
Indiana
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Kansas
Nebraska
Road surfacing project along Knoxville Pella road started
County forces began black top surfacing a seven mile stretch of the Knoxville Pella road to the Des Moines River hill on the south bank. Work started at the Gen ee 92 end and will take about six weeks to complete. The method mirrors the Stringtown Road paving from Highway 60 to Burlington tracks near Pleasantville.
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Knoxville Pella
Des Moines
Pave County
Stringtown
Highway 60
Burlington Tracks
Pleasantville
Knoxville Journal
Two Knoxville youths charged with property damage in Iowa
John F. Thomas 28 of R R 3 Knoxville and Forrest Ivan Parks 16 of R R 3 Knoxville were arrested July 24 in Knoxville Iowa for slashing two tires on Elna Pappich of Louilla Iowa. Parks pleaded guilty, case sent to Marion County Juvenile Division. Thomas pleaded not guilty and was bound over to the October Marion County Grand Jury on $1000 bond.
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John F. Thomas
Knoxville
Forrest Ivan Parks
Iowa
Elna Pappich
Louilla
A. Bruce
J. P
Forrest Parks
District Court
Marion County
Thomas
Part Time Workers Must Have Social Security Number
Employers who hire students or part time help must obtain each employee's full name and social security account number for quarterly tax reports. Leo W. Smith of the Des Moines district office warns incomplete records raise costs and can prevent proper credit to workers' SS accounts, urging inclusion on employer records.
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Leo W. Smith
Des Moines
Smith
Internal Revenu
State Plowing Matches Precede National Field Day
Missouri to hold first state plowing contests to determine entrants for the 1956 National Plowing Matches in Jasper county Iowa this September. The Mix set August 3 in Daviess County with a contour and level land winner to be named.
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Missouri
Jasper County
Iowa
Daviess County
Missouri Soil Conservation Districts
Social Security Office Outreach in Potts Town
A notice invites residents to write the Social Security office in Destines or contact a representative in the Council Room City Clerk’s Office at 717 Main St Potts Town. The session is scheduled for Wednesday August 1956 from 5:80 to 11:30 a.m.
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Social Security
Destines
City Clerk’s
Main St
Potts
Congress Okays Saylorville Dam and Reservoir Plan
Congress approved a 44 500 000 Saylorville dam and reservoir project north of Des Moines, authorizing Army Engineers to draft preliminary plans on the Des Moines river. Construction awaits funding. Red Rock dam at Howell site shares similar status. The combined 108 navigation and flood control projects total about 1.618 billion dollars and aim to curb downstream flooding and high Mississippi levels.
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Congress
Saylorville
Des Moines
A. P. Disputch
Oskaloosa Herald
Army Engineers
Moines
Red Rock
Howell
Army
Mississippi River
Calf Reborn At Gustafson Farm Near Odebolt
At the Russell Gustafson farm near Odebolt a cow delivered a 160 pound calf, a birth notable for its large size compared with typical calves. The event drew attention to the farm and its cattle herd.
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Russell Gustafson
Odebolt
4-H Night Opens Marion County Fair Tuesday
More than 600 Marion County youth will compete in projects at the fairgrounds starting Tuesday at 7 30 AM with livestock in place by 10 AM. The night show is free with prizes including dairy and beef heifers and a grease pig scramble.
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Ocean
Doe Lemmet
Marion County
Nogo
Mainefair
4 H Demonstrations Scheduled At Fair Week
The Indianola Herald reports 4 H leaders and superintendents plan beef cattle swine sheep and poultry displays with schedules for Thursday August 9 and Friday August 10 at the live stock show. Superintendents include Clif ford Hervey junior Rankin Dale Core Merrill Robuck Dutch Log in and Lloyd Core for beef cattle. Harold and Ben Den Adel lead swine with John Shivvers for sheep Bob Nicho als Rab bits and Jim Gof at Poultry with Waldo McCorkle as 4 H chairman.
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Gene Lene Hravele
Weme
Ww. C
E. Ee Jaife
Gena Cleveland
Ies
Thursay
Fela
Gut
Clifford Hervey
Rankin
Dale Core
Merrill Robuck
Lloyd Core
Bill Jenkins
Harold and
Ben den’ Adel
John Shivvers
Bob ‘Nicho Als
Jim Gof
Waldo McCorkle
Warren County Awards Grading Contract to J B Dahm
The Warren County Board of Supervisors awarded the grading contract to J B Dahm of Pella on Monday morning. The decision follows a bidding process in Warren County and designates Dahm for the county grading work.
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Warren Co
J. B. Dahm
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Pella
Theft at Treyner Targets Calats Used in City Dump Fence
Thieves at Treyner stole the calats used to build the fence around the city dump, leaving a gap in protection. The incident highlights security lapses at the waste site and may prompt investigations by local authorities.
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Treyner
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Orium
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Dteosives Books
Rover Roor
Destrovin
Paardekooper’s Ideal Pharmacy
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Franklin
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