Musings of the Town Crier on garlic and Tulip Time
A local column notes garlic harvesting timing, onion parallels, and tips on planting depth. It invites readers to join a garlic club with named locals and recalls Tulip Time debates. The piece mentions a Holland Michigan Tulip Time card mix up and praises Pella residents and community values. It ends with a quip about a mother and umbrella for a letter.
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Oskaloosa
Garlic Club
Arnold Johnson
Lou Kuyper
L. M. Henry
Pella
Holland Michigan
Holland
Michigan
Wall sculptures with oriental rugs at Sara gon II site
Excavations at the ancient Assyrian city of Sara gon II reveal wall sculptures adorned with elaborately designed oriental rugs. The remains date to the reign of king Assyria from 822 to 705 BCE, highlighting rich artistry and cultural exchange.
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Saragon II
Assyria
Removal of Levee Sought in District Court Suit
An injunction suit filed in Mari on County district court seeks removal of a levee on the Hackett farm in Lake Prairie township. NP, Sarah De Jong, Abe, and Marinus Departators own adjoining farms and press the action to restore natural drainage that once flowed to the Des Moines river, arguing the levee now traps water on their land and prolongs flooding.
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Marion County District
Hackett
Lake Prairie Township
Knoxville Express
Sarah de Jong
Abe
Marinus
Hackert
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Commodity Index Rises Eight Points
Iowa Farm Commodity Index advances eight points to 314 led by higher corn and beef cattle prices. The prices received index reaches its third highest level on record, with a peak of 319 in October 1946. The ratio of prices received to prices paid also climbs four points as farm price increases boost the index.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Journalist Folliard Wins Pulitzer for Telegraphic Reporting
The Milwaukee Journal notes Edward T. Folliard of the Washington Post received a Pulitzer prize for distinguished telegraphic reporting. In a radio interview he offered guidance to young reporters, echoing advice attributed to former Secretary of War Patrick Hurley. An Indian girl in Oklahoma wrote about Socrates, saying he was a Greek philosopher who went about giving good advice and that they poisoned him.
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Milwaukee Journal
Edward T. Folliard
Washington Post
Patrick Hurley
Oklahoma
Socrates
Northwood
Westward Ho and Travel Notes Across the West
A mixed travelogue notes Henry Roeffel visiting Los Angeles with his daughter and vacationing in Denver while Astellene Visser heads to Ogden and Yellowstone with June De Zwarte. Julia Van Arkel vacations near Clear Lake as preparations for a journey north unfold. A shipment of 21 dows ships to Rochester for Hale Manor Apartments as part of a larger order. Unlucky Friday night at the plant ends with a fire and a fall injuring Cornice Van Veen, and Melvin Rumbaugh breaks his left arm at the municipal pool. Picnic gatherings occur at West Market Park with shipping department and headers table staff. Mr and Mrs Vander Reek move to Chicago for refrigeration studies and clerical staff celebrate a letter error and a dictation song parody.
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Henry Roeffel
Los Angeles
California
Denver
Colorado
Astellene Visser
West
Ogden
Utah
June de Zwarte
Sacramento
Yellowstone National Park
Cornice van Veen
Melvin Rumbaugh
West Market Park
Shippin Department
Picnie
Ray de Geus
Dana de Heer
Minnie Janse
Lynn Toosten
Frances Wittenburg
Johanna Olvier
Madelyn van Haaften
Wet Market Park
Dr Kiesau Marks Sixth Anniversary In Medicine
Dr. F P W Kiesau of Pi observes the sixth anniversary of his entrance into the medical profession on May 29. He has practiced 22 of the 50 years in Postville. He is now associated with his son, Dr. F M Kiesau.
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FP. W. Kiesau
Kiesau
Postville
F. M. Kiesau
The House Divided Over Wife’s Plan to Leave
A married man, long strained by his wife’s threats to leave, is told to cheer up after a friend jokes about domestic strife. The pair recounts that the wife has decided to divide the house, signaling a possible split in the little family.
Keepers Granted After Outside For Keeps Remark
A brief Northwood Anchor quotation notes approval of an unspecified decision with the line Yes, and she did. She's given me the outside-for keeps. The source presents a concise social remark without broader context.
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E. K.P
Northwood Anchor
Co op News Brief From Humboldt and Local Farms
A carload of Portland cement from Humboldt, Kansas is en route and expected at Farmers Union Lumber Yard late this week. Cora Heeren will leave Wednesday for a Texas vacation. Two more Co op hayloaders are shipping in, and I G Roorda and crew are building a granary and corn crib at Peter G Vos farm.
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Portland
Mason Cement
Humboldt
Kansas
Farmers Union Lumber Yard
Co-op
I. G. Roorda
Peter G. Vos
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T. They
Harry Truman
Warner’ Vande Voort
Earth
Iowa
Marshall Canning Co
South Pella
Emery Guard
Julia van Arkel
Clear Lake
Town
Rochester
New York
Hale Manor
Hem-m-m
Eading
Kildare Sinatra
Bill Kilpatrick
Menninga & Vander Linden
Guveet
America
VanDen Berg Electric & Paint Co
Mapp Smith
Vander Linden
Ford
Dearborn
Ford Farming Equipment, Parts & Service
Ulrich Motor Company
Brooks
Clinton
Bic
Camay
Farmers Union
Pella, Iowa
Johnnie Klein
Catfish
Klein
Cora Heeren
Texas
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