Bethany Willing Workers Hold August Meeting
Rea members met at Mrs A J Ter Louw home with devotion on forgiveness and a review of Acts. Eleven members shared texts or poems as guest Miss Gertrude Van Roekel spoke on work among Indians near Dulce New Mexico and a married couple Shirley Van Roekel and Dale Tenny were noted for wedding in Redlands California July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Willing Workers Missionary Society
A. J. Ter Louw
Jesus
Clarence van Gorp
Gertrude van Rockel
Dulce
N. M
Bert van Hemert
Peter J. B
Armour Boot
Marvin Swank
John R. van Gorp
Simon Ter Louw
Peter J. Swank
Bert G. van Hemert
Vernon van Gorp
John E. Ter Louw
John Boot
Henry van Roekel
Gertrude van] Roekel
Denver
Colorado
Shirley van Roekel
Dale ‘Tenny
Yellowstone
Los Altos Congregational Church
Murry MacNeil
Louis A. van Roekel
East Mariposa Drive
Redlands
California
H. L. Lenny
Billings
Montana
Sabrina
Lois Vance
A. Koch
Ed Vance
E.R. Shirey
van Rocke
Esther Reed
Koch
Hiege
Florence — Russel
Marilyn Siemann
Dottie Warner
Mary Marwath
Mrs.Tenny
Pella High School
Pit Lowa
University of Redlands
Beta Lamba Mu
Long Beach Museum of Art
Mr. Tenny
Denver University
Tau Beta Pi
Pi Mu Epsilon
Omicron Delta Kappa
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Minneapolis Honeywell Co
Carey
Indies
M. E. Gircle
Grace Jarman
Dean
Des Moines
Alice Hoeksema
John
Millie Kaldenberg
Myrtle van Dyke
Ivory Palaces
Freda Wisse
Katherine Notting
Lois Tart
Billy Graham
Lowman
Baltimore
Engaged: Merna Sherwood to Stanley Bishop of Knoxville
Mr and Mrs Kermit E Sherwood of Knoxville announce the engagement of daughter Merna to Stanley H Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Donald Bishop of Knoxville Merna is employed at Bankers Life Ins Co of Des Moines and Bishop works at Diamond Laboratories in Des Moines The engagement details are followed by church circle notes and a 30th wedding anniversary gathering in Sully with multiple attendees from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit E. Sherwood
Knoxville
Merna
Stanley H. Bishop
Donald Bishop
Miss Sherwood
Bankers Life Ins. Co
Dex Moines
Mr. Bishop
Diamond Laboratories
Des Moines
Jake Mol
Sully
Vernon Vander Kamp
LeRoy van Zee
Ward Ver Steegh
Frank McComber
Marshalltown
Francis Hasselman
New Sharon
Ed de Z
Sword of Hope Planted At North Pole By Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society will plant the 24 foot Sword of Hope at the North Pole in a ceremony tied to Admiral Peary’s landmark flag planting 48 years earlier. MSTS aircraft will fly the aluminum sword to northern posts with Vice Admiral John M. Will leading the event and Steve Barrie attending for ACS. Flight from Floyd Bennett Field departs August 20 and returns August 26 after arctic stops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Cancer Society
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Military
Sea ‘Transport Service
Artic
John M. Will
USN
Navy
MSTS
Steve Barrie
ACS
Raymond Loewy Associates
Aluminum Company of America
Rigidized Metals Corporation
Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
Arctic
Specialists to Help Iowa Prepare Conservation Plan
Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, president of the Wildlife Management Institute, conferred with the Iowa Conservation commission on a new 10-year plan for parks, forests, fish and wildlife. The 25-year 1943 Towns plan is nearing completion and hailed as imaginative though some goals were unmet and details need updating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Conservation Commission
Iowa
Ira N. Gabrielson
Washington, D. C
Gabrielson
Wildlife Management Institute
Washington
Bruce Stiles
Final Program of Events for Iowa's 10 Day State Fair
Iowa State Fair announces 10 day schedule starting Aug 23 with events including junior livestock fair judging Aug 23 24 national stock show Aug 23 29 Harness and saddle horse shows Aug 28 Sept 1 Rodeo with Rex Allen Aug 29 Sept 1 Lennon Sisters musical revue Aug 28 24 with Brenda Lee Aug 26 28 Auto races Aug 23 26 nights Aug 20 30 Horse races Aug 27 28 Thrills day Aug 24 Jalopy races Aug 24 Children’s day opening Friday free admission for under 16 grandstand party morning State Day Aug 28 features legislature officials and leaders Secretary L B Cummingham says prospects look good for a bumper fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Allen
Lennon Sisters
Brenda Lee
L. B. Cummingham
Music Puts New Ump Pa Into School
Today's grade school music programs put an extra amp into tomorrow's bands and orchestras through simplified teaching of real instruments. About one in four school children now receive musical instruction, up from one in eleven a decade ago. Knoxville Illinois highlights include 50 of 107 seventh graders in beginning band. Cedarburg Wisconsin has grade schoolers in a marching band. Omaha Nebraska hosts a third grade orchestra concert annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Music Conference
Knoxville
Ill
Music Educators ‘Conference
Cedarburg
Wis
Omaha, Neb
Free Admission for Children at State Fair Opening
Des Moines Iowa children under 16 get free entry at the Town State Fair opening Friday August 23 as the 10 day run begins. They also attend a free 9 30 AM grandstand show. Large entries across departments and a busy schedule signal one of the biggest fairs in years with standout 4 H FFA livestock judging and auto races Friday afternoon plus Brenda Lee the Ozark Jubilee star in the evening revue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
FFA
Brenda Lee
Marion County Corn Loan Rate Set at 1.32 per Bushel
The government announces a 1957 corn loan rate of 1.32 per bushel for Marion County in line with corn allotments. County rates across Iowa range 1.27 to 1.85, based on a national average of 1.36. Loans and purchase agreements for 1967 corn run from harvest to May 31, with applications via the county ASC office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Merrill Robuck
ASC
Iowa
Marion
1957 county support rates for crops announced
Marion county sets 1957 price support for crops except soybeans. The national 1957 soybean rate is $2.09 per bushel, six cents under 1956. Local rates: barley 0.96, flaxseed 2.90, grain sorghum 1.75 cwt, oats 0.59, rye 1.16, wheat 2.06 per bushel. A 1 cent premium applies to 1067 corn with 2 percent or more cracked corn and foreign material and another 1 cent premium for No 2 grade or better corn. discounts apply for moisture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Iowa Leading State in Acres Growing Popcorn
Iowa tops 17 commercial popcorn producing states with 32,000 acres, followed by Indiana 26,000 and Ohio 16,000. Adverse planting weather trimmed Illinois to 18,000 acres. Overall prospects vary. Iowa and Nebraska look good, with a generally fair to good outlook for harvest across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Nebraska
Rats Are Robbers
The note states that annual rodent destruction of food equals the output of 200000 average U.S. farms, enough to feed 10,000,000 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Home for the Aged News Highlights Local Visits
Mrs Maggie Eggink and cousins Mr and Mrs J Rozendaal with family spent days at Rock Rapids Iowa visiting relatives and scouting sights including the grotto at West Bend. Mrs Peter Vander Wal vacationing with relatives in Chicago. her sister and her husband joined. Mr Delis Van Zee confined to bed with a kidney infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Eggink
Only Two Fines Levied in Pella Past Two Weeks
August 6 Benjamin H White of Chicago faced an illegal truck parking charge in Pella and was fined $2 plus costs. The brief indicates two fines in the city over the past two weeks, with no additional details on other cases or defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Benjamin H. White
Chicago
Fifty Nine Plants In Iowa Owned by Big Corporations
Fifty nine of the 600 largest US industrial firms operate manufacturing plants in Iowa, per the Iowa Development Commission. The state claims about 12 percent of Fortune magazine’s list of largest manufacturers, highlighting a mix of native Iowa industries and newcomers that have opened plants in the last decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Towa
Towa Development Commission
Commission
Fortune Magazine
Towa Industries
August 9 Lupe Fornis Plea in Pella Case
A case in Pella involves Lupe Fornis charged for operating without a license. The court imposes a fine of $10 plus court costs. Demonology is defined as the study of evil spirits in the accompanying note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupe Fornis
Pella
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B. W. W. Society
Or van Roekel—Tenny
Karen Vander Wilt
Floyd Vander Zyl
Gary Gezel
Ray Vander Wilt
Way Mathews
Glenn Neely
Linda
Keith Neely
Gerrit Ryke
John “Breaklander
Grace Roorda
John "Groendyke
Martyn Klimstra
John “de Jong
John Ver Heul
Alfred Renaud
Dick Ver Meer
Henry Klein
Dale Kane
Mary
Bill Grootveld
Dora Carson
Esther Verrips
Max Schakel
Ralph Heerem
Janice Kane
Bonnie de Jong
Nancy de Cook
Elva Newendorp
Diane Ver Dught
Delores Eeling
Bonnie Verrips
Carole Grootveld
Alice Terlouw
Joyce van Roekel
Aleatha van Rheenen
Nancy Terlouw
Lavelle Brockway
Don Hiemstra
Evelyn Dykstra
Donald Blom
William Blom
J.C. de Bruin
Frances de Bruin
Len Blom
Pat
Henrietta Blom
Gerrit van Arendonk
Steve Arkema
Harold de Bruin
Gerrit van Roekel
Gerrit Vis
Don Toom
Marvin de Zwarte
Arnold de Bruin
Larry de Bruin
Darlene van Wyk
Mary van Haaften
Edward de Joode
Marvin Nunnikhoven
Osloosa Farm Bureau
Geraldine Rus
Marion de Zwarte
Lola de Zwarte
Junella Ver Meer
Estella Dahm
William 1 Ke
Wer
Martyn van Ee
Lila Beyer
Otley Christian Reformed Church
Murray van Hemert
Neal Willemsen
Anthony Langstraat
Willemsen
Newton Mi Co
West Market Park
Buck ‘Terlouw
Kenneth Menninga
Robert Pippel
Sage van Vliet
Ralph Vander Linden
Bill Gosselink
Herb Vander Wasl
Arvin de Cook
Pete Vos
Albert Rouw
Arvin Menninga
Arie van Weelden
Gordon Vander Hurt
Wm. van Zev
Joyce
Dick’ Ver Ploeg
Claris van Genderen
Lloyd Vander Krol
Dale Jansen
Mra
Lester Groenenboom
M. E. Circle
Mols OF
Cancer Society
Sword of Hope
del Monte
Borden's
Glacier Club
Lynn
Glaser
Sunshine
Graham
Minute Maid
Calif, Elberta
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