Weekly visits with friends in town and country
A report from a farm circuit touches on Fred Smith’s New Sharon area visit, Smith family roots from Ireland, and Perry Smith. It describes dinner, a Cubs-Red game listen, and Mrs Smith's peppy Irish wit. The piece moves to Guy Vander Pol’s fire rebuilt house site, and moving a 15 year old stucco home with family details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Vander Pol
Sully
Smiths
Hw Fa
Hee
Perry
Fred Smith
Chicago
Cubs
Smith
Barr
Ireland
America
Raymond
Castor Oi
Shore Farm
Somone
Esther
Everett van Kampen
Lynnville
Helen
Louise
Frederick Everett
Donald Gene
Catherine
John Ver Stecy
Edward
Sally
Minn
Seth Buffuma
Montezuma
Iowa
Saniel Barr
Kellogg
Paul Esler
Grinnell
Alexander Barr
John Barr
Eldren
Smith Farm
Vander Pol
Gerrit Vander Pol
van der Pol
Jesse Carpenter
Damily
Guy Vander Pal
Newton
Vander Pal
Gerrit Vander Pal
Lydia
Paul Renaud
New Sharon
Everett
Taintor
Renard
Johanna
Core van Temert
Pella
Jane Newton
Henrietta
Floris Duinink
Alexander Vander Pol
Vander Pol Farm
Peter Rozendaal
Ben Ver Steeg
John O. Ter Louw
John C. Vos
E. C. Vander Pol
Alex Vander Pol
Henry Ter Louw
Melvin Vander Pol
W. G. van Wyke
Smiths Farm Family and Craft Versus Radio Note
A farm couple with four children, Perry the aspiring teacher and Raymond tied to farming, share details of savings from sales of poultry, quilts, and a 1926 Atwater-Kent radio. They discuss farm upkeep, a sun porch, and views on property value and selling farms.
Family Kinship and Political Shift Mentioned in Rural Interview
In a fragmented reminiscence from a Dutch community, a man born outside Holland recalls age guesses of relatives and notes a 30 year absence from Newt Van Maren. He mentions Ben Ver Steeg and George Ver Steeg, denying political kinship while confessing a switch from Republican to Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Newt van Maren
Ben Ver Steeg
George Ver Steeg
George
Rental and Benefit Payments Reach Over $189,000
Rental and benefit payments under the AAA program in Mason County totaled $189,964 for the five months ended May 31, 1936, as reported to State Director J. J. Hughes of the National Emergency Council. The amount marks progress in the three year operation of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Mason County
J. J. Hughes
National Emergency Council
Iowa Rental and Benefit Payments Grow in Five-Month Report
A county total of 1 164 723 dollars is cited under corn hog and wheat payments in Marion County for five months. National figures show 108 056 959 dollars released in Iowa from Rental and Benefit programs over three years, with 14 764 929 dollars paid in the first five months of the current year for corn hog and sugar and sugar sums. Roosevelt gains popularity in Iowa, polling ahead of Landon by 2 percent, up 1 percent from two weeks ago, with Landon trailing by 1 percent in the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwater-Kent
Perry
Marion County
Iowa
Roosevelt
American Institute of Public Opinion
Govern Landon
Lanion
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New York
Smith Manufacturing Co
Perry Smith
Central College
Guy van- Farmer
der Pol
Arnold Duinink
Mra
Esther van Kampen
Catherine Ver Steeg
Helen Louise
Mrs
She
CRTC
Pathfinder
Orton
van Gorp Tire Co
George Francis Sadler
New York City
Berlin
Germany
Murphy’s
C. &. van Hemert
Farmers Co-op
Exchange Otley
Mr. Smith
Erty
Sevrel
Mrs. Smith
Lynnville Junction
Sandridge
Success School
County Line’ School
Mahaska County
Central Colloge
Dean
United Ing
Midwest
Gezel
Red Blacksmith Shop
Union Street
L. Carter Worth & van Zante,’ Auctioneers
North Main Street
Allen’s
Cora van Hemert
North
Main Street
Worth
van Zante
Aucts
Neal van Hemert