Local notes from Pella area events and travels
Residents share summer visits and family news from Pella and surrounding towns. Articles report graduates traveling to Manhattan Montana to teach, relatives visiting from Des Moines Ames Phoenix and Chicago, highway 163 crashes near Pella with injuries, births at Mercy Hospital, and locals moving to New Jersey while continuing work or study.
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Anne Vander Melen
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Manhattan
Montana
Christian Reformed School
Sadler
West Park
J. S. Gladstone
Ardelia
Mary Jane Corp
Des Moines
Linus Corp
Phoenix
Arizona
Wm. Dericks
Des’ Moines
Edmand
Ames
Peter H. van Gorp
Kanas City
Nina van Gorp
Fred Lankelma
J. B. van Hemert
Tella
Lawrence Jiman
Phyllis
Bangor
Sgt
Edward L
Niagara Falls
Canada
New York City
Washington, D.C
Marvin Ver Meer
Morris Ver Meer
Atlanta
Georgia
Mar
Ver Meer
Donald Jabaai
Prairie City
Sioux Center
Atl
Eleanor Vander Berg
Lee Rodman
Central College
Rosemary
Newton
Lincoln School
Franklin Verrips
R. G. Conn
Colfax
Charles Mitchell
Mahaska Hospital
Agnes Weyerse
Mercy
Oskeloosa
Lloyd van Zante
Peter Vos
Otley
Mahaska
Highway 163
Pella
Kenneth Hanna
Oskaloosa
Hanna
Jack Rockwell, Jr
Ronald Clubb
Sigourney
Iowa
Truc
Fredric Roberg
Clubb
Mlinois
Cornelia Leafart
Lone Beach
California
Catherine Slobe
John A. Vander Waal
Glen Rock
New Jersey
Vander Waal
Midland Park
Union Seminary
Columbia University
Bernard Vogelaar
Moline
Tih
Ieard Borgman
Pottstown
The
Chronicle
Geraldine van Haaften
Mihasha
Bill Kilpatrick
Roy
Vin van Wyk
Reasser
Marvin de Zwarte
Itth
Thomas Sawyers
Grinnell
Po van Niewaal
John Shields
Idameht
Philadelphia
Sylvania
Sam Stovs
M.C. van Hemert Wednesham Mathes
Mercy Hospital
Delvin Vander Linden
Baby Voy
Crald Dieleman
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Carl de Vries
Dirk
Carl
J. H. de Vries
Hollywood
Clarence Vos
Monroe
Washington State
Vos
Peoria
J. Vos
JW. Bokhoven
Washington
L. den Besten
College Seminary
Michigan
First Christian Reformed Church
Peter H. van
Pete
Trans-World Air Lines Co
Kansas City
Virginia Burkman
Nina Jane
Mountain View
Walker Sadler
Joyce
Sanborn
Clark's Grove
Minnesota
Birthdays Mark August at Home for the Aged
On August 24 and 25 residents celebrated birthdays including Gerrit Van Wyk turning 76 and 71, and Peter Vos turning 68. Visitors from Davenport Des Moines Newton Sully Oskaloosa Orange City and related families called on residents and attended celebrations.
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Gerrit van Wyk
van Wyk
Peter Vos
Storm Stormer
Davenport
Maggie van Zee
Karnes
Des Moines
Pete Vos
Otley
Henry Vander Wilts
Rec Gifford
Jake Swank
Newton
Alida
Elscott
Pete Langstraat
Janet Pot
Leendert Langstraat
Leonard van Genderen
Sully
Fedward Brand
Oskaloosa
Mary Brand
T. Plette
Orange City
Jasper County Contour Plowing Match and Field Day Sept 6
The tenth annual contest will start Sept 6 at the Jasper County Home farm near Newton with six contestants. Prizes from Newton Chamber of Commerce. Noon food by Junior Farm Bureau, speaker Herb Plambeck, then a farm tour. Afternoon demonstrations cover drainage, contour strip cropping, terraces, truss waterways, and grass silage talks by Ralph Krenain and Dale Woolsen Craft.
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Jasper County
Newton
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Herb Plambeck
Farm Bureau
Rds
Pashie
Rhalph Krenain
Extension Aconomist
Dale Woolsencraft
College Opens Show Campus Improvements Welcome Freshmen
Central College prepares for new term with extensive summer renovations. Broady Improvements and remodeling at Gaass Hall create brighter living quarters. Open house to be announced and grounds to be landscaped. Renaud house moved, old dormitory area reconfigured into a student parking lot. Observatorium relocation improves library lines. Departments shuffled: Physics moves to third floor, English and Education offices reallocated. Central College ready for a good year with notable building work completed.
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George
Gaass Hall
Ikmen
Renaud
Gmnasium
Peace Street
Jordan Hall
Central Hall
Graham All
Clifford R. Keizer
G. Chester Leu
Martin Holstege
Maryanna Hamer
Leora Quinn
James Graam
Elna Grimjes
Sistant
Harriet Heusinkveld
Central
Central College
New Crop Apples and Cider Offerings Open
New crop apples described as crisp and juicy from Iowa with popular and new varieties. Available in bushels halves and quarters to suit families. Also fresh pressed sweet apple cider. Apple season runs August through May and shop is now open.
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Iowa
Apple Grove Orchard Ad Promotes Fresh Iowa Apples
An ad describes Apple Grove Orchard near Highwa South of Mitch East of State No 6 and 163, Ville, 100 miles around, offering Fresh bruise free Iowa flavor apples. It notes trips to Des Moines and a return route with a sales team sign north of the Apple How Sales Team, and mentions hours up to 9 pan except Sundays.
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Highwa
Mitch
Ville
Spaper
Apple Grove Orchard
Des Moines
Iowa
Our Apple
Public School Calendar Clip for Labor Day to March Events
Calendar lists Labor Day and school activities across multiple towns with assemblies, football and basketball games, six week periods, vacations, and special events. It notes dates for assemblies at Frederick Sjobnimn and Albia, sport contests in Sigourney Indianola Winterset Knoxville Des Moines Tech Marion County tournaments, and end of semesters along with planned concerts and recognitions.
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Frederick Sjobnimn
Lincoln
ISEA
Monroe
Howell Glass Blowers
Montezuma
EL Jones
Nee
Albia
Knoxville
Centerville
Indianola
Des Moines Tech
Marion County
Chariton
Winterset
Colfax
Tine Carr
Iwanis
Douwstra Chapel
Legion Post Holds Election and District Conference
A Des Moines Des Moines area legion post announced the selection of town committees and officers for foreign relations safety and housing along with a Sixth District Joint Legion Auxiliary Fall Conference to be held October 5 1951 at the home of Baldwin Patterson Post 18. Registration for legionnaires starts at 9 00 am with a detailed program including school instruction and a joint banquet.
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Jelle
Richard Tysselings
Bess
Meltride
Louise Bruce
Margaret Vande Kieft
Dieleman
Clarence van
Geo. H. Lan
Ray de
Oren Jewaal
Legion-Auxiliary
Baldwin Patterson Post
Des Moines
Comander Schakel
An Niewaal
Amerian Legion Hall
Capitol
Church of Christ
Baldwin Patterson
Ed Turner
Bob Lounsberry
Shurg
School of Instruction
Home Lodge
Department of Town Legion
Dudleble
Town Department
Ausary
Richard B. Monk
Oren S. van
Ferguson 30 tractor unveiled at Step Up meeting partners
Arnold Wittenburg returns from Des Moines where Iowa dealers hear details of the Ferguson 30. The new tractor features a 20 percent horsepower gain, the Ferguson System with hydraulically controlled implements, and improved final drive, air fuel and lubrication systems for longer life and efficiency. The Ferguson line includes six three Ferguson System implements and the tractor designed for lightweight farming tasks.
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Arnold Wittenburg
Des Moines
Fergus Meting
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Harry Ferguson, Inc
Detroit
Takish-born
Invente Agriculture
Pella
Public Relations Chairman Test 89 and ALTA Member Mentioned
Oren S. Van Nie wan serves as Public Relations Chairman and is listed among ALTA members in the test material. The fragment notes his role and affiliation but offers no further context or dates.
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Oren S. van Niewan
Test
A.L.T.A
Soldiers Addresses List From Telegraph Order
The notice lists service members with ranks and units including Dvt. Willard P. Olivier Bolgittrg Pvt. Logan Van der Leest and Ralph Van Wyk in various regiments and battalions. APO and Post Office details show San Francisco New York addresses for mail delivery.
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Logan van der
Ralph van Wyk
U.S
Co. H
San Francisco
Calif
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Lois Saylor
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Younker Bros., Inc
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Liberty
Dick Lautenbach
Jasper Co
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Parkinson
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Lew Johnson
Prom
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Gerrit TH. Klein
C. R. Tucker
Gerrit
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Tucker
Henry A. Klyn
Ting
Tost
Paul Klyn
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Willard P. Olivier Bolgittr
Robert_L. Van Zante
Groves Reg. Co
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