Many visitors and travels tied to Pella area families
The week featured visits by Mr. and Mrs. Harry McFadden and three children from Findley Ohio to relatives in Pella and Lincoln Illinois, and numerous friends, including Van Gorp of Chicago and Reasner in Oskaloosa. Local residents reported hospital entries and dismissals, travel to Chicago and the Black Hills, and social gatherings throughout August 20 to 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry McFadden
Findley
Ohio
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Montezuma
Pella
van Gorp
Scholte Grove
Beard’s Grove
Garden Square
Gary Vogelaar
William Monster
Mercy Hospital
Peggy
Willis Vande Voort
Mercy
Charlene
Arnold Terrill
Andrew Huyser
John M. van Gorp
Mahaska Hospital
Michael Cherkala
Bernie Vander Lindens
Cleveland
Daniel Dingeman
Connie van Wyk
Sully
Maaris van Genderen
Peter van Manen
Lynnville
Johnnie Flanagan
George van Gorkom
Douglas
Arie A. de Bruyn
Hendrena Schimmel
C. Schimmel
Charlene Terrell
Minnie Ver Meer
Louella van Ekeren
Mahaska
Walter van Wyk
Bert van Ee
Black Hills
Yellowstone Park
Sioux City
Iowa
Parkston
Corsica
S. C
Rapid City
Spearfish Club
Spearfish
van Ee
Dan Dingeman
Dan
Henry Dingeman
van Ees
West
Ale Donald D. van Zee
Biggs Afb
el Paso
Texas
Martin van Zee
Harriet Smith
Smith
George
State Boosts Aid to Blind and ADC Payments in October
Payments to Old Age Assistance and Aid to Blind rise by four dollars monthly, while Aid to Dependent Children gains about seven dollars per family, with a total monthly increase around 204,720. The changes, effective October 1, reflect a new federal matching formula under a July 27 Social Security law, boosting food allowances and other benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolia R. Glenn
State Board of Social Welfare
OAA
ADC
Glenn
Towa
Jowans
Animal Nutrition Conference Slated For Sept. 14 at Ames
The Iowa Nutrition Conference will be held at Iowa State College on September 14. Leslie E. Johnson, head of the Animal Husbandry Department, says the event offers the latest on animal nutrition, feeding, and feed handling for manufacturers, dealers, suppliers, supervisors, instructors, and extension staff. Curtiss Hall Assembly Room will host speakers from Iowa State College including Dick Hanson of Successful Farming and D F Green of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp.
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Iowa State College
Leslie E. Johnson
Curtiss Hall
Dick Hanson
Successful Farming
D. F. Green
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Ruth Kilchenmann to Teach German at Central College
Ruth Kilchenmann has been named an instructor of German at Central College. She earned a PhD on August 6 1956 from the University of Southern California with a dissertation on Wandel in Der Bedeutung Der Natur In Den Werken Hermann Hesses. She studied at Sorbonne Paris Berne and taught at Colegio Pestalozzi USC and Chico State College. She is a member of Delta Phi Alpha Pi Delta Phi and the AAUW. She married Peter Anton Kilchenmann in 1944 and was widowed in 1946 in Swiss service.
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Ruth Kilchenmann
Central College
G. T. Vander Lugt
Kirchenmann
Sorbonne
University of Paris
University of Berne
Switzerland
Colegio, Pestalozzi
Lima
Peru
University of Southern California
Chico ‘State College
Chico
Calif
Kilchenmann
Delta Phi Alpha
Delta Phi
Honorary
Association of American University Women
Peter Anton Kilchenmann
Berne
Twin Children of Woman Living in Pella
The woman’s twins Kathryn and Peter are living with her in Pella. Their custody or guardianship status is not specified in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn
Peter
Pella
Moisture in Modern Refrigerators Explained
Dr Earl McCracken of the Department of Agriculture explains that sweat inside newer refrigerators indicates colder interiors and better food preservation. He notes evaporator temperatures are 10 to 15 degrees lower, causing the whole storage area to run colder and moisture form on contents. Suggestions include wrapping bottles or reducing door openings to limit sweating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl McCracken
Department of Agriculture
County Treasurer's Semiannual Report 1956 Marion County Iowa
Opal Carle, County Treasurer of Marion County, certifies the report covers January 1, 1956 to May 1956. The document records financial transactions and summarizes activities of the treasurer during the period. Knoxville, Iowa, January 19, 1956.
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Opal Carle
S. Opal Carle
Marion County
Knoxville
Iowa
Jane
Dennis Van Wyk Joins Co breeders coop in Marion County
Dennis Van Wyk of 405 South Main Street assumes duties of Frank Jenkins in the artificial breeding program of the Marion County Breeders' Cooperative. Jenkins left for military service. Van Wyk, a Navy veteran discharged in May, completed training with Eastern Iowa Breeders at Cedar Rapids and began work on Monday, August 20. An ad in this issue notes the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis van Wyk
South Main Street
Frank Jenkins
Knoxville
Marion County Breeders’ Cooperative
Jenkins
Mr. van Wyk
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Livestock sale outcomes at Colfax auction market
The report lists cattle and hog prices by category, including dairy cows to 160 per head and heavy bulls up to 13.70. It notes good runs expected this Saturday with an Angus consignment of 22 head, selling after 6 p.m., and sheep sale at 1 p.m. followed by hogs around 4 p.m. The auction invites buyers to bring livestock and emphasizes weekly sales and proper sorting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
New Federal Child Labor Rules Explain Farm Worker Limits
Des Moines reports detail how the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act affects farmers. Ludemann of the U S Labor Department outlines that while the $100 minimum wage and overtime rules do not apply to farm growers, minors under 16 cannot work during school hours in their district, with allowances for vacation and after school. Growers must keep records for every employee under 18 including full name date of birth and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Frederick L. Ludemann
U. S. Labor Department
Laws
Ludemann
Marion County Among Top 100 For Hogs On Farms
The 1954 Census of Agriculture shows United States hogs and pigs on farms totaling 57 092 919 with 28.6 percent in 100 counties. Cedar County Iowa ranks second and Henry County Illinois tops counties in hogs and pigs on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Census of Agriculture
Henry County
Illinois
Cedar County
Iowa
Local counties dominate top hogs and pigs on farms list
Top 100 counties by hogs and pigs on farms in 1964 show 69 in Iowa and 18 in Illinois. Marion County ranks 97th with 119,508 hogs and pigs, while Mahaska County is 87th with 170,777 and Jasper County 20th with 194,087. Phone your news to MA 8-2240.
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Iowa
Tlinois
Marion County
Mahaske County
Jasper County
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Grand Rapids
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