Weekly Visits With Friends in Town and Country
Pete Hoksbergen farms 390 acres near Knoxville with 50 acres pasture and 135 acres corn. Visitors Jeanette Nunninkhoven Van Haaften and Arthur Van Haaften tour the farm, note 6,000 bushels of corn cribbed, discuss threshing, family ties, and life on the farm. The couple plans to move near Howell, farming with Dirk Schippers, while maintaining ties to Pella and Chronicle pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerrit Roorda
Pete Hoksbergen
Arthur van Haaften
Knoxville
Tey
Albert Hoksbergen
Pella
Pete
Hoksbergen
Mr. Hoksbergen
Henrietta Nunninkhoven
Abe Nunninkhoven
Abe
Joe
Anna van Dusseldorp
van Zante
Minnie Kruseman
Kaldenberg
Arthur van Haarten
John A. van Taeten
Joksbergen
van Haaften
Schippers
Howell Station
Dirk Schippers
Chronicle
van Halften
van Hansten
Des Moines River
Knoxville Road
Frank
Gideon Rietveld
Jeanette
Holland
Tracy
Arrow
Woodford Elected President Of State County Agents
R E Woodford county agent of Mahaska county was elected president of the state organization of county agents at the Ames meeting held last Wednesday He succeeds A J Secor of Keosauqua Woodford was vice president last year and is cited for his ability by neighbors and colleagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
R. E. Woodford
Mahaska County
A. J. Secor
Keosauqua
Woodford
Suit Seeks 2814.79 From Longwell Motor Co Owner
Royal P. Preston leads a district court suit against Longwell Motor Co proprietor Joe Longwell for 2814.79 on five counts. Preston, once a Maytag Co employee, and four others claim Longwell obtained factory jobs for them then they were discharged in July due to reduced production. They allege Longwell had no real Maytag ties to sustain employment and seek judgment plus interest on installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Longwell
Longwell Motor Co
Royal P. Preston
Maytag Company
Eben van Dusseldorp
Dale McBride
Donald W. Pierce
Milton C. Wright
Longwell
Preston
Mr. Longwell
Maytag
Newton
Does Not Think Machine Age Is Chief Factor
W A Anderson, a farmer eight miles north of Knoxville in Coalport, argues the machine age is not the main cause of economic ills. He notes many employed in auto and appliance manufacture would be idle without demand, questions excessive plant speed, and blames wealth centralization for stagnation. He urges slower production and profit use for communal needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Anderson
Ood
Knoxville
Coalport
Mr. Anderson
Fire siren heard clearly miles from town near Pella
A Des Moines river bottom resident Tink Bailey reports hearing the Pella fire siren much louder ten miles away than town, noting a fire there Friday and asking residents if a blaze occurred. The odd disparity in audibility raises questions about siren reach and coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Tink) Bailey
Des Moines River
Here
Wind Damps Train Whistle Heard Near District
A distant whistle could be heard from a house but was barely audible near the business district as wind affected the transmission of the sound.
Damage Claim Is Dismissed In Oskaloosa Case
The morning dismissal ends a $750 damage suit by Ed Scharff of What Cheer against Harry Rob inson of Oskaloosa tied to an October 10 1936 auto collision five miles northeast of Oskaloosa. Robinson previously won $2 500 in Keokuk county court. Scharff appealed then settled with Robinson. Mrs Scharff rode with her husband and signed her injury claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Scharff
Harry Robinson
Oskaloosa
Robinson
Keokuk
Scharff
Sigourney
Supreme Court
Mahaska Farmer Is Badly Injured in Corn Shredder Accident
Cecil Stewie, 36 and father of nine, was severely injured Monday at 9:45 PM near the Everett Engelenhoven farm southeast of Oskaloosa when his right hand was torn off in a corn shredder. Quick action by bystanders aided his initial care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Stewie
Everett Engelenhoven
Oskaloosa
Accident at factory leaves worker hospitalized after severing finger
Stowie called Rozenboom to shut off a machine and, lacking the mechanism, Rozenboom cut off a finger and thumb to free him. Stowie was taken to Morey hospital in shock from blood loss and the accident's severity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Rozenboom
Stowie
Rozenboom
Morey
Wheel
Ile
Recoy
Damage verdict in Van Heukelom suit set aside
District Judge Lou Todd of Des Moines set aside the $000 damage verdict against Telx Corp in the suit brought by the Van Heukeloms. A new trial was granted after defense argued a faulty jury instruction. The case stems from a fatal fall down a service elevator shaft at Hotel Black Hawk in Des Moines on February 6, 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Todd
Desnes
van Heukke
The
Black Hawk Hotels Co
Fishing licenses boom as sport fishing rises nationwide
At the time of the accident nosy was under lease to Tangney Ginn Hotels Co. Sport fishing reached a peak with fishermen across states totaling 5,832,448, up 100,000 from 1935, and license revenues reaching $8,002,887, an increase of $992,878.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangney- Ginn Hotels Co
Department of Ferce
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Netherlands
Nunninkhoven
Roorda
Arthur van Haven
Hoksbergen Farm
John A. van Halften
Jeanette Nunnikhoven
Peter Hoksbergen
Old Hoksbergen Farm
Herietta Nunnikhoven
Abe Nunnikhoven
Mother
Highway No. 2
M Pete Hoksbergen
Mary Nella
Elmer
Pete Hobsbergen
Nella
Henry Lee
Abe Nunnikhoven Jr
Joc Nunnikhoven
Andrew Dykstra
Otley
Chester
West Third Street
Dick van Zante
S. M. van Hemert
Klyn Bros
Jamesway
Ase 4
Klyn Bros. Hatchery
Parka Hoods
Oskaloosas
Mahaska
Honey Creek
Honey Creek Coal Co
Bloodsworth & van Dyke
van Heukelom
Dr.LeGear
Dr. LeGear
Ben
Pella, Iowa
M. C. Verhey
D. O
Wm. E. Shepard
Shepherd
Verhey
Shepard
Dex Moines
Walnut Bldg
S. E. Corner Ltd
Walnut St
Sen CH
BEN Hoeksema Lossne Standard Oil Station
Southwest Corner’ Square
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