Local Ottawa area notes and hospital updates
A compact community column lists a Messiah performance by Lorraine De Haan of Pella at Ottawa University and other local events. It reports hospital admissions and discharges in Oskaloosa and surrounding towns, births at Mercy and Mahaska hospitals, and visits or travels of residents to Washington and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Lorraine de Haan
Pella
Ottawa University
Mandel
First Baptist Church
Miss de Maan
Ray de Haan
West First St
Dick van Wyk
Sully
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Lynn Moore
Mercy
Dick Rus
Reasnor
T. H. Liggett
Mahaska Hospital
Willian Blom
Alton F. Smith
Murray
Town
Franklin Verrips
Ray van Roekel
Ray
Houweling Auto Company
Widows and Orphans Urged to Claim Social Security Benefits
The Social Security Administration notes many widows and orphans are unaware they can claim monthly Old Age and Survivors Insurance benefits. Benefits help families after a wage earner dies, but payments are not automatic and require filing an application with the SSA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Uncle Sam
Social Security Help at 618 Grand Avenue Des Moines IA
Social Security representatives offer free assistance at 618 Grand Avenue in Des Moines Iowa. No charges apply for this service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Wide Ironing Board Handy Christmas Gift
High school manual arts tip promotes a wide ironing board as a practical Christmas gift for moms. Instructions detail plywood construction, dimensions around 20 inches wide, and a removable fabric cover. Guidance notes storage, padding, and where to obtain complete directions from Iowa State College extension or bulletin office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
County Agricultural Extension Office
Bulletin
Towa State College
Parker Resigns as Mahaska Extension Director
County Extension Director L A Parker submitted his resignation to the Mahaska County Farm Bureau Board at its regular meeting Saturday night. He will leave the post at the end of December to join a farm machinery supplier in Iowa Falls after serving since July 1, 1947. No successor has been chosen. Donald Courtney also resigned as county extension youth assistant in October to become manager of the Mahaska County Farm Supply Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Parker
Mahaska County Farm Bureau Board
Iowa Falls
Parker
Mahaska County Extension Post
Rockwell City
County Farm Bureau Board
Donald Courtney
Mahaska County Farm Supply Company
Galesburg News Briefs From Church and Community
Galesburg Christians and area residents participate in church ladies’ aid meetings, school program, and social events. Attendees include Mrs. Arthur Dearinger, Mrs. Florence Oswalt, Mrs. Wilbur Sparks, and visitors from Sully. Local families deal with pneumonia cases, hospital visits, and Christmas lights in Newton.
Farmers Replace Tank Holes with Electric Water Warmers
Article explains winter poultry and stock watering challenges in northern states and promotes electric solutions. Immersion heaters, 300-watt deicers, and heated drinking cups prevent ice and ensure adequate water. Pressure systems keep water flowing, heating cables prevent exposure freezes, and thermostatic controls simplify winter stock care.
Community and Family News From Newton and Pella
Mr and Mrs Alan Kroh and Mr Frank Kroh plan a winter stay in Newton apartment. Hendricks visit Chester Minnesota hospital. Mrs Neal VanderWerff of Pella stays with daughter and son in law Delbert Shrader. Poortinga family hosts Newton guests including Reinder, Willard McGregor and Oakley Poortinga. Gene Knopf breaks collar bone at school. Una Rae Breen from Central College visits parents. Yetta Romans of Newton visits Terpstra home. Poortinga dinner guests include Grace Duncan Everett and others. Darr ell De Bruyn family dinner with Todd De Bruyn Clear Lake Merlin Schnug Earl Hendricks Janet Elaine Gerald De Bruyn Francis Heemsberg Anna De Bruyn Sullivan Freeman Kling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Carpenter
Christian Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Aid
Arthur Dearinger
Jesus
Wilbur Sparks
Florence Oswalt
Francis Heemsbergen
Anne de Penning
Loell Carpenter
Alan Kroh
Melvin Schultz
Sully
Pleasant View School
Elmer Peery
Maynard Cawlkin
Kenneth Carpenter
Clifford Dearinger
Lorraine
Brian
Martin Dearinger
Todd de Bruyn
Clear Lake
Galesburg
Joe Mickmershuizen
Texas
Charles Awtry
Galesburg Christian Church
Santa Claus
Newton
Howard Dearinger
Larry Vander Werff
Lawrence’ Vander Werff
Lester Hendricks
Rochester
Mann
Roy Dearinger
Harry de Penning
Fred de Penning
Karla Kay
Dennis
N. W. Miller
Louis Scheels
Terpstra
Frank Kroh
Freeman Hendricks
Chester
Oakley Poortinga
Eba Poortinga
Gene Knopf
Rolland Knopf
Una Rae Breen
Central College
Pella
Bud Breen
Martin Terpstra
Grace Duncan
Everett
Reinder Poortinga
Darrell de Bruyn
Larry
Merlin Schnug
Earl Hendricks
Janet Elaine
Gerald de Bruyn
Anna de Bruyn
Freeman Kling
Ear of corn Depicted in Power Farm Display
Old Ear Howard Power near Greenfield displayed a 30-year-old ear of corn. The 30-year-old crib on the Power farm had the car nailed in the gable by Mr Power’s father. The ear remained in good condition when removed last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Power
Greenfield
Mr. Power
Hens Lead Self Feeding Shift In Iowa Poultry
Ex poultryman W O Whitfield cites rising self feeding among Iowa flocks boosting production and cutting labor. Demonstration Flock data show 50 percent adoption by 1945 and 82 percent by last year, with egg production rising from 119 to 207 per hen across periods.
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Towa
W. O. Whitfield
Town’ State Logo
Whitfield
Lowa
Silvey Reports Feed Practice and Dinosaur Size Figures
The article notes self feeding as practice among Hockowners and reports an average eee production rise to a high percentage. It mentions a Brontosaurus weighing about 40 tons, with references to Weemins and TMH and a newspaper territory context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silvey
Hockowners
Weemins and
TMH
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Harry Mitten
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Jacob Brom
Brom
Jan
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Lorence Hartgraves
John Meppelink
Bernard Arkema
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Guernsey
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G. P. John Deere
Montgomery Ward
McCormick Deering
Wood Brothers
John Deere
Lloyd and
Andrew van Rees
Yetta Romans of
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Rose Hill
Julian Wymore & Sons
Rock Road
Lang
Loren A. Wymore
Oren McCurdy
SHARP
Knoxville
White Breast Bridge
H. J. Woody
Reasner
New Holland
Victor
IHC
McCormick-Deering
Moore
Wm. T. Murphy
Park Bingley
Community National Bank
Speedy
Scharing Garage
Schuring Garage
van Speren
Home of the
East Third Street
Con van Iperen
WM. van Iperen
J.T. van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Cannister
Cory Coffee Makers
Drip
Revere Ware Club
Westclox
Waffle
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