Monroe area notices and gatherings across Thanksgiving weekend
Local residents attended large events include Vander Voert and Vander Linden at an NFO convention in St Louis, and numerous Elrod and Beyer family reunions in Monroe plus Thanksgiving dinners hosted by Van Wyk and Vander Hoek. Community groups met, gifts were prepared for a council Bluffs home, and students participated in campus governance at Iowa State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Arnold Breuwer
Ray Vander Linden
Vander Voert
Pella
St. Louis
Missouri
Ant Nfo
Dean Kool
Eau Claire
Wisc
Abram
Wedding Bells Brighten Prairie City Rural Life
Mr and Mrs Milo Christiansen and family attend a November 26 wedding in Prairie City where Lana Kay Beyer wed Alvin Keuning. The bride, daughter of Clarence Beyer, and groom, son of Ray Kenning, plan to live on a farm west of Monroe. Also noted are dinner guests and Thanksgiving visits among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Burman
John E. Willemsen
Jeff
Gregg
David
Robert Samsoff
Abbington
Ill
Edward Beyer
Monroe
Kmart
Gerald Vander Hoek
Sully
Ray Donahue
Harley, Green
Roy Vander Ploeg
Craig
Sydney
Priscilla
Jackie Zerley
Sherry Marsh
Pleasantville
Lynn Donahue
Ft. Leonard Wood
Lynn
New Jersey
Curtis Brouwer
A.B
Des Moines
Donald R. van Baale
Katie Heemstra
Pella Hospital
E. Beyer
Charles Burmiester
Harvey Beyer
Harold Beyer
David Beyer
Newton
Milo Christianssen
Newell
Lana Kay Beyer
Prairie City
Alvin Keuning
Christian Reformed Church
Clarence Beyer
Ray Kenning
Walnut farming can be profitable and forward-looking
Conservationist John G. Wilson outlines how black walnut plantings on waste land can yield substantial long term income through timber, nuts, and byproducts. He cites potential per acre values, notes major seed buyers Hammons Products Co and Gravette Shelling Co, and highlights abrasive shell byproducts used in explosives, drilling, and various industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammons Products Co
Stockton
Missouri
Gravette Shelling Co
Gravette
Arkansas
Three Knoxville youths fined for beer possession
Knoxville Journal reports fines levied in the justice court in Red Godfrey. Donald J. Vermeer of Route 2 Pella faced $25 and costs for possession of beer as a minor. Harvey G. Vander Weide of Pella also owed $25 and costs for the same offense. Virgil D. Lambirth of Enville, and Ralph Edwards of Alba were fined for night speeding, with $13 and $11 plus costs respectively. Larry M. Aldridge of Pella faced $95 for beer possession as a minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plate Court of
Red Godfrey
Knoxville
Donald J. Vermeer
Pella
Harvey G. Vander Weide
Virgil D. Lambirth
Enville
Larry M. Aldridge
Ralph Edwards
Alba
Canned heat trick with toilet paper and alcohol
A note describes placing toilet paper in a coffee can, filling with alcohol, and lighting it to burn for hours. The stove like blaze is described as a warm cheerful flame. This is explained as a simple improvised heat source using common items.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. E. Jarnagin
Detroit
Michigan
Ernest Wagner
Elrod
Brethern Church
Neal Loomis
Lester Elod
Gilman
Carl Elrod
W. C. Elrod
John Elrod
Olivier Elrod
Virgil de Héef
Virgil Dé Hoef
Martin. Elrod
David Elrod
Hubert Elrod
Katie Gezel
Gerrit Eysink
John Eysink
Maggie Vander Waal
Lynnville
Tunis van Wyk
Walter Vander Hart
Secret Pals
Council Bluffs
Mesdames Leta Bell van Dusseldorp
Peter van Gent
Donald Gildersleeve
Bernard van Wyngarden
Wayne van Wyngarden
Duane van Sant
Arnold Brower
Mrs
Anne Noteboom
Beyer‘ House
Arie Noteboom
Imér Currier
Howard North
Janet
Sac City
Oscar Ammer
Dean North
Dennis
Howard Roberts
Holland House
Helen Coppersmith Pierce
Pontiac, Mich
Leland Cook
James Bennett
Cedar Rapids
Guy Wilson
Ann
Leland Balmer
Fred Forker
John of
del Barber
Brightsdale
Craig Vander Ploeg
Iowa University
Ames
John van Ryswyk
Mae Pell
A.C
Kewanee
THC
IHC
Kelly Ryan
Westendorf
Midwest
Co-op
Arthur van Waardhuizen
Wayne van Wyk
Vander Zy! Bros
Clerks
John G. Wilson
S.C.S. Conservationist
Herman Nollen
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