Our Men in Military Service PVT DUNNIN ASSIGNED TO LEADERSHIP SCHOOL
Private Orville J Dunkin selected for a special leadership training course at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. He is married to Mrs Orville Dunkin and has just completed 16 weeks of basic and engineer training with Company C 15th Heavy Tank Battalion 6th Armored Division. He recently arrived in Korea and is stationed on an island off the west coast with the 933rd AAA. He is serving as a corporal guarding and maintaining guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Orville’ J. Dunkin
Spe
Cial
Fort Leonard Wood
Dunkin
Orville Dunkin
Pella
Iowa
15Th Heavy Tank Bn
6Th Armored Division
Ington
Korea
933Rd Aaa
Lawrence Bogaards
AAA AW BN
Ac&w
APO
c/o
San Francisco
California
Soldier Lawrence Bogaards Named Son of Oskaloosa Family
Cpl. Lawrence Bogaards, shown near the guard house, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Bogaards of Oskaloosa and husband of Mrs. Bertha Bogaards of Pella. He joined the Army on September 19, 1952, trained at Fort Bliss in Texas, and reported to Fort Lewis, Washington on February 27, 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pit
Andrew Bogaards
Oskaloosa
Bertha Bogaards
Pella
Lawrence
Fort’ Bliss
Texas
Fort Lewis
Wash
Soldiers' Addresses From Army Listings
A list shows service members with ranks and serial numbers including Pfc Dick Lautenbach and Cpl Donald De Cook at Camp Carson and Camp Kilmer with APO addresses, plus Pfc Abram Walster and Pfc Gerald Hoekstra at Camp Kilmer and Co H 8th Cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Donald L. de Cook
U.S
Army Dog Training Center
Camp Carson
Colorado
Pfc
Abram B. Walster
U.S.A. Army
Camp Kilmer
New Brunswick, N. J
Gerald H. Hoekstra
U. S
Caval
APO
c/o
San Francisco
Calif
Herdsmen training offered by Iowa State College program
Marion County residents at least 16 who completed eighth grade may attend a three month practical Herdsmen program at Iowa State College in Ames from January 4 to March 20. The course covers livestock judging and marketing, crops, soils, farm sanitation, and record keeping. A $50 registration fee covers fees and library access. estimated living costs run $15 to $20 weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Iowa State College
Ames
Forrest J. Kohrt
Knoxville
Kohrt
Iowa State College Memorial Union
Farm Training Class Set for Oskaloosa Jan 6
An organizational meeting for Korean veterans in the Oskaloosa area to enroll in on-farm training will be held at Oskaloosa High School on Wednesday January 6 at 1:30 PM. Gerald Barton of Des Moines will lead, with Floyd Latham noting March 1 as tentative class start and outlining enrolment.
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Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa High School
Gerald Barton
Des Moines
State Board For Agricultural Education
Floyd Latham
Latham
Clintland Oat Introduced for Marion County Growth
A new oat variety named Clintland is being grown in Marion County in 1954. Developed by crossing Clinton with Landhafer, Clintland shows resistance to North American crown rust races. Seed totaling about 6,300 bushels is distributed to growers for 1954 and certified, with 1955 distribution planned via county seed committees.
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Marion
Forrest J. Kohrt
Knoxville
Clintland
Marion County
Clinton
Landhafer
Clintland oats outperform Clinton in Iowa tests of 1958
Agricultural Expert Station at Iowa State College tested Clintland oats in nine Iowa locations in 1958. Clintland yielded 13 bushels per acre more than Clinton, about 25 percent higher, and showed a one point advantage in test weight due to crown rust resistance. Clintland and Clinton were otherwise similar in height maturity and straw strength. Clintland resists crown rust and stem rust races, while Clinton carries higher disease susceptibility. Crown rust losses were estimated at 30 percent for oats in Iowa in 1953, with stem rust at 10 percent. Robinson notes crown rust remains a key oat disease in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Iowa
Clintland
Clinton
J. L. Robinson
Town Crop Intwement Association
Iowatate College
Old Days Nickel Bargains Highlight 1904 Des Moines Ads
A Des Moines Daily News 1904 feature shows nickel and dime buys like coffee cake cookies pickles buns and cream sodas for five cents while larger purchases include a dozen lemons or a pound of New York cheese for three nickels. It notes ad wages up to 3 50 per week, making a nickel seem huge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Daily News
Moines
Ak Trait
Wisconsin
New York
Iowa Constitution Amended to Let Negroes Vote in 1868
The Iowa constitution was altered on December 8, 1868, allowing Black citizens to vote for the first time and repealing the 1857 code’s election provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Average 5 bushels per acre at nine towns in 1953
The record notes an average yield of five bushels per acre across nine town locations in 1953 and reports a test weight that was 2.8 pounds heavier.
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Pvt
Special Leadership
Melvin Rumbaugh
Melvin D. Rumbaugh
M. D. Rumbaugh
Holdrege
U. 8. Army
Dick Lautenbach
Sig
New York, N
Louis G. Petersman
USS “Grasp
ARS
Fleet Post Office
Ernest J. Eysink
Armed Forces
Towa
Bates
Tassat
Callege
Town State College
Cornie L. Jansen
U. 8
John
Sybenga Photo Pvt
Donald Rozenboom
B. Gist
James van Houwelingen
James Ven Houwelingen
C Om Bn
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo
Veenstra Appliance
Ms Emerson
Ay Emerson
Emerson
Munsom
Hore & Gordon
Veenstra
Finzefsom
Ammrica
Best Buy
Revere Ware
Cannisters
Pinking
Elec
Boontonware
Pyrex
Bissell
Cookie Press
Cosco
Fisherman’s
Benjamin Pump
Falcon
Joys - Tess Toys
J. D. Jamin
Tricycles
Vandermeulen
Daisy Air Rifles
J.D. Chain Drive Tractor
Model Toys
Structo Toys
Hoeksema
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