Locals share news of visits and health events
Locals note Miss Doris Clark of Chicago visiting with Mrs Jennie Visser and friends. Neal Kuyper and son from Princeton NJ spend holidays with relatives. Dr Wilbur Shankland of St Louis remembered for dentistry years in Pella. Free cartoon show at New Holland Theatre Christmas afternoon. Several residents enter Mahaska for medical care and others recover from surgery. Nadine Robinson joined Massey Harris in Des Moines. Ronnie Buerkens at Mayo Clinic Rochester after minor surgery. Mrs Glenn Van Duyn of Denver and Mrs Helen Johnson of Knoxville visit Pella. Van Duyn’s husband in VA Admin training at Johns Hopkins. John Liter and Maxine move to 716 Fast Third Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Buerkens
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic
Town State
Christ
Glenn van Duyn
Denver
Colorado
Helen Johnson
Knoxville
Pella
van Duyn
Lucille Donal
Veterans Adminitration
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
SARGENT FEED MILL OFFERS MULTIPLE LIVESTOCK FEEDS
Gourts Feed Mill Garden City advertises hog and dairy feeds with rates for mash and pellets. Featured items include 32 percent concentrate at 6.00, complete hog feed 5.25, 40 percent hog supplement 6.25, 16 percent dairy 4.50, calf meal 1.85, and egg mash 5.25. Pellets available at 1.60 per ton extra. Also promotes poultry feeds, feeders, waterers, and premixed cod liver oil premix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gourts
Garden City
Reckless Flying Fined for Low Passes over School
Dunnie P. Keller, 20, of Melvin, with 12 hours flight time, was fined $50 and costs by Justice George Patterson last week for flying his light plane low over a school house to look in second story windows at his cousins and crashing attempting a landing. Keller called himself a crazy fool, and there was no argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunnie P. Keller
Melvin
George Patterson
Keller
Civilization in One Easy Lesson by a conservation chief
Roberts Mann of the Cook County Forest Preserve argues against modern outdoors leisure, condemning civilization’s pace and gadgets. He contrasts urban hurry with simple fish, campfire, and river memories, invoking rural heritage and Psalm imagery to praise simpler, restorative nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts Mann
Cook County
Minois
Rol screenings To Freeze or Not to Freeze- That is the question
Rol screenings discuss whether to invest in coal or oil, noting Bob Triplett's eight tons of coal and various factory updates and Christmas celebrations. New equipment from Rockford arrives, a carbide-tipped blade is added, and a memorial service is mentioned. The Minnesota Expedition group and office Christmas events are described, along with fire protection upgrades and holiday greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Triplett
Rockford
Minois
Elmer Cameron
Oskaloosa
Minnesota
Pella
Minneapolis
Curtis Johnson
Rolsereen
Ray Hagen
Can Feed Farm Horses Forage To Save Grain
Most Iowa farm horses can be wintered on roughage without grain. A. B. Caine of Iowa State College says idle saddle horses and work stock can use forage to save grains. Roughage maintains body heat but alone lacks energy for work. include good quality hay, preferably legume hay, to meet protein calcium phosphorus and vitamin needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
A. B. Caine
Iowa State College
Oskaloosa Indians Defeat Pella 41 to 30 In hoops clash
Oskaloosa Indians breezed past Pella 41 to 30 at Pella exhibition night. Oskaloosa built an 11 4 first quarter lead, held Pella to two baskets before intermission, and widened the gap to 28 to 8 by halftime. Ray Pope topped Pella with 10 points, Bob Pippel 9, Tucker 13 for Oskaloosa, with reserves also winning the preliminary 37 to 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa Indians
Pella
Osky
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa High
Ray Pope
Bob Pippel
Tucker
Kitchen
Vos
Rotary and Kiwanis Plan Joint Meeting at Church Parlor
Dr. Mulder of the Rotary Club in New York invites Pella Rotarians to visit on Thursdays when in town. This week's club meeting will be held jointly with the Kiwanis Club at 12 noon in the Second Reformed Church parlors. Colo-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Mulder
Rotary Club
New York
Pella Rotarians
Kiwanis Club
Neen
Second Reformed Church
Colo
High School Musical Holiday Concert Review
The program features a wide mix of carols and modern tunes performed by various school ensembles. Highlights include O Holy Night, Silent Night, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, and The Three Kings sung by groups such as Girls Trio and Mixed Chorus with selections from Handel and Schubert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Diack
M Lotte
Glee Club
Adams
Ruby Leydens
Cmas Roundlay
Gruberott
Handel
Mareia van Maanen
Konitz
Naditional
Santa Claus
Lincoln
Barbour
Webster
Ristmas Angels
Little Town of
Bethlehem
Redner
Snowy Lamb
Noel
Warren
Luvans
Boys’ Glee Club
Bernard
Berlin
Andrew van Berkum
Heaven
Tkach
Krone
Elgar
The
Herald Angels Girls’ Glee Club
Army engineer Nel Leaf to discuss Red Rock Dam project
Nel Leaf of the Army Engineers will speak about the Red Rock Dam project, outlining scheduled milestones, funding aspects, and the project’s regional impact. The discussion aims to inform local stakeholders and address questions regarding construction timelines and environmental reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nel Leaf
Army Engineers
Red Rock Dam
European Relief Drive Under Way In Mahaska Co
Mahaska County plans have been completed for cooperating with the Christian Christmas European Relief drive sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation. Cash donations from individuals or groups will be accepted in the Mahaska County Farm Bureau office between now and Christmas. No house to house canvass. Donations designate which church agency will receive food overseas. The distribution committee of the Iowa Farm Bureau cooperates with the American Friends Service Committee, Church World Service, War Relief Service, Lutheran World Relief, and Christian Rural Overseas program. Each donation buys food shipped overseas through the designated church. If no designation is made, the state committee will distribute among cooperating church agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Iowa Farm Bureau
American Friends Servve Committee
Quaker
Church World Service, Inc
War Relief Service
Catholic
Lutheran World Relief, Inc
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Lost Packard Convertible Fire Destroys Car in Iowa Trip
Former Iowa governor Dan Turner and wife Mrs Turner escaped a car fire that destroyed their 1:41 Packard convertible en route to Iowa City for Thanksgiving. They barely saved belongings before flames forced them to flee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dan Turner
SMALL WORLD In Philadelphia Doctor visits patient Dal
In Philadelphia, Dr. Joseph Van Deveer called on a patient named Dal during a routine city medical visit, reflecting typical physician outreach of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Joseph Vandeveer
Dal
Missionary Ton Galloway’s Early Life Details
Ton Galloway, a returned missionary, revealed that at age 13 an operation was performed on him at a kitchen table in Reinbeck Town. The surgeon was the son of Dr. Vanderveer, a former Reinbeck physician.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ton Galloway
Mr. Galloway
Reinbeck
Dr. Vanderveer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Doris Clark
Chicago
Jennie Visser
Neal Kuyper
Little Son
Princeton
New Jersey
Wilbur Shankland
St. Louis
New Holland Theatre
Joe Anderson
Eugene Andrew
Mahaska Hospital
North Street
Cornelia van Zee
Mahaska
L. van Dusseldorp
Otley
Darren de Bruyn
Galesburs
Nadine Robinson
Peter Schakel
American Instate of Business
Des Moines
Massey Harris Co
John Liter
Maxine
Fast Third Street
Sargent
Geurts Feed Mill
Cook’s Insurance Agency
John
Brom
Ted Beard
Uncle Sam
United States
Jennie Schippers
Evalena van Hemert
Arie van Gent
East Second Street
Kuyper
Jordan Mall
Louise Bruce
Etta Ver Meer
Louise van Hemert
Bill Kilpatrick
Mr. Slush
Jack Boatsma
Charlie McCarthy
van Gorp Hatchery
Leland van Ee
Pella FG
Pope
Brandenhorst
Vander
Bechtal
McClain
Rotary
Mahaska Co
Packard
Pike
FORT
Smalley Hatchet
Ireland
Chromalex
Rheem Dairy Barn
Universal Pig
Capitol
Veenstra Appliance Co
Ry Christmas
And
Geurts
Pella Supply CO
Cornie and Art van Roekel
Colfax Sales Company
Hay
Timothy Hay
Bell
Clippinger
Shields
First National Bank of
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