Elk Creek Grange and Rural Social Notes Run December Events
The Elk Creek Grange chaired by Master Jesse Butin installed new officers with 19 members present. Members shared favorite TV programs, and the next meeting on December 80 featured an oyster supper and a grab bag. Churches, farms, and local families held quilting, dinners, and visits in Newton Oskaloosa and Pella. Don Tuinstra returned from induction after a brief service attempt. The Farm Bureau and WCF S of the Community church held meetings with Christmas songs, readings, and a missionary fundraiser.
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Elk Creek Grange
Jesse Butin
Charles Earp
Galesburg Christian Church Ladies’ Aid Society
Church Aid Room
Earl Lempkens
Martin Dearinger
Barbara
Harry Lee
Curtis Dearinger
Harold Schnug
Anne de Bruyn
James Miller
Merlin Schnng
F.C. Kling
Farm Bureau
Newton
Mamie Kling
Melvin Schultz
Rena Fenner
Harry Zickel
Clifton Zickel
Laurel
California
Henry D. Jansen
Don Tuinstra
Simon Vander Zyl
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Simon Vander Pol
Ward Versteegh
Donna
Terry
Arthur Vander Pol
Redlands
Clarence Vander Pol
Pasadena
Garroti Versteegh
Venice
Ver Steegh
Sacramento
Vander Pol
Karl Pedersen
C. C. Macy
Farcille
C. H. Wisgerhof
Cedar Falls
Sue
L. G
Everett
Naval School of Music
Washington D. C
Jerry Lanphier
Bert Renaud
Richard Ver Ploeg
Leonard van Genderen
Junior Ver Ploeg
Gerrit Bokhoven
Ver Ploeg
St. Luke
John Eysink
Milo Kruseman
Everett Kruseman
Lowell Northcutt
Glenn Monsma
Clarence Monsma
John van Engelhoven
Ben van Nimwegen
Connie Terpatra
Virgil Boot
John Boot
Ray Buitenwerf
Don de Jong
Les van Gorp
Chadwick Ver Ploeg
Luella van Dusseldorp
Pella
Max Hanon
Carroll
Carroll Blom
Dennis Meredith
Bruce Kippe
Jake Swank
Wilburn van Wyk
Orville Vander Wilt
Louise van Wyk
Charlotte Vander Wilt
Irginia Ko
Ripper Day Bond Tells Personal Christmas Wishes
Local notes mention H. G. Ellsworth and many residents including Mrs Elsie Kling Mrs Catherine Kooistra and others. Mrs Marie Brand visited and Earl Jansen discharged December 8 plans to reside in Sally with Roy Vander Krol. Roy Vander Krol and Earl Jansen travel to Des Moines for business. Christmas wishes shared.
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H. G. Ellsworth
Elsie Kling
Catherine Kooistra
Walton Conover
Schultz
Clarence Renaud
R. Olson
Virgil Kooistra
Bruce Conover
David
Debby
Marie Brand
Jemsen
Henry Will
Taintor
Sully
Brown
Centerville
Roy Vander Krol
John Vander Krol
Harold Vander Krol
Glenn Vander Krol
Cleo Vander Kamp
Sally
Earl
Earl Jansen
Des Moines
Sully Co op Banquet Highlighted By Community Members
Sully Farmers Elevator Service sponsored a December 15 banquet for all Co op personnel and board members plus their wives from Sully and nearby towns. About 250 attended from Sully Kel logg Tainter Pella Otley Lou Malcolm Des Moines and Newburg. A traveling slide show by Mrs. R L Meredith entertained guests after dinner. A collection of 106 went to the American Home Fund Association in Ottumwa. Dinner was prepared by the Sully Community Women's Club with help from others.
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The
Farmers Elevator Service
Sully and
Sully
Kellogg
Tainter
Pella
Otley
Lou- Malcolm
Des Moines
Newburg
R. L. Meredith
Denmark
American Home Fund Association
Ottumwa
Dorothy
Joan Christina van Soelen
Erma
Elva
Vos
Dorothy Pater
Arlyn Boot
Marilyn Jansen
Barbara Geels
Delores Zylstra
Jean van Kooten
Connie
J. Geels
Henry D. Jansen
Hen . Jansen
Ridge farming system boosts yields for Iowa corn
Iowa State College agricultural engineers describe ridge farming as a conserve system to cut soil erosion and improve rainfall retention. After three years of extensive testing, ridge farming shows higher or comparable corn yields to conventional surface planting, with distinct machinery and cultural steps outlined for ridge formation, weed and nutrient management, and late cultivation.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
West F. Buchele
E. V. Collins
W. G. Lovely
Towa
Tes
Collins
Defoliants Boost Trefoil Seed Yields in Iowa State Study
Chemicals that kill the top growth of birdsfoot trefoil appear to aid harvesting higher seed yields. Iowa State College researchers Sam Wiggans Harvey Thompson and Darrel Metcalfe tested four defoliating chemicals on plots of standing trefoil to measure yield impacts.
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Iowa State College
Sam Wiggans
Harvey Thompson
Darrel Metcalfe
Incomplete chemical list from unidentified source
Fragment mentions chemicals such as Dipitro Endothal Petitach Jorophenol and Dow related terms but lacks context, dating, or clear action. No person or organization is established to anchor a news item.
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Earl Sen Arhy
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Sully News
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Pella Construction Company Reinforcing Ri
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John M. van Dyk
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Leonard
Jake
Charlie
Clarence
Foy
Frederick
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Herald Angels
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van Wyngarden
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Chod
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Rube
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