Gravel Pit Powers Local Sand and Gravel Operation
The Fox Construction Co from Marshalltown hauls sand and gravel to Jasper and Poweshieck counties for road work using a self designed barge system. Arie Bogaard and Dan Dinge man of the Pella Construction Co oversee the pit on Des Moines river bottom land near Gerrit Hoekstra’s property with two local workers on the barge and a small office for bookkeeping.
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Main Street
Fox Construction Co
Marshalltown
Jasper
Poweshick
Pella
Arie Hl
Jogaard
Dan Dingeman
Pella Construction Co
Des Moines
Gerrit Hoekstra
Bogaard
Mr. Dingeman
Arie
Mr. Bogaard
George Lundy
Tracy
George Mac Murray
Mr. Lundy
Mac Murray
Jacob Vander Veer
Dingeman
Arie H. Bo
Fox
Arie Bog Pella Construction Co
Hed
Telegraph Assessment Fixed for Marion County Townships
The Board of Supervisors of Marion County Iowa orders the mileage of telegraph companies and their taxable value in Marion county to be assessed according to a schedule. The County Auditor is directed to enter these figures in the tax books for the year.
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Board of Supervisors
Marion County
Towa
Marion ‘County
Ald County
Board of
Ion County
Biatton County
al, Dykstra
Western Union telegraph RL PRR Keokuk and Des Moines line
A terse business note claims the route from Keokuk to Des Moines 3270.00 per mile and that Iowa holds 3.45 percent of US farm land yet accounts for 8 percent of national cash farm income.
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Western Union “Telegraph
RL & Prr
Keokuk and den Moines
Towa
United States
AKE Pratiie
Lake Prairie
Tod Silver Grove Fe
Plain View
Va Alley
Pella
A Pella Corp
Summit Township
Amit
Silver Grove
Taberty
Otley
Finelnnatl
Tern Union Telegraph Wabash TR
Hen Moines & Bt. Suis
Aberty
Tota
Liberty Township
Hatton
Harvey Ind
Victory Central
Indiana Township
Indiana
Transmission Line Assessment and Road Improvements Near Bogaard Plot
The article describes road work and a gravel dirt profile in a twenty five acre Bogaard property area. Drag line operations by Bogaard and Dingeman dredge a bed for Thunder Creek and excavate a church basement, signaling a profitable enterprise with local labor impact. It also lists multiple 1941 transmission line assessments across Marion County, detailing taxing districts, miles, and distributions for various townships and electric companies.
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Bogaard
Dingeman
Thunder Creek
Sully
New Christian Reformed Church
Boynard
Farmers' War Obligations Highlight Iowa Role
The first in a series from The Pella Chronicle urges Iowa farmers to align with war needs. Dean H. H. Kildee says avoid over-expansion, improve efficiency, and conserve resources. Emphasizes feeding hogs and cattle heavier, birth savings, sanitation, soil conservation, high yielding crops, and well bred sires to support national effort without harming postwar profitability.
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Pella Chronicle
Iowa
Iowa State College
Towa
Pacific
Dean H. H. Kildee
Towa State College
America
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Arie H. Bogaard
Skeetings
Merry Christmas
Wormhoudt
T. P. van Rossum
Otley, On
Jersey
Guernsey
Poland
John M. Rietveld & Co
Webb and van Zante
Auct
Vriexelear
Pella Construction Company
Tod
Hollis Te Bybee
Knoxville Township
Knoxville
Washington
Maple Grove
Lincoln
Liberty Schonals
Balt Teining Star
Flagler
Ae Victory Censels
Attica
Dallas
Dalian
Dallas Consolidated
Melcher
Freedom Marion
SWAN
Swan Township
Turkey
Tien
Liberty
Columbia O
Pilairie
Otal Ake Prairie
Amaterdam Oh
Ais
Age Areka School
Bt Ag As
Fair Oaks
Polk Township
Amaterdam
Polk
Red Nock
Milea
Prrny
Perry Terry Wep
Franklin Township
Runnyside
Dallan
Highland
Pleasant Grove Township
Pleasantville Con
Red Rock
Hickory Grove
Oakridge
Hrunh_ Creek
Red” Rock
Fairview
Union Tow ‘Nauip
Unon Township
Mich
RY Townail
Diriot
Berry Tow
Derry
Achoo Clay Township
Cay Township
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Knoxville Corp
Melcher City Distribution
Interbucion Sive Gun 0 Corp. Oatribution Teneantv
Orp
Hamilton Corp
Marysville Corp
Clay Township
Marvey Corp
Lake Pray
Fella Corp
Knoxville Corp. Dist
Lake Pram
Prairie Two
Dil PoUn
Valley School
Plain’ View
Summit Tow
Summit
Cincinnat We
Dia
Ldberty
Grove Polk Township
Lake Prainme
Milesay Peltorp
Stisy
Contral States Electric CO
Cincinnati
Pleasant Grove
Margaville Inn
Total Liberty
Bray’ Con
Dietrice
Dietriot
Kuyper Builders Material Co
Federal Discount Corp. Oskaloosa
S. Market St
Monroe
Aberdeen
Guernsey and Sey
John Deere
Rifone Church
John Tuk Worth & van Zante
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