Plain Talk by Army Engineer On Flood Control Dam
Rotary and Kiwanis heard Col. William Leaf of the U S Army Engineering Corps explain flood control plans for Red Rock and Howell Station sites. He detailed reservoir capacities, conservation pool, land acquisition, and fair compensation while noting potential silting and river flow management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Wm. Leaf
Red Rock and
Howell
Rotary
Kiwanis
William Leaf
U. S. Army Engineering Corps
Rock Island
Xormen Uniren
Leaf
Ralph Ver Meer
Rotary Club
Fred Whalley
Jean Kuyper
Red Rock
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Washington
Howell Station
Pella
Col. Leaf
Marion County
U. S
Pella Little Dutchmen Fall to Des Moines Tech 39 23
Pella's Little Dutchmen drop third straight by losing 39 to 23 at Des Moines Tech. Pope led Pella with 8 points while Bloomberg had 15 for Tech and Clemenson 13. In the prelim, Tech reserves beat Pella 38 to 28, with Sels pacing Pella at 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leland van Ee
Pella
Des Moines Tech
Des Moines
Tech
Weyers
Pope
Bloomberg
Clemenson
Sels
Gabrielson
Pippel
van Wyk
Dale
Prins
Don
van Berkumoot
Tech FG
Tucker
BO Vunjnmvick
McKee
Shafer
Dale van Wyk
Lewis
Smedes
New Forage Seed To Be Distributed In Marion County
Marion County farmers will receive limited seed of four new forage crops for 1948. Varieties include forced canary grass Emerson red clover Madrid yellow sweet clover and Iowa 6 lespedeza. Allocation is by the County Seed Distributing Committee with certification and weed isolation requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Gress Rogers
Iowa
G. Gress Rogers
County Seed Distributing Committee
Madrid
I. J. Johnson
Town State
Emerson
College Agronomists
Last Call for Christmas Seals Campaign Closes Today
The Christmas Seal sale campaign ends today. Use remaining stamps before they lose value tomorrow. Mrs. Bess McBride, local committee chair, urges immediate remittance to avoid prolonging the campaign.
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Bess McBride
Plastic Punch Bowl Gift From War Nose Plane
An American Red Cross field director on Okinawa received a large molded plastic porch bowl crafted from the Plexiglas nose of an airplane as a wedding present, illustrating wartime ingenuity and personal tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Okinawa
Big Daily Looks at Iowa Country Papers
The Des Moines Register reprint praises Iowa weekly papers for modern type, sharp headlines, and improved news treatment. It notes better accuracy, use of photos, and a shift to covering farming and rural communities while retaining local, personalized town news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Towa
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Man
Marion County Trails in Bond Purchases Short of Goal
The 11 month report shows United States savings bonds totaling 17 005 439 for November with Towns in Marion County under its annual quota. Henry County leads with 105 percent, Tama 104 percent, Calhoun 102 and Taylor 101 as Taylor rises to fourth place. Warin urges banks to remit December sales to the Federal Reserve Bank before year end to credit 1947 quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Savings
Towa
Roger F. Warin
Henry County
Tama County
Tod
Tama
Calhoun
Taylor Counties
Taylor County
Warin
Federal Reserve Bank
Red Cross Aid For Iowa Flood Victims Totals 1947
National Red Cross relief in Iowa in 1947 reached 758334.12 dollars with Wapello County receiving 565920.43 for flood damage. Eleven killed, 29 injured, 6165 families suffered losses. 47 houses and 39 barns destroyed, 1775 houses and 189 barns damaged. Expenditures covered building, furnishings, food, and medical care across multiple counties. overall year labeled the worst disaster year since 1937 floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Iowa
Midwest War
St. Louis
Wapello County
Red Cross
Red Cr
Wapello
Polk County
Mahaska Couty
Marion
Mongomery
Fayette
Warren
Louisa
Clayton
Cherokee
Delaware
Leo
Henry Brouwer Killed When His Car Overturned
Henry Brouwer 34 of a farm west of Monroe died after his car left the road and overturned in a ditch while hauling hogs to Monroe. A neighbor found him under the wreck, the car was lifted, and he died shortly after. Deputy Sheriff Scoville attributed a defective tie-rod to the accident. no inquest. He left a wife and three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Brouwer
Monroe
Brouwer
Wayne van Baalen
Ed Scoville
Jasper County
Ralph Toland
Central Group to Attend Student Conference Soon
President Vander Lugt and four Central College students will join the North American Student Conference on Christian Frontiers at the University of Kansas Lawrence December 27 to January 1. Delegates Marianne Walgoord Jacoba Vander Lugt Ray Weiss and Don Hull among 2000 expected from campuses across the United States and Canada. Renowned figures include Walter Judd M D congressman from Minnesota and former missionary to China, plus John R. Mott David Burgess and E Fay Campbell as readers and debaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Lugt
Central College
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas
Marianne Walgoord
Jacoba Vander Lugt
Ray Weiss
Don Hull
United States
Canada
North America
Latin America
Europe
Asia
Africa
Walter Judd
M.D
Minnesota
China
John R. Mott
David Burgess
E. Fay Campbell
Warm Santa Welcome Lights Garden Square Saturday
The Chamber of Commerce sponsored a Santa visit in Garden Square on a mild Saturday afternoon. Maurice Mincart from Central College portrayed Santa, handing out gift bags to children as Eli Kolenbrand er and others oversaw distribution of seven hundred bags filled with an orange, peanuts and candy.
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Santa Claus
Garden Square
Santa
Chamber of Commerce
Jolly Santa
Eli Kolenbrander
Bob Klein
Fred Lautenbach
Cornice Smorenberg
Jolly Old
Saint Nick
Maurice Mincart
Central College
Central Park Cafe
San‘ta
Pella
Sue Ann Wes
Norman
Kris Kringle
Saute
Earle Vander Zyl dies in Sunday car crash near town
Four young men including Earle Vander Zyl were riding home from Oskaloosa when the 1946 Buick veered on a curve and struck the Schippers Brothers Hudson garage. Earle died at the scene. Don Andrews and Herbert Vander Waal were severely injured, transported to Mahaska hospital, with Andrews later dismissed. Tom Grundman escaped injury, while Vander Zyl’s funeral was held December 24 at Second Reformed Church.
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Earle Vander Zyl
Schippers Hudson
Highway 163
Pella
Earle
Herbert Vander Waal
Don Andrews
Tom Grundman
Oskaloosa
Tom
Schippers Brothers Hudson
Don
Herbert
Jennings Palmquist
Vander Meulen
Evers
Vander Waal
Andrews
Mahaska Hospital
Grundman
Hos
Harvard University
Simon H. Vander Zyl
Herbert Vander Zyl
Newton
Iowa
Madeline
Second’ Reformed Church
Edward ‘Tanis
R. J. Vanden Berg
Oakwood Cemetery
Homer Vander Zyl
Logan Vander Zyl
Loren Vander Zyl
Norman van Gorp
John van Viet
George Vander Zyl
Ralph Vander Zyl
Pinedale
Wyoming
Magician Enthralls School Children With Performance
A school audience enjoyed a magic show by Ian Loring Campbell on December 19. The act featured water removal tricks, a hollow tube illusion, and multicolored scarves, with ventriloquism by Katherine Campbell and witty humor from Lorayne Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loring Campbell
Campbell
Little John Bloodsworth
Katherine Campbell
Susie
Dave Prins
Kath
Lorayne Campbell
State to Provide Trees for Erosion Control Planting
The State Conservation Commission invites orders for one year old trees from the State Forest Nursery in cooperation with the United States Forest Service under Norris-Doxey and Clarke-McNary Acts. Species include black locust green ash black walnut cottonwood American elm white oak osage orange burr oak black cherry Russian olive and pines with prices 5.00 to 13.00 per thousand and minimum order 600 trees. To promote walnut replanting stratified walnuts are offered at 1.00 for 200 nuts in minimum 200 quantities. Orders and price lists are available by writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Wrvation
United States Forest Service
Norris-Doxey
Clarke-McNary
The
Conservation Commission
Chronicle To Print Early Next Week
The Chronicle will be printed one day early to meet a Wednesday mailing date in December. Correspondents are asked to send newsletters a day sooner to ensure inclusion. Calls for state conservation commission submission mentions 914 Grand Des Moines.
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Chronicle
State Conservation Commission
Grand
Des Moines
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T. G. Fultz
Ed Lehreiner
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Little Dutchmen
D. M. Tech
Big Daily
National Red Cross
Hudson
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