Pella area Christmas visitors and travel notes
A long list of holiday visits and arrivals shows residents from Des Moines, Minneapolis, Everett, Michigan and Illinois gathering in Pella for Christmas. Families small and extended travel by plane and car to stay with relatives, while others plan journeys to California for the Rose Bowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonhart
Centa
Neola
Iowa
Lee Lautenbach
Des Moines
Charley Lauten
Lee
Elisabeth Kempkes
Everett
Washington
Tunis Kempkes
Matt Kempkes
Washington State
Dudok Langerak
B. H. Langerak
Langerak
U. S. Army
Fort Gordon
Augusta
Georgia
Henrietta van Maaren
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Otto Brummel
Leighton
Mercy
Gerrit Vander Meiden
Mahaska Hospital
M. H. Vander Putte
Elmer
Blanche
Robert Nm
Algonda
Sue Reagan
Reasnor
Phil Vander Putte
Rona
Donald
Newton
Gromee
van Gorkom
Douglas
Ed Faaborg
Connie van Berkum
Jimmie
Tommie
Jaynee
Geotee
TJ Gorkum
Jeann
Frank Lokerse
Judy
Francis
Marion
Ilinois
Henry Rossinck
Ruth
Fremont
Michigan
Jayde Steenhoek
Steve Gabrielse
Route 3
Pella
Mahaska
John Hollebrand
Will J. Verploegh
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Verploegh
Tom Grundman
Cherokee
Ralph Grundman
Bert Nibbelink
Keith Nibbelink
Hamilton
Norman van Heukelem
Warner H. Vande Voort
Grand Rapids
Mich
California
Clarence Vander Linden
Vande Voort
A. P. Verploeg
Nick Vander Ploeg
Paul Ver Meer
Paul Ver Steeg
Grace Ver Steeg
Paul
Elizabeth Ver Steeg
Dena
John Braashart
R. 0. Woods
Colfax
Pioneer businessmen at Leighton remembered in town history
Denburger Van Roekel and De Prenger are celebrated as early Leighton merchants who helped shape a coal town. The piece recalls their ventures, local industry shifts from coal to lumber and groceries, and the family ties spanning generations in the Leighton community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion’ M.’De Zwarte
Graud Rapids
Michigan
David Cooke
C. Varidb Ree
Cherri
Denver
Colorado
A. K. van Zee
Denburger
van Roekel
de Prenger
Leighton
Fishville
Evans
Olivet
Beacon
Bolton
Fred Denburger
Mr. Denburger
Harry
F. B. Denburger
Pella
W. A. Hudler
Lewis van Roekel
Lou
M. M. de Reus
Jane Ann van Haaften
Willis van Haaftens
Con de Prenger
Frank le Cocq
Tthe Star Auto Co
Con
San le En
Thene
Leighton Gas and Oil Bulk Station
County Allotment for Cost Sharing Practices in 1957
Marion County receives 90700.00 dollars in ACP funds for soil and water conservation in 1957 per Merrill L. Robuck, ASC chair. The allocation rises 1800.00 from 1956. excess requests may trigger additional state reserve funds. County also uses 807000.00 in opal funds and ACP national allotment totals reflect 1957 at 9185000.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC
Sprael
Army Ordnance appoints Harold Sedrel as civilian personnel chief
Brigadier General Weyher announced Harold Sedrel will lead the new Ordnance Civilian Personnel Agency. The 52‑strong staff will assist Army Ordnance depots and arsenals nationwide, improve personnel management, develop career programs, and provide annual surveys and emergency staffing support. Sedrel, 41, has long served in the Corps, including as Chief of the Civilian Personnel Field Office. He lives in Rock Island with wife Helen and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Weyher
Ordnance Weapons Command
Harold Sedrel
Ordnance Civilian Personnel Agency
Lance Weapons Command
Chief of Ordnance
Army Ordnance
United States
Sedrel
Army Ordnance Corps
Ordnance Family
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Army
Ordnance
Ordnance Corps
Corps
Washington, D.C
Ordnance Civilian Personnel Field Office
Iowa
South Park
Iowa Farm Values Increase in 1956
Iowa farm land and buildings averaged 220 per acre on November 1 1956 up 5 from a year earlier according to Iowa State College economists based on 475 broker reports. Lead factors include farmers buying land tenants needing to buy or quit and owners holding back on high quality farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
William G. Murray
J. Dean Jansma
Iowa State College
Murray
Jansma
Hog Marketings Shrink in December and January Slaughter Projections
Iowa farmers report marketing intentions for December 1956 and January 1957 show total hog head to be about 3,200,000, an 18 percent drop from the previous year’s two months. This contrasts with 4,521,000 head sold in the same period last year and below the 1950-54 five year average. December sales are expected to be 21 percent lower than the 2,401,000 head, with June figures reflecting similar declines. Cattle and calves for slaughter in November are noted along with age and slaughter duration details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Sporting Service
Rabbit control tips for nurserymen in winter months
Barold Gunderson of Iowa State College advises nurserymen and fruit tree growers to thin rabbit populations by inviting cautious hunters, using barriers, and applying repellents. Protect trees with hardware cloth barriers, remove hiding places, and spray resins in alcohol to deter rabbits and mice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barold Gunderson
Laws State College
Iowa
Gunderson
Home for the Aged Welcomes Holiday Carolers and Guests
Week of cheerful entertainment at the Home for the Aged as carolers from churches colleges and high schools performed nightly. Visitors include Mohsma Calvin College, relatives of the Meyer family and numerous Roberts Monsma Weyerse and Grandin households from several Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Monsma
Prairie City
Peter R. Meyer
Cattle Slaughter Totals Fall in November as Head Count Dips
A November report shows 366000 head slaughtered, down from the prior year. The figure marks a 36 percent decrease and sits below the 1950-54 five-year November average of 255000 head, indicating slower output for the month.
Southern pasture land values rise amid farm sales scarcity
Scarcity of farms for sale and owners seeking larger holdings pushed values higher. Southern pasture values rose about three percent with an average gain of four dollars per acre. Growth, hail, and low farm prices pressured land values, while competition between renters and owners for ten farms listed for sale fueled pricing.
Origin of the Mulct Law
In 1894 Governor Boies approved the Mulct Law imposing a $600 tax on all persons except registered pharmacists in the liquor trade and on the property owner where such business was conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boies
Also Mentioned on This Page
Towa
Chronicle
Hans Lefeber
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Cornelia Wilson
Marie Lefeber
Jimmie Ikuta
Leena
Ee High School
Se Basing
Ben Vogelaar
Moline
Bernie Vogelaar
Frank de Nicolo
Clarence V. Roekel
Connie van Veen
Lola Mae Klein
Logan van Sittert
Douglas Heerema
Ames
van Sittert
Martin Heerema
Judy Cook
Colorado University
Boulder
J. M. Cookmeer Grond
Bowling Green University
Ohio
Harry Grond
Mercy’ Hospital
Mee
Sioux County
Jack Wing
Mike
Dale
Buddy) Jarman
Atlanta
Grace Jarman
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Joe Hoeksema
Gary Vogelaars
Charles Hoeksemas
Marvin Steffens
Cindy
Atlantic, Iowa
A. C. Steffens
Charles Bissell
Roy Shirk
Fred Veenstra
Ron
Carl
Fred
Miss Harriet Veenstra
Duane Lee Daugherty
Marion den Adele
Liberty Street
Bert van Ee
Chicago
Jean Cook
Ed Cook
Cecil Vines
Tommy
Kathy
Arkansas
Arthur den Adel
David, Dennis and
Wayne of
Ankeny
David Grandin
Jerry van Wyngarden
Michael
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Walter van Wyngarden
P. W. Steenjock
Lawrence Mills
Wisconsin
Minnie Rillihan
West Des Moines
Richard Mollard
Milwaukee
Columbus Street
Donald van Wyngarden
Peoria-New Sharon
Glen Bergman
Omaha
Modesto
Marilyn Aalbers
Monroe
William Bogaards
Second Reformed Church
Thomas Boslooper
John Groendyke
Albert van Houweling
H. G. Vander Meulen
Earl Pohlmann
Elmer Ver Meer
William Barker
Englewood, Colorado
Worp Borgman
Towa State College Soil Testing Laboratory
Ford
Henry Veenstra
John Veenstra
Ry Veenstra
Lesauian Nett Te
Lewis van Rooks
Rock
Waty Te Kenerii
Jane
Bussey
Mr. Sedrel
Jeannette van Heukelom
Mssrs
Gerrit
Rene van Heukelom
Pel-la
William van Heukelom
Ryk van Heukelom
Northeast Dairy
Elier
North Central
Leu
Lou van Rockel
Hog Marketings
Teste
Win ‘Fay Rak
Louw van Roekel
Mulct
Civic
Has Bee
Leighton Bulk
Bank
Con de Pron
Star Auto
Im Palle
Mest Woor
Farmere Savings Bask
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