Local notices from Mahaska County weekly news
A flood of local items reports births at Mahaska Hospital and various hospitalizations surgeries and recoveries. It lists names like Albert Van Zee Leland Vander Linden Peter Van Gorp and Carl De Vries among patients. jury duty notices and Purdue University graduation mentions. travel and family visits including Des Moines Tulsa and Mexico. and community events at Ames and Oskaloosa reflecting 1950s Midwest life.
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C._R. Van Heukelem
Mahaska Hospital
Peter van Gorp
Mahaska
Jacob
Leland Vander Linden of
Leighton
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Peter H. van Gorp
Mainstreet
Pella
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue
John de Penning
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Mayal Wehrle
Howard Jaarsma
Robert Keuning
Monroe
South
New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Mexico
Mexico City
Carl de Vries
Dick Vander Linden
Mercy
Dick Duinink
M. P. van Hemert
Suily
Order Insecticides Now for Summer Use
Iowa State College entomologist Harold Gunderson warns of a likely shortage of DDT and other insecticides next summer due to high demand and international tensions. Prolonged chlorine strikes, storage and transport issues, and delayed ordering could leave farmers short. He urges farmers to place orders now to ensure supply for the season.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College
Gunderson
Obituary for Albert Kling of Galesburg area
Albert Kling, son of Adam J. and Barbara Kling, born March 5 1878 on a farm near Galesburg Indiana, died January 24 1951 at his Newton Iowa home. He married Laura Martin July 7 1904. three children Maud, Wallace, and Earl. Services were held at the Kling home and First Reformed Church Sully Iowa with burial in Hewitt Cemetery.
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Albert Kling
Adam J
Barbara Kling
Galesburg
Earl
Newton
Marrige
Laura Martin
Maud
Wallace
Kling
Sully
Kling Fa
First Reformed Church
Towa
F. W. Lemons
Hewitt Cemetery
Thanking Friends for Kindness to Albert Kling
The family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness during his illness and after his death. They acknowledge sympathy, condolences, and flowers as tokens of respect and regard for husband and father Albert Kling.
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Albert Kling
Minnekis Visser 1866 1951 Marion County Obituary
Minnekis Visser son of Peter and Tannie Visser was born December 29 1866 in Marion County Iowa and died January 24 1951 at age 84. He married Jennie Vanderhorst in 1894 and they had two sons and two daughters. His wife and two daughters preceded him in death. He is survived by two sons Peter and Walter of Bussey four brothers Leonard and Garrett of Bussey John and Anne of Ada Minnesota seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
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Minnekis Visser
Peter
Tannie Visser
Marion County
Iowa
Jennie Vanderhorst
Walter
Bussey
Leonard
Garrett
John
Anne
Ada
Minn
Marion County resident remembered for long church service
Minnekis, a Marion County resident with deep roots in local churches, joined United Brethren in 1894 and later Church of Christ and Christian Union at Union Liberty Church. He spent most of his life in Marion County aside from two years in Kansas, traveling about 30 miles daily on a covered wagon. Funeral services were held January 26 at Zimmerman Chapel in Bussey with Rev. TG Wilkins officiating.
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Minnekis
Coal Creek Church
United Brethren Church
Church of Christ and Christian Union
Union Liberty Church
Kansas
Marion County
Pella
Grove County
Bussey
Zimmerman Chapel
Bus
TG. Wilkins
Pringle
Vander Pol Pioneer of Sully Passes at 86 in 1951
Gerrit Vander Pol born November 12 1864 in Pella Iowa died January 23 1951 in Sul Town at 2 45 PM aged 86 years 2 months 11 days He married Hendrika Kruse on March 20 1890 at Newton Iowa They lived on a farm south of Sully later moving to Sully He served as Sunday School superintendent and elder in local churches and leaves a large family including 84 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren The obituary notes his role in church life and his status as a pioneer in the community.
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Mr. Gerrit Vander Pol
Pella
Town
Gerrit
Lydia Roovanrt Vander Pol
Sul Town
Hendrika Kruseman
Newton
Iowa
Sully
Lydia
Paul Renaud
Otley
Iana
Evert
Towa
Gerrit Bernard
Johanna
Cornie van Hemert
Henrietta
Floris Dunnink
Lynnville
Cornelius J. van der
Church of Jesus Christ
Jesus
Faithful community stalwart called to heavenly reward
Funeral services for a stalwart in faith were held January 26, 1981 at 1:00 PM at the family residence and at Sully Reform Church with Rev A Stop pels presiding. Music by a men's quartet followed. Burial occurred in Sully cemetery.
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Sully Reforme
A. Stoppels
Furnis A
Sully
Vander Pol Family Acknowledges Sympathy and Thanks
The Vander Pol family expresses gratitude for kind words, flowers, and tokens of support from neighbors and friends before and after the passing of their loved one. Mrs Gerrit Vander Pol, and the children and grandchildren, extend appreciation for aid and comfort during this time.
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Ind
Gerandtauherrit
Vander Pol
Gerrit
Vandenberg Rites Held for Pella Farmer January 1951
J Gerrit J Vandenberg Jr of Pella born February 11 1889 died January 26 1951 at his home age 61 years 11 months 15 days Married Christona Gaemnat January 20 1910 they raised five children including Sohn Abe Wilhelmina Johanna and Everett Survived by wife Christona five children 14 grandchildren sister Maggie Vande Kieft brothers John and George half sister Minnie Kenning and two step brothers John Jansen Knoxville and William Jansen Pella He joined Third Reformed Church at age 21 and farmed all his life moving to Pella in 1944 Funeral January 29 1951 at 1 00 pm from home to God and land with burial in local plot
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Prairie City
Johanna Mac
Henry Hackett
Pella
Everett
Third Reformed Church
Maggie Vande Kieft
John
George
Minnie Kenning
John Jansen
Knoxille
William Jansen
Pela
Jennie
Evedena Rodotsen
Cornelius
Joe Vandenberg
Tlis
God
Funeral rites held at Third Reformed Church
At 1 30 p m the Third Reformed church conducted funeral services with The Reverend Mr L Horst presiding. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery.
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Third Reformed Church
Mr. L. Horst
Oakwood Cemetery
Card of Thanks From the Weals Family
The Gerrit Weals family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kind deeds flowers gifts and cards after the sudden loss of their husband and father They thank Rev Borst for comfort and sympathy.
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Fatty Weals
Borst
Gerrit
Civil War Reminiscence Recall in 1868 Ohio
Mrs. Lorinda Fersnsen of M. jon recalls Civil War incidents and the assassination of President Lincoln. She notes two of her brothers served with the Union and recounts events from that era in Ohio in 1868.
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Lorinda Fersnsen
M. Jon
Ohio
Lincoln
Drowned in Towa River Amid First 96 Incidents
One of Towa's early drownings in 96 occurred near Clavin’ Tan. A seven year old, Tard Powers, drowned in a creek near the family home. The incident surfaced when the hay and papers were seen down the stream.
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Towa
Clavin
Tan
Tard Powers
Blue Tag Seed Bags Sign Quality Assurance
More than 1 800 000 bushels of crop seed will carry blue tag this year, per Joe Lrobinsom secretary of the Iowa Department Association. The blue label attests purity and has state certification. Certified seeds include corn hybrids, small grains, legumes and first seeds. Field and storage tests determine eligibility while trained fieldmen inspect fields and storage for purity.
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Joe Lo Robinsom
Lowa
Robinson
Seed Quality Assurance in Hand Checks
A farmer seeks assurance of seed quality by inspecting a bushel of seed with his fingers, preferring tactile evaluation over running tests to gauge freshness and viability.
Collector Builds Large Indian Head Penny Coin Hoard
Coins J. M. Cappel of Independence began collecting about twelve years ago. He has amassed sixteen thousand Indian head pennies and a number of other rare coins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Cappel
Independence
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Chronicle
Albert van Zee
Ser
Visser
Busse
Ently
Zine
Lowa Agricultur
Towa State College
Ames
Daryl
Hoeksema
Stanley Pratt
Indianola
Hugh Templeton
Murray Grandin
Fred Hocksema
Irvin Jelsma
Tunis Kempkes
Paul Vander Zyl
Willard Klein
Carl R. Mohler
Randolph Perkey
Dan Rietveld
Keith Emmert
Webster Building
Buerkens
Des Moines
Ators of Marion Co
Iowa State Builion Association
Floyd Wilson
Virginia
Prairie City, Iowa
Wilson
S. Leonard Allen
Ben Vogelaar
Town Lutheran Hospital
William Gezel
Allen Store
Jacob Jacobs
Stientjes Gamble
Edward Vos
de Cook
John Mark
Walter van Zemeren
Ronald
Chris Rus
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Parl van Hemert
M. P. van Semert
Danvill Town
Ed Halverson
California
Ralph Grundman
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Howard Grundman
Andrew W. Klyn
Matt Kampkes
Navy
Gerrit Vander Pol
Gerrit J. Vandenberg
Graham Crax
Pillsbury
Ece
Lipton
COOP
Farmers Union Co-Operative
Felco
Exch
Tern
Weaver
Schuring Garage
ARC
Valent OU
Fraiut and
Paldan
Wormhoudt Furniture Store
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