Interesting Weekly News from Nearby Communities
Local notes from Pella and Leighton detail social visits, club meetings, and family events. Farm Bureau circle No.7 and Black Oak Center met, church activities continued with hymn books new, anniversaries celebrated, and residents visiting relatives in Des Moines, Peoria, Otley, and Oskaloosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cook
Pella
H. W. Vander Linden
Farm Bureau
Black Oak Center
Wm. van Heukelem
S. S. de Kock
J. A. van Zouk
R. A. de Jong
Lena Mae Kaldenberg
Sully
J. A. de Jong
Pela
C. Wit
Grace
Gertrude de Jong
Henrietta Synhorst
Carrie Groenendyk
A. P. Hasselman
Leighton
Ada Bandstra
Peoria
L. Ver Ploeg
S. van Vliet
Des Moines
Roy
Elma van Heukelem
Richard Vande Lun
Prairie City
Nick Meppelink
Anna Bruins
H. Remperi
H. Kuperus
Oskaloosa
S.S. de Kock
Peter Tysseling
Brant Ver Meer
J.C. de Bruin
John van Engelho
Porterville Briefs Share Visits Across Local Families
Porterville notes list visits among Olivier Van Dene and Goemaat families, including Mrs. Richard Olivier and Misses Jacoba and Anna Van Dene visiting Henry Wielard. extended gatherings feature Kamerick, Jansen, Monster, De Zwarte, Van Scheijkhoven, Van Den Baard, and Vander Sore families with several social calls and ailing progress updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Olivier
Jacoba
Anna van Dene
Henry Wielard
John Kamerick
Edith
Mary Lou
Gilmore
Arookd
Murray
Dirk Goemaat
W. A. Jansen
Connie van den Baard
Will Monster
Antoinette
John van Scheinkhoven
Peter Hacker
John de Bruin
H. de Wild
Pella
Anna van Qene
Marinus de Zwarte
Mabel Goemaat
Jansen
Amt Wes
Corny van den Baar
Saturda
Pinkerton
Onkalouna
Im Oh University Hospital
Sirs. Seunt
Jims Jansen
Tacod
Manster
Investinal. di
Koen
Verrips
A. Selsan
Marion Manster
van Weuldin
John van Sthewiithoven
John Ver
Ploeg
Dirk Goemast
Henry de Zwarte
Tuichard Olivier
Dese Miledge
Beex
Abraham Olivier
Otley
Hi de Zwarte
Legion Post Plans Monday Drive to Recruit Service Men
Van Veen Van Hemert Post No 89 of the American Legion outlines a big recruitment drive for next Monday with squads sent into highways to urge eligible men to join. Dues drop to 3.10 and subscriptions to The Iowa Legionaire and Legion Monthly are included. A Tuesday trip to Knoxville for a county meeting is also organized with speakers Frank Miles and Bob Cordesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Veen-Van Hemert
American Legion
Wm. van Sittert
Buddy
Iowa Legionaire
Legion Monthly
Post No. 89
Legion
Knoxville
Frank Miles
Bob Cordesh
Zip
Meat Preparation Talks At Home Economics Week
Wise Inex S Wid os Grete leads two talks for Meat Board during Home Economics Week. Topics include selecting meat and cooking different cuts from pork, lamb, and beef. Sessions cover sanitation, preparation, and meat capture concepts, with broader home economics subjects in the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wille
Wise Inex S
The
and Meat Board
Willwa
Natural
Livemeek Meat Board
Miia Willem Kus
Zenobis Ning
Ibmme Ecomomits
Zar Parmanti
Boma Welt
Gtatur
Wamum
Tale Guemesons
Fat Bewa
January Ends With Mild Weather Across Month
Weather reports show January closing with higher than average temperatures and a warm spell near the end of the month. The overall pattern suggests the month was unusually mild for the period, with the warmest spell extending into late January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaxmary
Hot Pepper Flagg and Quirt Film at Rivola Sunday
The Fox comedy Hot Pepper brings Militant Marines in silk hats to Rivola theatre for a three day run starting Sunday Feb 4. Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen star as Quirt and Flagg with Lupe Velez as Pepper, joined by El Brendel Lilian Bond and others in a colorful tale of ships, women, and nightclub life. Dudley Nichols wrote the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rivola
Lupe Velez
Edmund Lowe
Victor McLaglen
E! Brendel
Flagg
Quirt
Hot Pepper
Rivola Theatre
Laurence Stallings
Maxwell Anderson
Pepper
South America
el Brendel
Lilian Bond
Boothe Howard
Gloria Roy
Russ Clark
Velez
Dudley Nichols
Flagg and Quirt
Fox
Tuberculin Testing Suspended Until Further Notice
The Iowa Department of Agriculture orders a halt to cattle tuberculin testing from February 1 to await legislative guidance. The suspension follows misunderstandings and resistance in Plymouth county and aims to balance limited funds with the need to test herds, while the state prepares for potential federal accreditation for 75 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Murray
Plymouth County
Federal Department For Accreditation
Strong Demand For Farm Work Horses Rising Prices Spur Buyers
Farmers plan greater use of work stock as demand and prices rise. Barry Lield of the Horses and Mule Breeders Association notes horse shortages, urging buyers to invest in one or two young mares to build stock for the coming seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uie
Barry Lield
Ows Horse and Mule Breeders” Association “Horse Buyers Indieste
Lemt
A Homecoming for Libraries and Missed Books
Library notes discuss a day for returning long missing books without fines, noting both benefits and drawbacks. Instances arise of books returning after years, and the piece reflects on the library’s role as an educational institution funded by town taxes, aiming to serve individuals rather than just catalog numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Pella Library Plans to Tighten Out-of-Town Borrower Policy
The Pella Library notes that readers outside the district have wrongly assumed they can borrow books for free. The library charges two and a half cents per book per week for out-of-town borrowers and intends to enforce this rule more strictly. The rental shelf is performing well and will expand to meet demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
New Books for Readers Who Enjoy Newer Releases
A short list highlights fresh titles for readers seeking current releases. The periodical notes appealing genres and authors, suggesting patrons explore recent novels and nonfiction with positive reception.
Woman of a Few Words Exchange Between Mistress and Maid
The haughty mistress declares she is a woman of few words and signals with a finger. The new maid replies she also speaks little, shaking her head to show she will not come.
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Leighton News
Henrietta Groenendyk
Grand Rapids
Mich
Diel Tolsma
T. A. van Haaften
Wm. A. van Haaften
Anna
Richard van Heukelom
R van Heukelom
Wm. van Heukelom
Gerrit van Heukelom
Louis
Rean” Verwers
David van Haaften
Margaret
Charlotta’ de Jong
Rock
Henry Rempe
Northwest
Simco
Reformed Church
Adrian Vos
G. Stewie
John N. Vander Linden
John Sedrel
Tone Roose
C. Groenendyk
Os Kaaloosa
Raymond de Reus
Berneel
Edward van Zee
Betty
Marjorie
A. M. de Reus
Walletta
van der Leest
Henry Bogaard
Herman Hasselman
Met
Pepper Timers
John Mlyetone - Fox
Mae
Douglas Vairbarks, Jr. i
Porterville Briefs
Teorkieh
Wickel
Amy
Legion Post
Library Notes
Caloe
Sinclair
Pete van Zante
Iowa
Rozenberg Radio Shop
Gezel Car Shop
Gexel Blacksmith Shop
E. Hollebrands
Osteopathic
DRS. Kramer & Kramer
Nellie D
Washington Street
F. F. Carpenter
Sergean
Ofice
Franklin Street
Dr. C. L Fox
Pheer Nas
J. J. Sybenga, M.D
Ofice Posce
Keable
Dr. Aschenbrenner
H. C. Payne
Odie
Icials
Dr. T.G. Fultz A
EB Eeeet
Jacob Plender
John van Bheenen
Joe de Hoog
H. Wormhoudt, George J. F. Dykstra, HA. Veen G. Fultz
AMER
Federated
Ee Sie BA le Gon
BC. Amidon
Wabash
Howell Wooten
Terai
Udell L. Hendricks
Insurance Agency
Kuyper
Music House
North Side
Star Auto Co
A.W. Green
Wormhoudt & Plette
Jake van Zante
Peila
Harry Worth
Moaree
Liter Coal Co
Quality Coal
Bern
Bos & Wynberg
Cook & Son
Sefety
Prater
Treyhene
P. van Niewaal Coal Co
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