Locals News Contributions From Town and Visitors
Locals notes list Mrs. Richard W. Goad and daughters Suzanne and Jayne returning to Van Nuys Cal after a three week visit with Rev. E. V. Goad and Mrs. Emmett Edwards in Macksburg. Several others enter hospitals, relocate, or attend events including the Iowa University winter commencement, REA convention in St Louis, and trips to Des Moines Chicago and Florida.
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the Chronicle
Richard W. Goad
Suzanne
Jayne
Macksburg
Goad
E. V.goad
Emmett Edwards
van Nuys
Cal
Birthday remembered at Home for the Aged
On January 28 the Home for the Aged celebrated Bastian Van Rees turning 81. Visits came from Mrs. Tony De Jong Leighton to Dirk De Bruin and several others to Mrs. L. Langstraat and Mrs. Alida Elscott was guest of honor at the home.
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Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Norman O. Riddle
Pella
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Gerrit B. Renaud
Mahaska Hospital
Nelson Arkema
Sally
Mahaska
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Taintor
Rex Hollebrands
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Balfour
Grosse Point 30
Michigan
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Gerrit R. Stouwie
Josie Meyer
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Dirk de Bruin
Pete Pol
Brant Bogaards
Niemeyer
Paul Langstraat and Son
L. Langstraat
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Fremont
Alida Elscott
Keith Emmert
Felco dividend paid by Pella cooperative cited
Frances Ray Ralston and Raymond E. Robus note the Farmers Elevator Service Company paid a 4000 dollar savings dividend to farmer owners for 1951. Robus addressed 500 managers at the Iowa Farmers Cooperative convention in Des Moines while his TV appearance was delayed by a local funeral in Pella.
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Pella
Farmers’ Elevator Service Company
Felco
Robus
Iowa Farmer Cooperatives
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Des Moines
Who-Tv
Must Apply for Support Loans on Small Grains Soon
Farmers in Marion county have a few days left to obtain price support loans and purchase agreements for 1955 barley flaxseed grain sorghum oats rye and soybeans with a January 31 deadline. Corn loans run to May 31 and are limited to corn produced under acreage allotments. Rates: barley 0.96 per bushel flaxseed 2.89 oats 0.60 rye 1.18 soybeans 2.04 wheat 0.89 grain sorghum 1.72 per hundredweight and corn 1.54.
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Marion County
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC
Calhoun County Births Deaths and Divorces Rise
In Calhoun County last year 220 births were recorded along with 112 deaths an increase of nearly two to one. A total of 121 couples wed while only 12 divorced.
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Calhoun County
Roy Receives Repeated Warnings At Local Desk
Over two years Roy faced ten warnings from a local official for speeding through a school zone. Each visit led to a fining that eroded his defiant stance as he shifted to paying promptly to avoid further penalties.
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Roy
Roy’s Eleventh Conviction Ends in Fatal Crash
A notorious driver Roy, repeatedly convicted of traffic violations, dies in a high speed crash on the wrong side of the highway. A 17-year-old girl also dies, shocking a community that grimly notes Roy’s license could have been suspended already, had records been timely mailed.
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Roy
State Safety Department
Late Down Here Better Than Early Up There Drive Safely
A brief reminder to slow down and keep caution on roads, emphasizing safer driving and patience. The message urges care to prevent accidents during travel and avoid rushing.
Landmark water tower in Osceola to be razed near station
A familiar Osceola landmark, the old railroad water tower near the station, is set for demolition. Its exact age is unknown, but it was likely built shortly after the turn of the century. Diesel locomotives rendered the tower obsolete.
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America
Osceola
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