Go Getters Visit Harvey for Legion Membership Drive
A Van Veen Van Hemert Post meeting in Pella welcomed Harvey volunteers seeking to organize a local Legion post or join the county’s largest post. The group discussed boosting membership, planning a Des Moines meeting February 22, and supporting post aid to veterans, including a California rest house project. Food and fellowship featured oysters served by active members amid a lively, productive gathering.
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van Veen-Van Hemert Post
American Legion
Harvey
Clay Township
Pella
Legion
Des Moines
California
Post members aid hospital patients with shelter and visits
A patriotic organization plans shelter for relatives visiting patients in the hospital and calls for volunteers with cars to transport Central College glee club girls to Knoxville to sing for patients at the government hospital. Gerritt Klein, a long‑time patient at Excelsior Springs, thanks the post for a Christmas gift as he reports improving health. After the meeting, Harvey guests viewed Professor Boggs's pictures on honey production.
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Central College Glee Club
Knoxville
Government Hospital
Gerritt Klein
Excelsior Springs
Gerrit
Post
Harvey
Boggs
College
Moveable Hog Houses Built in Marion Co
An unusual effort to promote movable hog houses took place January 24 to 28 in Marion County. Farmers, lumbermen and dealers demonstrated structures at Avery Cleland Hardware Knoxville Sloan's Lumber Pleasantville Paul's Lumber Bussey Melcher Lumber Melcher Kuyper Lumber Pella to over 250 interested farmers. The events supported the county swine production project focusing on sanitation feeding marketing ventilation and sow selection.
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Marion County
Avery-Cleland Hardware Store
Knoxville
Sloan’s Lumber Company
Pleasantville
Paul’s Lumber Company
Bussey
Melcher Lumber Company
Melcher
Kuyper Lumber Company
Pella
Marion County Farm Bureau
Iowa
Moving in Otley and vicinity this spring
Otley residents report multiple relocations with the Dick Van Gorp family moving to Monroe and Mr Van Veldhuysen moving to their vacated farm. Harold North also moved to Monroe and Gerrit Van Wyk of Eddyville took over the same day, with several more movements noted.
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Otley
Dick van Gorp
Monroe
Mr. van Veldhuysen
Harold North
Gerrit van Wyk
Eddyville
Real estate transfers spark Otley area moves
In Otley and nearby towns, several real estate exchanges set to shift families. Ira Vriezelaar bought the Wm Rootselaar home, Rootselaar bought the Beyer place, and Beyer bought the Dirk Freeken home, with moves to follow once Freeken takes possession of his leased Monroe farm. Measles and health news touch residents as others travel to Des Moines for Mrs McPherson meetings and local travel continues.
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Ira Vriezelaar
Wm. Rootselaar
Mr. Rootselaar
L. F. Beyer
Dirk Freeken
Lagrippe
T. H. Kaldenberg
Emma Josephine
Henrietta Kaldenberg
Pella
Des Moines
J. B. Vriezelaar
P. H. van Gorp
Monroe
Gerrit Vink
Gerrit Waardhuizen
Tracy
Lew Beerend
Local men clear wrecked rail line to restore traffic
A wreck on the railroad left passengers and residents in distress as a wrecking crew and several local men labored through Tuesday night to clear debris and repair the torn track, allowing traffic to resume by Wednesday morning.
Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Iowa
Notice is filed in the Clerk of District Court office Marion County Iowa of a proposed last will and testament for E I Roorda deceased to be heard February 21 1927 during the February term. All interested persons may appear. Knoxville Iowa February 2 1927.
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District Court of
Iowa
Marion County
E. I. Roorda
Walter Kester
Knoxville
McGregor
Former Governor Kendall Sails for 75 Day South American Trip
Former Governor Nathan E Kendall sails from New York for a 75 day voyage to South America. The ship will pass through the Panama Canal and Straits of Magellan, round Cape Horn, visiting points of interest. Inland excursions planned to expand knowledge of diverse peoples.
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Nathan E. Kendall
New York
South America
Panama Canal
Straits of Magellan
Cape Horn
Gov. Kendall
Earth
Farm News subscription offer from Washington paper
Washington based National Farm News offers a one year subscription for two dollars with new or renewal options. The notice highlights the paper as of interest to every farm home in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
National Farm News
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Legion Boys
Marinus Meulpolder
Tom Constantine
John Vander Linden
Diller Vander Ploeg
K. P’s
Hamm Auto Top Co
Duco
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Marion CO
Otley News
Mrs. de Joode
A. O. van Houweling
Rochester
Minn
van Houweling
Arora Fn
Jcpenney
Auwa
High Ave
Oskaloosa
Ben SU
Mexico
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Fair Grounds
S. L. Walker
F. P
D. J. Walker
Baby Goods
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