Iowa News Highlights Across the State in 1923 Items
Iowa towns report Bank reopenings, road work, and large farm drives. Highlights include Hagle Grove Bible course, Ames memorial drive, Des Moines school gains, and Iowa City college radio project. Notable: 1923 fire loss declines. Burlington doctors project. notable gifts to Mason City and Des Moines charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Hagle Grove
Ringsted Bank
Iowa Bank
Wright County
Memorial Union
Ames
Iowa
University At
Iowa City
Oakland
Des Moines
Gilmore City Cement Corporation
Knights of Columbus
Burlington
Harvey Hickey
Fort Dodge
Hospers
Traer
Manville Chaplin
Anamosa
Odd Fellows Home
Mason City
Iowa Masonic Grand Lodge
Farmers’ Grain Dealers’ Association
Sac City
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Wallace
Illinois Farm Federation
Shennandoah
Edldie Rhodes
Rhodes
J. C. McCallum
Goldfield
John Curyea
Clinton
Tom Curyea
Callender
United States Pension Bureau
Federated Jewish Charities
Physicians and Dentists
Bloomfield
Christabel Pankhurst
Emmaline Pankhurst
Waterloo
Waterloo Bible Conference
University of Town
Des Moines Labor College
College of Applied Science
Towa
Des Moines National Bank
Farmers’ Institute
Storm Lake
Farm Bureau
Intitute
People of
St. Paul’s
Meadow Township
Methodist Episcopal
Congregational Churches of
Milford
Veterans Bureau
Emile Coue
Nancy
France
United States
Harry C. Evans
Board of Education
Benton County Farm Bureau
Mahaska
Fayette
Wright
Johnson
State Fire Department
R. E. Chase
Buck Grove
Crawford County
Chase
Iowa State College
College notes highlight glee club and campus events
The Male Glee club performed its repertoire at Chapel Hall led by pianist Nicholas Gossel ink with solo numbers by Frank Brower and Fred Van Doorninck. The Central College Male Quartette prepared for Lyceum work, Pepita operetta announced for February 14, and various campus activities and visitors noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hall
Nicholas Gosselink
Frank Brower
Fred van Doorninck
Central College
Lyceum
Social Roundup at Ballards and Nearby Homes
A busy weekend gathering saw Mr. and Mrs. Ballard and Mrs. Emma Shilling host visitors. Mrs. Dewey Ford and children and Mrs. Sharp dropped by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miksell. Roy and Lloyd Shilling drove to Lovilla to see sister Mrs. Ballard and mother Mrs. Emma Shilling. Visits continued with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rankins and children from Knoxville at George Daily’s. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Johnson and children visited Knoxville. Pleasantville’s Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hart and the Bricker and Hart couples dined with R. M. Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Emma Shilling
Dewey Ford
Sharp
Jesse Miksell
Roy
Lloyd Shilling
Lovilla
Fred Rankins
Knoxville
George Daily
S. A. Johnson
Raymond Hart
Pleasantville
Clarence Bricker
J. M. Hart
R. M. Hart
Otley News Reports School Vacation and Blizzard Disruptions
Fifield school children enjoy a two week break as Miss Helen Brooks remains sidelined with a hand injury. The town faced an early week blizzard with deep snow and drifting that blocked roads, delaying travel and road work contracts awarded to Arie K. Ver Heul and Dirk Freeken. Angeline Van Waardhuizen leaves the hospital for recovery in Pella before returning home. Will Rootselaar serves as section boss amid the weather disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifield
Helen Brooks
Gus Aalbers
Leighton
R. V. McKeever
Des Moines
Will Vriezelaar
Arie K. Ver Heul
Dirk Freeken
Iowa
Angeline van Waardhuizen
Pella
Otley
Will Rootselaar
Otley snow clearing crews aid railway work this week
News notes list residents and visitors in Otley and nearby towns. Mrs Henry De Reus visited Prairie City friends. Mr and Mrs Clarence Renaud toured Oskaloosa and Pella. Mrs Ira Vriezelaar visited relatives in Pella. Vander Gaarde family assisted at Dick Van Zee place preparing to move to Pella. Des Moines trip to see ill Mrs C G Van Vliet. A girl at C Vank home suffers blood poisoning from a cut. Local residents G Vande Kieft, G Ustermarkt, Charley Dykhuis, T H Kaldenberg report illness or improvement. Arthur Paul Van Houweling and Antoinette Van Zante were sick last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otley
Henry de Reus
Prairie City
J. B. Vriezelaar
Clarence Renaud
Oskaloosa
Pella
Ira Vriezelaar
Vander Gaarde
Ethel
Dick van Zee
H. L. Renaud
A. O. van Houweling
Des Moines
C. G. van Vliet
C. Vank
G. Vande Kieft
G. Ustermarkt
Charley Dykhuis
T. H. Kaldenberg
Arthur Paul van Houweling
Antoinette van Zante
Bees Gather A Kilogram Of Honey From Clover Nectar
Researchers led by Dr. L. Armbruster of Berlin estimate bees must visit at least 6,000,000 red clover heads to store a kilogram of honey. Clover honey demands the most effort, while other plants need far fewer visits, as few as 80,000 for pens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Armbruster
Berlin
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Iowa News
College
Miss Reuvers
Miss Bailey
Sunnyside
Twins
Henriette Roelofs
Mary Bruins
Moszkowski
Bob Kuyper
Penn
Pepita
Excelsior Club
College Day of Prayer
Dr. Cantrall
Lee Lautenbach
Sparky
Chapel
Reading Circle
Edna Bousquet
Carrie Baron
Jessie Sadler
Carrie Halbert
Iowa Wesleyan
Mrs. Hoffman
First Church
Cordova
George Hinning
Monroe
Paul Harp
Roy Shilling
Mabel Cooper
Crozer & Stevenson
Myre de Huis
Knoxville Vis Will Karr
Charlie Dykhuis
John Waardhuuzen
Don de Moss
Harry Knight
Mesdames Roy
A. Johnson
Otley News
Kemp
Balsam
Hupmobile
Pete van Zante
Beman Auto Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Minneapolis
Henri Verbrugghen, Conductor
Masonic Theatre
Oskaloosa Municipal Musical Association
Blakeslee Drug Company
Mr. Merchant
Bonnet- Brown
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