Local Notes From Mahaska County Transfers and Trials
Community updates reveal multiple hospital visits and births. John C Van Houweling fractures his hip after a fall on ice while working for Mrs A P Van Houweling, recovering at Mahaska Hospital. A newborn son to Bennie Keith welcomed by Mr and Mrs Ben Groenendyk Jr at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa. Funeral for Mrs Margaret Jones held in Des Moines with interment at Jerome Town. Clarifications mention extended family greetings, academic progress, and local social gatherings reflecting small town life.
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Melvin
van Houweling
John C. van Houweling
Mahaska Hospital
John
A. P. van Houweling
George Pinchestc
Des Moines
Margaret Jones
Jones
Jerome
Town
Williams
Washiversity
St. Louis
Gordon
Ted
Bennie Keith
Ben Groenendyk Jr
Oskaloosa
Mercy Hospital
A. Shade
Phil
Tian Hach
James M van Ihe
Fan of Straight Track in the World
An admirer praises the straight 2 miles section without curves on the Nullarbor Main in Australia highlighting the unique long stretch for high speed driving.
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Nullabor Main
Australia
Wildlife Loss Seen as Normal After Storms
State Conservation Commission reports wildlife loss from recent storms and heavy snow as normal. Chief Ray Beckman says no verified reports of pheasant or quail starvation by conservation officers. Natural food sources and winter conditions are discussed as factors affecting wildlife.
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State Conservation Commission
Ray Beckman
Song Naliy
Speech Clinic at Grinnell College March feature
Mrs D Phillips executive director of the Iowa Society for Crippled Children and Adults announced a six week remedial program at Grinnell College open March 17. The clinic, funded partly by Easter Seal sale proceeds, targets children aged 9 to 16 with speech defects including stuttering cleft palate cerebral palsy aphasia and articulation issues.
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D. Phillips
Lowa Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Duchesses Edge Barnes City In Tight Consolation Game
In the girls consolation clash Duchesses faced Barnes City with Pella leading 8-6 after one quarter and 14-13 at halftime. Barnes City surged in the second half while Pella managed only 5 points. Irene Cade topped Pella with 6 points, Joan Sheetlight had 5, and Draughn scored 19 for Barnes City, with Cade Van Maanen Swank and Lautenbach also noted.
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Duchesses
Barnes City Girls
Pella
Irene Cade
Pela
Joan Sheetight
Draughn
Barnes City
Sheets
Joan
Strasser
Gibson
Pella Cade
T Ss
Ze van Masnen
Swank
Schakel
F Sheets
F . Dingeman
F van Wyke
Alda
de Heer
Jeenhoek
Lautenbach
Cade van Maanen
Swank Schakel
Jal de Heer Dingeman
van Wyk
P. ‘van Wyk
Steenhoek
Sharon Williams
Klinnman
Holland
de Witt Shiflett
Northcutt
Stout McManns Vanderwilt Dunwoody
Grinnell Clinic to Aid Speech Therapy and Recreation
Grinnell College hosts a clinic led by Velma Hiser and Thelma Knudson focusing on speech correction and social confidence for children. Pauline Hunter will supervise the recreation program as parents request fact sheets and referral forms from the Society for Crippled Children and Adults in Des Moines.
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Velma B. Hiser
Grinnell
Thelma A. Knudson
South Bend
Intuna Public Schools
Grinnell College
Pauline Hunter
Rinnell
A Society For
Improve Home Grounds With Long time Plan
A long term plan guides landscape work to enhance homes. Miss Tarr suggests replacing overgrown shrubs and aging trees, moving plants to better spots, and adding a carefully chosen few shrubs to connect house and surroundings. She notes spring is ideal for planting and considers a nearby parking area to improve access and curb appeal.
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Nef Margherita Tarr
Neil
Calsat
Miss Tar
Miss. Tarr
Monroe News Briefs Include Injured Man and Local Events
J B Bowie of Hood River Oregon fell from a truck and broke his hip on a Wednesday incident and was taken to Hood River Community Hospital. Mrs Gene Nolin was honored at a miscellaneous shower at Mrs Ivor Whitteds home. Local pupils entered Monroe School and other community notices include births at Monticello and Colfax, a fire, a Washington inauguration visit, and a Simpson College student visiting home.
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J.B. Bowie
Hood River
Oregon
Gene Nolin
Ivor Whitted
Nolin
Chas. Rupert
Florence Pye
John Ask
Mary Carey
Teply
Grimm
Stewart
Hawkins
Ralph War Craven
Hazel Harold Bowie
Fay
Ores Fairview School
Monroe School
É. Robby
Tad Kirley
van Marfa
Harry Worth
May Netf
C. S. McKenzie
Washington D. C
Ross Montgomery
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
F. B. Schaber
Monticello
Ilinois
Lynne Ruth
Flora Thane Shaw
Herbert Dykstra
Timothy Craig
Crystal Belle Dingeman
Leland Clement
Monroe
Robert Pennington
Simpson College
Indianola
George Pennington
30th Anniversary Honored by Neighbors for Birkenholtz Family
On their thirtieth wedding anniversary Mr and Mrs Chas Birkenholtz were honored by neighbors during a Saturday evening gathering. Participants included extended family and friends from Sunnyside School area. Howard F Van Wyngarden won the W G Skelly award for superior active culture and farm management. Samuel Adams is noted for his role in independence writing.
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Chas. Birkenholtz
Hubert Birkenholtz
James Gardner
Buckley
Kenneth McKenzie
Will de Moss
Howard North
Wanda Clark
H. L. Johnson
Lauref Dykstra
Dean
Ordell Birkenholtz
Sunnyside School
Beaconer
Freda Poortin
Arthur Vriezelaar
Monroe
Howard F. van Wyngarden
W. G. Skelly
van Wyngarden
Will
Samuel Adams
Local man seeks long lost Harlan family
Ete Kramer, who left Harlan in 1892, returned recently to locate other mothers in his family. He tracked a brother and two sisters but has had no trace for 57 years. Newspaper files show no family member since 1960 when the family farm was sold.
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Ete Kramer
Harlan
Peanut allergy claims life of 1 year old Eugene Moni
A one year old, Eugene Moni, died after choking on a peanut near Promise. He was rushed to Corydon then Des Moines emergency rooms. Doctors prepared to take an x ray when he died.
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Eugene Moni
Promise
Corydon
Des Moines
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Horse & Machinery Sale
Oskaloosa Sales
Cur
Oskaloosa Sales CO
Harold H. Lisk
Evsti
Veus Cade van Maanen Swank Lautenbach
John Deere
V.C
McCormick-Deering
Peoria
Fairbanks Morse
Emerson
Ideal
Jamesway
Monarch
WM. van DE Lune
Monroe News
Tire and Battery Shop
Pella Sale Company
Iowa
Peta
Vander Zyl Bros. & van Zante, Auds
Pella National Bank
Sale LZ Ly
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