Local births and hospital notes from Oskaloosa area
Community records show births at Mahaska and Mercy Hospitals in Oskaloosa and surrounding towns. This week includes infant introductions at Otley, Pella, and Leighton with families noted, plus several hospital discharges and patients visiting relatives in nearby cities.
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Pital Ruary
Mercy
Arthur
Monroe
Kenneth Warner
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Steve Gabrielse
Ka Hospital
Kirk Fuller
Mahaska
Earl Menninga
Little Son
Earl van Zante
John Kempe
Leighton
Claire Brown
Dale Jarman
G. A. de Cook
Pella
Mahaska Hospital
Bernard van Ee
Otley
Howard R. Jaarsma
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Frank Jaarsma
Stanley Schneider
Howard
Jaarsma
Art Simpson
Stanley Ver Schuure
Wittenburg
Garden Square Cafe
Corn Allotment Figures For 1954 Are Announced
The national corn allotment for 1954 in commercial counties is set at 46 995 504 acres, about 10 million fewer than 1953 planted. Allocation will rely on the past decade’s seedings with weather and land-use adjustments, Iowa counties to be notified in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
ASC
County ASC approves corn lease framework for farm allotments
In establishing a corn lease for each farm, adjustments are made to ensure fair and impartial treatment for all. After approval by the county ASC committee, the base for each farm will be used to apportion the county acreage allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Boy Scouts Week Highlights Leaders and Hearth of Scouting
The article notes recognition of Cub Scout leaders with Blue and Gold Banquets and open house evenings for older Scouts. It cites about 30,000 Cubmasters and 48,900 Scoutmasters, with 89,000 units nationwide. Since 1910 over 21 million boys and men have joined, making Scouting a key community program.
Patience Helps A Child To Speak Clearly
Aston Smith explains that a preschooler struggles with language as parents grow tense. Children ramble, stumble, and repeat words while adults interrupt or ridicule. Patience and attentive listening encourage calmer speech and reduce frustration.
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Patience
Aston Smith
Caution Wheat Growers to Plant Within Allotment
Paul E Brown Marion County ASC chairman urges spring wheat growers to plant within their allotments to avoid penalties. Allotment notices were sent to wheat growers. excess wheat triggers a 45 percent charge of the May 1 1954 parity price unless a marketing card or certificate is presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Brown
Marion County
ASC
Brown
Respect and patience aid a child’s growth and speech
The text argues children need a balance of courtesy and a chance to share in adult life. It stresses that teaching respect for others and self respect accelerates maturity. Patience helps a child speak more clearly and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nate
Het
Cere
Silent town reads about a double murder and a safety talk
A local man, Duckback Souchied, reads aloud about a double murder in the city and then attends a civic club meeting where a safety program is discussed. He daydreams of TV ads and kitchen remodels while the room votes support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Liter
Town City
Liter
Louise Cummings
University of Town Hospital
Cummings
Carrie Muilenberg
Pella
Ed Erickson
Chariton
Robert Ferguson
Violet Calhoun
Knoxville
Town Electric Light & Power Company
Sheldon Mann Hotel
Ames
Harold Thomson
Cora
John F. Dykstra
Colorado Springs
Town
Wayne Greving
Wayne
Camp Carson
Bob Hullihan
Duckback
Duck Back
Frank
Civic Club
Nameless
Unclear fragment hints at traffic deaths and West Point ties
Fragments describe late night crashes on Iowa highways raising a toll, with mentions of delays, a military academy connection, and graduates. The text is garbled and references deaths, dual toll increases, and West Point related grants or affiliations.
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Arthur Klein
Oregon University Dental School
Paul
Northwestern University Dental School
Fred de Vries
Sully
Fred Lautenbach
K. Pals
Cedar Rapids
Probert
Pals
St. Ansgar
Martin Naaktgeboren
Oskaloos
Highway 92
Martin
Harold Pohlad
Dubuque
Studebaker
Leroy Hurst
Naaktgeboren
Hurst
Arvin Menninga
First Reformed Church
Stuart Jean
H. H. Sadler
la Jolla
California
Newton
George Browning
Gilbert Vander Wal of
Reasner
Oskaloosa Day
John_Ver Ploeg
Tunis Dykstra
Peter Bloem
Pfister Seed Corn Company
Bernie Vander Linden
Cleveland
Ohio
Michael Cherkala
Joe Hoeksema
Des Moines
Gary Vogelaar
Vogelaar
Tunis
Joe van Arkel
San Mateo
Mark Schakel
Linda
Julie
Cornelius
Tom Fultz
Southland
Mrs. Fultz
Florida
BOY Scouts
Iowa Chd Welfare Research Station
Ild
Towa
Toll
West Point Miliary
Academy
Valentine
Lorena
Wormhoudt
Deena
Hhair
Glendale
Ad Decorator
Dupont
Mastercraft
National
Eevry
Regula
Save! Simmons
Kuehne
America
ABC
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