Local births and hospital notes across Pella area
Mercy Hospital in Oskaloosa admitted several residents for surgery and medical treatment including Mrs. Cornelius Verros, Donald De Coo, and Mrs. Raymond De Jong. A baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Vander Sluis and another to Mr. and Mrs. Fin Vander Linden. Carl Rene Vander Linden traveled for chemical engineer interviews while Mrs. Vander Linden and children visited Ames. Lorraine De Haan earned academic honors at Ottawa University. A baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Van Gorp near Pella. Various community updates include birthdays, honors, and local travel for work and family.
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Cornelius Verros
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Donald de Coo
Mercy
Raymond de Jong
Mahaska
Paul Vander Sluis
Fin Vander Linden
Leighton
T. G. Fultz
Des Moines
Town Association of Municipal Utilities
Hotel Kirkwood
Dr. To
Pella
New Carreer
Louis van Rockel
Andrew Ustermarkt
Whizzer
Arnold Wittenburg
Stude- Wakter
Jacob Besnard
Gosselink
Ford
Arie H
Leonard Plymouth
Zee
Mahas
Mereloosa
Sire
Garnete Vander Weerdt
Lynnville
Carl Rene Vander Linden
Vander Linden
Ames
Pella Wednes
M. Vander Linden
Baton Roy
Louisiana
Houston
Texas
Bernie Vander Linden
Cleveland
Ohio
Michael Cherkala
Carl Bennink
Arthur Bennink
Blank Memorial Hospital
Edward van Gorp
Mahaska Hospital
van Gorps
Grandia Farm
Highway 163
Lorraine de Haan
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kans
de Haan
Daugh
Ray de Haan
West First Street
Inherited Highway Tragedy Of A Fatal Snow Crash
A driver passing a semi in slick snow triggers a chain crash. The bus rear ends a jackknifed trailer, injuring twelve people and destroying property. The incident leaves the driver unhurt but others scarred by the tragedy he left behind.
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Berie
Iowa Poetry Day Association Announces $100 in Prizes
The Iowa Poetry Day Association will award $100 in cash prizes for poems from college and school students with a 20 line limit. Entries due April 1 1950 must be original unpublished and not entered elsewhere. Prizes range from $50 for college to $1 for first grade, with judges and mailing details provided.
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Iowa Poetry Day Association
A. V. Flannery
Iowa Poetry Days Association
Lucy
London
North Ninth Stree Fort Dodge
Association
Marcella M. Rossiter
Manly
Iowa
Miss Flannery
Agnes’ V. Flannery
Des Moines
Studio Iowa
Hickenlooper
Iowa Poetry Day
Agnes V. Flannery
Tribute to Anne Vander Linden of Iowa Construction
A tribute from The Central Contractor magazine honors Anne Vander Linden, a highly regarded Iowa construction figure. Her death in Ames is marked by admiration for her cheery cordiality, efficiency, and lifelong dedication to the industry.
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Anne Vander Linden
Ames
Iowa
the Central Constructor
The
Associated Contractors of Iowa
Anne van der Linden
Attendance at State Parks Set 1949 Record Guide
State Parks and Recreation reserves hosted 3,687,287 visitors in 1949, topping 1948 by almost a million and surpassing the 1941 peak. July and August yielded parking shortages at Lake Ahquabi, Lake Machined, Dolliver, Red Hawk Hill, and others. Plans for 1950 call for more picnic and parking facilities, though Rush predicts continued higher use and crowding as leisure time rises and prosperity grows.
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Wilbur A. Rush
Iown
Lake Ahquabi
Lake Machride
Dolliver Memory
Red Hawk Hill
Rush
Iowa
Ghost Rider Incident Near Osceola Reported
Bud Poortinga and his sister Donna along with Mary Ellen Reed received a start when they got into their car in Osceola. A man emerged from the rear of the vehicle and grabbed one of the girls before Poortinga stopped the car. The intruder fled across nearby lots.
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Osceola
Bud Poortinga
Donna
Mary Ellen Reed
Mr. Poortinga
Master Swine Producer Award Opens in 1950
Iowa farmers raising market hogs may earn Master Swine Producer recognition for 1950, in a ninth year program led by E L Quaife Iowa State College extension swine specialist. Awards honor pork produced per sow and per litter and consistency. open to producers with at least eight sows. Cooperating bodies include Iowa Swine Producers Association Radio Station WHO and ISU Extension.
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Towa
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Quaife
Iowa Swine Producers’ Association
WHO
Extension Service
Miss Vander Linden and Iowa Highway Commission Acknowledged
Miss Vander Linden, born in Pella Iowa, joined the Iowa Highway Commission at eighteen and rose to an administrative assistant role. She drew on vast knowledge of commission operations and directed inquiries to authoritative sources. Her loss is deeply mourned by Iowa highway contractors and fellow staff.
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Miss Vander Linden
Pella
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Highway Commission
Commission
Iowa Highway
End Times Warning Narrates Impending Gentile Era Disaster
A religious pamphlet foresees the Gentile era ending, a tribulation period, and Christ taking world governance. It warns that Paradise doors close, the wicked face judgment, the righteous endure protection, and worship will be silenced until post tribulation.
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Christ
Paradise
God
Estonia to Eldora pupils find steady school start
Two displaced Estonian youths, Helde Asu aged 14 and Haedo aged 11, began classes in Eldora public schools on January 3 placed in first grade. Haedo advanced to fourth grade and Helde to sixth, showing solid adjustment and progress in new surroundings.
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Estonia
Elda
Helde Asu
Haedo
Eldora
Helde
Repent and seek forgiveness to enter the Kingdom of Heaven
The message urges repentance and forgiveness through Christ to avoid impure thoughts and gain eternal life. It emphasizes the Holy Spirit teaching worship in holiness, Christ's sacrifice, and the promise of a new Heaven and Earth with God dwelling with people.
Blessed are they who long ago worshipped Christ and kept the Commandments
A devotional line declares praise for faithful believers and calls a friend to step out of Satan's blindness toward Redeemer and King demands.
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Christ
Redeemer
King Q
Man
Satan
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