Mission Inn Riverside and the Desert Tour Then and Now
The author tours Riverside California highlighting the Mission Inn as an art center with antiques and religious images, notes the founder Frank H Miller’s liberal aims, and describes local schools, orange groves, and Rin Tin Tin. A desert drive includes Palm Springs star sightings, Salton Sea, traffic jams, and a classroom talk at a Riverside school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside
California
Mission Inn
Frank H. Miller
Abraham Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Rome
Christ
Mary
California Baptists College
School For the
Indian School
North America
Brazil
KE. R. Shirk
Muscatine
Iowa
First Baptist Church
Rin Tin Tin. E. V. Goad
Calif
Riverside visit of Rev Goad recalls press days and mountains
Evend E V Goad of Pella visits Riverside California sharing memories of a Riverside Daily Press plant tour and early Roanoke Times paper routes. He notes San Bernardino mountains with desert south and snowy north, earthquake and landslide destruction in 1938, and the high 5000 feet altitude contrasting with valley snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evend E. V. Goad
Pella
Riverside
California
Daily Press and Enterprise
Roanoke
City
San Bernadino Mountains
Chicago Tract Society Dinner Set for April 9
The 67th annual dinner of the Chicago Tract Society will be held at the Central Y.M.C.A. in Chicago on April 9. The event honors the Society’s missionaries and is complimentary. Friends are welcome but early reservations are desired. Announcement from Superintendent Wendell S. Brooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tract Society
Central Y.M.C.A
Chicago
Wendell S. Brooks
Submits Report on Small Gifts to March of Dimes
Dick Lautenbach, chairman of the Pella March of Dimes, filed a report detailing coin collector totals from downtown stores and dime-card contributions. The document lists sums from numerous local businesses and school fundraising lines, totaling 140.08 in school contributions and 121.94 in March of Dimes coffee times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
March of Dimes
Dick Lautenbach
Pella March of Dimes
Central Park Cafe
Sybenga’s
Ulrich’s Meat Market
Vanderoort Super Market
Town and Country
Garden Square
Vander Ploeg’s Bakery
Lees Narieties
Carpenter's Drug
Wormhoudt Furniture
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
V.& RK Briarnate Ideal Drug
Marion County ‘State Card
Christian G
Tysseling’s Shoe Store
Pella Dress Club
Boat & Boatsmaiter’s Toted Sete Ee Lincoln
Webster
March of Dimes Coffeetimes
Wool Growers Meet Set in Des Moines Saturday
The Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Cooperative will hold its annual meeting at the Kirkwood Hotel in Des Moines on Saturday February 25. Secretary A J Marken of Hamp ton announced the event. The cooperative has over 4500 members in Iowa and handled 1650000 pounds of wool in 1955. Morning session begins at 10 00 with Extension Economist Stephan J Hiemstra of Iowa State College to speak. A noon luncheon precedes a panel discussion featuring Clyde Spry Dewey Jontz Mrs Walter Colville Stephan J Hiemstra J C Peterson Carl Nadasdy Lloyd Eikum and Richard Boniface representing various wool groups and state/agricultural bodies.
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Iowa Sheep and Wool Growers Cooperative
Kirkwood
Des Moines
A. J. Marken
Hampton
Iowa
Stephan J. Hiemstra
Iowa State College
Clyde Spry
Dewey Jontz
Iowa State Sheep Association
Walter Colville
Make
J. C. Peterson
Spencer
Iowa State Asc
Carl Nadasdy
Minneapoli
Minneota
S. Dak
Iowa Wool Growers Association
Lloyd Eikum
Richard Boniface
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wool Growers Association
Questions About Registration for Service Answered by Board Chairman
Lloyd P Way chairman of the Marion County Local Board answered common questions about registration under the Universal Military Training and Service Act. He outlined that all males age 18 to 26 must register, on or within five days of turning 18, at their local board, using their permanent home address. In-person registration only. mail or phone not allowed. delays or mis spelling can lead to delinquency. Violations carry up to five years' imprisonment or a $10,000 fine or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm 5
Palm Springs
Amos
Andy
First Baptist Church of
Riverside
R. R. Shirk
Muscatine
Iowa
Arcadia
Ollie
Hollywood
Dick Steward
Bill Stulle
Steele
NBC Studio
Tennessee Ford
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Hopper
Hopalong Cassidy
Janella
Grandpa
Lloyd P. Way
Marion County
Way
United States
Med Forces
Selective Service
Swine Producers To Meet Feb 20 At Iowa State College
Marion County swine producers and others will attend the Iowa Swine Producers Day at Iowa State College on February 20 to discuss the cost-price squeeze and potential farmer actions. Organizers include Dale Studt and ISU animal husbandmen. speakers from three states will outline New Year’s resolutions, boar buying, meat-type breeding, and life-cycle feeding.
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Marion County
Iowa State College
Dale Studt
Knoxville
Studt
Towa
Wilbur Plager
Towa Swine Producers Association
Des Moines
Iowa State College Animal Husbandmen
Francis Kutish
Herbert Howell
Ralph Durham
L. N. Hazel
Damon Catron
Central Iowa Production Credit Assn annual meeting held
Nearly 400 farmer members and wives attended the Central Iowa Production Credit Association's 23rd annual stockholders meeting held February 8 and 9 in Cedar Rapids and Newton. Orlo Southern of Mingo presided after a noon dinner. Secretary treasurer N M Peterson reported nearly 5 million dollars loaned in 1955 to local farmers. The 1955 average loan balance rose by 294 thousand dollars from 1954 and the 1955 net profit increased by 10 thousand dollars.
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Central Iowa Production Credit Association
Cedar Rapids
Newton
Orlo Southern
Mingo
N. M. Peterson
Credit Co-Op
Credit association reports strong year and director slate
The association recalls 1965 earnings 16000 were paid as cash dividend on stock and patronage refunds after income taxes and reserves. Government capital was retired in 1953. With net worth over 600000 it is owned by 750 farmer members. Directors include Rex Conn Everett Spangler and J A Arner re-elected for three years. Other continuing directors are Bellman Lynk Boatman and Tuttle. Headquarters Newton with field offices in Marshalltown Cedar Rapids and Indianola.
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Peterson
Rex Conn
Cedar Rapids
Norway
Iowa
Newton
Association
Marshalltown
Indianola
Injured Madrid man in shotgun accident
Albert Walker of Madrid was critically injured when a pistol he was repairing discharged into his abdomen injuring him with bird shot. After surgery his condition was reported as good.
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Albert Walker
Madrid
Central Wins Six In Local Debate Tournament
Central's two teams win six of eight debates at a campus tournament with averaged ratings of excellent. Simpson No. 2 and Grinnell No. 1 reach final after three rounds. Grinnell earns unanimous negative decision while both teams are rated superior by all judges. Fifty-seven debaters and coaches attend, plus observers from Parsons College.
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Central
Carolyn Coleman
Bob P. Bergman
Inte Simsons
Bhirley Groendyk
Cornell
Drake
Grinnell
Iowa ‘State
Iowa State Teachers
Bimpson
Wartburg
Simpson
del Grinnell
I. C. Smart
Parsons College
Twenty Six Pella Students on Dean's List at Central
Central College lists twenty six Pella students on the Dean's List for the prior semester. To qualify, a B average or higher was required. Included are Roger Atkins freshman and Glenn Borgman senior among others, with family references in the report.
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Pella
Central
Central College
Roger Atkins
Earl Atkins
Glenn Borgman
W. E. Borgman
Robert Brower
Andrew Brower
Leighton
Mary Buwalda
John M. Buwalda
Arnold Dahm
Henry Dahm
Ellen de Geus
School Names From Be Gues Family Roster
A list of students with surnames Be Gues De Jong De Wild Door enbos Groendyke Keuning Leu Van Den Berg Van Gorp Van Haaften Zomeren and Zoutendaal includes seniors juniors and sophomores naming their parents. The fragmentary OCR reads as a class roster style notice detailing student names and family links.
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Andrew Be Gues
Nella de Jong
Ter
Aoe Eed Gass
Wan G. de Done
Alvin de Wild
Roy de Wild
Raymond Doorenbos
Venior
Murra Secuty
Sme’ Grotndyke
Wilme Keuning
Ed Keuning
Auto drives into parked cars on icy Decorah streets
Marilyn Miller lost control of her auto on icy Decorah streets and struck three parked vehicles. Police reported damage to all three cars and noted no injuries.
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Marilyn Miller
Decorah
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Voice of
West
Rev. E. V. Good
Rev. E. Goad
Ry Couvery Haba Suma
Pontine Ciger
Uys Services
Fremont
Harold Warder
J.D
Henry van den Heuvel
G. E. Eckley
Mary Amelia Roberts Corwin
Reed and Harper
Oliva Anderson
Swine Producers
Sa. State College
Credit Ass’n
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Nee Oskaloosa, Iowa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Colfax Sale
Colfax Sale Company
Clippinger
Shields and Briles
Earl and
Bill Shields
Tonreeaaie
Rexall Drug
Bonnie Kuyper
J. A. Ke
Joyce Leu
Dughter
C. C
Feu
Donald Robertus, Stophomore
J. Gwen van den Berg
C. W. Fae” Sarg
Williams Vander Voort
Daniel van Gorp
John van Gorp
Ervin van Haaften
A. W. van’ Haaften
Darlene van’ Zomeren
Zomeren
Verros
Beulah Zoutendai i Jeu
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