Dandy yard house offered for fifty dollars by local town crier
Musings detail a back yard house for sale for fifty dollars with diversas uses such as a brooder, shed, or dormitory. The piece mentions Tulip Time, cherry pie celebration, a piano contest in May at Simpson College, and calls for locals to attend. It references Lou and Gretchen Hartley and a mock card from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunnyside
Chinese Chamber of Commerce
San Francisco
California
Iowa Federation of Music Clubs
Simpson College
Gretchen
Lou
Hartleys
Tulip Time plans draw Dutch community leaders to Pella
The speaker invites Gretchen, Lou, Hartleys, Henry Vander Meulen, Dr Paul Edmand of Chicago and Nellie Van Arkel for May Tulip Time. They request Dutch costumes, urge Olivier twins to sing Dutch folk songs, praising Pella’s singers and the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Edmand
Chicago
Nellie van Arkel
Olivier Twins
Pella
Birthday observance and visitors at Home for the Aged
On February 15 Miss Christine Van Gorp turned 47 at the Home for the Aged. Numerous visitors arrived including Engel Van Baalen and Joe Van Baaslen from Monroe and many local families such as the De Jong, Veenstra, Meyer, Welle, Rozendaal, Langstraat, Klyn, Den Hartog, Hagen, Jansen, Vanden Berg, Griffioen, Brand and Graham families visiting residents and attending a church wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine van Gorp
Engel van Baalen
Joe van Baaslen
Monroe
Anne de Bruin
Gerrit de Jong
John de Jong
Lambert Veenstra
Peoria
Peter de Jong
John W. Meyer
Josie Meyer
C. B. Welle
Joan
Meer
H. Weile
William Rozendaal
Peter Rozendaal
Henry Vander Wilt
Jennie Langerak
Logan Ver
Through a Child’s Eyes in Home Life
A Tow a Child Welfare Research Station guide explains how adults should see rooms and furnishings from a child’s size. By sitting on the floor and engaging playfully, adults gain a child’s point of view to better address childhood issues and foster friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
University of Towa
Mahaska soil district makes progress. targets set for 1947
Mahaska County Soil Conservation District plans farm conservation across 2637 farms. To date 230 farmers have full plans, 49 applications await plans. Goals include 60 farm plans, 12 farmer groups, 1 500 acres contour cultivation, 200 acres strip cropping, 6 farm ponds, 300 acres terraces, 16 000 ft open ditches, 66 acres permanent hay, 7 acres woodland, and 49 000 ft waterways seeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
County Board Proceedings Opening Kare Bogaard Chair
Arie H Bogaard chairs the county board meeting with Rouze Hunter as auditor, outlining the agenda and procedural steps for the session. The record lists board leadership and roles for the proceedings.
Quonset Hut to House Iowa Game Bird Hatchery
The state game bird hatchery will relocate to a surplus quonset hut and continue the 1947 program. Fire destroyed incubator equipment in January. new incubators and breeders have been bought. Sportsmen groups across the state seek two week old quail and pheasants for release, with over 9 000 quail and 10 000 pheasants already pledged and more orders expected. Plans for permanent facilities await commission vote. Fifty eight million spring pigs is the national goal this year.
State to Reduce Deer Herd Near Cedar Falls
State game technicians urge a fifty percent reduction of the deer herd centered along the Cedar River between Cedar Falls and Waterloo. More than 100 deer have damaged corn alfalfa soybeans and garden crops, with venison to charity after culling by conservation officers. Previous culls at Ledges State Park dispersed large herds and reduced damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh Higgins
Cedar River
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Conservation Commission
Ledges State Park
Ledges Park
Plenty of Company and the Mental Institution
A young business man bogged by complex regulations, especially income tax rules, passes a mental hospital daily on his way to work. In the yard a patient winds up and pitches an imaginary baseball, prompting a friend to ask why he stops each morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodman Magazine
Northwood Anchor Patient Sets Sights on Catching Curves
An observer recounts a friend’s boast about entering government procedure to join a team. The speaker says he hopes to catch for the same player if current moves continue, and remarks on the target’s curves with bravado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.K.P
Jin Northwood
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George Washington
George
Gretchen Hartley
No. 14
Robinson Blacksmith Shop
Fowler Telephone Company
The
City Slickers
Ottumwa Coliseum
Lissatt's
Stadlen's
Ottumwa
Henry Vander Meulen
Netherlands
Henry
Dave Grandin
Leighton
Sara van Ryswyk
Lyle Brand
Danny
Earl Graham
Ronald
Killduff
Mary Brand
Mahaska
Proceedings OF County Board
Arie H. Bogaard
Rouze Hunter
Board of Sperisuts
Delbert ‘ Bare
Bond
Geel
Tinkle
Howat
Raymond Vir
Victor Mot
Wissen
Arnae Aiton
Mar Weert
Nur
Falue Research
Heihvemas
Dale
Cushman-Wilson Oil Co
Labr
Don D. Dyer
Don Hartog
D. de Dons
Chas
Don Ue
Dyer Co
Treas, Bounties “& Cert
Tracy’ Douglas
Roseline
Arie Engbers
Elect
É Sallen Co
T. Flanay
Grandma Agency
Harrington
Viezel Graves
Wik
Treme
S. Hendrix
Horeman
Dharding
Veoh
Kaldenberg
Knox
I Keokuk Co
Lally
McClure
Beir Health
Willam H. Metz
John D. McConville
Rodman
Paul Nielson
Newton Coal Co
Ohnemun
Ochier Brothers
Earson
Treat Polk Co
F.P. Ralston
Ds Medical
Merrill L. Robuck
Seth Rose
Andy Plckell
Eta
C.J. Way
Delmar Worrall
Painterthee
Warren Implement Co
Wheeler
Bridge & Sun. Co
Almeda Dyer
Wilma Brubsker
Wrk
Ike Board
Farmers Union Co-Operative
Iowa
Green Colonial
Au Carls
Consumers Cooperative Association
Co-op Oil Association
Ing
Baby
Brazil
Califor
Hekman
Rusks
Libby
Noodle & Ch Wilson’s
Yola
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
Phome
Pillsbury
Pillsbury’s
Pillbury
del Daley
Trumbull
H.p
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