Local news notes on hospital stays and community visits
Mercy Hospital, Oskaloosa and Mahaska Hospital treated several locals for surgery and illness including Mrs. Ralph Hackett, Mrs. Edith Bevan, Dorothy Sybenga, Mrs. Case Vander Veer, and Mrs. Clarence Laverman. Families visited in Charles City and Colorado Springs while area births and hospital discharges occurred. The Soils Conservation district charter was granted to Howard County and regional clergy and residents shared updates from the 1st Reformed Church leaflet.
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Ralph Hackett
Pella
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Edith’ Bevan
Mahaska Hospital
Dorothy Sybenga
A. Avenue East
Mahaska
Case Vander Veer
Clarence Laverman
Reasner
Thurssey
St. Valentine's
Gerrit Rus
Connie Vander Linden
Mahaska County
George Ver Steeg
Memorial Union
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Howard County
Marion County
1St Reformed Church
Gerrit H. Klein
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Gerrit Aalbers
Andrew Buwalda
Win. van Zante
C. W. Vanden Berg
Clarence Ver Meer
Eldred van Gorp
Cleo Vander Kamp
Sully
Mercy
The
1St Christ Reformed Church
G. W. Nibbelink
Methodist Hospital
Arie Schilder
Tragic drive by tavern ends in double injury
Two teenage boys watch a tavern from a dim parking lot at night. One drives into the lot and they linger as a fatal encounter unfolds. While one boy works under the car to fix a tire, a man inside the tavern who asked for “one more” shoots and cripples the other, the deadly pattern culminating near a street light.
Adel Landmark County Jail Demolished After 1880 Origin
In Adel the historic county jail dating from around 1880 has been torn down, marking the loss of a long building that stood as a local landmark. No details on exact date of demolition or successors disclosed.
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Adel
Trusting Travelers On The School Run
A reflective piece extols the youngster traveling to school with lunch and books as a traveler entering life. It urges drivers to honor school stop signs and warns against failing to stop, highlighting the faith in neighborhoods and safe streets for children.
Carnegie-Viersen Library Yearly Report 1951 Summary
The board of trustees met January 28 to review Katherine de Koning's nine month 1951 report. Borrowers reached 1950 with 73 new registrations. non residents topped 430. The collection opened at 12,806 volumes, adding 444 and removing 323 for a year end 12,927. Total circulation 26,014, with 24% adult non fiction, 27% adult fiction, and 49% juvenile, averaging 13 circulations per borrower and 6 per citizen. Expenditures totaled 3,870.43 dollars including salaries 1859, books 1076, repairs 338, heat 55, insurance 131, other 412. Trustees: John Blommers president, Cornelia Rhynsburger vice president, William P.
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Board of Trustees of
Our Public Library
Katherine de Koning
John Blommers
Cornelia Rhynsburger
William P
Community officers and assistants listed in roster
Bosch, secretary treasurer, Mrs. C. Vander Linden, Miss Marie Lautenbach, Mrs. D. C. Van Zante and Paul Farrer present. Assistants include Mrs. C. W. Vanden Berg and Mrs. A. C. Rempe.
Scratchers for Cattle Will Protect Fences
Cattle scratchers prevent fence and feed bank damage as cattle rub in cold weather. Rex Beresford of Iowa State College notes both mechanical gadgets and homemade scratchers are used. A log chain stretched between two posts also protects fencing, with chief value in protecting equipment and fences.
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Rex Beresford
Iowa State College
Beresford
Gense and Nous Editor's Note by Mr Nollen
This column from a series by Mr Nollen reflects on his career after retirement as chairman of the bank and his roles with Bankers Life and Iowa economics. It notes his presidency of Iowa commerce and leadership in directing a major financial institution's investment program.
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Nollen
Bankers Lite Ci
Iowa
Comalte Domics
Towa
Our Stake in South Asia
An analysis of regional threats near China’s southern border highlights Indo-China, Malaya, Burma, and Siam as volatile fronts. The piece warns a Communist victory would bolster Soviet and Chinese power, risk a third world war, and erode Western trade stability, urging united, decisive Western defense and lessons from Korea.
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China
Indo-China
Malaya
Burma
Siam
Russia
Korea
South Korea
Landmark razing ends Gowrie’s 19th century building
Gowrie residents face loss as the old Daughenbaugh apartment building, a structure dating to the 1870s, is torn down. The landmark’s removal marks the end of an era for the community and local heritage.
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Gowrie
Daughenbaugh
Researchers mobilize counties for cancer survey program
Residents across 85 Iowa counties will participate over the next year in a cancer research program survey. The nationwide effort aims to collect data to advance treatment and prevention, inviting diverse communities to contribute to findings and future medical guidance.
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Iowa
Study Linked Smoking to Cancer in Men Aged Fifty to Sixty Nine
Researchers examine men aged 50 to 69 to determine any relationship between smoking habits and cancer incidence. The study compares smokers and non-smokers within this age bracket to assess risk.
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H. P. van Rees
Charles City
Earl van Rees
Gerald Vriezelaar
Waterloo
Town
Florida
Paul E. Renaud
Kathryn
Tainter
Glen Renaud
Otley
Johanna Renaud
Colorado Springs
Colo
Cpl
Edmund Renaud
Ervin Loder
Denver
Conrad Ver ‘Ploeg
University Hospital
Iowa City
Milo Kruseman of
St. Valentine’s Day
Fred Veenstra
General Electric
San Francisco
California
Fred Dekker
Bellvue
Nebraska
Gerald Rysdam
Patty
Mrs. Rysdam
James Veenman
Elmer van Ven
Pella Dress Club
Omaha
Iowa-Nebraska Cleaners
Ralph Grundman
Mort Goodwin
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Howard Grundman
Old Mexico
Howard
A. Wielard
L. J. Maasdam
Lynnville
Carl Vogelaar
Robert van Zante
Tunis de Haan
Vogelaar Hardware Store
Iowa Retail Hardware Association
Hotel Savery
Hardware Dealers Show
Bob Hullihan
Unkle Hank Sez
Farmers’ Co-Operative Exchange
Felco
Aici
Carnegie-Viersen Library
Ray
Bakker & Rus
Gense & Nous
South Asia
Killduff—Reasnor
Taintor
Tracy
Christian Young People’s Korean Relief
Bendix Wome Appliances
Avco Manufacturing Corps
Pella High School
Les
Chevrolet
White Way Auto Company
Pella, Iowa
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