Pella and Des Moines area WW II era notices and travels
Local column records a hospital birth, military service updates, arrivals and departures, and family notes. It includes air force and navy veteran returns, marriages, relocations to Washington and California, visits to Des Moines and Pella, and hospital stays in Mahaska and Oskaloosa. Also mentions veterans’ administrations plans and several extended family gatherings.
Union Co Farmer Wins Skelly Award for Agriculture
Chicago One of Iowa's leading oil conservationists will be honored Saturday January 5 as FR Bennett Union Co farmer wins the W G Skelly Award for Superior Achievement in Agriculture. Bennett rebuilt a worn out farm since 1934 using alfalfa sweet clover timothy lespedeza chrome and blue Time and phosphate contoured fields grass water and trees for gully control added a livestock program and bought 600 acres. He will receive a $100 Victory Bond scroll pennant and gold lapel button at a breakfast in his honor.
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Corn Demand Tightens as OPA Warns Farmers
Allin Shepherd, OPA enforcement attorney, warned Iowa farmers against selling corn to blackmarket buyers amid tight supply. He noted cooperation with OPA regulations but reported outside buyers, often Eastern concerns, offering high prices up to $2.00 per bushel. enforcement staff will crack down on illegal operators.
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Des Moines River Flood Recounts 1850s Woes and River Beauty
The piece recalls Des Moines River flood life with boats and livestock stranded, farms ruined, and crops lost around 1850s events. It notes rescues, high ground shifts, and a longing for the river’s natural beauty as Garden’s history describes timbered bluffs, prairies, and wildflowers along the Des Moines.
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Des Moines River Aquatic Life Noted For Abundant Wildlife
The river displays a rich habitat with many fish species and diverse waterfowl including swans pelicans wild geese and ducks. Birds like wild turkeys squirt pigeons pheasants and wolves are also mentioned as part of the river region, inviting readers to share more memory or volume details.
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WAR LOAN THANKS TO WORKERS IN DISTRICT
The Pella Otley District nearly met its SE Bond quota in the South War Loan, achieving 950 of target. About one fourth of Marion County’s population received nearly half of its quota, with praise for the Pella National Bank Marion County State and Pella Post Office and for John Dykstra W Kock Hen Kuyk Elmer Nollen Gerrit Van Heme Parl Van Heme and about 200 local workers who solicited pledges house to house and farm to farm. The note commends careful organization behind the effort and credits the district for completing the campaign.
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Old Year’s Evening Hymn Reflections on Time and Faith
The excerpt reflects on time's swift passage and human fleeting moments. It echoes themes of mortality, endurance, and faith, with a note on divine guidance and hope toward a spiritual homeland as earthly friendships fade.
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