Iowa Manufacturing Employment Surges in Midcentury Growth
Iowa industrial employment more than doubled from 1939 to 1951 with 76,815 workers in 1939 and rising payrolls. The 1950 town directory shows 151,700 manufacturing jobs and a 10 month 1951 average of 166,260. Payrolls climbed sharply as manufacturers’ share of income payments grew, boosting total Iowa income payments to $3.737 billion in 1960 and manufacturing payrolls to $485 million.
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Iowa Development Commission
Towa
Iowa
Oskaloosa and area hospital and home notices
Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa saw several patients for surgery and medical treatment including Artie Van Wyk Milton Darlene Van Wyk Larry Van Zee and Gloria Bandstra. Mahaska Hospital treated A H Roose Jimmie Ikuta Tom Zwank and Mrs Clarence Van Rockel. Furloughs and military moves included Pvt Wallace Kooyman and Pvt Logan van der Leest. Community greetings noted for Elizabeth Taylor turning 90 and local weddings Marcia Valster Logan van der Leest Jean Lourens Albert Nieboer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie van Wyk
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Larry
Marguerite van Zee
Mercy
Jimmie Ikuta
Mahaska Hospital
A. H. Roose
Mahaska
Milton
Martin Vos
Tunis Plette
C. S. Fox
Farr, Tey
Joe Shultz
Wallace Kooyman
Ft. Knox
Kentucky
Simon Kooyman
Darlene
Neal van Wyk
Tom Zwank
Clarence van Rockel
Leighton
Mary
Chas. DeWitt
Tainter
Elizabeth Taylor
Pella
Kennedy Nursing Home
C. Avenue
Third Street
Marcia Valster
Logan van der Leest
Jean Lourens
Albert Nieboer
John Klyn
Zea
I. Beerends
Pfe
Kenneth Vander Linden
Ft. Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Bernie Vander Linden
Gloria
Paul Bandstra
Margaret van Zee
Ike Henry
James de Bruin
Honolulu
Hawaii
Pell
Cients
Dick Vi Leest
New Reies
Walster
Warner H. Vande Voort
Bonnie
Letha
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Visits and birthdays at the Home for the Aged
Community residents and relatives visited the Home for the Aged, recalling Ms. Jennie Langerak turning 75, with calls from Vander Beek, Van Nimwegen, Van Gorp, Van Wyk, and others across OsKaloosa Sully Newton Des Moines Denver Bethesda Hospital and Peoria.
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Peter Bloem
Newton
Peter Benitema
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Mr. Beintema
Blooms
Gertrude Vander Wal
Govert Vander Beek
Oskaloosa
Jennie Langerak
Gerrit van Gorp
Sully
M. van Gorp
Robert van Nimwegen
Kansas
Mary van Nimwegen
Louis Green
Maggie van Zee
Henry Vander Wilt
Johanna Rouwenhorst
Maggie Eggink
Minnie Rillahan
Creighton
Don Vander Veer
Pete Vander Wal
Gilbert
Rut Leydens
T. Plette
Texas
Fox
Gerrit Geurtsma
John Willemsen
L. Wiejaard
Warren van Wyk
Gert van ‘Wyk
Catherine Kooistra
Mary Brand
Doowstra
Bethesda Hospital
Denver
Colorado
John Klein
Wayne Weeda
Mandan
N Kota
Wooster Patten
Debhert Johnson
Leendert’ Monster
Will Monster
Help Fire Prevention in 1952 Home Safety Message
Fire prevention notice urges residents to inspect furnaces chimneys electrical wiring and outlets to reduce risk of house fires. It warns a one in twenty chance of a fire in five years and urges consulting the local fire department for safety steps and hazard correction.
Mud and Slush Slow Iowa Salesman to Hospital
Fred Holt battled muddy roads on a winter day in an Iowa city. He trudged door to door selling his product, slipping in homes and in stocking feet, until a brake failure sent his car into traffic. He spent two weeks in a hospital recovering.
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Fred Holt
Iowa City
Fred
Iowa Father Watches Car Plunge Into Water After Crash
Near Plainfield an Iowa father watched in horror as a automobile carrying his wife and daughters crashed through a railing and into twenty feet of water. Both occupants were injured and rushed to a hospital for treatment.
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Plainfield
Iowa
Fruits and turkey fill January market basket
U S Department of Agriculture specialists predict a plentiful January with two fresh fruits two dried varieties and many small plump turkeys plus abundant protein foods. Prunes raisins oranges and tangerines join honey rice pecans and almonds as staples. Small pint-size turkeys from 3 to 8 pounds suit home roasts and frying.
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U. S
Drowning Accident Involving Baumgardner Family
Bernadine and Wilma Baumgardner and youth Gerald Reuter of Clarksville drowned in a incident. Their father William Baumgardner trailed in a second car.
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Bernadine
Wilma Baumgardner
Gerald Reuter
Clarksville
William Baumgardner
Vexing Pro Emerges From Iowa Finance History
A figure once chairman of a major board and leading an insurance firm earns national recognition as an economics student. The native professional directed investments at a top Iowa financial institution, shaping early capital movement and policy.
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Ite Ae
Feb
le Co
Wee
Towa
The Challenge of Christmas and Liberty in America
A historical editorial urges rebirth of Christian spirit in the United States. It warns against personal gain and selfishness while stressing America as defender of liberty and world peace. It frames anti liberty threats as a Russian driven propaganda war and calls Americans to sacrifice for national welfare.
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America
Asia
War Ceasy One and The Waterfowl Population Quiz
A fragmented text discusses war and waterfowl populations across the American continent. It mentions waterfowl and a cheeky reference to a fowl, but the overall meaning is unclear and inconsistent. No coherent event or date emerges from the readable fragments.
Photographic note notes Iowa fever check increase
A fragment mentions a photograph related note about Iowa fever and a check showing an increase. No clear entities or events are readable to form a full news card. The readable bits suggest a pending rise and a verification step.
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G. W. Nibbelink
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Morris Vogelaar
Dwight, Iinois
Earl Vogelaar
Ferdinand Vogelaar
John Vogelaar
Earl
Korea
Ben Rozendaal
Netherlands
Harry Schep
Nijmegen
Holland
Schep
I. G. Roorda
Anna Ruth
University of Illinois At
Urbana
Rose Korsmo
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indiana
Joyce Roorda
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Joyce
Fort Madison
Charles Mason
Bainridge
Carol Mensch
Oskloosa High School
Veda Mensch
Mensch
Joan Dinkel
Charles City
Darel Mensch
John F. Westerkamp
Cornie V. of
Taintor
Verle Ver Dught
Betty Johnson
Ottumwa
Sally Ver Dught
Ed van Toorn
Adam van Toorn
Peter Duinink
Earl Curtis
Golden
Anna Curtis
Kirksville
Lester Blakely
Knoxville
Ralph Fry
Merl Fry
Niles Thomas
Connie Vanden Berg
Frank Warner
Don Andrews
Cathryn Geurts
Curtises
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Phyllis Ver Ploeg
Arlyn
Iowa State College
Ames
Marilyn
Monmouth College
Illinois
Phyllis
Equitable of Town Insurance Company
Gerald Paardekooper
Martha Kay
Kathryn Schakel
Martin Paardekooper
Martha
Columbia
Stephens College
Pvt
Fred Brummel
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
Walter Brummel
Agency
DAIRY
Pella Sale Barn
John van Weelden
Guernsey
Barrett & Son
Barron
Wis
The
A Safety Congress
Bob Hullihan
Turkey
Dick Lautenbach Insurance Agency
Jersey
John Deere
Fairbanks-Morse
J. D
Town
Silas) Nikkel
Earl Shields
MR. Halamka
OT Pella
Hal
Harding
Allied van Lines
Ata Sele Eh
Pleasant Ridge School
T. B
Bang
Hampshire
Austra
IHC
McCormick-Deering
Turley
Black Hawk
H.p. Wisconsin
Kewanee
Deering
International
DeLaval
McCormick Deering
Central Reformed Church of
Bert Hagen
Vander Zyl & Reed
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