Winter notices and community updates in Knoxville area
A crowded Bakers dozen of small town items recount illnesses such as red measles in Martha Kate Karr and Edward Klyn, new births including Danny Lee Hewitt at Mercy Hospital, travel and visits among the Karr, Dieleman, Klyn and Van Waardhuizen families, plus local club meetings, farms and roadwork plans in Marion and Taylor counties. It also notes farm bureau events, school transportation routes, new purchases at local dealerships, and upcoming community activities in Knoxville and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll’ van der Wilt
Martha Kate Karr
Billy Jim Muilenberg
Edward Klyn
Ella Klyn
Tommy Bloodsworth
Tommy
Gertrude Aalbers
Os- Kaloosa
Pella
Billy Koopman
Hewitt
Knoxville
Gerrit Klyn
Christian High School
Red Rock Aid
Blanche Gilchrist
Coretta Buttery’s
Blanche Templeton
Helen Karr
Helen Pate
Delight Wing
Edith Rookey
Elaine Prunty
Lela Langstraat
Bob Allen
Izaak Walton
Bart Klyn
Royal Neighbors
Monroe
Jake Diekema
Vier
Society
Davenport
Iowa
Rock Island
Ilinois
Dewey Cornell
State P.ala
Marion County
Taylor County
Summit Township
John van den Baard
Elmer Tukker
Roy Karr
Arthur van Wardhuizen
Rene van Engelhoven
Walter Vander Linden
Pet van Ham
Case de Haas
Marion Kingy
Red Rock
Tommy de Moss
East Knonville
Mr. Trinkle
Lake Prairie Township
Sam
Howard Rhoda
Caloma
Fredrick Sailor
Garden Chapel
Main St
Co-op Burial Association
Herhood
Sully
Whitted Implement Company of
Lonnie
Register Conservation
Peter N. Kuyper
D.C. Renaud
Paul Grandman
Knoxville Express
Farm Bureau
Frank de Jongs
Wallace
Farmer
Berlin
Chronicle
Today's Club
Bob Sherwood
Texas
Hazel Tice
van Waardhuizen
Mary Templeton
Joy Shilling
Con
Billy Jim
Hyprst
Otley News Social Roundup in Pella and Nearby Towns
Local notes list visits and gatherings across Otley Pella and nearby towns. Families including Vander Kolk Den Besten Klein Johnson Angove and Uster markt share weekends in Oskaloosa Agene Town and Des Moines with relatives. Several trips to Fitch Studio for class pictures and winter plans in California are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph den Besten
Willard Klein
Pella
Phillip Vaughn
Harles Johnson
Bill Swank
Oskaloosa
Norma Jean Angove
Pauline Acklin
Angove
Geraldine Klien
Fitch Studio
J. L. O'Haver
Clyde
Hayfield
Minnesota
Garland Ruby
California
Robert Mer
Wayne L. Angove
Larry
Linda
Arvin
Hetty S. Glenn
Agene Town
Rene Stoll
Geraldine
Danny Stoll
Barbara Horton
Des Moines
Charles Vander Kolk
Horton
John Breen
Julius Ustermarkt
Marvin
Doris
Prairie City
John Langford
Julia
Roger
Runnells
Andrew Uitermarkt
Tice Kaldenberg
Kaldenberg
Ed de Vries
Uitermarkt
Local families gather for Sunday visits and birthdays
Several households recount Sunday visits as Lest er Van Haaf family and Gerrit Uitermarkt join in afternoon calls. Rexroat recovers from pneumonia in Knoxville hospital after a spell in Fifield and Monroe homes. Grandparents, birthdays, and village social ties appear across multiple households with trips to Des Moines and Knoxville noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester van Haaften
Gerrit Uitermarkt
Aart Uitermarkt Hom
Willard Klein
Donald Rexront
Laural van Balen
Jerry
Donnie
Prairie City
Vriezelaar
Otley Amyers
Gerald Koopman
Los Angeles
Fornia
Wittenberg
George Vander Sehel
Paul Buwalda
Mahaska Hospital
Donald’ Rexroat
Ivan Bell
Monroe
Sow
Richard Vriezelaar
Howard Sheeler
Charles Vander Kolk
Barbara Horton
Norman Robus
Ida de Hoot
Raymond Robus
Little’ Bruce
Anne de Hoedt
Knoxville
Leo Waitis
Sharon
Near Fifield
Fern Rexroat
Donald Rexroat
Dale Wheatcraft
Don Rexroat
James van Vliet
Glen van Vark
Des Moines
Methodist Hospital
Vicki
Kopecky
John de Ronde
M. Vanden Berg
Pella
Gradus Khen
Jake Ustermarkt
Andrew
Andrew Ustermarkt
Janice
Connie
Kenneth
Duane
Kellogg Rose Bowl Parade Blooms With Flowers
The Kellogg event showcased a six mile parade featuring 75 floats all covered in mums roses and gardenias. Spectators including invalids watched from wheelchairs while Uncle Sam appeared fully adorned in flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Franklin Brom
Kellogg
Uncle Sam
Entry blanks for 1950 Iowa corn yield test
Applications for the 1950 Iowa Corn Yield Test are available from the Iowa Corn and Small Growers Association via assistant secretary Charles D. Croft. All entries must reach the secretary's office by 12 noon March 1, with late entries rejected. Mail to 311 Curtiss Hall Town State College Ames. Eligibility requires a minimum 50 bushel hybrid yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Corn and Small Growers Associat
Charles D. Croft
Curtiss Hall
Town State College
Ames
Seed testing entries set for 1950 season divisions
The plan divides entries across three test fields per section with three test plots each. Each grower may enter a hybrid in only one section as per Hutchcroft guidance. North Central Section allows 81 entries, down from 100. other sections retain last year’s limits. Entry fee details follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchcroft
North Central
Registration details for Ames hybrid entries in Iowa
The text states entry fees of 15 dollars for residents and 30 dollars for out of state entrants. Each hybrid entered requires a completed application blank. Extra blanks are available by writing the association at 311 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss Hall
Ames
Iowa
Car fire destroys new auto near Manning
Louie Otto, of near Manning, turned over recently in his brand new automobile and was unhurt. He sought help, then returned to find the car completely destroyed by fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Otto
Manning
Better Milking Clinic to Be Held in Oskaloosa
Lea Waggoner County Extension Director reports two better milking clinics in adjoining counties The Oskaloosa event is January 31 and the Albia clinic is February 1 Both will start at 1 30 and run two hours Machines users will find these sessions worthwhile
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Albia
Lea Waggoner
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Aluminius
Moline
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Priscilla Society
Protestant Reformed Church of
Herman Stek
Frank Reed
Gene Harper
Tom Brown
Ralph Kempenaar
Otley News
Colfax Sale Company
Decorah
Keosauqua
Humeston
Sigourney
Orient
Newton
Bell
Shi First National Bank
S. H. Deuwstra
West First St
Henry Wielard
Vander Veer Coal Mine
Vander Veer Construction CO
van der Veer Construction Co
Webster
Newsun
Ford Trucks
Ulrich Motor CO
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