Round Table for Scout Leaders Held at Jordan Hall
Forty two leaders from Knox ville Bussey and Pella attended the round table for Scout and Cub leaders at Jordan Hall Tuesday night January 17. A 6 30 p.m. dinner followed by a general meeting promoted Boy Scout Week activities and discussed upcoming events. Separate meetings covered spring camporee plans for Marion district and Camp Mitigwa slides.
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Knoxville
Bussey
Pella
Jordan Hall
Central College Auxiliary
Marion
Mitigwa
Tall Corn Area
Max Schakel
Carpenter Morkert
Harry Grand
Hespers Kuyper
1955 Seed Crop Summary for Iowa
Iowa farm seed production in 1955 rose for red clover sweet clover and bluegrass but fell for timothy and smooth brome. Red clover yielded 50 lb per acre from 180000 acres, total 9000000 lb, versus 1954 4180000 lb from 95000 acres. Sweet clover produced 780000 lb from 6000 acres, above 1954. Timothy seed reached 9300000 lb from 60000 acres, yield 155 lb/ac, near 1954 but well below ten year average. Smooth bromegrass seed placed at 1320000 lb.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Record Seed Crop Totals in 1955 Report
The 1955 bluegrass seed harvest reached 19,910,000 pounds, from 11,000 acres at 120 pounds per acre, far surpassing 1954’s 2,180,000 pounds and the 1955 crop being well above the long-term average of 8,788,000 pounds.
Students Attend Ecumenical Conference on Ohio University Campus
Lorraine Tuinstra of Racine and Elaine Buteyn of Waupun, both Central College seniors, were among 3500 student delegates from 400 colleges and 80 nations at the Student Volunteer Movement for the Ecumenical Student Conference on the Ohio University campus from December 27 to January 1. The theme was Revolution and Reconciliation, with sessions on missionary youth relations, colonialism, racism, underdeveloped areas, religious conflicts, and faith in rapid social change.
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Lorraine Tuinstra
Racine
Wisconsin
Elaine Buteyn
Waupun
Central College
Christian World Mission
Ohio University
Global Youth Conference Deepens Faith and World Awareness
Attendees describe rich experiences from meetings and Firesides addressing refugee issues in the Near East. They share cross cultural meals with Nan Sing Ling of Malaya and Orlando of Cuba, noting a sense of oneness in Christ and expanded humility. The event fostered intellectual, spiritual, and social growth through discussions, song, and fellowship with diverse peers.
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Nan Sing Ling
Malaya
Brazil
Africa
Orlando
Cuba
Miss Kim
Japan
Christ
Allotments Open for Farms Without Corn 1953 55
Merrill L. Robuck, chairman of the County ASC, says corn price support in 1956 requires a corn acreage allotment for farms that had no corn planted in 1953 54 or 55. Quotas do not apply. failure to obtain an allotment makes all corn ineligible for price support. Apply at the County ASC office by February 15, 1956.
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Merrill L. Robuck
County Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Committee
ASC
Birthday tribute to Stacyville's 96 year old Charles Decklever
One of Stacyville's oldest residents celebrated a birthday recently. Charles Decklever, aged 96, marked the occasion with family and friends.
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Stacyville
Charles Decklever
Belated weddings and birthdays mark Sully social
Relatives honored Sully residents with belated wedding anniversary and 68th birthday celebrations. Guests included many Brand and Van Wyk families, with tray lunches served. Also reported: Miss Bertha Geenen’s return from Michigan and the Ruth Circle meeting at Christian Reformed Church with officer elections.
Sully Community Women’s Club Hears Eloquence and News
The Sully Community Women's Club met at Mrs. Henry Roelofsen's home Friday afternoon with two visitors present. Refreshments followed the business session, and a prayer was delivered by Mrs. Van Wyk. Robert Van der Leest is slated for serious surgery at University Hospital in Iowa City. Dirk Vos of Pella celebrated his 77th birthday with family and friends at the Roelofsen home, joined by many Vos relatives and local neighbors. Several attendees were noted as absent. Also mentioned are visits between local families, a furlough for Gary Van Rees stationed at Camp Chaffee, Ark, and a quotation by Charles Dudley Warner about land ownership as a measure of success.
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van Wyk
Robert van der Leest
University Hospital
Iowa City
Sully Community Women’s Club
Henry Roelofsen
Connie Schuring
Leonard van Genderen
Jeff Willemsen
Wayne Wildman
M. R. Andersen
Bert Renaud
C. H. Wisgerhof
Dirk Vos
Pella
Bernie Vos
William D. Vos
William Bandstra
Jake Jansen
Richard Vos
Kenneth
Keith
John Vos
Andy Slings
Paul Vos
Arvin
Harold Vos
Eyamae Roelofsen
Carol
Phil
Ruthie
Stuart
Susan
Marion Vos
John Blom
Doris Sparron
James Blom
Sparron
Burlington, Io
Blom
Gary van Rees
Cecil van Rees
Camp Chaffee, Ark
The Man Who Could Not Fit A Small Iowa Town
George distrusted the town and mocked its modes while secretly valuing his own abilities. His reckless driving, disdain for civic life, and a bicycle‑pole crash revealed a warped sense of superiority and his eventual departure. The town bore only relief at his exit, as his ego clashed with local reality.
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George
Iowa
Main
Mercy trip proves fatal for Gene Mack and Jim Browning
Gene Mack age 24 of Mercer Missouri died in a crash while driving to Lineville to fetch Jim Browning 74 to return home for a heart pill. Browning also died in the accident.
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Gene Mack
Mercer
Lineville
Jim Browning
Ramseys Marks Sixty Years in Winterset Masonic Order
J A Ramsey of Winterset was honored for sixty years of membership in the Masonic order, celebrated during a recent lodge gathering. The milestone reflects long service and dedication to fraternal community activities.
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Winterset
J. A. Ramsey
Masonic Order
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Grand Rapids
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Michigan
Pine Rest Hospital
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Gerrit van Wyk
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Tenis van Wyk
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