Donkey and Dairy Farmers Life of Bernard Van Zante
Bernard E Van Zante farms 290 acres south of Otley and 150 acres near Pel la with 14 milking cows in a Class B dairy. He rents 140 near Otley and milks 14 cows selling milk to Sully Coop creamery. He keeps 20 Hampshire sows and produces 150-200 pigs yearly. In addition 180 chickens provide egg money and Lois bakes family bread. Papino the donkey is a beloved part of the family and a photo favorite.
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Bernard van Zante
Otley
Bernard E. van Zante
Pella
Des Moines
Papino
Chronicle News
van Zante
Steve
Phil
Bernard
Sully Coop Creamery
Daisy
Hampshire
Lois
Willie the Penguin draws crowds at Holoday Lake show
The penguin Willie now at Holiday Lake near Brooklyn has lived there about three weeks and begs from fishermen in the southwest lake area, quickly becoming the lake’s newest attraction and talk of the visitors and locals.
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Holiday Lake
Brooklyn
Willie
Penguin
Leighton 4-H Campout At Lake Keomah Returns
The Leighton Happy Hearts 4-H Club held its annual campout at Lake Keomah with 16 members, 2 leaders, and 2 guests. Members swam, cooked outdoors, held a short business meeting, and planned Demonstration Day for July 9 and Achievement Day for July 21. Peggy Roorda and Mary Van Heukelem spoke on their camp experiences. The evening featured games, a water melon feed, hymns, and a buddy-burner breakfast before departure.
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Leighton Happy Hearts
Lake Keomah
Peggy Roorda
Lake Darling
Mary van Heukelem
Phyllis Moffet
Achievement Days Set For Marion County 4-H Clubs
Twenty four women will judge local 4-H achievement days while Marion County 4-H leaders prepare for county fair entries. Ruth Archibald notes the day as the year’s key 4-H event with judging to aid leader efforts. Schedule lists club dates and venues from July 16 to July 24 with several groups and churches named.
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Ruth Archibald
County Extension Home
Calcher
Dallas Town Hall
Healthy Hustlers
Attica Church
Zion Sunshine Girls
Zion Methodist Church
Summit Strivers
Liberty School
Clever Clovers
Old Presbyterian Church
Peppi Pals
Harvey Happy Harmonies
Harvey Methodist Church
Franklin Friends
Lucky 14
Dunreath
Victory Boosters
Lloyd Vroegh
Tracy Tigerettes
Tracy School
Merry Maids
Memorial Hall
Pleasantville
Temples Attend Otley Resident at Ames Event
Martha Templeton of Otley attended a local Ames event as part of community activities. Details remain unclear in the fragmented report but place and names indicate involvement with area residents in central Iowa.
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College of Sciences and Humanities
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
Martha Templeton
Otley
Ori
Hand injury at Lake Ahquabi during vacation
Michael Vos Sandridge fell with a pop bottle in his hand while vacationing at Lake Ahquabi with his parents. He required five stitches after the accident.
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Sandridge
Michael Vos
Lake Ahquabi
Mike
Indianola Doctor Treats Palm Injury With Five Stitches
A doctor in Indianola treated Mike after a large gash nearly severing tendons in his right hand. Five stitches were applied to the palm to restore function and prevent loss of movement.
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Sain
Indianola
Mike
Pacific Junction 1894 Grad Alumni Banquet Highlights Three Oldest
The Pacific Junction alumni banquet honored 117 graduates from the now defunct high school. The three oldest attendees were Ted Anderson of 1894, Carl Lincoln of 1901, and Marvin Moore of 1909, recognized for their long association with the school.
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Pacific Junction
Ted Anderson
Carl Lincoln
Marvin Moore
National 1965 Wheat Allotment Set at 49 Percent
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman proclaims a 49 percent national wheat allotment for 1965, unchanged from 1964, based on 10 year seed area with Anfuso amendments. County shares rely on past wheat acreage and soil, with reserves of 20 000 acres and 100 000 acres for new areas and eligible farms. No national marketing quota will apply to the 1965 crop.
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Orville Freeman
Merrill L. Robuck
Marion County
ASC
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The
Congress of the
United States
John Kyl
Uti
Pella Cooperative Electric Ass'n
Lae
U.S. House OF Representatives
Pella’s
Central Park
Legion Hall
Kyl
Vella
Colfax Sale
Colfax Sale CO
Clippinger
Shields & Brilges
Mrs
Earl
Bill Shields
Aucts
Cheeri Chix
Zion Church
Washington Wonders
Columbia Methodist Church
Bethel Community Center
GRAD
LS Ffa
Lynnville-Sully
FFA
Doug Bell
Lee
Roebuck
Bingley
Knoxville
Iowa
H.P
Murray
Renney
Mou
Arnold de Bruin
San Francisco
American Motors
Rambler
Leydens Auto Sales
Main Street
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