Deaths and weddings span Wisconsin to Michigan
News from nearby towns reports the death of Dr. Walter A. Stevenson, former United Presbyterian pastor, in Racine Wisconsin. It notes Mrs Eva Beamer and Pansy Ann visiting in Monroe, and funeral services held in Missouri for Alice Lowes. The item mentions multiple marriages, relocations, and local visits across Iowa Wisconsin and Kentucky, with people traveling for ceremonies and family news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. Vriezelaar
Walter A. Stevenson
United Presbyterian Church
Racine
Wisconsin
Stevenson
Theresa Elizabeth
Eva Beamer
Pansy Ann
Torringtes
Wyoming
Janes
Huber Marshall
Ralph Sheeler
Highy
Michigan
J. D. Long
Monroe
Anna Lee Pack
Louisville
Kentucky
John H. Calvin
Flora Heights
Claude Pack
Zelpha Calvin
Calvin
Tenis van Wyk
General Hospital
Des Moines
Summit News Roundup of Visits and Local News
Mrs Angie Danks of Council Bluffs Mrs Bertha Wittmer and daughter Berta of Monroe visited Mrs Mamie Vander Ploeg on Wednesday. Irvin Dillon and daughters Deloris and Janet of Keota Iowa called Wednesday evening at H W Vrieze Jaar home. Deloris ten, now owns Gypsy a spotted bay mare bought at Locustdale farm. Mrs A L Dykstra spent Tuesday in Pella. Mary Crane and Madeline Kezelaar joined Marcella O Mara in Rockwell City at Pella Monday. Maggie Dykstra Sara De Vries and Margar et De Vries visited Sunday afternoon Walter Van Doorninck home. Vern Hevelin Raymond Et ta of Knoxville visited Henry Ver Woert’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.W. Vriezelaar
Angie Danks
Council Bluffs
Bertha Wittmer
Berta
Monroe
Mamie Vander Ploeg
Irvin Dillon
Deloris
Janet
Keota
Iowa
H. W. Vrieze
Gypsy
A. L. Dykstra
Pella
Henry Ver Woert
Martha Carol
Glenn
Ver Woert
L. T. Schrader
Mary Crane
Madeline Kezelaar
Marcella O’mara
Rockwell City
Maggie Dykstra
Sara de Vries
Margaret
Marion de Vries
Walter van Doorninck
More Bromegrass Seed Efforts for Iowa Farmers in 1948
Heath outlines a seed-first approach for southern type bromegrass in Nebraska and Kansas areas, with fields split between seed and hay or pasture. A seed increase program, active since 1943 in 71 soil conservation districts in Iowa, has produced thousands of pounds of seed, with hundreds certified and redistributed to boost adapted seed supply. Cooperation includes Iowa State College and district commissioners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Kansa
Lincoln
Fischjer
Achenbach
District Soil Conservation Office
County Extension Director
Towa
Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation Service
Iowa
Heath
Iowa State College and
Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Iowa Farm Commodity Index Rises Sharply in June
The Iowa Farm Commodity Index gained 14 points with grain prices up and meat, poultry, and eggs higher. By June 15 the all commodity index stood at 306, with corn up 30 cents a bushel hogs 40 cents per cwt beef cattle 1.20 per cwt and eggs up a half dozen. butterfat unchanged. Feeding margins weakened due to higher feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Fly Paper and Doors Spark Northwood Insect Talk
In Northwood Anchor letters recount last September’s fly problem with widespread fly paper, and a humorous exchange about leaving a screen door open to catch flies. One resident insists fly paper is used to trap flies, while others question the logic of inviting them in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwood
Merry Andrews
Johter
B.K. Fr
Narrower esc ported flood claim near Humeston rescue
In a recent flood the narrower esc ported rent failed, sweeping Fred Morse and son Frank from a bridge near Ana mo track as they crossed a river at the aiw track. They clung to a truck top and were rescued by bystanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esc
Fred Morse
Frank UN
Humeston
Anamo
Toyalee
Pick a Winner for Your New Kitchen Range
The article advises shopping locally for a durable kitchen range backed by an established manufacturer. It weighs fuel costs, installation, maintenance, and electricity availability, and covers range types, construction, insulation, controls, and the need for a thermostat. It also outlines suitable sizes and configurations for different kitchen spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Library Notes on Democ racy and World Peace Books
A roundup of new titles including DuBois on colonies and democracy, Staley on world economic development, and guides for women in business, sex education for children, physics explained for lay readers, Inside U.S.A. by Gunther, Lydia Bailey by Kenneth Roberts, and biographical and parenting works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Burghardt DuBois
Russia
Eugene Staley
Dorce Smedley
Lara Robinson
Belle S. Mooney
Overton Luhr
John Gunther
Inside
U.sa
Contror
Gunther
U.S.A
America
Plex
United States of America
Lydia Bailey
Kenneth Roberts
United States
Boston
West Indies
France
Bonaparte
Haiti
Continental
Mediterranean
Barbary States
Tripoli
Lydie Bailey
Albion
Elizabeth Kenny
Evelyn Millis Duvall
Reuben Hill
Grace Langdon
New Conservation Laws Take Effect July Fourth
Several 52nd General Assembly measures affecting conservation and hunting and fishing became law on July 4. SF66 prohibits discharging firearms at railroads and signal equipment. SF67 bans shooting over public waters or highways and over railroad rights of way. SF231 limits aircraft use of inland lakes to transport between points 30 miles apart, with safety exceptions. SF289 allows the Conservation Commission to set hunting seasons between September 1 and March 1. SF454 bars killing wildlife from aircraft in flight. HF403 lets the Commission set fish size limits. Several proposed bills failed to pass both houses or become law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
52Nd General Assembly
State Conservation Commission
Iowa
4-H Delegates Attend Short Course at Ames
Marion County delegates join peers at Iowa State College for an eight day 4-H boys short course. Leaders H H Kildee Allan Kline and Ray Turner outlined opportunities and responsibilities for youths while field trips displayed advances in agriculture and a look at atomic research. Delegates include Jim Eggers Archie Thompson Phillip Proffitt Floyd Agan and Bernard Van Wyk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Richard Collins
Marion County
H. H. Kildee
Allan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Ray Turner
Extension Service
United States Department of Agriculture
General Motors Corporation
Jim Eggers
Archie Thompson
Phillip Proffitt
Floyd Agan
Bernard van Wyk
Marriage license mixup at county clerk office
Ole Bakken dismisses a mixup tale as a couple stands before the counter awaiting a license. The scene unfolds on the first Thursday of June as an attendant postpones the issuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Bakken
Court House
Ole
Not on your life it I in dignantly said the man
A fragment from the Northwood Anchor quotes a speaker arguing privacy and personal business amid a wall calendar item. The note precedes a line about a third and a second daughter, reflecting local tone and publication style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.K.P
Northwood Anchor
Woman's Advice Is No Great Time, But He Who Won't Heed It
A brief adage framed as guidance notes that ignoring prudent counsel marks a fool. The saying reflects a common women’s perspective on timely advice and personal judgment.
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Monroe News
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Margaret Barber
Ames
Joan Smith
Ing
Berlin
Ballard
The
Baptist Church
Milton Linn
Alf Kinart
Raymond Kinart
C. D Ammer
Ma “Poring
Se Marne
Summit News
Vern Hevelin
Raymond and
Etta
Knoxville
John Lasschuit
Holland
Michael Duane
Trudy Marshall
Lloyd Corrigan ‘Ger Perreau
Enonre
Eddie Dean
Virgil Schakel
Cass
PST
ULAU
Lucin
Ball Lobo
Yodias
Farma of
Library Notes
Sully
Penning
Gamble
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
South Side Park
Ulrich Motor Co
Ulrich Motor Company
Aascort
Monroe Gas Heaters
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