Local Notes A Summer of Travel and News in Pella
Pella August 1954 district column lists visitors, vacations, and family events. Virgil Vander Linden and children Bobbie and Sandra head to Colorado for ten days. Several locals and guests travel through Calvin and Des Moines areas. Dykstra and Ver Ploeg families add home moves and hospital visits. Dirk Van Zante returns from California after army release. new doctor at Shell Development in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Vander Linden
Bobbie
Sandra
Colorado
Dirk van Zante
California
Coronal
David Prins
Richmond
Wwe
Camp Stoneman
Dave
Denver
Dirk
Pella
Nick Braashart
van der Ploeg
Henry van Weelden
Christina Pippel Slot
Dari Vander Ploeg
San Antonio
Texas Hospital
Diller Vander Ploeg
Gathered Visitors At Home for the Aged
News from the Home for the Aged lists visits by Mrs. Barnes of Des Moines and Mr. and Mrs. Majeske of Minneapolis and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Van Wyk with three children to Mrs. Henry Vanderlt. Donald Elscott of Newton called on Alicia Elscott. Mrs. Minnie Rillahan stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Duffus in Leighton. Rev. Clarence Van Heukelom of Denver visited Mrs. Albert Van Heukelom. Billy Roberts of Oskaloosa called on his aunt Mrs. Ella Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Langstraat and Mr. and Mrs. John De Jong with Leendert Langstraat and daughter visited Mrs. L. Langstra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Heeren
R. Poush
Algona, Low
George Heeren
St. Paul, Minn
George Heeren Sr
Des Moines
Gysbert Heeren
Barnes
Majeske
Minneapolis, Minn
Marion van Wyk
Henry Vander
Donald Elscott
Newton
Alicia Elscott
Minnie Rillahan
Duffus
Leighton
Clarence van Heukelom
Denver
Colorado
Albert van Heukelom
Billy Roberts
Oskaloosa
Ella Johnson
Jake Langstraat
John de Jong
Leendert Langstraat
L. Langstra
Power Company Buys Land for TracyArea Plant
Townspeople learn Town power firm has acquired a 600 acre site along the Des Moines River near Tracy to support a giant steam electric generating station. N Bernard Gussett Ipaho president says the plant could reach 400000 kilowatts, with siting north of Highway 92 bridge. Site spans Marion and Mahaska counties with cooling pond plans and dam to control water intake. Construction depends on electric load growth. three Iowa sites were under consideration.
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Town Power and Light Company
Des Moines
N. Bernard Gussett
Ipaho
Gussett
Ipalco
Tracy
Iowa
Gusset
C. C. Converse
Jessie Austin
Moody
Dorothy M. Beard
Culver
Clay Township
Marion County
Scott Township
Mahaska County
Low End
Land site near Highway 92 aids Marion County farm area
The Converse farmstead just north of Highway 92 in Marion County has been improved with a rebuilt house and a new access road to the river bottom. The Tracy site sits in the Marion Mahaska coal region, near two railroads Wabash and Burlington and paved Highway 92, with two large Natural Gas Pipeline lines within a quarter mile. The plant would be designed to use either Iowa coal or natural gas.
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Converse
Marion County
D. Paleo
Gussett
Tracy
Marion-Mahaska
Wabash
Burlington
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
Iowa
Knoxville Journal
Boy Drowns In Farm Pond Near Denison
Alan Hoffmeier seven year old Denison youth drowned recently when the bank caved in as he played with other youths, dropping into twelve feet of water at a farm pond near there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Hoffmeier
Denison
Darling Nominates MacNider for Vice President at GOP
At the 1932 Republican National Convention in Chicago on June 16 J N Ding Darling nominated Hanford Mac Nider of Mason City for vice president MacNider won 178 percent on the first ballot Charles Curtis the incumbent led with 633 percent votes and was the successful candidate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. “Ding” Darling
Des Moines
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
Chicago
MacNider
Charles Curtis
Farmers May File Applications for Conservation Cost Sharing
Marion county farmers may file at the Knox County ASC office for government cost sharing to implement soil and water conservation practices this year. Eligible owners or operators can request aid for practices such as terraces ponds drainage ditches tiling limestone spreading pasture improvement land clearing and land leveling. The program aims to prevent topsoil loss after heavy rains and floods, with approval letters stating exact cost sharing and completion deadlines to reallocate funds if early applicants fail to meet schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC Office
Marion County
Paul E. Brown
ASC
Knoxville
Town
Brown
Prorest
Centenarian Couple Marks 705th Wedding Anniversary
Mrs A L Spen and Moon Me Mrane recently observed their 705th wedding anniversary. He is 88 and she is 86, with the couple having been married in 1887.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Spen
Mrane
Moon
Mount Lassen Becomes California’s Sole Active Volcano
Mount Lassen in California stands as the state’s only active volcano. Scientists monitor its volcanic activity and potential eruptions, with Lassen Peak drawing interest from researchers and visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Lassen
California
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