Man kills venomous snake near home pasture
On Monday at 9 a.m. a man killed a large black snake under a tree in a pasture near his house while birds in the area fought it off. A baby blue jay was later killed by a dog in the yard. Janet Karr will join Monroe band for a Thursday concert after performing with her school band last year.
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Wren
Janet Karr
Monroe
Earl Martinache
Boone
Vander Zyls
Tuscola
Merl
Cecil Price
Bussey
Tyman de Moss
Pella
Jack Campbell
New Jersey
Community notes and visits around Pella area
Kathy Cronkhite visits, Bob Van Haaften family picnic, and Teenagers Toilers Achievement Day at Bethel Center. Local farming notes include wheat and oats yields, corn fields near Pella, and boxcar counts. Several residents travel to Knoxville, Fay, Oskaloosa, and California. church events and piano recital planned. Mrs Schippers funeral noted. group trips to Bussey and Attica mark the 4th of July weekend.
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Kathy Cronkhite
Harry
Cleona
Des Moines
Monroe
Darlene
Jane Ann
Sharon
Susan
Pella
Lester van Haaften
Alpha van den Berg
Josephine van den Berg
Bethel Community Center
Sarah Harvey
Darlene Karr
Carol Karr
SI Bread
Donna
Charles Hodgson
Sam Nichols
Agnes
Gerald Dielemans
Dan Dingeman
Flint
Mich
Lake Huron
David Vos
Woolen Mills
Martha
van Arkel
Oneey
Sandra Taylor
John Minter
Baptist
Knoxville
Junelia van Haaften
Gertrude Willemsen
Oskaloosa
Fay
Willis Dieleman
Angie van den Berg
Pelia
Christian School
Angie
Burt Karr
Leroy Gamble
C. C. Gamble
Zula Prunty
Cecil Karr
Red Rock
Merl Price
Jack Jennings
Jack
California
Santa Monica
Homer Jennings
Arthur Nichols
Mt. Pleasant
Keokuk
Nauvoo
Illinois
Davenport
Otley Friends and neighbors share news and visits
The Otley Friendly Neighborhood Club met at Mrs. Charlotte Verwers home on Tuesday July 9 for a light afternoon of visiting and lunch. An ice cream social on the Reformed Church lawn Friday drew a large crowd with homemade ice cream cake pies and coffee. About 50 Monroe friends and former residents visited Rev and Mrs F G Cline at the Otley school house Friday evening renewing acquaintances and sharing well filled baskets. Carol Ver Steegh of Des Moines will stay with her grandmother Mrs Hattie Ver Steegh this week.
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Friendly Neighborhood Club
Charlotte Verwers
Reformed Church
The
Tom Waeehter
David Vos
Des Moines
Bert Doolan
Leone Doolan
Sadie Doolan
Appleton, Wise
Zack Slocum
Ill
Slocum
Denver
Colorado Springs
Black Hills
Ruth Middour
Bill Meadows
Winnie Breen
Harry Vanden Berg
Elmer Tukker
Norman Robus
Arthur de Jong
Leighton
P. A. de Jong
de Jong
Ent
Monroe
Otley
F. G. Cline
Cline
Assembly of God Church
Bakersfield
Cal
Pella
Pleasantville
Reasnor
Newton
Corydon
Knoxville
Ley
Fifield
Carol Ver Steegh
Hattie Ver Steegh
Rachel Davis
Bussey
Robert Kalden- Pella
Ont Villant
Marie
Floy McClure
Gail McClure
Anes
George
Hazel
Lola San
Baltzley
Wayne Mick
Harlon Plum
Lida
Leo Mick
Attica
Leo
Fort Morgan
Colo
Alberta Buttrey
Jimmy
Fort Leonard Wood
Dwight Harvey
Knoxville High School
John Prunty
Elaine
Collins Hospital
Ronnie Karr
Dolliver State Park
Adventist Young People’s Camp
Norman
Memories From Knoxville and Bussey Residents Turn Out
Friday night visits and calls bring updates on locals including Rachel Davis and former Knoxville students. Several acquaintances attended events, with notes on health, travels, and a Knox county reunion, while others remain unrecognized among the crowd.
Poultry range advice from Iowa State expert
Poultryman Paul Walther of Iowa State College says you’ll need at least an acre of range for each 400 chickens to save feed and money this summer.
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Paul Walther
Iowa State College
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Cordova
Mrs
Roy Karr
A Hanson
Lake View
Iowa
Laverne
Minn
Lake Lillian
Pella Supply Company
Pella, Iowa
Heer
Ed Bryn
John Hasselman
Clyde Karr
Joe Templeton
Hugh Templeton
Stanley Heatherin
Tennessee
Kentucky
Carolinas
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Martin Naaktgeboren
Otley News
Charles Vander Kolk
Schel
Cook and Son
Franklin Street
Anderson Ericson Lea
Tua
Aaa
Anderson Erickson Dairy Company
Hubbell
Ulrich Motor Co
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