Local News Highlights from Des Moines to Oskaloosa
A lengthy community roundup notes Marilyn Gates returning to Des Moines after a ten day visit with her grandmother. Several residents and service members are cited: Mrs Evert Van Veldhuizen underwent appendix surgery at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa on July 12. Navy aviation ordnance man Toe Stravers is promoted. Numerous local families travel for vacations visit relatives and attend church services. An accident injures Emma Van Emmerik, eight, at home. Captain Jacob Brom plans to return from the Pacific. Ralph Geiger visits from Sioux City. Pfe Vos and Marion De Penning return from overseas. Other items include post office duties, moves to New Orleans, and local hospital discharges. Frequent names include Van Wyk, Van Beek, Vander Voort, De Bruyn, Ver Steeg, Van Gorp, Witzenberg, and Mennen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Evert van Veldhuizen
Mahacka Hospital
Oskaloosa
Toe Stravers
Aviation Ordnance
Man
Doe
Navy
Pacific
Arlie Lowery
Brent
Kansas City
Harold Veenstra
George
Sam Ver Steer
Bruce
Near Leighton
Lowerys
New Orleans
Lovi
Artie
Municipal
Lowery
Christine Ver Stee
Bonnie Lou Vande Voort
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Travel Streaks and Military News Highlight Local Notices
Miss Sara Klyn enjoys a vacation from the Rile Shoppe amid travel stickers and family visits. Lt Philip Sybenga and Mrs Kenga stay at the parental Sybenga home. Verne Orr and Alfred Renaud families visit in California and Iowa. Sgt Stanley Den Adel wounded in combat writes home. Cpl Harold De Zwarte returns to Knoxville after 120 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Sybenga
Mrs. Kenga
Jd. Sybenga
Civil Service Seeks Internal Revenue Agents in Midwest
The U S Civil Service Commission in St Paul seeks Internal Revenue Agents for the Bureau of Internal Revenue to handle income tax evasion cases across Iowa Nebraska Minnesota and the Dakotas. Pay ranges from 3874 to 5905 for a 48 hour week with posts in St Paul Minneapolis Omaha and Des Moines. Applicants need two years progressive accounting experience and practical work in accounting with applications obtainable at local post offices and submitted to Saint Paul or Omaha offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
St. Paul
Internal Revenue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Rena B. Smith
U. S. Civil Service Region
Minneapolis
Omaha
Des Moines
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Information Office
U.S. Civil Service Region
Federal Courts
Saint Paul
City National Bank
Civil Service
Holiday puts halt on twill work cloth for three months
The Army Quartermaster Corps declares a three month holiday in procuring herringbone twill for men’s work clothing. WPB states the effect is immediate but it will take about six weeks for the higher supply to appear in finished fabric. The move aims to ease shortages in cotton work cloth during production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Quartermaster Corps
WPB
Mahaska 4 H Clubs Aid China World Link
Mahaska County girl clubs raise funds to send a Chinese 4 H trainer to Iowa for study. State officers plan to have Chinese youth benefit from Iowa 4 H work with government approval and Extension Service support. Mahaska clubs contribute $32 toward the effort amid postwar rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
China
Miss Na
Beean
Towa
Towand
Mahaska County
Iowa farmers hold grain stocks July first in historic perspective
Iowa crops report shows corn 162000 bushels on hand, oats 24526000, wheat 450000, and soybeans 2129900. Compared with last year figures and ten year averages, Iowa’s corn and soybean holdings remain elevated while oats and wheat sit near drought lows. nationwide stocks exceed Iowa with corn at 747338000 and oats at 211258000. Large feed grain supplies persist in western areas due to abundant recent crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Drouth
Funds Allocated For Tenant Purchase Loans
The U S Department of Agriculture announced allocations totaling half of the 50 million authorized for Farm Administration Tenant Purchase Loans for the next year. The remaining 25 million is set aside for World War II veterans, with loans based on farm population and tenancy, under the Bankhead Jones act of 1947. Loans cover full farm purchase price, repayable in 40 years at 3 percent interest, requiring lack of credit from other sources. veterans may receive an exception for vocational guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Administration
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Congress
FSA
Seedbed tips for bromegrass and alfalfa mixtures
Extension notes advise early fall seedbed preparation after small grain harvest for bromegrass and alfalfa blends. Advises disking to control weeds, harrowing and rolling before reseeding, with erosion control on rolling ground. Details rates for mixtures, liming, phosphate fertilization, and manure topdressing to boost next year growth. Also notes resistant strains and pest caution from 1945 Iowa trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Towa State College Agronomist
Lincoln
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural E Nt
Axis Expeitation and Agricultural Extension Service
Town State College
Ames
Dutch Soldier’s Son Helps Evacuees In German War Zone
A war relief letter recalls refugees rescued near Zirndorf by American artillerymen who met Marvin Van Gorp, a Dutch-speaking sergeant from Pella. The writer praises his care, notes Marvin’s baking gift, and describes delays in reuniting with families as they waited in camps across Germany France and Belgium before reaching Tilburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Neustadt
Aisch
Zirndorf
Nuremberg
Marvin van Gorp
Pella
Marvin
France
Belgium
Tilburg
Holand
Conserve Cold In Refrigerator
Conservation tips advise keeping air around stored foods, cooling foods before refrigeration, removing heavy wrappings, and using right sized containers. Fruth recommends not overloading the box, avoiding keeping jams and fats in the cold box, setting the control between 40 and 50 degrees, and checking with a thermometer after door closure. Save electricity by minimizing door openings and loading items together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coest
Marion County 4-H Girls Plan Demonstrations
Marion County 4-H girls plan clothing demonstrations for community and county groups. Demonstration teams help girls gain poise and service spirit while sharing food practices learned in their clothing project. The groups will appear at the county fair on Friday, August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
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Marilyn Gates
Mac Helt
Joe Milkanin
West Des Moines
D. C. Thomas Home
Joe Monich
George Dah Herspatal
Mr Evaresa van Mahaska Hoestital
City
A. A. Swanson
Cherokee
Baptist Church
Helen Neyenesch
Vogelaar Hardware Store
Jacob van Wyk
A. A. Rockwell
Springfield
Missouri
Emma van Emmerik
Mercy Hospital
Maggie Brom
Jacob Brom
United States
Captain Brom
Okinogeis
Ralph Geiger
Sioux City, Iowa
Will J. de Bruyn
Pfe
Martin Vos
Pfe. Vos
Schick Hospital
Clinton
Town
Marion de Penning
A. W. de Penning
Overseas
Mae Thomassen
Farmer City
Ilinois
Marraret Hammer
Ha Veldhuizen
Mahaska Hospital
Joosa
Markkel
Mss
Marcia Ver Streg
George Ver Steve
2. Schakel
East High School
Sivas
Harold Maverkamp
Haver
Hadates
A. Haverkamp
Okinawa
Haverkamp
Larr
Judson Paul
Hattie van Cleave
Dorothy Ver Dught
Joyce Vander Kooi
McKee and
Graw Hawk
Kentucky
Chicago
Dalton
Peter van Beek
Maquoketa
Ernie
Washington D. C
Jean van Beek
Ware Vande Voort
Harold Aldenberg
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Lendenberry
Erma
Havine
Nick van Garp
An Garp
Betty van Viet
South Carolina
Toa
Nick
Europe
Sterrenberg
Tes Moines
M Vander Zyl Herps
Jennie Vander
Vander
Dale Messmaker
Ed van
Mom. Dockendorff
Doris
Clarence Wilkinshorn
Doc
Guard
Bainbridge
Oing
Brooklyn
Donna Vander
Lansing
Bonnie and
Letha Vande Voort
Mery
Dob Wormhoudt
Ottumwa Attechnrch Services
Pella Land
John Hospers
Harold van Maren
Ohio
Redfield
Mrs. van Maren
de Jong
Vols South Dakota
Steenbock
Marion
Jacob van
Steenho Dusseldorp
Dewey Kaldenberg
Sherry
Bryce
Bremerton
Washington
Mr. Kaldenberg
Navy Yard
Henry van Gorp
South Holland
Mis
Mr. van Gorp
Walter van Gorp
New Sharon
Dick Rouw
Prof
Geo. F. Sadler
Marion J. Witzenberg
Delis Witzenberg
East Third Street
Sle
Jefferson Barracks
Wittenberg
Sth
Normany
John van Gorp
Gerlene Joy
Mercy Hospital, Oskaloosa
Robert Menning
Holland
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Waupun
Wisconsin
E. Wheeler
Sibley, Towa
A. P. Kuyper
Marie B. Wills
Riverside
California
Andrew van Zee
Margaret Hoeksema
Mrs
Charley Hoeksema
Garnet Hull
Diane
Rock Island
Illinois
Mary Jane Rankin
Leona Schilder
Alice Lammers
Boulder
Colorado
Marjorie Baron
Jim van Vark
Ern. Shaw
Pat
Hock Island
Sara Klyn
Several Carral Bird of
Kert
Y. ‘T. van Niewail
Los Angel Calif
Dauhter and
Verne Orr
Alfred Renaud
Jimmie
Alton
Ed Katz
Pennsylvania
Joe Vande Kieft
G. M. Gosgelink
T. Nibbelink
Baby of
Nk Roose
Mrs. Monroe
He Shaw
Rela
Nelson Vos
Carrie Vos
Nelson
Charley Hackseman
Corte Madera
Francis den Adel
Frank den Adel
Stanley den Adel
Calif
Stanley
Sgt
de Witt
General Hospital
Auburn
Cpl
Harold de Zwarte
Africa
Sicily
England
Ed de Zwarte
Route 3
Knoxville
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
Colfax Sales Company
Skinner
Runnells
Colfax Sale
Colfax
Bell and Clippinger
First National Bank of
Earl Shields
Ozinga Tire Service
Mahaska
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Japan
van Gorp
Hammerstein
Th. U. Willems
Vander Linden
Kexall Drug Store
Veenstra Appliance Co
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