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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1950
Page
10
A late eye on local life reports births marriages and visits across Bussey Red Rock Monroe and Knoxville. Community members including Bogaards Karr Harvey Rookey Langstrant and Dolan families attend family events and church activities while farmers note crop pest harm road sprayers and harvests.
Monroe resident Dwight Young was hospitalized in Des Moines after a hand burn but returned home Monday. The Kane Baer wedding in Denver drew many relatives, and a 4th of July picnic at Ulric Clevenger’s included extended family. Mothers Club picnics and pool time at Maytag Park were reported, with guests from San Diego and Des Moines. Several gatherings featured updates on relatives visiting, travels to Yellowstone, and attendance at Beta Kora and Kenendy Fortner weddings. Numerous Dop family members attended events in Knoxville Pella and Ames, with trips from Newton to Des Moines and Des Moines area celebrations noted.
Mrs I W Vriezelaar and Mrs N W Vriezelaar spent Saturday with Mrs J F Hiemstra in Pella Ruth Buwalda of Mesa Arizona visited there and other relatives in Pella An old barn on the Frank Huyser farm was torn down a new barn will be built Improvements on the Louis Van Roc kel farm with house upgrades and a large machine shed The Summit Homemakers group viewed three health films by nurse Ethel Reems at Otley school for June plans include a picnic July 19 at Pella Swimming Pool Park Bring sandwiches cake and a cold drink A family picnic occurred on the July 4th in timber on the Dow property
A long list of Monroe and surrounding area residents attended gatherings and visits, including Vander Ploeg, Breed, Vriezelaar, and Van Doorninck families from Monroe and Ames, with guests from Prairie City Ottumwa Pella Des Moines Milo and Newton. A two car collision near the Walter Van Doorninck farm caused no serious injuries. Sally and Junie Van Doorninck played in the Monroe High School band at Milo.
A seed shortage for bromegrass prompts Iowa farmers to monitor seed development for potential big returns. Yields reached 600 to 800 pounds per acre in trials at Clarinda and Ames, with seed selling around 66 cents per pound this spring. Methods include combining standing seed with moisture management, air-dried seeds, and portable dryers, while nitrogen applications of about 60 pounds per acre in early spring can improve yields.
An agronomist notes fall nitrogen applications are less effective than early spring, while alfalfa can supply nitrogen to bromegrass but hinders seed harvest. He adds alfalfa does not achieve maximum bromegrass seed yields.
Cherokee authorities puzzled over what to do with two boys aged six and eight who broke into the Howard Snyder residence. They spilled syrup on the floor and laundry chute, damaged walls, emptied drawers, and tore the place apart while causing general chaos.
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