Five Chicago children visit in area homes
Five Chicago children spend two weeks in local host homes under the Friendly Town program, arranged by the Chicago Missionary Society with Iowa organizers. Chaperones from Ames Jaycees and the University Lutheran Church accompany the group in Des Moines. Hosts include families near Monroe Otley and Otley area, detailing several youths and host households.
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Summit
Rndo
C Cago
Chicago City Asionary Society
Daniel Rohr
Grafton
Iowa
Chicago di Missionary Society
Nces
Ames Jaycees
Univers Lutheran Church
Ames
Pete Stribling Brings Laughter On Midwest Farm Visit
Jerome Pete Stribling, 11, stays with Arvin Klein east of Otley. He likes chasing hogs and listening to them holler, enjoys the electric buzzer used to herd hogs, and helps with haying cattle and eggs. He plans to be a city bus driver, has toured Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, and wishes to return next year. Pete attends with Arvin and Virgil Klein families, siblings Galen 11, Laura 17, Valerie 13, Nyla 6, Lisa 2.
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Jerome
Pete
Stribling
Arvin Kleins
Otley
Arvin
Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Virgil Klein
Mrs. Klein
Galen
Laura
Valerie
Nyla
Lisa
Jerome Smith's Chicago Visit At Otley Farm Home
Jerome Smith six and his five brothers six sisters visit Otley area homes staying with the Howard De Prengers near Otley. He arrived July 10 learned to ride a bicycle and spends time in the Chicago streets and a large flowered yard. He counts his suitcase items and is amazed by the De Prengers washing his clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Smith
Howard de Prenger Farm
Otley
Chicago
Howard de Prengers
Jerome
David Uzzell 11 Visits Iowa Farm for Silo Work
David Uzzell an 11 year old guest of Van Dusseldorp is described as a capable tractor driver with a two week stay in Iowa to help on the farm. The piece notes mixing families and travel between Van Dussel and Vanden Dovers amid a group of Otley church families awaiting arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Uzzell
van Dusseldorp Guest
Francis van Dusseldorps
Iowa
van Dusseldrops
David
Vanden Dovers
Otley Church
Chicago
van Dus
Vanden
Diane
David van Dusseldorp
Steve
Chronicle News
Farm Life Profiles Children From Chicago Visit
A Chronicle photo feature follows David Uzzell and siblings as they visit Pleasant Valley Farm in Otley area, showing corn crops and farm animals. Their father works for Ford, their mother teaches, and the family spends summers at the Chicago Missionary Society farm, with youths learning farming and farm chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Ford Motor Company
Mothe
Chicago
Pleasant Valley Farm
Chicago Missionary Society
Beverly Wilkins Visits Van Haaftens on Monroe Farm
Beverly Wilkins, a nine year old Chicago guest staying with the Duane Van Haaftens on Highway 14 south of Monroe, spent two weeks with activities from swimming and pony rides to bike riding and helping with chores. She is recovering from Friday’s acute appendicitis and continues to feel weak yet cheerful about her health and chores. Ver nell Van Haaften, younger sister, joins in helping with the chickens at the Jim Vander Oever farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Des Moines
Chicago City
Duane van Haaften
Duane
Chronicle News
Beverly Wilkins
Duane van Haaftens
Monroe
van Haaften
Fury
Beverly
Vernell
Jim Vander Oever
Barber Jo Regur Keeps Saturday Shave Tradition
Barber Joe Regur, 82, works every Saturday on Keosauqua Main Street. He began at the turn of the century and ran a shop there until selling in 1951, now marking six generations of his family cutting hair.
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Joe Regur
Keosauqua
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Colfax Sale
Newton
Colfax
Colfax Sale Company
Clippinger, Shields & Briles, Mgrs
Earl & Bili
Shields, Auets
Francis van Dusceldorpthe
Beverly Wilkins, van Haaften
FELCO
Felco Conperative
Farmer’s Co-Op Exchange
N. F.O. Meeting
Butch Swain
Knoxville
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