Neighborhood News Highlights Regional Happenings
Local notes report road crews finishing at Number 63 then moving to Dallas Center. Mentions grain cutting and threshing, weather delays, and requests for rain. Social visits include Vander Wiel, Van Speren, McKeever, Vriezelaar, and Aalbers households. Joe Kool sells Fifield store to De Vries of Pella, with possession planned in fall. Several family visits, measles cases, and minor births noted amid road work and farm activities in Marion county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Center
C. Vander Wiel
Johanna
William van Speren
Joe Kool
Fifield
Lewis de Vries
Pella
John McKeever
Timberlake
S. D
R. McKeever
J. B. Vriezelaar
Nell Vander Pol
Oskaloosa
M. Aalbers
John Klein
Maggie Wanda
Will de Vries
Perry
T. H. Kaldenberg
Mahaska Hospital
Nick Schuring
Oskaloosa Hospital
Clare Renaud
Hollendale
Mich
Brouwer
Henry Williamson, Jr
Seth Niemens
Otley
Mr. Niemens
Barthlyn
John Buwalda
Corda Karr
John Hart
Connie van den Berg
Lloyd Crozier
Marion County
Raymond and
Worth
Roy Karr
Jake Rootseller
Ethel Bricker
A. E. Cronkhite
Attica
Abe
Lou de Vries
Guerney Marquis
Woodburn
R. M. Hart’s
Marquis
Indianola
Clarence Core
Clyde
Cordova
Summit Township
Luke Schultz
Melvin
Katherine of
Reasner
Wm. Karr
Blanche Karr
Schultz
Henry Muilenberg
Lloyd Shilling
Bart Klyn
Anie
Cattle shipment and local visits fill Cordova area notes
Jess De Raad loaded cattle at Fifield and Bob Tice of Monroe purchased them. Nearby residents share visits with relatives, health updates, and community work. Bridges east of Cordova are being reinforced with steel by the Wabash Railway. Farmers reported binders in use, grain cutting finished, and thrashing underway at Willie Roush’s. Multiple local families travel, host, or assist with health and barn building as summer work continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess de Raad
Fifield
Bob Tice
Monroe
Bert de Young
Arnold Klein
de Heer
Bernice
Chicago
George Dailey
Pete van Hemert
Knoxville
Wabash Railway Company
Cordova
Otto Wynsteker
Roy Karr
J. M. Hart
Hazel Bricker
Gerrit van Dyke
van Dyke
Arthur van Dyke
Pella
Clarence Bricker
Newton
Marjorie
Willie Roush
Henry Muilenberg
Jones
Gerry Core
Charley Ford
Clarence Core
Ruth Hart
Pleasantville
Lyde McGraw
Doris
Core
R. M. Hart
Lloyd Shilling
Lodge
Crouch’s
Adams
Tone van Roekel
Cecil Reese
Peoria area families gather for visits and notices
Rev and Mrs Vander Werp of Prairie City visit son Rev M J Vander Werp. Various locals, including Mrs Dirk Vander Veen and Miss Nellie Van Heuklem, are mentioned with neighbors visiting relatives. Miss Marie Vos, missionary to Indians, speaks at the Christian Reformed church, praising her work and wishing success. A recent rain eased heat and did not harm downed grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Werp
Prairie City
M. J. Vander Werp
Dirk Vander Veen
Jenetta de Jong
Fred Vander Schaff
Henry van Roekel
Gertrude
Pearl
Peoria
Nellie van Heuklem
van Roekel
Louis Ozinga
Pella
Martin Vander Molen
Vander Molen
Sieba de Vries
Viebe de Vries
Herald Sheesley
George Hunt
Harry van Roekel
Marinus Vander Hart
Oskaloosa
Jacob Dahm
Peter de Jong
Ella Vander Schaff
Marie Vos
Christian Reformed Church
Girl Killed in Auto Accident Near Newton
Funeral services were held for Lucile Hildebrand a 16 year old Newton girl killed last Wednesday when the car she rode in with Glen Baltzley 17 struck an abutment on Cherry Creek bridge highway No 32. Coroner’s inquest heard rival testimonies about three cars near the scene and Baltzley’s attempt to pass. The Des Moines car number obtained followed the crash. The report notes the impact caused almost instant death from a broken neck and details the emergency response and coroner proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Lucile Hildebrand
H. W. Hildebrand
Glen Baltzley
Cherry Creek Bridge
Baltzley
G. Frank Wilson
G. H. Horn
H. F. Cassidy
R. W. Dodds
Harold Plummer
Russell Green
Charles Johnson
Des Moines
Johnson
Blatzley
Johnston
A. M. Miller
Monroe Mirror
Colfax Strives to Return as a Health Resort
Colfax Iowa seeks revival as a health resort with a modern brick bath house rise and Victoria sanitarium reopening. A large health institution has settled there and locals report renewed activity among those previously involved, underscoring Colfax Mineral waters and baths as a long cherished Iowa asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Iowa
Victoria Sanatorium
Grain income up 25 million for Iowa farmers in 1929
Town farmers received about 25 million dollars more from direct sales of corn oats wheat and barley in 1929 than in 1928 according to figures by John P Himmel of the Agricultural Economics Department at Iowa State College. The extra 25 million dollar return highlights the larger production year and stronger market returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Himmel
John P. Himmel
Agricultural Economics Department
Iowa State College
Railroads Seen Essential At Rock Island Depot
On the Rock Island freight depot platform C. F. Dykstra, local agent, says railroads will always be needed as trucks deliver to city areas. He notes passenger service declined from two decades ago when depots buzzed with people and crowds. He recalls supplying Chronicle items then, with twenty or more items daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island
C. F. Dykstra
Dykstra
Chronicle
Iowa Farmers Sell More Crops At Advantageous Times In 1929
Iowa farmers marketed corn and oats more accurately to favorable price periods in 1929 than 1928. Wheat sales rose by over a quarter million bushels at $1.04 per bushel, 10 cents below the prior year, while barley output fell by over a million bushels with price drops averaging 16 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Himmel
Farm Bureau Day Meets Highlighted by Award Ceremonies
Special ceremonies on Farm Bureau Day mark the award event with plans for related activities. Nominations may be sent to the designated committee for consideration and proper recognition at the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Special
Iowa
Farm Bureau
A. R. Corey
Fair Board
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
The
Des Moines Register
Fair
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