Local News From Pella Iowa July 1956 Social Notes
Local residents and visitors are listed with trips, hospital stays, and summer activities. Families travel to Appleton Lake Okoboji and Grand Rapids while attending church events and school workshops. Several brief notes mention repairs, property transactions, and upcoming motor trips to Glacier National Park and Lake Grove Oregon through late July and August.
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Marshall Craig
Allison
Iowa
Long Beach
California
Recton Park
Leo A. Hoegh
Tall Corn State
Thomas Martin
Sentoree Hickenlooper
Pella
Gradus ‘Vander Linden
Leo Hoegh
Lawrence G. Dykstra
Otley
Mercy Hospital
Oskalooss
F. B. den Burger
Leighton
Henry Veenstra
Mahaska Hospital
Wayne Pos
Des Moines
John W. Vander Linden
John
Harold Schut
Arthur
Martha
Churchville
Pennsylvania
Arthur Klein
Bertha Schut
Kleins
Schuts
Farmers Buy And Sell Grain Close To Home
Iowa farmers mostly use nearby country elevators or neighbors to buy or sell cash grain, with few dealing directly with long distance truckers. The early results come from a broader study on patterns, costs, and efficiency in Iowa grain transportation, led by Richard Phillips and William H. Thompson.
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Richard Phillips
William H. Thompson
To Norway: Larson and Johnson Fly to Visit Norway
Marie Larson and Ole Johnson, residents near Northwood, returned to their native country for a visit. Each is 79 years old.
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Marie Larson
Ole Johnson
Northwood
Norway
Drake University Students Visit Historic Amana Tour
Drake University students toured towns and historical sites along Highway 6 in July 1956. The trip covered Grinnell Colfax Newton and Amana colonies with notes on coal mining washing machine industry Emerson Hough birthplace and Amana Society villages.
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Historic Iowa tour traces early state origins and Hoovers roots
A narrative travel piece outlines landmark sites in Iowa linking the state's beginnings to the Old Stone Capitol at Iowa City, where early constitutions were written, and to towns like West Branch, Springdale, and Plum Grove. It highlights the Hoover family and the John Brown escape route, noting the preserved Maxon farm marker and the rural memory of past events along the Lincoln Highway route.
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The
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Te Mall
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Windmill repair mishap at Ca boys home causes mud fall
Tae Fecentiy in Des Medocs reports a windmill repair at the Ca boys home. Merle Fortunetely falls in mud during the work. The fragment notes a mishap and minor incident during maintenance.
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Tae Fecentiy
Merle Fortunetely
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