Local notices and visits among Vander Waalen kin and friends
Local residents share hospital news and travel updates. Mrs Fred Veenstra left Mercy hospital for recovery. Lloyd Vander Stree and Mars vin Treeline planned a hayward trip for medical treatment. Clarence v Finder and Mick Testa attended local events. Several families visit relatives in Minnesota and Paramount while others travel to Phoenis for work or family gatherings.
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Fred Veenstra
Mercy Hospital
Thesday
Lloyd Vander Stree
Mars Vin Treeline
Hayward
Wier
Dean Sadler
Te Ooda
Tip
M Bts
Sam Verst
Bert
Sam Reine
Bertys Amd
Deery Erin
Genii
da Ak Naunt
Clarence
Finder
Mick
Testa
Celine
Dee
Rysie
Arthur Kimi
Willy
Sud
Henry Vanah
Ronald
Mieir
Keith
Dale Dosseett
Sime
Western Union Sperator
Chace
Lewis Miro Dowrett
Priday
Dogacett
Bal Vander Linden
Phoenis
Mtzona
Mro
Kenneth Vander Linden
Mark Vander Ploese
Treeton
Minnesota
Cid
Enny
Birthday Remembrances Mentioned at Home for the Aged
July 22 greetings recall Mr. John Vander Veer turning 71 and visits from the Verse daals, Van Arkel families, and Des Moines friends to Mrs. Vander Wilt. A J.B. Vander Beek shower hosted for Max Hoeksema and Mildred Hagen. other calls to Mrs. Den Hartog and Mrs. De Vries across several Iowa towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vander Veer
Andrew Verse Daal
Sally
Peer van Arkel
Pola
Wille van Arkel
Killduff
Dirk Geenen
Maggie van Zee
Des Moines
Harry Barnes
Henry Vander Wilt
Carrie Hoeks
J.B. Vander Beek
Oskaloosa
Max Hoeksema
Mildred Hagen
Robert Bosveld
Monroe
Smorewhere
Willem Klyn
Dan Sharp
Kilduff
John Klyr
Henry Langstraat
Dick Langstraat
Jake Langstraat
L. Langstraat
Highway Death Toll Surges in First Half of 1949
State safety department reports 231 highway fatalities in the first six months, up from the previous year, with icy roads and faster speeds driving most increases. Rail crossings nearly doubled, 60 to 70 mph crashes spike over 200 percent, and nonresident drivers involved rose to 44 from 22.
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State Safety Department
Home Made Gadget Show at Iowa State Fair Feature
Iowa farmers may enter a statewide Farm Gadget Show at the Iowa State Fair August 26 to September 2. Two classes will showcase complete machines and smaller devices. cash prizes total 600 dollars with no entry fee. Entries must be amateur, with patentable gadgets eligible and commercial sales disqualifying unless patented. Closing date is August 8. entry blanks from the State Fair Board.
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Iowa
WMT
Musings of the Town Crier on Local Life and Leadership
The correspondent reflects on neighbors, a dentist opening in Monroe, and local pride in merit over luck. He praises Bob Bosveld’s professional standing and notes the town’s season as a decent, notable period, stressing leadership as the true measure of regard and success.
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Tro
Teil
A Leader's Opportunity in Prayed Front Access
A fragmented report reflects on leadership and responsibility amid hardship. It notes a farmer project, highway work, and a shepherd guiding his flock through danger, with emphasis on paying the price of duty and the high interest in a position held after a leader’s death.
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Vander Waalen
Harlan Kieester
Hich Wall Han
Bae
Shiebout Tire Shop
Square
Fai
Sam den Hartog
Henry den Hartog
John den Hartog
Jean Klein
Albia
Pete de Boer
Westra
Leighton
John de Vries
John Sybenga
Court House
Pella Construction CO
Milledge
Pella Construction Company
Pella
Ann
Betty
Annn
Ane
Frank
Lennox
Kersbergen & Co. Plumbing and Heating
Pella, Iowa
Toda
John
Bella
Omy
Phil
Bob
Ion
Mines
Senna Piani
Eivie
Mantas
Kilven
Fowler Telephone Company
Heest Nein
Tran
Awai Ting
Ene Ae Hen Ae
Washington
Harold H. Lisk
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Allis Chalmers
Lark
VOS
Ulrich Motor Coo
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