Local recollections and community notes from the Chronicle
The Chronicle records a flood of local items from May 23 to May 26 including surgeries at Mahaska and Mercy hospitals, births in California, residents visiting Des Moines and Boone, a Tay tulip bloom from Neal Leyden, and several arrests and legal actions. Notable names include Mildred Bishop, Jack Fisk, Clarence Hall, the Vander Linden and Van Rees families, and Albert T Mercy Hosfer.
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Neal Leydens
Hocksema Hardwar
Chronicle
Mortimer Goodwin
Naperville
Tinois
Ralph Grondman
Iowa City
Mildred Bishop
Pella
Iowa University
Alpha Kappa Delta
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Jack Fisk
Pella High
Reasnor
Clarence Hall
van Houweling
Enosville
Newton
L. Madison
Sudge
E. Pratt
Paul Klein
Farnsota
Nnsylvania
Borgman
Des Moines
Diana
Ie Vanden Bard
Cy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Jerry
Will Bogaard
Mercy
Ronald
Ernest van. Heukelomeichton
Terry Douglas
Leighton
Reformed Church Increases Pensions For Retired Clergy
The General Synod of the Reformed Church in America boosted monthly pensions for retired ministers from 50 to 75 dollars and hopes to reach 100. The pension fund covers 128 ministers plus 116 widows and 15 orphans, with an Annuity Fund funded by 3 percent from ministers and 8 percent from local churches. The Gould family donated Kirk side in Roxbury as a home for retirees, opened April 1 under Rev Anthony Van Westenburg. Synod reaffirms membership in the Federal Council and moves toward the National Council of Churches in the USA, with eight month budgets for the next year. A resolution urged Truman and the State Department to send a representative or ambassador to the Vatican, and ministers were assigned to overseas observances and meetings in London and the Netherlands.
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General Synod of the Reformed Church In America
Gould
Kirkside
Roxbury
New York
Anthony van Westenburg
Scotia, New
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
National Council of the Churches of Christ In the USA
Synod
Hy Unanimous Vot
Truman
State Department
Vatican
Decoration Day at Joe’s Grave Turns Grim
A narrator recounts Joe’s ghostly conversation on Decoration Day at a grave. Joe dictates a macabre bouquet using a speeding-curve sign, a car speedometer, burned brake bands, gravel, and empty beer cans, revealing a suicide linked to a deadly crash and lingering guilt.
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Joe
Apply for Certifying Hybrid Corn by June 7
Certification applications for hybrid corn must be mailed to the Iowa Crop Improvement Association at Iowa State College by June 7. Joe L. Robinson notes growers should request application blanks soon. Late filings incur a five dollar fee if accepted.
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Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Iowa State College
Joe L. Robinson
Association
Robinson
Town of Dont You Worry Brings Joyful Dutch Ties
Musings describe a cheerful town named Dont-You-Worry by River Smile with Pella like scenes and Dutch heritage. A Davenport friend shares Holland immigrant visit memories from Tulip Time and plans to become a U S citizen. A Plette Christmas spoon entry from Henry Cox and a garlic hoe gag close the column with nostalgic notes.
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Smile
Davenport
Holland
Pella
Election Judge Duties Spark Wry Reflections
A speaker recalls being asked to serve as an election judge and jokes about the role. The remark notes frustration with the idea that judges need little knowledge, then laments how some people sap the joy from life.
Tagging chase ends with 26 arrests in Independence
A chaotic tag game involving 26 youths and female passengers led to police intervention. Officers say drivers and participants dashed around trees and walls in circles, making it hard to identify who was chasing whom. Officer N. Cless noted the rapid, looping movements hindered clear attribution of a pursuer.
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N. Cless
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Marsha
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Albert T. Mercy
Sully
Heme
Beck
Baby Boy
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Iubert Qostrum
Hubert ¥ I Simmons
Abe Goemaat
Bill Schakel
Jim Sherlock
Don Marisin
George Crandell
Bill Oostrum
Oostrums
Amsterdam
Ray Doorenbas
Childre
Charles Ci
Vander Linden
van Rees Lynn
Vicki
Jan Towa
Karl
John W
Leonard Allendelle Waechter
New Virginia
Towa
Floyd Wilson
Virginia
Albert van Houweling
Drake Univ
Del
Ethel Roorda
Storm Lake
Iona
Howard Vander Linden
Altadena
California
Thurday
Carol
Vander
Hiney de Cook
van Tuevelyg
Sictlonia
Hesnya
M. Vander Linden
Ada Linden
Tess
Reformed Church
Howard Hagaman
Dwark
Nr J
Austin Friars Church
London
William Gouluoze
Michigan
Netherlands
Buck Hill
Bob Sullihan
U. S
Whalley
Ile
Ed Plette
Christ
Mary and
Joseph
Plette
Henry Cox
Mr. Bartels
Henry
Oikaloosa
Pella, Ia
Thomson Phosphate Company
Dearborn
Chicago
Farm Bureau
Dan D. Dieleman
Dick Leydens
Franklin St
John Pethoven
Gerrit Leverink
Oskaloosa St
New Hampshire Reds
J.H. Shinn Hatchery Phone
Hollywood
Ford
America
Ford Trucks
Ulrich Motor CO
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