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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1954

Page

2

Pella Area Happenings Include Visitors Births and Visits

Mrs Chester Zylstra and infant son were dismissed from Mahaska Hospital May 26. Dr Rudolph Oswald of Shanghai visited Pella with Mr Horton to inspect Pella High agriculture. A birth announced for twin boys to Mrs Norma Luce Juno of Selkirk NY. Several local residents and visitors were noted at Mercy and Mahaska hospitals and in town, with reports of graduations, travels, and community events spanning May 26 to May 31.

Chester Zylstra Mahaska Hospital Noah Schuring Mahaska Johanna Bogaard Mercy Onkaloosa Pella Rudolph Oswald Shanghai Germany Horton State Vocational Agriculture Department Agriculture Department of Pella High Norma Luce Juno Sunset Drive Selkirk New York Beake and Coffee Central College Richard Dick) Goad Suzanne Jayne Denver Colorado E. V. Goad Pella High Hool Patsy Goad Goad Douglas Lee van Gorp Donald J. van Gorp Mercy Hospital Osatunday May Shirley van Zee Oskaloosa Herman Swank Route 1 Mary Doedyns Peter Welle Mahaska Sun Rs Robert van Hemert Roy Wagner Western Theological Seminary Holland Michigan Ben Vogelaar Ralph Vander Pol Harrison South Dakota Vogelaar Wagner Vander Pols del de Haan Delia de Haan Ralph Ver Ploeg Floyd Wilson New Virginia Towa Leonard Allen Matt Huyser Huyser Francs Huyser Jimmy Moline Garl An “Houveling Praise City

Community notes from Mahaska County area social calendar

Local families are listed with visits, hospital stays, graduations, and travels. Sir names include Vander Lugt, Mollard, Renaud, Ver Ploeg, Hoeksema, Onstine, Ver Ploeg, Vander Linden, Huyser and Van der Wert. Events cover hospitalizations, commences, and family visits across Monmouth College, Mahaska Hospital, and nearby towns such as Des Moines Grand Mound and Burlington.

Night Patrol Reveals Tragic Scene Of A Young Victim

A highway patrolman after three in the morning searches wrecked cars in steady rain. He discovers an eight year old boy dead in the back seat, placed carefully out of reach of the rain, while the wrecker arrives an hour later and no traffic passes by. The officer reflects on the boy’s fear of the dark.

Bob Hullihan

Egg Production For April Continued At High Level

Iowa farms produced an estimated 488 million eggs in April, a level equaled in 1950 and not exceeded since 1948. Production fell from March’s 610 million due to seasonal patterns, with a record lay rate of 1 944 eggs per 300 birds and 25,088,000 layers in April, down 4 percent from March.

Iowa Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service

Farm flock egg output mirrors April rise and yearly dip

United States farm flocks produced 6 271 million eggs in April up 8 percent from April last year but 2 percent below the 1948 82 average. Output rose across regions while production per layer reached 188 eggs in April from 181 last year and 17 average. The number of layers was about 43 million, up 8 percent from April last year but 5 percent below the April average. Egg prices rose to 35 cents per dozen in mid April from 87 cents in mid March and 45.5 cents in April last year.

United States

Contests Announced For Soil District Cooperators

Des Moines Register and Tribune Iowa Farm and Home Register announce soil conservation awards in three divisions. Farm owners with district plans. landlords and tenants advancing conservation. new coop erators since 1952 with progress. Regional, state prizes include a 500 dollar savings bond for sweepstakes winners. Entries by late June. address Soil Conservation District offices at Knoxville and Newton for forms.

Des Moines Register and Tribune Iowa Farm and Home Register Ate Soil Conservation Soil Conservation District Eater Soil_ Conservation District Knoxville Marion County Newton Jasper County

Hog Marketings in Continued Decline in Iowa

Hog marketings in Iowa show a continued decline with May and June totals forecast around 1.88 million head, down 21 percent from last year and 18 percent below the 5 year average. May output expected at 1.0 million head, June producers forecast 850,900 hogs, signaling a near term market low for June.

Cattle marketings seen lower than last year in May and June

May and June cattle and calf marketings from town and farm are forecast to be down from last year s near record levels yet exceed the May and June average. An estimated 845000 head will be marketed over the two months, versus 616000 a year ago and a 1947 peak of 624000.

Fragmentary April 1968 demography note

Fragmentary OCR indicates a discussion of April 1968 figures, mentioning 206,000 and an aging head count with percentages. The legible bits imply population or age-related data, but the fragment lacks clear entities, dates, or actions to form a complete news item.

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Raymond Klyn van Hemort Chevrolet G. H. Vanden Berg Buick Evan Garrett Elmer van Wyk Otley Doris Dockendorff M. M. Dockendorf Iowa State College Marlys Plachn Old Webster School Martha Clark Mary Dickema Dysart van Rockel Veenschoten H. W. Pietenpol Monroe Monroe Kiwanis Cluj Wayne Still Verle Ver Dught Jack Boatsma Herb Plambeck WHO Des Moines Central Iowa Joyce Dickman Grace van Hemert Pi Alpha Ames Lee van Hemert Donald Groenendyk Leighton Oskalooi Douglas Lee Pvt Leo M. van Gent Arie van Gent Ft. Monmouth New Jersey White Sands Proving Grounds New Mexico Mark Schakel Linda and Juli Newton Maxine Chris) Serineen Larry Aristine Henry Kersberg Gellender Gerald Rysdam Albia Callender Machael Cherkala Cleveland, Ohio Bernie Vander Linden Bulletin of The Third Reformed Church Neal Schuring Kenneth McAmis Carol Jane Alzada Montana Will Clark Art Bruinekool Omaha Nebraska Joan Bruinekool McAmites Mortimer Goodwin Ralph Grandman Susan Grandman Mason City John W. Vander Linden Iowa Methodist Hospital Ralph Heerema Fulton Mlinois Frank Bielema Edward Kallemyn John Phyllis Des’ Moines Nick Vander Ploeg Earl F. Black Sarahlyn Chicago Robert Wilkinson Charles Freeport H. C. Wormhoudt Wilkinson Col Tom Harris Nancy Washington, D.C Harri J. Ender Zyl Mahaska County Dwight H. Mateer Me William ‘van’ Sitte Bella Jay Mrs Max Slaughter Grand Mound Mr. Slaughter W. A. Slaughter B. J. Brom Abe Bernstein Nary Sanders Minois William Bil) Vander Lugt Church Herald Vander Lugt Pennsylvania State College Hope College Westminster College New Wilmington Richard Mollard Milwaukee, Wis Andrew Vander Wal Art Breen John E. Bauman Wilbur van Dusseldorp Taintor Monmouth College Monmouth Ilinois Marilyn Ver Ploeg W. C. Ver Ploeg Ebbie de Jong Grand Rapids Carl Kettering Liscomb F. M. Frush Harriet Frush Washington, D. C Abington High School Rosslyn Marilyn Vander Wert Harriet Will John Onstine University Hospital Town City Denver, Colo Rene Vander Linden Ottumwa Vander Linden Lela Stonaker Louise Polk County Federal Savings & Loan Vander Linden Drug Lewa Mail Iowa Cooperative Crop and Tiveatock Lown Earl L. Pohlman Cook & Son Pelle Lowe Florence Kissinger John Fisher Democratic Pella Co-operative Funeral Home ARE Veryone Christian Reformed, First Reformed and Community Churches of Sully, la Caroline Connell Hammond Marion Elmer Hammond
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