Local notices from Oskaloosa and nearby towns
Dick Den Adel, a local business caller, and多 Helen Boot visited Prairie City with Des Moines visitors including Maxine Vander Linden. The White Wey Auto Co reports new Chevrolet deliveries and a 80 acre farm sale near Pelja for 150 per acre. Memorial Day visits, hospital tells, and various trips to Des Moines, Denver, Knoxville, and Prairie City are noted along with several family milestones and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick den Adel
Oskaloosa
Helen Boot
Prairie City
Dick van Zee
Edward Vander Linden
Maxine
Des Moine
White Wey Auto Company
Bennie van Kampen
William Lanser
G. H. Vande Kieft
H. J. Dickson
Peter Doornenthal
John L. Barton
Sioux Falls College of
South Dakota
Henry Pothoven
Jacob Pothoven
Denver
Colo
Gerrit Pothoven
L. F. Bousquet
J. Sterrenburg
G. H. Waechter
John Blommers
James de Wit
Mahaska County Hospital
H. W. Slob
Margaretta
Iowa City
Helene Slob
University of Iowa
Helena
H.L. Vander Linden
Gertrude
First Congregational Church
Earl Klein
Charles City
J. M. Cook
Cook
George Clark
Fairfield
Robert
George
Ralph T. Nordlund
E. V. Goad
Edward
Richard
Harold
Knoxville
Nordlund
The
Baptist Church
John Firth
Martha Firth
Fred Hubbeling
Little Son
Newkirk
Iowa
Monroe Baptist Church
W. G. Vander Ploeg
H. F. Crost
Muskegon
Mich
Fred Tlamp
Jack Frost
Baby
Zee
Fom Firth
Martha
Wilma Jane Veenman
James ‘Veenman
Frank de Wit
Ward Gaass
D. W. Gaass
Henrietta Gaass
John Laschuit
Keokuk
Mississippi Power Company
John Vanden Berg
John W. Vander Linden
Faily
Des Moines
Vander Linden
Arie de Jong
John A. de Jong
Mercy Hospital
John Braashart
Mahaska Hospital
W. C. Schlapkohl
Durant
Ions
George Crompton
Rock Island
Ill
H. O. Wormhoudt
Mary Wormhoudt
Tulsa
Okla
Roosevelt High School
H. D. Wormhoudt
Eva Noel
Seymour
Udell Hendricks
Laurel
State University
Logan Hendricks
Ralph LeCocq
Linden
Wash
Newton
LeCocq
de Vries
Deformer
J. H. de Vries
Tudor Kempkes
Paving Reaches Ottumwa Corridor With Small Gap
The opening of the final paving stretch on highway 63 in Marion county near Pella creates an all weather road from Des Moines toward Ottumwa, except for a quarter mile gap at Hoover orchards east of Oskaloosa slated for immediate work. West end crews near Monroe and Prairie City push to complete the route within a month, linking to Oska loosa and Sigourney via highway 2 as progress continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Pella
Ottumwa
Hoover Orchards
Oskaloosa
Monroe
Prairie City
Des Moines
Sigourney
Washington
Passenger Bus Schedule Links Prairie City to Multiple Cities
Bus service runs four round trips daily via Prairie City Monroe Pella Oskaloosa and Knoxville with three connections at Monroe. Special rates apply between all stations. Des Moines to Pella departures include 8 40 am 12 40 pm 5 10 pm and 8 40 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie City
Monroe
Pella
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Des Moines
City of Pella Council Proceedings June 8 1980
The City of Pella Iowa held a regular session June 8 1980 Mayor De Haan presiding all members present except Vander Wal Minutes approved A resolution set electric rates at 4 cents per kWh for lines outside the city A resolution ordered sidewalks on Franklin Main and East Third Streets The Light and Insurance Committee reported engine and boiler coverage with Hartford Insurance approved Sidewalk condition on Oskaloosa Street referred to Street and Alley committee Superintendent of Water and Sewers report accepted Monthly treasurer’s report showed 43930 61 on hand Purchase of handcuffs and shackles for police department authorized Bills approved for payment and Mrs Earl Klein and children and Mr J P Klein moved to 410 East First Street Ravenna Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Towa
de Haan
Vander Wal
Franklin, Main
East Third Streets
Light and I
Hartford Insurance Company
Oskaloosa Street
Police Department
Man Against Microbes in Everyday Hygiene
A magazine excerpt notes human adaptation through centuries and highlights Doctor Lloyd Arnold of the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois. Experiments show clean hands disappear bacteria within ten minutes, while unwashed hands retain most germs. Dirt and oil slow disinfection. soap and water remain our simple defense against infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College of Medicine
University of Ilinois
Lloyd Arnold
Nature
Nature as ally despite hidden dangers in daily life
A discussion on microbial threats and human resilience notes that while dangerous microbes persist invisibly, nature remains a crucial ally. The text also mentions rapid progress in building Marinus Meulpolder’s residence on West Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marinus Meulpolder
West Second Street
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Hoeven
Marie Hoeven
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Sioux City
Ralph Grundman
James Veenman
Veenman
Lutheran Hospital
Don Waechter
Town City
Wilma van Doorninck
Chicago
M. W. van Doornine
Rus van Zante
H. ©. Jacobs
Ashbury Park
N. J
Synod of the Reformed Church of America
Minnie
Grace Veenstra
J. Veenstra
Henry van Brogen
H. L. Sherman
Standard Oil
Franklin and
East First Streets
Kool
Henry Grundman
Peoki Id Pekin
St. Louis
Ozarks
Henry
Kate Beard
Miss Paced Keables
South English
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Peter de Cook
J. P. Klein
Ravenna
Nebr
Earl
East First Street
General Fund
Cansis
Ouitainy
Haber Cne
Orion
A. C
Kuyper
City
Dutch Mill
West Washington St
Sargent Pig Grower
John Wynberg
Sargent
Sargent’s. Protex Corn