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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
5
A crowded weekend of visits and social events across Iowa towns. Sara McAlister attended the Newton mission festival, while families from Prairie City to Ottumwa and Des Moines gathered for illnesses, celebrations, and travel. Several weddings noted, including Marjorie Engbers and Art Kuiper.
Memorial Day crowds flocked to Rock Creek Lake near Newton and Green Valley Lake near Creston as opening bass fishing impressed anglers. About 4,000 visited Green Valley, more at Rock Creek, with large bullheads and bluegills noted. biologists warn catches may drop as fry hatch and fishing pressure rises.
The index of prices received by Iowa farmers for all farm products fell 5 points to 236 percent of the 1910 14 base for the month ending May 15, the lowest for May since 1946. Livestock indices declined while the crop index rose 6 points due to a 5e per bushel corn gain.
Flaxseed rose while oats soybeans and hay saw declines. Wheat and rye prices stayed flat.
After harvest, renovate strawberry beds to boost next year’s crop. Remove old plants, thin by hand, and space good plants 8 to 10 inches apart in a 2 foot row. Use a cultivator or sharp hoe, and expect a solid patch by September.
Mrs Tunis Blom Vicki daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob Brand had her tonsils removed on Thursday at Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa. Lions club elects new officers for 1955 56 with John Anderson as president and a list of officers and directors announced.
Mrs. Everett Kruseman acted as hostess and served lunch during the social hour. Thirty members and guests attended. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Vernteegh returned from a fishing trip at Cass Lake in Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Harry De Jong visited Goodell Iowa where Mrs. De Jong stayed with their daughter Mrs. Vernon Vander Kamp. The men spent the weekend fishing at Lakeville Lake in Minnesota.
June 30 1955 may be pivotal for disabled workers as a freeze option could raise future payments and protect survivors benefits. Leo W Smith Des Moines SSA says filing before June 30 reapplies the 1954 amendments to the Social Security Act. The freeze helps those who became disabled before 65 and would have had reduced future benefits.
The freeze blocks out disability period from the monthly wage base, reducing benefits if the average monthly wage drops. A disability must prevent substantially gainful work and be medically determinable. After six months, if it seems permanent, earnings can be frozen with specific Social Security credit requirements: six years out of ten before disability and one year out of three immediately before. Contact the nearest Social Security office for questions.
The Des Moines office sits on the 5th floor of the Valley Bank Building. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
An anonymous author extols a life of toil, resistance to wrong, and steadfast faith. It links daily effort to devotion, service to others, and walking with God through trials, ending with the idea that the life that counts is connected to Jesus and the cross.
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