South Africa History and People by Dr Hoffman
Dr M J Hoffman recounts his December 1951 visit to South Africa in a serialized six part series. The introduction details his background from Holland Michigan, Hope College, Rhodes Scholarship, and academic leadership, noting extensive travels including a 20,000 mile air journey to South Asia and the Dutch West Indies.
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M. J. Hoffman
South Africa
America
Overisel
Holland
Michigan
Netherlands
Hope College
Oxford University
England
Central College
Pella
Iowa
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Europe
Dutch West Indies
Aruba
Curacao
Dutch Guiana
Suriname
Asca
Van Riebeeck Festival Highlights South Africa History
A historical overview tracing early Cape Town origins from 1652, Dutch and English migrations, diamond and gold rushes, and the 1900s Union formation. The piece notes Van Riebeeck as pivotal, Cape Town landmarks, and South Africa’s racial tensions and development, with vivid travel reflections from Idlewild to Amsterdam and Johannesburg.
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South Africa
van Riebeeck
Jan van Riebeeck
Cape Town
Twas
Cape ‘Town
Holland
Cape
East Indies
Idlewild
Queen Puliana
Royal Dutch Airlines
Amsterdam
Princess Margueriet
Palmietfontein
Johannesburg
Rome
Italy
Kan
Nigeria
Brazzaville
Congo River
van Riebeek
Voortrekkers
Forthfarers
Transvaal
Cape Colony
England
Port Elizabeth
Natal
Orange Free State
Pretoria
Kimberly
Cape_ Province
Lature
Tennessee
Cornstalks Cut Yearling Feed Costs at Iowa State Tests
Chopped cornstalks fed with grass silage can reduce yearling steer feed costs by as much as 17.00 dollars per head, according to Iowa State College tests.
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Towa State College
Eleven Marion Co 4-H Girls to Attend State Convention
Eleven 4-H club girls and one leader from Marion county will represent the county at the twenty third annual state 4-H girls convention June 18 to 21 at Iowa State College Ames. Delegates include Maxine Kline Marilyn Rankin Mary Templeton Joyce Maddy from Knoxville Beverly Wood Dallas Alberta Wolsey Tracy Kay Bennett Harvey Sandra Hodgson Pleasantville Martha Karr Otley Doris Van Zemeren Pella Elaine Richmond Columbia. Jobyna Rankin of Tracy State Vice President will attend. Mrs Howard Core of Pleasantville will be leader accompanying the delegation with Mrs John Menninga of Pella County 4-H Committee member.
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Marion County
Iowa State College
Ames
Maxine Kline
Marilyn Rankin
Mary Templeton
Joyce Maddy
Knoxville
Beverly Wood
Dallas
Alberta Woolsey
Tracy
Kay Bennett
Harvey
Sandra Hodgson
Pleasantville
Martha Karr
Otley
Doris van Zemeren
Pella
Elaine Richmond
Columbia
Jobyna Rankin
Howard Core
John Menninga
New School Rated Excellent by PTA Committee
A six member PTA committee with a State Department of Public Instruction rep evaluated Pelin's new grade school building. The final average score placed the plant in the excellent category, highest among buildings scored to date, praising classrooms lighting and general service rooms. Signatory Gerald W. Boicourt notes the score card confirms excellence, with lay helpers Wilma Rempe Mrs Henry G Gosselink Pres Steenhock Mrs Lester Vander Pol Mrs Martin Heerema and Jake De Haan assisting.
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State Department of Public Instruction
Pelin
Department
Stem
Ster
Gerald W. Boicourt
Wilma Rempe
Henry G. Gosselink
Pres Steenhock
Lester Vander Pol
Martin Heerema
Jake de Haan
Catfish Restocking On Skunk Rivers After Winter Kill
Following a near total winter kill in 1950 51 in Henry Keokuk and Mahaska counties heavy catfish stocking continues in the Skunk Rivers. In 1951 five thousand eight to twelve inch catfish were stocked in North and South Skunk Rivers and thirty five thousand are scheduled for 1952 at 38 locations. All stocked catfish are fin clipped to aid biologists studying survival and movement. Continued on page 8.
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Skunk
Henry
Keokuk
Mahaska
Highway No. 77
Windbreak planning urged for Iowa farms by ISU experts
The article notes long range windbreak planning on Iowa farms, with Miss Margherita Tarr and Richard Campbell advising consideration of future buildings and farmstead topography before locating windbreaks. They recommend red cedar for damp low areas and broadleaf species like Tartarian honeysuckle willow soft maple elm and poplar for others.
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Iowa
Miss Tarr
Campbell
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Vasco da Gama
India
Dutch East India Company
Java
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Klondike
Union of South Africa
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Texas
Nevada
Orange ‘Free State
New York State
Maine
United Nations
Union
South West Africa
Middle West
Karro
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Hugh
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Navy
Phillips 66
Grootveld Oil CO
Pella, Iowa
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Palm Airport
Marion Co
Marilyn Olgon
Veenstra & Schakel
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Star-Lac
Dad
Duncan-Hines
King Edward Cigars
P.T.A. Committee
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Mart Hoeksema
Anchor Hocking
Admiral
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e-King
Glacier Blue
Admiral Refrigerators
Vogelaar
Carl
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