Local News Roundup From Pella and Nearby Towns
Community notes report Virginia Groendyke Doorenbos and Harold Doorenbos taking university posts for 1952 58 in Arkansas and chemistry. Don Berry visited Pella with plans to present a loaned artifact to the Rotary Club. Philip Crosby of Feil earns a University of Illinois degree with 2 810 graduates. Harlan H. Hatcher to speak. Local obits and hospital updates include multiple surgeries and recoveries at Mercy Oskaloosa and Des Moines facilities.
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John E Groendyke
University
Pella
University of Arkansas
Harold Doorenbos
Central College
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Doorenbes
Student Christian Council
Westminster Fellowship
Don Berry
Indianola
Philip D. Crosby
East Second Street
Feil
University of Dlinois
Urbana
Ngmoral Stadium
Will Oe
Harlan H. Hatcher
University of Mi
Ilinois University
First Reformed Church
Donna Joyce Verhoef
Gerrit R. Boogerd
Clara Elizabeth Hasselman
Wallace J. de Penning
Gerrit Hasselman
Bastian van Veen
Mercy
Oskaloosa
John C. Hiemstra
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
New Bread Standards In Effect in August
Federal action sets mid August start for standards on white enriched milk raisin and whole wheat breads and their corresponding rolls. The rules name selling terms, required and optional ingredients, and require wrapper listings. Bakers may still innovate and nonstandard breads remain with full ingredient labels.
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Federal Security Administration
Iowa Trails in Defense Bond Purchases in First Quarter 1952
Gerard Nollen, state chairman of the savings bonds division, reported that first quarter 1952 unit sales of series E Defense bonds rose across amounts 25, 50 and 100 dollars, but Iowa showed an overall four month decline 8.36 percent from 1951. He blamed weak net farm income and noted neighboring states with higher sales while predicting temporary factors will reverse the trend by year end.
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Boy Hogshead Hurt After driveway fall
A five year old named Jerry Hogshead son of Mr and Mrs S M Hogshead of Indianola fell as a car rolled down the driveway. He spent two days in the hospital for treatment of injuries.
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Pella
Bos
William Alvins
Harvey Davis
Henry van Rees
van Rees
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Rory OE Serine
Mary de Bruin
Mahaska Hospital
Gerrit Engbers
Mercy
Fred de Nooy
Janice
John Boerelyn
Leighton
Jerry
Donald Vander Kamp
Taintor
Arthur Ustermarkt
Monroe
Jerry Hogshead
S. M. Hogshead
Indianola
Editor's Note on Mr Nollen Series Profile
Denaro S. reiies editor notes a series of columns by Mr. Nollen, a former Iowa insurance firm president and native of Iowa who has gained national recognition in economics and as an executive who directed the investment program of Iowa's largest financial institution.
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Our Stake in Agriculture in Iowa
An Iowa focused piece argues farming has evolved from Labor driven to capital intensive. Farmers face large annual cash outlays and rising investment in buildings, soil, and machinery. Profits must cover good years and bad, plus depreciation reserves. nonfarm citizens should recognize agriculture as a major economic enterprise.
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Iowa
State Leaders Emphasize Farming Prosperity and Education
Officials say the farmer’s prosperity drives the state’s success and that agricultural advancement serves broader national interests. They stress promoting wiser farming understanding to boost industry and economy across America.
Spray Thistles In Bud Stage In Cornfields
Iowa State College weed specialist Otto Hoffmann advises delaying spraying thistles in cornfields until they are leafy and at the bud stage. He recommends pulling cultivators through patches first, then applying 2 4-D at one pound per acre, with a second spray if regrowth reaches eight inches or around September first.
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Otto Hoffmann
Iowa State Colege
Hoffmann
Springtime Iowa Drivers Readied for Vernal Troubles
Quirky items from Iowa newspapers describe spring rising hazards behind the wheel. A driver sped 80 mph in a 20 mph zone while backing up. A motorist breezed through a stop sign and claimed farmers should stop too. A man scattered nails to protest traffic near his home, then posted a sign. A town faced a recurring hydrant shortage as a larger hydrant was moved back from the curb.
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Iowa
Blind pedestrian struck as cane is clipped in crossing town
In another town a blind and deaf pedestrian using a white cane to cross a street was struck when a passing driver clipped the cane from the man's hand and did not stop. The scene occurs as spring arrives, signaling a change in mood.
Mourning for Mrs Ed Sievers Mother of Twelve
Mrs Ed Sievers is mourned as the mother of twelve, the youngest a one week old infant, with the death occurring at a Storm Lake hospital. Newell announces the family’s loss in a brief obituary note.
John Menninga Nominated for LP Township Trustee
A run recount notes an error in 1968 results where Arie P. De Cook received 87 votes and John Ver Ploeg 28 while John Menninga’s name was omitted from the 1954 term tally where he had 4 votes. The mistake was unintentional and corrected.
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Township Trust
Arie P. de Cook
John Ver Ploeg
John Menninga
1951 U.S. Traffic Death Toll For Pedestrians
In 1951 the nation recorded about 9,470 pedestrian fatalities on roadways. The figure reflects ongoing risks to walkers amid increasing automobile use and expanding urban traffic, underscoring early calls for safer street design and enforcement.
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U.S
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