Farmers in Iowa Meet Dutch Roots and Drought Lessons
A feature on Dan and Murray Sytsma and nearby farms near Eddyville, Iowa, describing orchard and timber-rich terrain, a multi-generational family network, and a hard drought period. It covers land purchase, mixed county boundaries, notable ancestors, large families, and local farm life including livestock care and farm chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
van Zantere
Moin
Prairie Iowa
Marion Mahaska
Joe McCombs
Meibs
Scotland
Neith
McCombs
Ohio
Holland
Germany
Mr. Mombs
Ile
William
Henry
Ie City
Maer McCombs
Knoxville-Oskaloosa Weh
Man
R. McCombs
Dan Turner
Turner
The Risen Lord and the Great Commission Lesson
The article outlines the International Sunday School Lesson for June 17 on the risen Lord and the Great Commission from Matthew 28. It discusses Mary Magdalene and the other Mary at the tomb, the witnesses to the resurrection, and the call to make disciples through teaching and baptism with the promise of Christ's perpetual presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pdverson
Mary Magdalene
Mary
Jesus
Peter
John
Christ
Emmaus
Galilee
Paul
New Pastures Will Help In Livestock Parasite Control
County agent Brown reports K W Stouder of Iowa State College Ext Service says rotating pastures cuts parasite losses in livestock. Seed new pastures on land retired from corn and wheat to lower costs as contracted acres loosen. Fresh ranges aid swine, sheep, cattle, horses, poultry by breaking parasite life cycles and reducing disease like coccidiosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
K. W. Stouder
Iowa State College Extension Service
Stouder
AAA
Iowa
Three From This County Receive College Degrees
Degrees were awarded to 552 students at Iowa State College during the annual commencement in Ames. Dr. C R Brown of Yale delivered the address, with President Hughes conferring the degrees. From this county Tobias Hart Jr Knoxville earned a B S in Chemical Engineering, Francis Cornelius Huyser Pella a B S in Mechanical Engineering, and Irk Hessing Pella earned a Veterinary Medicine degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Towa State College
C. R. Brown
Divinity School
Yale University
R. M. Hughes
Tobias Hart, Jr
Knoxville
B. S
Francis Cornelius Huyser
Pella
Free Camp Ground Expansion At Iowa State Fair
Iowa announces a major expansion of the state fair camp area, adding 40 acres to the existing 120 for a total over 60 acres to serve more than 40 000 campers during the 1934 town fair from August 22 to 31. The new tract adjoins the east side of the fair grounds and features bluegrass shade trees city water service shower baths modern sanitary facilities electric lights and all conveniences for vacationers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Midwest
Benefit payments part of income from hogs
The open market price for hogs is only part of total income for signers of the corn hog contract. Under the adjustment program, three substantial benefit payment checks from the Federal Government supplement proceeds from hog sales. Processing taxes and adjustments raise overall hog income, with tax funds used to support cooperative producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Walter Brown
Mr. Davis
Federal
Lost suitcase found three years later in Iowa woods
In an Iowa tale, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Whisler and relatives reported a missing suitcase from their car three years earlier. Boys found partial remains along a timber road near a river bridge, and the Whislers confirmed the discarded luggage, now nearly ruined and worthless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Whisler
Lloyd Brainard
Iowa State
Brainard
When times are good and bad we chase money and hunger bites
The writer questions actions during hardship and abundance alike, noting wheat destroyed and corn burned while people starve, cotton land kept idle, loans offered in good times and scarce in bad. The piece asks residents to explain how such choices led to a “pickle” we are in.
Serious Flood in Sioux City Sparks Red Cross Aid Call
A severe flood in Sioux City and surrounding areas has displaced about 600 families. The Red Cross, led by Albert Evans, directs relief with emergency assistance and repairs underway. Woodbury County Red Cross mobilized funds and an appeal for donations is under way locally and nationally.
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Sioux City
American Red Cross Society
Pella
Floyd River
Perry Creek
National Disaster
Albert Evans
Mid Wstern
Red Cross
Woodbury County
The
National
Red Grass
Weekly Health Message on Poliomyelitis Outbreak in Los Angeles
Report covers infantile paralysis cases in Los Angeles area with seven cases in early May and 51 in the fourth week of May. Notes the epidemic appears localized, seasonality, possible insect transmission not proven, and the importance of early case reporting for control. Also lists Iowa disease reports for the week ending June 7 1984 including Diphtheria Scarlet fever Measles Whooping cough Chickenpox Mumps and regional counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
United States Public Health Service
Towa State
Iowa
Polk
Linn
State Public Health Figures For German Measles and Other Diseases
Reported state totals include German measles 53, tuberculosis 17, gonorrhoea 46, and syphilis 47. Data compiled from health records show per state incidence by disease category.
Recovery shows jumps in auto sales and steel shipments
Town automobile dealers report a 25 to 30 percent rise in new car sales while newspaper surveys indicate a 37.6 percent advertising gain in March versus a year earlier. Circulation up 10 percent amid United States Steel Corp shipments at their highest since 1931 and National Automobile Chamber of Commerce schedules at peaks since September 1929. General Electric first quarter 1934 sales up 50 percent from 1933 and department stores across 255 cities exceed last year by more than 40 percent.
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National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
General Electric
Charles W. Smith 91 dies after saving Betsy Ross flag house
Charles W. Smith aged 91 died Saturday after collecting 1,040,270 ten cent subscriptions from school children to purchase the Betsy Ross flag house and preserve it as a national shrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Smith
Betsy Ross
Sam Van Vliet Leaves Indianola for New Home
Sam Van Vliet and his family moved to Indianola on Saturday. He has been employed as a clerk at the Gamble store since last March. The community wishes them success and happiness in their new home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam van Vliet
Indianola
van Vliet
Gamble
Passenger Bus Schedule From Pella to Des Moines and Oskaloosa
Bus service departs Pella for Des Moines at 9 30 a m 3 30 p m and 7 48 p m and for Oskaloosa at 9 25 a m 3 25 p m and 7 36 p m All departures originate from Central Park Cafe.
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Pella
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Central Park Cafe
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Ors. M. Sytsma
America
Kreling
Herring
Towa
Dan
Murray Sytsma
Murray
Neal Goemaat
Henry van Oene
Edith Mae
Sytsma
Nossaman
Williama
New Sharon
Daniel Sytsma
Bussey
John Sytsma
Jackson, Minn
Bert Sytsma
Eddyville
Eliza Johnson
Cora McCombs
Eva Seeman
Vana Peters
Myrl Kammeriek
Mary Sytsma
Alex de Geest
John Nossaman
de Geest
Dan Sytsma
Mr. Sytsma
Marion
Mahaska
Fr. Sytsma
Johnson McCombs
George McCombs
Olivet
B. H. van Spanckeren
William Kreling
New Land
A. R. Cor
Federal Land Bank
M. D. Taylor
Sec
Treas
Clark Taylor
Act
Alsop’s
Northeast Corner Square
Cook & Son
Mrs
Eli Whistler
Cerro Gordo
Clayton
Woodbury
United States Steel Corporation
Rock Island
Wabash
Howell
Normandy
Oxfords
Oxford
Thrifty
Star Auto CO
Pella, Iowa
Marion County
Wilhelmina Wilkes
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