Social notes from Keota and nearby communities
A long column lists visitors and travelers from Keota and nearby towns. Among those mentioned are Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Forbes, Mrs. Gertrude Mitten, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Var Rees, Bert De Bru, Everett Totten, Dieleman of Pella, and others visiting or traveling through Washington Iowa Des Moines and Minnesota. Families welcome relatives, attend surgeries, and plan trips including a European voyage for M. Vander Linden and spouse, with a long itinerary from New York to London Paris Amsterdam and back to New Jersey. The Book Shop closing dates are noted.
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J. P. Var Rees
Bert de Bru
Des Moines
Everett Totten
Vere
Totten
Marr
Dieleman
Pella
M. Vander Linden
Europe
Cunard
White Star Line
New York
London
England
Cumberland Hotel
Marble Arch War
Shelbourne
Hart St
Edinburgh
Scotland
Paris
France
Carl Rene Vander Linden
Whitney Drive
Bound Brook
New Jersey
Everetta
Agnes
Marie Vander Hart
The Habit That Made a Crossing Disappear
A man named Herman Shelby habitually caused a railroad crossing to vanish for years. He watched a train approach at full speed and saw the crossing disappear from his thoughts as he enabled collisions by his routine. The incident reveals how habit dulls perception and endangers others.
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Weer Herman
Herman
Shelnet
Herman Shelby
Herman Shelb
Nation's Dairymen To Celebrate Ice Cream Centennial
Dairymen nationwide mark the ice cream centennial linking the American Dairy Men and the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers. Folmer Hansen of Cedar Falls notes it as an American story of initiative. Jacob Fussell opened the first ice cream plant in Baltimore in 1851.
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American Dairymon
Farmers’ Businesng Organization
International Association of
Folmer Hansen
Cedar Falls
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Europe
America
Commemorative Ice Cream Plant Ceremony Planned
Farmers in the area saw June bring a surplus of milk and cream as Fussell develops ice cream recipes. A commemorative plaque at the first Fussell plant site in Baltimore will be dedicated by the Maryland Historical Society and the International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers. Bills in Congress seek to designate June 15 as National Ice Cream Day.
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Fussell
Mr. Hansen
Baltimore
Maryland Historical Society
International Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Special Election On Gas Franchise In Knoxville July 11
Knoxville voters will decide on a new gas franchise for Central States Electric Company for a 25 year term. The city council, meeting June 4, adopted a new ordinance to operate 26 years and called a special election for July 11. The issue mirrors the 1925 approval and current rates remain governed by a separate ordinance. Albert Pfeffer of Central States presented the measure.
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Knoxville
Central States Electric Company
Grandma Queen at Tulip Time would crown a winner
Musings from the town diarist propose a 1952 Tulip Time change with a Grandma queen chosen by grandchildren, seated in a chair with attendants on the floor, crowns as gray hair, jewels as descendants, and widespread media interest. The piece hints at community voices, future parade plans, and local pride amid summer reflections and a Fathers Day note.
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United States
O. K
A Pine Tree Lesson in Snowy Tracks
A grandson races Grandfather across fresh snow counting his steps to a pine tree. He notices two tracks converge in a long V while Grandfather’s line remains straight. Grandpa asks if the boy ever looked at the pine tree, hinting at a hidden lesson.
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Grandfather
Pine Tree Obsession in a Meadow Parable
A narrator recalls a mentor who, with a steady smile, explains life as a meadow quest. The guide claims he kept one objective, a pine tree, and refused to look at other distractions as youth faltered by watching three things.
Walleye Opening Day Yields Large Storm Lake Catch
WALLEYE fishing opened with good success as Marvin Martin of Pierson landed the largest fish of his life, an eight pound wall eye, at Storm Lake. the event highlighted a strong opening day.
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Marvin Martin
Pierson
Storm Lake
I Never Brought Home The Big Alley Fish Tale
A reflective reminiscence notes a quiet, humorous moment of possibility. The speaker recalls a daytime catch and a walk through the alley, turning an ordinary scene into a small moral about pride and restraint.
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J. E. Forbes
Gertrude Mitten
Washington, Iowa
Mitten
al Bill
Forest Lake
Minnesota
Edward Vary Toor
Michael Cheoka
Bruce
Cleveland
Ars
Bernie Vander Lin
Howard Vander Ty
Anne
Altadena
Califormia
Darel Mensch
Mexico
Keota
Darel
Lowa Sers College
Zack Slocum
Otte
Surge Marilou van Wyk
Philip
Mer Dylhof
Boot
Don Cummings
Anthony Tysseling
Tysseling
Veenstra Appliance Co
Don Bell
Tusseling Shoe Store
John F. D
Rochester
Minnes
Charley Sip- Kema
Mayo Clinic
Charley
Tate
Stuart Kuyper
Mahaska Hospital
Ann
Frances William Lemaster
Marion County Farm Bureau
Town Bureau
Red Indian Lodge
Lake of the Woods
Kenora
Ontario
Canada
Mark Schakel
Jasper County
Trynie
Mahaska
Cernie
Eth
James Ebbers
Michael Allen
del de Haas
Ebbers
Th Reformed Church
Philmont
New Brunswick
Nod
Ighuray Seng Geal Aa
Ton Peu Safety
Rob Hullihan
Comas
Shelby
Se Sears
Goodyear
Schibbout Tire Shop
Maryland
Jacob Fussell
Albert. Pfeffer
Central States
Council
Knosville
van Zee
Leighton, Lowa
Thomson Phosphate Company CA En En Eee
G. F. Sadler
Pella Historical Society
Chamber of — Commerce
Columbus
Wright Brothers
Memor
van Willigen
Roffel
Wilson
LaFaber
Pete Kuyper
Sunnyside
Admiral Refrigerator
Ben
Vogelaar’s Howe
Carl
Walleye
Franklin Street
West Market Park
Henry Stursma
Wm. Stursma
G. de Boer
Elder van Maanen
Nash Rambler
Barbara Bel Geddes
Hel Geddes
Weather Eye
Nash
Oskaloosa St
Pella, la
Thas
Nedh Molor
Dillon
Kevineloe
Mich
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