Weekly Visits With Friends in Town and Country
A Pella area farm feature recounts visits to the Van Vark and Van Sant homes. It notes friendly hospitality with coffee and raisin pie, farm life on De Vries and Van Vark properties, Dutch heritage, and pride in local telephone service. The piece reflects country life, hills, mud roads, and family details including Jerald Paul and Betty Lou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pell
van Sants
Pella
Galesburg
Reas
A van Donselaar
Albert van Donselaar
Ivondale Farceur No 17077 Belgian Draft Stallion
Ivondale Farceur No 17077 is a roan Belgian Draft stallion with a star on the forehead. Sire: Irvinedale by Alfred de Bree and other lineage details. Dam: Perfect Lady with Farceur's Image and Shadyland Queen in the bloodline. Horse fee eight dollars, stand at L. M. Van Zante Place near Pella Iowa, contact 626 on 34. In case of mare foal status, service fees due immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivondale Farceur
Irvinedale
Alfred de Bree
Sui
Alfred de Bree-Lyck
Indigen
du Fosteau
Mie de Goyek
Suzette
Oriental
Flore
Perfect Lady
Farceur
Shadyland
Queen
Charmante de Bruges
Alfred de Brevek
Belle de
L. M. van Zante
Pella, la
News of Home For the Aged Visitors from many towns
Mr and Mrs Vander Hock and two children from Harrison South Dakota visit the home Mrs W Dammerongen of Des Moines visits Mrs T Zylstra Mr and Mrs Henry Meppelink of Tainter Mr and Mrs Bert Meppelink of Sully Mrs E Meppelink and Miss Jane Meppelink of Leighton visit Mrs Jane Meppolink Mr and Mrs Wallstrub and two children of California visit their mother Mrs Sipkema Mrs Colama of Hospers Iowa visits Mrs M Van Gorp Mrs G Vander Hart visits her sister Mrs John Van Baalen at Prairie City Mrs Herman Pinte and daughter and Mrs Bert Plate and baby of Prairie City visit Mrs B Hu en Dirk De Hann learns his brother Jacob De Haun died at Sioux City Mr and Mrs John Buitenwerf and three children of Prairie City visit Mrs H Buitenwerf Mrs W Huizer and Mr and Mrs Zay Van Wyk of Sully andMr and Mrs Gerrit De Hoedt and children of Kellogg visit Mr Arie De Hoedt Mr and Mrs Peter Van de Haar of Leighton visit Miss Jane Bos Mr and Mrs K P De Jong visit Hen Van Asperen home at Leighton Mrs Adrian Vos and Mrs Peter Vos of Peoria visit Mrs J Van Gorp and Christina Mr John Keuning of Otley visits Mrs Bosma Mr Evert Vander Wert and Mr M Van Dyk motor to Lacey and New Sharon Rev and Mrs Ficksen and three children of South Blended Michigan visit Miss Gertie Plender
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vander Hock
Harrison
South Dakota
W. Dammerongen
Des Moines
T. Zylstra
Henry Meppelink
Tainter
Bert Meppelink
Sully
E. Meppelink
Jane Meppelink
Leighton
Jane Meppolink
Wallstrub
California
John Buitenwerf
Prairie City
South Blender, Michigan
Gertie Plender
4-H Club Medals and Trips Offered in National Contest
County 4-H livestock members compete for medals in the Thomas FE Wilson National Meat Animal Contest. About 3600 4-H youths nationwide have earned emblems. state prize winners receive gold watches, trips to the National Club Congress, and college scholarships. County champions in this state will be judged for state honors before November 1, with top extension winners advancing to a Chicago trip and cash scholarships for the best trip recipients. Contest requires bonafide 4-H Club membership with livestock projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas FE. Wilson
United States
National Club Congress
Chicago
Plow Founders Program Broadcast From Grand Detour
From Grand Detour Illinois the National Broadcasting Company Farm and Home Hour will feature a memorial centennial for Major Leonard Andrus founder of the steel plow. The program on June 25 includes speeches by Dean C L Christensen and others with musical interludes by the Kable Brothers Band. The event marks a milestone in western farming history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Detour
Ilinois
National Broadcasting Company
Middle West
Leonard Andrus
C. L. Christensen
University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Leon R. Chaen
J. J. Case Company
Kable Brothers 120Th Infantry
Mount Mon
Truck drivers fined for overloads in Washington County
Twenty-one crushed rock truck drivers were fined for overloads on road work in Washington County. They appeared before Justice of the Peace J. E. Bovee after being charged by State Patrolman Richard Hohl. They admitted overloads and must settle with the county treasurer for higher license fees before resuming hauling. Costs in court were about 2.50 each, plus the higher license costs. one man paid $90, another $30. Some worked for Dane Construction Co. of Iowa City and O Weaver on county roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Office of
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
Washington
Richard Hohl
Mt. Pleasant
Justice Bovee
Dane Construction Co
Iowa City
Wayland Road
Weaver
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
Louis van Vark
William van Sant
Lawrence Colyn
Lawrence
Colyn
Jre
de Vries
Louis
Hattie Vander Werf
Harold
John Fl. van Vark
Henry
Eganville
Francis
Charles
Nellie
Lee Kiser
Minnie
de George
Marie
Vine Sroller
Ohn F. Vi
Ois
Main Street
Nar
Henry Vander Werf
Skunk River
Galesburg Road
Weark
Alfred
Publi
Jon
van Is
van Vark
John van Andel
Quepes
Mary Lois
Merlin John
Charles van Vark, Tainter
Mr. van Sant
Gerrit Nicholas van Sant
Klaas
Holland
Colorado
McGregor
Reasnor
Douwe
Nettie
John Douma
Steeldale
Saskatchewan
Canada
Bertha
John
Mr.Van Sant
Albert van Donseaur
van Sant
Wai Ie van Sant
Seidok
Pantye
Amd
Jerald
Indus
Charles van Vark
Elizabeth Duinink
Nickolas van Sant
Leo Kiser
van Donselaar
P. A. van Donselaar
Ed de Vries
John H. van Vark
Mise
Bertha van Sant
Jerald Paul and
Betty Lou
Ivondale
Frank
Lecocq
Pella Chris
Sharon Harry
DE Jong
Sally Gond
State
Bpeigtor A
JOWA
News of Home For the Aged
Rock Island
Beretaa Ervey
4-H
Brazil
Sovereign Service
Sovereign
Star Oil Co
Northeast Corner Square
Thriftys the
Npmneer, Love
January
Ford
Goptiesen
Joon
Aapee
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