Local notes from Pella area president and visitors
Local brief mentions Arie Blom leaving for a Texas trip with Wilbur Ver Meer to view land. Edward Van Toorn and agents visit Oskaloosa. New York City visitors Mr. and Mrs. Lautenbach hosting relatives. 25th wedding anniversary for C Evers noted with family present. multiple families visiting or traveling for Father's Day. Mayo Clinic surgery updates on John Van Doorn and C C Buerken. Lonard Van Ee's month long trip to The Netherlands. assorted rail plane travel and regional visits among Van Hemert, Van Sittert and De Gooy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arie Blom
Texas
Wilbur Ver Meer
Arie
van der Ploeg
Edward van Toorn
Oskaloosa
Adam van Doorn
John Lautenbach
New York City
Robert Lautenbach
C. Evers
Pella
James Evers
Davenport
Iowa
Oklahoma
James
Rob Evers
Grinnell
George Ver Steg
Carl
Carol
Newton
Mark Schakel
John van Andel
Rochester
C. C. Buerkens
University of Town Hospital
Epe
Lonard
van Ee
Netherlands
Chicago
New York
Holland
van Ev
Holeland
Arnhem
C. FE. Spai Donnanden
Washington
Nellie Render
Aurora
John de Gooy
M. P
Permits On Stored Game Expire June 30
Storage for the Jane Sider is now legally taken licenses. Our estate may be held indefinitely if the game is properly identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Sider
Understanding 2 4 D types for weed control
A guide to 2 4 D forms including salts amine esters and their use. Salt and powdered forms suit easy weeds but wash off easily and are weaker on tough brush. Amine forms mix with water and ester forms are most potent for perennials and roadside spraying.
List of Christian Works and Sermons on Faith and Prayer
A compilation of titles and authors including McQuilkin Laurin Morgan and others. It references books on conversion prayer Bible study and sermons such as Life At Its Best The Gospel According to Mark More Than Conquerors and Be Ye Also Ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McQuilkin
Sais
Pileman
Laurin
John Morgan
Mark
McGinlay
Murray
Christ
Morgan
Paul
Blanchard
Graham
Smith
Jones
New Missionary
Lee
McGhie
Hendriksen
Burned Tomato Field Reveals Mysterious Hole Pattern
Clinton Gabriel found a tomato field severely damaged by heat with a central large patch and a smaller core hole extending several feet, suggesting an unknown device or meteor impact may be involved. The scene centers on a deep crater with a smaller bore reaching inward, prompting local inquiry into the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Gabriel
Town Crier musings at Tulip Time in Pella
A Pennsylvanian orders bologna by mail using a map of Pella and the town’s highway. Letters recount festival visits in New York State and Nebraska, garlic club quirks, and Dutch talk, with town humor and reflections on simple joys. Go don Farndell at Central College is noted as stamp-crazy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sovereign
Pennsylvania
Pella
New York State
Pellx
Bill
Indy
Tulip
Godon Farndell
Central College
S. C. Club
Crop weather outlook for Iowa from Thom study
H C 8 Thom head climatologist of the Federal and State Weather Service in Des Moines says weather prospects for 1948 in Iowa are better than 1947. He notes average rainfall around 81 inches in a favorable climatic area and warns soft corn may appear about once in 11 years while yields can dip below average about every eight years. Iowa has not had a complete crop failure in its history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
H.C. 8
Thom
Federal
State Weather Service
Des Moines
Towa Farmers Science
Iowa State College Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Advice to Lovelorn Bride Teeth Truth Or Silence
A woman with false teeth sought guidance from the Lovelorn column asking whether to reveal the denture fact before marriage or wait until after the wedding. The advice advised marrying and keeping silent about the phony molars.
Car Mileage in County in 1948 Sets Record High
1948 passenger car mileage in the county is projected to reach about 315 billion vehicle miles, up from 293 billion in 1947, per R E Rhoades of the Motor Club of Iowa. Estimated 756 billion passenger miles, about ten times rail, bus, and air passenger totals combined, with roughly 65 percent for essential trips like work and school. The AA A National Headquarters prepared the figures to gauge future motor fuel demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Rhoades
Motor Club of Iowa
Petroleum
Anticipated Mileage Requires Huge Gasoline Use
The projection estimates a yearly consumption of about 21.0 billion gallons of gasoline, marking a 7.6 percent rise from the 1946 level.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lincoln
Bakker
Rus
Star Oil Company
Public Library
Sea Crier
Nebraska
Casey van Berkum
John Vander
John
Garlic Club
Ella
Pho M
SOWA
Ortumwa
U. S
Ulrich
van der Veer
Jake van der Veer
Waternational Harvester
McCormick-Deering
Farmall H
Farmall
McCormick-Deering Sales
Pella, Iowa
Patterson-Sargent
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
Uextra
F. Goodrich
Silvertown
B.p.goodrich Silvertown
B.F. Goodrich
B. F. Goodrich
Suvartamem
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
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