Local notes record visits and births in Oskaloosa area
Mrs Maggie Brom visits near Killdugra. Dan Smith, former Pella cinema owner, now with Western Adjustment, calls in Pella. Colonel Bert Vander Wilt and daughter Margaret travel via Iown to Everett Washington after war service. Bert’s Army career spans 41st Infantry, 161st Infantry, Christmas Island, Guadalcanal, and Fort Benning. Newton Rotary talk by Dr G T Vanier Lugt. Two baby births at Mahaska Hospital Oska Josa. Camp Mitigwa hosts six Boy Scouts including Sels, Rinehart, Trueblood, Voyce, De Heus, Schakel. Various visits across Pella, Oskaloosa, Des Moines, and Minneapolis. Birthday celebrates 82nd of Linda Thompson. several relatives and friends visiting or returning from trips.
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Bert Vander Wilt
Margaret
Kempkes
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
161St Inf
Christmas Island
40Th Infantry
Guadalcanal
Bert
Matthew
Tunis Kempki
Lon Wormhoudt
G. T. Vanier Lugt
Central College
Newton
Vander Lugt
Newton Rotary Club
Donald de Prenger
Leighton
Mahaska Hospital
Oska- Joosa
Johnny Vanden Berg
Pella
Mahaska
Mitigwa
Woodward
Iowa
Leo Sels
Verle Rinehart
Vernon Trueblood
Gene Voyce
Marvin de Heus
Kate van Gorp
Los Angeles
California
J. Elliott
Des Moines
Gerrit, Engbers
L. D. Vander Linden
Rochester
Minn
Connie Vanden Berg
J. van. Vliet
Omaha
Lawrence Lautenbach
Knoxville
Tennes
Renaud and
Lautenbach
Richard Beving
Dirk
Annadale
N. J
Pete
Linda Thompson
Washington Street
Philip Smith
Malcolm
Nebraska
Phyllis
Cr. Thompson
Lloyd
Edith Thompson
Gerald Koopman
Oskaloosa
Ben Engbers
Kalamazoo
Mich
Rut Engbers
Oskal
Obituary for A P Van Houwelingen 1872–1946
A P Van Houwelingen born Salina Kansas August 9 1872 died at home June 12 1946 age 73 years 10 months 3 days after a short illness. Surviving wife Nellie Van Polen two sons Peter G and Melvin L one sister Mrs C J Van Gorp and a grandson Albert Miles Van Houwelingen. Foreman and pattern maker at Garden City Feeder Co later built a lawnmower grinding machine. Funeral June 25 at Van dyk Funeral Home with interment Oakwood. Burial prayer and verse accompany.
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A. P. van Houwelingen
Salina
Kansas
Iowa
Nellie van Polen
Aun
Peter G
Woodstock
Illinois
Melvin L
Pella
Jan Jose
Jan
Huibertje van Houwelinge
Nick Menning
Peter
Melvin
C.J. van Gorp
Albert Miles van Houwelinge
van Houweling
Garden City Feeder Co
van Dyk Funeral Home
van den Berg
Jesus
Jesusume
Ruth V Werender Linden
Aud
Y Catherine de Koning
Oakwood Elva
Vander
Dutch Phrase in City Clerk Call Causes Amusement
A city clerk received a mixed Dutch English message from a resident asking for a meter reader. The note translates roughly to a humorous blend about the meter reading being too high. The anecdote offers light local humor from bilingual slips.
Death notice for Carl Henry Smith in Vella
Carl Henry Smith aged 64 died Tuesday June 26 at his son Evered Smith’s home in Vella Funeral services will be held Thursday June 27 at 2 30 p m at Tracy Methodist Church Burial will be in Belle Fountainie Cemetery
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Carl Henry Smith
Evered Smith
Vella
Tracy Methodist Church
Bellefountaine Cemetery
Sneaking Back to Iowa Poem by Rodney Q. Selby
The Oskaloosa Herald prints a verse by Rodney Q. Selby describing a prodigal return from California to Iowa. The speaker rejects the lure of distant coasts and seeks rest in the Midwest, yearning for familiar fields and honest labor over glamorous but alien landscapes.
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Iowa
Towa
California
Rodney Q. Selby
Oskaloosa
Aggressive Wild Animals May Be Rabid
Iowa Conservation Notes reports unusual aggressiveness in wild animals, usually timid, possibly signaling rabies. Citizens bitten by wild animals should seek immediate medical advice, as foxes and skunks may carry the disease beyond dogs.
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State Commission
Iowa
British Bride Finds Friendly Welcome in Iowa Farm Life
Mrs Gary Gezel from the British Isles stays with Gary Gezel's family near Pella Iowa a warm visit unfolds in the farm kitchen. Dorothy Findlay of Middlesex England shares how she and Gary met on a train while both on leave from the Royal Air Force wife of a U S sergeant and a mechanic Gary plans to move to Pella. Mrs Gezel praises American kindness and describes England near the sea and English tradition in St Leonard's church at their December wedding.
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America
Gary
U.S. Ay
Ireland
Scotland
London
New Station
Air Force
Miss Findlay
Cupid
York City
Dorothy
Pella
Dan Dingeman
Gezel
van Houweling
England
Gary Gezel
Dorothy Findlay
Heston
Middlesex County
John Gezel
Iowa Weed Crop Ending June 22 Report
Iowa crop conditions show material improvement for the week ending June 22 due to rains and cooler weather. Oats lead gains with adequate moisture, corn growth steady, soybeans progress well though late plantings are weedy, hay and pastures boosted by moisture, and some rain damage noted mainly in fields already wet. Southeast Iowa reports heavier flood moisture damage.
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Iowa
Centennial Farms Win Wide Attention
As centennial year progresses Iowa communities honor farms in families for 100 years or more. Pictures show the Wilbur Watters farm near Dubuque with a 90 year old main house and the George Caraway farm west of Mt Vernon, bought by Joseph Caraway in 1842. Jasper County shifts to “Family Farms of 75 Years”, led by L C Brewer of Newton.
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Iowa
Wilbur Watters
North Cascade Road
Dubuque
George Caraway
Mt. Vernon
Joseph Caraway
Jasper County
L. C. Brewer
Newton
The
County Historical Society
Quick Demotion in Rank and a Train Encounter
A young veteran recalls a train ride from Tucson to Kansas City with a lieutenant. In Topeka they shaved in a car with a uniformed porter who taunts them with a gag about a general and a “foolish, CAWPAUL” remark. The anecdote ends noting the porter’s reaction to a 25 cent tip.
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Armed Forces
Tucson
Kansas City
Topeka
Lertenant
Termin
Cawpaul
The
Northwood Anchor
Library Notes and New Titles Featured in Trade Column
Tomorrow's trade features Stuart Chase on foreign commerce and California guides. New books include Frances Parkinson Keyes The River Road, Gladys Schmitts David the King, Rene Kuhns 4 Charlton, Albrands None Shall Know, Daisy Neumann Now That Aprils There, and a wartime tale of smuggling and loyalty with children in peril.
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Stuart Chase
Tha Albrand
Antonin Gall
France
Switzerland
Julian _von der Fluh
Julian
Gestapo
Begin Early to Develop Food Habits
Nutritionists at Iowa State College urge parents to start teaching good eating habits early to reduce waste and build healthy appetites. They advise regular meals, calm mealtimes, and offering new foods one at a time at noon or midafternoon to foster enjoyment of foods and avoid food rejection later in life.
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April
Daisy Neumann
England
Wincy
Ansus
Oxford
Iowa State
Back Your Future With U.S. Savings Bonds
Like a good umbrella, U S Savings Bonds are a must for a rainy day. Buy them regularly on the payroll savings plan and secure future finances.
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U.S
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Killdugr
Dan Smith
Western Adjustment Company
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Ralph Ver Ploeg
Denver
Colo
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Francis Ellis
Riverside
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Mac
Minneapolis
Coan
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Kay Ann
Mary Jane
Jerry Lee
Connie Sue
Johnny Sperry
Tommy
Clear Lake
Ryan Gas Transportation Co
David van Rees
Santa Barbara
Dick Ver Ploeg
George Engber
Orange City
Pel
J. van Nimwegen
Spencer
Daugh
Patricia
Arizona
Hazel Pos
Charley Pos
Luther
Craig
Ottumwa
J. D. Vander Linden
Rochester, Minn
Worrell Hospital
Elizabeth Sadler
Huntington
W. Va
Max Schakel
Kathryn Schakel
D. Poortinga
Lutheran Hospital
A. P. van Houwelinge
Lois
Lis
Paradise
Yesteryear
van den Berg Electric
Briggs-Stratton
Old Weekblad
West Side Square
Holland
Zekoro
John Lasschuit
Golden Gate
British Isles
Centennial Farms
Library Notes
Golden State
Frances Parkinson
Keyes
David the King
Gladys Schmitt
David
Israel
Charlton
Rene Kuhn
Greenwich Village
Old A
New York
Rene Ruby
Charlton Street
Ting
Vander Linden
Xexall
Axminster
Joe Stientjes
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