Local moves and greetings greet the Prairie town
Local residents announce new home purchases and relocations, with John W. Rietveld buying the Ter Louw property near Slob's store and the Van Jaanen and Vander Linden families visiting. Several families shift to new farms and streets, while others note births, illnesses, and community visits in a bustling week of changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Rietveld
Ter Louw
Slob’s
Reuben van Jaanen
Nancy Blanche
Blanche Vander Linden
In van Pearsem
Prairie
Emmett
Ness
Oskala
North Mains
Dave van Steenis
Albert Vander Meide
Pella
New Sharon
Fred van
Township Committee Duties for Corn Hog Contracts in County
The Brown Township committee, part of a countywide corn hog program, is instructed by AAA and the Iowa State College Extension Service to perform five duties: verify contract signers are producers, check supporting evidence and hog quantities, review corn acreage and related items, inspect contracted fields, and certify contracts. Members will visit farms, appraise corn yields, adjust overstatements, and follow Administrative Ruling 36 considering soil, pests, previous yields, and field conditions to estimate a fair contracted yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Washington
Walter L. Brown
Iowa State College Extension Service
Corn Hog Contract Rules Growers Face Strict Limits
The 1934 guidelines cap field yield at 65 bushels per acre and require contracted acres to have corn planted at least once between 1929 and 1983. If multiple fields are designated, each field gets a separate estate. Township committees review information and conducts inspections before voting on contracts. If any signer uses devices to thwart the act, the committee will withhold acceptance and forward the case to the county allotment committee and the U S Secretary of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Allotment Committee
County Corn-Hog Central Association
Secretary of Agriculture
Smallpox exposed many at Y high school event
A 1934 Iowa health bulletin notes Miss X contracted a severe influenza like illness, later diagnosed as smallpox after attending a public dance. The piece underscores how unawareness or delayed prevention can trigger an epidemic. it lists weekly communicable disease counts by county and state totals, urging precaution and vaccination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss ‘X
Iowa
Polk
Blackhawk
Woodbury
Franklin
Buchanan
United States Public Health Service
Monster of the Deep Sightings Spark Loch Ness Panic
In Liverpool a strange pond creature drew crowds after a sea serpent sighting near the city. Heroes tried to lasso the figure, but locals retreated. A closer look revealed a child's rocking horse with red painted head and seaweed slick coat, a toy misperceived as a monster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loch Ness
Scotland
Liverpool
England
John D Geurts Dies Suddenly in Pella Home
John Dirk Geurts a prominent Pella businessman died suddenly at 12 30 PM Tuesday while seated in his parlor. Funeral services will be held at his home Friday at 1 PM and 1 30 PM at Third Reformed Church with Rev G Menning officiating. He was born in Holland October 27 1865 and came to the United States in 1910. He leaves wife Catharine six living children Floris and John D among them, ten grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Minnesota
Iowa City
J. E. Schultz
J. B. van Hemert
J. Gilbert Boot
del. de Haan
Bob Kuyper
Seliig
Willard de Winter
City
Gerald Paardekooper
Knoxville
Memorial Union Hall
Arthur de Winter
Ralph T. Nordlund
Grandview Baptist Church
Des Moines
John Dirk Geurts
Pella
Third Reformed Church
G. Menning
Oakwood
Gearts
Geurts
Holland
Mr. Gearts
Sally
Floris
E. I. Roorda
Geuerts
Catharine van Suilichem
Elizabeth
Harmon Vander Pol
Lynnville
Walter
Eddyville
Marinus
Sully
John D
Prairie City
Ed. Ves
Marie
Mr. Geurts
Bible-reading Marathon draws attention in Illinois town
A novel marathon circulates in an Illinois town where a local minister directs a nine day Bible reading event. The effort aims to uplift and contrasts with other marathons noted for degradation. Men praise silent women yet avoid such a wife or sweetheart.
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Keokuk County
Illinois
Pella Opens Sectional Play Against Pleasantville Tonight
Pella meets Pleasantville in the sectional basketball tournament at Memorial Hall in Knoxville. Other Class A games feature Knoxville Indianola Melcher Newton City and Williamson. After county crown, Pella aims to advance far in the series.
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Pella
Pleasantville
Memorial Hall
Knoxville
Indianola
Melcher
Newton City
Williamson
Time Saving Can Weights For The Home Kitchen
A hospital superintendent emphasizes organizing to save time and introduces a clipping plan. By placing a chart of average pint sizes and net weights of common canned produce on a kitchen surface, a housewife can quickly determine can sizes for recipes and shopping.
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Jie
Central Enrolls 12 New Students
The S R E has brought twelve new students to Central's campus seven boys and five girls. They are to work a set number of scholastic hours weekly as determined by Central's October enrollment. New staff and clean windows mark the addition with several new stenographers and helpers on campus. The list includes Fermer Adair Harvey Kathryn Crum Kenneth Crom George Cummings Arnold Schippers Perry Smith Ruth Alferts Pearl Ulferts Raymond Van Heukelem Martha Zylstra Mary Terrill Chalmer Ethington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Pella
Mary Terrill
Gedar Rapids
Chalmer Ethington
Reasnor
Roosevelt boosted Democrats by tax relief claims in town review
A town review suggests Democratic chances rise with President Roosevelt popularity and tax cuts. A reader reports paying 33 dollars in taxes for the year after paying 58 the year before, citing possible voter buying by officials and court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigourney
Roosevelt
Richardson
The Stabbing Act Chariton Leader in Dictation
The Chariton Leader comments on the Roosevelt administration's indictment with mixed feelings as readers across the region digest a controversial political stance highlighted by the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Roosevelt
Surprise and Amusement at Washington Meeting
Party chiefs met in Washington last Thursday to discuss the so called Roosevelt Menace. They blamed the president for alleged graft in forty five of the forty eight states and hinted the PWA kept men out of work. Other charges and insinuations appeared, with the underlying message that they want back in office.
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Washington
P. W A
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N. M. Ter Louw
Second Street
de Bruin
North Main Street
Bert Blom
Art Beckman
Henry Hagen
Henry Vander Wilt
Abe Nunnickhoven
Helen Vanden Berg
Fifield
Angeline Waerdhuizen
Walter de Wit
Oskaloosa
N. de Wit
P. H. Kuyper
S. Vander Schaaf
Peter de Jong
Paterson
N. J
Matt. Hoksbergen
Dirk de Haas
Mahaska Hospital
Louis Vander Wilt
Harry Awtry
North
Chicago
John Pos
Ashington
Main Streets
Roy Vander Linden
Monroe
R. F. Vander Linden
Kate Beard
Martha Firth
Edith Bevan
Jessie Sadler
The
Chronicle
Lloyd Hillyer
Montrose
Colorado
Grandpa Beeren
R. T. Nordlund
Des Moines Fundamentalists Association
John Hoeksema
Wiggert Rietveld
Marion Avenue
West Fifth Street
Vos
Rietvelds
Marion Vanden Oever
Becering
West Fi Street
Franklin and
West Third Streets
Marion E. Boot
Elizabeth Boot
Rolseveen
Robert
Ruthetting
Thelma Todd
Dorothy Lee
Brown
Miss X
John D. Geurts
Pella Miller
Wilson
King C. Gillette
Spood
Del _iMonte
Roriel
Blue Barrel
Coats
J.C. Pemmey
Corine
Franklin Street
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