Office chatter from Rolscreens about staff changes and travels
Rolscreenings The Rolscreen Company plans three to four weeks of installing new sawdust collection and disposal equipment. Staff notes vacation to Arkansas, new machine demonstrations in Des Moines, and welcome to Anna Bokhoven. Several employees start or return to work, with moves, marriages, and honors mentioned across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Betty
Scotty" Kilpatrick
Arkansas
Bob ‘Triplett
Chicago
National Association of Tlome Builers
Norma Weyers
Mr. Jones
Tes Moines
Cynthia van Hemert
Stuart Ver Meer
Arvonne van Hemert
Alice Ver Meer
Arvonne
Alice
Venetian Blind Order
Betty VanderWerff
Ottumwa
Wilma van Zee
Kee Buitenwerf
Des Moines
Bob Triplett
Mrs. Triplett
de Moines
Ames
Kansas State
Iowa State
Bob
Anna Bokhoven
Casement Order
Rolscveen
Ann
Central States Electric Leaders Discuss Gas Prospects
About 20 managers and key personnel of Central States Electric Co divisions of southern Iowa met in Knoxville on February 28 to review operations and future plans. W H Lear of Cedar Rapids led discussions on natural gas supply, noting the Pipeline Company of America is building a Texas to Illinois transmission line for completion by November 1, 1951, which will supply Knoxville once pipe shortages are resolved for over 1400 miles of line.
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Central States Electric Company Sas
Iowa
Knoxville
W. Hi
Lear
Central States
Cedar Rapids
Pipeline Company of America
Texas
Illinois
Knoxville Journal
Coaches Pick South Central Iowa Conference Teams
The South Central Iowa Conference all conference teams from eight schools exclude Pella. First Team includes Bil Mosely Albia F Jim McCullough Lincoln P Phil Rouse Indianola C Jim Haun Winterset G Geo Rhoads Albia G ve and Team Arlen Foster Knoxville Fe Bob Carle Knoxville P Bob Clark Winterset C Bill Kiddoo Winterset G Tom Gaspar Albia Jessie Valde Valley Hoskins Ter G. Arlen Foster of Knoxville hit 39 percent of his shots. Jim McCullough of Lincoln hit 80 percent of his free throws, making 18 in a row over five games. G.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Central
Towa
Pella
Bil Mosely
Albia
Jim McCullough
Lincoln
P. Phil Rouse
Indianola
Jim Haun
Winterset
G. Geo. Rhoads
G. Ve
Arlen Foster
Knoxville
Bob Carle
Bob Clark
Bill Kiddoo
Tom Gaspar
Jessie Valde Valley Hoskins
Jim McCuough
Obituary John H. Kuyper 73 of Des Moines
John H. Kuyper 73 of 2933 Logan Ave Des Moines died Sunday after a cerebral hemorrhage at home He was a Pella native lived in Des Moines 33 years retired last December after 31 years as a Tone brothers coffee roaster He was a member of Asbury Methodist Church Surviving wife Mary two sons Harry J Kuyper Columbus Ohio and Robert Kuyper Waterloo three sisters Miss Sarah Kuyper Mrs Agnes McAllister Pella and Mrs Maggie Bellion Knoxville one brother A C Kuyper Pella and four grandchildren Services were held 10 a m Wednesday Feb 28 at Hamilton Funeral Home Burial followed at 11 30 a m at Pella Des Moines Register Also listed are Martha Frazier spouse of Columbus depot civil service analyst and three children William J and two daughters Dorothy and Mrs Ralph D Kein plus three grandchildren The obituary notes additional siblings Teunis Verros Ha warden Town and Mrs Andrew J Buwalda Pella Verros church affiliation First Congregational Church Columbus
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John H. Kuyper
Logan Ave
Des Moines
Pella
Kuyper
Tone Brothers
Ile
Asbury Methodist Church
Mary
Harry J. Kuyper
Glumbus
Ohio
Robert Kiper
Waterloo
Sarah Kuyper
Agnes McAllister
Maggie Bellion
Knoxville
A. C. Kuyper
Hamilton Funeral Home
Des Moines Register
Civil Service
Columbus General Military Depot
Martha Frazier
Chicago
William J
Ralph D. Kein
Dorothy
Teunis Verros
Hawarden
Town
Andrew J. Buwalda
Verros
First Congregational Church of
Columbus
William M. Verros Dies in Columbus at 56
William M. Verros known as Brownie died in Columbus Ohio on Sunday February 18 from an heart ailment. He was 56 and lived at 188 Winthrop Road. Born in Pella he graduated from local high school in 1912 and served in World War One before his death shortly after 2 PM.
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William M. Verros
Brownie
Columbus
Ohio
Winthrop Road
Verros
William Verros
Pella
Farm Women See Business Affairs Meetings Soon
Marion County homemakers and husbands are invited to joint meetings on business affairs led by Mrs Mildred Bell County Extension Home Economist. Topics include endorsements checks banking wills and deeds with a short legislative policies talk by Bill Lemaster Farm Bureau Fieldman. Meetings begin at 730 with dates in West Knoxville New Albany Swan Perry Pleasant Grove Franklin and more listed.
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Marion County
Mildred Bell
County Extension Home
Bill Lemaster
Farm Bureau
West Knoxville
Washington
Dallas
New Albany School
Highway 14
Marion County Crop Goals Set Up by PMA
PMA announces 1951 goals for Marion County to boost corn to 97 000 acres up from 76 000 in 1960 with oats reduced to 42 576 acres Soybean area set around 9 584 acres flax and barley also targeted while overall state corn growth trails national rate Farmers urged to plan by individual farm productivity and soil conservation commitments Township committees contact farmers with sign up deadline April 1.
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Marion County
Production and Marketing Administration
Paul Brown
Knoxville Journal
PMA
Brown
Upcoming Union and Indiana Voting Precincts Listed
Tuesday and Liberty announced Wednesday March 14 East Knoxville and Clay at Mc Millan Schoolhouse Thursday March 22 Red Rock and Polk with locations to be announced Friday March 23 Lake Prairie and Summit two with places to be announced March 13 Indiana two in Attica to be announced
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Union Two
Tuesd
Liberty
East Knoxville
Clay
McMillan Schoolhouse
Red Rock
Polk T
Lake Prairie
Summit
Indiana
Attica
Towans urged to enroll in Red Cross first aid classes
Towan Defense Director Rodney Q. Selby and Red Cross official Russell Peck announced a three week education campaign to boost first aid training for civil defense. A national quota calls for one in every 10 Americans trained, with Iowa aiming for more than 800000. In late 1950 only 1894 Towans earned certificates. The statewide drive uses Safety Sake posters across 12,000 businesses highlighting first aid needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart Symington
National Security, Resources, Board
Ctary Marshall
Millard Caldwell
Sothy
Harry Wheaton
Polk County
Ad Cross
Towa
Middlewest
Wheaton
American Red Cross
Midwest
Towa Safety Congress
Safety Sake
Air Force enlistment quotas set for March period
The Air Force announces a quota of seven enlistments daily from March 1 to March 7 and five enlistments daily for the rest of March, based on a seven day week. The quotas exclude W A B Aviation Cadet and prior service enlistments.
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W. A.B
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Ed Harrell
Rock Island
A. B. Cathey
Burlington
Mr. Harrel
Helen A. Bates
Harvey
Dick van Zante
Schulte Heights
Don Reinertson
Rosscveen
Don
Air Force
Moffetd
Onutha
Nebraska
Tunie Paltzer
Clifford
Navy
California
Arlene Vos
la Vern Benson
Norman Stursma
Lillian Goomaat
Little Brown Church
Nashua
Nola
Loyd Vander Streek
Cour
Henrietta Vanden Deever
Henri
P. H. Kuyper
Hawaii
Central States Electric
South Central Iowa
Iiness
Mlingis
Plac
FELCO
Red Cross
Swan, Perry
Pleasant Grove
Franklin and
N.d
Tom Sawyer
Town & Country Shop
Pella Supply Co
Bakker
Rus
Homeguard
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