Local Social Notes From Oskaloosa Area Weekends
Weekend visits and family news highlight social activity in Newton Lacona Albia Corydon and nearby towns. Notables include the Van Rees twins Judy Rae and Mark Harold birth, Donald Durham home on naval leave, and several visitors to Henry Vander Veer Braak and other households. Local residents welcome back from illness and condolences offered to the Heyveld family.
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Paul Vander Hart
Newton
Henry Boozeboom
Gerrit Slykhuis
Grace
Wilma Slykhuis
Robert Eddy
Gerald Brooks
Illinois
Archie Mallory
Ed Chambers
Lila
Jack Nicholson
Randle Chambers
Evelyn
Floyd Richardson
Gerrit Kuiken
Lacona
Jud van Rees
Judy Rae
Mark Harold
Jack
Dorothy van Rees
Donald Durham
Chris Durham
Great Lakes Naval Training Base
Alaska
Mae Gasser
Holmburg
Chariton
Iowa
Mabel Littleton
Louise Vander Meide
E. P. Vander Meide
Clarence Vander Veer
Grace Voyce
John Braak
Albia
Will Ver Ploeg
Corydon
Tingley
Henry van Rees
Walter Heyveld
Heyveld
Chuck Lamphier
Organized Swine Producers' Ass'n in Mahaska County
Sixty Mahaska County swine producers organized the County Swine Producers' Association on March 1. A constitution was adopted establishing dues and officer roles. Daryl Denny was elected President, with Ted Ver Steegh as Vice President, Irvin Harvey as Secretary, and Warren France as Treasurer. Directors elected were Lawrence Everett, Charles West, Jack Lamberson, M. J. Maxted, and Lee Norris. The group aims to advance breeding, feeding, sanitation, disease control, and marketing for Mahaska County swine producers.
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Mahaska County
Wilbur Plager
The
Iowa Swine Producers’ Asso
County Hog Association formed with breeding goals
Plager spoke after the election praising the newly organized County Association, outlining objectives to promote meatier hogs through better breeding and selection to meet consumer demand, and urging year round pork product promotion and even marketing. Interested individuals are invited to contact officers or directors.
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Ciation
Plager
Forecast Better Hog Prices After Peak Runs Are Over
Iowa State College farm economist Francis A. Kutish says the hog market should improve within six weeks as the fall pig peak runs pass. Slaughter likely tapers toward a July seasonal low after a record early-year surge and a market correction, with expectations of higher year-over-year slaughter and a smaller breeding stock holdback this year.
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Francis A. Kutish
Iowa State College Farm
Kutish
40th wedding anniversary celebrated at Kilduff
Friday evening March 2 Mr and Mrs Dirk Geenen attended the 40th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Willem Van Sant at Kilduff. Several visitors called on residents including Sharon K Last Gary of Rock Island and Mr and Mrs Harry Barnes of Des Moines. Reinder Van Dyk felt unwell as visits continued.
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Dirk Geenen
Willem van Sant
Kilduff
Sharon K. Last
Gary
Rock Island
Ill
Harry Barnes
Des Moines
Nellie Vander Wilt
Henry Post
Grand Rapids
Mich
L. Popma
Dick Kolenbrander
Steen
Minn
Lester van Pearsem
T. Plette
Our Men in Military Service
Army Privates Raymond G Meulpolder and Richard H Edwards of Pella Iowa are in advanced infantry training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas. The unit, reactivated in 1954, saw action at Normandy and Bastogne in World War II. They joined the Army last November and are assigned to Company C of the division 512th Infantry Battalion.
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Emmet Edwards
Hazel 9
Pella High School
512Th Infantry Battaion
Private Clarence Leydens Joins 3rd Infantry at Fort Benning
Fort Benning Ga February private Clarence Leydens son of Mr and Mrs Reuben Leydens 1111 Columbus St Pella Iowa has been assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning after three years in the Far East The Rock of the Marne division is conducting infantry training Leydens a cannoneer in the divisions 5th Field Artillery Battalion entered the Army in September 1955 and completed basic training at Camp Chaffee Arkansas The 19 year old soldier graduated from Pella High School in 1954
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Fort Benning
Clarence L. Leydens
Reuben Leydens
Columbus St
Pella
Iowa
Far East
Marne
Soldier Address for Raymond L. Den Adel S U 3103
Soldier Raymond L. Den Adel is listed with address S U 3103 Fort Bragg North Carolina. This item records a military mailing address or update for personnel station at Fort Bragg.
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Raymond L. den Adel S
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Madrid native Sidney Johnson narrowly avoids injury at plant stabbing
Sidney Johnson, son of the Er nest Johnsons of Madrid now working in Pasadena, survived a violent incident at a plant when a maintenance worker went berserk and stabbed four men including Johnson. All four victims were hospitalized with injuries described as serious but non fatal.
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Sidney Johnson
Ernest Johnsons
Madrid
Pasadena
Mr. Johnson
Census Reveals 125 Service Shops in Marion County 1954
The 1954 Census of Business shows Marion County had 125 service establishments with total receipts about 1.144 million dollars and a county payroll of 159 thousand. There were 83 employees, 62 fulltime, and 125 proprietors in unincorporated services. Personal services numbered 63 with 391 dollars in receipts. Automotive services counted 24 with 20 thousand receipts, while all other services totaled 48 with 545 thousand receipts.
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Marion County
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Department of Commerce
Classifieds mention various service businesses in brief list
The excerpt lists service categories including garment alteration and repair, funeral services, support studios, beauty parlors, general automobile repair shops, battery and fire repair, repair and paint shops, auto rentals, motor lots, miscellaneous automotive services, amusement and recreation services, motion picture tourist courts, and related miscellaneous repair categories.
Iowa Third in Nation in Beef Cattle Slaughter
Iowa ranks third nationally in cattle slaughter for meat production, the Iowa Development Commission reports. US agri service data show Iowa accounted for 8 percent of the total with 1,910,000 cattle slaughtered in 1956, liveweight about 1.912 billion pounds, while 1955 averages rose to 1001 pounds. Town slaughter increased by 63,000 head from 1954, as total US slaughter grew 3 percent.
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Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
U.S.C
U.S
KEBS Presents Preview of Richard the Third Television Program
KEBS will preview Sunday afternoon Richard the Third on Thursday evening from 8 to 9 PM by airing excerpts from a recording featuring Lawrence Olivier, highlighting scenes and performance.
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KEBS
Richard the II
Lawrence Olivier
Community notes honor Mrs Henriette Brink in Oska loosa
Sympathy extended to the Leonard Veldhuisen family on the loss of Mrs Henriette Brink of Oska loosa who died Monday evening Feb 27 Funeral services were held at the Protestant Reformed Church Thursday afternoon. other items note local visits and weddings including Robert Nikkel and Joyce Roose and Ralph Van Soelen and Bernice Veenstra.
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Leonard Veldhuisen
Nick “Meinders
First Se Reformed Church
Knoxville Reformed Church
Robert Nikkel
Joyce Roose
Ralph van Soelen
Bernice Veenstra
Debaters Win Two Lose Two at Iowa A Meet
Central's forensics squad traveled to Iowa City for the Midwest Forensic Conference. Two teams, Carolyn Coleman with Bob Bergman and Shirley Green dyke with Inta Simsons, each went 2-2 and all were rated excellent or good. Jane Reynen and Albertine Dial earned good ratings.
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Central
Iowa City
College Midwest
Carolyn Coleman
Bob Bergman
Shirley Greendyke
Inta Simsons
Delyn
Jane Reynen
Albertine Dial
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Melvin Hartgers
LaDonna
Marlene Booy
Council Bluffs
Faye Visscher
Faye
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Geneva Rus
Oskaloosa
Organized Swine Producers
Ass’n
Tunis van Dyk
de Leeuw
Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Sales and Service
Vos
Chronicle News
Graham Hall
Dion
Jack Boatema
Chamber of Commerce
Pool Park
Pvts
Ray Meulpolder
Dick Edwards
4Th Armored Division
Ford Hood
Texas
Army
Raymond G. Meulpolder
Richard H. Ed
Pet
Clarence Leydens
Fort, Benning, GA
Earl Poblmase
Ventures
Richard the Third
Peoria News
Mra
Joban Westercamp
Will van Sant
Iowa A
Youth Center
Avis Brookins
Fourth Ave. East
Pella Country Club
Cornland
Phosphorus
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