Births and trips mark March events in Mahaska county
A March round of births, travels, and hospital notes fills Mahaska county. New babies arrive at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. residents from Sully Otley and Pella appear in birth and dismissal reports. Local trips include Bert Van Hemert’s car registration and Henry Van Steenwyk’s motor vacation to Hot Springs, San Antonio, and Phoenix. Several families visit relatives, while church bulletins note calls and illnesses.
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Paul Depanne
Sully
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Connie Vain
Mahask
Henry van Steenwyk
Pella
Hot Springs
Arkansas
San Antonio
Texas
van Steenster
Dick van Klaveren
Phoenix
Arizona
Gerrit van Kooten
Henry de Jong
Harris Nieuwama
Kate van Dyk
Mahaska
Arthur de Vries
Little Daughter
Otley
Mercy
Earl Pohlmann
Knoxville
Leslie Hill
Montezuma
Wayne
The
Third Reformed Church
Gysbert Ter Louw
John van Haaften
John Veenstra
Grace Slykhuis
Mercy Hospital
G. Horman
Iowa City
Gerrit van Maanen
H. W. de Bruin
KRNT to Air Iowa NCAA Games and Boys State Tourney
KRNT Des Moines will provide play by play of Iowa NCAA tournament games with Al Couppee announcing. Iowa opens Friday March 11 at 9:30 p.m. in Evanston Illinois against the winner of Penn State vs Memphis State. If Iowa Hawks win they play March 12, otherwise Consolation game.
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KRNT
Des Moines
University of Iowa
al Couppee
Iowa
Evanston
Ilinois
Penn State
Memphis State
Lexington
Hawks
Kansas City
Iowa N. C. A. A
Steering and Sifting Committees Shape Iowa Legislation
Town lawmakers resume work on the 1955 session with steering in the House and sifting in the Senate guiding bills. Key names include Duane E. Dewel and J. K. Lynes on the committees, with debates over toll roads, gas tax increases, and immunity rules for lawmakers. Public probes into highway commission are proposed by Republicans Pollock and Dillon, and Democrats seek a bipartisan inquiry with $30,000 funding.
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Iowa Press Association
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Duane E. Dewel
Algon ‘Man
J. K. Lynes
Plainfield
An DeVere Watson
Council Bluffs
Harry Watson
Sanborn
J. G. Madrid
George L. Scott
West ‘Union
X.T. Prentis
Mt. Aye
A. J. Johnson
Elkader
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
C. Nolan
Iowa
Iowa Petroleum Industries Committee
Iowa Farm Bureau
Hoegh
Highway Commission
Roscoe Pollock
Douds
William Dillon
Columbus Junction
Nocturnal Child Rearing Adage Cited by Educator
A quoted teaching principle argues that children learn from calm instruction not threats. The author suggests keeping essentials within reach and allowing a child to observe, while restraint and steady support outperform punishment.
When We Threaten A Child We Break Trust And Fear
The piece argues that young children destroy objects not from naughtiness but curiosity and fear. It urges avoiding threats and punishment, keeping valuable items out of reach, and guiding learning with calm, protective parenting rather than scolding.
Plant More Potatoes Meeting Urges Local Farming Push
In New Hampton during March 1896 President A B Stickney of the Chicago Great Western Railway urged farmers to plant more potatoes to reduce imports and boost local production, signaling an agricultural initiative tied to railway interests.
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New Hampton
A. B. Stickney
The
Chicago Great Western Railway
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Chronicle
Xaosye
Bert C. van Hemert
William Mikesell
Ford
Ben Vogelaar
Moline
Vioss
Berniee Vogelaar
Robert Menning
New Orleans
Ciufe
Gulf Coast
G. A
A. T. Ver Meer
Nearmeyer
William Verwers
Oakdale
Tellit
Second Reformed Church
Harold Leestma
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Nick Winder Ploeg
Howard Vander Lindens
California
Ental
Bernie van der Linden
Howard
Pasadena
Toronto
Canada
Rexall Company
Carrie Muilenberg
Newton
George Browning
Wayne Pos
John
John W. Vander Linden
Jacob Snellers
Prairie City
Still Hospital
Ben Ver Hey
Oska- Joosa
Francis S. van Vark
Robert William Monsma
Aric Boot
William Stursma
First Reformed Church
Anthony Haverkamp
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Mary Beekman
Jacob van Wyk
First Christian Reformed Church Bulletin
H. L. Meppelink
B. Klyn
Peter van Drunen
Anne Zylstra
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Nick Vander Ploeg
Andrew Ver Ploeg
Worp Borgeman
Clarence Buerkens
Nick
Buck
Helen Curtis
Albertha
Beauty Salon
van Eaton
Sioux City Republican
Iowa Free Roads ‘Association
Davenport
Beardsley Lastpril
Leo Hoegh
Raymond Cornick
New London
William Denman
Iowa Tax Commission
State Board of Education
Spa
Roper
GAS Division
Iowa Electric
Iowa Card Welfare Researchtation
Bernie Menning
Soreo
A. Kooyman
Rosia
Antenna
Porrast
Buick Wien
Buick
America
Wes Bow
Ves
Main Street
Pella, Iowa
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