Locals News from the Chronicle and Community Notes
Local column from the Chronicle details hospital stays and recoveries including Melvin Hagen awaiting release to recuperate at home and plans to resume studies at Calvin Seminary after spring break. Florida winter visitors Stoffel Huyser and party recount trips to Key West Lakeland and Brewton Alabama before returning home.
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Melvin Hagen
Harvey, Inl
Calvin Seminary
Dick Hagen
Stoffel Huyser
Florida
Barton
Sully
Key West
Lakeland
Brewton
Alabama
Chronicle
John Ten Hagen
Rosie Goemaat
Klein couple marks 56th wedding anniversary
Mr and Mrs Klein celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on February 24 1954 at their granddaughter Mrs Henry J Cade s home with a small gathering of family and friends including the Van Wyks and others a pot luck supper ice cream and cake followed by gifts and visits. The Philathea Class will meet Friday at 7 30 with Miss Marie Lautenbach presenting a program on the Baptist Record and Amvet Auxiliary plans a March 16 meeting at 7 80 at Mrs G R Van Dyk s home.
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Mr. Klein
Henry J. Cade
Will H. Klein
Ben van Wyk
Phyllis
Bonnie
Elaine
Ralph van Wyk
Sharon
Jimmy
Denise
Gerrit van Wyk
Darrell
Lavonne
Shirley
Joe
van Wyk
Helen
Harold
Doris
Dorothy
Donna
Delmar
Lois
Leona
Howard
Harlan van Wyk
Baptist Church
Marie Lautenbach
Baptist Record
Hattie van der Meulen
Martha Clark
Edith Gezel
Minnie van Niewaal
Amvet
G. R. van Dyk
Neighbors Bid Farewell to Two Couples in Monroe
A Tuesday evening gathering at Monroe Legion Hall saw neighbors wish happiness to Mr and Mrs Dave Van Hansten as they move to 611 Columbus Street Pella and Mr and Mrs Dick Van Ekeren as they relocate to the Henry Hummel farm northwest of Monroe. The farewell featured visiting, games, and refreshments of coffee, sandwiches, fruit, and cake.
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Monroe Legion Hall
Dave van Hansten
Columbus Streets
Pella
Dick van Ekeren
Henry Hummel
Monroe
van Haaftens
van Ekerens
In Balance film shown at Rotary Club meeting
Frank De Wit chaired a Rotary Tuesday noon program featuring D. G. Beaty of Burroughs Adding Machine Company presenting a film titled In Balance. The lesson showed two partners differing over profit division and depreciation based decisions, instructing that generous worker pay must align with sound business judgment to keep employees employed and prosperous. Tunis Kempkes announced Ladies Night at the Country Club on March 16. Walter De Kock presided.
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Frank de Wit
Rotary Club
Frank
D. G. Beaty
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Tunis Kempkes
Country Club
Walter de Kock
Hard Seed Will Sprout It Just Takes More Time
L. E. Everson of Iowa State College explains most hard seed in alfalfa and clover will germinate in the field despite laboratory indicators. Environmental conditions and soil chemistry break seed coats, reducing hardness. freezing and humidity lower hardness, with scarification sparingly used for sweetclover over 80 percent hard seeds. Some hard seeds persist 2 to 4 years, possibly creating nuisance plants later.
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L. E. Everson
Iowa State College
Everson
Iowa
Lightning strike injures John Sas during call near Hull
John Sas suffered an eardrum rupture when a lightning bolt hit a telephone line as he spoke with Chester De Boer near Hull. De Boer was unhurt but heard Mrs Sas scream and sought medical help.
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John Sas
Chester de Boer
Hull
de Boer
Mrs. Sas
Marion County Board Advances 1964 Payroll and Declarations
Marion County Board of Supervisors set depositories with Community National Bank and Iowa State Savings Bank, approved official newspapers Knoxville Journal Knoxville Express and Pella Chronicle, and fixed wages. They established a 1964 wage schedule for Road Department workers, custodians, janitors, and county staff, with salaries and percentages of principal pay, effective January 1, 1964.
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Dan Dicleman
Ruth Zugg Adams
Maddy
Diclemen
John Fisher
Board of Supervisors
Fisher
Dieleman
Opal Carle
Marion County
Banksville
State Bank of
Bussey
Vesey
Community National Bank
Iowa State Savings Bank
Knoxville Journal
Knoxville Express
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Dicleman
Fern Reynolds
Pete Vinser de Bellet
Commi
LoTaeh
Gierka Gistrict Courts
Teeanaret
Sam Webb
Jack van Alat
Wilbu Peters
Marion
Mixon County
Marion County Board approves bonds and road fund plan
The Marion County Board of Supervisors, January 4 1954 minutes show approval of the official bond for Joe Clark and a cigarette retailer bond. They also adopted a plan to lead two projects with Farm-to-Market Road Funds and approved engineering cost payments from that fund.
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Joe Clark
Red Rock
Union
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Lake Prairie
Teva Wae Brewet
Gerrit Eee
Merle Magay
Dieleman
Marion County
Tows
Clinton Cherokee Oats Most Popular With Iowa Growers
Clinton and Cherokee led Iowa oat plantings in 1953 survey by Iowa State College specialists. Farmers in 38 counties reported sowing Clinton or Cherokee, with Nemaha Shelby Bonda Andrew Benton Mindo and Ajax as next choices. Rust susceptibility noted for stake varieties amid favorable weather for early infections.
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Clinton
Iowa
Iowa State College Agronomy and Botany
Nemaha
Shelby
Bonda
Andrew
Benton
Mindo
Ajax
Bond
Plant variety resistance advised for 1964 crop plan
Experts note no single wheat variety resists all diseases. Some resist crown rust but fall to stem rust races, others vice versa. Recommend growing multiple varieties to broaden protection and consult your country’s detailed variety resistance data for guidance.
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Coun
Three in ten Americans wear glasses says study
A new study finds that about three in ten people in the United States wear glasses. Researchers highlight eyeglass use across age groups and note higher rates among older adults, with implications for vision health awareness and accessibility.
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U. S
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