Study of Folk Speech Iowa University Project
A new linguistic atlas project in Iowa aims to map regional speech by interviewing residents across Iowa and neighboring states. Led by Professor Harold B. Allen, with Dr. Rachel Kilpatrick directing Iowa fieldwork, the study uses 500 questions, phonetic transcription, and wire recordings to capture local terms and pronunciation.
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Iowa University
Iowa City
Iowa
Towa
Upper Midwest
Harold B. Allen
University of Minnesota
United States
Canada
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Rachel Harris Kilpatrick
Germany
State University of Iowa
New England
American Council of Learned Societies
Edward Kallemyn Seeks Iowa State Treasurer Post
Edward J. Kallemyn 86, executive secretary of the World War II Service Compensation Board, announced as a Republican candidate for Treasurer of State to succeed retiring John M. Grimes. A World War II veteran active in Grundy Center and now residing in Pella, he cites his record administering the Town Soldiers Bonus and prior roles in state government.
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Edward J. Kallemyn
Bonus
John M. Grimes
Kallemyn
Pella
Morocco
Tunisia
Naples
Cassino
French Morocco
Casablanca
Saint Maxine
France
North Africa
George S. Patton
Grundy Center
Grundy Academy
Farm Bureau
Central College
Central
Iowa State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
52Nd General Assembly
United States
Janie
Johnnie
S. G. De Cook Cited For Aid On Highway
S G De Cook of near Leighton was cited by the state safety department for aid at the scene of a fatal accident February 16 ten miles north west of Oskaloosa on highway 163. Mrs Mac Finch of Des Moines was killed in the head on crash with F G Finch and Homer Schenk of Des Moines. De Cook was first at the scene and helped manage traffic until officers arrived. Other Towans cited include M B Cuthbertson of Toledo for rescuing two persons from wrecked cars in a snow bank and aiding eight miles to a doctor. Fred T Fenchel of Strawberry Point and Don Lamphier of Oelwein were cited for unusually outstanding assistance near Oelwein February 28.
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S. G. de Cook
Leighton
State Public Safety Department
Oskaloosa Herald
Mac Finch
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
F. G. Finch
Homer Schenk
Mahaska County
Highway Patrol
de Cook
M. B. Cuthbertson
Toledo
The
Culbertson
Fred T. Fenchel
Strawberry Point
Don Lamphier
Oelwein
Engineering Preview at Iowa University March 24 25
The Associated Students of Engineering at the University of Iowa sponsor an Engineering Preview in Iowa City on Friday and Saturday March 24 and 25. Demonstrations and experiments across aeronautical chemical civil electrical industrial and mechanical engineering will run from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The event showcases college work and academic life as part of Mecca Week alongside visits and the State Basketball Tournament.
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Associated Students of Engineering
The
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Mecca
Engineering College
College of Engineering
Former Dorothy Vander Ploeg’s Legacy Ties Local Veteran Groups
The obituary notes a Pella Iowa resident connected to the Dutch Reformed Church and multiple veterans and fraternal organizations. He held leadership in the Fort Des Moines Veterans Coop and was active in the American Legion VFW Am vets and the Criminal Investigation Association of World War II.
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Dorothy Vander Ploeg
Pella
Iowa
The
Dutch Reformed Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Am* Vets
Criminal Investigation Association of
Fort Des Moines
Best Judge at Market Litter Show
Arnold Dykhuis won the Morrell Ham prize for judging two classes of market hogs at the Market Litter Show in Ottumwa on March 1 and 2. The contest graded live appearance and carcass value through live and slaughtered evaluations, including back-fat and ham fullness, then weighed wholesale cuts to determine actual hog value. About 150 high school contestants entered, with Dykhuis placing first.
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Ottumwa
Arnold
Air Forces Member Graduates from MP School
Private First Class Herbert Rumbaugh USAT son of Mrs Lena Rumbaugh 218 Carson Street Pella Iowa will graduate March 17 from The Military Police School Camp Gordon near Augusta Georgia after a six week program in military police training At graduation Colonel William J May will present Rumbaugh with a certificate He will then be assigned to Air Policeman duties His new station has not yet been announced Rumbaugh attended Pella High School before enlisting in October 1949
Gerald Terpstra buys Angus cattle in Iowa purchase
Gerald Terpstra of Pella purchased two purebred Aberdeen Angus cows and a bull from Dyer Brothers and Sons of Pleasantville, Iowa, expanding his herd with a small cattle deal.
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Gerald Terpstra
Stra of
Pella
Dyer Brothers and Sons of
Pleasantville
Lowa
Keota man observes 100th birthday near state’s century mark
John Haupert of Keota turned 100 years old last month near the state’s centennial anniversary. A widower, he remains in fair health and marked a full century of life in the community.
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Towa
John Haupert
Keota
Haupert
CROP drive totals from Marion County reported
Marion County contributions to CROP reached 3555.92 with split canvass names by Warner H. Vande Voort, listing North including Pella at 817.52 and South including Knoxville at 10 plus state totals. From Des Moines HQ the story notes national dedication in Chicago, praise for Whiteside County, and thanks from a French orphanage for Iowa cereal gifts.
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Ma County
Warner H. Vande Voort
Pella
Knoxville
Mahaska County
Jasper County
Mit
Des Moines
Chicago
Tawa
Continental National Bank
Whiteside County
Ilinois
Hubert Wet Co
Het
Albert W. Farmer
CROP
Wetzel
Catholic Rural Life
Jew and
Church World
France
Iowa
An Phanage
Mail carrier retires after decades of service in Brooklyn
In Brooklyn a longtime mail carrier retires after years serving the community. The household routes and local post office miss him as he concludes a career spanning many years, marking the end of an era for local mail delivery.
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Brooklyn
Care
Serview
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Christine
Arnold Dykhuis
Morrell
COOP
Omar Wonder
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Farmers Union
Air Forces
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Otley Area
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