Local news highlights from Pella March 1954
A scattered paste of community notes from Pella Iowa covers hospital visits and surgeries in Mercy Oskaloosa, church prayer lists, travel to Rochester Minnesota, local births and dismissals, a Japanese immigrant completing studies in Newton and a concert tour by Iowa State College band with Doris Dockendorff on French horn.
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Third Reformed Church
C. van Steenis
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Bert Kersbergen
Mahaska Hospital
J. C. de Bruin
Second Reformed Church
G. B. Ver Steeg
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
C. van der Waal
Bulletin
First Christian Reformed Church
Jacoba de ‘Vries
John H. Hoogenakker
Dan Hoogenakker
Sylvia
Albert M. de Jong
Rochester
Minnesota
Albert de Jong
Charles F. Dykstra
Orville Dykstra
Pella
Iowa State College
Doris Dockendorf
Iowa
Tama
Anamosa
Maquoketa
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Marengo
Marshalltown
Miss Dockendorff
Kenneth van Maanen
Leighton
Pearl van Pearsem
Roze Goemast
Mercy
Joe Clark
Chicago
Lawrence Mills to Speak at Des Moines Art Center
Lawrence Mills, art instructor at Central College, will speak at the Art Forum monthly dinner at the Des Moines Art Center on March 19. Mills, Drake University graduate with a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Georgia, has taught at Central College since 1950.
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Lawrence Mills
D. M Art Center
Central College
Art Forum
Des Moines Art Center
Mr. Mills
Drake University
University of Georgia
Iowa rural youth plan 1954 state program at Ames
Delegations from Iowa counties plan to attend the 1954 Iowa State 4 H and Extension Service program for rural young people on the Ames campus. More than 500 in attendance will hear four talks on Molding Our Future with speaker Frank Slutz of Columbus Ohio and discussions on family life jobs and community roles. The event features a share-the-fun party, a banquet, and a business meeting for the state organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ames
Harlan Geiger
Extension Service
Frank Slutz
Columbus
Ohio
Iowa Rural Young TP Eensett Assembly
State Organisation of Local Clubs
Begin Garden Early Starting Seeds Inside
Home gardeners can gain weeks of growing weather by starting seeds indoors and transplanting later. Horticulturist Ben Vance of Iowa State College suggests using makeshift containers like paper cups and cheese boxes, and notes cabbage seeds should be started six weeks before transplanting. Flowers need about six weeks, tomatoes and peppers four to six. April 1 is a typical tomato starting date to avoid lanky plants. A soil mix of one part soil, one part sand, one part peat or well rotted organic matter is recommended, with vermiculite or sphagnum moss as substitutes. Use a complete liquid fertilizer since vermiculite and moss lack nutrients. A glass cover retains moisture, newspapers provide shade, and holes in container bottoms prevent waterlogging. Move to a sunny window once seedlings show vigorous growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Vance
Iowa State College Extension Horticulturist
Vance
Iowa Friends Gather for Grand Winter Reunion in California
A letter from D R Rhynsburger recalls a large Iowa gathering in Southern California. Col Richard F Lynch spoke as Col Los Angeles Civil Defense head. Marion county attendees listed include Jet Tracy Merritt and Gerrit Klein. A 1:30 program featured Geiser Bailey and a Queen for 2 day TV segment. 50,000 former Iowans enjoyed a potluck lunch with 25 cent badges for coffee.
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Geiser
Jack Bailey
Iowa
Hampton
Towa
T.V
Johanna Lawson
Jack Jones
Boone County
Richard F. Lynch
Los Angeles Civil Defense and Disaster Corps
Sheriffs Boys’ Band
Iown
Marion County
Jet Tracy Merritt
Gerrit P. Klein
Klein
Alice
Miz
Mara
Bara
Ara Snider
de Jong
Edward Geeds
Ia Korver
D. Jak
Pella
Jim O'Brien
Tracy Beyers
Sully
D. R. Rhynsburger
Fourth generation occupies Brown family farm near Hamburg
Near Hamburg the fourth generation is now occupying the Brown family farm where Mrs. Robert Habkunst and her husband farm the same place her grandfather settled in 1854.
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Hamburg
Brown
Robert Habkunst
Last Chance to Breed Cows for High Production
Iowa State College dairy expert Floyd Arnold explains March breeding yields December calvings, boosting fall and early winter fresheners. Fall and early winter calvings maximize winter production while spring prices dip, with calves from fall births typically hardier and pasture-fed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College
Cows Freshening Winter Affects Iowa Income Records
Association notes winter freshening of cows in Iowa. Herd records for 1962 50 indicate a $5 per head premium over feed cost for spring freshened cows, reflecting income differences tied to lactation timing and management.
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Geerl van Vark
Mercy Esphal
Oskaloosa Batra
Anes
Elmer
Mercy Sat- SS
Jimmie” Ikuta
Newton
Ikuta
Archie Bloom
Chris Kersbergen
Christine Brom
Joe Hoeksema
Gary Vogelaar
Allen
Louise Wilson
Floyd Wilson
New Virginia
Peggy Lynn
Allens
Ralph Grandman
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Howard Grandman
Charley Dykhuis
Harold den Besten
Ira Vriezelaar
Linden
Jerety
Rev
Forest Decker
Grant Eyids
Michigan
Boston
Near Kersbergen
Wichita
Kansas
Oklahoma
Robert de Vries
Wheatland College
Tllinois
Ted de Vries
Bernie Vander Linden
Robert
Dan Vander Linden
Armour van Wyk
Route 3
A. B
Bert) Kersbergen
Jarold Steenhoek of
Reasner
Dick Rhynsburger
California
Chronicle
Lincoln
Marion
Mshaska
Jasper
Arnold
Tysseling’s
Jan van Alstyne
Uma
Funeral Home
G. T. Clark
Willys
Scharing Garage
Main Street
Pella, Lowa
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