Local notes from Oskaloosa and Pella area events
Oskaloosa hospital dismissals and visitors noted. People include Ben Koyk and Mrs. Cornelius Van Wyk, plus infant, and Mrs. John Weyers and daughter. Guelph guests Reverend John Ter Louw spoke at Trinity Reformed Church. Calvin College A Cappella Choir members and spring tour details feature Pella area students Arlene Goemsat Shirley Menninga and Lillian Vander Hart. Abbott Laboratories booklet with Fred Faassen honored for 20 years service. Bruce Buerkens among Iowa State Teachers College spring choir tour participants. Lois Knopf Grey returns to Colorado after visiting Pella grandparents. Mary Ann DeVin pledged Alpha Phi at Missouri. Outstanding Pledge Award noted. Multiple hospital entries, travel to Rio Grande valley and New Orleans trip, and Calvin College student Eleanor Vander Beek’s East tour mentioned.
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Oskeloos
Vander Hart Sisters
Ter Louw
Trinity Reformed Church
Arlene Goemsat
Shirley Menninga
Lillian Vander Hart
Pella
Calvin College
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Ontario
Canada
Abbott Laboratories
Chicago
Pharmagraph
Pelle
Abbott
Fred Faassen
Fred
Lake County
Junior Achievement Board
Waukegan Rotary Club
Forward
Chamber of Commerce
Zion Methodist Church
Eleanor Vander Beek
Abe Vander Beek
Henry Vander Beek
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Grand Rapids
Visitors and travels around Newton and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs George Browning of Newton visited with Mrs Carrie Muilenberg. Earl Boat of Poughkeepsie New York visited with his brother Bert Boat and family after attending a toolmakers show in Chicago. Mr and Mrs George Ver Stoe were guests of Mr and Mrs Mark Schakel in Newton. Martin Paardekooper and Gerald Paardekooper with daughter Martha Kay Beem of Knoxville left on a ten day South trip, taking Mrs Beem to Camp Chaffee Arkansas where her husband serves in the army. Dr and Mrs Gerrit Vander Lugt returned from a Florida winter vacation. Verle Ver Dught and Don Toom passed the state real estate broker exam after training at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Ray De Haan returned from a Florida trip visiting Camp Gordon and Sidney and other places of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Boat
Poughkeepsie
New York
Bert Boat
Earl
Standard Gauge Company
Chicago
George Ver
Mark Schakel
Newton
Martin Paardekooper
Pella
Gerald Paardekooper
Martha Kay Beem
Knoxville
South
Verle Ver Dught
Don Toom
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Ray de Haan
Camp Gordon
Sidney
Florida
Conservation Meeting Planned For April 5 6 and 7
A three day spring conference for Iowa educators and conservationists will be held at the 4 H Camp near Luther from April 5 to 7. Attendees include officials from the State Department of Public Instruction many Iowa colleges the Soil Conservation Service the National Park Service and Forest Service the State Conservation Commission and several Iowa school administrators and teachers. The meeting aims to coordinate conservation education promote new teaching aids and discuss teacher training adult education and agency functions in conservation education.
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Iowa
Luther
State Department of Public Instruction
Soil Conservation Service
National Park Service and
Forest Service
State Conservation Commission
Marion County 4-H Clubs Hit All-Time Membership High
4-H leaders report a record total of 301 members across Marion County with 19 new juniors. Clubs meet mainly in homes and some in club houses while focusing on Animal Husbandry topics. junior members age 9 can participate but cannot exhibit until age 10.
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Marion County
Robert of
Bussey
Emong
Atomic Energy in Animal Research at Iowa State College
Researchers at Iowa State College use atomic energy principles in dairy animal studies. In the new Dairy Nutrition Laboratory, radioactive tracers mirror digestion and metabolism, emitting signals recorded by Geiger counters to reveal internal body processes. Associate professor R. S. Allen explains these tracers are single atoms that provide measurable data.
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Iowa State College
Dairy Nutrition Research Laboratory
R. S. Allen
Radioactive Tracers Used in Livestock Research
Researchers describe using radioactive phosphorus and other tracers to track how long they stay in blood, pass into waste, and deposit in tissues. In a 4 day study two calves received injections, with blood and waste measured, then animals sacrificed to assess tissue uptake. Safety measures and animal welfare are emphasized as essential.
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Plain Nee Allen
Allen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bruce Buerkens
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Lois Knopf
Ruth Knopf Grey
Greeley
Colorado
W. W. Langerak
Columbu
Turner
Johnston Hall
Mary Ann de Vin
University of Missouri
Alpha Phi National Sorority
Hns
Sally Germin
Great Falls
Montana
Mary Ann
Deborah Lynn
Wilfred Willems
Jornie Vanden Baard
Henry D. Jansen
Sully
Mahaska Hospital
Edward V. Goad
Riverside
California
Chyrsler Corp
David C. King of
Mercy
Peter Tysseling
Nick Mepelink
Bert Vander Uunen
Prairie City
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
New Orlea
Mississippi Valley
George Browning of
Carrie Muilenberg
Michaels Stern
Curlee
Sewell
van Heusen
Atomic Energy In Animal Research
Vander Linden
Rexall
Borden's
Borden
Garden Square Cafe
Wyngarden
Hank
Nick
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