Eighteen Pella Girls Visit Hospital During Career Day
Eighteen girls from Pella Public and Pella Christian high schools joined a county wide nursing career day at Oskaloosa on March 16. Students from several schools toured the Mahaska County Hospital, visiting departments from anesthesia to radiology and stopping for a meal in the dining room.
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Pella
Barnes City
Cedar
Roerks Lacey
Oekaloesa
A.’ Phillips
Ipl
Director of Nurses
Missionary furlough visit and baby shower attendees
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Woelbur Cedar Falls visited Miss Sarah Bakker on missionary furlough from Sudan Interior Mission in Africa last weekend. Mrs Wayne Vandenberg hosted a baby shower for Mrs Martin Visser with many guests from local families and visitors from Knoxville and Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Woelbur
Cedar Falls
Sarah Bakker
Sudan
Africa
Frank Bakker
Wayne Vandenberg
Martin Visser
J. B. Tucker
Arnold Schippers
Don Andrews
Connie Vandenberg
Lyle Ryan
Andy van Borkum
Sadie Kaldenberg
Darlene
Gerald Koopman
George Carson
Philip Visser
Knoxville
Gerrit Visser
Rosemary
Robert Visser
Bill Husted
Lloyd Goad
Newton
Bob de Ronde
Principal Attends Chicago Convention
The principal of Pella Public High School returned from Chicago Illinois after attending the annual North Central Association Convention. He served part of his three day attendance on an evaluation committee for the association, which accredits high schools. Pella Public has been a member for fifteen years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ins
Pella Public High Schol
Chicago
Ill
North Central Association
North Cental Association
Pella Public
Master Swine Producer Cites Clean Ground For Pigs
Delos Vanden Berg near Pella Iowa earned the title master swine producer by raising 188 pigs on 40 acres in 184 days, averaging 1.17 pounds daily. He fed 45 feeder cattle, produced 41 litters with over nine pigs per sow, and emphasizes clean ground to prevent disease. He uses hybrid sows and balanced rations with corn, plus water hauled to pigs and bi daily feedings.
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Delos Vanden Berg
Delos
Iowa
Pella
Vanden Berg
van den Berg
Vander Zyl Uncovers 1886 Dutch Newspaper Found
Walter Vander Zyl and his wife discovered a brown stained Dutch newspaper dated 1886 tucked under a drawer in their Book Shop. The issue titled Provincial en Stedlijk Dagblad came from Utrecht to the Pella Weekblad and features front page news, interior ads, and a health books advertisement. Vander Zyl owns additional papers from other countries found in the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Walter Vander Zyl
En Stedlijk Dagblad
Utrecht
Pella Weekblad
Vertise Gas Motors
Seed Index Proves A Little Pencil Work Saves Money
Seed buyers can rapidly compare seed lots using the pure live seed index, says L E Everson of Iowa State College seed testing lab. By checking purity, germination, and price on the seed tag, buyers compute the index to see how much they pay for live seed, aiding choice between lots.
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L. E. Everson
Iowa State College
Everson
Electric bed coverings move from feather beds to modern warmth
A farm house reminiscence trades feather beds for electric bed coverings. The piece notes electric blankets and sheets are lightweight yet warm, come in multiple colors and fabrics, suit single or double beds, and feature self regulating controls for individual comfort. It mentions convenient switch placements and copper heating elements with sealed insulation.
Seed pricing comparison guides live seed value
A reader explains how to compute a pure live index by multiplying percentages for Lot A and Lot B, then dividing prices to find actual costs per pound of live seed. Despite seeming cheap on tags, Lot B may cost more per live pound. the method aims to help buyers judge value and save money.
April 6 Deadline for Examinations in 19 Cities
The Oskaloosa Employment Service announces exams on April 23 in 19 cities including Ottumwa Iowa City and Des Moines. Applications must be on file by April 6. Clerical and professional posts across State agencies such as Social Welfare Employment Security Health Services for Crippled Children and the Town Mental Health Authority are included. Appointment details and salary info are at the Oskaloosa Employment Service Office.
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Oskaloosa Employment Priice
Ottumwa
Towa City
Des Moines
Shaw
Department of Social Welfare
Employment Security Commission
State Department of Health
State Services For Crippled Children
Town Mental Health Authority
Employment Service
Oskaloosa
Second Reformed Members Entertain Hear Rev Leestma
The Second Reformed Church hosted Rev Harold Leestma wife and two sons from Holland Michigan over the weekend. He met the congregation in Pella to fill the Tanis vacancy and preached both morning and evening. He spoke at Webster School and the College Chapel and stayed with local families during his visit.
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Second Reformed Church
Hoats
Harold Leestma
Holland
Mic
Leestma
Edward Tanis
Pella
Sant
Leestima
Burt Baron
William van Sittert
Webster School
College Chapel
Bruinekool Family Drilling Wells for Three Generations
The Bruinekool family has run a three generation well drilling business since 1889. Art Bruinekool, who took over as a teen after Henry’s 1922 passing, has drilled over 1,000 wells and the family a combined total of more than 3,000. They maintain detailed soil strata records and have improved drill bit life using Art’s heat treatment method. The Monroe city well marks the third generation in service, with current costs rising from four dollars per foot to just over three times that amount. Water reliability is their guarantee and a farm well is viewed as a high priced asset with an average life around 50 years.
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Bruinekool
Henry Bruinekool
DeWayne Bruinekool
Henry
Art
Grover
Douglas
DeWayne
Bruinekools
Monroe
Art Bruinekool
Men Pled Guilty In Fort Madison Escape Case
Two inmates linked to a Fort Madison penitentiary escape faced trial. Clifford Boslough confessed to a Newton car theft and Otley robbery before fleeing to Nebraska, pled guilty to a 10 year sentence and Loren Jarman secured his confession. Armstrong was returned to Fort Madison after Boslough’s confession surfaced.
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Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Clifford Boslough
State Penitentiary
Boslough
Armstrong
Newton
Otley
Nebraska
Loren Jarman
Marion County
Fort Madison
Lines by Loglow proposal promotes United States Savings Bonds
A promotional note urges readers to invest in United States Savings Bonds. It claims quick gains and favorable returns, noting a ten year period could yield 80 percent. The message emphasizes relief from financial trouble by purchasing bonds.
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T. D. Beintema
Dark Beintema
Leighton
Gerald Rysdam
Ozarks
C. Vander Linden
Florida
Ernest Bieshaar
Freemont
I. J. Beerends
Methodist Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Gerald A. Ter Louw
Gerrit Roorda
Prairie City
Gerald
Sand Ridge
John Hoeksema
Ralph Wisse
Houston
Wisses
Bert Roel
Ofson
Jefferson St
Kuyper
Frank Warner
Detroit
Michigan
Mark Thomas
California
Dave Thuesday
Thomas
Missouri
B. H. Langerak
Dudok Langerak
Camp Ordon
Richard W. Goad
Suzanne
Jayne
Denver
Colo
E. V. Goad
Hey
Nts
Lee Palmer
Macksburg
Rozenboom
Deceil Stouwie
Vis
Bob Leftwitch
Mark
Michael
Marvin Bruxvoort
Carol
John
Ben Stouwie
Nathan
Linda
Kenny
Robert Hoyt
Barbara
Beverly
John Veenstra
Jerald Dykstra
Bonnie
Connie
Shirley
Geraldine Samson
Vickie Lee
Elmer Klein
Judy
Steven
Leonard Neels
Willis ‘Lee
Sara Vos
Margaret
Rene ‘Veenendaal
Phyllis
Robert Rozenboom
Stephen
Larry
Leroy Veenendaal
Sharon
Ven Wyk
Martin’ Vander Beek
Mary Lou
Don van ‘Wyngarden
John L. Veenstra
Cecil Vander Molen
White Way Auto Co
Merle van Steenis
Bel Air
Paul Simons
Lyle ‘Wayne Deal
Bert ©. van Hemert
Harry de Bruin
Ivan Broderson
Wm. H. Terlouw
Rene van Engelhoven
Marion County State Bank
Jacob Vos
Boat & Boatsma
Charles Patterson
Iowa City
C. Schippers
A. M. Vance
Henry Brom
Mr. Brom
Marion J. Wittenburg
Peoria
Gilbert van Wyk
Howard Bogaards
Japan
Henry Scholten
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Catherine Slobe
Mr. Scholten
Myra
Howard
Tommy
Helen Coyne
Ft. Dodge
IT Il Sadler
Mercy
Hronicle
Chronicle News
Sunda
Athering
Tom Best
Sandra Sele
Lacetse
Best . Leestma
Lou Aan le
Vander Zyl
Ira Miller
Farm Electrification Bureau
Rev
Bruinekool Family
Jack Else
de War
Cleani
Bree Hollebrands
Hesslink
Lee Liters
Liter
United States Savings
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