Flood control talks in Skunk River valley meeting
More than 200 farmers from 18 counties attended a Sigourney public meeting with Army engineers and Soil Conservation Service officials. Col. W N Leaf outlined a planned Skunk basin survey for 1948-49, while John Glass stressed a watershed approach to conservation. Dam sites were discussed, but experts urged coordinated soil protection to save topsoil and reduce flood losses, which last June totaled over 4.1 million dollars.
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Keokuk County
Sigournney
North Country
Skunk River
Memorial Hall
Army Engineers
W.N. Leaf
Army
Corps of Engineers
Rock Island
Skunk
Skunk Valley
John Giass
Water Resources Division
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Clyde Spry
State Soil Conservation’ Committee
The
Soil Conservation Service
R. A. Wilcox
Lester Clapp
Extension Soil Conservation Authority
Col. Leaf
Jack Haley
Jasper County
Asper County
Augusta
Hoth
Onstreams
Mr. Glass
Mr. Leaf
Little Sioux
Glass
Des Moines
Leaf
Hamilton County
Marshall County
Burlington
Wears Heavies Lt. Rogers Reports From Bogota
Lt. W. C. Rogers, once a Mt. Vernon youth, tells his parents he is wearing his heavies despite being 30 miles from the equator. He is in Bogota, Colombia, at 8,500 feet elevation near a 12,000 foot peak.
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W. C. Rogers
Mt. Vernon
Equator
Bogota
Columbia
Halden Announces Run for Secretary of State Nomination
Jesse W Halden of Newton director of the Safety Education Division of the Town Department of Public Safety announces candidacy for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State in the June primaries. A veteran newspaperman and former Iowa Legion commander, Halden has long civic ties in Newton and Des Moines.
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Jesse W. Halden
Newtons
Legion
Iowa
Newton
Halden
Town Department of Public Safety
Mr. Halden
Kirst Methodist Church
Newton Chamber of Commerce
Des Moines Service Club
Newton Rotary Club
Legion Post
Farmers Find Hands at Weekly Farm Clinics
Farmers and farm workers gathered at Des Moines for weekly farm clinics run by the Iowa State Employment Service. Manager Paul Travis reported 68 men hired during the event, with 32 married and 26 single. totals may approach 76 with unreported hires. About 20 orders for qualified help were placed for filling soon.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Employment Service
Paul Travis
Travis
Farmers seek help as housing and pay entice workers
The report notes 73 to 80 farmers attended seeking aid while 64 married and 75 single workers registered, totaling 139. Attendees from Garner Centerville Fort Dodge Coon Rapids and Ottumwa found suitable jobs with housing and extras, including one Iowa county home manager hiring a man and wife as helpers.
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Garner
Centerville
Fort Dodge
Coon Rapids
Ottumwa
Iowa County
Six from Pella Named Delegates To Convention
Marion County Republicans in convention Friday chose Paul Harp farmer as their delegate to the National convention. Appointed as state delegates were Wiley Beay Brubaker W Poulson Harry Beechout S A Roberts J L Johnson K Raymond Mick Mrs Adolph Larson Gray Anderson FP Woodruff D Ward T K Ward Ed Wesselink Karl Jack Mrs Tildegarde Nesbit T A Lents A K Verrips Frank Verrips Bira Campbell Joe Templeton Lester Gilderbloom Tal Harp O W Agan. In an informal poll Stassen led with 122 votes followed by Vanden Berg 8 Taft 5 Dewey 5 Warren 1 Hineker 1 and MacArthur 1. About sixty attended.
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Marion County
Paul Harp
Farmer
Wiley Beay Brubaker
W. Poulson
Harry Beechout
S. ‘A. Roberts
Johnson
K. Raymond Mick
Adolph Larson
Gray Anderson
FP. Woodruff
D. Ward
T. K. Ward
Ed Wesselink
Karl Jack
Tildegarde Nesbit
T. A. Lents
A. K. Verrips
Frank Verrips
Bira Campbell
Joe ‘Templeton
Lester —Gilderbloom
Tal Harp
O. W. Agan
Stassen
Vanden Berg
Taft
Dewey
Warren
Hineker
MacArthur
Fiftieth Anniversary Celebrated by Second Chr Reform Church
A50th anniversary program at the Second Christian Reformed Church featured greetings from pastors and members, a history of the church tracing roots to the Pella Colony, with a 160-member families, an anniversary booklet, and musical selections by a trio, quartet, and chorus. Notable guests included Rev. M Monsma and Rev. N Van der Kieft.
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Theodore Verhulst
Mia. Verhulst
Gladys Jay
Kenneth Jay
Roger
Glenn Alvin
Verhulsts
Pella
Granfachap
Holland
Michigan
Second
Christian Reformed Church
Theo. P. Verhulst
M. Monsma
Grand Rapids
Mich
N. van der Kieft
J. M. Jan de Kieft
John Hollebeek
D. Hollebeek
A. Haverkamp
Petroelje
Classis
Vroon
Church of
Eider Henry Vander Ark
Bellflower
Calif
Bila Vander Schaaf
Artie Booy
Ruth Nikkel
A.D. Ver Meer
Gerrit de Boer
Arie van Englehoven
William Stuarsma
Fred Vander Schaaf
Presbyterian Church
Origi
J. van Rootveld
Adrian de Haan
J. M. Vande Kieft
George Vanten Berg
John’ Vanden Berg
Tunis de Haan
Five Generations Shown in Corydon Time Photo
The Corydon Time Republican published an unusual image featuring five generations of women. It spans from 78 year old Dora Brown of Humeston to her great granddaughter Cheryl Ann Van denburg, aged 12 months, highlighting deep family lineage.
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Corydon Time Republican
Dora Brown
Humeston
Cheryl Ann Vandenburg
Keystone State nickname rooted in Pennsylvania's location
The term Keystone State reflects Pennsylvania's central role among the original colonies, linked to its geographic position in the northeast. The nickname underscores its historical and strategic importance during early American growth.
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Pennsylvania
Keystone State
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John M. Vande Kieft
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