Public Notice Favorable Review for Skunk River Flood Control
Public notice announces favorable review of flood control for the Skunk River basin Iowa with two proposed reservoirs on Skunk River and Squaw Creek near Ames. It details hearings in Sigourney Newton and Ames, cost, benefits, and submission deadlines to the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk River
Iowa
Sigourney
Newton
Ames
Committee ‘On Flood Control
House of Representatives
Committee On Public Works
United States States Senate
Distict and
Squaw Creek
Joeenk
Suse Creek
Indian Creek
Board of Engineers For
Washington
D. C
Co K Tower Land
Ilinois
B. C. Snow
Corps of Engineers
Improve Pastures With Renovation for High Yield
Thin pastures can become high producers through renovation. Break the sod, apply fertility, and reseed with good legumes and grasses to improve quality and yield.
Helping a Handicapped Child Help Himself
Aston Smith from the University of Iowa notes school programs encourage self reliance in handicapped children. He stresses warm affection rather than pity, urging parents to foster independence, activity, and effort to help disabled kids grow into capable, happy adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Roosevelt
Aston Smith
Town Child Welfare Research Station
University of Iowa
Obituary of Maggie W Klein from Friesland to Pella
Mrs Maggie W Klein born June 26 1878 in Birdaard Friesland Netherlands died April 21 1962 aged 73 years 9 months 26 days. She married John R Klein June 4 1930 spent life near Otley last 25 years in Pella member of Third Reformed Church. Funeral April 23 1962 at Co operative Garden Chapel then Third Reformed Church burial Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie W. Klein
Johannes
Sarah Wouda
Birdaard
Friesland
Netherlands
John R. Klein
Otley
Pella
Third Reformed Church
Co-operative Garden Chapel
A. Haverkamp
Oakwood Cemetery
Aunt Maggie Klein Honored by Neighbors and Family
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and thoughtfulness during Mrs. Maggie Klein’s illness and surrounding her passing. Gratitude for expressions of sympathy and flowers. Nephews and Nieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Klein
Remembering Grandma Stevens A Pleasantville Death Notice
Olive Jane Flanagan Stevens wife of Arthur E Stevens died April 4 1952 aged 87. Survived by three grandsons two brothers and a host of relatives. Funeral services were held at Mason's funeral home with burial in Pleasantville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olive Jane Flanagan
Nelson
Sarah Fi A
Arthur E. Stevens
Grace
Ward
Ray Steven Stringfellow
Pleasantville
Arthur Charles Stringfellow
Bay City
Michigan
Corwin Worth Stringfellow
Des Moines
R. J. Stringfellow
J. Nelson Flanagan
Oral Flanagan
Melcher
Stevens
Grandma Stevens
Mason
Azel Smith
Floyd Shepherd
Colfax
Pleasantville Cemetery
Birthday remembrance at Home for the Aged marks 86th year
On April 24 residents and visitors gathered to honor Dries Vander Wal who turned 86. The piece lists multiple visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Vos from Peoria, Mr. and Mrs. Kruseman of Leighton, and Mrs. Net tie Van Houweling visiting Mrs. M. De Jong, with several others calling on residents and noting recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dries Vander Wal
John Vos
Peoria
EB. C. Kruseman
Leighton
Nettie van Houweling
M. de Jong
Kate Thomas
Ella Johnson
Alicia Elscott
Ted Emmert
Rillduft
Elmer de Prenger
How Neat Should Little Children Be
A child taught to tidy toys resists re shelving them, suggesting early practice. At age five motor control improves, making picking up easier than precise placement. Preschool years favor quick dropping toys into a box over careful arrangement.
First Step in Teaching Neatness to Young Children
A mother colors a wooden box with transfer pictures to create a visual cue for tidiness. The child learns to place toys and books in fixed spots, with a dedicated shelf for books and a corner for toys. Habits form gradually, balanced between structure and flexibility, notes Iowa Child Welfare Research Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afton Smith
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
State University of Iowa
Undulant Fever cases rise among Iowa farmers in 1951
Dr. John Herrick warns that undulant fever linked to infected livestock rose nearly 40 percent in Iowa last year. He notes 767 human cases in 1951, with 83 percent in men and boys handling cattle or hogs. He urges gloves, prompt isolation of affected animals, and burial of fetuses to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Herrick
Town State College
Iowa
Town
State Department of Health
Herrick
Health Service
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Wil
Jor
Wormhoudt
T. H. Klein
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Insurance Agency
A. E. Stevens
Pella Construction CO
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
C&h Steel Company
Cooley & Hansen Construction Co
Knoxville
Rick Pieter Scholter
Plains of
Hol
Rhitrole 3 Inc
Oat Ropersey
Hiawatha Tae
Ody
Brom’s
New Hampshire
REDS
Cross
Brom Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Harry Ferguson, Inc
Ford Motor Company
Estes Or
Beth
Ferguson
Wittenburg
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