Tulip Time Guests and Distant Visitors Fill Pella
A flood of Tulip Time visitors fills the Pella area with locals and friends from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Chicago and Des Moines while several residents return from travel and hospital stays. Notable names include Margaret Nelson Janet De Mots and Oran Van Niewaal along with many Vander Linden and De Haan relatives and associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet de Mots
Klemme
Iows
Bert Vande Kieft
Oran van Niewaal
Alonzo de Haan
Iowa City
Dale Vaner Pol
Alonzo
University of Iowa
Bonnie Buerkens
Carroll, Iowa
Susan Grandman
Joe Faassen
Clarinda
Iowa
Fred Faassen
Zion
Ilinois
Pella
Joe
Tulip
Fred
Farmers Invited to Conservation Field Day at Fairfield
Jefferson County hosts a soil conservation field day on Friday May 16 at the Cloyd Cornick farm located 1 ½ miles west of Fairfield on Highway 34. Demonstrations include long grass silage preparation and soil conservation farming, with lunch provided and ample parking. Supported by Jefferson County Soil Conservation in cooperation with state agencies Extension Service and the Wittenburg Garage of Pella invites area farmers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Vander
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
M. Vander Linden
Kensington ¥.W.C.A
George Ramsey
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ray Gosselink
Mahaska
Dan D. Dieleman
John Pethoven
Earl Pohlmann
California
Howard Vander Linden
Altadena
Dorothy Cook
San Francisco
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Highway 34
Iowa
Jefferson County Soil Conservation
Si Conservation Service
State Soil Conservation
Wittenburg
Pella
Jefferson Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
State
Bingham Feed and Impl. Co
Melcher
Blew's Garage
Shafer Implement Co
Tri-State Farm
Keohuk
van Zetten Implement Co
Vanderwilt's Inc
Knoxville
West Point Implement Co
West Point
Arie Vander Hoek
Jasper County
Fairmount
John W. Meyer
Retired banker Nollen writes on economics
Editor notes a column by Mr. Nollen, former Bankers Life chairman and president, a native of Iowa. He is recognized nationally as an economist and investor, having directed a major city’s largest financial institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nollen
Bankers Life Co
Towa
Nomies
Rainy-day reserves cited as key to stable prosperity
The piece argues Americans hold over 500 billion in liquid assets including insurance and pension reserves, cash, and securities. It notes 130 billion in currency and deposits and 50 billion in Savings Bonds, emphasizes savings underpin price stability, warns against government stimulus or loosening credit, and urges self-control for free market normalcy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Prices for Iowa farm products rise slightly in April
Iowa Crop and Livestock Review reports the index of prices received by Iowa farmers rose 2 points to 298 percent of the base in the month ending April 18, compared with 296 a month earlier. Beef and veal prices climbed while hog prices dipped slightly and sheep trends are noted as part of the month’s price movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Tornadoes Hit Lonoke Area Like Many Across South
A shattered home near Lonoke Arkansas shows the devastation from tornadoes that swept seven southern states on March 31. The storms damaged 1 044 homes and affected 4 510 families. At least 214 people were killed and 2 000 injured. Red Cross casework paid medical bills for hundreds of victims including a daughter of a local family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Nelson
Lonoke
Arkansas
Yous
Bas
Red Cross
Dairy and Crop Prices Show Mixed April Movements
Lamb prices held steady while the dairy product index fell from 310 to 292 as butterfat declined. The poultry and egg index rose slightly from a mid-April low of 173 after five months of decline. The all crop index climbed from 271 to 277 as corn prices increased and other items stayed largely stable.
LeMars Red Cross drive donor Mrs Mary McManus honored
In LeMars the first donor to the Red Cross flood relief drive is identified as Mrs. Mary McManus, aged 9. The brief notice notes her compassionate act and the community response to the disaster aid effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars
Red Cross
Mary McManus
School Safety Patrol Day Highlights Quiet Heroism
A reader recalls May 10 school patrol day and a simple incident that shows patrols protect children daily. If patrols do their job, there’s no dramatic rescue, yet the quiet reliability underscores their value to 7500 Iowa programs and 100000 students crossing streets safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa School Safety Patrol Day Celebrated by Governor Beardsley
The article notes seven years without a fatal car incident at a school safety patrol crossing in Iowa and reports no patrol member saving a life in an unusual act. It mentions May 10 as School Safety Patrol Day proclaimed by Governor Beardsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Lews
Beardsley
Tractors Burn When Neighboring Units Catch Fire
Farmers Srekra and Claude Antis in Richland County reported their identical model tractors burned after a fire outbreak. The incident involved two new Holland style units, both destroyed in the blaze, with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srekra
Claude Antis
Richland Coe Byehros
Antisdell
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San Jose
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James Ebbers
del de Haan
Philmont
New York
Charles Tapley
Sac City
E Preets
J. Buwalda
Wayne Pos
John
Des Moines
John W. Vander Linden
Cleora Sikkink
Nadine Reque
Luther College
Decorah
Bernie Vander Linden
Miss Sikkink
Vander Lindens
Bert de Reus
Omaha
Nebraska
Bert
Louis Williams
Biloxi
Mississippi
Philip Kempkes
Kempkes
Jean Cook
George Maasmann
Chicago
Ed Cook
Ernest Schippers
Bellevue
Arnold J. Schippers
Fred Dekker
Jerry Vanden Berg
Waterloo, Iowa
Lena Hoksbergen
Mercy
Ray Hoksbergen
Denver, Colorado
Tom Swank
Bert Reynolds
Boone, Iowa
Gene Stientjes
Wayne Durlam
Kay
Jefferson, Iowa
Charles F. Dykstra
Orville Dykstra
C.’ E. Martin
Dykstra
Dykstras
van Gorp Hatchery
Garaty S
Iowa Crop and Livestock Review
Fairfield, Iowa
Cornick Farm
Fairfeld
Terracing
RED Cross AB
Mullin
J. H. Shinn Hatchery
Pella, Iowa
Florida
Wrights
Kool Aid
D. Flavors
Frostee Mix
Life Beverages
Coca Cola
Pepsi Cola
UNION
Bob Hullihan
Mor
Childrens Wear Market
Vos Shopping
Insurance Agency
Franklin
Jacob de Haan
Jacob J. de Haan
Andrew H. Slings
Worth & van Zante
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