Sidelights on Pellas 1952 Tulip Festival
Report on Pella Tulip Time 1952 notes visitors braved rain yet enjoyed flower shows tours and local displays. Photographers and residents kept events active despite weather. Tulips benefited from cool conditions. experts advise bulb care and post festival planting plans.
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City School Costs Rise 8.75 Percent in 1951
The May Iowa Taxpayer reports operating costs in 117 Iowa city schools up 8.75 percent from 1950. A table lists average daily attendance and per pupil costs for Pella and nearby towns, noting higher local costs in the high grade levels due to small enrollments.
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Belmond student Ernst Hahner to return home after year
Belmond high school classmate documented Ernst Hahner a German exchange student will leave Belmond soon. He plans to return to Germany when the school year ends, marking the close of his exchange stay.
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Ernst Hahner
Belmond
Belmond Goon
Germany
Two Men Injured In Highway 163 Crash
Two men were injured Friday in a collision on Highway 163 six miles northwest of Oskaloosa. Stanley W. Hammel, 27, Des Moines salesman, remained hospitalized with crushed ribs. John C. Den Hartog, 54, Leighton produce buyer, suffered a head concussion and possible additional injuries. Damages were estimated at 1800 dollars for Hammel’s 1951 Plymouth and about 600 for Den Hartog’s pickup. Sheriff Dwight H. Mateer investigated.
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Des Moines
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Leighton Produce Buyer
Mercy Hospital
Toney
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Hammel Auto
Oskaloosa Herald
Potatoes Sold Above Price Ceiling Found in Iowa
Many cases of potatoes sold above price ceilings have been uncovered in Iowa and referred to enforcement authorities. Vincent L. Browner, price executive of the Iowa Office of Price Stabilization, stated that many grocers appear to have violated the limits and are facing action.
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Iowa
Vincent L. Browner
Office of Price Labilization
Potato price complaints rise amid by passed channels
Consumers and officials report growing complaints about potato purchases above ceilings. Browner notes tracing origin by OPS agents with full cooperation from price officials in producing states. Iowa office cites chaotic market as normal channels are bypassed by itinerant suppliers. Truckers often accept grower quotes rather than set ceiling prices.
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Browner
Iowa
Erceili
Special Services At Open Bible Church Friday Evening
Rev Paul Hartman a Cuban missionary will lead a special service at the Church of the Open Bible Friday at 745 pm He presents three native Cubans from their missionary Bible school who will sing quartet numbers and share testimonies of deliverance from Catholicism The public is invited ahead of the Open Bible annual conference in Pella for this one night event
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Cuba
Church of the Open Bible
Missionary Bible School
Pella
Pastor dies in Hamilton County traffic death
Rev. E. M. Yee of Minot South Dakota is identified as Hamilton County's first traffic fatality. The report notes his role as a pastor and details surrounding the fatal incident in the county.
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E. M. Yee
Minot
S. Dak
Hamilton County
Soil Management Topic at Ames June Meeting
Farm managers county assessors and farm loan reps arrive at Iowa State College June 3 for the 25th soil management and land valuation short course. Dean Floyd Andre and M A Anderson lead sessions as the program centers on Iowa crop production capacity with a June 4 tour of agronomy farm research.
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Iowa State College
Floyd Andre
M. A. Anderson
Iowa
Parents Should Direct Children With Understanding Says Dr. Ojemann
Iowa University psychologist Dr. Ralph H. Ojemann told a State College Pennsylvania audience that children do not need to run wild to be healthy. He urged a middle course where parents guide expressions toward cooperative behavior, explaining needs and causes behind actions. He emphasized understanding children and learning causal thinking early, noting parental education programs must repair misconceptions and update parents.
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R. H. Ojemann
Iowa University
Ralph H. Ojemann
State University of Town
State College, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Conference On Family Relations
Ojoman
Ojemann
Ofemann
Gosselink chosen for State 4-H Conservation Camp
John Gosselink of Pella was selected at the Marion County Boys 4-H Committee meeting on May 8 to attend the State 4-H Conservation Camp. The camp, June 9-14 at Camp Mitigwa near Boone, aims to train 4-H youth in natural resource conservation and leadership. Gosselink, son of Mr and Mrs Leonard J Gosselink, has six years in 4-H with Lake Prairie club led by Gerrit Van Haalen and assistant John Hiemstra.
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Marion County
John Gosselink
Palla
Mitigwa
Boone
Iowa
Leonard J. Gosselink
Pella
John
Lake Prairie
Gerrit van Haalen
John Hiemstra
Motor Vehicle Deaths Rise by 1600 in U S Last Year
A government report shows 1600 more people died in U S motor vehicle accidents in the previous year than in 1950, highlighting a significant rise in road fatalities and safety concerns nationwide.
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