Contouring Yields High in 1944 Corn Contest
The 1944 corn yield contest logged 607 entries across 18 soil conservation districts. Contoured fields produced many top scores with Maytag farm in Jasper County leading at 160.13 bushels per acre. Marion and Jasper counties dominated top finishes as districts prizeed winners at a December dinner with support from Extension and Farm Bureau offices.
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Maytag
Jaiper
Towa
Marion County
Antone M. Blom
Gerrit de Jong
J. C. Shivvers
Harry Fee
Cornelius de Hani
L. T. Newton
R. W. Livingston
Dick G. Kuiper
Paul W. Marp
Phillips
Blom
Anton M. Blom
Shive Vers
Jasper County
Maytag Farms
Albert van Zante
Maytas
Knoxville Chamber of Commerce
Marion County Soil Conservation District
Marion County Farm Bureau
Christian Church
Extension Service
Agriculture Adjustment Asociation
Woe
Agriculture Teachers of
Soil Conservation
Farm Bureau Office
Soil Constation District Office
Marl on Co High School Boys Want Work on Farms
Farmers needing seasonal help may hire town boys after school ends. May 18. John R. Stierwalt Extension Director notes several have enrolled, ages 14 and up, some with prior farm experience. Farmers should call the Farm Bureau office soon to place a boy. Many will seek other work if not placed promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Stierwalt
Farm Bureau
Will Experiment With Fertilizers On Marion Farms
An Iowa experiment in Marion County tests seven fertilizer application methods on corn to find the most effective rate and method. Conducted by Iowa State College Experiment Station with Marion County Farm Bureau and soils district cooperation, the trial sits on Ralph Sherwood and Dewey Cleair’s land east of Attica.
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Marion County
Hill
Sole
Towa State College Experiment Station
Marion County Farm Bureau
Marion County Soils District
Ralph Sherwood
Dewey Cleair
Mr. Sherwood
Attica
Mr. Cleair
Musings of the Town Crier on Ottumwa event and Tulip Time
The column recalls a Thursday Ottumwa gathering led by Herb Weinberg of NAS Ot tumwa Iowa, with photo duties and lively comments on skating street singing and folk dancing. It questions why Tulip Time could not repeat the festival here in Pella and mentions Navy family visits for Mother's Day, plus a cablegram from Dick.
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Ottumwa
Herb Weinberg
N.A.S
Iowa
Pella
Navy
Ivan
Minere
Pacific
Centen nial Circle News Reflects Community Life
Mrs Jul Uitermarkt celebrated her birthday May 8 with family at the Clayton Uitermarkt home. Numerous relatives joined including E Borgman Hen ry Roovaart Ant De Jong and others from Pella Oskaloosa and Leighton. Events included gifts meals visits and notes of V E Day school closings and local social calls.
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Goan Vandhaar
Jul Uitermarkt
Clayton Uitermarkt
E. Borgman
Henry Roovaart
Ant, de Jong
Pella
Uitermarkt
Ehner Uitermarkt
Dan Aalbers
Sandra
Oskaloosa
Tony de Jong
Ralph
I. J. van Rees
Roy de Witt
Rose Marie
Ant. de Jong
A. H. Cummings
C. Vandehaar
John Rempe
Pfe
Lester Vandehaar
Glenn van Heukelem
Abe Rempe
Wilbur Rempe
Harry de Bruin
John de Bruin
al Overbergen
Connie van Engelenhoven
Cornelius Hoekstra
Holland
Michigan
Howard Ray
Alda Mae van Heukelem
Abe Kempe
Priscilla Sisters Society
Norma Jean
Kenneth de Bruin
Wm. Kelderman
Louis van Heukelom
C. R. van Heuk
Marie van Vark
Mahaska Hospital
van Vark
Lena de Jong
S. Vander Schaaf
Louis van Henkelom
C. R. van Henkelem
Raymond van Vante
Eleanor Arvin
Robert Vander Wilt
Abel Rempe
Leighton School
Henry van Zante
Verla
Virgil
Eddyville
Raymond van Zante
Donald de Prenger
Cordova News Items From May 1945 Community
Local notes report V E Day celebrations, family visits, and illnesses. Mrs Rene Van Engelhoven underwent surgery at Mahaska County Hospital May 1 and moved to Pella May 11. Family members visited sick relatives, funeral attendance for Ed Van Hemert, and a Monroe Attica baseball game 13-10. Birds nest anecdotes and a wolf/coyote shooting near Tuff Mikesell noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Truman
America
Germany
Rene van Engelhoven
Mahaska County Hospital
Pella
Angeline
Earl Grandi
Lorena van Hemert
Neil
Vivian Karr
Sam Weyers
Everly
Bill Muilenberg
Leroy Bundy
May van Hemert
Herman
Ed van Hemert
Otley
Ells
Newton
Dwayne Sellers
Monroe
Attica
Methodist Church
Tuff Mikesell
Sunday sighting near Red Rock camp prompts wildlife notes
A report from Sunday afternoon near Dickerson camp describes a young lamblike creature with cream fur and gray back hairs, head like a fox or dog, plus a second similar specimen. A killdee hatched a bird Saturday requiring nest relocation, and a quail nest with 16 to 20 eggs was found in a brush pile. Dwight Harvey returned to base after leaving Knoxville at 11:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Rock
Dickerson Camp
Dwight Harvey
Knoxville
Man Shingles House After Family Visit
Sunday night Harry De Heer shingled Roy Karr's house with fireproof shine gles after spending over two weeks with his wife and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry de Heer
Roy Karr
Fresh fruit and veg flow sustains city daily supply
San Francisco maintains a steady daily intake of about eighty carloads or one hundred tons of fresh fruits and vegetables year round, ensuring constant citywide availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
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Joe Besser
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Ann
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Vander Wilt
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Charlie McCarthy
Jane Powell
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