News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
Mrs. Dale Lille spent the last two weeks with her parents near Prairie City. Altoona visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Jack Vriezelaar and Lola. Neighbors from Monroe and Newton visited the Willemsen and Vander Schel families. The Vanden Berges joined others at events in Des Moines and Oskaloosa. A Mother and Daughter banquet drew 86 attendees. plastering work was done at the Rosebaum home. Maxine Ruby visits relatives in the area.
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Dale Lille
C. Carter
Prairie City
Jack Vriezelaar
Lola
Altoona
Wm. Vriezelaar
Robert Robison
Monroe
Margaret Vander Schel
Joe Lille
N Ton
Neal Willemsen
Peter Vanden Berg
Wm. Roush
Don
Raymond Rebus
Red van Dykome
Osloosa
Charles Vander Kolk
Raymond
Barbara Horton
Harley
Tra Hesselink
Leonard van Ee
Arie van Waardhuizen Sr
Arie Elyn
Gerrit Wassen
Alvin Rosebaum
Maxine Ruby
Garlan Ruby
Wayne Angove
Norman Robus
Pete
Knoxville attorney seeks publican support for county attorney
Bert McCoy of Knoxville asks publicans to support him in the June 8 primary for county attorney. Born and raised in Knoxville, he has practiced law 25 years and is known across Marion County. Voters are urged to remember the date and vote on June 3.
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Bert McCoy
Knoxville
McCoy
Marion County
Monroe Deaths and local church notices in Monroe
Obituary notes list G H Oreutt of Monroe who died at Methodist hospital May 21 with funeral services at the Oreutt home. various church activities include Vacation Bible School at Baptist and Union schools, and Methodist churches hosting sessions in Monroe. Also reports wedding of Effie Vander Schel and Robert Robison in Knoxville Iowa. birthday surprise for Phyllis Dingeman. birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Loren Tharp. Memorial Day services planned in Monroe with local band, cemetery, and park program.
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G. H. Oreutt
Oreutt
Monroe
Methodist
Orning
E. L. Patterson
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Union
W.E. Moon
Omaha
Nebraska
R. L. Patterson
W. Stevenson
Effie Vander Schel
C. Vonk
Robert Robison
Bert Robison
Knoxville
Iowa
la. J. Bond
United Prbyterian Church
Veon
Jack Duncan
Carl Matterly
Junior Kane
Blake Worth
Forrest D
Loren Tharp
Newton
Tharp
Monroe Band
PAA
L. Hall
Ouroe Park
Ay Shaffer
Prairie City
Elizabeth Shaffer
J. B. MacDonald
Dale Mullins
A. R. Vander Ploeg
D. Vander Ploeg
Jake Duim
Wilhelmina
John Anderson
Neert
Local social notes mix births visits and a county wedding
The afternoon highlights Sally visitors and a May 5 birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Gyabert Branden horst. Martin O Connor of Chattanooga Tenn visited Monroe, and Lester Pfister of El Paso Illinois attended funeral services for George Orcutt. Don and Katie Vriezelaar visited Nellie and Gradus Vriezelaar in Pella. Alana Wilson and Berta Wittmer plan a week in Omaha with the Daviks. 4 H Rally Day is June 4. Lois Baldwin is a state candidate. Carrie Jane Meyers wed Marion Birkenholtz in Monroe on May 14, with Rev Huibregtse officiating before about thirty relatives. Ruth Birkenholtz was maid of honor. Clarence Meyers acted as best man. Birkenholtz graduates rural teaching. the couple will live on a farm southwest of Newton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Gyabert Brandenhorst
Martin, O'Connor
Chattanooga
Marion Birkenholtz
Elmer Birkeholtz
Newton
Huibregtse
Prairie City
Ruth Birkenholtz
Clarence Meyers
Birkenholtz
Prairie City High School
Newton High School
Hather
Summit Township
Effie Kathryn Heemstra
Faye van Mtoekel
Howard Jonker
Bernard Menhinga
Margaret Stolin
Arie van Weelden
Arthur van Weelden
Sie
Kathryn Heemstray
John Henry
Vriezelaar
Louis van ‘Roekel
Faye
Shirley
Willa Mae
Sally V. Doorninck
den Hartog
Wene
Bert Mennenga
Bernard
Knoxville
Gerrit
Marily
Aalbers Jr
Aalb
Madeline
Parl van Hemert
Neal Wil
Edgar Ross
C. W. de Geus
Ehil
Charlie Samson
J. C. Hiemstra
Mimer Vogelaar
Lenorad
Nick Geurts
Pleasant View
Gerrit’ den Hartog
Winifred
Eugene
Gerit Aalbers
Hattie
Herman Tuinstra
Donald
Anne
BP. H. Vos
Paul
Marion Hulleman
Harold Wayne
Flenry Aalbers
Gerrit Rykon
Gilbert Vander ’ Wal
Mary van Hemert
van Hemert
E City
Earl Wagner
Monroe
Otley School
Jack and the Bean Stalle
Doris Lee
Otley
Minnie Rozeboom
Misa Irene Vriezelar
Richland
Emily Hiemstra
Pella
Summit
de Ronde Timber
Monce
Faye van Rockel
John Velma
Mary Vriezelaar
Sally van Doorninck
Ralph Poortinga
Anna Keuning
G. J. Klein
Jon Bon
Dave van
Summit Township Graduates and Honor Roll Note Local News
Summit township lists graduates Effie Kathryn Heemstra and others, with two students on the honor roll Faye Van Roekel and Bernard Menninga. The article details graduates, schoolPicnic scenes, teachers for next term, visits to Knoxville and nearby towns, and family notices from Van Roekel and Van Doorninck households.
Pella Christian School holds 1940 graduation ceremony
Graduation exercises at Pella Christian School were held May 22 1940 in First Pella Christian Reformed Church. A varied program by the band and vocal groups preceded diploma awards. Each pupil received a Bible from the school board. The class motto read Before Us Lies the Timber Let Us Build. Flowers from North End and De Jong Greenhouses decorated the platform. The Bard class also attended the county graduation in Knoxville where Thelma Gosselink was named an honor student.
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Pella
de Jong
Knoxville
Thelma Gosselink
Otley and area residents host visitors and family
The text lists numerous local residents hosting relatives and friends across Otley Fifield Mon roe Des Moines and Pella. Notable names include G J Klein John Klein C W De Geus Elmer Vogelaar Lenora Elmer Heemstra H W Vriezelaar Art Umble and the Summit Garden Club planning a June 16 meeting at Mrs Robert Kaldenberg with a gardening hints theme. A hospital visit notes Art Umble in the Veterans hospital in Des Moines and Illness of Herman Tuinstra.
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Sota
G. J. Klein
Otley
John Vanden’ Berg
Fifield
Jake Klein
Monroe
Dave van Haaften
John Klein
Gerrit Aalbe
Marinus Aalbers
Andrew de Geus
Ellen Louise
Pella
C. W. de Geus
Elmer Vogelai
Lenora
C. Vogelair
Anie Samson
Charle Samson
Indianola
Jim Vriezelaar
Ffulleman
Harold
Peter Westercamp
Taintor
J. Heems
Harrison LeGrande
Knoxville
Neal Heemstr
Vos
Herman Tuinstra
Elmer Vogelaar
Pel
Local Social News Highlights in Lynnville
Lynnville residents share family visits and community events at Black Oak School program. Wilbur Jackson sustains finger injury while working for Frank Graham. Henry Elscott family visits. Gerrit Terlouw and others stop by. Harold James welcome baby boy. Marjorie Willemsen returns from Pella factory work.
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Guy Elscott
Betty
Lester
Henry Elscott
Black Oak School
Wilbur Jackson
Wilbur
Frank Graham
Robert Sparks
Dirk Monsma
Carl Terpstra
Ben Verwers
Des Moines
Gerrit Klyn
Case Dunsbersgen
Mabel
Lyle Montgomery
Case Jansen
How To Be Your Own Decorator Today
A guide to decorating outdoor spaces using sunfast and water resistant fabrics. It advises choosing a clear line of color, pairing plain tones with stripes or florals, and matching fabrics to house color and furniture. Suggestions include rattan and iron furniture, bold blues, reds, greens, yellows, and contrasting rugs. It notes fabrics like Fabricold water repellents and sunfast options for porch cushions.
Weekend Visit Amid Local Social Notes
A social notes column recounts a weekend visit from the Merediths and a store robbery at Meredith's, with $65 lost in U S currency. Local residents, including Mrs Case Jansen, plan hospital trips to Town City. Raymond Jones returns from California for graduation and alumna banner, then heads west again. Various families share Sunday visits across several households, reflecting small town life.
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Meredith
U. S
Edward Conn
Case Dunsbergens
Frank Brown
Oscar Thompson
Levi Miller
Dick Terpstra
David Conn
Edward
Beverly Conn
Harry Engle
Wm. Terpstra
Martin van Wyk
Gerrit van der Wilt
Acres Signed Up in AAA Program In Marion County
Marion county shows 93.9 percent of crop acres and 88.6 percent of farms signed up in the 1940 AAA program, with Marion among the first counties to complete signups and ranking fourth in crop land participation. Across southern central Iowa counties exceed 90 percent in many areas, while Sioux county posts the state low at 64.5 percent. Townships vary, Pleasant Grove records 100 percent for both farms and acreage.
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Marion County
Towa
Dickinson
Pocahontas
Sioux County
Marion
Wayne
Decatur
Clarke
Adair
Mahaska
Taylor
Jasper
Pleasant Grove
Judging Meet Set for June at Iowa State College
Iowa livestock judges will meet at Iowa State College June 11 12 for a three day Livestock Judging Conference to exchange opinions on showing problems and classifications A livestock judging contest will be held in connection with the short course and a gold medal will be awarded to the judge placing highest in all classes of livestock The conference will begin on a Tuesday one day earlier in the week due to Cattle Feeders Day on June 14 Sessions will be open to anyone interested in reviewing and discussing types and judging various classes and breeds of live stock
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Plant Gladiolus Now Says Grove Planting Window
Iowa State College extension horticulturist L C Grove says bulbs may be planted anytime from now until July 1, with bloom 65 to 85 days after planting. Plant at weekly intervals for a succession of blooms. Picardy leads varieties for vigor and color, with Apricot Glow Jetty Nuthall Commander Koehl and others following.
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L. C. Grove
Iowa State College Extension
Grove
Picardy
Iowa
Commander Koehl
Dr. F. E. Bennett
Lucas County Votes to Establish Soil Conservation District
Lucas County landowners approved establishing a county wide Soil Conservation district in a special election held last Monday. An early date was set for selecting permanent supervisors, likely in July, due to farming pressure and corn planting deadlines. The proposition passed by a narrow margin amid opposition in a few quarters, with more farmers voting than anticipated.
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Lucas County
Farmers Get Longer Term To Pay Loans
The Farm Credit administration of Omaha says 260 Marion county farmers with land bank commissioner loans may reamortize to longer terms. About 609,000 in commissioner loans and 1,121,000 in Federal Land bank loans existed in 1940. Commissioner loans, first and second mortgages, were 10-year notes. federal loans already extend up to 30 years. Governor A. G. Black said more commissioner loans will be reamortized to ease heavy payments, matching relief given to Federal Land bank borrowers.
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Land Bank Commissioner
Marion County
Commissioner
Farm Credit Administration of
Omaha
Federal Land Bank
Washington
A. G. Black
Govenor
Farm Credit ‘Adminisration
Black
Bankruptcies Among Farmers Hit 18 Year Low in 1939
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports bankruptcies among farmers reached a low not seen in 18 years for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1939, signaling improved farm finances and credit conditions.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
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