Nearby Towns and Rural Community Social Notes
Long column of social updates from Otley Oskaloosa Pella and Des Moines area residents. Visits relatives neighbors and friends with mentions of Herman Kaldenberg Breuklander Ustermarkt Vanden Baard Willemsen Krupp and others. a local line man quips about ground rods and a charity drive collects Butternut strips for Christmas gifts. A baby arrives at Mahaska hospital and an area teachers meeting in Des Moines closes school for a day.
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Emma Oro
Donald
Kansas City
George Ryke
Marinus Stravers
Galesburg
Evert de Vries
Pella
Iowa
Andrew Ustermarkt
Tice Kaldenberg
Henry Breuklander
Aart Helmstra
Simon_Van Dusseldorp
Ellen
Robert van Essen
Jack Passmore
Mitchellville
Town
Howard Buwalda
Don Mac
Fort Benning
John van Zee
Paul Buwalda
Reformed Church
Otley
Janice
Connie Robus
Charles Vander Kolk
Rean Verwers
Oskaloosa
William Verwers
Marion Verwers
Neal Williamson
Bill Uitermarkt
Jake Uitermarkt
Edward Uitermarkt
Manhattan
Kansas
Andrew Uitermarkt
Bill Klein
Roy Ritter
Howard Ritter
Near Reasner
Joe Horman
Paul
Earl
Setrith Menninga
Des Moines
Jim Vanden Dever
Henry Kaldenberg
Monroe
John Vanden Baard
Bill Monstra
Knoxville
Winnie Breen
Jim van Vliet
Anna Klein
Legion Auxiliary
Local social notes and church events in Ottumwa area
Oskaloosa News records visits by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Karberg and Miss Elizabeth Newenhouse from Park Rapids Minnesota to Ottumwa and gatherings at the Van Wyk home. The Bible Searchers group met for an all request program at the First Christian Reformed Church. Local residents attended services in Ottumwa and social visits occurred among Newenhouse and Roozenboom families. Neighbors helped harvest about 77 acres of corn for Earl Dunn who has been homebound. Dinner was served by local women. Other notes include visits to Fairfax Missouri by H Grootveld family, Pekin visitors, and the marriage of Martin W Nunnikhoven of Pella to Leona Vander Schaaf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Karberg
Park Rapids
Minn
Lizabeth Newenhouse
Ottumwa
J. G. Newenhouse
Lizabeth
James van Wyk
Ronnie
1St Christian Reformed Church
Joe Roozenboom
Peoria
First
Christian Reformed Church
Wm. de Heer
Leighton
Earl Dunn
Tim
Wm. Bahlman
Paul Ross
Cecil Stucker
A. van Ringlestein
Willard McCracken
Elbert Goode
W. van Zomeren
Pickers
W. Rhoads
H. Siegrist
W. Bahiman
M. D. Siegrist
Don van Ommen
H. Darner
F. Brown
Dwight Rice
R. Steele
Virgil Steele
8. Steele
Ross Stucker
W. Dunn
Jacob Grootveld
Martin W. Nunnikhoven
Pella
Leona Vander Schaaf
Route 2
First Christian Reformed Church
Galesburg Christian Church Ladies Aid Meeting Notes
Rev John Kerr of Des Moines visited the Galesburg Christian Church as a Sunday guest. The Ladies Aid met November 5 at the church aid room with devotions, poems, and hymns. Plans were made for a December 4 bazaar and oyster supper. Several members and guests were listed, with exchanges of gifts and social visits noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr
Des Moines
Galesburg
Kroh
Arthur Dearinger
Awtry
Wilbur Sparks
Kenneth Carpenter
Anne de Penning
Anna Marks
Mamie Kling
Merlin Schnng
Dewey’ Ramer
Clyde Rawlins
Hattie Carpenter
Fred Zimmerman
Reinder ‘Poortinga
Ramer
de Penning
Florence Oswalt
Dugne Oswalt
Harold Schnug
Marilyn
Merlin Schnug
James Steenhook
Gladys
Helen of Pella
Anna
Henry Marks
Harold Sparks
Colleen
Carolyn of Reasner
Kellogg Visitors And Family Moves Noted In Local Notes
Mr and Mrs Clifford De Bruyn and family of Kellogg visited the Carl ie Bruyn home Saturday evening. Mrs Kenneth Carpenter helped her mother in Pella. Reinder Poortinga family moved to Newton for winter. Bruce Tratchel family visited Lloyd Quinn and Karen in Kellogg Friday. Hattie Carpenter stayed with Charles Earp Tuesday. Correction: Clifford Schnug buried at Lutheran Cemetery northeast of Galesburg. Sunday visitors: Wayne Scenbice and Ronda Sue, Lloyd Quinn and Karen of Kellogg, Everett Mudgett Patty and Marjorie of Grimes, and Earl De Bruyn of Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford de Bruyn
Kellogg
Carlie Bruyn
Kenneth Carpenter
Pella
Reinder Poortinga
Newton
Bruce Tratchel
Lloyd Quinn
Karen
Hattie Carpenter
Charles Earp
Clifford Schnug
Lutheran
Galesburg
Hewitt
Carl de Bruyn
Wayne Scenbice
Ronda Sue
Lloyd Qhinn
Karen All
Everett Mudgett
Patty
Marjorie
Grimes
Earl de Bruyn
Oelwein
Hog and cattle marketings and intentions at Town farms
Marketings of hogs from Town farms for October and November are projected at 3,250,000 head, down 18 percent from last year and 11 percent below the 1947-60 average. October intentions total 1,450,000 hogs, up 14 percent from the 1947-50 average but down 8 percent from 1961. November intentions at 1,800,000 hogs reflect a 16 percent drop from 1961 and 10 percent below monthly average. Cattle and calves are seen at 460,000 for Oct-Nov, up 12 percent year over year and October intentions at 240,000 show 27 percent rise from last year and above average. November intentions at 220,000 are near 1961 levels but 4 percent above average. September cattle and calf marketings reached 250,000, the month's 33-year high, vs 175,000 last year and 204,000 average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Towa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Tragic Tractor Accident Claims Life at Festina Farm
John Holthaus of Festina died after a tractor wheel pinned him between the wheel and timbers used to jack up a farm building. He was excavating under the structure when the fatal injury occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Holthaus
Festina
Raise More Hogs in 1953 Says ISU Expert
E L Quaife extension animal husbandman at Iowa State College says Iowa hog producers can profit by raising more hogs in 1953. With ample feed and early pig facilities, producers may farrow early and market in July and August, then breed in October for strong prices midsummer.
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Iowa
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Jefferson on censorship and free government
A Jefferson quotation argues that without government censorship no system can be free, asserting that censorship is essential to preserving liberty. The remark frames the tension between freedom of expression and regulatory oversight in governance.
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Thomas Jefferson
Pella Notes Mention Birthdays News and Local Travels
A collage of community happenings from Pella and surrounding areas. Birthdays, marriages, new arrivals, and visitors populate the page along with travel notes to Des Moines Knoxville and Iowa City. A local shark sighting headline caps the column with light humor.
Pheasant Season Postponed One Week To November 18
The Town Conservation Commission postponed the 1952 pheasant season due to drought and fire hazard. Both long and short zones shift opening to November 18 with shooting from noon to 4:30 pm daily. Bag limit remains three cock pheasants. season ends November 29 for the short zone and December 12 for the long zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Conservation Commission
Community newspaper as bulwark of American life
Quote from W P Marshall of Western Union extols community newspapers as a fundamental pillar of national life, praising their role in informing citizens and sustaining democratic tradition.
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W. P. Marshall
Western Union Telegraph Co
Rolscreen Leaders Attend Dinner and Country Girl Show
Foremen and supervisors from Rolscreen gathered in Des Moines last Saturday for a dinner at Johnny & Kaye's followed by a performance of the stage play Country Girl at KANT Theatre. The group enjoyed the evening and a good time was had by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Johnny & Kaye's
Kant Theatre
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Otley News
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John de Ronde
Neal Willemson
Elmer Dean
Willemsen
Harris Lee Terpstra
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Fred van Dyke
Mr. Willemsen
Bert van Zee
Mrs. Willemsen
Oskaloosa News
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Marion
R. M
Hart
Towa Hog and
Jan Liewen
Fnmeningay
DE Demmekratik Spiets
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Zoe Grooten Bund
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Bunts
Jim van Hemert
Marion County
Frank Kester
Frank
Adam Wickhart
Perry Jeffers
Jeffers
Carole Lautenbach
Norman Riddle
Marlin
Mary Wineland
John Schaker
Leonard Petersma
Clarence van der Veer
Willisea
Leonard Kommer
Anne C. Klein
Herbert Rubaugh
Albuquerque
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Sgt. Rumbaugh
Jim Flaugh
Johanna van Hemert
Chariton
Evelyn Worthingston
Jim
Mt. Pleasant
Chanute Field
Ilinois
Anna Mac
Merle Vickroy
Norma Jean Kennedy
van Hand
Will Langerak
Frances Hagen
Laverne Dahm
Artie Booy
Tunnels
Les Norsmorfel
Cordova
Andy Fazoo
Henrietta Sels
Florence Farmer
Mississippi
Fine Johanna McCoy
Kenneth Betzer
Nellie Matheny
Nellie van Arkel
Mary Kempkes
Marlene Dykstra
Vernon Wiclard
Centerville
Richard Anson
Missouri
Elmer Cameron
What Cheer
What Cheer Motor Do
Pam
Ec Allen
Kohene
Marquette Ford
Miller
Kaiser-Frazer Parts
Ford
Nelson
Miller Burnisher
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Kaiser-Frazer
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Freget
San Francisco
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Phos
Greyhound Bus Depot
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Ulrich Motor CO
Pella, Iowa
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