News of Nearby Towns and Rural Communities
A busy weekend in Kilduff and surrounding areas includes visits to Des Moines and Newton. Residents like the Parsons, Adams, Elscott, Compton, and Fleck families host or welcome relatives, with church socials and a health screening at Killduff school. Farmers and townsfolk attend dinners, games, and a town football game in Town City, while students and nurses are noted for health awards and mumps confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Romans
Galesburg
C. B. Dick
Clifford Trish
Myron Brayton
Murphy
Loraine Nyhouse
Knoxville
Paul Brand
Trulove Nyhouse
Melix Otten
Forrest Terpstra
Clovis
New Mexico
Vernon Elscott
Will Eichnerson Carroll
Newton F
Elscott
Betty
Ferne Beyers
Miss Steigers
Newton
John Elscott
Dorothy van Gilst
Sully High School
Karl Moore
Vina
Carl Parsons
Merle Lanphier
Harold Lanphier
Jacob Brand
Baby
Don de Young
Sully
George Drake
Kellogg
Sam Jones
Colfax
Community visit shifts and weekend gatherings noted
Porterville residents and relatives gathered through the week with visits to the Kamerick Goemaat Hackett and Sytsma homes. Numerous calls and social events included the Van Dene Van Oene Monster Jansen De Wild Vanden Baard families and friends exchanging evenings afternoons and a neighborly wine supper.
Baby boy born to Cordova couple Waits
Cordova Mr and Mrs Leo Waits welcomed a baby boy born Monday November 11. The community notes mention a local Farmers Union meeting at Gerrit Vande Kieft’s home Wednesday night last week. Mrs Arie De Hoedt of Monroe, visiting the Waits, departed for California Monday. Charles Vander Kolk and Neal Kuiken were callers Friday afternoon. David and Donald Rexroat, then Kellogg area corn pickers, visited home weekend. Frank Rexroat and Walter Guerts of Pella moved to the Fifield store for business. Snow Monday hindered corn picking as farmers stay busy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Elscott
Theo. Emmett
Keith
Killduff
Cassell Elscott
Newton
Donald Elscott
Pella
Dorothy de Bondt
Near Kellogg
Roy Compton
Des Moines
Day Auten
Ruth Adams
Raymond Schnell
Grinnell
Evelyn Adams
Menlo
Methodist Ladies Aid
Harold Fleck
Oskaloosa
Kilduff
Raymond Fleck
Mabel
Gladys Verwers
Lenore de Bondt
Gertrude van Arkel
Alberta
Dorothy Berry
Louise Miller
Grace Owens
Betty Elscott
Alfred Parish
Roscoe Dick
Claire van Gilst
Carroll Rohrdanz
Carroll Eichner
Melvin Smith
Blaine Lanphier
James Sampson
William Klyn
Leo Waits
Farmers Union
Gerrit Vande Kieft
Arie de Hoedt
Monroe
California
Charles Vander Kolk
Otley
Neal Kuiken
David
Donald Rexroat
Kellogg
Frank Rexroat
Walter Guerts
Fifield
Obituary and social notes from local Iowa towns
Mrs. Lilly Harvey died at home after a long illness. She was born November 6, 1900 near Montezuma and married Lynn Harvey in 1920, leaving children Lyle Virginia and Robert, plus siblings and in laws. Others nearby details include visits, anniversaries, a high school party, and a Silver wedding for Gerrit Roorda and wife. Miss Lenna Thomas and Tom Mandt visited Des Moines relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Wright
Council Bluffs
Anna Walker
Mayme Tullis
Florence Yorcke
Tom Kirkland
Omaha
Nebraska
John Laren
Lilly Harvey
Harvey
Montezuma
Town
Wilse
Lilly Edwards
Lynn Harvey
Lyle
Virginia
Robert
Varan
Newton
Iowa
Victor
Will
Oskaloosa
Rosa
Des Moines
Gotha
Barnes City
Gertie
Floria
Arthur Parsons
Homer Lancaster
Jerry
Pioneer
Carl Higgens
Sam Webb
Chicago
Gerrit Roorda
Tracy
Lenna Thomas
Tom Mandt
Besse Olive Home
Leen Hackert Suffered Foot Injury in Garage Incident
Leen Hackert injured when a heavy pin fell on his foot while uncoupling a trailer in his garage. He recovered with home remedies and thanks a supportive wife. Also noted are deportation proceedings against Mrs. Bing Gow, an American-born daughter of a Chinese mother from Burlington, over claimed spousal status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leen Hackert
Hackert
Bing Gow
Carnegie and Viersen kickstart regional library growth
In Dunfermline era stories a family’s move to America leads to Andrew Carnegie’s rise from bobbin boy to steel pioneer. His philanthropy funded libraries, including Carnegie-Viersen, with Miss Liebert Viersen contributing six thousand dollars for books and site. The piece urges public reading and library maintenance, noting November Library Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunfermline
Scotland
America
Pittsburgh
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Bobbin
Rapid
Sue
Telegraph Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Negre
James Anderson
Allegheny
Carnegie
Carnegie-Viersen
Liebertj Viersen
Pella
Friday Deadline For Wheat Adjustment Pact Applications
Wheat growers in Marion County have until 6 p m Friday November 15 to sign applications for the 1936 39 wheat adjustment contract. County Agent Walter Brown notes applications are filed in his office and local committee will compile a listing sheet for the State Grain Board. In last spring’s referendum 42 Marion County growers voted, with 33 in favor of continuance and 7 against. The program aims to adjust production to market needs provide compensation and crop insurance and allow planting up to 95 percent of base acreage in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar Ty
Walter Brown
State Grain Board
Marion County
United States
Brown
Nm Coun
Corn hog compliance to be checked soon
The Marion County Allotment Committee announces that final compliance with the 1935 Corn Hog Contract will be checked on or soon after December 1, 1936. Contract signers with excess hogs must deliver them to Relief by November 30, 1935. Any signer with excess pigs after November 30 will be deemed noncompliant regardless of disposition after that date. All signers must produce 26 percent of their hog base or farrow 26 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Allotment Committee
Contract Deadline Sets November 30 Target
A contract requires completion by November 30 due to an impending expiry date. The item emphasizes meeting the litter base requirement within the specified timeline to avoid breach or renegotiation. The language points to a contractual deadline affecting ongoing obligations and compliance status.
The Crushed Body of Bride-to-Be Corinna Loring Found
The crushed and beaten body of Corinna Loring, 21, who had been missing since, was located. Police investigate foul play as details emerge about her disappearance and the suspect list grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinna Loring
Man Found Saturday Night Near Mt Ranier In Lens Woods
A man was found Saturday night in Lens Woods near Mount Rainier. Authorities report no immediate danger and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lense Woods
Mt. Ranier
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Tom Swan
Lineville
Ing
Benteco
Wisconsin Holland
Texas Marsh
Valencia
Texas
Cascade Inn
Prunes
Sisouier
Porterville
Anna
Cornelia
Elsie van Dene
Darlene
Maxine Robertus
Murray Sytsma
Edith Mae
Mary Sytsma
John Kamerick
Dirk Goemant
Abraham and
Murray
Peter Hackett
Abraham de Zwarte
Marvin
Henry van Qene
Gerrit de Wild
Margaret
Charles
Eugene
Cornie Vanden Baard
Norman
W. Jansen
Cornel
Elmer Dykstra
Henry Monster
Dirk Goemaat
Cordova
Library Notes
Gladys Looney
Beauty Shop
Aking
Pelle and
Vici
Gene’s Beauty Nook Pella Hotel
Franklin Street
Coronado
RADIO
Chronicle
MISS
A. C
Ally
CFW
Ulrich
G. W. Corner Square
Mies
Salee
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