Heap O' Livin Club meeting notes and local visits
The Heap O' Livin Club gathered November 18 at Mrs. William Van Maanen's home with a positive roll call and singing led by Mrs. Harry Den Burger. The program featured Mrs. Don De Prenger recounting a trip to Oregon and a contest by Mrs. Glenndening, followed by the president Mrs. Harold De Bruin conducting the business session. A guest, Mrs. Connie De Ey, attended. hostesses were Mrs. William De Prenger and Mrs. Andrew Brower. Numerous visits covered relations with Os Kal oosa, Fremont, Ada, and Leighton. a farewell party honored Mr. and Mrs. Neal De Prenger as they move after 30 years.
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Don de Prenger
Heap O' Livin Club
William van Maanen
Harry den Burger
Howard Glenndening
Harold de Bruin
Connie Deey
William de Prenger
Andrew Brower
Larry Larson
Janice
Fremont
Fred den Burger
Howard Fianna
Oskaloosa
Henry Veenstra
Bob Hagen
Mary Beth
John de Prenger
Clarence van Zee
Don
Ernest Steenhock
Ronnie
Mary
John Repme
Rene van Heukelom
Bill de Prenger
Len Blom
Dorothy
Paul
Fred
Ilsie
Patsy
Elmer de Prenger
Claudia
Helen Douwstra
Sandra
B. Memmelanr
Frank Visser
Ada
Minn
Wm. Rempe
Eunice
Max
Cynthia de Prenger
Othe Wisgerhorf
Carne
Mareile
Sully
Raymond de Reus
Daryl
Gilman
Peter de Cook
Clarence de Cook
Eldora
Ernest de Cook
George Ypima
Manhattan
Montana
B. Memeia
T.B
Leighton
John van Zonk
Eunice Rempe
Christian Reformed Church
Ruth Circle
Oskaloosa News Brings Family Updates And Local Events
The column notes visits from Lansing Illinois families to the J G Newenhouse home and Sunday baptisms at the Christian Reformed Church. It reports marriages of Tunis Van Ommen and Maxine Cox, a successful County Farm Bureau Women’s Organization handicraft lesson with forty seven attendees, and upcoming Harvest Home Services at the Methodist Church. Also mentions John Sterk recovering after back surgery and several families gathering at the Newenhouse residence.
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Lizabeth Newenhouse
Chris Newenhouse
Lansing
J. G. Newenhouse
C. Street
John Blaun
A. Nunnikhoven
Christian Reformed Church
Henrietta van Halm
Eddyville
Clyde West
Elizabeth Barnes
Paul Peterson
Earl Gaston
Cedar
Neal Newenhouse
Joe Newenhouse
Leighton
Harvest
Ohn Sterk
Mahaska Hospital
Birthday party honors Mr Ustermarkt at 79th home
Aart Ustermarkt hosted a Thursday birthday gathering for Mr. Ustermarkt’s 79th year. Attendees included family and neighbors from Norfolk North Dakota Leighton Iowa Pella and Monroe Iowa with Julia Vander Beek absent in California. Lunch followed a cheerful visit as about 70 people gathered.
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Charles Vander Kolk
Aart Ustermarkt
Harry Ustermarkt
Tone
Marion Ustermarkt
Connie Klootwyk
Monroe
Towa
Andrew Ustermarkt
M.C. Molenaar
Pella
Rit Wittenburg
Elmer Voxelaar
Ladies Aid
The
Andrew Molenaar
Norfolk
North Dakota
Henry Breuklander
Otley
Vanden Biton
John 7
van Rees
Perela
Connie de Jong
Leighton
Duke van Gorp
John Langford
Judith Roger
Near Percy
Marinus Stravers
Gertrude
Galesburg
Dick Stravers
Eddyville
Andrew Ustermark
Dick Strave
Joe Horman
Paul
Earl
Paul McConoghey
Raymond Robus
Henry Nanktgeboren
Abraham Bogaard
Snellers
Karl
Katie Deutsehde
Fremont
Gerrit de
Ralph den Besten
Connie
John Lille
Arnold Lourens
Herman Reuxyoort
Kelsay
Neal
Hamiltongeorge
Marion Slocum
Connie Joe
Rock Island
Fred Slocum
Sterling
Colorado
Zack Slocum
David Vos
Nelson Vos
Des Moines
Eggs in 1940 Not Good As in 1949 Grassman from Newton
A Des Moines survey compares egg quality in 1940 and 1949, noting improvements in 1949 due to better handling and refrigeration. The study, conducted by the Town Agriculture Experiment and USDA Agricultural Economics, finds more Grade A eggs, cleaner shells, and more refrigeration in stores. It reports price differences by packaging but emphasizes that quality reflects storage and display practices from farm to consumer.
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Des Moines
Eges
Ralph Baker
Ste
Baker
Howjer
Return of Quail Pheasant Leg Bands
Twenty thousand pheasants and 9,000 quail raised by sportsmen groups with the State Conservation Commission were banded with numbered leg bands for identification. Birds released on farms spread into adjacent territory and are open to hunting. Biologists seek band returns to study survival and diet. hunters are asked to mail bands or note numbers with location to the Biology Section, State Conservation Commission, 914 Grand, Des Moines.
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State Conservation Commission
State
Grand
Des Moines
Welding hazards in cattle barn blamed for hardware disease
Dr KW Stoud Stension, veterinarian at To ite College, warns that nails, screws and metal scraps in hay bunk areas can be swallowed by cattle, causing hardware disease with symptoms such as rapid pulse, poor digestion and milk drop. Hair accumulations in the rumen of penned calves also pose risks, preventable by proper diet and mineral supplements.
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Stoud- Stension
Toite College
Touder
Stouder
Dairy Farming Decline Persists Amid Better Meat Returns
Exension farm economist Francis Katish of Lown State College reports dairy herd numbers fell again this year though less steeply, with Western Corn Belt down about 2 percent while Eastern dairies gained. He cites higher meat profits and rising butter output next year as factors shaping the sector, alongside rising choring costs and labor demands. A Danbury, Com. water jug fire started by magnified sunlight set wood aflame.
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Pairymen
Francis Katish
Lown State College
Vow
Katish
Agculture
Kutish
Danbury
Com
Hogs Need Clean Dry Housing for Field Hog Management
Quaife animal husbandman at Town State College advises farmers that hogs turned in from the field require clean dry well ventilated housing free from drafts especially during wet weather. He warns neglect can increase health risks and losses.
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Fb. Quaife
Town State College
Winkelman and Sons Pony Bending Incident
Four of Winkelman and Sons 85 ponies escaped onto the Great Western tracks and were killed by a freight train, authorities report. The accident underscores unsafe handling practices at the animal facility and raises questions about containment measures and future protections.
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Winkelman & Sons
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John Veenstra
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Peter Vos
Anne de Cook
Gerrit Tysse
Holland
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Ebener- Reformed Church
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