Locals News Contributions and Community Notes
Warner H. Vande Voort of Grand Rapids was in Pella on a business errand. Many locals recover from surgeries and hospital stays in Mahaska and Des Moines. Arden Johnston, Elvin Van Wyk’s family, Jean Van Genden, Lottie Sipkema, Nelle Waechter, and others are mentioned with recent hospital discharges and visits. Travel and visitors include Reverend Rozenboom’s weekend stop and Gene Wormhoudt’s Los Angeles trip.
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the Chronicle
Warner H. Vande Voort
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Pella
Robert Wallace
Mahaska Hospital
Arden Johnston
Central College
Mahaska
Elvin van Wyk
Otley
Ed Rootha
The
First Reformed Church
Des Moines
Reading Films To Help Students Reading Films To Help Students
Reading films aid student reading by flashing words at increasing speeds from 270 to 477 words per minute across large on screen phrases. The method, devised by James B Stroud at Tow State University, shows phrases every line and column so learners read at a glance rather than word by word, guiding pace and comprehension.
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James B. Stroud
State University of Tow
Teams Announced In Central Men’s Volleyball League
Central announces eight intramural teams for this year with captains and rosters. Team one includes Logan Andeweg and John De Jong among eight players. Team two is led by Chuck Ausherman with Lee Den Hartog and Larry Pugh in the lineup. Team three lists Irv Jungling as captain with Gil Visser and Dick Evers among nine. Team four features John Martens as captain alongside Roy Wagoner and C Wassink. Team five is led by Harvey Noordsy with Bob Conner and Ron Howard.
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Central Ray
Central
Logan Andeweg
John de Jong
W. Harmelink
Pete Mondeel
Gil Blom
Elliot’ Tanis
Vern Sneller
Lee den Hartog
Larry Pugh
LeRoy van Proostly
Allen Vander Well
Jim Brinkhuis
Six lettermen out for cage practice at Central College
Six returning players are sidelined from full workouts at Central College. The A squad includes Del Nicklaus, Gary Timmer, Bob Snow and Gus Youngburg, while injured Glenn Borgmann will be ready January first after a football injury. Other lettermen listed include Bob Vander Linden, Bob Graham Arnie Ver Hef, Junior Dunkin, Dale Bush and Jack Valvoord.
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Bob Vander Linden
Bob Graham Arnie Ver Hef
Junior Dunkin
Dale Bush
Jack Valvoord
Glenn Borgmann
del” Nicklaus
Gary Timmer
Bob Snow
Gus Youngburg
Soils District Commissioners to Attend Meetings
Kenneth Wagner and R Ed Baur announce nine regional meetings for Soil Conservation District Commissioners across Iowa. Sessions run 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with introductions, agency memos reviews, district operations discussions, a panel on getting the job done, noon luncheon, and state budget talks. Marion and Mahaska County officials will join a December 4 Albia gathering at Kendell's Place.
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Kenneth Wagner
Wert Liberty
Iowa
State Soil Conservation Committee
R. Ed Baur
van Meter
Iowa Association of District Commissioners
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Extension Service
P. M
Marion
Mahaska County
Kendell’s Place
Albia
Secretary of the State Soil Conservation Committee
Latta Challenges Teachers Tuesday
The Central College Future Teachers Association hosted a three county audience where Miss Alice Latta outlined teacher duties. She urged distinguishing instruction from education and teaching as science versus art, fostering courage, active citizenship, and adherence to the teachers code of ethics.
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Central College Future Teachers’ Association
Alice Latta
NEA Department of
Latta
Retirement marks new chapter for Bankers Life leader
Mr. Nollen recently retired as chairman of the board of Bankers Life Co and has long served as president of eo nomics and as an executive who directed investment at one of Iowa's largest financial institutions.
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Nollen
Bankers Life Co
Eonomics
Towa
Seven Million Workers Use Payroll Savings Plan
The Payroll Savings Plan mobilizes seven million workers to buy U S Government Savings Bonds. Each worker saves about 65 cents daily, delivering over 1.6 billion dollars annually for national defense, while building a guaranteed, easily cashable interest fund.
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United States
Savings bonds and payroll plan promote steady saving
Inflation erodes value but investing through United States Savings Bonds and the Payroll Savings Plan offers regular, easy saving. The note highlights how these tools help individuals shield their finances from rising prices.
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United States Savings
Biology Department Gets New Cupboards
The biology department outlines plans for west and south wall cupboards in biology lab 14 with a workspace table and tall storage for items like skeletons and skulls. A resident pocket gopher in room 18 near Central, kept by Harvey Noordsy, resides in a dirt box and occasionally seeks food.
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Biology Lab
Central
van Roekel
Harvey Noordsy
Black Stem Out Brings Oat Yield Drop in 1952
H. C. Murphy of Iowa State College reports a diseased black stem and septoria reduced oat quality and yields by about 12 percent in 1952. The USDA plant pathologist notes the disease impacted much of the year’s harvest.
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H. C. Murphy
USDA
Iowa State College
Charley Encounters First Winter Bite After Warm Day
Charley endures unseasonably warm weather then sleeps through supper and a late night rain. He awakes to a cold night and a thin ice crust covers the landscape, signaling the first real bite of winter three miles north near the Thompson farm on a curving valley highway.
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Charley
Thompson Farm
Ice and fate on a fateful drive to town
A brisk morning ride turns deadly as Charley loses control on a patch of ice near the Thompson farm. The car’s quick start and a bright world give way to a fatal moment, the first ice and rain sealing Charley’s fate.
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Charley
Thompson Farm
Poultry Study Predicts Egg Production Rise
According to research by A. W. Nordskog poultry geneticist at Town State College, an average rise of 12 percent in total eggs produced is expected, with about a 9 percent increase in a related measure. The study outlines gains from genetic selection and breeding practices impacting egg yield across flocks.
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A. W. Nordskog
Town State College
Hatchability and Pullet Weight Gains in Crossed Dual-Purpose Breeds
The study analyzes hatchability and an average percent increase in pullet weight at eight weeks when crossing two pure strains of distinct dual-purpose chicken breeds. It compares hybrid outcomes to parental performance and notes implications for breeding programs.
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Jean van Genderen
Sully
Harry de Witt
Leighton
Nellie de Bruin
Len Kaldenberg
Arkansas
Harold Kaldenberg
Berryville
Bentonville
Lee Wickliff
Nick de Jong
Henry van Houweling
the Reformed Church
Knoxville
Lottie Sipkema
Nelle Waechter
Long Beach
California
Gene Wormhoudt
Los Angeles
Lon Wormhoudt
Gene
Davenport
Dow Phelps
Dow
Joe Anderson
Ida Grove
Richland
Oregon
Ernest Robinson
Robinson
Atomic Energy Plant
Richard Rozenboom
Jimmy
Ben Vogelaar
T. Plette
J. E. Forbes
van Houweling Auto Co
Leonard E. Allen
New Virginia
Allen
Floyd Wilson
Gerrit Engbers
Grinnell
Lewis Clarke Beeler
Ben Engbers
Bob Conner
Ron Howard
Don Howard
Linus Young
STE
Neil
Paltzer
Roy Kats
A. Johnston
Sid de Haan
Arvin de Cook
Bill Parker
Bob Verdoorn
LeRoy Nuyteren
Duane de Kock
Marvin Vanden Berg
Bob Barnes
Ted Reich
Mel Veldhuizen
Bill McGhee
Mark Hesselink
Floyd Heideman
Ted Huisman
Carl Heimstra
Larry Heintz
Rush Wilkins
Dick Ver Heul
Wayne Koenen
Len de Beer
Herman van Galen
Gerry van Genderen
Bill Loveland
George Heitz
Walt Wenhold
Soils District
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Bob Hullihan
Ulrich Motor CO
Farmers Coop Exchange
Western Electric
Sega
Audivox
Dec
Pea
Bell Telephone’ Laboratory
Audiphone CO
Fleming
E. E. Kester
Archer
Ment
Bakker
Rus
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