Visitors from Kansas City and Detroit visit Pella area
News notes report Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Welsh of Kansas City and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Leighninger of Sikeston arriving for a three day visit with Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Blew. Myrtle Vander Meulen of Detroit visits her mother Mrs. C. H. Vander Meulen, then returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Welsh
Kansas City
E. E. Leighninger
Sikeston
Chuck Blew
Welsh
Mee
Ble
Leighninger
Pella
Penney
Charles de
M.ton
de Jong
Local Visits and Civic Candidacy Mentioned in Iowa News
Mr and Mrs Henry Kostra of Rock Valley Iowa visited Mrs Grace Voyce and other relatives last Sunday. Mrs Mary Vanden Berg returned home after visiting her daughter and family Mr and Mrs Dewey Kaldenberg at Slater Iowa. Dr L M Henry of Iowa Falls Iowa, formerly of Pella, announced candidacy for Park Board member per Iowa Falls Citizen. Robert Keith De Vries, son of Mr and Mrs Fred G De Vries of Sully, enrolled for senior year at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas Texas per seminary release. Reuben V home last Sunday and Mrs William Van Maan- mentioned in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Kostra
Rock Valley
Iowa
Grace Voyce
Mary Vanden Berg
Dewey Kaldenberg
Slater, Towa
L. M. Henry
Towa Falls
Pella
Iowa Falls
Robert Keith de Vries
Fred G. de Vries
Sully
Dallas Theological Seminary
Dallas
Texas
Mountain carving of Crazy Horse on a South Dakota mountain
Rotarians heard about Korzreuck Ziolkowski's Dakota project to chisel four bas reliefs of Chief Crazy Horse on a mountain side in South Dakota. When finished the sculpture will stand 563 feet high and 641 feet long, with completion anticipated in about 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
South Dakota
Rozreuck Ziolkowski
Crazy Horse
Rushmoni
Mr. Whalley
Zid
Standing Bear
Iowa Instructor teachers guide publication note in 1859
The Iowa Instructor appears in Davenport published by Luse Lane and Co on October 18 1859. It costs $1.00 per year and is described as neatly printed and a credit to the cause its pages advocate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Davenport
Luse, Lane and Co
Deadline Looms for Feed-Wheat Exemption Applications
The Marion County ASC chair warns farmers to file by October 15 to participate in the feed-wheat exemption. Eligible growers with under 30 acres may raise up to 30 acres on the producing farm without marketing penalties if they sign an application and declare intended disposition. Remaining rules require usage on farm for seed and livestock or poultry feed and ownership by the producer or successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill L. Robuck
Marion County
ASC
Robuck
Knoxville
Cram Wi
New Members Named for Central College A Cappella Choir
The 1957 58 Central College A Cappella Choir lineup announced by Prof. Laurence Grooters includes sopranos Andrea Boat Carol Dulmes Judy Gosse link Treva Keuning Bethene Ohm Kathy Redeker Altos Grace Dykstra Joan Hettinga Emily Nagel Nancy Posthumus Donna Ten Hoppe Arlene Van Gorp Tenors Norman Channel Dick Doeden Dave Folkerts John Grooters Arnold Haak Ervin Van Haaften Bass members include Henry Kroon Paul Schoon Jim Vande Berg Don Van Zee Harold Vogelaar and others from several Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and South Dakota cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
Laurence Grooters
Grooters
Andrea Boat
Pella
Carol Dulmes
Waldo
Wis
Judy Gosselink
Chicago
Ill
Treva Keuning
Holland, Mich
Bethene Ohm
Guthrie’ Center
Kathy Redeker
Grace Dykstra
Racine
Joan Hettinga
Wausau
Emily Nagel
Plainview
Ne ‘Ancy Posthumus
Hollandale
Minn
Donna Ten Hoppe
Brandon
Arlene van Gorp
Norman Channel
Newton
Dick Doeden
Reinbeck
Dave Folkerts
Forreston
John Grooters
Clarkfield
Arnold Haak
Sherman
S. D
Ervin van Haaften
Leighton
Henry Kroon
Sioux Center
Paul Schoon
Dell Rapi S
Commodity prices decline in month ending September 15
Prices received by Iowa farmers for farm products fell during the period ending September 15, with the overall index down 8 points to 261 percent of the 1910 14 base. The livestock index slipped, hog and cattle prices weakened, while poultry and eggs rose and dairy products edged higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
The Bad Mood Lessons For Fathers And Sons
A father yells at his son over a baby sister causing the boy to point out that anger fuels reactions. The piece argues that mood shapes responses to events and urges parents to regulate their own emotions. It stresses modeling calm behavior to teach children better responses.
Lynnville-Sully FFA Earns Silver at Waterloo Dairy Cattle Event
The Lynnville-Sully FFA judging team won a silver award in cattle judging at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress. Members Bruce Van Wyk Larry Vander Werff Robert Kaldenberg and Phillip Pothoven plus advisor Harlan Sterk led the team. Brown Swiss judging yielded a perfect score and Phillip Pothoven won gold in the holders contest with a pocket knife prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnville-Sully F. F
Crop index changes in mid August prices noted
The period index fell 14 points from August 15. Soybeans and corn dropped 14 and 11 cents per bushel respectively, baled hay down 90 cents per ton, flaxseed rose 18 cents, oats rose 1 cent, while barley and rye held steady.
Two Ways of Spreading Light Quote by Edith Wharton
A compact quotation attributed to Edith Wharton contrasts two methods of spreading light: be the candle or reflect its glow like a mirror. The line emphasizes active versus reflective influence in shaping perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Wharton
Terraces Built Three Ways in Farm Demonstration
More than 60 attended a terracing demonstration at the Pmip Sommar farm near Melcher. Hosts and speakers showcased moldboard plows, a Whirlwind Terracer, and a track tractor with blade, with Philip Sommar and Rex Hamilton demonstrating methods and discussing the conservation farm plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pmip Sommar
Melcher
William F. Litwiller
Philip Sommar
Rex Hamilton
The
Soil District Commission
Lowell Johnson
Bill
Davis
SCS
Harlan Chandler
Conservation Aid
County Extension Service
Soil District Commissioners
Survey of Roads Ordered in Howell Reservoir Area
County engineers from Polk, Warren, and surrounding areas plan road surveys for the Des Moines River Red Rock project near Knoxville. They will classify flooded roads as closable, flood-survivable, or elevated to remain above water, guiding future construction and detours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell Reservoir
Red Rock
Howell
Des Moines River
Knoxville
Knoxville Express
B. W. Dutton
Ames
Polk
Warren
Highway Commission
Army Engineers
Surrey Roads
Withdrew Appeal Against Lynnville Sully Bond Issue
The appeal against the Lynnville Sully Community School District bond election approved over a year ago was withdrawn by counsel for the plaintiff Given Johnson of Grinnell. The move was filed in Jasper County District Court and with the Town Supreme Court, clearing the way for the school board to proceed with construction on the district’s approved $426,000 bond project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynnville- Sully
Ennis McCall
Newton
Given Johnson
Grinnell
Jasper County District Court
Town Supremes Court
Des Moines
Johnson
Lynnville
Lynnville-Sully
Flood control dam to begin in coming year in Ames
Reported at a future meeting on Tuesday October 22 in Ames the effort to determine total project costs required for appropriation and start. Congress recently allocated 100000 for surveys and estimates as engineers from the past year and local staff continue work. The flood control dam and conservation pool are seen as vital for flood prevention and recreation in the river valley below south central Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Congress
Iowa
Bond plan for high school stalled by split vote
A Sept 12 bond election to fund a new high school drew 769 yes to 460 no district wide. Sully supported with 87.7 per cent, while Lynnville showed only 18 per cent. No site fixed yet, with a proposed location a mile west of Sully. Court appeal withdrawn, Johnson won’t need grounds for appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
Sui
Lynnville
Johnson
Mo.Call
Raymond Steenbock Enlists in Air Force
Raymond Jay Steenbock aged 21 from Pella has enlisted in the United States Air Force, per a Des Moines recruiting officers announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Jay Steenbock
Pella
Air Force
Des Moines
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Myrtle Vander Meulen
Detroit
C. H. Vander Meulen
H.C. Vander Meulen
Vander Meulen
Wayne County
Hattie Vanson Douglas v
Mr. Hagen
Orkom
Reuben V
Ang Mre
William van Maan
Dakota
Lectera
Tunis Kempkes
S.S. Amsterdam
Lucerne
Switzerland
Altoona
Atlanta
Stanley Verploegh
West Des Moines
William Litwiller
Knoxle
Teachers’ Guide
QML Welfare Research Station
Lloyd Lovel
Lynnville-Sully Ffa
Waterloo
Murphy’s
Murphy Way
Murphy
Bakker
Rus
Pella’s Farm
Peoria
Wisconsin Dairy Cattle
Sisk
Oskaloosa
Wisconsin
Bergh
Gilman Bergh
Hixton
Harold H. Lisk
Art Rus Farm
Hwy
Secial
Efres
Verploeg
Starlite Review
Solid Gold
VER
Ploeg
Gosseline
Mobil Service
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