Soil-saving field day dazzles Iowa crowd at Don Bellman farm
Thirty thousand visitors from across Iowa watched a large scale erosion control demonstration on the Don Bellman farm near Indianola Warren County. Machines moved earth to build terraces, grassy waterways, ponds and a wildlife refuge while soils experts explained methods from a WOI sound truck. Conservation leaders praised the event as a practical, educational success promoting land care and watershed protection.
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Don Bellman
Indianola
Warren County
Des Moines Register &Tribune
Soils Conservation Service
Extension Service
Iowa State College
WOI
Ames
Felton Company
Rex Beresford
Town Ate College
J. M. Russell
The
Des Moines Register & ‘Tribune
Milner
Marion County
WHO
Ralph Musser
U.S. Soils Consecration Service
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Musser
Obituary notices for Bruinekool and Cole
Arthur Bruinekool aged 39 died at home on October 13. Funeral at Van Dyk on October 16. A fuller life story to appear October 23. Charles Nicholas Cole aged 99 died October 15. Funeral at Van Dyk Friday, burial at Graceland. Obits to appear next week.
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Arthur Bruinekool
Bruinekool
Thueker Street
van Dyk
Charles Nicholas Cole
van Dyk Funeral Home
Sf Graceland Cemeter
Birthday notices at the Home for the Age and visitors
On October 7 Andrew Hoagland aged 70 and on October 8 Mrs. C Den Hartog aged 81 were remembered. Several families and friends visited residents including Visser and children, Mr. and Mrs. Kruseman of Leighton, Gerrit De Jong and John De Jong, Engel Van Baalen, Mrs. Dan Dieleman, Rev J V Dykstra, Peter Lubberden, and many others visiting Mrs. Anne De Bruin, Mrs. Nancy Hiemstra, Mrs. Tillie Van Gorp, and extended kin across Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Andrew Hoagland
Ed de Zwarte
John Langstraat
DL. Langstraat
Peter Fopma
Sam Fopma
John de Vries
Martin Vink
L. J. Monster
C. Hackett
Alice Brand
Custer
Dak
C. N. Weeda
Notice of Probate of Will in Marion County Iowa
Knoxville Iowa October 8 1947 notice is given that there is on file in the Clerk of the District Court of Iowa for Marion County an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of John Boertje deceased hearing set for November 4 1947 at 10 00 a m to prove validity Objections must be filed by then Jack B Carpenter Clerk of District Court By T W Morris Deputy
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Knoxville
Iowa
District Court of Iowa
Marion County
John Boertje
Jack B. Carpenter
T. W. Morris
Pella preps special election on franchise extension
Mayor T. G. Fultz announces a November 14 1947 special election in Pella Iowa to approve or reject Ordinance No 107 extending for 15 years the Des Moines Electric Company franchise now held by Iowa Power and Light Company. Voting places listed with ward judges clerks and poll hours set eight A M to eight P M.
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Des Moines Electric Company
Iowa Power and Light Company
Pella
Main Street
American” Legion
Broadway
P. van Zante Tage
Oskaloosa Street
A. Yaart
John N. Vander Linden
T. Vander Beek
John W. Vander Linden
John J. Kuiper
Schiller
Effie Stubenrauer Roo- Arie
Ed J. Clerks
James George Ver Steex
George Heeren
Ira Vriezelaar
Ryn Vander Ploeg
Andrew Ver Ploeg
North Ward
Orenewaal
P. van Niwaal
C. J. Allen
Henry Carson
Alta Pope
Iowa
Towa
Igns
City of
Town Power and Light Company
Marion County
Power and Light Company
Towa Power and Light Company
T. G. Fultz
Card of Thanks for 89th Birthday Wishes
Mrs. Wm. Van Zante of Pella Iowa expresses thanks to relatives, friends, and neighbors for a card shower on her 89th birthday October 4. The note ends with a line about an ordinance provision in Iowa not containing something.
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Wm. van Zante
Pella
Pella Iowa Establishes Fire Limits and Penalties
An ordinance by the City of Pella Iowa expands fire limits adding outlined blocks and lots. requires mayoral permit after submitting plans and materials before any building alteration. prohibits erecting buildings unless walls are stone and comply with the ordinance.
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Pella
Iowa
Lot
Fire limits ordinance details building standards and penalties
The ordinance establishes fire limits, requiring noncombustible roofing and eight inch thick exterior walls, with masonry fire walls and beam separations. It authorizes special permits, defines damage thresholds, sets removal duties, and imposes penalties up to thirty days or a hundred dollars. Authenticated October 7.
Norman Cousins to Lecture at Douwstra Chapel Friday
Norman Cousins nationally known lecturer and editor of the Saturday Review of Literature will speak at Douwstra Chapel Friday morning October 17 at 11 o'clock. He is vice president of United World Federalists and speaks as part of the campus World Federalists sponsored event.
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Norman Cousins
Douwstra Chapel
Cousins
United World Federalists
Campus World Federalists
KRNT
Des Moines Sunday Register
Saturday Review of Literature
U.S.A
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W. S. Beardsley
Clay Barnett
Warren, Polk and Story Co
Menninga & Vander Llin den
Yvohn
Amelia
Ina
Investors Syndicate
Minneapolis, Minnesota
R. F. Bennett District
Oskaloosa
Oliver and
Allis Chalmers
Secrel Tractor Service
Eugene Sedrel
Leighton
Hollandale
Pella Supply Co
Cornie van Roekel
Just
Home For the Age
N. de Wit
T._G. Fultz
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Town Insurance Rating Bureau
Farmers Savings Bank of
Mahaska County
Ing
Laws
United States
J. C. de Bruin
Harold A. de Bruin
Pincor
Albert van Waardhuizen
Otley
Abe Synhorst
Yoo
Poultry Rouses
Stouwie
Peoria
Wedasdy
Harold H. Lisk
Stouwie Estate
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