Local family notes and travel in Iowa and beyond
A sweep of short items records travel and visits among Iowa families, including De Vries and Ver Steeg returns from Colorado, Waardhuizen birth in Otley, Vander Krol and baby leaving Mahaska Hospital, and many relatives visiting in Des Moines, Denver, Michigan, New York, and elsewhere. Names include De Vries Ver Steeg Waardhuizen Vander Krol Kuite Heaften Vanderzyl Sadler Mokma Emmons Vanden Wwe Ballast Huyser Plette and others with occasional mentions of church events and tours.
May Lengthen H S Cage Tourney Play To Seven Weeks
In 1954, Towa High School tournament play may stretch to seven consecutive weeks. Supt P C Lanham and the Towa Activities Council announced the plan, with the Iowa High School Speech Association and other groups forming the council. Girls and boys schedules alternate across weeks, with girls finals March 2-6 and boys finals March 16-20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.S. Cage
Towa
Supt. P. C. Lanham
Charles City
Towa High School Activities Council
Iowa High School Speech Association
Iowa High School Music Association
Iowa Girl's High School Athletic Union
Iowa High School Athletic Association
South Central Iowa Conference Standings Preview
The South Central Iowa Conference remains tight with Chariton, Indianola, and Knoxville each holding two wins and one tie in league play. Valley faces Winterset as Pella hosts Knoxville and Tech clashes with Lincoln in city contests, while earlier results show Indianola, Indianola alley North, and Beaverville posting notable scores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Pella
Knoxville
Tech
Lincoln
Centerville
Ottumwa
Winterset
Wall
Chariton
Indianola
Indianole
Valley
Indianola Alley North
Sharitone
Beavervile
Perry
South Central Iowa
Chariton-Indianola
Vocational Agriculture Program Explained for Farm Boys
In Pel la White High School coverage, the vocational agriculture program is described as aimed at farm boys who plan to return to farming after high school. The key requirement is a productive project such as a sow and litter, a dairy cow or heifer, beef cattle, or a crop acre to study farming mechanics at a practical level on the boy’s own farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bey
Pella ‘White
Farm placement aims to help city youths work on farms
In towns where youths intend to live on farms, municipal ordinances hinder projects. Boys are allowed "Placement" to work as hired hands on local farms under supervision of the agriculture teacher. Future editions will feature pictures of boys with windactive Projects and those with farm placement.
Before Election Weighing Voices and Voters’ Duty
A light verse from Indianola Iowa by Effie Crawford urging voters to scrutinize candidates before polling. It depicts door to door campaigns, party pleas, and the peril of abstaining, ending with a call to cast a vote and accept the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayal
Sal
Effie Crawford
Indianola
Iowa Road Program Progress in Marion County
Marion county farm to market roads advanced 265,839.12 dollars toward the county's good roads goal with 24 more miles graded and 7 surfaced over the last three fiscal years. Iowa Highway Commission figures show 91 percent of the county farm to market system is all weather surfaced as of January 1, 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa
53Rd General Assembly
Willam S. Beardsley
John R. Hattery
Highway Commission
Hattery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ben de Vries
George Ver Steeg
Colorado
Alvin Waardhuizen
Otley
Mahaska Hospital
Earl Vander Krol
Sully
Mahaska
Harm Kuite
Biotana
Mich
Dorothy ‘Oll
Bobby
Des Jones
John Heaften
Madeline Vanderzyl
New York City
Washington, D. C
Eugene Verloeg
Wich
Fle
Neal Kersbergen
Pikaart
Oskaloosa
Fenior
George F. Sadler
Ink Brouwer
Los Angeles
Sadlere
Gerald Mokma
U. S. Coneneral
Monterey
Mexi- Gerald
Fam
Lucille Cochor Pella
Gerald May
Mokmas
Mexico
Hungary
Athc
San Diego
Calif
Nan Emmons
Des Moines
William Vos Jr
Sanff
Russell I
Donald J. van Gorp
Et Mercy-hospital
Don van Gorp
T Hospital
William Vanden
Wwe
Oza
Kenneth Dwayne
Ralph Eaton
Dalton, Inl
Memorial Hospital
Bess McBride
Vander Linden
Sky
Vai Inden
Abe Vander
John Ballast
Rapids
Betty
Richards
New York
S. S. America
Austria
Asington
D. C
Niagara Falls
York City
E. J. Vander Beek
Bal 8
Ike Henry
Elaine Margaret
Lyin-In Hospital
Boston
Mass
Rollins
Wildin
Boone
Watson Dykstra
Long Beach
Tom Sawyer
Grinnell
Minnie van Niewaal
Lucy Plette
G. Rozenboom
Coopersville
Christian Herald Alaska
Chicago
Plette
California
Charley Sipkema
Nelle Waechter
West Coast
Lodi
Salt Lake City
J. W. Huyser
W. H. Vander Ploeg
Battle Creek
Sale Pavilion
Albia
Angus Club
Hereford Club
H.C. Teterece and Son
Don—Paul Morehead
John Schleier
Rempe
Pella Ffa
Jerry Ry
Black Oak
Seat Center
Leighton
Cecil Vines
John F. Burger
Commission
Jefferson
Paul Godwin
Moss Corner
Ralph Hart
E. Raymond Mick
Jim Riggen
Board of Supervisors
Elmer Vermeer
Jmobilgast
Farm Tank Wagon Service
Leonard M. van Arkel
Mobilgas
Mobil Grease
DUROC
Boar & Gilt Sale
Hawkeye
Nebraska
Happy Acres
Roger Harper - Owner
Pleasantville, Iowa
Keith Goode
Pete DE Boer
Washington
The
Chronicle
E. Raymond
Mick
J.R. Palmquist
Oskaloosa St
Pella, Iowa
Colfax Sale
Nice
Colfax Sale Company
Bell, Clippenger
Shields
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