Our Men in Military Service Philby brothers return home
Robert Philby arrived back in the United States October 12 after discharge from Kitzingen Germany. Leon C Philby on 20 day leave from Houston Texas will return November 2 to Ellington Field Texas. Also listed is Melvin H Vos aboard Shenandoah with the Navy division and FPO address.
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Robert Philby
States
Kitzingen
Germany
Robert T. Philby
New York
N. Y
Leon C. Philby
Pella FFA Members Attend Three Day National Convention
Seven members of the Pella Chapter and adviser Cecil Vines attended the National FFA Convention in Kansas City from October 15 to 18. The trip featured Gary Van Vark and John among the attendees.
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Pella Ffa
Not
Larry de Goey
FFA
Pella
Cecil Vines
Kansas City
Gary van Vark
John
Pella FFA members attend national Star Farmer convention
Rietveld De Gosy Van Roekel Van Vark Meppelink and Hackert joined a Pella group on their first national convention trip except for Mr. Vines. They attended sessions bus tours to plants and sightseeing. Larry Lust of Newton FFA was named Regional Star Farmer as the Star Farmer of America was chosen from four regional winners. They returned October 18 noting the event was memorable despite aftercare in school.
Marion A Toom Seeks County Recorder Office in Republican Ticket
Marion A Toom, born in Howell Station near Pella, seeks the county recorder post on the Republican ticket. A farmer and former school director, he served as assessor in Lake Prairie and Cl townships. A polio survivor, he emphasizes farm, estate, and livestock experience for recorder duties. He and his wife have two adult sons helping on the family farm.
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Marion A. Toom
Marion County Recorder
Mr. Toom
Howell Station
Pella
Eureka
Lake Prairie Township
Toom
Marion Toom
Mra. Toom
Lime Applied Now Brings the Best Results for Soils
Agricultural guidance on limestone use explains how lime neutralizes soil acidity, improves bacterial activity, and unlocks nutrients. It details material quality, particle size, cost differences between fine and coarse limestone, timing for first and subsequent applications, and the importance of soil testing to guide application.
Avis Ver Hoef Wins Wool Sewing Contest Top Award
Miss Avis Ver Hoef of Pella, 18, a Central College freshman, won first place in the senior division of the Wool Sewing Contest district finals at the Legion Ballroom in Oskaloosa. Her green tweed dress, fabric 90 percent wool and 10 percent cashmere, led the field among seniors.
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Avis Ver Hoef
Pella
Wilma Ver Hoef
Legion Ballroom
Oskaloosa
Ver Hoef
Central College
Jeannine Pettit
Hazen Pettit
Route 5
Entrants Compete in State Contest at Des Moines
Joan Nollen of Pella placed fourth in the junior division while Rosalyn Kruzen, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Kruzen of Oskaloosa, won first in the skirt division with a green background tweed entry. Each contestant received a prize and Miss Ver Hox and Miss Fry earned wool blankets. They will display their entries at the state contest at Younkers Tearoom in Des Moines on Saturday Oct 29.
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Joan Nollen
Pella
Rosalyn Kruzen
Lyle Kruzen
Oskaloosa
Ver Hox
Fry
Younkers Tearoom
Des Moines
Towa Farm Wage Rates Higher than In October of '55
Towa farm wage rates show unchanged average monthly wages with board and room year over year while house benefits rose. On October 1 farm workers with board and room earned 140 dollars and those with house 171, up from 166 the previous year, while day workers received 7.60 dollars with board and room and 9.30 without. US farm wage rates on October 1 rose five percent from a year earlier and six percent from July 1, a record high for this time.
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Towa
House
Towa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
United States
Farm wage index shows October drop from year prior
The October 1 1910s farm wage rate index stood at 550, down from 618 a year earlier and below the 535 of the previous quarter. Non-agricultural wage gains appear to influence farm rates, with seasonally adjusted indices rising year over year across regions. Increases were largest in the South Atlantic New England East South Central and Middle Atlantic states, while the Mountain States rose the least. Also noted: voting in Pella requires no registration.
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South Atlantic
New England
East South Central
Middle
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Leon Philby
Clifford Philby
Washington St
Melvin H. Vos
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Pfc
Robbins Dairy Sale
Guernsey
Oskaloosa Sales
Wiscovers
Lyons
Harry and
Bill Robbins
Harold H. Lisk
Loren Wymore
John R. Fisher
Democratic
Marion County
Rosemary Fry
H. B. Davis
Knoxville
Lantic States
Mountain States
White Way Auto Co
John H. Gosselink
Mobilgas
Henry van Arkel
William Mathes
Cushman Wilson Oil Co
Mobil
Mobil Freezone
Zerox
Prestone
Zerone
Gosselink
Square
S&h
Cushman
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