News From Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
Local items include visits among Holmes Shenhock Van Ryswyk and Steenbock families in Greeley and Prairie City. a ten day potato region trip with stops in Scotts Bluff Idaho Falls Salt Lake City Denver and Denver area. weather hindering harves ts. a church bazaar and chicken supper planned. real estate sale of Vern Dodd residence for 8500. Mrs S L Johnston found dead with funeral at Methodist church. several visits to Oskaloosa and Seattle. long travel through Colorado Oregon Washington and California with snow in Leadville and Desert drives. John Henken buys property north of a station. multiple calls and visits among local residents in Prairie City and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta M. Steenbock
John D. Holmes
B. F. Mack
Greeley
Colorado
Bert van Zantes
Inter-Mountain
Holmes
Dowden Manufacturing Company
Scotts Bluff
Idaho Falls
Salt Lake City
Denver
Christian Church
Vern Dodd
N. Waddell
John Buitenwerf
A. A. Steenbock
S. L. Johnston
Methodist
Dick van Ryswyk
Oskaloosa
Bokhoven
Prairie City News
Harold Stoner
Clarence Faidley
Cheyenne
Bug
Eve Clark
Dick de Wit
Miller
Colorado Springs
Estes Park
Los Gatos
Everett Shaffer
Mexico
Phoenix
Arizona
San Anton
Texas
Oklahoma
John Henken
John Elliott
Standard Oil Statio
A. A. Steenhoek
John Boertje
D. J. van Ryswyk
Guy A. Steen
Congregation News Mixed Visits in Tainter and Donelson
Tracy News reports Tracy and Mrs Henry Roozeboom visiting Ray and Nick Hoks Bergen homes near Tainter Mon day. Several locals attended church services in Pella and Donelson with visits to relatives. Judy Wanders fell ill but improved. Families named include Groenendyk, Roozeboom, Vander Linden, Schimmel, Van Zee, and Koning with several trips to Indianapolis and Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Roozeboom
Ray
Nick Hoksbergen
Tainter
Alice Beckhuizen
Wm. Kelderman
Wilbur
Arvin
Eldert Groenendyk
Donelson
Town
Ladies Aid
Chr. Res. Church
Marinus Roozeboom
Gerrit Arkema
Henry Krouse
Albert
Indianapolis
Ind
Judy Wanders
Case van Arkel
Kenneth
Sully
Gerrit van Zee
Pella
E. L. Vander Linden
Eugene Koning
Jim Schimmel
John Roozeboom
Oskaloosa
Tone Synhorst
Betty
Leighton
Dick Groenendyk
Ben Groenendyk
Sully News Highlights World War II Veterans Returns
Pvt Paul Van Genderen arrives home from overseas in Germany as Flora Gertsma visits Newton. Pvt Max Sparks reaches San Francisco from Japan. Community notes cover local hospital visits, school program, showers, weddings, farm sales, and a new baby Larry Wayne born at Mercy Hospital Os kaloosa to Angie Klyn and Henry Van Wyngarden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artetta Terlouw
Paul van Genderen
Germany
Flora Gertsma
Newton
Glen Wisgerhof
Wm. van Wyk
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Marion Terlouw
Mitchellville
John C. Terlouw
Connie Terpstrawa
Sam Munson
Monroe
Bert Shutts
Carol
Francis Shutts
Douglas
Diane
Bruce Huyser
Edgewater Hospital
Chicago
Ill
Wm. Eckhoff
Rippon
California
Fred Willemsen
Ronnie
Henry C. Ter-louw
Harlan
Edward Daft
Nancy
Stanley
Iowa
Lucille van Genderen
Vernon Huyser
Earl Graham
Rey
Bernard Fooma
Simon Fooma
Evning
Des Moines
Betsy Mooma
James’ Templeton
Karr
Marjorie van Hemert
Pennsylvania
Rela
Violet Ong
Maxine Alley
Donald Alley
Frida May
Melbourne
Mel
van Engelhoven
Fame
Dunreath
Koes
Sam Nichols
Bean" Nichols
Buck” Dietrick
Junior
Larry Wayne
Angie Klyn
Camp Hood
Texa
Harry de Heer
Collins Memorial Hospital
Knoxville
Obituary and local notices from Cordova News
Community mourns Wilma Rinehart as families send condolences to her parents and brother. Local residents Henry T Van Wyngarden and Hank Karr receive hospital care. Red Rock and nearby towns host socials, box suppers, and Farm Bureau events while area families recount moves and building plans in Knoxville Otley Monroe and Red Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Karr
Wilma Rinehart
Henry T
van Wyngarden
Station Hospital
Camp Hood
Texas
Bryan Karr
Red Rock
Dunreath
Platts
Farm Bureau
The
Christian Church
Knoxville
Burt Karr
Wally Morris
Richard
Starr’s
Donahue and
Koon
Otley
Monroe
Joe Murphy
Bill Graham
Tommy de Moss
Jack Nichols
Calvin ‘Talbot
May van Hemert
Herman
Opal Caulkins
Insurance offer for farm and city pro clients in Sully Iowa
See Me offers insurance on farm and city properties including crops and autos, urging readers to insure now with reliable companies at low rates. They propose starting a savings account with life insurance to secure income in old age and promise to call on interested clients after contact via Phone 50 at Bully or P. O. Box 146, Sully, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O
Dieleman
Sully
Iowa
Social News From Peoria Area Families
Peoria News reports visits and family events including Peter and Rose Rus visiting at Gysbert Vroegh home Friday. Mrs. Andrew Bandstra returns from Mahaska hospital Saturday. Nieuwsma family visit Oskaloosa. Poelstra and Clarence visit Bandstra and depart for New Holland SD. De Jong operated for goitre at Mahaska. Dena Bokhoven of Pella to Mahaska hospital after appendicitis. Ray Hoksbergen and daughters and Leonard Roose groups visit Swank home after church. Harold Nieuwsma welcomes first child Friday at Mahaska. Social gathering at Henry Dahm home with hymns and Dutch Psalms. attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Roose
Peter Rus
Gysbert Vroegh
Andrew Bandstra
Mahaska Hospital
Paul Nieuwsma
Oskaloosa
Nick Poelstra
Clarence
New Holland
South Dakota
Gerrit P. de Jong
Dena Bokhoven
Pella
Anthony Bokhoven
Ray Hoksbergen
John Swank
Janella Nieuwsma
Gerrit Nieuwsma
Harold Nicuwsma
Henry Dahm
Bert Swank
Jacob Vander Molen
Wm. Vander Moren
Take Vander Veen
Irene
M. Vander Hart
Lillian
Tena Stursma
Robert
Jake Stursma
John van Gorp
Bert Dahm
Jake Dahm
Norman Hall Visits Colfax Native Son Returns Home
Colfax Iowa welcomed a distinguished native son when James Norman Hall author of Mutiny on the Bounty and other south seas stories, visited overnight with his brother Fred Hall. The famed writer, who now makes his home in Tahiti, spent a brief stop in Colfax during his travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colfax
Iowa
James Norman Hall
Fred Hall
Tahiti
Blue Geese Abundant in Fall Flight in Iowa
The State of Iowa reports the heaviest fall flight of blue geese in modern times. Thousands are stopping to feed in corn fields, making them an important huntable addition. Conservationists hope the pattern continues. Mechanics such as the corn-picker are said to influence goose behavior, while Canada geese remain protected. Blue and snow geese are legal game with a four bird bag and possession limit this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Texas
Busy Bees Are Worth Millions to Iowa Farmers
The honey industry in Iowa grew from early conflicts over bee trees to a multi million dollar activity. Flora Clark Gardner profiles Iowa beekeeping in The Palimore November issue noting more than twenty thousand Iowans are involved in caring for bees and marketing honey and wax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Beekeeping Growth and History in Town Since 1875
The Towa Academy of Science boosted early beekeeping efforts while Iowa Beekeepers’ Association traces back to 1875. Town hosted two bee journals Bee Pep since 1915 and Beekeepers’ Buzz from 1941. Experts cite bees as pollinators eight to ten times more valuable than honey and foresee major expansion in honey and crop pollination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Academy of Science
Iowa Beepkeepers’ Association
Bee Pep
Buzz
Prospects for hog business outlook year ahead bright
Prospects for the hog business during the next 12 months are unusually good. Farmers and traders anticipate rising demand and favorable prices, with expanded production and potential new markets enhancing profitability for hog growers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe L. Porter
Republican
Tracy News
Chet Johnson
MR. Dyer
Sully News
Cordova
Peoria News
Norman Hall
Jack Clark
Mabaska County
de Penning’s Gamble Store
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
LIS
Ment
Farm Equipment Institute
A.S.A.E
Scrummanionan
Marvester
McCormick-Deering Sales and Service
Asia
NSD
Ron Tea
MIO Continent Petroleum Corporation
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