Sheep flock study and crop methods sessions in nearby town
Dewey Jantz and Bart Nelson led sheep flock production and outlook for lamb feeding Monday evening October 12 at the high school. Dale Hull spoke October 28 on Tillage Methods to Improve Crop Production. Joe Stritzel of Iowa State College will present fertilization study November 4. Council members listed for the evening school include Win Duncan Gunnar Hjortshoj Hoyt Woody Guy De Reus John A. Van Rockel John Throckmartin Clare McCauley and Bill Deutch. Elmer Peery lost two fingers in a corn picker accident Saturday morning while cleaning stalks. He was taken to Skiff Hospital in Newton. A collision near No. 14 south of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Arndt also involved Earl Wilson’s car. no injuries reported to the Hut family members. Des Moines visitors spent Sunday with Wilbur Broderson. weekend guests in Wayne Lubberden’s home included Mrs. Margaret Lubberden and Miss Harriet.
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Dewey Jantz
Bart Nelson
Dale Hull
Joe Stritzel
Iowa State College
Win, Duncan
Gunnar Hjortshoj
Hoyt Woody
Guy de Reus
John A. van Rockel
John Throckmartin
Clare McCauley
Bill Deutch
Elmer Peery
Virgil Martin
Newton
Cornie Huigen
Orin Young
Earl Wilson
No. 14
E. A. Arndt
Eric
Des Moines
Wilbur Broderson
Wayne Lubberden
Margaret Lubberden
Harriet
T. Boslooper
Second Reformed Church
Pella
First Reformed Church
Gerrit Menning
Prairie C
J. O. Y. Society
The
Christian Reformed Church
William van de Keift
Gerrit van Ryswyk
Walter Schut
Henry Rempe
Lester Plate
Oskaloosa
Rempe
Layme
Central Reformed Church
Judith de Kock
Walter de Kock
Prairie City Community School
Ralph Colyn
Runnells
Colyn
Marlene Joy Gulling
Church of the Brethren
Prairie City
Edward Zook
Waveland Cemetery
George Frank
Clarence Rowe
Price Brubaker
Harry Wiggins
Grace Meppelink
David Verros
Otley
Nick van Dyk
Art Boliver
Elizabeth Vander Beek
Emma Steenhoek
Christian Church
Nellie Moomaw
Moomaw
Knoxville
Cobbey
Prairie City Methodist Church
Mark Sullivan
Marvin Gilbert
Lutheran Hospital
Sam McFadden
Jay
Community Notes From The Monroe Area
Veenstra of Des Moines and numerous local families hosted relatives and guests over the weekend. Events include Mr and Mrs Arch Bowans hosting a visit by Duane Bowans of Texas, Mrs Marie Jabnai of Prairie City dining with Carl Crane, and the Crumpacker home welcoming James Van Ginkel and family from Atlantic after attending the Town Wisconsin game. Mrs Colyn’s death near Runnells prompted a Brethren Church funeral service led by Rev Zook.
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Veenstra
Des Moines
Fred Mitchell
Iowa Falls
Leo Bump
John
William Breed
Inwood
Iowa
Peter Breed
Duane Bowans
Texas
Oregon
Archie Bowans
Joyce Groth
Cedar Rapids
Bowans
Arthur Vriezelaar
Detroit
Mich
Kay Woody
Newton
Hoyt Woody
Oscar Ammer
Neal Strom
Jane and
Bradley
Baton Rouge
Boyd Cochrane
Arizona
Pfister Assoc. Growers
Atlantic
J. R. Crumpacker
Wisconsin
Gerald Kuiper
Pella
Gerald van Zante
Charles Coppersmith
Peggy
Ross
Pontiac
Bernice Spratt
D. B. Carr
Burton Chipps
Alan
Peter Dank
Ralph Colyn
Runnells
Colyn
Margaret Danks
Mr. Carr
Chipps
Brethren Church
Monroe
Zook
Prairie City News Items Chronicle Local Events
Prairie City notes cover church activities with Dr T Boslooper and Rev Gerrit Menning guest speakers, J O Y Society meeting, and musical offerings. Obituaries include Mrs Ralph Colyn and Mrs Nellie Moomaw. Community calendar lists adult education classes starting Oct 28 and a 100 year centennial at Prairie City Methodist Church. Several accidents and hospitalizations noted, plus many social visits and local sports and schooling updates.
Coal Ridge News details and local visitors
Coal Ridge News notes Sunday visitors and events at local homes including Stev and Mrs Earl Miller of high and Samuel Garcia of 0 Mexico calling on Mr and Mrs Ted Tubbs. Mentions local ministers, Mrs Porrest Bishop, Arnold Holdren visitors from Knoxville, and Wm Franklin household guests.
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Nnlay
Bing
Stev
Earl Miller
High
Samuel Garcia
Mexico
Ted Tubbs
Rey
Last Y Garcia
Oskaloosa
Chas. Bailey
Geo
Knoxville
Ed Kingery
Porrest Bishop
Arnold Holdren
Franklin
Don. Bishop
Reagen Waters
Minnie Schmidt
Wm. Franklin
Margie “Crosby
Dan Crosby
Pella
Wilbur Crosby
Rotary District Governor Visited Pella Club Tuesday
Rotary District Governor Lester Glover of Ottumwa spoke at the Pella Rotary Club. He heads district No. 600 with 60 clubs and about 8,000 members and is touring clubs while stressing fellowship and service. Glover noted Rotary’s goals of understanding, community betterment, and global peace among 446,000 professionals.
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Rotary
Lester Glover
Ottumwa
Pella
Glover
Rotary International District No
Rotary Club
Tunis Kempkes
Bob Klein
Free World
Lucerne
Switzerland
Cambodia
French Cameroon
Iowa Settlers and Land Office Boom in 1850s Growth
During the 1850s Iowa population rose from 192,214 to 674 18 as land offices disposed of four million acres. The era popularized the phrase doing a land office business reflecting rapid settlement and land sales.
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Iowa
Patrolmen Watch Iowa Country Roads Traffic Violations
The combined sheriff and highway patrol on Iowa secondary roads in eight counties issued 288 tickets in five days. Seventy drivers were summoned to court, 23 received warnings, and 195 were cited for faulty equipment needing repairs. Common violations included failing to stop at stop signs, speeding, and improper passing. The eight counties involved were Allamakee and Winnebago among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Safety Department
David Herrick
Iowa
Herrick
Allamakee
Winne
Iowa lanes see surged enforcement on secondary roads
Sheriffs and patrolmen in multiple counties including Cerro Gordo Hancock Worth Floyd and Winnebago joined a broad operation to curb traffic crashes. The effort targets secondary roads where Herrick notes the traffic death toll now accounts for more than 40 percent of total fatalities, marking the first widespread secondary-road enforcement in Iowa.
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Shiek
Delaware
Cerro Gordo
Hancock
Worth
Floyd
Winnebago
Man
Herrick
Iowa
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Monroe News
Mouud
Strade
Polk County
Colcce
Peserat
Swnnes
Yoos
Polk County Federal Savings & Loan
Prairie City News
Martin van Essen
R. de Zwarte
de Zwarte
Harry de Jong
Dora Swank
Alma Avery
Harry Ver Steeg
Ver Steegs
Richard Ver Steeg
St. Paul
Minn
Marjorie Heffelfinger
Indianola
Ver Steeg
Lou
Los Angeles
Calif
Frank Karr
Paul Denburger
Raymond Karr
Percy Clement
Tom Fisher
Shirley
G. H. Franklin
Mary
Tom
Andrew Blackman
W. A. Anderson
Lorenz Baumbach
Red Oak
Coal Ridge News
Pella Club
ATA
Ask
Bakker
Rus
Holland Theater
John Wayne
Dan Dailey
Maureen
Ohara
Wings of Eagles
Van's Food Market
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