Local Notes From Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
Mr and Mrs F J Rehiling Danbunger hi p at thle daughter Joy Been employed in that city this summer. Joy will spend a short time with her parents before resuming studies at Iowa State Teachers College this fall where she will be junior. Rev and Mrs Robert B Bannister and son became parents of their fourth son at Mercy Hospital OsKaloosa August 29 named Glen weighing seven pounds twelve ounces. Leighton Public School opened with Miss Frances Hesling returning as teacher. Jim Duffus is the eighth grader. Miss Heslinga to board with J A Van Zuuk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Rehiling
Danbunger Hi
Joy
Iowa State Teachers College
John de Prenger
F. B. Denburger
R. 8. Duftus
Denburger
Rich de Deng
Hl’ Ke
Robert Baker
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosay
Glen
Barney Memmelaar
Nellie Rozenberg
Newton
Pete de Boer
Pella
Martin Vande Meulen
Mitchellville
van de Meulens
C. H. Bogaard
Oskaloosa
Bogaard
Rochester
Minnesota
Lydia
Ebenezer Reformed Church
C. M. Vroom
Henry G. Rempe
James Hasselman
Marilyn
Gary Vandehast
Herman Hasselman
Omer Larkins
Larkins
Kenneth Schaffer
Wichita Falls
Texas
Chester Beintema
Glen Ellyn
Illinois
T. D. Beintema
J. A. van Zonk
de Kock
Leighton Public School
Frances Hesling
Mary Louise Steenhoek
Rodney de Bruin
Linda Douglas
Martha Versteegh
Margaret Aalberts
Jim Duffus
Heslinga
J. A. van Zuuk
Oskaloosa News social notes and visits
Local residents and visitors are listed as callers and guests across several households. Names include Miss Lizabeth Newenhouse, Mr and Mrs C Newenhouse of Pella, James Van Wyk and Ronnie, Bert Kelderman, Rose Nicholson, Loret ta Witt, Ida Fair, and relatives of De Heer, Knoot, Grootveld, Vander Pol, and Middlekoop, with travels to Iowa State Fair and visits to Pekin Hedrick Nevada Melbourne What Cheer North Platte Neb. One afternoon hosting and several Sunday visits are noted.
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C. Newenhouse
Pella
James van Wyk
Ronnie
Harold Andrews
Bert Kelderman
Whiting
Ind
Rose Nicholson
Idaho
Loretta Witt
Moravia
Mia
Joe Newenhouse
Lizabeth Newenhouse
Ida
Janie
Herbie Huigen
Wm. de Heer
Leighton
James Knoot
Kenny
Marion Knoot
Jacob Grootveld
Ralph Lewis
Pekin
Gerrit Vander Pol
Hedrick
Gerrit Middlekoop
Marion Shickell
Nevada
Marion Middlekoop
Melbourne
Lytte Wilson
Ruth
North Platte
Neb
Robert McMains
What Cheer
Perry Spain
Alice Spain
George Bunting
New Sharon
Frank Veldhuizen
Ibe van Veldhuizen
Galesburg Social Notes Include Furlough Visits and Gatherings
Dennis Carpenter visited his grandmother in Pella while Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Quinn and Karen of Newton visited Carl De Bruyn's family. Local gatherings featured a church party honoring Richard and Bob De Bruyn on furloughs with many neighbors attending. Several families hosted visitors from Monroe, Reasner, and near Pella, and trips included the Lake of the Ozarks. The Christian Church Ladies Aid met on Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Carpenter
Pella
Lloyd Quinn
Karen
Newton
Carl de Bruyn
Wilbur Ramer
Dwayne
Darrell de Bruyn
Galesburg
Richard
Bob de Bruyn
Georgia Hendricks
Marilyn
Sheryl Schnng
Mildred Menninga
Doris Woody
Beverly
Doris
Lois Rawlins
Bob Zimmerman
Robert
Norman Slycord
Kenneth Clausen
Harlan Schuring
Royce Hendricks
Charles de’ Bruyn
Max Wheeler
Norma Lou
Arlene
Donald
Monroe
Clyde Rawlins
Kenneth Carpenter
Harold Schnug
Henry Rolenbrander
Firth, Nebraska
Grace Schnug
Dowald Terpstra
Reasner
Jesse Butin
Bud Breen
Una’ Rae
Martin Terpstra
Herman Swank
Near Pella
Larry
Valentine van Rheenen
Lake of the Ozarks
Etta Terpstra
Women’s Society meeting includes readings and hymns
Mrs Merli Schnug and Mrs Florence Oswalt led the regular meeting with a reading Tell Him So and Love Lifted Me. Mrs Schnug read I Cor 13 and Excel lent Loving Kindness while Mrs Oswalt presented Love Besides Medicine. Secretary’s report by Mrs Charles centry. Rol ken i Mrs Darrell De Bruyn. The gathering closed with The Endeavor Benediction and a lunch hosted by Mrs Wilbur Sparks and Mrs Francis Heemsbergen. Birthday gifts were given to several members by mystery pals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Schnug
Florence Oswalt
Charles Centry
Rollen
Darrell de Bruyn
Wilbur Sparks
Francis Heemsbergen
Fred Zimmerman
Anne de Penning
Arthur Dearinger
Hattie Carpenter
Dewey Ramer
Better Egg Prices For Producers Who Safeguard Quality
Egg prices rose back to 1961 levels by mid July after a spring dip, with higher grades selling for a premium as hot weather stresses quality. Marion County poultrymen can boost earnings by marketing high grade eggs, though storage eggs lag in quality. Premiums are expected to persist into early fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Katish
Destroy Thrips at Glad Bulb Harvest
Gladio lus plants can be damaged by tiny thrips at any time, risking bulb cell puncture and sap loss. Winter storage may spoil germination and flowering next year. Harvest time in fall is ideal for treatment with DDT dust or solution to control thrips on bulbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Gunderson
Iowa State College Extension
Gunderson
Trench Silo Construction Guidance From Van Vinck
Extension specialist H Van Vinck outlines trench silo design focusing on drainage, width, depth limits, wall slope, and a central crown. Repairs for old silos involve concrete linings, layered clay fills, and reinforced wire mesh with cement plaster coats for durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Vieck
DDT Wettable Powder Treatment for Bulbs
Dig bulbs in a DDT wettable powder solution at one gallon of water, ensuring full coverage. Remove and let the bulbs dry completely before storage.
Farmers Urged to Care for Legume Pastures in Marion County
Marion County extension urges farmers to protect legume pastures by allowing a month of unhampered growth for winter reserves. After hardening, top growth may be removed as a fall crop to prepare for spring.
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Marion County
Wayne Forresthal
Ps Ces
Leighton Iowa Council Minutes August 11 1952
Regular Leighton Iowa town council meeting notes present 61 minutes read and approved Bills approved Iowa Power and Light Co 19 51 Pella Chronicle 9 45 Adjournment motion carried Clerk Harold A De Bruin records details of small town proceedings kept concise no further business or actions recorded
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leighton
Iowa
Harry Denburger
Earl Brummel
Iowa Power and Light Co
Pella Chronicle
Henry Sedrel
Frank van Haaften
Harold A. de Bruin
Watch All Diseases in Livestock As Closely As New Swine Disease
Town livestock producers could save thousands yearly by strict disease control as with outbreaks of vesicular exanthema says Dr. Spear extension veterinarian at Town State College. Importations from infected areas must be embargoed or quarantined to prevent spread. treat show herds returning from fairs as potentially diseased and pursue thorough veterinary checks to keep herds disease free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. van Vinck
Town State College
Mt Se
Crete
Town
Spear
Extension Veterat Town State College
Conan
Vest
Fenton Man Hurt in Farm Mill Incident
Kenneth Bollinger of Fenton suffered a badly maimed hand and arm in a recent farm mill accident before being released by his brother. No bones were broken. The notice suggests reading news advertisements as a money saving habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Bollinger
Fenton
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Leighton News
G. G. Versteegh
Ike Henry
Meppelinks
William van Heukelem
M. M. de Reus
County Farm
Tunis Goemaat
Aalberts
Arne van Haaften
Corbie Roorda
Verla
Joy Faidley
Leland Faidley
Colfax
Beintemas
Leonard Allen
Gradys Roberts
Reformed Church
Westfield
North Dakota
Carole
Connie
Gary Vandehaar
Cook & Son
Oskaloosa News
K. Carpenter
Kuiper
de Jong
Lyall Mitchell
Kuiper Farm
Otley
Seile
Dick Kuiper
Beause Dick
Sim
Conti de Jong
Francis A. Kutish
Towa State College Farm
Robinson Brothers CO
Main St
Leighton Town Council
Tsien
Weng
Renee
Howard Glendening
Stlonte
Leighton Locker Service
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