Nearby Towns and Rural Community News Roundup
Local notes report moves and visits among residents including Mr and Mrs William Steeck Merlyn and Betty Lou in Deux Colorado. Several residents travel to Des Moines Newton Colfax and Glenwood. weddings and hospital stays mentioned along with a water tank repaint and a Maytag washing machine rollout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta M. Stenehoek
William Steeck
Merlyn
Betty Lou
Phyllis Kenneth
Hoksbergen
Deux
Colorado
Dick) de Il
Prairie City
A. A. Eenhoek
Cleo Price
We Skiff Hospital
Newton
Nettie de Gooyer
Hendreka
Glenwood
Dick van Ryswyk
Wm. Elrod
Wear-Uwell
Kirts
Colfax
Gerrit van der Leest
Guy A. Steenbock
Harry van Vark
Moline, Jr
J. C. Wooddell
Wooddell
Local Notes From Tracy Area Church and Community
Tracy News reports a Friday afternoon gathering with good attendance. Visitors include Highland Indiana residents Mr. and Mrs. John De Leeuw and family at the parsonage. Several families attended the State Fair. Changes include Chr. Ref. Church service times starting September 1 and Bible classes. Harold Martin and family plan a move to Knoxville with a farm sale on September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John de Leeuw
Highland
Indiana
de Leew
HL. G. Roozeboom
Oskaloosa
Gerrit Roozeboom
Near
Mercy
Isaac Bergen
Bert. Hoksher
Pella
Earl Reeves
Gladys
Fort Wayne
Henry Vroom
Eugene Koning
Wm. Wanders
Harold Martin
Knoxville
E. L. Vander Linden
Local families welcome newborn Linda Louise and fall gatherings
Sully News reports the birth of Linda Louise Castorf on Aug 27 at Skiff Memorial in Newton to Mr and Mrs Carrel Castorf, the first child in the home. The column notes visits from siblings and relatives, a Sheehy reunion in Des Moines, a wedding of Evelyn Vos to Pvt Ivan Zylstra, and community events including anniversaries, church services, and family reunions with numerous local residents named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arletta M. Terlouw
Carrel Castorf
Linda Louise
Skiff’ Memorial Hospital
Newton
Colleen Bovenkamp
James O'Brien
Glendale
California
Alice Shuts
John ©. Terlouw
Loyd
Louis
Chanute Field
Mary Brand
Pella
Ben Ver Steegh
Clarence Renaud
Kate Kooistra
Bernard Kooistra
J. Griffoen
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Christian Reformed Church
J. Geels
Gerrit van Norden
Case van Norden
Chelsea
Town
Peter Pleima
Gerrit
Hubert Struik
John H. Jansen
Henry Jansen
Robert
Wilbur van Sant
Wm. van Norden
Henry van Norden
Henry C. Terlouw
Harlan
Carl Rykhoek
Myron Renaud
Marion Swanknd
Errit van Norden
Terlouw
Killduff
Vternoon
Henry Terlouw
Charles Renaud
Phoenix
Arizona
Earl Graham
Marie Brand
Everett Vander Pal
Andrew van Rees
Lutheran Hospital
Des Moines
Sully
Ringling Bros
Marshalltown
Herbert Mentink
First Reformed Church
Arthur Bennink
Leighton
Wilburn van Wyk
John Vande Krol
Farm Journal Reader Reflects on Humility and Providence
A Farm Journal reader comments that belief in divine arrangement makes self-praise inappropriate and emphasizes humility in understanding life events. He suggests the Lord’s plan governs outcomes, making personal achievement less self-congratulatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Journal
Insurance for farm city property and crops
See me for insurance on farm and city property and bail on crops and automobile coverage. Start a savings account with life insurance and income for you and family in a good company at low rates. Call Sully or write P O Box 05 and I will call on you WM. Dieleman Sully Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voan
Sully
P. O
Dieleman
Tulip Time at State Fair draws crowd and film buzz
Town Crier notes Tulip Time stage success and strong street singers crowd response. Hollywood director and cameramen photographed the group, hinting a State Fair feature film to be shown across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mahaska Club Boys Win Honors at State Fair
Mahaska County 4 H members excelled at Town State Fair led by Jimmy Maxted who won lightweight market lamb and earned reserve champion. Billy Colville claimed grand champion ram and led county group to first in Hamp shire display. Showmanship earned a new Elgin wristwatch for a county boy. Other top placements covered steer, heifer, Jersey and Brown Swiss classes, with club leaders Oran Gay and Sumner Gilbert guiding the team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska County
Jimmy Maxted
Sra
Dwight Hoover
Billy Colville
Conard Rodgers
Mahaska Co
Mahaska Go
Billy
Eugene Montgomery
Eugene
Joseph Holub
Virginia Stewart
Groenenboom
Roger Broerman
Rosemary ~ Barnes
Muhaska
Louie Hoover
Phyllis
Ed Hasselman
Oran Gay
Sumner Gilbert
Fall census to monitor pheasant quail and fur bears
Fifty three conservation officers across the state begin the annual fall census from September 10 to 15. Pheasant counts use roadside sampling while quail are sampled in seven southern and eastern counties. fur bearing checks rely on tracks dens and expert trackers. Early observations show good quail and pheasant numbers with other fur bearers less clear. The census informs hunting and trapping season lengths after review by game technicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Towa State Fair Has Colorful History
The Iowa State Fair’s centennial history recalls pioneer fairs beginning in 1854 at Fairfield, with early locations across the state and modest premiums. It moved to Des Moines in 1879, gained a home in 1886, and evolved into a major midwestern event featuring rides, races, aviation feats, and prominent speakers, reflecting Iowa’s agricultural heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fairfield
Muscatine
Oskaloosa
Town City
Dubuque
Burlington
Clin- Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
State Agricultural Society
Des Moines
Peter Melendy
Larrabee
C.F. Clarkson
J. B. Grin
Ruth Law
Lindbergh
Chamberlain
Sousa
T. DeWitt Talmage
Carrie Chapman Catt
Squirrel Season Opens In September Update
The squirrel season opens September 16 statewide with a daily bag limit of six and possession limit of twelve. The Conservation Commission restricts shooting to September 15 through November 15, despite August 1 to October 15 statutory dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Conservation Commission
Nat's Terrace Building Match Opens Mills County Expo
Mills County soil conservation district hosts a September 10 11 terrace contest at Jay Wright farm three miles east of Glenwood drawing nationwide farm equipment firms. World premier machines unveil new six wheel caterpillar terrace builder and four wheel drive unit. Attendees include U S Department of Agriculture officials and regional conservation officers with many districts from multiple states attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Malvern
Mills County Soil Conservation District
Jay Wright
Glenwood
Mississippi
Ohio
Indiana
Minesota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
United States Department of Agricult
Mills Conti
U.S
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missourlinois
Oia
Birthday Remembrance and Community News at Home for the Aged
August notes from the Home for the Aged recall J W Van Gorp turning 76. Many relatives visit including Adrian Geenen and Dirk Geenen. Families travel to see kin in Sully Newton Lynnville Tuinto Ottumwa and Tracy. Several residents and sicked members are listed with visits and health updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. van Gorp
Adrian Geenen
Holland
Michigan
Dirk Geenen
Weeda
Mary Brand
Sully
Newton
Lynnville
Tuinto
J. M. van Vliet
Ottely
C. N. Weeda
Des Moines Vis Dirk Rietveld
Arie de
Robert Gosselink
Hull
Selink
Peter Jonk
Minnesota
de van Gorp
Christina
Dick Langstraat
Oskaloosa
John de Jong
Tracy
Gertrude Griffioen
W. den Hartog
C. den Hartog
G. Bosma
W. Nolten
Effie Lepeltuk
Gerrit Marinus
Joe Vanden Heuvel
William van Sant
Killduff
Vile
Work delays slow Highway 14 paving project
Highway 14 paving south of Knoxville is seriously slowed by a shortage of steel reinforcing for culverts. Central Construction Co. of Indianola handles grading on the 7.8 mile stretch and will progress north once culverts are completed. Wet weather adds to delays as Booth and Olson of Sioux City move to a northwest Town in Plymouth and Woodbury counties for a $200k job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Central Construction Co
Indianola
New Road
Booth and
Olson
Sioux City
Northwest Town
Plymouth
Woodbury
Rheumatism and Arthritis Relief Testimonial
Mrs. Anna Pautz of Vancouver Washington shares years of pain relief from rheumatism and arthritis and offers to provide information. Advertisement appears from NUE-OVO Laboratories promoting the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pautz
Vancouver
Wash
Highway 14 North End Open at Driver Risk
The Knoxville Journal notes traffic on Highway 14 remains open at the north end but warns closure could occur forcing a long detour. Drivers are advised to monitor road conditions and plan alternate routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville Journal
Fond Memories of Butter Tasting in Stores
An elderly reminiscence recalls a time when a shopper chose country churned butter from several batches. The grocer offered samples from a wooden dish, and after tasting each, the shopper picked a favorite and had it weighed and wrapped in special paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns
Toledo Chronicle
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Prairie City News
Flise Buitenwerf
Carl Jarnigan
Arie van Ryswyk
Tracy News
Cox
Pella Poultry Service
Alfred Renaud
Burdock
Mr. Farmer
Burdock’s
Burdock Cut Rate Lumber Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Sully News
George Ver Stes
Kamp Wormboudt
Mrs. Roelofs
Cora van Willigen
Tully_Time
Ann Tusseling
Warner Bros. Studio
Hollywood
Bob Lautenbach
Bill van Sittert
Art Heerema
Clifton’s
Olive St
Los Angeles
Calif
Pella Chronicle
Clifton's
Clifford Clinton
Clifton
South Seas
Redwood Forest
Life Magazine
Time
Coronet
Clinton
Tom
Her Baldwin York
Clifton's Food
Mahaska Club
Towa
In Mills Co
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer and
Kramer
Dick Leydens
Pfister Associated Growers, Inc
Monroe, Iowa
John G. Ver Ploeg
Chas. Zyletta
Arthur Vriezelaar
Monroe
G. T. van Houweli
Marion A. Toom. Harvey
A. P. Vander Beel
Colfax Sales Company
First National Bank of Colfax
Earl Shields
ATLAS
Atlas Coal Company
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