Farm Bureau meeting set for Summit Lake Prairie Swan Perry Red Rock townships
Summit Lake Prairie Swan Perry and Red Rock townships plan an area Farm Bureau meeting September 13 at 8 pm in Otley school basement. Host families assisting families directors and resolution committee members will discuss all issues and assign discussion leaders for upcoming meetings. Also noted are visits by local residents to family homes, Republican events near Pella, and state political schedules including Norman Erbe in Knoxville.
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Farm Bureau
Summit
Lake Prairie
Swan
Perry
Red Rock
Otley
Francis van Dusseldorp
Edward Aalbers
Army Engineers List Bids To Repair D M River Levees
Rock Island District opened bids Monday for leasing equipment to repair two flood damaged levees on the Des Moines River in the Harvey and Tracy areas between Knoxville and Oskaloosa. Bids ranged from 9,707 to 38,100 with C D Converse of Oskaloosa the apparent low for Tracy Island levee, and Walter A Duval with Darwin D Campbell of Burlington the apparent low for Harvey Island levee. Successful bidders have five days to begin work. no firm completion date set. These projects are part of a series to repair levees damaged in the 1960 spring flood, using emergency funds to restore levees to pre-flood condition.
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Rock Island, I
Rock Island
Des Moines
Harvey
Tracy
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
D. C. Converse
Tracy Island
Des Moines River
C. G. McLeod
C. G. McLeod Construction Co. of Indianola, $18,260; and Thomas F., Ouelette Co
Detroit
Michigan
Walter A. Duval
Darwin D. Campbell
Burlington
Harvey Island
Harvey Island Levee
C. Converse
Pella Construction Co
Pella
Corps of Engineers
Community Birthdays and Visits Highlight Monroe News
Local families celebrate August birthdays with a picnic at Maytag Park attended by Earl Tool Lea Tool and others. News notes include hospital visit for Mrs Price, Helene Noon graduation reception, Daryl Phifer naval training, and multiple visits and weekend gatherings across Monroe area with relatives and friends.
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Earl Tool
Lea Tool
Max Tool
Debbie
Mia
Duane Sellars
Newton
Maytag” Park
Melvin Morris
Kellogg
Marvel Morris
Des Moines
Chester Dawson
Junior Sparks
Janice
Hurson Price
Collins Hospital
Knoxville
Floyd McCarthy
Cincinnati
Arthur Simpson
Bernice van Buren
Edwin Vander Ploeg
Chicago
Europe
Patricia “Brannen
Grundy Center
Fred Bray
Iioncorn
Sawr Gatedom
Daryl Phifer
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
E. E. Phifer
Walraven Heads Farm Bureau 1961 Membership Drive
Harold Walraven of Lake Prairie Two is chosen to head the 1961 Farm Bureau membership drive. This marks the second straight year a Lake Prairie man leads the drive. last year Vernon Menninga guided Marion county to a high percent of goal. The Walraven family operates 140 acres with hogs, cattle and dairy, has three married daughters, and is active in church and local committees.
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Harold “ Walraven
Lake Prairie Two
Farm Bureau
Lake Prairie
Vernon Menninga
Marion County
Harold
Jenny
Pella
Falraven
Lake Praitie Two
Harold Burgatt Farm Bureau Member Across Counties
Harold has served as a Farm Bureau member for sixteen years and has been active across three counties. The committee lists Vern Ingle Swan Perry and Pleasant Grove Abe Goemaat Dallas and Franklin Dick Rose Indiana and Washington Beryl Kane Union and West Knoxville Herb Cline Clay and Liberty Jacob Rozendaal Red Rock and Summit Paul Simons Jr Polyk and East Knoxville Vernon Menninga Lake Prairie.
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Harold
Burgatt
Vern Ingle
Swan Perry
Pleasant Grove
Abe Goemaat
Dallas
Franklin
Dick Rose
Indiana
Washington
Beryl Kane
Union
West Knoxville
Herb Cline
Clay
Liberty
Jacob Rozendaal
Red Rock
Summit
Paul Simons, Jr
Polyk
East Knoxville
Vernon Menninga
Lake Prairie
Marion ASC elects leaders at county convention in Knoxville
M L Robuck was reelected chair of the Marion county ASC committee at the Knoxville convention held Saturday August 27. Russell E Crozier was reelected vice chairman and J Ray Brooks named third member. First and second alternates named were George E Rooda and Walter L Hayes, both of Pleasant Grove township. Terms begin Monday August 29 for one year.
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Merrill L. Robuck
Franklin Township
Marion County
ASC
Knoxville
Russell E. Crozier
East Knoxville
J. Ray Brooks
Jasper SCS Booth Wins Blue at State Fair
Jasper SCS booth at the Iowa State Fair earned first prize and a blue ribbon in a field of four displays. Three other districts represented were Kosuth Warren and Mitchell counties, with their placements listed.
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Jasper
Towa
Qvere
Kosuth
Warren
Mitchell
M&M Peppy Pals Hold Lake Keomah Meeting
The M and M Peppy Pals met at Lake Keomah on August 12. One group arrived around 3 30 and swam, the other around 5 30. They hiked, cooked supper, held a brief meeting, played games, and had watermelon. They sang, slept, woke to breakfast, cleaned the lodge, and hiked before returning home.
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M&m
Lake Keomah
Swank Family Reunion Held at Newton Pool Park
Newton News reports the Swank family reunion took place Thursday evening at the Swimming Pool Park in Pella with attendees from Newton including Leland and Mrs Smith, Dick Van Hall, Peter Swank Jr and family, Lewis Hartgers and family, Tom Wearmouth and family, Willard Norvell and Billie, and Peter Swank Sr. Rev A Haverkamp of Pella led services Sunday at Chr Ref church. Several local visits and gatherings are also noted including the Samson families visiting Prairie City and Lacona, and a Bible conference trip to Lake Okoboji by Leighton attendees.
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Pella
Arthur Samson
Red Oak man pursues hobby of oldtime lanterns
Chester Gourley collects kerosene lanterns with a total of 66 pieces gathered over the past four or five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Gourley
Red Oak
Kellogg Karts Track Opens Tonight With Spectators
Kellogg Karts Track opens tonight featuring a field of competitors and about 3,000 spectators expected for the opening races. The event marks a milestone as a bustling sports fixture with sponsors backing the night. A historical nod mentions 120 men accompanying Columbus on his voyage to America.
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Agai
Iife
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Summit News
H. W. Vriezelaar
Mary
Elmer Ver Meer
Norman Erbe
Sadie Hawkins
Cenithal’ College
Tober
Nya
Leland
Long
Albert City
John Vinex
Elaor
Bimon-Van Dusseldorp
L. van ‘Dusseldorp
Hylear
Onstat & Son
Indignola
Simon
Onstats
Lioctsiddle Farm
Vriezelaar
Marion’ Heemstra
Mary Beth
Marla
Marilee
Wayne Lubberden
Rita
Mike
Movnes
Nora
van Ek de Reus
Monroe
Army Engineers
D. M. River
Monroe News
Daryl Wood
Frederick Worth
Rutherford, N. J
E. E. Harris
Boone
Arnold Bell
Wilmont
Minn
Martha Crane
Alice Bell
Ochevedan
Crane
Ray Davis
George Geisman
LaMotte
Melvin Blackledge
Gessie van Zee
Dennis van’ Zee
Adel
Elmo Blackledge
Duane Blackledge
Ricky
Lori
Zickel
Lloyd
C. J. Huige
Maytag Park
Mae Sloan
Clinton
Marvin Sloan
Bruce Yeager
Batavia
Robert Yeager
Floyd Wilson
Ernest Wagner
Bob Robinson
Orville Marshall
Walraven
Clark Taylor
Mgr
Federal Land Bank Assn
N. Market
M. L.'Robuck
Marion Asc
Jasper Scs
Booth
Lynnville
Tainter
Guernsey
Farrow
Ford Ferguson
Ford
Cardinal
Hammer
Woods Bros
IHC
Sioux
Taintor Church
William van Wyk van Wyk
Vander Zyl
Audts
Kellogg Savings Bank
Sully
Federal Discount Corp
North Market Street
Iowa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Newton News
Mrs. Arthur Samson
Wilbur Hagen
John de Prenger
Reuben Ongnn
Leighton
Lake Okoboji
Jimmy
Kathy
Ruth Ann
Craig
Paul Samson
Esther Mae
Larry
Lacona
Morris Groenendyk
Hubert Struik
Kentucky
Marinus Veenendaal
Art Bokhoven
Karen
Leroy Veenendaal
Sarah
Tangi
Jerald Veenendaal
Jeanne
Oe Farm Bureau Building
Carl OR
Lee
Clarence £. Richards
Farm Bureau Office
Des Moines, TA
Columbus
America
Attica
Tracy-Attica
Blade International Planter
Ford Planter
John Deere Mower
John Deere
Harrow
White House
Ladies Aid
The
Christian Reformed Church of
Henry Vroom
Ben
Klyn and
Floyd Vander Zyl
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