Local residents share travel plans and social events
ACCALS Mr and Mrs M P Van Hemert travel to Lynden Washington to visit relatives for two to three weeks. Mrs Carrie Renaud and Colleen attend the wedding of Misa Harriet Padre to Mr James McIlrath in Newton. A B Van Houweling heads to Portland Oregon to visit his mother in GA. Stout visits Indianapolis for two weeks with sister Mrs David Willis. Reverend John De Haan from German Valley Illinois visits relatives and serves at the Reformed Church. Clarence Meulen and family visit Pres. area. more trips and weekend visits noted among many locals including Hocksema, Hocks er, Tice, Theiman, Mensch, Schakel, Doorenbos, Baker, Van Hellen, Paardekooper, and Van Roekel families. Dr Richard Wendell speaks at a laymen retreat in Cedar Rapids. Oskaloosa association meeting attendees listed. Several residents travel to St Paul for a ten day lake visit. Local job updates include Bertha Van’t Zant working at Black Style Shoppe and Louise Van returning from surgery. Hospital notices cover Meyer Slykhuis and patients at Mahaska Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. van Hemert
Lynden
Washington
Carrie Renaud
Colleen
Misa Harriet Padre
James McIlrath
Newton
A. B. van Houweling
Portland
Oregon
Var. Houweling
GA. Stout
Indianapolis
Indiana
David Willis
John de Haan
German Valley
Linois
L de Haan
Reformed Church
Mark Schakel
P. Schakel
George Ver Steeg
Ray Doorenbos
Ts. Marvin Baker
Burling
Iowa
Florence van Hellen
Peila
Mille Lac
Lark
Sam
Enjy
Gerty Mitteneek
Mie
Winifred
Brookington
Lowa
William Stickers
Dakota
Art van Roekel Martin Paardekooper
Chicas
Henry van Ekeen
Mason City
Clear Lake
Richard Wendell
Central College
Wapsi
Cedar Rapids
Congregational Christian
Oskaloosa Association
First Baptist Church of
Martha Clark
H. H. Sadler
Ed van Toorn
St. Paul
Minnesota
al Bills
Bertha Van't Zant
Allen
Cornice Tukker
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
Meyer Slykhuis
Mahaska Hospital
Louise van
Marion Hiemstra
Town Crier Musings On Garlic Stocks And Squirrels
Good news arrives as garlic becomes available again this summer in local stores. New Garlic Club members Mr and Mrs Dockerdori plan to help the less fortunate next year. A wedding feature recounts Miss Jennie Jones and Bob Henry marrying at the Jones mansion, with local figures and businesses noted. The column ends with a light anecdote about a restaurant dinner and a joke about readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garlic Club
Mrs. Dockerdori
Xarle
Chronicle
Jennie Jones
Bob Henry
Jones Mansion
Jones
Mus
Geroum
Main Street
Josiah Butterworth
Jennie
Bob
Milwaukee
Price Index Dips in August Led by Grain Slump
Iowa farmers price indexes show a three point drop from 357 to 364 as grain prices slip. Dairy products fall from 325 to 316 while the meat animal section edges up, with poultry and eggs rising 12 points to record highs in livestock pricing. Feeding ratios improve for livestock as grains decline, margins for creamery products near average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
New Car Registrations Reported in Knoxville Area
The Knoxville listing shows numerous 1948 and 1949 models registered recently, including Frazer 4 door, New Yorker 4 door, Packard 4 door, Olds 4 door, Chevrolet 1 ton truck, Dodge coupe and sedan, and more. Names include Cornelius Van Wyk, D L Dodds, Ed Thomassen, Everett Loynachan, Mina Van Gorp, Lester Ver Dught, F L Brownfield, Wayne Beaver, Robert Pitt, C G Prange, John De Ronde, Cecil J Miller, and Knoxville Co op Creamery among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Cornelius van Wyk
Pella
D. L. Dodds
IL_E
Hodgson
Pleasantville
Ed Thomassen
Tracy
Robert I. Poush
G. Pierschbacher
Chariton
G. Flanders
Everett Loynachan
Mina van Gorp
Lester Ver Dught
Otley
F. L. Brownfield
Melcher
W. H. Fowler
Wayne J. Beaver
Bussey
Robert D. Pitt
Chevrolet Aerosedan
C. G. Prange
John de Ronde
Ironwood House
Cecil J. Miller
Runnells
Knoxville Co-op
Creamery
Chevrolet Ton Panel
1948 Used Car Listings From Pleasantville Area
H E Goebel of Knoxville lists a 48 Jeep Pickup. Earl P Leslie of Pella advertises a 49 Ford Tudor. Geo A Hopkins of Knoxville offers a 48 Studebaker four door. S M Heaberlin of Pleasantville shows a 48 Studebaker four door. Van Gorp Hatchery of Pella lists a 48 Dodge. Pleasantville shows Traile Williams 48 Track. HM L McGraw of Knoxville offers a 48 Oldsmobile four door. Owen Shivvers of Knoxville lists a 48 Cushman motor scooter. Jack Bare of Pleasantville advertises a 48 Chevrolet Acro sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Goebel
Knoxville
Earl P. Leslie
Pella
Geo
Cushman
Jack Bare
Pleasantville
Factory power outage halts machines during shift
A transformer burnout caused a Thursday morning power failure that stopped factory production. Denis Moon recalls Labor Day weekend fishing on the Des Moines river with family partners, while other workers like Margaret De Jong and Nellie Matheny made minor career and travel notes. Clarence Schroder visited his mother in Keithsburg, Illinois, after a long 13 hour trip from Oskaloosa. Rosscreen's exhibit drew hundreds at the Iowa State Fair, and the Pella Golf Course clubhouse nears completion with Stu Kuyper involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret de Jong
Eveline van Engelenburg
Council Bluffs
Denis Moon
Casement Department
Des Moines
Pella
Knoxville
Denis
Lester
Doris
Homer
Elmer Camron
Nellie Matheny
Venetian Blind
Clarence Schroder
Keithsburg
Ilinois
Ros screens and Venetian blinds feature prominently
The article highlights Ros screens along with Venetian blinds and casements. It notes several hundred Venetian blinds, underscoring their growing availability and emphasis in home fittings.
Delayed Orders Hampered by Aluminum Slat Shortage
Orders are delayed due to a shortage of flexible aluminum slat material. A new shipment is expected to arrive this week, likely restoring supply and resuming production soon.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Accals
Clarence Meulen
Rapids
Clarence’s
Cl Heney
Alf. V
Joe Hocksema
Ames
Margaret Hockser
Bisc’ Hills
Colorado
Yellowstone Park
Lester Tice
Searshore
Tawa
Theimann
Hedrick
Veda Mensch
Firestone Battery
Elyn Firestone Service
Ozinga Tire Service
John R. van Gorp
Clarence van Zee
Teunis DE Heer
Roy Faulkner
New Sharon
Sully
de Penning’s Gamble Store
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Dept. Agri
the Mercury
Vanderzyl Coal Yard
Crier
Mr. Aldswell
Teal Pharmacy
Tocome
Ed Ves
Buerkens
Unkle Hank Sez
Alwan
International Harvester
Rosscreen Company
Varied Industries
Pella Golf Course
Stu Kuyper
ZOTOX
Tover
Wall
Bret Rey
de Jong
Sumble Striea
Joe Stientjes & Son
West Side Square
A. C. van Houweling
Township
Range
St. P.M
Marion County
Town
Robert Nichols
District Court of
W. H. Vanderploeg
Eva Vanderploeg
Ole Tae
Ane
Ulrich Tractor Co
York
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