Local notes from Oskaloosa and nearby on Sept 4 6
Mercy Hospital and Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa report multiple births hospital discharges and admissions on September 4 6 including Floris De Haan Andrew De Nooy Mrs De Nooy and infant son Mrs Gerrit Van Zetten and infant son Marvin De Penning and others. Local weddings travel and church news recount a Cedar Falls couple settling in and visits to Colfax Newton and Sully with a Classis meeting at Sully church.
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Floris de Haan
Mercy
C. C. Buerkens
danehver_ Bonnie
Inglewood
Cal
Council Bluffs
Bruce
Janet Harriman
C. Harriman
First Christian Church
Glen Bergman
Carol Vis
Verle Rinehart
Tomi Ikuta
Cedar Falls
State Teachers College
Marvin de Penning
Tainter
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Eugene den Hartog
Cheryl
Tttees Sr
G. W. den Hartoy
Van Gorp Attends Omaha Poultry Tech Training
Cornie Van Gorp of Pella joined 97 other dealers at Grand-O-Lac in Omaha for a four day course on poultry diseases and treatments. The session, led by Dr. R T Renwald, educated reps from nine states on industry problems and remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornie van Gorp
Pella
Grand-O-Lac
Omaha
Nebraska
Pharmaceutical
Cornie
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Ohio
Montana
John G. van Gorp
Gland-O-Lac
R. T. Renwald
Gland- O-Lac
Joe Rice
Towa Recreation Workshop Sept 14 in Des Moines
The eighth Governor s Conference on Recreation and the 22nd Iowa Recreation Workshop will be at Hotel Fort Des Moines Des Moines Iowa Friday September 14 from 9 to 1 pan. All sessions free. Invited attendees include church and civic recreation leaders. Speakers include Dr. Perry E Gresham Bethany College and sheriffs J R Stuelke William R Welsh Fred Towne and others.
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Fort Des Moines
Des Moines
Iowa
Perry E. Gresham
Bethany College
Bethany
W. Virginia
Middle Ead
Sheriffs
J. R. Stuelke
Pottawattamie County
William R. Welsh
Poweshiek County
Fred Towne
Lyon County
Maré
Iowa square dance to close recreation day at Veterans Auditorium
Vin Bruhm of Clinton County will discuss recreation problems and needs. An all Iowa square dance at the Veterans Auditorium with admission 50 cents will conclude the day, offering recreation insights of interest to Iowans concerned with local leisure programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vin Bruhm
Clinton County
Veterans Auditorium
DHIA Report Highlights Dan Dieleman Cow Top Producer
The Marion County DHIA completed August with 24 herds on test adding Frank Etcher and son of Lovilia Iowa as a new member. 425 cows milking 123 dry with 54 lactations reported. Average per cow 704 lbs milk 27.6 lbs butterfat. Ridnauer Brothers lead with 808 lbs milk 39.3 lbs butterfat among 30 Jersey cows. Top cows listed include Dan Dieleman Pella 2280 lbs milk 91 lbs fat and others from Myers Richards Pleasantville Harry Aldrich Knoxville and Van der Ploeg Payton Melcher.
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Marion County
Jersey
Dan Dieleman
Pella
Myers and Richards
Plesantville
Harry Aldrich
Knoxville
van der Ploeg
Payton
Melcher
Premiere Showing Of Education Film On TV
The film A Desk for Billie premieres on WHO-TV KRNT-TV and WOL-TV with showings Saturday Sept 15 at 2 30 pm Sunday Sept 16 at noon and Saturday Sept 22 at 4 30 pm This public service is arranged by teachers with National Education Association co sponsors It traces Billie Davis life from a 1930s hob o child to a modern education advocate Across stations nationwide the week Sept 16 23 marks a salute to public education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billie
Who-Tv
Krnt- TV
Wol-Tv
National Education Association
Towa State Education Association
Billie Davis
Central College awards scholarships totaling 19200
Sixty nine Central College students receive academic year 1956 57 scholarships totaling 19200 announced by President G T Van der Lugt. Awards reflect scholastic merit and need with some aid as work study or grants. Foreign students Sakue Tomohisa and Tong Won Kim noted plus multiple named Central recipients and external awards including Gardner Cowles Foundation and Gold Seal Com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
G. T. van der Lugt
Studey
Central
Sakue Tomohisa
Japan
Tong Won Kim
Korea
Rolscreen Co
Pella Company
Joyce Bennett
Dallas Center
Dan Foote
State Center
Murray Goemaat
Pella
Jane Golly
Nancy Groendyke
Rita Koenen
Aplington
Beverly Mick
Bussey
Duane Miller
New Sharon
Wendell Roelofs
Dike
Ervin Roorda
Inta Simsons
Des Moines
Dorothy Tish
Scarsboro
Phyllis Vandehaar
University’ Park
Joyce Roekel
Nancy van Zemeren
Hedrick
Carol Webster
Sue Williams
Ottumwa
Marjorie de Wit
Knoxville
Gardner Cowles
Arlo Stoltenberg
Belmond
Bob Boyert
Pe Debik
Sheboygan Falls
Ja‘Gosselink
Chicago
Ill
Treva Keuning
Forreston
Bethene Ohm
Guthrie Center
Joan Schreiber
Knoxvill
Joan Tellman
Holland, Mich
Alyce Verduin
Ferndale
Wash
Julia van Houweling
Kathleen Redeker
Gary Williams
Garden Grove
Carol Daimes
Waldo
Wis
Frances Petratz
Washington
Shila Reinsma
Sanborn
Adilee Rozenboom
Hull
Sandra Sels
Joan Hettinga
Wausau
Dick Doeden
Reinbeck
Jimmie Grimm
Williamsburg
Eileen Heideman
Sheboygan Wis
Leroy Koopman
Ronald LeMahieu
Cedar Grove
Marilyn Meylink
Oostburg
Bernice Muyskens
Chandler
Minn
Carl Navis
Brandon
Mary Templeton
Nellie DeQuartel
Gary Boeyink
Sioux Center
Robert L. Borgman
Ardell Navis
A. Johanna Pronk
Vernon Damsteegt
Waupun
Scholte
Annie de Boer
Morrison, Il
Martha Firth
Gordon de Jong
Gray Hawk
Dena Vander Beek
Jane Reynen
Hollandale
Mary de Vries
Sibley
Davis Folkerts
John Grooters
Clarkfield
Jeanne Grays
Edgerton
Dwaine Krentz
Shebogan Falls
Darlene Maasham
Lynnville
Olive Nordstrom
Esther Rezelman
Scholarship Award Recipients Named by George M Pullman Foundation
A Bismark North Carolina based company and Judith Gosselink of Chicago received a $160 scholarship award from the George M. Pullman Educational Foundation of Chicago.
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Pany
Bismark
N. C
Judith Gosselink
Chicago
George M. Pullman Educational Foundation of
Navy Officers Training for High School Seniors Explored
High school seniors and graduates may apply to the Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps with an application deadline of November 17. The program funds tuition and books, pays a $600 yearly stipend, and includes summer cruises, leading to a regular Navy or Marine Corps commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Reserve Officer Training Corps
James A. Holloway
Naval Personnel
Naval Academy
Civilian College
Marine Corps
Death of John Ver Dught at Home for the Aged
John Ver Dught, born December 15, 1872 in Marion County Iowa, died September 3 1956 at age 83 years 8 months 18 days. He entered the Home March 26 1949 and was laid to rest at Oakwood Cemetery Pélla. Services were Sept 6 in Garden Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ver Dught
Ver Dught
Marion County
Iowa
Garden Chapel
Cye Coller
Verought
Oakwood Cemetery
Pélla
Local visitors call on area residents in Des Moines Otley and Leighton
Community notes list multiple visits among households in Des Moines Otley and Leighton including Mr and Mrs Barnes Mrs Van Zee Mr and Mrs Van Wyk and their son from Otley Miss Beekman and Jake Van Wyk calling on Mrs M Popma and Mrs M C De Bruin of Leighton visiting Dirk De Bruin and other residents with Mrs L Langstraat and Mrs Nejie Kuiper among those noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Schoenbohm
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Bert Boat
Des Moines
Town Society For Crippled Children
Minnesota Society For Crippled Children
Mr Schoenbohm
Mrs. Boat
Wayne Pos
John
John W. Vander Linden
W. A. Roorda
C. Borgman
Carl Roorda
Rock Falls
Wisconsin
C. Bergman
Ilinois
Paul Langstraat
Pete Pol
J. Engelhoven
Douglas and_children
Gary Vander Haar
M. M. de Reus
Leighton
D. de Kock
M. S. de Kock
M. C. de Bruin
Dirk de Bruin
Myron van Wyk
Otley
Farmers Invited To Go On Field Tour Tuesday Sept 18
The Farmers Co-op Exchange of Pella hosts a field tour on Tuesday September 18 led by soil tester Jake De Haan and agronomist John A. Miller. Meet at the elevator at 8:45 for discussion, color slides, soil sampling, fertilizer insights, and a free noon lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Co-op Exchange of
Pella
Jake de Haan
John A. Miller
CCA Agronomist
Silds
O Stle
Roy’s repeated warning visits end in fatal highway death
Roy faced ten warnings from local officials over two years for reckless driving. After seven traffic convictions he continued to speed with parking lights on. He was killed driving on the wrong side of the highway at high speed, ending more chances for change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Local Authority
Mgt
Sethi
State Safety Department
Ha Fley
F B Women Tour Amana Colonies October 18
Marion County Farm Bureau women plan an Amana Colonies bus tour on Thursday October 18. The 8:00 am Knoxville bus leaves from the depot with capacity for 41, fare $8.08 plus lunch. Reserve by October 6 via the Farm Bureau office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Farm Bureau
Knoxville
Farm Bureau
Twins Born as Two Sets of Calves at Walther Farm
At the Karl Walther farm near Fredericksburg two pairs of twin calves were born recently, marking a rare livestock event. Farmers report healthy calves and expectant mothers in good condition as the farm notes the unusual coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Walther Farm
Fredericksburg
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Verought-Toom Insurance Office
Harry Grand
Meadville
Pennsylvania
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Niagara Falls
New York
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Ray Vander Wal
Montezuma
Alice Vander Wal
Melvin Dahlin
Ft. Bliss
Texas
Dahlin
Walter Vander Zyl
Carrie Muilenberg
Newton
George Browning
J. Klein
de Vries
Anna Vanden Berg
Geraldine Ruby
Betty
Washington, D. C
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Classis
Christian Reformed Churches
Sully Church
Towa Recreation Workshop
Federal Discount Corp
More Building
Agualoces
Towa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Dhia Report
Cmn Moto
Frank A. O’conner
Iowa Farm Lod Insurance A Ros
John Deere
H. S
Ato Jnent
Aay
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Chief of Naval Personnel
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Grace Heemstra
Aarnt
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Nell Rempe
Baby Rempe
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Public
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A.C
Ford
H.p
Wood Bros
Harvey Corn
Kelly Ryan
Kewanee Barrow
Liberty Ladies
Marvin Harvey
Gerrit van Wyk
Bob Hullihan
F. B
Amana
Menninga Ins. Agcy
Keany
Friendly Folks
Oleo
Tai
Robin Hood
Curtiss Marshmallows
Kellogg's Variety Pack
Per Doz
VER
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Beatrice
Essing
Franks
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