Local Chronicle notes village news and travel updates
News items from The Chronicle recount visits and departures of local families. Mr and Mrs J E Vander Zyl travel to Cheyenne Wyoming to see Col and Mrs Tom Harris. Mrs Wilbur Roose and baby return home from Mercy Hospital Oska Toosa. Various hospital stays, births, and local social notes accompany Kiwanis travel to Ames and other community events.
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J. E. Vander Zyl
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Tom Harris
Fort Francis E. Warren
Edith
Col. Harris
Warren Base
Wilbur Roose
Mercy Hospital
Oska- Toosa
William T. van Zante
Peter Slycord
Mercy
Fred Rhynsburger
Phoenix
Arizona
Rhynsburger
Catherine Slobe
the Chronicle
Farm Credit News
Farm Credit Administration of
Omaha
Walter Steenhock
Near
Leighton
Steenhook
Navy Seeks Chaplain Corps Applicants from Naval Reserve
The Navy Department invites applications for commissions as probationary Ensign USNR in the Chaplain Corps from enlisted Naval Reserve members currently enrolled in theological school. Send applications to the Office of Naval Officer Procurement in Kansas City Missouri. Required are a transcript showing 120 semester hours from an accredited college and a Dean's statement confirming good standing and prospects to complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
USNR
Chaplain Corps
Naval Reserve
Office of Naval Officer Procurement
U.S. Court House
Kansas City
Missouri
Garlic and art center joys in town musings
Town Crier notes a Port Arthur garlic encrusted spoon and Franklin Verrips garlic driven restaurants. Klaas In't Weld wins coffee blue ribbon daily. Pella concerts and a Little Art Center near Webster school emerge as joys. A postponed Vesper service and a motivational poem close the musings.
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Klaas
Pella
Bartels
New Webster School
Safety recall from old law on horse drawn vehicles
Ed Polson recalls Towa law rules where a horse drawn vehicle rider signaling would force a driver to duck aside and stop until past. He notes if the hand signal was repeated the car should be halted to let the team pass safely. He cites a past encounter where a woman waved for right of way and Polson offered to lead the wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Polson
Towa
Poison
Turkeys Protected by Flares After Predators Harass Flock
Edgar Jacobson near Toledo placed highway flares to deter owls and foxes harassing his turkey flock. The lights frightened away the predators and the birds are no longer bothered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Jacobson
Toledo
Fast Service Restores Stolen Auto to Cyrus Hall
The highway patrol quickly recovered a stolen automobile, taken at nine a.m., and returned it to Cyrus Hall near Albia. The car was found an hour later in Centerville.
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Highway Patrol
Cyrus Hall
Albia
Centerville
Voices of Public Mothers in Football Pen Points
Katharine Piper writes in Piper's Penpoints that mothers endure long seasons of hurt and doubt as sons play football. She notes mothers feed late suppers, endure injuries, and struggle with pride and worry while cheering players who seldom thank them. The Eldora Herald-Ledger columnist portrays mothers as a weary, supportive, though often unrecognized, force behind the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Piper
Piper
Eldora Herald-Ledger
Amber Windsor Visits Iowa with Arnold Krakower
Author Kathleen Windsor known for Forever Amber visited Iowa as a guest with her husband Arnold Krakower at the G. A. Cady residence in Sioux Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Windsor
Amber
Iowa
Arnold Krakower
G. A. Cady
Sioux Rapids
When You’re Hit Hardest You Must Not Quit
A reflective note urges resilience after hardship. It counsels responsibility for our actions and learning from tough times, reminding readers not to dwell on failure but to rise, look up, and endure. The piece frames effort as key to growth and recovery.
Hearing Aid Facts Free Booklet From Microtone Co
Hear again at once with four types of no ugly button in ear aids. Millions need aids but do not wear them. Send for free booklet "Hearing Aid Facts" by return mail from Microtone Co. 2319 Ford Parkway, St. Paul Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Minn
Microtone Co
Ford Parkway
St. Paul 1
Adv
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U. S. Naval’ Training Center
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Melvin R. van Zee
Iowa University Hospitals
Third Reformed Church
H. van Gilst
Don van Hemert
John Brummer
Mahaska
Gerrit Klein
Mayo’s
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Frank Hettinga
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Martha Vriezelaar van Gorp
Tulare
Pelia and
Otley
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Ames
Peter G. Gass
Don Wacchter
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Stuart Kuyper
Don
Dale van Wyk
Jacob van Wyk
Marion Ray
Des Moines
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North Hollywood
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Phillip
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Tunis Kempkes
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Nebraska
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A. By van Houweling
Orange City
Willian Bruins
New York
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Washington
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Marion J. Roorda
Alice Taddicken
Clarence Bos
Creston
Gerritis
U.S. Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
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Mr. Vis
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Marvin de Heus
Leo Sels
Jack Cook
Dick Lauthenbach
Colorado
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Navy
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Ontario
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H. N. Postma
Yugoslavia
America
Franklin Verrips
Douwstra Chapel
Liszt
Little Art Center
Ubsc Safety
Bob Hullihan
Voice of
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Coronado
Lou Beerends
Chevrolet
America’s Best Buy
White Way Auto Company
Pella, Iowa
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Verploeg Imp. Co
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