Farm plowing match draws aged contestants in Monroe area
In a September plowing contest on the Orcutt farm near Monroe, seniors led by Andrew Engle of Newton aged 89 competed with walking plows. D. De Moss 77 and Dirk J. Van Ryswyk 79 were among notable local entrants, while Eli Wood, 72, won the senior class and Claude T. Wolfe of Colfax topped the senior tractor division.
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Summit Township
Monroe
Jasper County
Orcutt
Busness
Pella
Prairie City
Red Rock
Cordova
D. de Moss
Dirk van Ryswyk
Charley W. MacDuf
MacDuff
Dirk J. van Ryswyk
Eli Wood
Andrew Engle
Newton
Mr. Engle
Claude T. Wolfe
Colfax
McReynolds
Leonard Ja
Jasper
Marion Counties
Jasper Co
Orcutt Farm
Charley MacDuff
D. J. van Ryswyk
Monroe farmers showcase tractors amid fall fair crowd
The Monroe event drew farmers and locals with tractor plows on display and a noticeable presence of women in the crowd. Henry Van Roekel farm west of Monroe suffered a barn fire on Sept 7, burning to the ground despite Fire Department efforts. Tone and Anthony Van Roekel were photographed amid the ruins as 4-H youth Dwain Van Roekel showed his Hampshire pigs and Hereford club plans. Additional notes recount clover seed harvesting on the Klein and Peery farms with yields down from last year.
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Henry van Roekel
Monroe
Anthony van Roekel
Henry van Rockel
Monrow
Highway 14
van Rockels
van Rockel
Anthony
Tone
Dwain van Rockel
Hampshire
Marion
Owain
Alarm Snafu Triggers Air Raid Fears in Earlville
Firemen responded as the siren wailed for about five minutes before Driver Merle Sawyer could open the circuit and stop the alarm. Citizens mistook the screeching for an air raid and sought shelter in cellars.
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Earlville
Merle Sawyer
Clover Seed Harvest Near Pella Yields Low on Thin Stand
George Peery harvested red clover seed on the Galesburg road north of Pella. The stand was thin with about half a bushel per acre, below last year's yield. Arie Klyn supervised the combine as a thirty acre field will be plowed and planted to corn next year.
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Galesburg
Arie H, Klein
George Peery
Klein
Peery
Combine
Arie
Mr. Peary
Arie H. Klei
Pella
Galesburg Road
Arie Klyn
Vande Noord Wins Iowa Sheep Shearing Championship
John Vande Noord of Pella won the Iowa Championship in sheep shearing at the Central Town Fair on Tuesday fence evening, clipping two sheep in 3 minutes 5 seconds and 3 minutes 12 seconds. His score of 561.5 out of 600 earned the right to represent Iowa at the national contest at the International Livestock Exposition. Everett Loonan placed second, Charles Sprouce third, and Merton Girton fourth.
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Marshalltown Times” Republican
John Vande Noord
Pella
Iowa
John H. Vande Noord
Charles Sexton
Town Sheep and Wool Growers Association
Everett Loonan
Hudson
Charles Sprouce
Drakesville
Merton Girton
van Cleave
State Husking Contest October 25 at Dykstra Farm
A 40 acre hybrid cornfield on the Dykstra farm four miles southeast of Mitchellville will host the 19th Town corn husking contest on Oct 25. Local sponsorship is by the Teheville Community club and the Polk and Jasper county farm bureaus. The farm lies just over the Jasper county line. Gov George A Wilson and John K Valentine are slated to speak.
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Des Moines
Dave Dykstra
Mitchellville
Tehellville
Centerville Candidates Invited for Goveror Contest Program
Centerville candidates for governor on the republican and democratic tickets are invited to attend the contest program. Mark Thornburg secretary of agriculture and Johnson president of the Town Farm Bureau Federation asked to serve as starting officials. The Dykstra corn yielded 75 to 80 bushels per acre, with state record 38 bushels set in 1936 by Carl Carlson. The Iowa meet will include the top two from eight district eliminations, with 1939 state champion Alvin Roberta of Atalissa also eligible to enter.
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Centerville
Mark Thornburg
Etary of Agriculture
Johnson
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Carl Carlson
Audubon County
Iowa
Alvin Roberta
Atalissa
Muscatine County
Oskaloosa Herald
FSA to Buy Six Farms for Marion County Farmers
Park Hammer, Farm Security Administrator for Marion county, and county committee members Dale J. Core, Joe L. Templeton, and Henry B. Smith oversee land purchases for six tenant purchasees with FSA aid. Purchasers named from last year’s applicants. grants six, down from prior year due to funding.
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Park Hammer
Marion County
Farm Security Administration
Dale J. Core
Pleasant Grove Township
Joe L. Templeton
Summit
Henry B. Smith
Washington
Yeur
Knoxville Journal
Jasper County's Aged Plowman Is A Poet
Andrew Engle nearly 89 years old contributed two poems to the Jasper County Plowing Contest. The feature column celebrates his lively personality and humor as he reflects deeply in verse. His poems are reprinted with his portrait and notes on a grand day of competition.
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Jasper County
Plowman
Andrew Engle
Engle
General Electric
Birthday Tribute By Andrew Engle Of Newton Iowa 1939
Andrew Engle of Newton Iowa marks 88 years with gratitude and faith. He reflects on family loss, friends, and changes over his lifetime. He hopes for blessings for all, and seeks reunion at God’s feet after departure.
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Andrew Engle
Newton, Iowa
The Man Behind The Plow Poem By Andrew Engle
A rural poem extols the plowman as the backbone of society. It frames hard work as divine duty, praising soil preparation, feeding the race, and fair treatment of laborers. It urges kindness, fair shares in trade, and recognition of the plowman’s value without resorting to insult.
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Andrew Engle
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Gamble Store
Haai
Donald Brewer
Prair
He Hi Son
Frank Po
Willis
Chiquaqua
J. Vande
Dykstra Farm
FSA
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Cat Foe
Wormhoudt & Son
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Simmons Modern
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Aesop
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