Local notices and health updates from Iowa and Virginia
Fragmented notices report military service, hospital stays, and family movements. Mentions Des Moines Merbodir Hospital and the Iowa University visit, Chaplain Connie De Bruin at Camp Custer, and various locals including Miss Madeline Vander Zyl and Miss Jacqueline. Also notes Navy separation center at Norfolk and hopeful homecoming around mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max. Marion de Vries
Des Moines
EA Var Ginkel
Connie de Bruin
Camp Custer
Michigan
Norfolk
Virginia
Navy
Jimmy
Curious potato seed varieties shown by Belmon farmer
Ralph Thayer, a farmer near Belmon, presented a curious form of potato vine with small seed pods. The Belmord Independent notes this pheromone seeds appear every eight or nine potato plants. Seed cases contain up to 500 seeds, and 0 to 70 potato varieties may be represented in the seed bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Thayer
Belon
Belmord
DITCH DIGGING 500 FEET NEAR WHRtenreas CREEK
A readable fragment reports ditch digging extending about 500 feet near a unnamed creek. Local crews or landowners are not clearly identified. The text is fragmentary with unclear place names and missing dates or authorities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ware
de Ronde
Oteiooa
Pela Ir
Peter Heerems
Suncay
Misa Jearereeye Berg
George
Tr Plceg
Faye
Fig
Bnd
Warder Ploeg
Utah
Madeline Vander Zyl
Simon Vander, Zyl
Cnter
Univerior of
Iowa
Lawrence Green
University Buen
Mahaskatal
Oskaloosa
Eupper
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa U. Wire V
Jacqueline
Grinnell
de Haars
Sic
Mendisota
Iowa State College
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Barus Art Cat
Azone Weed
Service For the
Pella
G. A. Bowen
The
Audiphone Co
Fleming
Des Moines, Iowa
6Th & Walnut
Funk
Lers
Timothy
Alfalfa
Darling
St. Joseph
Holland
Heriers Gass
Crete
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
de Jong Seed Store
BPS
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
Wormhoudt Furniture Store
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