News of Nearby Towns And Rural Communities
A roundup of local happenings includes births, injuries, relocations, and community events. New babyFrancine Joyce born to Ralph and Mrs. Poortinga on Sept 13 at Knox hospital. Ila De Heer Atwood welcomed another child. Mrs. Marion Van Haaften mourns the death of her mother. Rex Van Donselaar and his mother injured in a minor crash when Mo Dé Moss backed into their truck. Mrs. Van Donselaar spent time in Knoxville hospital and with her daughter. Local youths drive a pickup into a ditch. a group of men assist. Residents note seniors, new farms purchased in Missouri by Cecil and Marjorie Hodges and Red Carnahan family. Coal hauled from Otley mine. gravel contracts awarded for Newton and Summit. John William Cronkhite visited Denver and Chicago, then Knoxville. Jack Shelley spoke to the Women’s Club in Knoxville. New siding work on Dwight Harvey and Hugh Templeton homes. Red Rock school reports 40 pupils. Trinkle family moves in. Town events include Price picnic with 72 attendees and a cattle sale planned for Oct 1 at Bingley barn. Nell Buckman moved to Pitt Nursing Home. Bill Karr’s birthday dinner celebrated. Cora Karr travels from Highland Park Ill. to visit sister Nellie Baughman. No hunting signs posted locally. some hunters ignore rules.
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Ila de Heer Atwood
Don
Francine Joyce
Ralph Poortinga
Knoxie Hospital
Mra. McConoghey
Marion van Haaften
Rex van Donselaar
Mo” Dé Moss
van Donselaar
Knoxville
Denzil Condra
Canada
John William Cronkhite
Denver
Chicago
Abe
Lake Ahquabi Su
Jack Shelley
Mary Templeton
Sarah Harvey
Cecil Price
Cecil
Marjorie Hodges
Missouri
Moberly
Red” Carnahan
Clifford Simpson
Des Moines
Otley
Robert van Essen
Roy
Merl Price
Newton
Summit
Dwight
Celia
Independence, In
Red Rock
Trinkle
Templeton
Joe Temleton
Iowa Farm Bureau
Dwight Harvey
Hugh Templeton
Nty
Harold
Lloyd Karr
Bingley
Harold Karr
Madison
Wis
Barney Pate
Norman Karr
Nell Buckman
Collins Hospital
Pitt Nursing Home
Bill Karr
Norman
Burt Karr
Blaine School
Helen Karr
Cora Karr
North St. John's St
Highland Park
Ill
Summit News notes and family travel highlights
Miss Willa Mae Van Doorninck of Lynnville visits family as Mary enters Iowa State Teachers College. Monroe activity covers Today Club, a high school band, and a Labor Day concert. The Vriezelaar trip through Wisconsin includes Hoards Dairyman visit, Way Acres Farm sale of Levity Sherry, Guernsey consignments, and scenic river valleys.
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Minnesota
Roy Vander Ploeg
Austin
H. W. Vriezelaar
Wisconsin
Monroe
Iowa
Dairyman Farm
Way Acres Farms
Way Acres Farm
Vriezelaars
M. E. Masters
Way Acres
Ohio
Dairy Congress
Waterloo
Otto Kline
Kline
Wisconsin State Guernsey Breeder Association
Hoards
Hoard's Dairyman
J. G. Poynton
Dubuque
Mississippi
Lake Michigan
New Amsterdam
Cedar Grove
Central College
Oskaloosa News Highlights Local Visits and Church Services
Oskaloosa News lists a six day Northwestern Iowa trip by Mr and Mrs Sybren Ryken and family visiting Sheldon and Kanawha. Social visits include dinners with Mr and Mrs J E Gaston and others. many locals hosted and shared home made ice cream. Allen Nunnikhoven of Cedar treated for a virus infection, improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybren Ryken
Wright
Iowa
Sheldon
Kanawha
Carrie Hoffman
Letta Votan
J. E. Gaston
Bert Vanderwilt
Fred Westarcamp
Newton
Nettie Wicamp
Labor
Wm. Ashman Jr
Cedar
Wm. van Weelden
Nick Nicholson
James van Wyk
Ronnie
Wm. Slagter
Kenneth Slagter
Mahaska Hospital
Ip Sd
Family Gatherings and Dinners Reported in Galesburg
Sunday events include Mr. and Mrs. Bud Breen guests of Mrs. Etta Terpstra and Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zickel. A Heemsbergen family dinner followed by a cooperative meal with Ottumwa and Clear Lake guests. A Boot family gathering honored Pvt. Anne J. Boot of Eddyville at Jacob A. Boot’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Breen
Etta ‘Terpstra
Elizabeth Oliver
Harry Zickel
Arther Steeg
Francis Heemsbergen
Milton N. Smith
Randy
Ottumwa
Iowa family notes and visits across states
A Iowa reader shares a string of social updates including Arie a Maryland based mechanical instructor on Aberdeen Proving Grounds. The piece mentions Mr and Mrs George Tool of Reasner and Mr and Mrs Henry Peery returning from a 12 day trip to Atlanta to visit Donald Peery stationed at Atlanta General Depot. Bob Zimmerman and Kenneth Peery planned a Tuesday trip to Atlanta to see Donald. Mrs Roy Dearinger of Des Moines celebrated her birthday with neighbors including Mrs Clarence Wheatcraft and others bringing cake and ice cream. Further visits by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Carpenter Locil Carpenter Jessie Carpenter Bill Miller followed as Saturday evening activities are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Arie
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Maryland
George Tool
Reasner
Henry Peery
Atlanta
Donald Peery
Atlanta General Depot
Bob Zimmerman
Kenneth Peery
Roy Dearinger
Des Moines
Supper Guests Visit Families Across Newton Ottumwa
Supper guests at Loell's included Mrs F Carpenter of Pella and Mrs Edna Carpenter of Newton. Mr and Mrs Milton Smith and their son Randy of Ottumwa stayed overnight in Freeman Kling's home. They traveled to Des Moines Sunday evening to visit the Smith family. Mr Porter Winters of Brook and Mrs Belle Zwank of Reasner visited Sunday afternoon at the Loell Carpenter home.
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Loell’s
F. Carpenter
Pella
Edna ‘Carpenter
Newton
Milton Smith
Randy
Ottumwa
Freeman Kling
Des Moines
Cow Needs Bulky Feed Before and After Calving
Iowa State College extension dairyman Floyd Arnold advises bulky laxative rations before and after calving. Start with 4 to 6 pounds of grain daily and increase by one pound every 8 or 4 days. After 3 to 4 weeks post calving, transition back to full grain, with heavier milkers needing more time.
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Floyd Arnold
Iowa State College
Arnold Recommends Proportional Grain Mix After Freshening
Arnold suggests adjusting the dairy feed to achieve a proportional rise in output. In the last two weeks post freshening the recommendation is to increase oats in the grain mixture to boost production efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold
Calf Diet Transition After Calving
The text notes feeding a bran rich mix before freshening and continuing for the first weeks after calving, then switching gradually to the regular herd mixture. It emphasizes a phased dietary change to ease transition for new cows.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cordova
Summit News
Willa Mae van Doorninck
Lynnville
Walter van Doorninck
Mary
Cedar Falla
Iowa State Teachers College
Velma Fisher
Bobby
John Ter Louw
J. W. Pringle
Kathryn Vriezelaar
Jean Reeves
Wilma Fisher
Twila Vriezelaar
Today Club
A. L. Dykstra
Helen Dykstra
John Dykstra
Cpl
Robert Barr
Don Giles
Nashville
Tenn
A. R. Dean Barr
California
Jack Kester
Mrs. Win
Monster
Ernest Barr
Carolyn McCauley
Dean van Haaften
Monroe High School
Dwight Young
Marjorie Duncan
Duane Rowans
Kilduff
Arthur Vriezelaar
Wisconsin Dells
Sauk City
Prairie du Chein
Ft. Atkinson
Locustdale
Stiefoos Parascu
Jalan
Pecemioa
Peter
Heecarort
HALY
Vogelaar’s Howe
Carl
Oskaloosa News
Lisabeth Newenhouse
Galesburg
K. Carpenter
Colfax Sale
Prie
Farrow
Baxter Horse Show
Kellogg
Colfax Sale Company
Bell
Shields Firat National Bank
Lederle
Amacy
Lump and Stoker Coal
Carl Vander Schaaf
Dairy Cattle Congress
Tional Hippodrome Entertainment
Wat
Midwest
Serge
Veenstra
Space Maker Refrigerator
General
Pella, Iowa
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