Giant Field Day and Plowing Match Shine at 1949 Event
Des Moines sponsored National Soil Conservation Field Day and National Plowing Match drew 70 000 to 75 000 near Runnells Iowa September 15 1949. Dr Hugh H Bennett urged land stewardship and conservation progress while Kent Leavitt spoke on responsible land use. Demonstrations on gullies terraces and pasture renovation showcased extensive cooperative planning by Soils Conservation Service and Iowa State College staff.
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Des Moines Register
Runnells
Beck Farm
Jake Langstraat
Waehter
Ben Laurens
Ryerkerk
Waechter
Pella
Waechter, Beck, Ryerkerk
Langstraat
Des Moines Register & Tribune
WHO
Clay Barnett
Soils Conservation Service
Jim Russell
Regster
Herbert Plambeck
Wachter
Wilbur Goodhue
Herb Plambeck
Soils Conservation
U. S. Soils Service
Hugh H. Bennett
Washington, D.C
The
Soils Service
Ralph Musser
Milwaukee
Dr. Bennett
Mr. Musser
Bennett
Iowa
Kent Leavitt
Millbrook
National Association of Soils Conservationistricts
Iowa State College
Attendance at School Squeezed by Red Measles Outbreak
The state notes measles severely hinder progress in public schools with 50 percent absences in some grades. It outlines recognition, transmission directly between people, incubation about 10 days to fever and 13 to 15 days to rash, and a 9 day communicability window. Parents must show doctor or nurse signed permits for return and limit contacts to protect others.
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State Department
Pasture Field Day South of Knoxville
The district, in cooperation with the extension service, sponsors a bluegrass pasture field day Friday September 30 south of Knoxville. Program to start about 1 00 p m with demonstrations on seed bed prep seeding methods and liming among others. Ralph Krenzen extension agronomist Iowa State College will be present to explain operations and answer questions. Further details will follow next week.
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Extension Service
Knoxville
Ralph Krenzen
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State College
Plowing match coverage leads Chronicle into background details
Readers already know the plowing contest results from the Register and Station, with story and pictures on conservation and demonstrations. The Chronicle offered broader plans but did not publish a detailed day’s account, while Lakens images appeared in the issue.
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Chronicle
Register and Station
Grinnell edges Central Dutchmen 27 to 13 in opener
Grinnell defeated Central College 27 to 13 in Pella in the season opener. Grinnell led 7-0 at half after a late third quarter drive, then added two scores as Central battled with a weak line and injuries including Herm Clemens and Don Heller sidelined. Residents can see Central host Coe next Friday.
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Eugene Heideman
Grinnell
Central College
Pella
Heller
Central
Cheuvront
Mark
Tusseling
Herm Clemens
Don Heller
Coe
Trapping School Set in Marion County on Sept 29
A fox and wolf trapping school will be held in Marion County on Thursday September 29. The event is sponsored by the state conservation commission with professional trappers leading demonstrations. Farmers and trappers are urged to contact the county extension office. site to be announced.
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Marion County
State Conservation Commission
VFW Poppy Sale Promises Aid and Remembrance
The VFW Post and Auxiliary announce a Saturday sale on September 24 to raise funds for hospitalized veterans. Buddy Poppies provide only modest income but address boredom and isolation, giving patients something to do and helping buy essentials for those in need.
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V. F. W. Post and Auxiliary
Setember
Siegfried Line
New Guinea
Iowa V
Federated Club to entertain city teachers in September meeting
The Pella Women's Federated Club will host all city teachers at a September 27 gathering in Second Reformed Church parlors at 7 30 p.m. Guest speaker Mr Ali Noury Esfandiary, a Tehran native recently earning an economics degree from the University of Iowa, will discuss better understanding between the Middle East and the Western Hemisphere. The event emphasizes World Harmony as the 1949 1950 season theme and invites all federated members to attend.
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Pella
Second Reformed Church
Ali Noury—Esfandiary
Esfandiary
Teheran
Iran
University of Iowa
Middle East
Mr. Esfandiary
Nationwide drive funds veteran care and entertainment
The drive raises money through posts and department efforts for the National Rehabilitation and the National Tome. Part of the funds supports entertainment for veterans in hospitals. All proceeds are to be used exclusively for veterans and their families.
Miller to Speak on Flood Control in Knoxville
Former Wyoming governor Leslie A. Miller and chair of the Hoover Commission Natural Resources Committee will address Memorial Hall in Knoxville tomorrow evening September 23. The talk is sponsored by the Central Iowa Soil and Water Control Association, opposing Red Rock and Howell dam projects.
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Ten
Leslie A. Miller
Wyoming
Hoover Commision
Memial Hall
Knoxville
Miller
Central Iowa Soil and Water Control Association
Red Rock
Howell
Local Players To See Premiere Of The Traitor
Central College theatre goers will see the non professional show The Traitor by Herman Wouk at Ventura produced by Alpha Psi Omega. Local cast includes Kenneth Vander Linden as Lt Henderson and Phil lip Crosby as Hammontree along with numerous Central College students. Rehearsals for Act II begin tomorrow.
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The
Central College Theatre
New York
Alpha Psi Omega
Herman Wouk
Central
Kenneth Vander Linden
Henderson
Phillip Crosby
Hammontree
Vander Linden
Pella
Howard Merrick
Central College
Reds
Birdsall
Joan Vander Wal
June Bailey
Bob Omick
Tobias Emmanuel
Norma Jean Luce
Margaret
Harold van Oort
Allen Carr
Norma Haase
Eva McKeon
Ed Mulder
Fisinger
Bill Jewett
Clay
Jimmy Duffy
Baker
Bob Callies
Capt
Gallagher
John Schoon
Reynolds
Gary Kempkes
Wilson
Kenneth Vos
Smith
Vincent Bressen
College to offer leadership course on Central College campus
The Lay Leadership Training school returns October 3 under Rev. Arthur Bennink. Six Monday evening sessions cover Biblical study and worship planning with four options each hour. Courses include Prophets Speak, The Early Church Faces Its World, Minor Prophets, Great Men and Women of the Bible, Now We Got the Bible, Planning and Leading Group Worship, Visual Aids in the Church School, and Christian Evangelism. Accreditation and visual aids noted. registration is $1.00. open to all laymen.
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Central College
Arthur Bennink
Isaiah
Jeremiah
William Rozenberg
Prairie City
Iowa
Early Church
RJ. Rozeboom
Knoxville
Edward Huibregtse
Des Moines
Wm. Doms
W. de Kock
G. A. Ralberts
Leighton
Charles Stoppers
Sully
R. J. Rozeboom
H. S. van Wyk
Pella
Edward Tanis
Second Reformed Church
Tunis
National Christian Teaching Mission
Kalamazoo
Michigan
International Council of Religious Education
Board of Education of
The
Reformed Church
Douwstra Chapel
Book by Dr. A Wormhoudt to Publish in New York
Dr. Arthur Wormhoudt of Pel la Iowa who joined State Teachers College St Cloud Minnesota will publish The Demon Lover A Psychoanalytic Approach to Literature early next month with Exposition Press New York The Foreword by Edmund Bergler M D praises the work as a major contribution to literature and psychology The author anchors psychoanalytic ideas to Romantic poetry sharing career notes and recent studies in education and English departments.
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Arthur Wormhoudt
Pella
Iowa
State Teachers College
St. Cloud
Minn
Exposition Press
New York
Edmund Bergler
M.D
Columbia University
State University of Iowa
Queens College
N. Y
National Safety Council warns near schools and homes
The National Safety Council urges caution near playgrounds and residential streets advising parents to avoid high risk areas for children.
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National Safety Coune
Kiwanis Hear Eye Talk by Dr Filkkema at Pella
Regular Kiwanis meeting was held on Tuesday evening September 20 at the Pella Coffee Shop. Dr Flikkema spoke on the human eye in an interesting and informative talk. Members were convinced that Dr Flikkema knew his eyes.
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Pella
Dr. Plikkeme
Dr. Flikkema
Autumn Bargains Spark City Co op Sale in Pella
Merchants in Pella launch a autumn bargain week with a two page spread of special offers across items from household goods to farm machinery automotive gear clothing shoes furniture and more. A long list of participating businesses invites casual shoppers to plan purchases and save value before cold weather sets in.
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Pella
Vos Farm Equipment Company
Meyer's Radio and Appliance
Boat & Boatsma
Paardekooper
Ideal Pharmacy
Vogelaar's Hardware
Simon Kooyman
Noel’s
Lee's Variety Store
Penney
Bakker & Rus
Vos
Vera's Beauty Shoppe
Western Auto Store
van Roeker’s
Mahaska Pasture Field Day at Denney Farm Sept 29
The Hugh Denney farm 60 miles northwest of Rose Hill hosts a 1 p.m. field day on Thursday September 29 demonstrating permanent pasture renovation. Ralph Krenzin from Iowa State Extension assists with soil testing limestone application plowing disking field cultivation erosion control seedbed prep seeding and packing of legume and grass seed mixtures.
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Hugh Denney
Rose Hill
Mahaska County Soil Conservation Service
Ralph Krenzin
Iowa State College Extension Service
G I Enrollment At the College Slightly Down
Central College reports total enrollment at 471, with G I enrollment down 36 from 166 to 120. Twenty states and several nations represented, led by Town with 806 students and Illinois 38. The college draws from 24 denominations including Reformed Church in America and 62 members from the Methodist faith.
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Central College
G. I
New York
California
Alabama
Washington
India
Cyprus
Town
Illinois
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Reformed Church In America
Reformed
Presbyterian
Sttan
Baptist Churchtes
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Dem
Entral
V.F.W. Poppy Sale
Federated Club
Ventura
Dr. A. Wormhoudt
Dr. B. Filkkema
Mahaska
Denney Farm
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