Reducing Corn Harvest Accidents in Iowa
Iowa State College safety specialist Norval Wardle notes a two year drop in corn harvest accidents, with stalk ejectors and husker rolls causing most injuries. In 1954, stalk ejectors led with 47 of 200 total accidents, while husker rolls and snapper rolls followed. Despite fewer incidents, average costs per accident rose from 369.18 to 541.44, with medical expenses up.
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Iowa
Norval Wardle
Iowa State College Extension
Wardle
Iowa cities see no traffic fatalities in eight months
Des Moines Tribune notes forty eight Iowa cities with 4000 plus residents had no traffic fatalities through August. Several towns later recorded first fatalities. Sioux City remained the only city over 50,000 without a fatality. Other city groupings list names of towns with injuryless periods.
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Iowa
Des Moines Tribune
Council Bluffs
Cedar Falls
State Division of Safety Education
le Mars
Knoxville
Creston
Cherokee
Sioux City
Des Moines
Burlington
Clinton
Town City
Mason City
Ottumwa
Fort Madison
Marshalltown
Oskaloosa
Atlantic
Croll
Centerville
Orton
Estherville
Decorah
Fairfield
Grinnell
Oelwein
Perry
Red Oak
Shenandoah
Spencer
Storm Lake
Webster City
Algona
Bettendorf
Chariton
Clarinda
Indianola
Marion
Mount Pleasant
Washington
West Des Moines
Albia
Denison
Glenwood
Hampton
Independence
Iowa Falls
Jefferson
Maquoketa
Pella
Vinton
Pella High Dominates Sigourney 32 0 in Home Opener
Pella High's Little Dutch crushed Sigourney 32 to 0 in their first home game. Jim Duffus opened scoring with a 77 yard run, and by halftime Pella added three quick touchdowns to assert control before a large crowd.
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Pella High
Sigourney
Tom Boat
Little Dutch
Pella
Jim Duffus
Pella Rolls Over Sigourney In 32-0 Victory
Jim Duffus starred with 169 rushing yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns as the Little Dutchmen crushed Sigourney 32-0. Butch Sheppard connected on two passes for 51 yards and a touchdown while Gene De Heer and Bob Buyert each added scoring plays. Duffus, Sheppard, and Van Rees paced a dominant offense, with Doug Heere anchoring the defense. Sigourney threatened late but could not cross the goal line.
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Bai Pella
Jim Duffus
Sigourney
Little Dutch
Pella
Gene de Heer
Butch Sheppard
Bob Boyert
Max van Rees
Duffus
Doug Heerema
Pella Hon Pella
1860
Sheppard
Buyert
van Rees
Eight Pella Residents Drawn for October Jury Duty
A 45-member panel drawn by County Clerk Jack Carpenter for Marion County district court October term will report for service in Knoxville on October 10. The eight named Pella residents are among those summoned.
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S. E. Pratt
Indianola
Lester Bacon
Edris Burnham
Clason Huggins
Raymond Orr
Truman Sage
Bertean Spahi
Pleasantville
John Barker
Lacona
Velta Brown
Tom Duffy
Ruth Juline
George Weir, Jr
Melcher
Pella
Jack Carpenter
Marion County District Court
Knoxville
Iowa Towns Form Councils for Community Projects
Iowa counties report towns forming community councils to act as coordinating agencies for local interests. Leaders from schools government churches and civic groups are tapped. Menlo notes success with a community calendar beautification story hour and voter drives. The Indiana Council of Civic Agencies has run since 1938. An extension leaflet Design for Developing Community Machinery offers guidance.
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Stacy
Community Council
Menlo
Indianola Council of Civic Agencies
County Extension Sociologist
Towa State College
Knoxville Journal Names Local Figures in Brief
Tracy, Beverly O Connor, Woodrow Spaur, Anna Trinkle of Bussey, Delores Teas of Dallas, Kenneth Templeton of Monroe are mentioned in a short Knoxville Journal notice reflecting community names and places.
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Tracy
Beverly O’connor
Woodrow Spaur
Anna Trinkle
Bussey
Delores Teas
Dallas
Kenneth Templeton
Monroe
Knoxville Journal
Ninety Eight Percent Of Marion County Farms Electrified
Census data show 2,051 of 2,106 farms had electricity in 1954 with 81 percent having telephones. 1954 figures also list 1,071 television sets, 1,236 farms with piped water, and various equipment counts. Details include tractors, milking machines, grain combines, corn pickers, and more.
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Marion County
Knoxville Journal
Monroe man drowns in Canada fishing trip
Ervin Walker of Monroe died while vacationing in Canada when he fell from a fishing boat and drowned. The accident occurred during the trip, with authorities noting the fatal nature of the incident and the involved party.
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Canada
Ervin Walker
Monroe
Missionary Union Conference Set at Leighton Church
The 49th annual Women's Missionary Union Conference of the Classis of Pella will be held at the Leighton Reformed Church on Friday September 20 with sessions at 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Attendees bring lunch. coffee and dessert provided. A dedication offering for the Missionary Home will be led by Mrs. J C Van Wyk. A banquet for young women interested in missions is planned for September 19 at the First Reformed Church in Pella.
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Women’s Missionary Union of the Classis of
Pella
Reformed Church
Leighton
J. C. van Wyk
First Reformed Church
Safe Found After Break-In At Local Implement Firm
A safe stolen from an implement company in Mitcheltville was located on a nearby farm near Runnells. The safe was battered open. about 250 dollars in cash vanished, but an equal amount in checks and business records were left intact.
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Mitchetlville
Runnells
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