Vanden Brink Family Visiting Mother in Springfield
Mr and Mrs Ray Vanden Brink and son of Springfield Missouri and Miss Dora Vanden Brink of Hollywood California spend the week in the home of their mother Mrs Nel Van den Brink in Springfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Vanden Brink
Springfield, Mo
Miss Dora Vanden Brink
Hollywood
Calif
Nel Vanden Brink
Martin Landhuis
Cornelius Landhuis
Harris
H. J. Landhuis
Community visitors share Sunday and Thursday greetings
Mr and Mrs John Donkersloot and sons of Sanborn visited the Nic Donkersloot home Sunday evening. Miss Reha and Tillie Snetstra were supper guests in the Joe Horn home Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Donkersloot and Sons of Sanborn
Nic Donkersloot
Reha
Tillie Snetstra
Joe Horn
August de Boer
Alton
H. M. Scholten
G. P. Horn
Herbert Horn
Henry Slykhuis
Ashton
Mr. Slykhuis
Sioux City
Ed van Zanten
of Hospers
Joe Kleinhesselink
Peter S. Westra
Sheldon
Datus Lake
H. M. Dykstral
John Dykstra
Fred Boerhave
Pipestone
Nick Sol of
John Vander Haar
Bert van Maansen
Herman Vant Hul
Middleburg
Lucy Kuyper
Dick Koerselman
John Dokter
John Landhuis
Rock Valley
Lawrence Luckey
Denver
Colo. Ete
Wm. Kastien
Hospers
Steve Vander Well
Jack Hilton
Walt Vander Well
Hilton
John Kosters
Sioux Center
Herman Vander Matén
Local Social Roundup Tracks Visits Across Hull and Sioux Center
A dense list of social calls and family visits across Hull George Orange City and Sioux Center cites Mrs Willis Vande Hoef and daughter in Newkirk, many relatives staying or traveling to Des Moines and Pipestone, plus a bridge club gathering with prize winners, and multiple neighbors hosting weekend guests. The item notes travel to beaver Creek and Spirit Lake, and includes several Molten events, birthdays, and casual suppers.
Synthetic Fibers Gain Steam in US Textile Economy
Synthetic fibers other than cellulose, in their infancy before World War II, are rising in importance per the U S department of agriculture. Consumption grew rapidly from 4.5 million pounds in 1840 to 6538.3 million pounds last year, though still smaller than cotton rayon and wool but larger than silk or flax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Telephone Named After Inventor Wheatstone Courting 1821
Sir Charles Wheatstone of Kings College London coined the word telephone in 1821 after studying sound transmission methods. A recent survey finds retailers must provide one parking space for every 400 feet of sales area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Kings College
London
Pork Consumption Shifts in Southern Households
A Louisiana State University study finds southern farm families have shifted from pork to beef in recent years and expects urban southerners to follow this trend. The change reflects evolving food habits across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Louisiana State University
Cost of Schooling Varies Widely Across States in 1940
A 20th Century Fund report shows the average cost per enrolled pupil in 1940 at $300 nationwide. State figures ranged from $89 in Tennessee and $85 in Alabama to $392 in Arkansas, $504 in Delaware, $526 in New York, and $552 in the District of Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
20Th Century Fund
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
New York
District of Columbia
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Wallpacer
Alae Nn
Vogel Paint & Glass ‘Co
Ted Vanden Bosch
Joe Marsh
Vhide
Clarion
New World
Ma Ioskins
John Alden
He Marah
United States Brewers Foundation
Vigortone
Abe Vande Garde
Boyden, Iowa
Willis Vande Hoef
W. W. Bomgaars i
Newkirk
Adrian Diekevers
Ed Diekevers
Marvin Diekevers
Hull
John Moret
Mrs. Hilda Long
Gerhard Scholten
Milton
Harold Petersen
Gowrie
Bob Scholten
Ames
Pella
Edna Scholten
Peter Herwynen
Bill Ver Hoef
George
George Boer
Henry Bosman
Des Moines
Elmer Sleeper
of Sibley
Andrew Bruns
Norman Bell
Bilk Meyn
Rueben Magstadt
Peter de Boer
Gerrit Korthals
Bert Smit
Nelson Bynes
Orange City
Bob den Hartog
Richard Vande Hoef
W. Kosters
Sarah Kosters
Herman Vander Maten
Lena’ Kleyne
Ike Dethmers
Henry Kulper ‘of
Doon
Ed Baartman
Mary Dykstra
Mary Ann
Vernon Verschool
Sioux Falls
Henry Broescher
Martin Kruger
Sibley
Harry Jansen
Seinus Smid
Elmer Miller
Joe Jennison
Sanborn
George Dickevers
Jack Mieras
Beaver Creek
Minn
Frank de Haas
Bernard Peters
Adrian Vander Stoep
Jim Kool
Walt Vander Wilt
Gerrit Slothauber
Dora Rholfs
Roger
Leon Sharp
Spirit Lake
Donald Magstadt
Mr. and
Mrs
Ed Magstadt
Tripp, S. D
Marvin van Gorp of
Philip van Gorp
Jake Westra
Gertrude Schol
Joyce and
Krdna
Lyle Dykstra
Boerhave
Bill Vande Brake
Edwin Roberts
William Bomgaars
Maurice
Gertrude May Bomgaars
Vande Hoef
Nick Slager
Mr. Slager
Boyden
Leonard Rensink
Rts
Byran Cleaners
Kooiman Barber Shop
No Commission Bank
Iowa
Hartog Piano Co
Edgerton, Minn
H. H. Meyer
Rawleigh
West O’brien
Rawleighs Dept
Freeport
S.G. Vanden Brink
Bank
Nic Rouwenhorst
Justin
Philco
Stegemans
Electrical Appliances & Howe
Ac-Dc
Stegeman 'S Electrical Appliances & Howe
Stegeman
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