Ten Years Ago News Briefs September 1948
Notices recall local events from September 1948 including Kay Magstadt’s arm injury from a fall, birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Van Dyke, a death of Mrs. Henriet ta Wandscheer, and funeral details for Gerrit Bosman. Also mentions visits, hospital stays, anniversaries, baptisms, and community notes across Hull George Arnolds Park Sheldon and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Magstadt
Richard van Dyke
Cedar Falls
John Heykstra
Henrietta Wandscheer
the Reformed Church
C Postma
Gerrit Bosman
Hull
S. Granden Brink
Lawrence Haze
Verna Mlazgar
Marvin Dickevers
Chester Postma
Michigan
Peter Bell
Ray Brockhouse
Herman Meester
Mary Meester
George
Robert Dethmers
Hull Hospital
Ray Smit
Sioux City
Lewis Heitritter and Sons
George Barenwald
Dickie Koerselman
Peter Stoker
Arnolds Park
Bill Meyn
Bernard Peters
M. Mulder
Sheldon
S. Schortinghuis
Nick de Haas
Henry de Jong
Iowa City
Henry
The
State University
Harry Rensink
John van Roekel
H. Maris
J W Vanderburg
Hospers
W. G Vanderburg
Howard Harman
Arlene Mae
van Rockel
Henry Harms
Evelyn
Jake van Diepen, Jr
Henry van Houte
van Houte
S&s. Schortinghuis
van Diepen
Carolyn Lalome
Gerrit van Surksum
William Kwikkel
Adam Kwikkel
Henry Vanden Bosch
George Tott
Sibley
John Vander Haar
Dorothy and
Dwight
Joy Jean Rouwenhorst
le Mars
Conrad Krahling, Jr
Fern Winter
Boyden
Sibley Hospital
Local Sioux County Register: sales plus community notes
Last Thursday saw 2 984 men register in Sioux County. Rensink Bros. will sell about sixty Holsteins October 17 at Sheldon Pavilion. Poland China herd additions from Gerstdale Jones were purchased from Carter and Davenport of Mexico Missouri. Various local visits and events throughout Hull Leota and Oxford Mills including naturalization papers and fair attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Rensink Bros
Boyden
Sheldon Pavilion
G Slothauber
Leota
Minnesota
Frank Conner
Princeton
Ill
Wm Shimp
Hull
Paul T. McCrum
Sioux City
Jake van Leeuwen
J. Vander Loan
Annual Meeting Announces Iowa Soybean Insurance Expansions
Federal Crop Insurance agents and adjusters held their annual meeting in Washington D C where Earl Nikkel announced that 59 Adar Audubon Cass Crawford Delaware Fremont Jones Linn East Pottawattamie West Pottawattamie Shelby and Winneshiek will insure soybeans for the first time in 1959 bringing total counties insuring both corn and soybeans to 47. O'Brien County will offer corn and soybean insurance for the first time in 1959. State Director Jesse Bishop outlined a new discount schedule up to 25 percent for consecutive loss free years and 5 percent off premiums at planting. Ernest C Neal praised agents and adjusters for handling 1957 losses and noted concerns over early freezes and droughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Nikkel
Federal Crop Insurance
Washington, D. C
Adar
Audubon
Cass
Crawford
Delaware
Fremont
Jones, Linn
East Pottawatttamie
West Pottawattamie
Shelby
Winneshiek
Emmet
Howard
Humboldt
Ida
Nikkel
O’brien
Jesse Bishop
Bishop
Iowa
Ernest C. Neal
Washington D. C
Federal Crop Insurance Office
Des Moines
Sioux County Youth Exhibit Livestock At Spencer Fair Last Week
One girl and eight boys from Sioux County showed livestock at the Clay County Fair in Spencer. Entries included five baby beeves and six dairy heifers with strong showings in several classes. Exhibitors Jim Vis Harold Pennings Marlin Vis Royce Toenies Judy Oelrich Duane Schaffer Gary Green and Larry Bloemendaal earned multiple placements and honorable mentions. County group of five baby beeves finished fourth. Exhibitors praised for conduct and sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux County
Spencer Fair
Glenn S. Lyons
Clay County
Spencer
Baby Reeves
Royce Toenies
Ireton
Gary Green
Boyden
Hereford
Judy Oelrich
Sheldon
Duane Schaffer
Larry Bloemendaal
Alton
Cattle Slaughter Down as Grass Fed Supplies Rise Says Expert
Iowa State College farm economist Tom Rackham notes lower slaughter rates due to ample pasture and delayed feeding. Prices may bottom in lower grades while upper grades see possible gains, with poultry and pork competition keeping downside pressure. Farmland conditions keep cattle grazing, though July–August shipments lag earlier year levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Rackham
Iowa State College Farm
Rackham
Cattle Movements Vary Across Markets Compared With 1956
A Rackham report notes a few more cattle weighing 500 to 800 pounds moved from 10 markets than last year but still far below 1956 totals. Cattle over 800 pounds show about double the movement from markets compared with 1956 or 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rackham
Ramaker to Represent Sioux Electric at Rural Cooperative Meeting
Mr Albert Ramaker of Sioux Center Iowa will represent the Sioux Electric Cooperative Association of Orange City at the 17th annual Iowa Rural Cooperative Association meeting in Des Moines September 17 and 18. Manager Eugene Mulder announced the appointment as delegate to help set policies for the coming year. The Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association includes 55 cooperatives serving 135000 rural families, each financed by REA loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Ramaker
Sioux Center
Iowa
Sioux Electric Cooperative Association
Orange City
Iowa Rural Cooperative Association
Des Moines
Ramaker
Eugene C. Mulder
REA Cooperatives
Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Mulder
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Health for All Cold Wave Follows School Opening
Doctors warn this fall brings a surge of colds as children begin primary school. A child starting school typically contracts four to six colds annually with the first usually soon after classes begin.
Preventing the Common Cold Still Hard to Achieve
The article notes no effective vaccine for colds, aside from adenoviruses, and suggests isolation only for very young children. It advises keeping a child healthy before school, regular checkups, and home care with fluids during illness, while acknowledging ongoing research toward conquering colds.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Korthals
Maris
California
Jesse Vanden Brink
Gerrit Vanden Brink, Jr
Arie Grooters
Pella
Central College
John Sitter
Holland
J. Heykstra
Tony Klotwyk
Netherlands
Jake Tiedemann
John H. Dykstra
Tott
Herman de Vries
Wm. Shimp
Belle
Pearl Work
Robert Schoeneman
Dr Page
D. Kruse
Kruse
Charles W. Brink
Nettie Zinn
Oxford Miles
Jones County
Della Horn
Grace Leonard
Gertie Schaap
Clifford Perry
Capel
Anthony Jongewaard
Harry Tuttle
Finch
Story
Work
Shimp
Lowell Morse
Tuttle
Edith
Perl
C E. Work
Damon
Stutzman
Holstein Helfer Calves
Harold Pennings
Marlin Vis
Norman Vis
Jim Vis
Soories Re
Wb Priaete
Pascal Celery
Swansdown
Angel Fond
SEE
Paul
Boyden, Iowa
Lute
Dick Beukelman
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