Pella Residents, Births, and Local Deeds Highlight Week
Local news from Pella, April events include receptions for new babies Louise Kuiper and Dennis Groenendyk families, multiple deeds recorded in Knoxville, and garden-variety visits. Notable items include students and staff travel to Grand Rapids, a hospital birth in Mahaska, a notable 88th birthday, and several Des Moines trips for family and school affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Vande Kieft
Wilbur de Jong
William van Dort
Wilma
Misa Hilline Pala
A. de Groot
The
Christian High School
Grand Rapids
Michigan
de Groot
Holland
Michean
Ralph G. Kuiper
Mahaska Horpital
Dennis Groenendyk
Leighton
Mercy Hospital
Knoxville
Anthony M Sela
Et Ux
Leonard Schakel
Pella
Alm
Self
James W
Margaret Huyter
Gerit van Zee
Ala
John T. Broam
T. Verrox Jr
Ward E. Dillon
Henry W. Vande Voort
Pella High School
Marion County
Dallas
Bussey
Vernon
Town State College
Ames
Library Notes: White Silence and Time in Review
A mixed items column reviews novels and books by George Marsh Laura Krey Chalmer Richardson Jacob Swisher Pamela Hanson Johnson John F To ett John, with lengthy takes on extreme adventure romance and regional history. Readers encounter peril, wartime escape, and early Canadian tales alongside Iowa mills and Orford Point satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Jacob A. Swisher
Dr. Swisher
What Should Farmer Do About His Corn Acreage?
Herbert McCoy of Marion County AAA Committee explains the Farm Program details for 160 acre farms. If a farm stays within allotments payments follow the 503 or intention sheet, while exceeding allotments risks losing corn payments but retaining general A C P and soil building payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert McCoy
Marion County Aaa Committee
The
Chronicle
AAA
Food Map Shows Europe on Short Rations and Famine Risk
A New York special reports Europe faces growing hunger as five months elapse before harvests, with Spain and France not far from relief but many western democracies in danger. The United States may supply aid, using frozen dollar balances held by nations like Belgium to pass food through blockades under neutral control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Portugal
European
British Isles
Germany
Italy
Balkans
Belgium
Poland
Spain
France
Holland
Way
Finland
United States
Hints For The Housewife And Western Fiction Snapshots
The passage mixes a dream kitchen advertisement praising an all American Frigidaire setup with a Western fiction blurb by Charles H. Snow about GUNS ALONG THE BORDER and a tale of cattle deaths from an electric heater in a tank. It presents domestic ideals, frontier adventure, and a cautionary electroshock incident in rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Slim Modern
Charles H. Snow
Jim Norton
Jim
Reuben Nelson
New Richland
Cascade of Frontier Tales and Immigrant Voices
A collage of descriptions and critiques from a 20th century periodical, detailing Barrett Willoughby’s Sondra O’Moore and rivals, Louis Adamic’s immigrant narratives, Hartzell Spence’s Parson, Zane Grey’s Knights of the Range, and frontier histories. The excerpt blends western crime, maritime enterprise, and cultural integration through literary profiles and synopses.
Easter Cards With Scripture and Greetings
The Book Shop offers Easter cards featuring scripture texts and general greetings, a thoughtful line for friends and loved ones to mark the day.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ford Good Drivers’ League
Ralph Vander Waal
Jack Strachan
Central States Electric Co
T. Plette
Murray Ten Hagen
Ola May
Prairie City
Peter Ten Hagen
Bert van Vliet
Harry Renaud
Ten Hagen
John W. Vander Linden
Andrew
Wayne Pos
Pos
William Grootveld
West End
Walter Visscher
Jacob Visscher
Hedrick, Town
Henry van Houwelingen
Ottumwa
Tryntie Buitenwerf
Sully
Dudok Langerak
Ben Langerak
Dudok
Fort Des Moines
Norman Langetak
Des Moines
Underwood Typewriter Co
Ernie van der Linden
Peter Bloem
John Bloom
Connie Smorenberg
Pella National Bank
Boston
Massachusetts
Frances Spooner
Tama, Iown
Leonard Allen
Leonard
Mra. I
Charles F. Dykstra
Mrs
Don Dykstra
Everett van Angelenhoven
Fulton, Il
M. Vander Linden
C. Vander Wert
Abington
Frank Frush
Gerrit Vander Linden
Pals
West Second Street
Mitten
North Main
P. D. Wagaman
Lutheran
John Braashart
David
Neal Kersbergen
Baby
Earl Vander Meide
Louise Vander Meide
Henry Cox
G. F. Sadler
Drake University
Norway
Oslo
Dora Bootsma
Ning
Brahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Holland Tat
Sittert
Philippine Islands
Henry Vander Ark
Franklin Street
Paul Renaud
Myrtle
Robert Evers
Alvin
Iowa City
Jonas Versteegh
Milton van Waardhuizen
Mrs. Waardhuizen
Wichart
J. M. Cook
Mrs. Cook
Rochester
Minnesota
Mayo Clinic
Nevada
Mr. Cook
Mra
William Vander Hart
Peoria
Thomas William
Jeanne Oxenford
Lake City
Vander Linden
BOC
Pela
Wosied
Library Notes
White Silence
George Marsh
White Whale Islands
Hudson's Bay Exploration Company
Joyce
Sandra Farrish
Strugelé
Bruce Imbray
Canada
McCool
High Seas
Laura Krey
Cavin Darcy
Wartorn
Georgia
Texas
America
Chalmer Richardson
Ben Thomson
Pamela Hansford Johnson
Claude
Bruges
Cecil
Claud
Jodson Graniss
Bill
B. Ba Hunts Holton
Cape Cod
Genu
Orford Point
John F
Ainers
Noah
Sid Wieed
ROYAL
County Poultry Improvement Ass'n
Planning Board
Exterimerane
Vahian Scouriz
Marion Cunningham
Alex Bishop
Northwest
Pacffc
Yukon
Sondra O'Moore
Barrett Willoughby
Sondra _O'Moore
O’moore
Jacqueline Reynall
Louis Adamic
Hartzell Spence
Tas
Zane Grey
Don Carlos Rancho
Great Plains
Col. Ripple
Glamord
Holly Ripple
Holly
Britt
Outlawa
Pioneer Customers
Cera Delivery
S.H. Deuwstra
West Ist St
Pella, Iowa
Birds Eye
Meat Dept
de Wits Food Market
Lowa
Vander Ploeg
Vogelaars
Johnston
Ode M
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