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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
7
Friday night at the Vander Hook home near Oskaloosa relatives from Ed Ayville Pelin Oley and Oskaloosa joined in honoring John and Mrs Vander Hook on their 26th anniversary. A two course luncheon followed gifts were given and well wishes voiced for many more years of happiness.
One hundred sixty farm women gathered at the Memorial Wall in Ranayville for Achievement Day. They viewed home project exhibits and heard talks on the home front and defense from Miss Nora Workman. County leaders and 4-H members were recognized for organizing events, with a marriage notice for Arvbine Vriezelaar and Andrew Hocksema announced.
A sequence of local society items describes a well attended Eastern Star meeting with prize won by T G Multz, cards sent to Roane Home, and courtesy extended to Oskaloosa Chapter. Also noted are Masonic redecorations after a fire, an upcoming Christian School Alliance talk, and family weddings in Marion County with various social events.
The Central Iowa Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America holds its annual Merit Badge Exposition at the Coliseum in Marshalltown on Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26. Scouts Cubs Girl Scouts and Brownies will display and enact phases of the program serving Hardin Tama Poweshiek Marshall Jasper and Marion Counties.
Wayne Jackson from the Town's Horse and Mule Breeders Association will be in the county Tuesday evening to meet with 4-H club members about the colt project. All 4-H members are invited regardless of enrollment. Jackson will lead an educational meeting with pictures to show. Attend Tuesday April 29 at Memorial Hall in Knoxville Io at 7:00 p.m.
Voice of the Public der Spring complains about improper lawn bouquets and design theatrics. He urges respectful landscape use and warns that violators will face rural neighbors’ comments and a strong admonition to preserve beauty.
Tulip Time Costume Committee offers a prize of one dollar for the best hand sewn doll dressed in Dutch national costume to match a lady doll on display at Van Sittert's wine shop. Dress your doll as a groom from a Dutch province. judging covers workmanship authenticity and fit.
Old Age and Aid to Blind recipients in Marion County expand Stamp Plan use. Changes in purchase requirements allow seniors to spend per month on stamps based on family size, with larger families allowed higher caps. Plan aims to convert public funds to dollar value and reduce surplus for the needy.
The passage notes that the system uses something as money to buy groceries at any store. It expresses hope that more people will join the program to help themselves, Marion County merchants, and the farmer.
The 49th assembly approved several education measures affecting public schools. Key acts include teacher contract terms until board action, funding shifts for state permanent school fund libraries, and expanded library levies for municipalities. Other provisions address school building use, parental community programs, and tuition for nonresident pupils.
In Marion County the Commodity Credit Corporation reports corn stored in steel bins is generally in good condition with moisture levels around ten percent near the top and rising to about twenty one percent at three inches down. About 400000 bushels of corn are stored in county bins.
The listing advertises combined subscription deals from Pella Chronicle and The Chronicle Clubbi including Woman's Home Companion American Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens at various prices. It notes bundled offers and singles for several periodicals with total cost quotes.
A high school monthly figure and a 4.09 grade cost are cited as not covering actual expenses. The board of education contemplates a slight monthly advance to offset increased costs.
Joe Belford, 68, of Belle, died in a mine fall at Sumpter Coal Company on Penny road. An inquest found death due to Belford’s neglect while removing slate under a roof that had been worked out. Chester Lants of Knoxville escaped injury as the fall occurred. The coroner’s inquest in Knoxville reviewed the incident.
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