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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1938
Page
8
Advertisements offer Crosley refrigerators hot point ranges and ice boxes, B J Brom poultry worm expeller, used bikes and tires, farm equipment, Jersey cows from B J Brom, and a car painting service. Listings cite multiple merchants and contact numbers in Pella and Ottumwa areas with farm and home goods for sale.
A celebrated star lets viewers glimpse a life in Mexico in Tropic Holiday at the Rivola theatre Askaloosa starting Friday. Zoe Lantis headlines a cast including Bob Burns Martha Raye Dorothy Lamour and Ray Milland in a musical film praised for its dramatic escapades and exotic locales.
An automotive classified style ad lists repair and tuning services from O and P Tire and Battery Service and Rietveld Sharing Garage. It markets used cars including 1937 Dodges and Plymouths, various Sedans and Trucks, plus a 1936 Pontiac and a 1936 Cadillac, with multiple dealer identifiers such as Van Houweling Auto Company.
The South Porterville Sunday school annual picnic is set for today at the Vanden Huard ture with an afternoon program and games after the meal. Local residents, including Cornelia and Tikie Vanene, visited relatives and others in Pell and Pella the past week, with many trips to see family in Des Moines Knoxville Colfax and Davenport noted.
A list of visitors and guests attended a picnic supper at the John Vanden Baard residence northwest of Pella. The gathering included Mr. and Mrs. Sytama, Jimmie Vriezelaar of Altoona, Mrs Martha Van Gorp of Knoxville, several Vriezelaar and Van Baard family members, and other friends from Otley, Oak Tree New Jersey, Sac City, and nearby towns.
Miss Martha Meyer of Galen came to stay with her friend who has not been well for some time. The visit aims to offer comfort and support during the illness.
A scrambled social notes item from Lynnville details Willemsen Will and Fred Willemsen's trip to the mountains, visits with friends and relatives including Elgan Taylor and Herman Vander Pol, Leona Vor's return from a five week in Canada, and multiple Sunday gatherings. The fragment ends with a quoted line about kindness and Christmas plans.
The Congonation Commission reports 60 people arrested in June for fishing rule violations. Seizures included 36 pieces of gear and over 120 poms of Tawfal fish. Boat and navigation violations led with 10 arrests, while tannery and trapping infractions produced smaller counts. Total fines reached 1.97 and 196 days in jail.
Public legal notice from Marion County Iowa asks interested parties to appear before the District Court clerk on August 15 to prove the validity of Hendrik Van Wynpaarden’s last will and testament. Objections must be filed by the hearing date.
In Kunaville Iowa a notice states a written last will and testament of Cornelia Baer has been filed in Marion County. The clerk of court sets a hearing on August 15 with the matter before the Wishyie Court.
The text indicates a legal notice from the District Court clerk stating that objections to a document must be on file by a stated deadline. It references Ville, Iowa, and mentions REMY as Clerk of District Court and Ry J. Rex Weddle as Deputy. The exact deadline is not fully clear from the fragment.
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