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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1934

Page

4

Community notices from Ottumwa and area events

A roundup of local gatherings includes a swimming party with C F Dykstra and others at Ottumwa, a Summit Strivers 4-H picnic in Otley with Faye Dykstra and members, and a Granville school reunion set for August 14. Also reported are Elma Van Heukelem and John Boerelyn wedding at Leighton with a large parade of relatives, a Herweyner picnic at Van Dussel dorp, a Zylstra family gathering near Peoria, and a Frisian picnic planned for August 15 near town. The piece notes post event receptions, travel plans, introduces guests, and lists attendees and wedding party members.

Ottumwa C. F. Dykstra Meyer Langerak H. W. Vander Linden Margaret of Leighton Jacob Prins Mary Jane Baron M. Vander Linden Frances Vander Linden Peoria Summit Strivers Summit Township Baptist Church Otley Faye Dykstra Sara Ann Ver Heul Hattie Hele van Engelenburg Anna Slocum Sophia Cora Heeren Alice Postma Olive Neeley Kathryn Jean Korinne Vriezelaar Joyce Sara Buwalda Pella Lois van Vliet

Local live poultry and hog prices listed

The notice lists price quotes from Chicago Hogs and local dealers in corn, wheat, spring chickens, broilers two pounds, old hens, roosters, ducks, geese, pigeons, and hogs. Prices shown include 60 cents per dozen for some items and ranges from 3.85 to 5.35 dollars and 3.25 to 4.65 dollars for others.

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Local Classifieds Include Poultry Services and Auto Listings

Numerous small ads offer chicken delousing, poultry buying at farm, pickling aid, painting and paperhanging, corn shelling, stove repairs, milk cows for sale, hog worm oil, varnish, paints and roof coatings, car listings from 1920s models, and a note on a motion picture camera weight with a London science college. Notable names include B J Bram Hatchery, L H Vander Linden, John Langstraat, C W Clement, Otley, Van Houweling Auto Co, Gerrit Roorda, Van Gorp, and Fred Lautenbach among others. County town is Pella Iowa with multiple phone numbers and street references.

Local Carriers at Convention in Cherokee Iowa

The Town Rural Letter Carrier Convention held at Cherokee Ta last week drew many attendees including Mr and Mrs Meppelink and Mr and Mrs William Van Hemert of Pella with Van Hemert attending as a delegate A State Highway Board representative said 75 to 80 percent of secondary road construction funds would be directed to 24 counties in the drouth relief program benefiting local relief work For the coming year John Kirk Villisca was elected president John Suthers Maquoketa vice president E D Luzum Calmar secretary Ole Fjetland Humboldt treasurer

Cherokee Meppelink William van Hemert Pella van Hemert State Highway Board Iowa Drouth John Kirk Villisca John Suthers Maquoketa E. D. Luzum Calmar Ole Fjetland Umboldt

Tax Relief Request From Marion County Tax Payers

A letter from Mrs A Nelson asks Marion County Iowa supervisors to cut farm taxes by one half for September and March to ease drought hardship. She urges land owners to petition if the board declines, arguing it would prevent a rush of delinquent taxes and reflect widespread farmer hardship.

Board of Supervisors Marion County Iowa

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