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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1955
Page
13
Back to school preparation emphasizes early medical checkups with doctors dentists and eye specialists. Parents should plan wardrobes supplies and involve children in shopping to save money and boost readiness and confidence for the new term.
Paul H. Hornbeck argues the age weight height chart misleads about health and growth. A survey shows wide healthy ranges in weight 90 to 190 pounds and height 68 to 78 inches. He urges attentive parenting, medical checks if puberty is early or late, and emphasizes security, affection, and fostering self worth over chart comparisons.
Sunday services at 9 40 am with Sunday School for all ages at 11 00 am and morning worship. Missionary message by the pastor. Youth prayer time at 6 16 pm. Evangelistic service at 7 80 pm. Vacation Bible School noted. Dorcas meeting. Guest minister Rev Murray Steinkamp of Peoria Illinois will preach at evening service 7 30 pm. Public welcome.
Rev. H. L. Van conducts preaching every second and last Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm, at the Amsterdam school house two miles southwest of Pella.
The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Connie Mayns at 10 45 a m Sunday morning worship. There is no evening service. Located at 711 Independence St with Rev Everett G Ward as minister. You are invited to attend.
Russell J. Redeker minister leads morning worship at 9 30 am and 11 am Sunday School with Hope for the Exiles. Evening services include 6 30 pm junior choir and junior high club. Guest minister Rev Howard G Teusink speaks at Temple Time 8 am on KBOE 12 30 pm KNWS and 9 30 pm KXEL. Rev John C Van Wyk of Central Reformed Church of Oskaloosa discusses Unconscious Loss of Spiritual Power.
Trinity Reformed Church announces Sunday morning worship at 9 30 with Heavenly Treasure, Sunday School at 11 00 Hope for the Exiles, Jr C E at 6 30 led by Marvin Vander Molen, and evening worship at 7 30 Why Dont Your Disci le ly Tru. The church extends a cordial welcome.
The Rev. G. Lubbers presents the Reformed Witness Hour every Sunday from 7:00 to 7:30 AM on radio KBOE Oskaloosa. Tune in for a distinctively Reformed program featuring singing and religious messages.
Scientists at the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station collaborate to improve corn quality over two decades. Breeding covers curing, rise breeding ants and seven ment o botany, with botanists studying growth mechanics. Plant pathologists probe diseases. entomologists, zoologists study pests. chemists test grain chemistry. agronomists develop new lines. Many varieties are discarded before production, from thousands to a few remain.
Social notes from the Home for the Aged record visits by the Roberts, Kuiper, De Koning, Vander Wilt, Gosselink, Keuning Eggink, Slings and others. Minnie Rilla han remembered on her 89th birthday. Mrs Klein remains in Mahaska Hospital with no change in condition.
Agricultural Experiment Station at Iowa State College expands work on insects in stored grain. Lead by Paul A. Dahm, the study investigates insecticide effectiveness against corn and feed grain pests, cheaper fumigants, building influences on insect life, and how infestation relates to fungal spoilage and crop losses.
A description notes that the program originates in the First Protestant Reformed Church located in Grand Rapids Michigan, indicating its church affiliation and regional base.
Gospel Chapel holds Sunday School at 10 30 a m The Lord s Supper at 7 30 p m and a Gospel service The guest speaker is Wm Veldhuizen of Oskaloosa A warm welcome awaits all.
John H. Stek leads Pella Christian Grade School worship with a focus on Paul’s Epignetion I Thes. 4 3 8 and Eph 4 1 16 urging Christian unity in a seven minute exhortation.
E.8. Dy, a town state college extension agronomist, reports most discolored oats come from natural causes not disease. Cher okee Nemaha and Bonham varieties show most cases. Breeders suspect a gene expressed under certain soil moisture and temperature. hull discoloration may be mistaken for septoria darkening, but groats usually stay unaffected. Farmers are advised to hull samples to confirm quality remains intact.
The report notes 48,084 acres inspected for certification and 1.25 million bushels of seed certified in the last year. It also mentions testing of noxious weeds and other varieties and seed samples taken from seed ready for market to ensure high quality and germination.
Seed certification in Iowa is developed by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station and the Iowa Crop Improvement Association to ensure varietal purity. Fields must meet defined standards and practices, with seed being foundation or certified and crops inspected in the field and after harvest for primary noxious weeds.
Extension engineer Ted Willrich of Town State College warns farmers overestimate water availability. He notes irrigation drains streams and ponds during droughts when animal and domestic needs rise, estimates 10 gallons per minute per acre for 20 acres of irrigated corn, and stresses evaluating water sources before starting irrigation to avoid crop loss.
Willrich recommends examining all potential water sources and choosing dependable ones. He urges testing a pump and an underground source to confirm water availability and designing the irrigation system to match the source capacity.
A concise guideline warns against overextending irrigation by attempting to water too much land with scarce water. It stresses prudent use and cautions operators to balance demand with available supply.
Paul Cluver of Eagle Grove received severe burns when a tractor he operated rolled into a pile of burning cabs. The heat caused the gasoline tank to overflow. The quote about job dissatisfaction ends the account.
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