Pear in mail from Washington State sparks small town wonder
Dan Mealpolder receives a parcel post from Moxie City Washington containing a green pear and a note from Assink of Moxie City claiming a fine pear was requested for him. The boss reportedly sent a cull at 84 cents to cover postage. Dan treasures the fruit as a keepsake while noting the strange marketing choice from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Mealpolder
Moxie City
Washington State
Assink
George
Central
Dan i
Central Park Cafe
California
First Christian Reformed Church of Sunday
Bert Meppelink
Rochester
Minnesota
M. van Donselaar
A. A. Buwalda
Ed Gezel
Des Moines
Henry W. Pietenpold
Sadler
Lincoln Building
Willard Langerak
Langerak
North University
Chicago
Bill
Edna Talbot
Charleston
West Virginia
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Ottumwa
Robert Grandin
John Henry
Ed Keuning
Syrus Keuning
Dulce Indian Mission
New Mexico
Syrus
John Keuning
Pella
Albert Keuning
van der Ploeg
Elmer Ver Beek
A. Fikse
Hudsonville
Mich
Steen
Minn
Gertie Plender
Holland
H. Rozeboom
Hamilton
Michigan
Haverkamp
Alicia Elscott
Newton
Iowa
Ed Plette
Kelly
M. C. Verhey
Anne Verhey
Estes Park
Colorado
James Doedyns
San Juan
Texas
Los Angeles
Colorado Springs
Elmer Henderson
Colleen
Judith
West
Nick de Vries
Zillah
Prairie City
Gerrit Steenbock
Henry Hagen
Steenhoeks
Maytag Park
P. C. Rus
Prairie View
Kansas
Chronicle
Rus
Mr. Rused
RUPTURE SHIELD EXPERT H L HOFFAmong Minnesota
Rupture shield expert H L Hoff announces demonstrations in Loosa Iowa at Hotel Lacey on August 27 1941 from 10 am to 4 pm. He says he has supplied shields to rupture sufferers for ten years with thousands of cases in the United States and invites large ruptures and those post surgical treatments to attend. If you cannot attend see Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Roorda
Denver
Colorado
Henry Roorda
Brother Marion
the McMurtry At Co
Ernest Hunt
Insis City
H H. Sadler
Harve van Gorp
Peter
J. B. van Hemert
Minnesota
Sarah Marie
Robert Goedhart
Gainesville
Florida
Robert
Ft. Bragg
North Carolina
John Goedhart
Pella
H. H. Sadler
Dean
Wayne County
Joyce Sadler
Des Moines
Arvin Hoogenakker
Joe Hoeksema
Earl Vander Zyl
Connie van Berkum
Carl Vogelaar
Spirit Lake
H. L. Hoff- i
Loosa
Iowa
Lacey
United States
Youn
Hoffman
Prisoner Claims Police Refusal to Believe Him
In a fragmented report, a prisoner states he told police he did not want to see someone anymore, but the officer would not believe him. The text is incomplete and provides limited context about the alleged confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poli
Graduates Speak On Value Of High School Education
A group of young men and women explain why attending high school benefited them. They cite three main reasons: a foundation for future career paths, growth through extracurriculars in dramatics music and athletics, and strong training across subjects, with many other supporting points.
High School Education Seen As Key To Life Skills
Alumni reflect on four years in high school shaping character and career. Students praise academic training, social growth, and the opportunity to learn business, mechanics, and writing for the school paper, enabling better employment and confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
Much Biased Why don't your tik virls
A fragmentary line appears to question bias and has the phrases until Fo busted. The text presents unclear context, likely a stray or garbled OCR from a sports or social note. No clear names, dates, or organizations are readable to identify a concrete event.
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Cornie Sehurings
Herman van John
Doris
Buffalo
Abraham Lincoln
Louise van Wien
Unass
Methodist
Duke Vogel
John Rewnards
Black Mills
Fw Porter
Clarion
Lowa
A. T. van Howling
Dorothy Val Houwell
Trudy Vander Waal
Miss L Vkies
Lake Winona
Wis
Nelson Vos
Otle
Emma van Nimwegen
W. P. Bosch
Barbara Ann
Wilson Jewelry Store
M. Clark
Virginia
Barney Menseh
Margaret
de Wild
M Toe Visen
Iligen
Tors Mon
A. T. Vander Beek
Gerrit de Zwarte
Bobbie
Jane
William Vander Beek
Donna Jean
Wilhelmina Jennings
Wilhelmina Thomassen
Marie Hooven
D. Moines
Harriet Schilder
Jack
Springfield
Illinois
May
Josephine Hayley
John den Ouden
David
Cedar Grove
Wisconsin
G. van Dusseldorp
van Dusseldorp
Veldhuizen
Richard Morrow
Mrs. Morrow
Mitchellville
Rawtry
Mark Rillikan
Pete du Pree
Runnells
L. Hackett
Sallie de Cook
J. F. Clark
Knoxville
Emil Warns
D. C. Thomas
Isabel
Joe Monicle
Oskaloosa
H. M. Smith
Wilma van Wyngarden
B. H. Ward
Nebraska
Northern Baptist Convention
Otley
Thelma van Roekel
Connie van Roekel
Betty Jean van Veen
Joyce Buwalda
Dixie Lee Balstad
Lenora Klein
Louise Rysdam
Violet Schakel
Shirley van Rockel
Einder Ploeg
Lorraine de Haan
Norma Ver Dught
Carl van Rockel
Sumpter Coal Mine
Anna Mae Langerak
Lalse
Ivan Gezel
Pella Rosscreen
Cora Heeren
Clerk Farmers Union
Bill Black
Pella Chronicle
Sam
Bernace Vander Linden
M. Vande Voort
Tavcahl
Brent Fis
Anak Reerwatisn
Renaud Vant
Malip Merny
Audrey
Beauty Shop
P. H. S. Auditorium
Hans Brinker
Selmer
Bundy
Manhattan
Holton Cornets
America
South Main St
Hospers Estate
Aud
Klyn Bros
Fred Lautenbach
H. Douwstra
Pelle, Lowa
Rexall Factory
White House
Augustine & Lewis Yards
Carpenter’s
Carpenter's Drug Store
Vogelaar
de Laval
Ideal Hog Waterer
White Mountain
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