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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
2
Locals report movements around Lawrence Green of Lacress with Monday events and family visits. A caregiver and operator at an underscored residence plans returns to work after a short pause. Other notes mention Hartmares, Marthalltena, and community card sending to a hospitalized child.
The article outlines school transportation costs and allows per-member charges based on state limits. It notes a weekly or monthly rate, with refunds and state support details, and mentions how funds from patrons and the district balance are allocated for next year.
Readable lines describe upcoming church events at Monroe Baptist Church with nightly meetings and speakers. Mentions KCBC radio, dates in late month, and a note about offerings and attendance.
A late night lumber yard fire sent embers into nearby homes as the Waachter family, installing temporary quarters, faced damage across Inde rpensienes street. Firefighters battled multiple blazes including the Arie De Bruin stove fire and a bulk station fire, while the Waachters plan to resume lumber sales after rebuilding the yard.
The Pella Teacher group held its first meeting at 2 1 on a Saturday afternoon in the Study Hall. Superintendent and principal discussed, with new officers Anne Tysseling and Fred Whalley to be elected. A get acquainted picnic for teachers and board members is planned at Wet Park on Monday September 1 at 6 20 p m. The school building is cleaned and ready as 600 students return Monday morning.
Upperclass registration begins Friday at 10 a.m. and runs through Saturday. The Miser, an annual event sponsored by the Y M C A and Y W C A, will be held Saturday evening in the gymnasium for all students and faculty.
Little Betty Lou Nelson, two, suffered an internal hemorrhage at her Elkader home and was rushed to a hospital. The Postville hospital was alive and the child could not be saved on the trip back home Betty Lou remains a tragic case with incomplete details due to damaged source text.
In Spencer a family of four, Mr and Mrs Rey Felkheeder and their two children, have been living in a 1938 Ford sedan for the past month as housing conditions remain scarce.
Plan for Mission Fest includes a Children’s Hour on August 28 with activities. The note mentions amber colored houses and discussions on plastic items, with references to local officials and a Los Lows Deseiomnes Commission bulletin.
Kirkpatrick to Be soloist at band concert on Saturday evening with Commander Marci and Joe leading the Sea of Mass in a performance at Fore Mar. Patrons are invited to attend the event at Barnar Hall.
Readers of Fortune and other national publications learn the value of agricultural by products through the advertising campaign of the Laws Development Commission. A recent issue notes a four and one half million dollar figure and highlights the industry’s expanding impact.
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