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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1936
Page
8
The page lists assorted want ads and market quotes for produce and farm goods. Items include white ducks, white cars, pickles of various sizes, and musical instruments for sale. Contact details and prices appear for sellers like Hackert, Nunnikhoven, and Kusper's Music House.
The document combines two notices. One from Ulrich Motor Co and local dealers advertising a stock sale and service parts for various makes with bidding details and a September deadline. The second legal notice states a will probate in Marion County town Knoxville with hearing set for September 9 1900 and clerk Don Remy of District Court Town.
Fragmented notice offers poultry culling services and warns of disease risk. Mentions selling powder and swine notes, with a contact named John Gys Van Gorp and a phone number. Includes garbled details about chicken culling pricing and hatchery references.
A compact ad chunk showcases vendors from Van Zante Bros. Hardware to Bod Brom Hatchery. It promotes furnace care and smokepipes, a New Century Oil Burner, protein tankage delivery, insurance rate offers, welding services, and worm expeller for poultry with money-back guarantees.
Weekly Health Message details the summer diarrheal illness, or enteritis, especially in infants under two and the elderly. It notes sudden fever and severe diarrhea, blood and mucus in stools, and possible convulsions. Causes include contaminated food, carriers, and bacillary dysentery. Prevention stresses safe food and water, sanitation, fly control, soap access, and infant care.
Dr K Campbell reports in The Swiss Med Weekly that high altitudes accelerate key bodily processes. He notes the change benefits lowlanders if they have ample energy reserves to meet the new demands on the body.
San Francisco starring Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald comes to the Princess Theatre in Oskaloosa for a five day engagement. The musical romance showcases MacDonald in a broad screen era role and Gable in a flamboyant, coast gambling figure, supported by a notable cast and period tunes.
Galesburg Minel Me attended the Old Settlers reunion in Monroe on Thursday. Several local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Henry Van, Ags Trene, Clif ford, Testi Henry, Mrs. Floyd Had MT hospital in Newton underwent surgery Wednesday night. Ladies Aid of the Christian boat met Wednesday afternoon with a tray luncheon. Attendees included Mrs. Sarah Miller, Mrs. WC. De Bruyn, Mrs Ella Heensbergen, Mrs Mars Schau, Florence Groves, Merrie s, Jan Rohydang, Mayrie Denvinger, Miss Schntye and Mrs. China Wowkt. Belty and Marinerste Van Rheenen visited Sunday. Bobby Van Gorp had appendix surgery Friday and is recovering well. Agnes and Betty Van Rheenen shopped in Newton Friday. The Murray Sytonn home hosted visitors. Mr. and Mrs. Wall Ben sul daughters Helen Mildead visited with My and Job Robertus. Mr. and Mrs. M.A. De Zwarte hosted Thursday evening with ALB Gaonnaat family. Henry and Mary De Zwarte visited with John De Zoe and family and brothers at Otley Sully and Oxkealors. Henry and Mrs nv De Zwarte spent the day at the parental Henry H. Van Qene home Wednesday.
Porterville and nearby residents hold numerous social visits from Tuesday to last Friday. Dirk Goemant and family join Murray Van Dene kin at their home. Will Rebertus and Beverly Ruth dine with John Rebertus. Roorda and Hackett relations visit Vanden Board and Vanden Board relatives. Several Goemaat De Zwarte and Van der Streck clans travel among Tracy Pella Knoxville and nearby towns.
Peter Rus Sr. of Kansas visited with daughter Annetta a nurse at Rehoboth Mission in New Mexico while relatives and friends gathered here. Mrs. Sam Van Rheenen and daughter Glalys went with Mr. and Mrs. John De Jong to Pella on Wednesday. Carl Vogelany spent several days in Pella visiting relatives and friends as Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Vogelan r attended the funeral.
Aloof Mr Vogelaar's aunt and Mrs Peter Voretnar visited Wednesday afternoon in Pella. John Van Gorp and Donald Gorn spent Thursday at the Voersa fair. Mr and Mrs Wm Den Hartose and family were Pella visitors Tuesday afternoon. Jacob Spoelstra and son Harold were visitors in New Sharna nesday afternoon. John Var Gorpie took charge at the G De Tone home while they are away. Miss Gladys Van Rheenen visited Sunday with Miss Betty Carter. Mrs Perry Carter plans a hospital entry at Oskaloosa for medical exam. Lena Be Nooy dined with Minnie Van Gorp Sunday. Mr and Mrs Tracy Boyd, Mr and Mrs FC Waxemar, and Berry Carter family visited Ollie flown Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Afton Winn and Gateily were present.
In Peoria a reshaping week brings talks of rains and thanks. A Quod attendee joined the Christian school planning as Rev Vander Meer and others visited familiar friends. Kansas visitors John and Mrs Van Wyck plan to return Tuesday, while Whippet trader J J Stursima moves to a 12K Chevrolet.
The Marion County Courthouse in Knoxville, a WPA project, undergoes extensive remodeling and redecorating. Basement work adds restrooms offices storage and a modern jail with padded cells and a turnkey area. Main floor renovations create social service offices and a new exterior entrance while windows are replaced and the courtroom interiors are redecorated.
Market news from August 21, 1936 notes a progressing hog market with bearish influence easing and bullish potential as corn prospects improve. Prices show hogs at 10.80 ewt, sows 9.76, gilts 10.65, cows 51.00, feeders 6.20, and other classifications around 3.25 to 6.30 ewt amid improving pastures and demand from farmer buyers at Colfax Sales Company.
Glenn Cooper, manager of the Central States Electric Co. in Knoxville, says he solved the heat problem by building an air center from an old refrigerator unit found in a basement. The device has run the past week and cools via a gas flame, the only moving part being a fan blowing cold air.
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