Gratitude for Warmth and Gifts From Dutch Visitors
Two visitors from Holland describe ordinary comforts in wartime scarcity, grateful for American warmth and gifts. They praise milk, bread, and butter, explain ration points for clothing, and note fatigue of postwar fuel and shortages while stressing resilience and thankfulness. Their tale echoes broader European wartime misery and gratitude toward aid.
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Christian Science Monitor
Jesse Ash Arndt
The
Monitor
United States
Miss Arndt
Holland
Aries
Indies
Netherlands
England
Austrian
Hungary
Finland
Europe
Little Dutch to Play Oskaloosa Tuesday Night
The Little Dutch basketball team hosts Class AA opponent Oskaloosa on Tuesday December 16 in Pella. Coach Budman brings the Maroons to town for two games with a 7:00 sharp reserve opener, noting Oskaloosa’s strong recent showings and past meetings.
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Oskaloosa
Budman
Maroons
Pella
South Central
Knoxville
Albia
Grinnell
Stysdam’s
Pella Oskaloosa
Cards of Thanks for Cemetery Aid Benefit Sale
Expresses sincere thanks to relatives and friends for generous contributions to the Lam Cemetery Aid Benefit Sale.
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Lam Cemetery
Card of Thanks and Burial Home Notices
A reader expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for cards letters hospital visits and prayers. The De Graaf family thanks those who offered sympathy flowers and assistance after the burial of Sgt Harold De Graaf brought home from overseas. Ed De Grant and family extend thanks. Meanwhile La Guardian Field shipped 50 000 copies of printed matter to Chicago in 20 air shipments.
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Harold de Graaf
Ed de Grant
la Guardian
Chicago
Railway Express
Rhubarb Raisin Coffee Cake Classic Spring Treat
Rhubarb and raisins top a rich biscuit batter in an easy upside down coffee cake. Spread fruit in a pan, pour batter, bake 25 minutes at 400 F. Serves one 8x8 cake. Enriched flour and dairy provide nutrient density for breakfast or dessert.
Some Points on Perfect Pie Crusts
This piece provides practical guidance for mastering pie crusts and pumpkin filling. It covers dough balance, moisture, rolling technique, browning, and keeping edges even, plus a tested pumpkin pie recipe with ingredients and a two-stage bake.
The Messiah Presentation Next Monday Evening
Mr Henry Cox will be assisted by musicians from Oska loosa Ell and Pella with organ adaptations. The Christmas tradition at Douwstra Chapel invites public sharing in the Messiah performance.
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Henry Cox
Oskaloosa
Ell
Iowa in 1846 life slows before statehood
The article recalls Iowa circa 1846 when towns were sparse and travel slow by horse and wagon or steamship. Most work was in farms or small shops powered by hand, with no electricity or modern machinery. Evenings were brief, amusements simple at home or with neighbors, and churches and schools anchored social life while news traveled slowly to the then pending admission to statehood.
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Iowa
Towa
Industr
Plainspoon
The
Union
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