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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
6
Monroe notes report the farmers evening school began at the high school on Wednesday December 3. C N Johndreau of the Portland Cement Association presented sound motion pictures and led a discussion for attendees.
John Vriezelaar and Jim Nelson of Renwick Iowa returned from Chicago Friday after competing in the International 4-1f sheep shearing contest. John scored 77.26 and Jim 81 while Bernard Beastrom of Harrold South Dakota won with ample ranching ties and a young daughter. The trip included a Shropshire banquet and a Sunbeam sponsored tour with Don McNeill breakfast show visits, Chicago Lake Front, and a Museum of Science and Industry tour.
Mrs W A Brown died recently and funeral services were conducted at the Cram Packer Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon by Rev George Pennington. Burial followed in Glendale Cemetery. She leaves husband, one step daughter Mrs Tha Mae Johnson, a sister Mrs John Gas of California, and a brother F M O Conner of Ohio. She belonged to the Christian church.
Thursday afternoon Darrell De Bruyn was admitted to Ma Haszka hospital in Oskaloosa for major surgery. Wednesday evening Mr and Mrs Francis Heemisbergen visited the Hendricks home. Miss Ethel Gratfis of Newton visited the Cewter home over the weekend. Tuesday evening Mrs C Earp visited the Dearinger home. A crowd attended the church supper at the Christian Church Saturday. Mrs Bob Olson was a supper guest at the De Penning home.
Paul Stange 19 of Doon crashed his car into an 180 pound hog nearby. The impact hurled the hog over the fence. Stange escaped uninjured and the hog died.
A farmer can begin automatic feed handling with electric milkers and grinders as the system evolves. Ground grain moves from bins to grinders, then to mixers via overhead bins and blowers, with three transfers sufficient for mixing. Automatic grinding and feeding reduce hauling costs, spoilage, and labor while allowing custom formulas. power needs and grinder sizes vary, with costs estimated at a few cents per 100 bushels.
Iowa stands fourth nationwide in miles of paved roads with over six thousand miles. The state boasted an all weather road network reaching every incorporated town. The first all weather road Burlington to Mount Pleasant, completed in 1851, was a planked toll road funded by the 1849 legislature. It used oak planks eight feet long and eight inches thick on two inch stringers, costing about $2,500 per mile.
A terse report notes Milroad could not survive the competition, failing to endure the contest and leaving the outcome unresolved for onlookers.
County board adjourned meeting minutes list per diem rates for 1948, bond approvals, expenses and contracts for office supplies, typewriter, fuel, maintenance, and various vendors. Includes names of attendees and motions, with references to Mayors and county officials.
The Os kal oosa Herald notes the sun’s cycle before the solstice, with sunsets shifting from 4 44 to 4 45 as days start to lengthen from December 15 onward while mornings grow darker until January. Hans Rohlfsen celebrates his 101st birthday in Sibley, remaining sprightly.
A large family gathering occurred in Sibley as the father tended a notable garden while all his children reunited for the first time in a decade, marking a rare shared event for the clan.
On legal holidays and Sundays call 446-21 Pleasantville. All calls must be in by 10 a.m.
A local lumber yard promoting round crep posts split treated posts steel posts and finish lumber with a small stock of plaster wall shiplap and insulation. The ad notes a new large shipment of wire netting fence posts and encourages customers to visit for winter carpentry needs and a potential Christmas gift.
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