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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
6
Pella area residents and visitors are listed in a stream of short notes. trips include P. H. Kuyper flying to Portland for business and other locals visiting Des Moines, Dallas Center, and Omaha. Several names appear with family, hospital, and social events, plus a couple of births and recoveries from operations.
The Chickaguama Group of Camp Fire girls will hold a Bake Sale a Gift Shoppe and Fantail Pigeon sale at Klyn and De Winters meat shop Saturday December 14. Mrs Roy Andeweg and son Logan Mrs Carl Clark and daughters and Mrs J W Helt and Mrs W W Sadler spent Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Robertson in Oskaloosa.
Town health officials warn the TB death toll for the first half of the year may exceed the 1934 total of 619, signaling the first setback since 1921. Dr Bierring urges early recognition and public education, backing a Christmas Seals drive. A.D. Blades buys an old Maryland car, finds $840 in a watch case.
During a fight between two South Carolina men one drew a pistol and fired. An innocent bystander, Will Collins, not involved in the quarrel, was struck in the eye by the bullet.
Modern mixed vegetables offer easy cooking with cans. Recipes include Curried Ki Vegetables with rice, Incod Vegetable Cutlets, Vegetables in Tomato Jelly, and Baked Stuffed Peppers. The guide shows making sauces, shaping croquettes, and baking for servings.
A series of mishaps and fatal incidents are recounted from diverse venues. George H. Drinkley perished when a bomb ejector lever released a trap door on a bombing plane near a California field. Lawrence Steffans was killed while attempting to catch a stray wire on the San Francisco Bay Bridge. A 60-year-old Iowa farmer named Geelan reflects on a lifetime of accidents, averaging six yearly over 34 years. Milton Abbot, a New York tennis professional, boasted accuracy to knock a sparrow from a net stretched court. the ball hit the bird, triggering accusations from two women students who quit lessons. A California boy, Murray-Pisher, died after a fall from a wooden fence left his neck caught between pickets, not found in time for aid.
Ocean research notes Atlantic currents penetrating toward Alaska and a claim of a 23-year ocean level variation tied to Smithsonian work. In health findings, long haired dogs reportedly have lower rabies risk than short haired dogs due to saliva removal by hair. Insurance stats begin diabetes death rate figure.
The National Geographic Society party gathered geologic data and evidence of uncharted Indian remains while deeper exploration occurred in Salmon River canyon Idaho, surpassing previous depths near Grand and reaching higher elevations this year.
The county agent explains adjusted wheat acres under the new contract are to be used for soil improvement and erosion prevention. Farmers studied in Washington recommended keeping adjusted acreage out of cash crops and using it for pasture hay timber or erosion control to avoid reducing the main crop acreage. For example a 50 acre pasture base plus 25 adjusted acres yields 75 acres for pasture or hay under the contract.
The Panama Canal celebrates its 21st anniversary amid debate over its future amid maintenance needs and traffic efficiency. Officials warn continued dredging and modernization are essential to handle growing cargo volumes and lengthening ship sizes.
In Des Moines two Galligan children from 2147 High Street were buried Saturday at Glendale cemetery after a mistaken painting job. Investigators traced the mix up to painters who had swapped house numbers leading to the wrong residence being painted.
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