This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
8
Verle Patterson a 21 year old Algona freshman at Iowa State College avoided serious harm after a spike nearly pierced his head while doing carpentry work during a Thanksgiving visit. He had been staying at a hotel following a brief visit with cine folks.
A Knoxville man found his car stuck in a dried creek bed after leaving the engine running on a hill. Decorah fire calls misled by chimney smoke from a church, and a fruit thief seized 100 quarts of produce from a Monticello home. A Corydon worker bought a marriage license in the wrong county, and Carroll library replaces the town clock with an electric timepiece.
Mrs. Alva Burrell escaped harm when her kitchen range exploded as she called her daughters. No one injured. Mystery surrounds a missing heifer after A C Epley bought stock and began loading it. the animal apparently vanished and may have been loaded onto a stranger’s pickup. Sumner adopts a red police light to deter thieves, guiding police with telephone operator help. Mrs. Will Dreier found a neighbor’s hedge filled with cookie dough rolling into the yard.
Fifield news recounts visits by Mrs Connie Vanden Rene and Mr and Mrs Wu to John Vanden Berg home on Thursday. Attendees included Mrs Jasper De Raad. A pleasant afternoon and lunch were shared with Dick Gosselink and others. Several residents visited nearby homes, and families moved to Pershing for work. John Vanden Berg and family joined services at the Methodist with C Vanden Berg Douwstra singing in chorus.
Vander Ploog and others in Pella and Monroe visit relatives ahead of a Tuesday Dec 12 farm sale. Marion Co women chorus rehearses for a Christmas program at Knoxville Methodist Church Dec 10. Local gatherings include oyster supper at Locustdale farm and Pleasant View School program led by Miss Mary Jane Van Hemert.
A large portion of 1940 Iowa State Safety Council membership dues will be directed to safety projects in rural schools within counties lacking existing provision, funding, or program support. The measure aims to strengthen rural safety efforts and extend resources where gaps exist.
In most Iowa counties memberships are sold at court house desks outside the county treasurer's office with supervisor approval as drivers buy 1940 license plates. Membership is fifty cents yearly with thirty cents to the county council treasury ten cents for the plate and ten cents to the state council. In counties lacking rural school safety programs funds fund local child projects.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.