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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
9
Residents share visits and gatherings across Otley and nearby farms. Charles Vander Kalk helps in Prairie City potato digger project while local families welcome Rev. Brink and his wife, sharing church events and Sunday meals. Courses include grain dealer meetings in Des Moines and a hospital news update on Patricia Va’s appendicitis recovery.
Roy Schultz delivered 53 fox pelts to the county auditor in Decorah receiving $106 in bounties for a fox party. He located foxes from his light airplane and organized hunters for the kill.
Nellie Waardhuizen fell on ice at Irene Van Engelhoven home and was moved to Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa. Hugh Templeton to enter Des Moines hospital for check up. Fairview school in Red Rock Township burned last week. six families moving from Fair Oaks held farewell party, with many neighbors attending. Community members, births, weddings, travel notices, and local gossip fill this dense page of personal notices and events in Cordova News.
Max and Laverl Knowles joined by May Van Hemert and George and Ross visited during the week while Dailey family traveled to Knoxville to see Gladys Graham and family. The Daileys hosted attention Sunday afternoon and the May West Martin group joined for Sunday supper with the Karr family.
Carroll Brown of Rose Hill produced 22 bushels per acre to win the Mahaska County 10 acre contest. Yields were announced by the Iowa Agricultural Association at Ames and received by Dr. Ay Walker, county extension director, with several growers posting high returns. The 22 bushels per acre tops the county contest for the third straight year, with Brown's father Wirt Brown second and Marion Navner third, as 22 men completed the contest with over 108 bushels per acre earning eligibility for the 100 bushel medal.
Lytle announced that a ban aal for sponsors and entrants in the contest will be held at a later date this winter.
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