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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1941

Page

5

Rolscreenings Welcome New Hire and Vacations Noted

Mr and Mrs P B Hidlebaugh return from a six week California trip while Chester Bricker joins the Rolacreen office in the Venetian Blind Order Department. The Venetian Blind unit reports strong orders from Conde Nast Wachovia Bank American Life Des Moines Register and Tribune Pennsylvania Mining Co and others with shipments to Barron Columbia Nova Scotia and Mexico City.

P. B. Hidlebaugh Des Moines California Mr. Hidlebaugh Buck Him Tan Chester Bricker Mark Smith Isabel Thomas Rene Braufhart Conde-Nast Publishing Company Vogue House and Garden Wachovia Bank Asheville North Carolina American Life Insurance Company Register and Tribune Pennsylvania Tron Mining Company Norway Michigan First Congregational Church Webster City Towa Barron- Columbia South America Spencer Benton Nashville, Tennessee Shelbyville Tennessee Kentnel Hotel Company Louisville Kentucky

Darkening Shades for Thompson Residence Use

An order lists 10 darkening shades for the Thompson residence in Philadelphia. The shades copy Rol screens design using heavy light proof cloth instead of screen wire, creating a convenient temporary darkroom option.

Thompson Philadelphia

Pella High Spirit Cheer From Glee Clubs Praised

Miss Tysseling thanks the Girls and Boys Glee Clubs for their fine cooperation during Thursday night’s program at the church. The pep and performance showcased school spirit and community support.

Miss Tysseling

Ghostly Passenger stage play by Knoxville Thespians

On February 4 the Knoxville Thespian Club staged The Ghostly Passenger in the high school auditorium. The Vermont set mystery centers on a ghostly car visitor and a kidnapper reveal by a young Owen, with a large cast directed by Miss Roberta Burns and Mrs Clinton Owen Thompson. Next week the troupe plans For Nothing Did the Chicken Sing in Knoxville as part of an exchange.

Knoxville Thespian Club Vermont Owen Roberta Burns Clinton Owen Thompson Spike Owen Joe Stillworth Dixie Evelyn Jenkins Theodore Stillman Alice McCarthy Louise Stillman Gwen Maddy Clarice Jackson Jean Cowman Fikear Roof Richard Rittterodt Clinton Owens Bill Burch Birdsall Knoxville Pella Maxine

Yehudi opens the door and influenza visits P H S faculty

Mr Groendyke has acted as nursemaid while his wife and children suffer the flu. Miss Hepfinger and Mrs Tysseling step in to cover classes. Mr Buerkens, already ill, takes over Mr Dockendorff’s duties, showcasing his versatility as jack of all trades.

Yehudi Mr. Groendyke Mr. Buerkens Mr. Dockendorff Jack of All Trades

Old Bill The Wench Dow And The Horse's End

Farmer Murphy tells his grandson Bob to end the horse Old Bill with an ax. Bob strikes and sends the pony rearing into the air, then Old Bill survives two more years before dying of natural causes. The note appears in Breeders' Gazette.

Bill Farmer Murphy Bob B. H. Creel King Co Woash Breeders’ Gazette

Top-worked apples resist frost and drought better

Iowa State College experts report top-working hardy stocks such as Virginia Crab and Hibernal on desirable apple varieties reduces winter losses. Hibernal shows no injury, while Virginia Crab offers some bark tissue browning. Recommendations and varietal guidance are available from the Department of Horticulture.

Iowa T. J. Maney Iowa State College Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station Maney Sharon Jonathan Edgewood Delicious Willow Twig Joan Department of Horticulture

Iowa Farm Folk Meet Next Week Aims at Livestock and Farm Issues

The Iowa Farm Folk meet plans sessions on new machinery lamb feeding crop residues and improving work animals plus topics on grain soil conservation and home horticulture. Featured talks include Possibilities of Price Inflation by Dr Mallon and Livestock and Meat Industry by Thomas Wilson with a Feb 13 14 program of silage dairy feeds and food preservation. The note recalls a school vocal program praising bright lights and urges more child entertainment while noting birth to death odds of 16 to one.

Harold G. Moulton Brookings ' Institution Washington, D. C George Wilson Thomas 5 Wilson, Wilson and Co Chicago

America Now Reservoir for Tulip Bulbs

Avoca horticulturist Earl Austin says the United States could become the tulip center of the world after Germany's invasion of Holland. He notes Dutch exports fall as land shifts to food and American growers rely on domestic stock as Holland tulip fanciers grind cull bulbs for cattle meal.

Avoca United States Germany Holland Earl Austin Austin

Dutch firm reps warn of bulb shortages after war

They state farmers will grind prize roots for sustenance and suggest Holland may need to import bulbs from America to replenish its stock after the war, according to Dutch firm representatives.

Holland America Oskaloona Herald

Cards for Every Occasion at Right Price Store

Vos offers a handsome line of greetings cards and folders ideal for friends. Visit to select clever, beautiful designs at a right price.

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