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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1939
Page
4
Pneumonia now takes more lives in Iowa than any other communicable disease. Public health forces urge adults to cooperate in a broad campaign. Serums, effective in several pneumonia types, can save lives when given early and after proper typing. Families must report cases promptly to enable early serum administration.
A health film endorsed by the Saw State Dept. of Health stresses urgent medical care for colds to avoid pneumonia and potential tragedy for mothers. The program illustrates how neglect can lead to severe illness and underscores the value of timely intervention for the dread disease.
A column reviews several new works: Mr Brown by Gertrude Knevels praised for charm and appeal. Gracie Allen Murder Cash by S S Van Dine features Gracie Allen in a Philo Vance mystery with humor. Foghorns by Howard Pease centers on San Francisco waterfront labor conflicts. Rip Darcy Adventurer by Jack O'Brien follows a lad’s adventurous life with Adventurers Club support. Castle Camp by Fieril Hess describes a Prague youth summer camp in a historic castle offered by the Czechoslovak government.
Kip and Scootie join Uncle Bill and cowboys on a horseback trek to a distant ranch. A wrong turn leads to an abandoned mine shaft with gold, mountain lion attacks, and peril. The voyage blends vacation fun with frontier hardship and danger.
Knoxville poet E. O. Osborn stirs readers with a playful verse in last week's Journal ad. The piece, titled The Jitterbug, lampoons political meddling and war advocacy, likening a jitterbug to a louse inside the house and critiquing public discourse and nerve among readers.
A compact wartime lyric mentions Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini alongside Washington, D. C., noting the notoriety of a few places and figures during that era. The lines imply praise for opposition and fear of fascist leaders without detailing events.
Iowa and north eastern counties seal more than 125 million bushels under the 57 cent bushel loan program. O D nan of the Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee told Iowa State College officials that about 126 million bushels will be sealed by March 31. Of 81,830 samples tested for moisture on Jan 26, only 655 were ineligible for high moisture. To be eligible moisture must not exceed 20 percent. state average is under 15 percent, with higher levels in the northeast due to weather.
Wright and Wright are sealing an average of more than 1600 bushels of corn per sample sent. The data indicate that the average loan per crib in these counties is about 900 dollars.
The U S Department of Agriculture runs 250 national wildlife refuges covering nearly 12 million acres. Of these, 186 protect migratory waterfowl, 60 cover other migratory birds, and 10 are designated for big game.
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