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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 10, 1938

Page

10

Classifieds listing various autos radio and farm items

Portable grinding service contact Gearts Feed Mill Pella Iowa Call 61 Coal from mine by G B Ver Steex For sale multiple cars trucks tractors and farm machinery including 1930 Model A Ford Coupe 1937 Arvin car radio and various used radios Phoned numbers and dealers Wanders Radio Service Van Drimmen Otley Ed Den Besten Pella 34 Mrs John Vink 14 Will call worm delouse flock treatment Franklin area listings include 2 truck tires 32x6 10 ply Brooder house electric washer motor and more White Way Auto Co C P Tire Battery Service VAN HOUWELING Auto Co Dodge Plymouth sales and service plus many 1920s 1930s vehicles and farm equipment in stock

Dance To Curly Zenor Orchestra Friday Feb 11

Curly Zenor and his Orchestra will play Friday night at Cook's Insurance. Cook's Insurance offers good coverage, standard and low rates, with farm loans for five or ten years at 4 percent. No commission.

Curly Zenor Cook’s Sully

Pella Coffee Shop Ad Promotes Free Ada Booklet

An old advertisement urges readers to ask Vander Linden Drug Store for a free Ada booklet about relief from stomach ulcers indigestion heartburn and gas. The notice also mentions Pelln Rendering Works delivering 100 pounds or more of 60 percent protein tankage and includes a phone number 140.

Vander Linden Drug Store

Pella High School Sees 100 Rural Attendees and Fresh Profiles

Over 100 rural children attend Pella High School this term with 20 Seniors and Sophomores pursuing industrial arts only. Weekly, a pupil list and brief sketches by grade and prior district are planned, with biographies spanning the current term. Adrian De Jong, RA, serves as district secretary in Lake Prairie Township Silver Grove District, Pella Indiana.

Pella High School Lake Prairie Township Silver Grove Adrian de Jong Pella

Barbara Stanwyck Cast in Stella Dallas After 48 Tests

Samuel Goldwyn labored over Stella Dallas casting selecting Barbara Stanwyck after viewing 48 screen tests from famous stars and unknowns. Vidor directed tests in four phases, with five hours of review before final decision, producing a stark study of a woman’s moral fiber as the plot unfolds.

Prine Stella Dallas Hollywood New York Goldwyn King Vidor

Fragmented Iowa high school notes with student roles and clubs

Readable fragments list students from Bella High and Pleasant Grove District including Jacob De, Johann Keuning, Anna Keuning, Gerald Van Zante, Theresa Van Heukelom, Carl Den Harleg, Mildred Gosselink, Van Dusseldorp, Nelen Vielk Den Hartog, Florence Hackert, John Vander Wei, Loyd Van Zante. Entries mention Vocational Agriculture, dairy cattle judging, band, glee club, basketball, and teacher roles with school affiliations and locations such as Pella and Pleasant Grove District.

Jacob de Came Waterioo Iowa Vocasional Agriculture Bella High Blla Johann Keuning Gerade Anna Keuning Yelee Club Christian School Gerald van Zante PLB. A Theresa van Heukelom Sruide Carl den Harleg FB. A. Chapit Mildred. Gosselink Grad Valley Secretararion Art Hackert Pella Florence Hackert North Porterville John Vander Wei Pelli Loyd van Zante FOF Ict

Iowa Commercial Contest Association Hosts Typewriting Contest

The Iowa Commercial Contest Association will run its annual typewriting competition for novice and amateur divisions on a set date in April. A $26 entry fee per contestant was sent this week to allow Pellaigh School to participate. The state contest is scheduled for Saturday, May 14 at the Fort Des Moines Hotel.

Iowa Commercial Contest Association Pellaigh School Fort Des Moines

Marion County Basketball Tournament Knoxvill e Feb 9 12

Readable fragments indicate a Marion County basketball tournament held in Knoxville from February 9 to 12 with events on February 11 and a later sectional basketball tournament at a high school gym. Also notes a South Central Conference music festival and a high school auditorium event on February 21.

Knoxville High S. Gymnasium

Nearly 100 Pupils From Rural District Schools

Nearly 100 pupils from rural district outlying schools are featured in a brief report outlining enrollment trends, early education access, and transportation issues affecting attendance in remote communities.

Midyear public high school tests at Pellahigh

The Pella high school held its annual mid year examinations Thursday and Friday. The County Superintendent administered the tests with assistance from the Normal Training department under Miss Helen Hunter. Fifty six eighth graders tested Thursday morning, and seven graders tested Friday, followed by a slide lecture on Our National Parks by Randall Jones of Union Pacific.

Pella State Department Normal ‘Training Department Helen Hunter Buerkens Our National Parke Randall Jones Union Pacific Atailmid

Mule mischief and mayhem in rustic dialogue

Natur laments a mule's heft and stubborn nature across rough speech. The narrator jokes on behavior, usefulness, and fatigue with beasts, noting ill temper, hardiness, and unpredictable temperaments. References appear to a Trevor and a Kanada thistle, with dialectal quirks throughout.

Fragmentary letter exposes prejudice and a river accident tale

The fragmentary text mocks educated Black people and mocks lawmakers, while recounting a drowning incident on a towpath near the Brie canal where a boat towman reportedly stayed alive while submerging. an auctioneer allegedly corroborates the tale albeit with doubt. The tone is caustic and local.

Pella High Falls Short in County Tourney Opener

Pleasantville defeats Pella High in a county tournament opener. The caption notes a community get together as fans react, while player Tiny Binns remains serious through the game.

Pella Pleasantville

Notice of Probate of Will in Marion County Iowa

Notice is hereby given that a writing purporting to be the last will of Alida Thomassen is on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa. A hearing to test the validity is set for 10:00 A M on the first day of March Knoxville Iowa. Objections must be on file by the deadline with Clerk J Rex Weddle Deputy.

Knoxville Iowa District Court of Laws Marion County Alida Thomassen Lowe Hou Don Remy J. Rex Weddle

Will and Testament Hearing Notice in Knoxville Iowa

Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa sets a February 21 1988 hearing at 10 A M to prove the validity of an instrument claimed as the last will and testament of A M D Van Zee. Objections must be on file by the hour stated. Don L Remy Clerk. J Rex Weddle Deputy Clerk.

Natur Harte Trever Knoxville Iowa District Court of Iowa Marion County A. M. D. van Zee Town

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