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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1944
Page
1
The State Stallion Show at Oskiowen last week featured Pella FFA boys excelling in judging. Four Pella youths finished in the top ten, with individual honors awarded to Taerence Van Zante among the top judges. The event evaluated classes including Bel Belgian yearlings, draft stock, and Palominos, with Pella placing as a judging winner.
In forenoon events the nut boys earned their place among the top ten, accepting ribbons for skill and judging beside the bays. Decker Wars earned the team’s first prize ribbon for top work, while the Pella EFA cronies praised the valuable educational opportunity and hone received.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference farmers near Eddyville and a soil group. Details are unclear due to garbled text but indicate a meeting or report among local farmers on soil issues, with names and dates unreadable.
The FFA judging team at Stallion Show placed top with Lawrence Van hone achieving a personal best and Ralph Vander Linden finishing third while Martin Visser took fourth. Thirty participants competed as the LM paints unit scored highly amid the contest action at PWS.
Warren County farmers held an election Monday January 22 to establish a soils district in the area. The measure passed by a small margin with officials noting support from local conservation groups. County commissioners reported turnout and outlined the district’s planned work toward soil conservation and farm practice improvements.
Farmers gather for a winter notice with events in Victory Garden, Kassville, Adel Bebraareth County and Kiesville. The calendar highlights a February 21 deadline, a state shorthorn sale, and a memorial in Meanorial Hell, Kassville Peden.
Birmingham collector warns the public that tax offices are overwhelmed and those seeking help must come prepared with necessary documents. Instructions urge bringing proof of income, deductions, and other relevant materials to speed processing and reduce delays for all taxpayers.
The text lists tax related items and reminders for preparing 1942 returns including Form W-2 totals and estimated tax details. It notes the need for supplemental figures and mentions awards presented by Coach Gnagy with recipients such as Wayne Labherden Keith Tait Herb De Prenger Paul Sears Bory Poppen Ralph Van Vliet Peter Van Gorp Chu Vander Ploess Willis Tait Ray Rouw John Hesselink Carl Gaass and G Koopa. A silver ed and faithful managers are noted as well.
Seniors at BP.S. select institutes and final decisions were made on a Wednesday morning February 2. Teachers at the Pells Schools chose among three education films shown Tuesday at 1 p.m. The assembly also awarded letters to seventeen football squad members.
Fragmentary notes mention Mrs Jobin Schakel Mrs M ion De June of Pella and Mrs David Ter Louw of S Weet Amsterdam with teacher Miss Norma Schakel. Family members Leon Floyd t Harvey spent days with Mrs Julin Kamerick. About twenty men hunted foxes Friday and Monday.
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