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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1937

Page

2

February Prices at Wormhoudt & Son Prompt Local Shopping

Local notes report February prices at Wormhoudt & Son for furniture and rugs as shoppers are urged to save. The column lists a string of community updates including illnesses, injuries, births, visitors, and church notices from Oskaloosa and nearby areas, naming residents and families with varied health and social news.

Wormhoudt & Son C. de Ruiter Irvin J. Lubbers Central College

Incomplete Letter Sparks Debate on Duty and Peace

An interpreted fragment discusses a letter claiming constant debt and danger, never in war yet never free of risk. It suggests the writer bears an important role in life and love, likening it to a wedding while appearing at funerals, inviting reflection on honesty and purpose.

Reconsidering the Lite Letter RHR's Odd Role

The passage jokes about the lite letter RHR and its odd influence on everyday items. It notes gasoline exhaust gears differential and wheels tires, and imagines a bus without fenders panels seats. It playfully links RHR to golf baseball and tennis, suggesting it helps in many activities.

RHR

Lake View News Briefs Show Cold Winter Weather

Lake View South Dakota reports real winter weather with snow on drifts making roads bad. Some school teachers remain home due to weather and poor travel. Abe Risseeuw runs the Lake View Oil Station for Charley Tennis this winter. Ladies Aid met at Mrs Brown’s home with few attendees because of the cold. Sam Schryvers and two sons left for Storages for an extended time.

Abe Risseeuw Lake View Charley Brown Sam Schryvers Dak

Christmas Visitors and Local Family Travel Notes

Bobby Tinnat is home from Aurekin Kansas for vacation. Dan Miller and a Idaho family return to spend a couple of weeks with relatives. Cannady from Piedmont South Dakota and Oliva Riley relocate to St. Francis South Dakota for work. Isaac Bisscouw’s children are sick. Paul Randall visits his mother Mrs. Werner. John Gunnick installs radio and lights. Donald and Mrs. Tux visit Ralph Rose. Miss Burke spends Christmas near Platte South Dakota. Peter Vis visits Abe Rissee. Vern Vadenbos travels from Colorado to spend holidays with Ralph and family.

Bobby Tinnat Aurekin Kans Dan Miller San Ervin Idaho Mrs. Cannady Piemont Isaac Bisscouw Paul Randall Werner John Gunnick Take View Donald Tux Ralph Rose Miss Burke Platte

Neighborhood skating party at Romans Lake

The youth of Rose Hill enjoyed a skating party at Romans Lake Monday evening attended by J Vander Werff Alfred Art Vander Werff and Johnnie. Several local residents and visitors were noted at various gatherings including a Farm Bureau meeting in Newton and visits among Vander Werff and Vanden Berg families. Public notices and social calls continued through the week with neighbors hosting or visiting in Oskaloosa Des Moines and Leighton. Our Want Ads bring results.

Len Kaldenberr Des Moines Lee Wickit Wicklt Marie Parker Pella Wickit Co Byers Mo Vander Linden Lo Ver Ploes Lutheran Yea Moines Bruce van Roekel John van Roekel Monroe Newton Vance van Gorp New Sharon Mahaska Hospital Nes Charles Lancaster Harvey Avas Mercy Hospital Joosa Herbert Marshalltown Romans Lake J. Vander Werff Alfred Art Vander Werff Johnnie Farm Bureau Donald Meyer Jerry Vanden Berg H. J. Vander Werff John Vander Berg Katherine Oskaloosa Vander Werff Williams John Vanden Berg Jerry Minnie Mae Neal Vander Werff Arie Meyer Roy van Haaften Richard Vander Leest Harold Fisk Raymond Jackie Pauline Herman van Veen Marion Vande Kieft Leighton W. A. Jansen Sully

Campaign To Save Many Horses From Disease

Des Moines Iowa January 14 A drive to save over a million horses from hot infestation and bot flies begins now in ten states and will peak by early February Livestock authorities say Farmers veterinarians and health officials unite in the effort More than 2 000 000 work animals were treated in the past two years and the total is expected to exceed that figure This winter campaign uses the area plan with school districts organizing to clean up entire regions The bulletin notes bot flies lay eggs on horses and that carbon disulphide capsules can eliminate them but must be administered by a veterinarian.

Des Moines Iowa American Founda

Waupun School News Brief

Definitions tease shifts from slang to school notices with playful wordings. A quirky feature notes the definitions of Bush and Sale while hinting at Lumber and Chute as a word play segment in Waupun School News.

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