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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1941
Page
10
A roundup of classified notices lists picture prints for sale at the paper office with 5x7 and 8x10 price points. It also advertises various farm and repair items including hammer mills water systems seed oats rust resistant and spouting services by local businesses in Otley and Pella with contact references.
The piece urges recognition of Canada’s significant wartime contributions and friendly ties with the United States. It highlights Canada’s production of war materials, training of air and naval forces, increased troop readiness, and economic links, noting Canada as a crucial partner and market in the war era.
Des Moines firm Green Colonial Furnace Co touts even heat distribution and humidity control for homes and businesses. Factory engineer Paul De Witt is available, with coal, oil, or gas burning installations sized to fit requirements. Also notes fattening hogs at less cost using Si Meat Meal and corn.
Dr Porter head of the Iowa State College Seed Laboratory urges seed testing for Iowa farmers and Marion County. Wet weather last year harmed germination of soybeans oats and sorghums making many seeds unviable. Farmers should bring samples to the Farm Bureau Office for testing at the State Laboratory with results possibly delayed by high volume.
Doctors in Calhoun county displayed welding skills at a recent gathering. An odd note from the session mentions a mixup during a New Year dinner and a nugget found in a chicken cooked by Gold A. Boone of Sioux, linking the tale to the event.
A notice urges securing farm and city property insurance along with bail on crops and automobile coverage across branches. It advises insuring now to be safe, plus starting eight savings accounts with a life insurance company to create a future income for Wm. Dieleman of Sully town.
An Iowa State College analysis notes a 2 percent rise in mid December to mid January signaling the end of the hog price downturn. Farmers seek sows and gifts as sales barns report little on hand, while economists predict changes in breeding plans and fall pig crop due to the price shift. The report also covers 4 H conservation talks, ringworm treatment, lice control, and a national 4 H electrification contest with scholarships and trips.
The Des Moines Register and Tribune funds expenses for Iowa’s Outstanding 4 H Boy and Girl based on county contest records. Entries must be in by March 20 1941 with 3 years of records and ages 16 to under 21 by June 1 1941. Reports due April 1 to the Hampshire Swine Registry.
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