For Sale Classifieds Pack Wide Range of Goods
A crowded early listing advertises for sale items including a complete twin bed set with box spring mattress and headboard for 59.50, chrome dinette set with 4 chairs, a near two bedroom Madison Addition house, corn in truckload lots, a 1936 Ford V-8 for 40 dollars, Hog pans and farming equipment, Koyker elevators, a Westinghouse 40 inch electric range, Polish China pigs, Scotch collie pups, Nemaha oats, alfalfa hay, and Bandit basement paint, plus various services and health products. Multiple local names and phone numbers appear for contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boat & Boatsman
Carpenter Drug Store
Madison
de Jong Const. Co
Monroe
van Dyk
Bakker & Rus
Koyker
van Zee
Boat & Boatsma
Robert Mitchell
Poland
Peter Hobsburgen
Westinghouse
Gentral
de Jong Coast, Co
Klyn
Harold Veenstra
Pella
Harold _Veenstra
Arnold Ozinga
Sohn
van Arkel
Watkins Products
Robert Frederick
Columbus
Electric wiring and appliance repair in Des Moines area
Press Association notes 11 shops and a building in Des Moines Tow WA offering wiring and appliance repair. Gerald Griffloen advertises good work for a reasonable price at 61244 Main, highlighting local service options.
Two Hour Parking Rules on Washington Street Rationed
City page notes two hour parking limits from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm Monday through Friday and 8:00 am to 9:00 pm Saturday on Washington Street North Side. Fines escalate by violations from 25 dollars to 2 dollars for later offenses. Also announces a soup and bake sale by Sunshine Mission Circle at Vandender Market on Saturday February 22 starting 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Liberty
Washington Streets
Broadway Street
Franklin
Franklin Street
Broadway
East Flist Streets
Washington Street
Washington
Main Streets
W. J. McNamar
Sunshine Mission Circle of
The
First Reformed Church
Vandender Market
Cards of Thanks from Iowa families and friends
Multiple residents express gratitude for prayers visits flowers and cards during illness hospital stays or after bereavement. Ernest Vander Kamp Mrs Jacob Van Hal Leonard Maasdam family Dena Keuning Elizabeth Rempe families thank local churches Rev Haverkamp Rev Ridder John H Van Vark emphasize lasting appreciation for kindness and support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Vander Kamp
Sully
Iowa
Jacob van Hal
Leonard Maasdam
Maasdam
The
First Chr
Harold Bossen
Brook
Dena Keuning
Elizabeth Rempe
Mercy Hospital
Oskaloosa
University Hospital
Iowa City
Rev
Haverkamp
Rev. Ridder
John H. van Vark
Pella
Exercise as fatigue cure in aging adults prompts shift
A health note urges brisk walks to combat fatigue once treated by rest. It explains disuse atrophy rises with aging, advocates activity for energy, and warns that modern labor saving devices reduce daily exertion while stressing fun over drudgery. An anecdote about an attorney and his son adds a humor twist.
Vanishing Southpaw in Pella Schools Survey
A survey of Pella public grade schools shows left-handed students remain above the national average though declining. Four in Lincoln and Webster kindergartens, about 2 percent of Pella pupils, are left-handed, with 10 percent in the district overall. Teachers note early laterality and urge supportive practices, including left-handed desks and furniture, to aid writing and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Lincoln
Webster
G. Ruerkens
South-Paws
UL Pyrent
Clare Hume
School For the Deaf
Saskatoon
Canada
Naenes
Tesla
Half Dutch Recruiting Posters In Knoxville And Pella
Two U S Army recruiting posters in the local Post Office list interview times for a Knoxville and a Pella visit. The Knoxville poster names Sergeant Howard E Gowin and the Pella version lists Sfe Howard E Van Gowin. Forest Grove Oregon youth council proposes more tennis courts and a roof for year round pool use. A Des Moines apartment wall plate bears the stencil God bless this lousy apartment. The Persidio monthly notes a hospital operation photo with Seasons Greeting to readers inside and outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Knoxville
Pella
Howard E. Gowin
Howard E. van Gowin
Clifford P. Rowe
Forest Grove
Oregon
City Hall
Des Moines
Persidio
Iowa State Penitentiary
Presidio
Iowa deer season tally shows 2335 cards filed
With a few hunters out, the 1957 deer tally stands at 2335 as state biologists report 98 deer taken in the December 7 8 shotgun season. Bow season added 137 deer through January 30, bringing totals to 213 shotgun and 65 bow arrow cards still out. Everett Speaker urges hunters to return cards to Des Moines and notes a final recap will follow once all cards are received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Shotun
Everett Speaker
Commission
Des Moines
Court Ave
Iowa
Rural Free Delivery Networks Stretch Across Nation
Senator Olin D. Johnson notes RFD carriers number 18 300, drive 1 500 000 miles daily, serving 36 million people. Fiscal 1956 revenues lag expenses by 205 million dollars, a point Johnson calls the Post Office’s major public welfare contribution. Sparse areas rely on contracted service, with 185 horseback routes and 82 air routes including Sandusky Ohio to Lake Erie islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin D. Johnson
South Carolina
RFD
Senator Johnston
Sandusky
Ohio
Lake Erie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chronicle
Ottumway
Colfax
Quentin Schutte
Kellogg
Arie H. Klein
Otley
Highway 163
Pella Poultry Service
Aurt van Harseloar
Reasnor
Delbert Barber
Newton
William Waddell
Ford
Lynnwood
Henry van Norden
Brouwer
Glenn Klein
Leighton
Electrolux
G. Vander Hart
Bakker_& Rus
Ilis
Byron Benema
Carnter
Paul Terlouw
Sohn F. Weaterkamp
R. L. Good
Smyth
Ide
International Hammermill
Paul
Massey-Harris
M-H
Hawkins Implement
Towa
J.D
Ford-Ferguson
Vermeer
Harrow
Hoeksema’s
Hoeksema
Fairbanks-Morse
Dempster
Stover
Mayco
Daisy
Redwood
National Tube
Youngstown
Yardley
Orangeburg
Walsh
East End
Vande Kieft
Franklin Dial
Thator
Murray Kamerick
John Schippers
John Decre
Wayne Renaud
Prairie City
Ford Tractor
Oliver Super
Oliver
M Farmall Midwest
Gary T. Vogelaar
Don
Gary
Volkswagen
Kingma Motors
Prem
Riviera
E.d
Fordor
Plymouth
Studebaker
Fordomatic Ulrich Motor Co
2Nd St
Henry van Weelden
Dial MA
Cadillac
Tucker
California
Main St
Mealpolder
Franklin Dial MA
DeSoto-Plymouth
Verought Agency
Insurance
Monroe Territory
Prairie City Territory
Eagle Real Estate
Stientjes
Gambles
van Berkum Appliance
Central College
Howard Bogaards
White Way Auto Co
M. M. Dockendorf
Dial
Herman Nollen
J. G. Klein
Farnsworth
Chi
Shorty Wickhart
Allen van Zee
Towa Committee On
c/o
Pella Chronicle
Avunue
Pejla
Jno
J. van Dyke
van Gorp Hatchery Permanents
Parker
Vera's Beauty Shoppe
Iowa Breeders Co-Op
Superior Sire Service
Gilbert Roozeboom
Long’s
Pella Sale Barn
G.R. van Dyk &Son
Meyer
Dennis van Wyk
Vis Barber Shop
Firestone
Schiebout Tire Shop
Don Cummings
Country Club
Vermeer Mfg. Co
South-paw
Chronicle News
Larry de Bruin
Husy
Robert Power
Larry
R. L. de Bruin
Route 1
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