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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1947

Page

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Weekend visitors and local news from Pella area

Paul Van Zante visits from Chicago with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman D. Van Zante after a Burlington business trip. Others include Miss Carmen Chambers visiting from Oskaloosa, trips to Des Moines and Gray Town, a birthday for Mrs. Pos, injuries, newborns at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton, and multiple hospital admissions and illnesses in the Mahaska County community with local residents traveling to Des Moines, Oskaloosa, and Ames for work or care.

Paul van Zante Chicago Herman D. van Zante Burlington Iowa Paul Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Sam Ver Steg Des Moines Gray Town Carmen Chambers Oskaloosa Christine Muilenburg Carrie Muilenburg John W. Vander Linden Wayne Po Paul Bandstra Sully Skiff Memorial Newton Bandstra Bertha Heyvel Morris van Helden Pella Town’ Avenue Altadena California the Chronicle Ralston Nebraska Bert Stegeman Eon Ager South Otaha Sun Bert Omaha Everett Vanden Berg Mahaska Hospital Cornelia Breen Mahaska William Hagen Gerrit Rush Robert Roorda Henry Mol Frank de Wit Mid-Continent Dick Terpstra Reasnor Lottie Branfhart Ottumwa C. Branfhart Vriezelaar Ira Timothy Harold den Besten Gerald Vriezelaar Iowa University Iowa City Wayne Schakel Jerry Carpenter Bob Poppen Bonnie Buerkens Joe Hoeksema Iowa State College Ames Herman van der Meulen Melvin van Zee Edgar Roorda Peter L. Rus Buerkens

Indoor Road Dynamometer Promises Real Highway Load

A Bennett Foragen Dynamometer is advertised as an Indoor Road that simulates highway load and speed for car testing. The ad emphasizes authentic road conditions inside a controlled setting.

Bennett- Feragen Bennett-Foragen

Film coated seed corn touted as major breakthrough

Crow's Hybrid Corn Company of Milford Illinois unveils a film coating for seed corn that seals protective treatment onto kernels and promises 10 bushels more per acre. Tests show 93 percent germination after cold wet soil, outperforming dust coatings and reducing replanting fears. Industry officials predict broader benefits across seeds and crops.

W. J. Mumm Crow's Hybrid Corn Company A. F. Crow Crow Hybrid Corn Company Milford Ilinois Ben Keller University of Crow's Plant Iowa Chow’s Illinois Indiana Dr. Mumm

Drowning Rate Drops Since 1914 Water Safety Inauguration

Since the Red Cross Water Safety Service began in 1914, the nation’s drowning rate has fallen by about half, reflecting improved public safety and lifesaving work.

Red Cross -Water Safety Service

Bill Seeks New County Assessors System for Tax Aid

A Knoxville Journal report outlines a Senate backed bill to abolish township and city assessors, creating county assessors hired from certified lists by an appointive board. The measure sets four year terms, a county review board, and city assessors in larger towns with separate processes. The plan requires 70 percent on exams and aims to centralize property tax assessments across counties.

Knoxville Journal State Senate Senate House County Board of Supervisors County Board of Review State Tax Commission Board of Review County Review Board

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