First Forum Highlights Latin America Trip and Trade
The audience at Pel la’s first open forum of the season heard Harry Terrell of Des Moines describe a 1941 agricultural tour through Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. He shared photos and notes on land, people, livestock, and export economies, noting British demand for beef and coffee as Brazil and Argentina develop similarly to the United States in the eighteenth century.
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Pella
Harry Terrell
Des Moines
National Economic Policy Committee
South America
Brazil
Uruguay
Argentina
C. C. Buerkens
Terrell
Europe
Great Britain
United Ratte Oath
Asia
Zebu
U. S
Mr. Terrell
United States
Think Before You Talk Warns Navy Civilians in 1941
A December 23 1941 message to Ninth Naval District civilians and service members urges secrecy. It warns against discussing new missiles weapons plant production ship movements Naval casualties or damage until officially announced. It emphasizes total war espionage threats and the need for restraint to prevent aiding the enemy.
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Ninth Naval Distri
United States
Navy
Marine Corps
Marine Corp
John Downes
U. S. Navy
Ninth Naval Dist
Did You Forget Chronicle Subscription Notice
The notice warns subscribers their Chronicle issue may be last if payment is not received. It asks to check the name label for the expiration date and to contact the publisher to extend credit or continue sending papers with orders.
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the Chronicle
Inter
Government Needs Workers at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Hawaii
United States Civil Service Commission seeks hundreds of skilled metal and trades workers for Pearl Harbor Navy Yard Hawaii. Positions include machinists boilermakers electricians sheetmetal workers instrument makers and more with six months experience or defense training. Transportation paid by government. Apply to manager Eighth US Civil Service District 925 Post Office Building St Paul Minnesota. Mrs Eva Welle returned Saturday from Christmas visit with David Welle and family in Fort Madison.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
Hawaii
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
United States Civil Service District
Post Office
St. Paul
Minnesota
Council for Defense 10 Meet Friday
A General Defense Council meeting is set for Friday night January 2 at 7 50 o clock in the City Office. Carded invitees include heads of organizations involved with war work and additional groups may join. The gathering aims to organize the council and elect an eight member Executive Committee to plan drives and direct workers as needs arise.
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General Defense Council
General Council
Red Cross
College
Lake Prairie
Summit Townships
Chicago visitor notes ill brother in Osceola hospital
Dr G J Hagens of Chicago arrived Thursday morning to see his brother John Hagens who is critically ill in Mahaska hospital Os kaloosa Friends here will learn that John Heeren of Chicago is in the army with the signal corps stationed at Phoenix Arizona He took a course in radio Miss Martha Firth underwent an operation in the Methodist hospital Des Moines last Saturday and is doing nicely.
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G. J. Hagens
Chicago
John
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
John Heeren
Signal Corps
Phoenix
Arizona
Martha Firth
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Mrs Geelhoed Visiting Des Moines With Sister
Mrs. H. H. Geelhoed is spending a few weeks in Des Moines with her sister Mrs. Emil Warns and family.
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H. H. Geelhoed
Des Moines
Emil
Little Dutch to Play Two Games Here Next Week
Little Dutch basketball team opens conference play with two home games next week. Valley High of West Des Moines visits Wednesday, followed by Chariton on Friday. Coach Johnnie Wilson leads Chariton in a fast and hard driving lineup.
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Little Dutch Basketeers
Valley High
West Des Moines
Pella
Johnnie Wilson
Chariton Chargers
Mark Dean
Pella High
Valley
Chariton
Melcherveral
Roosevelt High
Des Moines
Bud Knox
Harold Rose
Oska-toona
Night school topic on seedings and farming shown in storm
A snow storm kept many farmers from the area home but a large group attended a night school session at the high school last Monday. The focus was how to obtain and sustain stands of clover and alfalfa with discussion on weed beds, cultipackers, forage for moisture, and fertilizer use.
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M. M. Dockendorff
Gladstone
Deckendorff
Kenneth Decker
George Vande Voort
New Jersey
Miss Anderson
Progress of the Emergency Red Cross Drive
Up to Tuesday evening, Dec 30, 1941, the drive totaled 1000.15 dollars with several solicitors not yet heard from. Local contributions included Pella City Drive 5 794.65, Pella Foundry boys special collection 16.25, League of First Reformed Church 50.00, Roller-skating fund 11.00, Run School 6.00, Valley School District Prairie 19.50, Amsterdam 17.50, Sundridge School District 54.00, North Porterville 16.50, European School 11.75, Silver Grove 34.00. Pella has met its quota and the community hopes to reach the national 1300.00 goal soon.
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Red Cross
Pella City Drive
Pella Voundry Boys
League of First Rench
Nese
Legion
Valley School
Prairie
Amsterdam
Sundridge School
Amt
Lake Pella City
Valley School Prairie
Plain’ View
Lake Prairie
Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove Summit
le Pep
Bunkerhill
Silver Grove
Porterville
L. Pi
Battle Ridge
Col
Office of Civilian Defense
Mie F
The
Red Crows
Chaj
F. M. Frush
Pella
Sermon and Christmas Greetings at Home for Aged
Friday afternoon at 1 30 Reverend Plicsten preached on First Epistle to the Corinthians at the Home for Aged. Numerous visitors from Leighton Everett Des Moines and surrounding towns extended Christmas presents and greetings. Reverend H L Van Dellen and Reverend George Lubbers are slated to speak on January 2 and January 9 respectively.
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Plicsten
Christiay Med
Leighton
Christina
Willter Louw
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Ray "van ‘Heukelom
Lacey
John van Zuuk
B. van Zuuk
Margaret Hocksema
Des Moines
Kate den Adel
T. Zylatra
Henry
Will den Hartog
Abe den Hartog
Carl
Dale
C. den Hartog
Tennis Verros
Harvey
Evert Verros
Otley
Wilson Clark
Eddyville
Gertrude Vogelaar
New Sharon
M. Verros
Henry VanderWerff
Fred Dykens
Robert Gosselink
Full
Iowa
Gerrit Gosselink
Henry van Rees
Monrow
B. van Rees
Edward Wesselink
Omaha
Gertie Plende
Ben Jansen
Ildren
Oxkaloosa
Gerrit Vis
Sully
Gerrit Marinus
Aric van Ryswyk
Prairie City
Andrew van Houweling
Sarah van Ryswyk
Philip Fane
Missouri
Neal de Ronde
Joe Vanden Berg
Monroe
den Beste
Chicago, IL
Walter’ Verought
William Don
Dutch to Battle Indianola in SCL Tilt
Pella's Little Dutchmen in a three way tie for conference lead travel to Indianola to face the unbeaten Indians. Indianola relies on a veteran lineup led by McKinga Demory Smith Hayman and Carpenter with Hap Miller directing either man to man or zone defense. Continued on pages.
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Pella
Indianola
McKinga Demory
Smith
Hayman
Carpenter
Hap” Miller
Osceola
Valley
Lincoln
Des Moines
Page
Brazilian students tour U S farm life and schooling
Members discuss daily food requirements as Brazilian visitors tour a rural home. They examine the house, furnace, gas range, mixer, and furnishings while learning schooling is common in farming districts, a contrast to their homeland. A Monday meal planning session is noted in Anderson's room at 7:80 p.m.
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United States
Sane
Ansderson
Red Cross Drive Success in Pella Area
Roll Call chairman Ren J. Blommers thanks the Women's Federated Club and rural school directors for backing the annual Red Cross drive. Members enrolled 924 with 1 1 5 6 8 0 in donations. city totals from Pella and rural schools are listed. Last year 476 members enrolled and 653.10 was collected in Pella with no rural drive conducted.
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Ren J. Blommers
Roll Call
Pella
Health Records of Pella Public School Pupils
Health figures for Pella Public School pupils show 60.8 percent immunized against smallpox and 47.1 percent against diphtheria, with high school students in grades 9 to 12 at 40.7 percent for diphtheria. Dental records highlight Lincoln third grade top with 88.8 percent and Webster honors, while state health figures for 1941 are reported to the State Health Department.
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Pella
Marion County
Lincoln
Webster
Crannell
Home Nursing Class to Meet Tuesday January 18
The Red Cross sponsored Home Nursing course begins Tuesday January 18 from 2 to 4 PM. Instructor Miss Lilycille Brunsting Marion county school nurse will lead an informative program with prior teaching experience. The class will meet at the Old House.
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The
Red Cross
Liycille Brunsting
Marion Counry
Brunsting Hay
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Terrel
Labforere
Aghool
Nate Pearl
Eva Welle
David Welle
Fort Madison
Dr. W
North Main
van Gorp
B. van
Louis Kuyps
Ashe
Winter Wonderland
Council For Defense
Federated Club
Boy Scouts
Mia
D. C. Renaud
Hattie van Cl
Kenneth Warner
Keith Lauphilip Kempkes
Glen van Vark
Kenneth Kramer
Earl Steinkamp
Dave Renaud
Edward van Zante
M. Goodwin
National Red Cross
the Home For
S.C.L
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