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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1940
Page
5
Dr. Herman Vander Meulen plans to open a new lying-in hospital in Pella with modern facilities and equipment. The aim is to provide obstetric care locally, avoiding long trips to the city, with completion expected in a few weeks.
Highland Park Legion Post Des Moines hosts Sixth District Legionnaires Stag meeting at 3500 West 6th Street on Wednesday night January 10 at 7 30. District leaders urge attendance, main addresses by Geo M Paradise Sioux City and Father Pat McDermott Atlantic. Free lunch to follow. hall seats over 200. district expects strong turnout from nearby Pella and Sixth District communities.
A month into the Finnish defense against Russia, Finns hold off overwhelming odds as winter freezes aid their resistance. Russia shifts troops, Stalin reacts, and rumors mount of a wider Allied intervention with aid in money and munitions while diplomacy stirs. Britain and France deny peace with Germany as Roosevelt sends Myron Taylor to the Vatican. Normally about 1.6 million people work for U.S. railroads.
Des Moines Iowa Farm Bureau officials announced tentative programs for special group conferences to be held January 16 at local hotels, a day before the federation convention opens. Major sessions cover Farm Bureau women and Town livestock industry with leaders like Dr A G Black and W B Hamilton among speakers. topics include beef and carcass grades, lard markets, and cooperative marketing.
Mrs. Tom Fultz mother of May or Fultz of this city died unexpectedly at home on Monday January 1st. She was survived by her husband and by Dr. Fultz, the couple's only son. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2.00 o'clock in Ames.
A camera film crew shot local Marion County residents last weekend in Marion and Knoxville. The Marion theatre will show the film next week Tuesday through Thursday, January 9 10 and 11, for about one hour fifteen minutes, with Meet Dr Christian as an extra hospital feature. Proceeds fund Collins hospital equipment in Knoxville.
Public sale dates listed January 10 for Peter De Heus at one mile east and one mile south of Pella and January 24 for a 12 percent mile notation. A Christmas season acknowledgment from Antoinette Vander Ploeg expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards letters flowers gifts and kindness.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the stockholders of the Pella National Bank will be held at its banking house in Pella Iowa Tuesday January 9 1940 at 3 00 oclock p m for the purpose of electing not less than five nor more than seven directors. H P Scholte Cashier.
A local notice states that the writer will be in the Marion County State Bank basement every Saturday from 1 to 3 PM to handle home stead credit and urges claim before April 1. It also reports Iowa State College Seed Laboratory data showing 1939 hybrid corn seed germination averaging 0.7 percent based on samples tested.
Association and representatives from Iowa Farm Mutual Insurance and Farm Service Company gather at Hotel Kirkwood to begin conferences at 9 30 am with sessions all day. Young farm people host a midweek conference at Hotel Savery with notable leaders on the program. County Agents and Presidents join state Farm Bureau officials for a banquet Tuesday night at Hotel Fort Des Moines followed by the annual dinner and program for County Agents on Wednesday night January 18.
Mr. De Mennenga addressed a Louisville Rotary meeting at a seminary, sharing experiences in Louisville and praising Pella products. He was singled out as the lone Northwest student and Hollander invited to speak, highlighting Pella's Tulip Time renown in Louisville.
Health statistics reveal lower diphtheria immunity than smallpox among pupils. About 67 percent vaccinated for diphtheria and 80 percent for smallpox in the high school. At Lincoln and Webster facilities, 55 and 78 percent immunity to diphtheria and smallpox vary. Planned five clinics this week to expand coverage, with costs 75 cents per vaccine or a dollar for both.
Community notice invites farmers to an all day program at the Legion Hall featuring talks free lunch and demonstrations. Mack Peering displays the latest farming equipment while Vogel hosts the event for entertainment and instruction.
Notice announces a bake sale to be held at the Hourtie lunches site. The event aims to raise funds for a local cause. Details about date and organizers are unclear in the text.
The article mentions vaccination events in Lincoln and Teyzion Hall on January 4 and 10 addressing diphtheria protection for rural children near Pella and the acceptance of immunization with no menace to many children. It also references smallpox fears and the push to get immunized.
Dr Zac Aschenbrenner, a Central graduate and son of Pella residents Dr and Mrs C F Aschenbrenner, will host a large open house at his new Farmington professional home at Farmington and State Street. Once derided as a hayseed by Detroit internes he chose Farmington over a Detroit career and now showcases seventeen years of service in a modest, functional facility.
Seventeen years of night and day service by doctors for ill and worried patients is celebrated as Dr. Aschenbrenner relocates from the Cook Building to a new architect designed facility in Farmington. Dr. H A Schuneman joins the practice along with nurse Miss Winifred Oldenberg, as flowers arrive to greet the opening.
G Ranney, a college graduate with law background, has toured U S prisons and prison farms. He demonstrates implements of discipline including ankle picks and electric chairs. The program at 8:30 during home room hour, part of Student Council series, is open to visitors.
Marion county faces about 71 000 for road funds in 1940 with only 6 000 available to the board of supervisors after prior overdrafts and interest on certificates. Of the 71 000, 60 000 comes from state gas tax and 11 000 from local road taxes, with 25 000 for township roads and 46 000 for county work. Debt payments of about 37 000 plus 3 000 for engineers reduce the county share to roughly 6 000 for county supervisors.
Pella High hosts Show Boat next Monday night January 8 1940 with Skipper Birdsall guiding a program of music dances comedy and twirling. Notable acts include Jean Van Gorkum violin Maggie and Matilda blackface numbers the Carpenter sisters accordions Dorothy Jo Bean and Marcia Kuyper dancing Charlie McCarthy and Baby Snooks as well as baton twirlers Mickey Ver Ploeg and Luella Vander Waal. Admission 10 and 25 cents. show begins 5 PM.
The Sixth District American Legion Department of Town, covering six counties and forty three posts, reached its 1940 quota of 3133 members by Friday night December 29, 1989. District Commander Van Hemert and Adjutant Van Niewaal thanked county and post officers for their cooperation as they chased remaining cards to meet the goal ahead of January 1. Warren County joined early, with all posts over quota, led by Luther Williams and Adjutant H. G. Crisel.
Fifty-nine Iowa hatcheries with a combined capacity near 8 million eggs will produce baby chicks under the National Poultry Improvement Plan. Forty-eight hatcheries will raise both U.S. Approved and U.S. Pullorum Tested chicks. The Approved phase requires chicks weighing at least 23 ounces per dozen, from flocks chosen for vigor and production by licensed flock sorters. The Pullorum testing phase uses flocks cleared after official tests, conducted by licensed testers.
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