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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1945
Page
2
A snapshot of community life with updates on residents moving to Decorah and Burlington, hospitalizations, births, marriages, travels, and civic activity. Names such as Warry Rays, Roorda, Van Donselaar, Vander Linden, Van Vliet, and others appear alongside hospital stays at Mahaska and Mercy in Oskaloosa, military furloughs, and church events, reflecting postwar local society.
Mrs Eva Welle her daughter Helene and interior decorator John W Bosveld faced a kitchen fire after a linoleum paint coating ignited. The pilot light fueled fumes causing flames to hop to the living room. Bosveld suffered minor burns while guests and relatives visited during the holidays.
Lt Goodwins talk on Navy work highlighted secret information, with thanks to Elmer Carpenter for arranging the program. Attendees included Tenry Pethoven of the Toca REA Ed Adams from Sioux City B R Cox IRS official Knoxville and guests Dr James from New Brunswick Andrew Branch Brewton Alabama and a singing quartet directed by Nicholas Gosselink. Local Kiwanis members were invited to join Rotarians at Legion Hall Thursday noon.
Iowa farmers survey shows all weather roads as the top community need, with state buildings, a youth recreation center, swimming pools, libraries and grade schools also ranking highly. Results from 968 farmers across counties, via Agricultural Extension Service at Iowa State College.
Swine specialist L Quaife of Town State College endorses alfalfa as a vital winter feed for brood sows, noting its vitamins A and D and minerals. Leafy green alfalfa is essential. weathered hay loses value. Feed methods include rack feeding, scattering on frozen ground, or placing in the nest. Sows may eat over a pound daily when hay is fed. 30 to 36 percent of daily ration from alfalfa is common, about 2 pounds per day. A popular mix is 900 pounds oats, 900 pounds alfalfa, and 200 pounds protein supplement, with corn added to adjust intake.
Miss Roorda daughter of Mr and Mrs J G Roorda Monroe will receive her A B degree from Central College in June she is the second student listed President of the Association of Women Students editor of the library magazine program chairman of the YWCA member of the Intersociety Council editor of the Central Ray President of Tau Epsilon Pi English Club President of the Delphi Society contributor to the college literary annual Knickerbocker and a member of the band She graduated with scholastic honors from Pella High School in 1941.
A group of fourteen year olds held a party with dates. Girls planned the event, aiming for a glamorous night while the boys expected fun. The party ended awkwardly as the boys pushed each other, and one boy opened a French window, causing another to fall onto the porch in a clumsy incident.
Neighbors and relatives from Route 3 Knoxville gathered to help John L Longstreet who is ill and unable to finish his corn harvest on Wednesday. Eighteen men joined the effort, with five staying to assist in placing the corn while women prepared meals in the kitchen.
Twenty two men from Mahaska Monroe and Marion counties met Friday December 29 to discuss legislation to require leveling of dirt and rocks from strip mining to restore land for pasture or timber. The group urged bonds and tonnage assessments to fund leveling with deposits refunded or retained if unlevelled, and tasked lawyers to draft the bill for introduction in the state legislature. The Marion County Farm Bureau invites public comment on the proposal.
Fred Hicks, after two and a half years with Marion County Soil Conservation Service, resigns January 1 to become general manager of the 3400 acre Bilby Ranch in Atchison County Missouri. The ranch, recently bought by Elmer C. Rhoden of Fox Theaters, aims to produce popcorn for theaters with purebred Hereford cattle as a secondary enterprise. Hicks, Iowa State College graduate, will reside at Marysville Missouri with his family near his mother and Shenandoah, Iowa relations.
Frances aged sixteen recalls a mixed age party where girls sought conversation and dancing while boys preferred eating. The Iowa Child Welfare Research Station notes girls mature one to two years faster than boys, with the event illustrating varied development and restraint among the youths.
Government takes larger share of pork beef and poultry for soldiers. Hams will be scarce as rationing returns and hogs sheep and cattle feed declines. Poultry meat to be heavily set aside in Delaware Maryland and Virginia for overseas troops rehabilitation centers and hospitals as demand rises to boost morale.
Community alert urges extra care on icy roads as winter grips regions north and south. Safety Man Fred Braun cautions motorists and pedestrians to slow down and be vigilant, noting lingering icy sidewalk and street hazards across the country.
Mr and Mrs Ben Vos welcomed a son Paul Edwin at Mercy Hospital on December 20. Also noted are births for Mrs Dick Bandstra and Mrs Herman Bokhoven, with families doing well. Several local visits occurred including Haan Vander Molen, Louis Vander Molen, Gary Vande Haar, and others. furlough for Pvt Harold Pothoven from Fort Riley. change of address for Frederick D Gonlag Boca Raton Field Florida.
A Pella reader testifies that Sys Tone from Carpenter Drug Store eased severe stomach distress and gas after meals. The ad praises a 12 herb formula to cleanse bowels, aid the liver and kidneys, and promote weight loss while framing the product as a health restoration tale.
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