Local notices and social updates from Pella area
Neal Vischer leaves home after fire while Mrs. Vischer, an invalid, and daughter Maggie join son in Oskaloosa. Vander Lugtes travel to Lansing during college recess. Vander Ploegs sell East Washington home to Harris Vande Noord and relocate to North Main. Various residents travel, entertain, or suffer illness. auto deliveries and minor accidents noted.
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Neal Vischer
Charlie Dykhuis
Vischer
Oskaloosa
Maggie
Diller Vander Ploeg
East Washington Street
Harris Vande Noord
Vander Ploeg
North Main
van Rheenen
Big Airliners Set To Serve Central Iowa Visit
Visitors from out of town toured Des Moines aviation facilities and met officials including Mayor Conkling and United Air Lines president Mike Cowles. Capt. Alleman and co pilots highlighted vast flight hours and safety while locals praised a modern airport and growing air travel.
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J.J. Roulstone
Pella
Des Moines
Moines Club
Mike Cowles
The
Register
Ayor
Mark Conkling
Chamber of Gamme
United Air Lines
Kirst Becuse
Crity
Pastures Discussed At Night School
An 80 farmer night school class met last Monday evening to discuss pasture management. Ralph Towne of Oskaloosa led the session, stressing care of permanent blue grass pastures and the need for fertilization to boost yields. He showed figures comparing pasture returns to crop land and explained timing for turning cattle into pastures.
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Ralph Towne
Oskaloosa
Farmers to discuss new cream separators at night school
Farmers will gather next Monday evening at the hitch school to discuss the new cream separators. The topic is valuable to most farmers who keep cream and several dealers and salesmen are expected to attend to discuss the equipment.
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Hitch School
Does Marion County Want Soils Districts
Discussion in Marion County centers on forming one or more soils districts. Nearby counties have hearings on district establishment, and Marion farmers who benefited from soil conservation programs by CCC camps or soil conservation service report satisfaction. Establishing districts would ease adoption of conservation practices and broaden access for landowners in the county. Sunnyside Beauty Shop profits from permanent waves and hair treatments, appealing privacy described.
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Marion County
T Ieent
Taeas
Ion County
Soils Conservation ‘Service
Sunnyside
Around Iowa a rumor mill of oddities and rescues
A garbled Iowa round up recalls a fog accident near Elvira where Arthur Hermen survived a near-fatal fall. A LaPorte City WPA worker Webb Renn allegedly died twice in a quarry, then truly died of a heart attack. Penny stash, jack rabbit chase, gas pocket blaze, 30 000 year old wood, and a keg of nails with hidden bills are noted in a collage of local incidents and humor.
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Webb Renn
LaPorte City
Caskets From McGuffey's Third Render to West Des Moines School
The old Longfellow school building in West Des Moines, once replaced by a modern elementary, now houses a casket factory. The transformation from public school to manufacturing site marks a notable repurposing of historic property.
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McGuffey
West Des Moines
Longfellow
Who's It The Ninth Iowa District Voters Will Know
The Ninth Iowa district voters will learn their new congressman as campaigns intensify across the region with candidates courting residents, outlining policy stances and key issues ahead of the election. Local endorsements and district dynamics shape the race.
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Iowa
Swanson Deposition on Votes In House Claremont
Report notes a deposition involving Mbert F Swanson a republican about 1000 votes and its potential sustainment or rejection by house committee on elections amid ongoing political tensions. Incumbent Vincent Harrington faces scrutiny as funding and support debates unfold.
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Mbert F. Swanson
House Committee On
Vincent Harrington
Breaks in Knoxville Creamery Plans Move Forward
The Knoxville Cooperative Creamery Co prepares a new creamery at Second and Marion streets. Manager Milo Ausner says foundations are in, aiming to begin construction promptly to avoid delays. The building fronts Montgomery street, 41 feet wide, with milk and print rooms rearward and a front refrigerating area.
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Knoxville Cooperative Creamery Co
Second
Marion
Milo Ausner
Montgomery Not
Montgomery Street
Knoxville Journal
Store Rules From Carson Pirie Scott 80 Years Ago
A recent discovery unveils old store rules for Carson Pirie Scott Co Chicago requiring the store to open from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. year round. The rules reflect era etiquette and employee training including broom use and other duties.
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Carson Pirie & Scott Co
Chicago
Store duties and conduct for workers in the late 19th century
The notice prescribes shop upkeep including sweeping, dusting, lamp care, and weatherproofing before opening. It warns against idle social activities such as smoking and dancing, urges honesty, church attendance, and regular Sunday school, and allocates limited leisure for courting and prayer. It ends with guidance from a women’s group on workers’ conduct.
American fart density per square mile query note
The input is unclear. It mentions fart density per square mile in America and asks about elsewhere in the world. No coherent news item, people, places, or events to summarize.
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Americ
Aviation totals rise with 11 thousand planes and 26 thousand pilots
The report notes 11,160 aircraft of all types and 26,144 licensed pilots in the United States on July 1, up 1,100 planes and 600 pilots. A separate line mentions Pellagal allegedly taking a can of insecticide to a dance, with chatter about jitter bugs. Wrestling is cited as the oldest sport, traced to the Olympic games in 768 B C.
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United States
Pellagal
Sleeping sickness cases, unvaccinated horses reported in Iowa
About seven hundred cases of sleeping sickness all in unvaccinated horses were reported this season in Iowa. Fair Oaks school in Cordos neighborhood will have a Christmas program Thursday night December 21 at eight o'clock. Professor Sadler's friends and icons have found that his motto “Treasure the Cults” is a good one in piano work if popular pupils do good work.
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Iowa
Fair Oaks School
Cordos
Sadler
Appreciation note from the Vander family
The Vander family expresses sincere thanks for the many expressions of sympathy during their recent sorrow and extends appreciation to Mr Dirk Vander and family for their kindness.
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Dirk Vander
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