Local News Briefs From Pella Area Community
A long list of social visits, illnesses and small-town events across Pella and nearby towns. Notables include Mrs. M Paardekooper’s operation at Methodist Hospital Des Moines. visits by Van Maren, Van Hemert, Wobbema, Van Oostrum, Verwers, Schuring, and Vander Beek families. multiple illnesses including pneumonia and flu. several trips to Des Moines Chicago and Ottumwa for business and health. and local church and civic activities. The record highlights residents’ movements, visitors, and routine community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. van Maren
Bruce
Des Moines
W. van Maren
W. S. Gladstone
Bonnie Lee
J. B. van Hemert
Diller Vander Ploeg
Kate Carl
Chevrolet
White War Auto Co
Walter Rummel
Jasper de Raad
John H. van Arkel
Raymond van Gorp
Jacob Kuiken
East First and
Liberty Streets
Louis Swank
D. Hollebeck
Oskaloosa
Donald
Will den Adel
How to Stop Your Paper
Instructions for stopping newspaper delivery once the subscription expires. Refuse the paper with the carrier and mark it Refused so the post office stops service. Continuing to accept implies payment obligation and the publisher can collect by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
The Master Workman W J Holiday
Poem praising W J Holiday the Master Workman and his lifelong dedication to craft and daily labor. It contrasts skilled handiwork with quiet teaching, urging readers to strive for excellence in all honest toil and to see the divine touch in everyday tasks.
Unmailable Matter in Postal Rules Explained
The article outlines what cannot be mailed including harmful items poisons explosives and corrosive substances. It notes safe mailability for day old chicks but bans live animals and insects and warns postal penalties for mailing intoxicants or other prohibited goods. Also covers items underprepaid overweight or oversize and obscene or dunning postal cards.
Study of Iowa Game Birds Launches Wildlife Project
Iowa State College under Dr. Paul L. Errington begins a wild life research program funded by J A Ding Darling to identify suitable game birds for Iowa soil and climate. The project will study life histories from egg to adult, food habits of predators, and effects of winter starvation on reproduction while aligning with Iowa’s 25 year conservation plan. Funds come from Darling, the college, and the Iowa Fish and Game Commission with cooperation from educational and sports organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State College
Paul L. Errington
J. A
Ding) Darling
Des Moines
Errington
Honey Date Bars Recipe From Iowa State College
Miss Lulu Tregoning of the Extension Service offers a recipe for honey date bars. Mix eggs with honey and baking powder sifted into flour, add dates and nuts, bake in a moderate oven until thick, then serve rolled in sugar or honey meringue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Tregoning
Towa State College
Health of Children Improved by County Extension Work
In 1932 the Extension Service and County Farm Bureaus reported improved health for 2,504 children through a five county child care and training project. The 1927 and 1981 figures show yearly progress, with 322 and 1,561 children aided respectively, and 4,650 homes adopting project suggestions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extension Service
Alma H. Jones
Wheat Becomes Cheap Food With Cracked Whole Wheat
Households in the Midwest discover affordable meals using cracked whole wheat. Instructions cover washing, drying, and grinding grains, then preparing cracked wheat as a cereal or baked pudding. Also provided are a Spanish style wheat dish and basic ingredient lists for each recipe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlewest
Louise L'Engle
Foods and Nutrition Department
Iowa State College
Household Hints For Washing Blankets In 1900s Style
Don't wash blankets in suds too hot and avoid wringers. Do not hang blankets in cold wind or rub them to avoid nap loss. Lay knitted blankets to dry on bath towels. Mrs J L Fox and her son from Detroit visit relatives in Pella at the Vander Beek home on Union Street. Chief Among Among the food products is indigestion a schoolboy writes.
Low Water Causes Game Loss in Iowa
Years of drought and low water degrade Iowa ponds and waterfowl habitat. North Dakota footage prompts a conservation campaign for landowners tenants and sportsmen to conserve water. Iowa farmers seek protect waterways to sustain game and fish and support regional conservation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
North Dakota
Nort Dakota and Game Commission
Satin
Iith
Ted
Middlewestern
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M. Paardekooper
Methodist Hospital
Frank le Cocq
E. Hollebrands
Oska- Joosa
P. H. Kuyper
L. Winter
Fairfield
Minneapoli
H. and
D. Wobbema
Orange City
Pella
Merle Secres of
Harvey
W. S. van Hemert
Washington Street
John D. Geurts
Dick van Howweling
Main Street
Chicago
Wm. van Oostrum
F. H. Lierow
Nick Schuring
Fifield
Pete Kelderman
Rean Verwers
Henry Boswelt
Peoria
Boerups
Sandmeier
Waukee
Herman van Veen
Gerrit
Joe van Veen
Minnesota
Case van Veen
John Blommers Sr
Newton
Norma Jean Ver Dught
Jess de Rand
Gerrit Vander Wal Place
G. B. Klein
Loren Cooney
Prairie City
Wm. Vander Horst
Wm. Verought
Grandma Vander Post
Herman Welle
Ben Blommers
G. Vander Pol
An Saunders
Dena Vander Pol
Rex Dixson
F. Kester
Wm. van Oostram
Bonnie Lou
Irene
Tunis Hoksbergen
Tracy
Farmers Union
G. J. Vander Beek
Leonard Gosselink
Walter Heyveld
A. B. Rowe
Otley
Bill
Tina Septer
Walter van Zemeren
John Deane
Gerrit Kuyper
A. W. Guysen
Bethel Ladies Aid
Andrew Boot
Dick Rietveld
Robert Jean
Henry van Haaften
Sully
L. W. de Bruyn
Henrietta
Marie van Maren
Runnels
Joe van Maren
J. West
Misa Larson
Leona Vander Linden
GRE Moody Bible Institute
Connie de Bruin
Jacob de Bruin
Peter R. van Gorp
Thomassen
Route 5
Gradus de Kock
Ottumwa
Carl Aschenbrenner
The
General Assembly
Bert Roelefson
North Main Street
Jacob Plender
Leslie Sadler, Gomg
W. W. Sadler
A. W. Parks
Y. T. van Niewaal
Oren
E. H. May
Columbia
San Marino
Cal
Sion
G. Om
Max Wiles Ahmad
Monterey Rand
Remy Ver Steag
Bertha Veenstra
Des Moints
Gertrude Bruinekool
Dick Rhynsburger
Ray van Maren
J. H. Cole
Miller, S. D
S. F. Cole
Rockford, Ml
West
C. S. Fox
Pasadena
Ed le Cocq
Mrs. le Cocq
Qinanedang
Bert Velma and
Helen
Eddyville
R. A. Awtry
A. A. Alloway
C. S
Galesburg
John Ter Louw
South Street
Fred Wotan
Fremont
B. van Masnen
This
the Chronicle
Roy van Zee
Chariton
John Pos
Tysseling’s Shoe Store
SSR Escourdeee
Maxwell House
Sally
Pillsbury’s Best Flour
Flavorite Coffee
Holly Wood
Wheaties
Ee SD
Vogue Toilet Soap
W. J. Holiday
Lulu. Trego
Vicks
Hill
Ideal Pharmacy
Martin Paardekooper
VanDenBerg Electric Co
Atwater Kent
Meadows Press
ABC Liberty
Woodrow
Royal Rochester
Dormeyer
Hoover
Leonard Electric
Westinghouse
Superior
van den Berg Electric Co
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