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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
10
A catalog of used cars and trucks from A B Van Houweling Auto Company includes various Chevrolet town sedans and coupes from the 1920s to 1940s, several Ford Tudor models, Dodge sedans, Plymouth and Pontiac entries, plus trucks and international units. Contact details not provided.
Classified ads list multiple used autos including a 1939 Ford Deluxe Tudor with heater at $500 and a 1939 Ford Coupe with heater at $498, plus various Ford Tudors and Pickups priced from $75 to $528. Also offerings include 1937 Ford Standard Tudor radio heater, 1929 Ford Tudor, 1986 Chevrolet pickup, 1940 Chev L W B Truck, and 1987 Ford Tudor among many farm and household items and services. Shown are buyers in Newton and Sully areas with contact details.
Pella Chronicle reports GE seeks cotton shop goods including dresses and sheets. No pete rage. Local listing notes merchandise needs and procurement details for immediate supply.
A town column from Pella notes Tulip Time 1941 approaches, requests for reservations from Millborn New Jersey, and praises Rotary for Christmas décor contests. It mixs local anecdotes about piano lessons, tree trimming, dentist confusion, and a Four Days Prayer meeting in Jonesville Virginia, ending with a Readers Digest quote on politics and habits.
Cold weather specials for Mobiloil Mobilgrease and Mobilgas. Battery check and fill for quick, sure winter starts. Change now for safety. Van Haaften Bros.
Auto heat de serves your careful consideration. Consult Paul De Wit of Green Colonial dealer for economical installation that fits your needs. Des Moines firm offers terms and tailored setup for winter air conditioning.
Friday services featured Rev. M Monsma of Second Chr Reformed Church and an upcoming sermon by Rev. A Haverkamp of First Ref Church. Birthday remembrance for Mrs A Van Dur en aged 89, plus many visits among residents and friends from Peoria, Eddyville, Sully, Oskaloosa, and Os kaloosa with Bouke Beintema and others.
Iowa faces failures with the chukar partridge as a game bird. George Hicks notes little reproduction since 1938 stock, leading the Conservation Commission to halt propagation unless existing stock reproduces well. Diseases like coccidiosis and blackhead hinder viability. 964 partridges were stocked in 1940 across 11 counties with Monona receiving the most. The State Game Farm has ceased propagating the species.
Sioux County residents plan a county wide tax meeting in Sioux Center town hall next Monday evening to form a permanent group to sponsor legislation for land owners in independent school districts. A prior farm tax bill was ruled unconstitutional, and organizers aim to craft a constitutional new measure. A preliminary meeting in Boyden set this event in motion. the public is invited.
A baby boy named Peter Eugene Westcreamp born to Mr and Mrs John Westcreamp on January 12. Community updates include Coen Stursma with a sore leg, a chimney fire at Rev D J Hoitenga’s parsonage put out by locals and consistory, and plans for fireproof shingles. Local moves include Carl Vander Linden and Herman De Jong relocating to nearby farms. Rev J Griffoen and Rev R Plietstra assist with services as Heitenga improves slowly. Miss Hattie Van Gorp visits from Pella, new well dug by Roy Van Niewaal and Clifford Van Arkel for Jim Roose, and a surprise gift to Rev and Mrs Hoitenga from Holland Ladies Aid. A Kristian Instruction propaganda meeting features Rev B Spalink of Newton and Principal G Rozeboom with orchestra. Weather limits turnout. Mrs Bokhoven of Oskaloosa suffers a stroke but shows improvement.
D W Bates Receiver of the Security State Bank of Pella Iowa files separate applications with Marion County District Court seeking authority to settle debts of J I Van Vliet and Wiggert Langerek for cash. Hearing set February 1 1941 at Knoxville Court House 9:00 a.m. Creditors may appear to contest the requests.
Notice in Marion County Iowa that the last will of Elizabeth Lautenbach deceased is on file for probate with a hearing at 10:00 a.m. on the Sunday in February 1941 before the Clerk of the District Court in Knoxville. Objections must be on file by the hearing time.
The Pella Chronicle advertises clubbing rates for magazines and newspapers including American Magazine Collier's and Good Housekeeping. It lists options such as Reader's Digest and Popular Mechanics with bundle prices and notes a special clubbing price for unlisted titles.
W C Lanning files a petition in Marion County Iowa asking a court to confirm his fee simple title to the Southeast Quarter of Block 46 in Knoxville and bar all claimed interests by numerous defendants and unknown heirs. case set for February 18, 1941 in Knoxville courthouse unless defendants appear by noon of the second day of the term.
Default will be entered against you, and judgment and decree rendered as prayed for in said petition. H. E. De Reus is attorney for the plaintiff.
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