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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1950

Page

4

Closing out sales and farm auction notices reel through Peoria area

A long list of sale dates and locations runs across multiple farms near Pella Oskaloosa Peoria and Sully. Items include households real estate livestock tractors and farming implements with dates Jan 27 28 and Feb 1 9 18 21 and 25. Also several for sale real estate and business opportunities listed with contact points in Pella Sully and Des Moines.

Jon M&m Pella Supply Co John W. Stek Oskaloosa Otley Will’ Meindertsma Pete Keuning Pella Dick Diekema GOR West 1St St. Household Goods

Used Cars on the Square Offer Bargains Across Many Models

Classified car listings advertise numerous used autos from 1930s to 1950s including 1949 Ford Custom models with miles and features, 1948 Mercury, 1941 Ford convertible, and various Dodges Plymouths and Fords. Prices range from under $40 to about $1,500, with dealers Ulrich Motor Co and Pella Auto Co promoting inventories and specials. Also small ads note a lost arrowhead brooch and help wanted postings in the area.

R&i Dodge Ulrich Motor CO LWB AB. van Houw Auto Co

Bake and soup sale notice at Van Houweling Garage

The Mary and Martha Bockaty of the Third Reformed Church announce a bake and soup sale on Saturday February 4 at the Van Houweling Garage. Proceeds benefit church activities and missions. Community members invited to attend and purchase baked goods and hot soup.

Mary and Martha Bockaty The Third Reformed Church van Houweling

Cards of Thanks for hospital stay and support

Mrs Marion Harriet Vanden Board expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for flowers gifts and many cards during hospitalization in Des Moines. She thanks visitors and courtesies shown to her family and notes lasting appreciation for these acts.

Des Moines Marion Harriet) Vanden

Rolscreenings Notes Quiet Fire Smolders But No Damage

A smoldering saw dust pile caused smoke at Rolscreenings last Thursday though no damage occurred. Visitors Ed Johnson from St Louis and associates toured the office and factory Tuesday morning. Estel lane Visser, Veterans Hospital Knorville, visited Saturday. The office opened Tuesday morning to music from a loud speaker system with the song In the Still of the Night. Departments will take turns testing the sound system as machines hum. Pete and Lucille Kuyper depart for New York City to sail the Mediterranean and Europe on an extended vacation. Casement Units shipped to Green Manor Ottumwa Iowa for a two building project. Roosevelt YMCA Minneapolis installs Casement Units. Venetian Blinds installed at Arthur Murray Alliance Ohio and sent to Port au Prince Haiti. 38 blinds installed at GE Building Pittsfield MA with 47 soon. Rectory Kal-200 Michigan foi. Nellie Matheny visited Knoxville and Wilma Gaass Van der Geest visited Des Moines. Kee Buitenwerf shopped Des Moines. Bob Wilkinson visited Des Moines to see Mr. stage show.

Arthur Murray Alliance Ohio Port Au Prince Haiti General Electric Pittsfield Massachusetts Joseph Parish Kal- 200 Michigan

Three Musketeers Back On The Job At Casement Division

Des Moines notes tell of Milly Hocksema visiting to see wrestler Gorgeous George and smell his perfume. Dick Jacobs resigns to attend college with Town University as likely choice. Merle Vander Waal and Bill Gosselink survey three empty desks while their trio of Musketeers were away, then return as the workload eases.

Merle Vander Waal Bill Gosselink Casement Division

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