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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1942
Page
8
A neighbor surprise pot luck honored Mr and Mrs Henry Den Hartog as they announce plans to move to a farm near Rose Till. The Osskaloosa Herald notes community groups meeting and various local events including birthday anniversaries and Red Cross First Aid classes for juniors.
Neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. Salw planning to move to present were Mr. and Mrs. Klein and Glen, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Schippers and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs. Bus and family, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schippers, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Neilson and family, Mrs. Eldred Schnus and family, Miss Marjorie Sehnig, Mr. and Mrs. Harold De Penning, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Van Rheenen, Betty and Trene Van Rheenen, and guests of honor Mr. and Mrs. A. W. De Penning and Alma and Mr. and Mrs. Giles Awtry and family. Several were unable to attend due to illness. The evening featured visiting, games, and a delicious lunch.
Miss Margery Witzenburg and Arnold I Van Zee married at the bride’s mother’s home in Union Street. Rev J Vander Ploeg officiated under a pink azure white arch. After a two course dinner, the couple plans to live on a farm eight miles east of Pella amid family and friends.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, a non profit founded January 3 1938, leads the fight against the disease. It runs a fundraising campaign through local chapters and the Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday to aid local relief, treatment, and scientific grants to prevent future cases. Members of the local committee participate in the appeal.
Hildegarde Nesbit and Kenneth Bean itemize ways to assist the nation in the Diamond Jubilee Birthday drive. Citizens are urged to participate in local events, obtain the Diamond Jubilee card, donate via Wishing Well containers and Mile O' Dimes booths, join theatre collections, and send donations to the local committee chairman.
Discussion at the night school drew wide attention as speakers debated farm parity prices. Many favored parity for farmers while opposing runaway costs from wartime levels. There was talk of price ceilings for war expenses and regulating large firms to prevent price gouging.
A postwar gathering reviewed job prospects as prices fell and predictions proved elusive. Mr Feash Sant reported the government plans to list employment options to be deferred during the emergency. George Vande Voort announced an ending, and attendees enjoyed lunch with Homerunning Chast women. Next week’s program will discuss income tax, with Mr Andrew Klyn as guest speaker addressing the topic for 1941.
An invitation to join the Sigourney night school at the meeting is extended. The meeting is open to town and country people alike and will be the last farmers night school session before the radiation. Citizens are urged to attend and participate in this final gathering.
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