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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1939
Page
2
Locals note Herman Van Zante walking after illness while Martha Firth heads west for extended vacation visiting Aarona Corvallis and California. Reports cover visits, family events, hospital stays, and community happenings around Pella and nearby towns including Beatrice Ames Des Moines and Oskaloosa with numerous social calls and minor incidents.
Two Future Farmers of America members, Howard and Maurice Verros, discuss their projects in the Vocational Ag Dept. Howard keeps pure bred Poland China pigs and a young orchard, while Maurice raises pure bred Shropshire sheep and a nine-variety corn plot. Both describe breeding, feeding, and plans to market lambs and pigs as weather delays postpone meetings and a planned game with Oskaloosa.
Ottumwa resident Miss Kay Vos visits J W Vos household as Knoxville relatives come to see Mr and Mrs M T Paardekooper. Dr H H Kramer slow recovery keeps him bedbound sixty more days amid local illness bulletin reports patients Rut Engbers John Boerelyn G Vander Beck J Van de Veer S Menninga P Boertje Mayo Clinic trip and I De Haan visiting Platte SD residents in city.
About 250000 of the 444000 large mouth bass fry produced at Lake Wapello hatchery to June 1 are kept in 20 acres of ponds until fall when they will be stocked. The rest were moved to other areas. Two ponds are fed an experimental ground carp ration while others use forage from fathead minnow fry planted there.
J. J. Ausen a field representative of the Rural Electrification Administration Washington DC travels through Iowa assessing potential expansion of rural electrification in the state He cooperates with Iowa State College and inquiries may contact H H Beaty extension agricultural engineer at the college for connections
Want ads note a farm of 18 acres for sale located half a mile west of Sobn G Klein, with classification marked as too late to classify. The fragment indicates a rural real estate item likely from a small town newspaper page.
William Van Peursem died at his West Washington Street home Sunday evening July 2 at 8 30 after a long illness. He was 90 years 7 months and 15 days old and nearly blind but never lacking humor or sound advice. Survived by five daughters and two sons predeceased by two sons. Daughters reside in Prairie City Otley Knoxville and nearby towns. Funeral services were held July 5 at his home and at Third Reformed Church with Reverend G Menning in charge. burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
Benjamin Van Engelenhoven died at 7 40 pm on July 4 at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Prescott Steenhoek 911 East 1st street He was 64 years 28 days born in Gelderland Netherlands and came to America at age eleven He married Katie Toll February 27 1899 They had twelve children with two died in infancy Surviving children include Mrs Gerr L Dykstra Mrs Bert Menninga Mrs William Den Adel Reverend Everett Van Engelenhoven of Alton Town Mrs Prescott Steenhoek Mrs G W Van Houweling Mrs Andrew Kuiper John Van Engelenhoven of Leighton and Mrs Leroy Vroom and Miss Alva Van Engelenhoven of Pella Twenty one grandchildren Surviving brothers Albert and two others and one sister Note: the text mentions a prior death of Mrs Van Engelenhoven in September 1936 and cut text ends with names of brothers.
The late Mr Van Engelenhoven longtime farmer who moved near Leighton in January of 1h due to ill health was respected by neighbors. Funeral services were set for Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Steenback home and 2:00 p.m. at the Third Reformed church with Rev. G Menning officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
Mrs Avie Kool 70 died Sunday afternoon at the home of her sister J A Hagens on North Broadway Knoxville after a heart attack following church. She was born near Pella to Cornelius Kool and Martha Kool Den Burger. Survived by three sons Connie John and Andrew Kool and three daughters Mrs G G Klyn Mrs Arie Waardhuizen and Miss Alice Kool with two sisters Mrs J A Hagens of Pella and Mrs Bert Ribbey of Seattle. Funeral held Tuesday in Knoxville with interment at Graceland cemetery.
Bert Broek purchased an improved 80 acre farm last week for 115 an acre from Mrs. Tunis Van Berkum. The property lies three miles north and one mile east of Sioux Center. Henry K. Eggink acted as agent in the deal.
Dr. I. E. Melhus of Town State College reports an unusually light rust season for small grain due to dry early spring weather. He notes that low spores and poor infection sources mean little rust on wheat, oats, or barley, regardless of later conditions until harvest.
Dr. Methus reports central Iowa oats show the worst smut in memory with small grains showing little rust. He warns spores cling to seed when threshing and seed treatment before sowing next spring is essential to prevent a heavier epidemic next year.
Harry D Linn assistant secretary of agriculture ordered a second inspection of all grain sealed under the Iowa Unbonded Agricultural Warehouse Law. Sealed grain must be checked every 90 days with county authorities asked to finish by July 10 and reports sent to the state office by July 15. Inspections verify grain remains intact and protected within cribs or bins.
Joey Ferguson bursts in to tidy his bunk but finds a mess from crumpled papers stones and rubbish left by cabin mates Slim Jurgens and Jack Longman. The six bunkmates pretend indifference as Joey discovers the so called dump heap delaying dinner.
Joey vows to improve and impress the cabin mates by keeping his bunk shipshape. He reflects on his home habits and resolves to be a regular fellow who stays tidy, hoping to fit in with the gang and earn his mother's approval.
Fire blight is a common destructive disease in Iowa apples and pears. It attacks leaves blossoms young fruit and twigs causing blight and cankers on branches and trunks. Symptoms appear early and infection spreads via rain and insects. prune out infected twigs in late winter and have trees examined by county agents or the Seed Laboratory at Iowa State College.
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