Fly Spraying Campaign Starts Monday Morning
A citywide fly control drive in Pella runs July 10 to 16 with Chamber of Commerce leaders Dick Leydens Eldon Ray Glen Nihart Pres Steenbock and Cornice Van Roekel directing. A door to door spray service will cost about 60 cents per home and emphasis is on thorough coverage including alleys garbage cans and outbuildings. Residents, especially women who initiated the effort, are urged to prepare before the machine arrives for a decisive first of two treatments to curb pests with a follow up planned in late summer.
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Pella
Chamber of Commerce
Dick Leydens
Eldon Ray
Glen Nihart
Pres Steenbock
Cornice van Roekel
Free multiflora rose seed offered to Iowa farmers
The State Conservation Commission will distribute 30,000 packets of multiflora rose seed free to Iowa farmers for fall planting. The thorny shrub serves as wildlife cover and a living fence, with 60 percent germination and easy cultivation. Requests must be sent before September 1, with seeds mailed around September 15.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
State Conservation Commiss
Farmers urged to continue counting borer egg masses
The Ma haska County extension director notes cooler weather has reduced egg mass counts from a week ago. Farmers still finding 60 or more egg masses per 100 stalks may profit from spraying 114 lbs of DDT per acre. Continued field checks are advised as the danger period is not over.
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Mahaska County
Rotary Talk on India Highlights Malaria and Independence
Rotarians heard Rev. C. De Bruin discuss life in India comparing homes and lacking conveniences that expose residents to malaria and filariasis. The talk covered pests, independence, and American goods left behind, with notes on local attendance and a Grinnell assembly invitation.
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India
Rev. C. de Bruin
Rabe Tusseling
Pella
Rotary Club
de Bruin
Grinnell
Tom Fultz
Klyns and Kleins
Babe
Fishing License Sales Lag in Iowa
Fishing license receipts for April and May lag behind 1949 figures as high water keeps streams crowded. Total for 1949 was 423600 with licenses, while 1940 two months brought 365780, a decline of over 13 percent. As streams normalize sales may rebound and possibly exceed last year’s all time high of 1082733.
Local Des Moines Address Appears in Notice
Fragmentary OCR shows an address at 914 Grand Avenue in Des Moines Iowa interpreted from a local notice. No other readable details clarify the notice type or purpose.
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Sion
Grand Avenue
Des Moines
Iowa
Liberty Bell Exhibit Arrives In Pella Friday Morning
The Liberty Bell toured Iowa towns on a Ford truck driven by Bill Powers of Des Moines. In Pella the bell stopped at the Rol serene factory for a half hour before 9 30 am. A payroll savings bonds program was launched at the plant and the truck was escorted downtown by the AmVet Color Guard and Pella High School band. Ralph De Cook sang God Bless America while Carl Vogelaar introduced speakers urging public support for government amid the Korea crisis. Bill Powers recounted the trip from county to county. The tour ends with a stop at the Statehouse to present the bell to Governor Beardsley. Local bond sales leaders reported high county participation and Marion County leading Iowa. Children rang the bell as the truck moved to Oskaloosa at 11 15 am.
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John Neagle
AmVet
Frank Kiver
Carl Vogel
Des Moines
Bill Powererty Bell
P. H. Kuyper
Marion County
Iowa
Pella
Bill Powers
Ryan Transport Company
Rolsereen
Park
Carl Vogelaar
AmVet Post
Ralph de Cook
America
Statehouse
Wi Beardsley
P.it
Kuyper
Sales Chaiman
Europe
Vogelant
Three Days Set Aside for Mahaska Judging Contests
Mahaska County extension office schedules three July judging workouts. July 7 opens at 8:30 at the Ralph Montgomery farm with steers, then Robert Barnes farm inspects light chores, and Herbert Hoover farm completes morning with hog, sheep, and dairy cattle. Afternoon runs Braywood farm for beef cattle, ending at Noel Cadwallader farm with dairy and market hogs.
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Mahaska County
Ralph Montgomery
Robert Barnes
Herbert Hoover Farm
Braywood Farm
Noel Cadwallader Farm
Little Bogaards Boy Fatally Injured in Farm Accident
Peter John Bogaards, three, son of Peter and Mrs. Bogaards, died after a tractor water attachment toppled onto him at their farm in Pella Iowa. He died at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa during surgery Monday July 1950. Funeral services were held in Pella with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Little Bogaards
Peter A. Bogaards
Peter
Mercy
Peter John Hogaards
Peter AL Bagnards
Garden Chapel
Baptist Church
C.F. Perron
Oakwood Cemetery
Pella
Iowa
Brass Horns and Marches Shine in Pella Band Program
The Pella Municipal Band’s Saturday concert features Basses on a Rampage, The Narrator overture, Blue Danube, and Blue Skies. The program includes Comic Strip Suite with Smurfs, and National Emblem march. Greta Palmquist unable to perform Star Velvety Sky due to lip blister. director Fred Whalley praises balance and crowd-pleasing selections.
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Pella
Hut
Phanton
Buchtel
Strauss
Irving
Snuffy Smith
Flash Gordon
Blondie
Popeye
Fred Whalley
Greta Palmquist
Velvety Sky
Taylor
Whalley
Marion County 4-H Girls Attend State Convention
Thirteen Marion County 4-H Club girls attended the state convention in Ames from June 20 to 23. Attendees include Jeannawok Harvey Lois Daugherty Tracy Dunella Mathes Norma Young Ethel Hughes Nancy Jolly Roverta Waits Nichols Alberta Kadingville Maxine and Maxyne Arson Knoxville and Mary Vriezelaar who sang in the state chorus. Norma Young served as usher. Main discussions covered the citizenship theme.
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Marion County
Ames
Jeannawok
Harvey
Lois Daugherty
Tracy Dunella
Mathes
Dallas
Alberta Kading
Mary Vriezelaar
Norma Young
Lester Young
Iowa
John Wanamaker Originated the Saying The Customer Is Always Right
John Wanamaker is credited with coining the famous maxim The customer is always right. This enduring phrase reflects his retail philosophy and business approach emphasizing customer satisfaction.
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John Wanamaker
Record-Breaking Crowd At Pella Pool Park July Fest
A large July Fourth crowd packed Pool Park for an evening of entertainment by the local Soft Ball Association. The program opened with a band concert by the Il PelLa High School Band, followed by a Pella Merchants vs Green Motors baseball game won 2 to 1. Mayor Tunis Klein gave a patriotic talk, praising liberty and local growth. Athletic events, races, a tug of war, musical numbers by John Robertus and Johnnie Van Zee kept spectators engaged. Fireworks capped the night as rain barely touched the crowds, making it a safe and sane celebration despite heavy turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Softball Association
Pool Park
Welock
Piple
Teo
Notori Cal
Il Pella
Fred Whalley
Pella Merchants
Green Motors
Oskaloosa
Tunis Klein
Pella
Jack Boatsma
Connie van Roekel
John Robertus
Johnnie van Zee
van Zee Kennels
Disson
Finkelstein
Bit’ Robertus
Robertus
Savings Bond Drive Climaxed With Governor Visit
Iowa and Marion County report progress toward bond quotas amid the Independence drive. County totals reach 49.56 percent of its 19.7 million Series E goal while Iowa as a whole trails at about 47.93 percent of an 80 million quota. Promotional events peaked July 4 when the Liberty Bell was presented to Governor Beardsley.
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Herbert L. Horton
Liberty Bell
William S. Beardsley
Town
Federal Reserve Bank
Towa
Iowa
Marion County
Wagon Factory Fire Damages South Main Plant
A fire on the second floor of the Buerkens Mfg. Co. on South Main was sparked by welding. Firemen extinguished it in about 30 minutes. Building owner John Ulrich and lessees Garrett and Harold Van Gorp insured losses. The Van Gorps continue wagon box and hydraulic unloader business as they lease the building. Sixteen workers affected by power shutdown.
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Buerkens Mfg. Co
South Main
Ehner Ehlert
John Ulrich
Garrett
Harold van Gorp
van Gorps
Buerkens Company
van Gorp Brothers
M Harold van Gorp
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Conservation Dept
Rty Bell
Ten
Philadelphi
Garden Square
the Working Baseball Commissioners
Pool Pi
Commit Gearts
Peter George Gaass
Bill Grootveld
American Red Cross
Victor Herbert
Walters
Conrad
Magicion
March
McCoy
Huffine
Gille Blue
Irving Berrch
Marion Co
Bell
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