Drive for Scrap Rubber Ends Tonight in Desperate War Push
Local residents in Pella Otley Lake Prairie and Suuminite Townships report about thirty tons of scrap rubber collected by June 1 with more added by July 10 for the war effort. Salvage leaders urge households to search for overlooked rubber and related items as federal drives continue and other materials like paper rags iron grease and glycerine supplies are being mobilized.
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Pella
Otley
Lake Prairie
J. B. van Hemert
Keen Demand Shortly for Men In Corn Fields
VT. W. Barger of Des Moines Area Farm Placement, in charge of the Des Moines office of the U S Employment Service, visited Pella on July 3 to discuss employment conditions. He aims to recruit eight hundred men for tasseling corn starting July 15, with pay 45 cents per hour for ten hours and 55 cents for Sunday work, possible weekly earnings about 34 dollars. Workers from six years up will be hired. positions include defense industry jobs. Local agencies Lautenbach Ver Dught and the Pella office can provide full details. The effort is voluntary community service to aid farming and national defense.
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W. Barger
Des Moines
U.S. Employment Service
Pella
Barger
de Moines
Chronicle
Lautenbach & Ver Dught
Good Neighbors Help G Vande Haar With Hay
A group of seventeen neighbors cut and stored hay on a twenty acre field for gravely ill G Vande Haar who could not manage it himself. Bert Van Homert Mrs Kock and Mrs Vande Haar provided mid afternoon meals for the workers. The helpers included Clarence Van Gorp Vernon Van Gorp Frank Bill Kilander Lester van Terlouw Bert Van Hemert Robert Van Hemert Max Leanhart James Long Bernard Van der Molen S. B. Kock Gysbert Hammers Tharle Van Engelenhoven and Donald van Hen. The Vande Ma community expressed thanks and appreciation for the support.
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Vande Ha
Haar
Bert van Homert
Kock
Vande Haar
Ood
Clarence van Gorp
van Gorp
Vernon van
Frank Bill Kilander
Lester van Terlouw
Bert van Hemert
Robert van He?mert
Max Leanhart
James Long
Bernard van der Molen
Gysbert Hammers
Tharle van Engelenhoven
Donald van Hen
Vande Ma
447 Young Men Registered in Co Tuesday June 30
The article lists 447 young men ages 18 to 20 registered for selective service in the county on Tuesday June 30, with Knoxville leading at 205 registrants, Pella 103, Pleasantville 14, Bussey 35, Melcher 20, and Columbia 16. No call dates announced yet.
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Ther
Audi
Knoxville
Muni
Pella
Pleasantville
Bussey
Melcher
Columbia
Knoxville Express
Local Business Man at Chicago Furniture Show
Mr and Mrs C H L Wormhoudt attend the National Home Furnishings Market in Chicago amid wartime shifts. The American Furniture Mart hosts 875 manufacturers, linking retailers and producers. Clinics address wartime pricing control deliveries housing and regulations, helping dealers update business practices.
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Chicago
C. HL. Wormhoudt
National Home
Mar
The
Mart
Washington
Furniture Mart
Wormhoudt's
County HDA Urges Women to Can Tomatoes
Marion County homemakers join the Food for Victory drive as fine gardens yield paragus peas beans strawberries rhubarb cherries and raspberries. Tomatoes will come in season soon and the home agent urges storing plenty for vitamin C value.
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Marion County
Bureau of Home Economics
From Our Service Men James A Vrieselaar Arrives in Hawaii
Private James A Vrieselaar son of Gradus and Mrs Vrieselaar of Monroe Iowa has arrived on the Hawaiian Islands and is stationed on Oahu as a mechanic in the Air Force He left for service late January 1942 and has not been home on furlough since His present address is Pvt James A Vrieselaar 128 Ordnance Co A P O 953 San Francisco California He asks letters by air mail and notes changes in his A P C number 953 He mentions hearing from Korine Jean and Aunt Viola and says he is well and in Honolulu and on the island of Oahu He cannot share many details due to military regulations
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Vriezelaar
Monroe
Iowa
Hawaiian Islands
Oahu
United States
Hawaii
James A. Vriewelaar
Ordnance Co. A. P.O
San Francis
California
James
Tam
Honolulu
Korrine
Jean
Viola
Love
Home on furlough at Sheppard Field aviation work
Daniel Klein, son of Mr and Mrs William Klein, has been home on furlough this week from the Stations Hospital at Sheppard Field near Wichita Falls Texas He reports thousands of men engaged in aviation related work and many taking instruction in the mechanics of aviation, reflecting a busy air army training scene.
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Daniel Klein
William Klein
Stations
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Texas
Tysseling's Big Shoe Sale Starts Today
Tysseling announces a July clearance with sport shoes for men women and children and summer wear in colors white and strap oxford styles. build in arch supports and sensible heels listed. prices touted as below current market. Sale begins today with focus on thrifty buyers stocking fall and winter needs.
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Anthony Tysseling
Lugins
Tusseling
Soldier Dan Klein Returns Home From Service
Private Klein, recently back in Pella, enjoyed a 15 day furlough to attend a religious Camp Meeting in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. He plans to return to his air force duties, works in a hospital ward treating skin diseases, athlete's foot, and eczema, and hopes to resume his old job. He does evangelistic work in Wichita Falls churches and looks forward to reaching camp by July 10.
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Klein
Dan
Shepherdsville
Pella
Wichita Falls
Oskaloosa Visitor Checks Pella Business Tuesday
A. W. Goysen of Oskaloosa visited Pella on business Tuesday, meeting with local merchants and discussing commerce opportunities.
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A. W. Goysen
Oskaloosa
Pella
Defense Class Grows at High School
A community program for out of school youth ages 16 to 25 drew about 24 boys to the high school on Monday evenings last week. The class started well and can accommodate more with new equipment expected soon.
Great Crowds Attend Band Concert in Local Event
The city saw large turnout for a band concert featuring a diverse program. The quartet including Arvena Huyser and Anna Mae Langerak performed, with marches, solos, and a salute to Sterling, Richards, and Kalman, ending with Coast Guard and other classic pieces.
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Phayinsy
Alaha
Arvena Huyser
Anna Mae Langerak
Phyllis Verloeg
Donald W
Tonis
Sterling
Mareh
Richards
al Ove White
Amina
Mareho
Tine Richards
Tion
Kalman
Alabama
Coerington Blossoms
Mr Donte Wase
High School Welding Class Expands Equipment Use
A local high school welding program is expanding with additional forge and iron work offerings. Students will next use an electric welder, followed by a new atlas machine part of the equipment. John Hookse leads the instruction in the shop, with four weeks of classes from 7:00 to 1:00.
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John Hookse
Victory Food Specials to Feature Peaches and Poultry statewide
Agricultural officials announce Victory Food Specials on peaches from July 1 to August 5 and broilers and fryers from July 18 onward. The drives aim to balance markets amid overabundance, boost consumer access, and conserve pork supplies, with Iowa highlighted as a leading poultry producer.
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Henry de Boer
Agrcultural Marketing Administration
Lowa
Broilers
Towa
Big Crowd Attends Pella Ball Game At Pool Park
Pella residents gathered for the season opener at Pool Park with a 19 to 1 victory by the Central College team over Oley. Rain postponed the planned Rol s reer en Sunstrums game, and two games remain scheduled weekly. A nightly collection helps cover park entertainment costs as City charities invite all to enjoy the park facilities and picnics.
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Pelly
Pool Park
Central College
Oley
Pella
American tanks and guns superior to enemy gear says Campbell
Army Chief of Ordnance Camp Campbell spoke at Salisbury North Carolina asserting that American tanks outrange Germans with heavier armament and speed. He praised the M 3 tanks high velocity 75 millimeter gun and dismissed the German 88 millimeter gun as a nonsecret water pistol. Campbell claimed U S machine guns outfire any enemy gun even when barrels are changed and touted American design, production and spirit. WPB noted April war shipments from 430 automotive plants totaling 350 million dollars.
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Army
Campbell
Salisbury
N. C
U. S
Camp‘bell
United States
WPB
Truth About Sugar Told In CPA Bulletin
The Office of Price Administration bulletin explains sugar stocks remain well below normal and that any ration liberalization depends on anticipated imports from Puerto Rico and Cuba. Officials warn that visible storage inflates perceived supply, while actual on-hand reserves and distributor inventories remain far short of normal.
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Office of Price Administration
Pella Rationing Board
Rodo
Office of Price
Puerto Rico
Cuba
OPA
Carib
News from the Home for the Aged Visits Across Counties
Residents and relatives from Prairie City Peoria Des Moines Newton Ottley and surrounding towns visited residents at the Home for the Aged. Several families including Van Baalen Kamp De Bruin Vos and Van Veen stopped by for calls and brief interviews with residents and caretakers.
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Ohn van Baalen
Prairie City
Dan Kamp
Nebraska
Anne de Bruin
Hall
Peoria
Peter de Jong
Bosma
Peter Keuning
Dan Kloosterman
Joe Vanden Heuvel
Mikesell
Davenport
Iowa
Henry Vander Wilt
Peter Scheffers
Monroe
Anne de Hoed
M. Rillihan
C. Heemstra
Leighton
Leen Langstraat
Bussey
Steenhoven
Ben Boer
L. Langstraat
Lena Vos
Peter Rozendaal
Sully
Kate Don Adel
Sarah van Ryswyk
Gerrit Don Hartog
Otley
Will den Hartog
Des Moines
W. den Har- OK
July Rain Totals Reported by Local Weather Observer
H. K. Pals, unofficial weather observer, notes July has delivered 1.21 inches of rain so far. A .08 inch rainfall fell July 3 with heavier showers on July 7 and 8 totaling 1.21 inches.
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H. K. Pals
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Gaseline
Chavis
Teen
Prescott Moor
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Legion Ausliary
George Heaven
Hitler
Hiller
James A. Vrieselaar
Gradus A
Private James A. Vriezelaar
Tysseling
Clarinet
Will High Light
Coast Guard
Chas
Allen
Charlie
Central College Sum School
Rolsereen
Sunstrums
Oxkaloosa
College
C.P.A. Bulletin
New York
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