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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
10
A catalog listing numerous prewar and early postwar vehicles for sale including 1939 Chevrolet, 1935 Plymouth, 1936 Dodge, 1935 Ford Deluxe, and more. Prices range from low hundreds to around five hundred dollars, with specifics on body style and year. Also offered are used tractors and a Oliver 70 tractor. Sold by Ray Karr in Cordova.
Fragmented OCR text shows references to loading shrumper sand for a farmer, mentions of a fence, and scattered dialogue about planting and tools. The legible content suggests a rural scene with workers discussing materials and tasks, though much of the wording is garbled.
Elaine Folger of Keokuk and Kenneth R. Karr of Des Moines won state titles in a Ford Good Drivers League contest. They will represent Iowa at the national finals in Dearborn, Michigan against drivers from 47 states and DC for scholarships totaling 25000 dollars. Lt. Gov. Hickenlooper presented prizes as the winners posed with the official.
A reader recalls a Fourth of July excursion to Henry Terlouw near Pella, describes travel from Des Moines river valley, mentions a dress code digression, and notes the invitees viewed the countryside using a field glass. The piece ends with a recommendation to nature lovers to visit Terlouw's place.
Fragmentary notes mention Chester Postma Harold and Mr Bakker Grace of Passaic, with relatives in Frem and Fibeld. References to Kolk Vander Kolk Pex and Korver tie to a gathering at the Ed Vazder Hart home.
Public notice dated in July from Mahaska County Commission about a matter involving B. Groumensigk and HW. Vander Linden. The readable fragment references a county but omits essential details, leaving a partial notice about a public action or inquiry.
Bertha Poortinga works at the Ray De Haan home in Pella. Mr and Mrs Norman release Sunday at the A Bogaard home. Mr and Mrs William Vriezelaar accompanied their son Donald to Knoxville Monday morning. Donald will leave for the army. Mr and Mrs Wm Vriezelaar made a business trip to Des Moines Monday.
Residents and guests from Oska loosa Leighton Eddyville Sioux Center Sully Monroe Prairie City Sandridge and Denver gather in the Home for the Aged. Many Van Zuuks Van Beeks Vander Werffs Dykens and De Hoeds visit. A few suffer illnesses but improve with care as others attend a past Presidents Farley event and family picnics near Oskalos.
A reader voices concern that local alleys are neglected and cluttered with tin cans. The note urges improved maintenance and cleanliness in the neighborhood before conditions worsen.
A farmer seeks insurance on farm property and bail on crops with mobile coverage from war branches. Mention of a savings account, life insurance, and a call to contact Sally at phone 50 or write P.O. Box 146 through Wm. Dieleman of Sally, Iowa.
In a playful critique of civic swagger the Corydon Times-Republican likens a town’s character to a woman’s appearance, noting front beauty hides back alley realities. The piece urges visitors to Corydon to view its alleys, contrasting hollyhack time scents, roses, and Des Moines smoke.
A man on a vacation romance marries after three days. At their hotel after the ceremony the bride reveals a missing smile, taking out false teeth and a glass eye. She then asks if he likes pickled peppers, prompting a stunned reaction from him and a joke about his own missing items.
Two men confront a ghost in a haunted house who suggests a bridge game. One notes it requires four players, and the ghost quips that rigor mortis will do. The tale ends with a remark on fireplaces purifying air and acting as ventilators.
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