Pella Saddle Horse and Pony Show Tuesday Evening
The Pella Saddle Horse and Pony Show at Swimming Pool Park Tuesday evening July 20 features top entries from area stables and distant towns. Miss Marilyn Ver Ploeg will show ponies, with classes for small ponies, mid sized, and pony colts. cattle horse training judged by Cecil Rooks with Harley Riggs remarks. Admission is 36 cents adults and a dime for children under 12. event runs from 7:30 p.m. with pre show demonstrations and a lively barrel race.
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Pella
Swimming Pool Park
Pella High School
Marilyn Ver Ploeg
Knoxville
P. Garner
Edgetowne
Oskaloosa
Garner
Wayne Schmall
Creston
Midwest
Lady Esther
F. W. Sells
Osceola
Iowa
Austin Smith
Cecil Rooks
Town Horse and Mule Breed Association
Des Moines
Harley Riggs
Chamber of Commerce
den Te Rita
Pool Park
Steve Garner
Examinations Now Required For Licenses
Motor vehicle drivers who did not renew before the closing date must take exams to obtain licenses. Sheriff Paul Applegate says the easy path is closed. Exams were given yesterday and will recur at the Knoxville Sheriff’s office in two weeks on July 22, with intervals thereafter. 7,040 licenses issued in Marion County. distribution lists Melcher 230, Pleasant Hill 808, Pella 2,013, Knoxville, amid undercount.
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Knoxville Journal
Paul Applegate
Sheriffs Office
Knoxville
Marion County
Ion County
Melcher
Pleasant- Pe
Pella
H R Ray Elected President of Pella C of C
At a Be Director meeting in the Lei Hall on July 6 H R Ray was elected president of the Pella Chamber of Commerce Tysseling named vice president Ralph Ver Meer secretary and Clarence Vander Linden treasurer A special housing committee was formed with Lon Wormhoudt chair Bernie Vander Linden and S Bert Baron as members Mrs 0 Van Zante was asked to serve as community hostess. A county wide drive is planned for August 6 and C C Buerkens chairs a Food Production Rally for July 1. The group also plans a Community Horse Mule and Pony Show and road work toward the Airport. The chamber anticipates a year of active projects and strong leadership.
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Pella C of Commerce
Lei Hall
Harry WH. Ray
Organiz Anthony
Tysseling
Ralph Ver Meer
Clarence Vander Linden
Lon Wormhoudt
Bernie Vander Linden
S. Bert Baron
0. van Zante
van Zante
BB. Vander Lindend
Salve
Henry Johnson
C. C. Buerkens
Chamber
Dutch Fliers Roared Over City In Courtesy Call
Four two motor bombers of the Netherlands Air Force, bearing the Dutch flag, flew over Pella at 6 pm Saturday July 10. Dutch crews evacuated from Java and Sumatra. they visited Des Moines and aided bond sales for a bomber. Four ships were flown over Pella and Oskaloosa as townsfolk waved. The formation then headed to a Mississippi base.
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Netherlands Air Force
Pella
Java
Sumatra
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Main Street
Vane Sittert
Mississippi
Navy Cadets Pass Exams in Pre-Flight Training Group
A new batch of Intermediate students sat Civil Air Regulations Navigation Communications Aircraft Recognition Aerology Aircraft Engines tests on Saturday to qualify for Pre-Flight training. All but one, Wayne Malcolm Shaffer, failed due to mumps and was sent to hospital. The Navy program will run at a steadier pace with enrollment not exceeding ninety men.
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Wayne Malcolm Shaffer
Navy
Increase in Horse and Mule Foals Needed
United States production of horse and mule foals is falling short of losses by death. Census data show 6,096,799 farms and 9,678,000 horses with 3,712,000 mules on farms as of 1940s, revealing only about two work animals per farm. Breeding efforts urged to boost mares and sires as labor demand rises.
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United States
Bureau of the Census
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Th
U. S. Department of Commerce
State Agricultural College
Planting schedule for cool season vegetables
Chinese cabbage endive kehi abi turnips and winter radishes should be planted the last two weeks of July. Gardeners in northern Iowa should plant these vegetables a week earlier than southern Iowa. They can be stored, some for several months at least.
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Iowa
Towa
AAA Urges Sale of Stored Corn for War Needs
Washington calls on farmers and landlords to sell stored corn to processors for war materiel production. The plan offers price protection through November 1, 1943, with coverage for price increases up to October 31, 1943, via the Commodity Credit Corporation, while noting some corn feeds livestock. The aim is to secure corn needed for molds, explosives, windshields, and other war uses, warning that delays could hinder war material manufacture.
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Washington
United States
WFA
Commodity Credit Corporation
Nice Rain Tuesday Night In Pella Helps Gardens
A shower late Tuesday brought a trace to just under half an inch in Pella. N K Pals notes July rainfall at 1.18 inches with July 4th 0.15, July 8th 0.52, and July 13th 0.49. The light rain eases dry, baked soil and aids germination for newly planted vegetables and continued potato growth.
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Pella
N. K. Pals
Sax Quartet Will Highlight Band Concert
The Saxophone Quartette will headline this week’s concert with two pieces by the Three Little Girls in Blue and solos by Jack Bootsma. Vocalist George Ver Stee joins as soloist. program opens with General Douglas MacArthur Overture and includes marches honoring the Rainbow Division.
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Kuyper
Little Girls In
Tuio
Pella
Jack Bootsma
George Ver Stee
Douglas Macarth
Nye
Hea Ved
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Rainbow
Camp Gruber
Oklo
Dowslas MacArthu
Leesy
You McHusch
the Whit Kent
Sin David d._a
Peist
Ailmit
Sciacca
Boolloo
Fox
Lombardo
Jack Eorkes
Duims Mills
Bootsma
Bela
Holmes
Accidents kill thousands in US industry study
A historical notice cites 1940s accident mortality in the United States, noting 47,500 workers killed last year with 18,500 in industry and 29,000 off the job. It stresses missed production, manpower shortages, and urges safer behavior to aid the war effort, plus wool care guidance.
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United States
America
Axis
Fred Hraun
Ty Man
Sedrel LeCocq Hosts College Radio Show
Sedrel LeCocq appears on a 15 minute Central College program on Station WHO Des Moines Saturday afternoon July Vith. The show begins at 3 40 and features the theme Hearts away from her and hearts at home may be united in music.
Army Airmen Forced Down South of City
A trainer plane from a flight of eight was forced to land on Gradus Ver Ploeg’s farm four miles south of Pella due to motor trouble while en route from Winfield Kansas to Peoria Illinois and Des Moines. Pilot Lieutenant Robert N. Hughes and co pilot Wells man were unhurt except for scratches. They stayed at the Hotel in Pella until Monday. Sheriff Applegate ordered a guard on the wreckage until a wrecker removed the plane. excitement spread through town and surrounding countryside.
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Gradus
Robert N. Hughes
United States Army
Pella
Paul Applegate
Regular Red Cross Meeting Held Tuesday
The Red Cross committee led by Dr T G Fultz met Tuesday evening at the City Office to discuss routine affairs. A new Junior Red Cross worker for Webster Building was sought, funds were approved for sewing robes for convalescents and service members, and plans were made for a window display of Red Cross works.
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Red Cross
T. G. Fultz
Webster Building
D.C. Renaud
Ground shelled corn added to silage preserves crop
Ground shelled corn or corn and cob meal mixed into the silage as it goes into the silo acts as a good preservative. This practice helps improve feed quality and storage stability for farming operations.
Open Air Meeting Planned in Central Park Downtown
A rousing open air meeting is planned for tomorrow night in Central Park with a marching demonstration and a short concert by the High School Band. Key speakers include A J Loveland of the Triple A and War Board, John R Fitzsimmons of the Farm Labor Program, and Andy Woolfries, a Waterloo journalist, all urging local residents to join efforts to harvest crops and address farm labor shortages.
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Central Park
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
Triple A and War Board
John R. Fitzsimmons
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Ames
Andy Woolfries
WMT
Waterloo
Towa
Woolfries
London
England
Pella
Chairman cites 90 cents per person OPA cost
The chairman argues OPA price ceilings saved retail buyers 142 dollars per person in 1942 and claims the program costs American citizens 90 cents annually while yielding broader gains. He notes savings from rent, services, and war materials, plus taxpayer relief from lower war costs.
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LLP
van Gorp
OPA
Reminder to renew A gasoline book applications
Reminder from War Price and Rationing Board 63-2 An Gorp Chairman notes about 60 percent of renewal applications received for A gasoline books expiring July 21. Urges mail-in submissions now to avoid delays that could miss July 22 use since processing takes time at the office.
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van Gorp
Germany
Poland
OPA
Congress
War Price & Rationing Board
An Gorp
Pella High Band Announces Two Marching Demonstrations
Pella High School band shifts from a concert to two marching demonstrations. The first is Friday July 16 at a Labor rally in Pella, the second is Tuesday July 20 at a featured performance in a local horse show. Rehearsal time is limited, making a concert impractical.
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Pella
Miss Elise Kahn Joins Navy Ground School Staff
Buckeye from Cleveland Miss Elise Kahn joins the Naval Training School Ground School staff teaching Navigation and Communications. She holds ratings in Meteorology Civil Air Regulations and Navigation and trained at Cleveland Institute of Aviation. Her career includes Kaymart Services Des Moines Younker Brothers and stable support from Mrs A Weirather in Pella.
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Miss Kahn
Cleveland
College Naval Training School
Ground
WTS
Fairfax Hall
West Virginia
Kaymart Services
Younker Brothers
Des Moines
Towa
Cleveland Institute of Aviation
A. Weirather
Pella
Madame
Miss
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H. Ray
C OF C
Bud Garner
General Mac
AAA
SAX Quartette
Sedrel LeCocq
Pella Chamber OF Commerce
Board of Directors
HIE. Ray
A. F. Tysseling
C. Vander Linden
B. FP
Vander Joe Stientjes
C.G. “Buerkens
Prescott Steenhoek
G. Vogeluur
Warner Vande Voort
Ben Kuykident
Seer
P. Steenhock
Chm
B. F. Vander Linden
G. Vogelaar Gee
van Gorkum
Louis de Vries
A. B. Wormhoudt
Alb
van Houveling
GC. Smorenberg
J. Stientjes Verle Ver
A. Schilder
G. Vogelaar
Gerrit Vis
Vogelaar
J. J. Lubbers
F. M. Fresh
J. Stiontjos, Chm
G. H. van den Berg
A. Schilder, Chm, A. F. Tysseling
W. D. van Sittert
Leland Croll
B. Wormhoudt
Henry Vande Voort
Ben Kuyk
John Fitzsimmons
van Geep
Bureau of Labor Statistics
United State
Europe
Elise Kahn
Navy Ground School
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