Rolled Screenhouse Orders Brighten After Slow Office Return
After a depleted office, Rol screenings report busy mail with large Venetian Blind orders. L C Allen of Portland, The Hough School, Dallas High School, and others place 200 plus units. Major contracts include U S Coast Guard tenders, WNBC studios, and Labor Home fittings.
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Oregon
Little Rock
Arkansas
Jackson
Kearney
Nebraska
Dubuque
New Britain
Labor Home For Children
St. Louis
Dowling
Baltimore
Board of Park Commissioners
Amsterdam News Notes Community Life and Visits
Weather remains fine with green pastures and ripening tomatoes. Christian Union Ladies Aid met Mrs Arie Monster in Pella July 10 with large attendance. Miss Velma De Prenger from Leighton touring Washington DC with two other women, delegates to a Christian Endeavor convention in Atlantic City. Whooping cough persists in Amsterdam. Local residents visited the pond on July 9 including Dexter and Norma Schakel and a cousin from Pella. Seven Pella ladies spent an evening at the pond with campfire tales and songs. Names mentioned include Artie Booy Nellie Booy Ella Vander Schaaf Frances Irene Roose Henrietta Ton Harmsel Helen Pale. Mrs Tanner returns from Pleasantville. Carl Hackett family visited Irvin Van Stien. Nellie Schakel visited Bill Behickel. Leona Breuklander of Knoxville visits with LaMertia Phyllis Me and Mr and Mrs Bill Swhikel and family.
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Christian Union Ladies Aid
Arie Monster
Pella
Velma de Prenger
Washington, D. C
Leighton
Christian Endeavor
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Old Amsterdam
Dexter
Norma Schakel
Altho
Indica
Artie Booy
Nellie Booy
Ella Vander Schaaf
Francese
Irene Roose
Henrietta Ton Harmsel
Helen Pale
Tanner
Pleasantville
Carl Hackett
Irvin van Stien
Nellie Schakel
Bill Behickel
Leona’ Breuklander
Knoxville
Ecouaina LaMertia
Phyllis Me
Mra
Bill Swhikel
Family Apent
H. Ter Louw
Mr and Mrs Costrum and Bill Visit Sister Maggie Wrough
Mr and Mrs Costrum and Bill spent Sunday with their sister Maggie Wrough and brought home LaMertia and Phyllis who had been visiting there.
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Qostrum
Bill
Maggie Wrough
LaMertia
Phyllis
Funeral Attendents Gather for Mrs Steenhoek in Oska Jooxa
A large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs. Simon Steenhoek at Powers Funeral Home in Oska Jooxa on Wednesday afternoon. The community expressed sympathy to Mr. Steenhoek and family while locals visiting relatives and attending church events were noted across nearby towns.
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Julius Ustermarkt
Simon Steenhoek
Powers
Oska- Jooxa
Steenhoek
E. A. van Zante
Henry Bogaard
Market
Elen
Richard van Rookel
Elmer
D. van Ommen
Oskaloosa
Verlan
Kenneth Ustermarkt
Tony de Jong
Wm. de Jong
Leighton
Julius Uitermarkt
Elmer Uiterwarkt
Tom de Bruin
Pella
Raymond de Reus
Des
Connie de Bruin
John de Bruin
M Wilbur de Bruin
Norma Jean
Assessments to Be Made on Basis of 1937 Figures
Marion county’s Board of Supervisors settled the Gordian knot of low 141 property valuations by restoring them to the 1937 base. The 1941 tax base will mirror four years ago, preserving near 1940 revenue. Auditor Hollis Bybee said the board chose the least disruptive option, noting many 1941 valuations were under half of recent years. The board faced three choices: raise valuations, greatly increase levies, or do nothing.
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Marion County
Board of Supervisors
Hollis Bybee
Herbert Rees earns top Shorthorn honors in 1942 shows
Herbert Rees of Seville, a standout 4-H Clubster, sold three Shorthorn calves for 1721.25. He showed the white steer reserve grand champion at the International Live Stock Exposition junior division, selling for 62 1/2 cents a pound and 687.50 to the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago. At the Town State Fair he won grand champion steer and best heifer, selling for 508.75, with the open competition steer sold for 626 to a Shorthorn breeding herd. His record earned him a purebred Shorthorn heifer donated by Thomas E Wilson from Chicago meat packer, for international exposition.
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Young Rees
Bismarck
Chiccase
Herbert
Thos. E. Wilson
Chiengo
County tax valuations adjusted amid budget concerns
The county board chose a method to reduce operating expenses for the county bus and kept individual property taxes roughly the same as 1940 levels. It equalized township valuations, raising figures from 9 to 98 percent in some areas, with Knoxville, Liberty, Clay, Lake Prairie, Indian, Washington, Summit and others seeing varying increases. The process aimed to balance farm land assessments to the 1937 base while conveying the tax burden remains similar for property owners.
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Knoxville
Liberty Township
Clay
Lake Prairie
Indian
Washington
Summit
Knoxville Journal
Weedi ng Up Weeds Seed Counts From Iowa State
Iowa State College botanists released data on seeds per plant for common weeds. Sandbars yield about 1 100 seeds, yellow foxtail around 6 240 seeds, green foxtail near 34 000 seeds.
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Iowa
Iowa Crops in Excellent Shape Says July Crop Report
The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service notes total harvested crop land nearly unchanged from last year. Corn and oats show varied changes while spring wheat, flax, and soybeans shift. yields remain high with 52.0 bushels per acre and an estimated production around 474,292,000 bushels. Rust affects maturity but does not derail generally good quality grain.
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Iowa Crop and Livestock — Reporting Service
Iowa
Soybean acreage and tame hay figures from 1941 report
The 1941 soybean planted area totals 1,424,000 acres, down eight percent from 1040 but up five percent from March intentions. Historical trends show fluctuations since 1925, with potential production near the 1940 crop of 15,026,000 bushels if prices and forage supplies remain favorable. Tame hay output is forecast at 6,504,000 tons from 4,838,000 acres, with alfalfa and sweet clover up while clover and timothy drop. last year yielded 6,572,000 tons at 1.50 tons per acre.
West Pella feature hoped for by Vander Meulens
A Los Angeles couple write they enjoy The Chronicle and suggest West Pella coverage. They praise Tulip Festival and specific articles by Le Cocq and Ver Steeg and propose that Hence Wormhoudt and Jay Kempkes could write on West Pella youngsters. They sign Henry and Christine Vander Meulen.
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U So. Grand Ave
Los Angeles
California
Chronicle
West Pella
Gentleme
Pella Chronicle
Miss le Cocq
George Ver Steeg
Wormhoudt
Jay Kempkes
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