Local News Roundup Tells of Visits and Travel in Pella Area
The Chronicle records a flurry of visits as residents travel to Chicago Orange City Des Moines and Keokuk. Frequent gatherings in Pella include relatives from Monroe Knoxville and Battle Creek plus several journeys to Chicago for family matters. Local society notes mention illness, trips to New York City and Des Moines, and a doctor remaining on duty at Main and Liberty.
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Carrie Halbert
Chicago
Paul Bird
Hef. War Tittle
Orange City
Marie van Houweling
McDonald
Monroe
H. Vincent
Smith
Omaha
Fen Grant
Robert Renaud
Mesa
Arizona
I. Lautenbach
New York City
Knoxville
Tenn
Mae Helt
Des Moines
Harriet
the Chronicle
Ray Fox
Charles City
Iowa
Alaska
C. I. Fox
Pella
Main and
Liberty
Elbert van Maanen
Mahaska Hospital
Gertrude Pauline Bandstra Obituary
Gertrude Pauline Bandstra 29 of Oskaloosa route 3 died at home after weeks of illness due to rheumatic heart. Funeral services were held Saturday at 2:30 pm at the residence and 2 pm at Leighton Christian Reformed Church with Rev. D. Flidstra. Burial followed in Evergreen Cemetery, Leighton.
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Gertrude Pauline Bandstra
Oskaloosa
Route 3
Burt Bandstra
Leighton Christian Reformed Church
D. Flidstra
Leighton
Diarg
Evergreen Cemetery
Mrs S Steenhoek Dies at 58 in Madison Township
Alice Marie Verrips Steenhoek died July 7 1941 at home in Madison township near Leighton Town aged 53 months and 7 days. She married Simon Steenhoek February 8 1905 and had children Henrietta Vander Wert Gertrude Else Arthur Ernest and Duane. Funeral at Powers Home 2 PM conducted by Dr Charles M Edmondson with interment in Pella. seven grandchildren survived.
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Alice Marie Verrips
Gertrude
Aart Verrips
Madison Township
Leighton
Town
Simon Steenhoek
Steenhoek
Henrietta Vander Wert
Pella
Iowa
Gertrude Else
Wright
Arthur Steenhock
New Sharon
Ernest
Duane
Bertha Junella
Steenhock
Powers
Charles M. Edmondson
Sleeping outdoors cited as cure for insomnia
A noted medical authority in a great daily says sleeping out of doors will sometimes cure insomnia. A comic adds that sleeping anywhere indoors or outdoors should be a sure cure for insomnia.
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Havin
Marion County Seed Law and Tree Planting Drive
Farmers in Marion County follow seed program rules under the Board of Supervisors and Weed Commissioner William Welch. The new seed law bans sale of seed with primary noxious weeds and allows seizure until properly labeled and cleaned. Tree planting by CCC and Soil Conservation programs has grown, with over 200 farms participating, mainly to curb erosion and provide posts, fuel, shelter for wildlife, and future conservation district expansion.
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Marion County
Marion County Board of Supervisors
William Welch
Albert Dykstra
Archie Vernon
Frank Clark
Board of Supervisors
Chariton
Iowa
R. H. Porter
Iowa State Extension Service
Knoxville
Jenny
Welch
Court House
Farm Bureau
Marion Co
CCC
SCS
Old English Creek
New Soil Conservation District
Early Pigs Hit a Good Market This Spring
Wallace's farmer urges farmers to push early spring pigs to the market as soon as possible with ample feed water and shade. A June survey predicts more pigs will be marketed in fall, with weights heavier than usual, possibly delaying some sales to late summer or early fall.
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Jo, Cole
Miller
South Kota
Chronile
Cole
South Dakota
C. Cole
J. I
C. N. Cole
S. F. Cole
Wallace
Library Notes My Vocation by Eminent Americans
Richard Halliburton The Story of His Life's Adventure details a life told through letters to his parents. The broader note surveys American theatre from colonial days through the 20th century with John Anderson discussing stages, actors, playwrights, stock companies, and shifts to syndicates and film.
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John Anderson
New York
Anderson
RICHARD _ HALLIBURTON
Oats in Marion County to Feed Hogs This Summer
A Marion County report notes threshing is underway by combines and threshing machines, with oats of good quality available. Market bids run 28 to 30 cents, while corn stands at 61 cents per bushel, signaling oats will be heavily fed to hogs. Guidance from E L Quaife advises grinding and soaking oats for a thick slop when oats form most of the ration, or mix two thirds ground oats with one third ground corn.
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Marion County
E. L. Quaife
Iowa State College
Sunnyside Beauty Shop Ad Boosts Summer Business
Sunnyside Beauty Shop reports solid summer activity as showcased by a billboard ad in this issue of The Chron. The notice highlights increased customer flow and ongoing promotional efforts to attract clients this season.
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Sunnyside Beauty Shop
Chroncle
Soybean Oilmeal Supplements Urged For Pigs
Farmer C C Culbertson of Tawa State College Animal Husbandry warns that soybean oilmeal must be supplemented to improve palatability in pig rations. He recommends a palatable mix including salt lime stone and oilmeal and notes a blend of 40 percent oilmeal with 40 percent tankua is preferable to using all oilmeal.
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C. C. Culebertson
Tawa State College Animal Husbandryman
Culbertson
Pella Chronicle Clubbing Offers Special Subscriptions
The Pella Chronicle lists clubbing prices for newspapers and magazines including Newsweek, Pathfinder Weekly, Popular Mechanics, Reader's Digest, Red Book Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, Successful Farming, Chicago Daily Tribune, Atlantic Monthly, Liberty Magazine, Vogue, and more. Special offer promises combined pricing and a wrap card option for any unlisted publication.
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Pella Chronicle
Pathfinder
Pella
Iowa
Notice of Proposed Public Improvement in Pella Iowa
City of Pella Iowa through its City Council proposes plans and contract for furnishing fabricating erecting and delivering a hundred thousand gallon hemispherical tank and tower on city property in South Part Street North Pella Marion County estimated cost eighteen thousand dollars funded by water fund with no taxes or bonds public hearing set for July 25 1941 at 8 oclock p.m. in City Hall plans on file for public examination objections may be filed at town hall city clerk F N De Wit dated July 15 1941
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Pella
Towa
Marion County
Tows
City Hall
Iowa
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