Aluminum drive planned for Marion County towns
A. L. Dykstra announced Governor Wilson appointed him chair of the county aluminum drive. Teams will canvass every home in Marion County from July 21 to July 29 to collect aluminum utensils for defense needs. The plan includes a Pella organization and local township committees to gather metal for airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Dykstra
Board of Supervisors
Marion County
George A. Wilson
Knoxville
Pella
America
New Chrysler Thunderbolt Display Promises Aerodynamic Breakthrough
The Chrysler Thunderbolt, a radical convertible coupe, will be shown Wednesday July 23 from 1 to 2 pm at Veenstra Garage in Pella. Designed with Ralph Roberts and Chrysler engineers, it emphasizes functional aerodynamics, full-width body, retractable steel top, push-button controls, and edge-lit lucite dials, signaling a milestone in automotive design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veenstra
Pella
Chrysler Corporation
Ralph Roberts
Chrysler Ennecrs
Carl Breer
Chrysler
Gimcracks
Thunderbolt
Roberts
At & Paris
Local Fisherman’s Vacation Sparks Lake Recreation Plan
A fisherman returns home with an idea to enlarge and stock a lake with game fish, build summer cottages, and create weekend pleasures for residents. Communities elsewhere are already pursuing similar projects, and the proposal urges local action to enjoy vacation-like recreation without leaving home.
Rolscreen and Sedrel Teams Play Good Ball
Sedrel and Rol screen squads produce a string of close kittenball games. Sedrel defeats Reasnor 2-1 in 10 innings, Liter and Sedrel split a 3-2 match, Rolscreen beats H and H Tire 6-4, and Sedrel tops Daniels Bros 4-2 with Slickers strong on the mound. Next week Lit er and Sedrel clash again, plus Rol screen vs Sedrel with Kidds outside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dekker
Sedrel
Reasnor
Liter
Sedres
Daniel’s Bros
Daniels Bros
Des Moines
Rolscreen
Soldiers in Training Names Published for Mail Support
The Chronicle lists service members with ranks and units including David D. Nanktgeboren 168 Inf 34th Division Camp Claiborne LA Pvt Nicholas E. Van Gorp 40th Armored Reg Camp Polk LA Pvt Gary Gezei Co G 168th Inf 34th Division A P O 34 Pvt P H Bevan Co A 168 Inf A P O 34 Edwin Vander Ploeg Battery A 185th F A John T Jacobs 2nd Bn Service Battery Pvt Wm Nibbelink 136 Medical Regt Co D C D Rietveld Rail Tank Co 68th Int Camp Claiborne LA Pvt Elmer Van Zee 1st Bn Hdats Btry 179th Field Me a Ulocy Camp Blanding FL Private Jake Brom Co B 27th MT Bn Camp Grant Tri Pole E Farrand EM 3c S Mt Vernon Care Postmaster New York City Corporal James Sents ith C A 8 Sta Compliment Post Headquarters Ft F E Warren WY Pvt Robert J Bosveld 86th Inf Armored Medical Detachment Camp Polk LA Pvt Charles Terlouw 113th Cavalry Troop B Camp Bowle TX Pvt Sam Menninga 168th F A B Battery 84th Div A P O 8 Pvt Ben Stouwie 36th School Squadron Flight C Barracks 162 Chanute Field Rantoul IL Pvt Gilbert Van Dusseldoy Service Co 38rd Armored Div Pvt M F Van Wyk Co G188rd Int S4th Div A P O 34 Pvt Albert Rozeboom Co G Glat Inf Tag Bn 3rd Platoon Camp Walters TX Gerrit Kuiken Co OC Olst Inf
Red Cross First Aid Class Attracts Twenty Eight Signups
Twenty eight people enrolled for the Red Cross First Aid Tuesday class. Books were handed out and the ten lesson course outlined. First lessons cover anatomy and physiology with focus on arteries and skeleton as students bring triangular bandages and muslin squares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
van Sittert’s
Penney’s
Hospital admissions and discharges on July 14
Albert Wanders was admitted to Mahaska Hospital Oska loosa Monday July 14 for medical treatment. Ruth Hiemstra daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hiemstra of Otley returned home after receiving medical treatment at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Wanders
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Ruth Hiemstra
John Hiemstra
Otley
Mercy Hospital
March on Band Program Highlights Ed Beaning's Work
A band concert on a Saturday night features Ed Beaning's Tulip March as a new centerpiece. The program includes Gems of Stephen Foster, Frim Favorites, A Hermit of Kildare Overture, and several solos and descriptive numbers. The Carpenter Sisters receive applause after two accordion numbers and a third encore request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Foster
Carpenter Sisters
Derer
Pella
Ed Beaning
Beaning
Rudolf Friml
Caroll Hollebrands
Burnhouse
Hermit of Kildare
Holmes
Mofit
Tiger Rag
la Rocca
Clarence Langerak
Amapola
Lacalle
Perfidia
Dominguez
Inc Land
Descriptive
Sangleur
Colteginn
March
Yoder
Van Dyk Opens Modernized Funeral Home to Public
John M. Van Dyk, recently taking over Wormhoudt & Son mortuary service, has remodeled the D. Sjaurdema home at West First and Liberty for funeral home use. he invites the public to open house Friday and Saturday July 18 and 19 at any hour with Mr. and Mrs. Van Dyk on site day and night to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. van Dyk
Wormhoudt & Son
D. Sjaurdema
West First and
Liberty Streets
Picnic Closes Six Week Summer Session at Central College
Central College ended its six weeks summer session for general college students on July 11, with industrial arts students and faculty and families attending a cojoined campus event on July 10. Aviation division continues to meet national defense needs, with training expected to finish by September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General College
Central
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Central College
Iowa
National Defence
Names Of New 21 Year Old Draft Men In Knoxville Area
A long list of Selective Service registrants on July 1 includes Raymond J Jas and Harold D Kurg from Pella and Knoxville respectively, Alb an L Metz from Lacon and Thomas M Burg, with many more names across Iowa towns such as Melcher Tracy Pleasantville Otley and Colu mbia. The compilation lists young men by name and hometown, reflecting a statewide draft registration effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Raymond J Jas
Harold D. Kurg
Pella
Alban L. Metz
Lacon
Thomas M._ Burg
Dallas Warren G. van Sittert
Marion Anthers
Victor C. Maescher
Lacena
Amos Jones Jn
Roy A. Johnson
Tracy
Bobbie E. Harris
Earle G. Bellamy
Harold C. Palmer
Clark F. Harvey
Chester W. Jones
Bussey
Archie L. Cowan
Melcher
George E. Hening
Victor L. Dye
Albert Vander Peut
Elmer A. Vander Waal
Mark Wad
Pershing
Eugene H. Dodds
Delos P. Vanden B. Monroe
Robert F. Barnett
Jack L. Varner
Marion R. Heemstra
Otley
Oscar A. Stolin
J ¥Arris
BH. Laird
Owen L. Si ‘Ershing
Raymond I. Laird
Gerrit Jr. Sneller
Howard van Baale
Prai City
Robert L. Callahan
Nepal
Walter G. Maddy
J. Miller
Runnells
Richard Vos
Don C. Cummin Meredith G. Dixon
Wm. W. F
Pleasantville
Robert Ging
Joseph E. Martinache
Henry N. McMillen
Ralph E. Hildman
Percy Harlan F. Cowman
Monroe
Walter A.kamerick
Frank E. McFadden
Paul E. Dykstra
John N. Hoogenakker
Donald F. Hoffman
Lacona
Billee
P. Sherwood
Harold V. de Geus
Keith J. Beechout
Columbia
Austin E. Welshons
Swan
Howard O. Robuck
Clark L. Koons
Floyd R. Hazelbeck
Dale Bumgardner
Roy Vander Beek
Pell Elmer II
Vermeer
Harold C, van Essen
Alfred H. Steenhoek
Marion J. Thomas
James H. McDonald
Robt
G. ‘Hamrick
William HH. Ellis
Leland
John Nikkel
Orvil I
Exline
Albert van Waardhuizen
Francis E. Gedding
Claude C. Wadle
Harold Poortinga
James M. Brees
Ary E. Shay
Harvey
Marion J. Monater
William Vande Kieft
Cecil ‘Texpatea
Herbert E. Teas
Dallas
Robert V. Donahue
Daniel L. Marsh
William A. Simpson
Martin A."de Jong
Robert C. Stille
Arthur T. Mitchell
Andrew W. Bradford
Marion L. Roorda
Albert L. Davis
Marysville
Robert A. Klootwyk
Franklin W. Knous
Hamilton
Edward L. de Haai
Percy
Lloyd R. Stevenson
Edwin 0. Geery
July and August Thursday closures at two jewelry firms
Wilson Jewelry Company and De Vries Jewelry Store announce midweek closings. During July and August both shops will close Thursday afternoons, adjusting hours to accommodate staff rest periods and seasonal demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Jewelry Company
de Vries
Law Firms Announce Thursday Afternoon Closures
The undersigned law offices will be closed each Thursday afternoon during June July and August. Geo G Ganss Klein Klein Delos Van Zante Van Zante Klyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. G. Ganss Klein & Klein Delos van Zante van Zante & Klyn
Time to Kill: The Man Who Wants Company
A compact remark on social irony where the busiest man seeks companionship with those who have less to do, hinting at contrasting leisure and loneliness across social ties. The line plays on time as value, suggesting shared idleness reveals deeper relational dynamics.
Merchants Offer Staple Goods at Low Replacement Prices in Pella
A group of Pella merchants runs a value event featuring furniture, cabinets, mattresses, rugs, and home goods with added gifts and lower prices than replacement cost. Advertisements promote weekend shopping to save on appliances, clothing, paint, tires, and more. Ralph Menning, son of Rev. G. Menning, was ordained and installed as pastor of Sully Reformed Church on July 16, with Central College education and bright expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Ralph Menning
G. Menning
Sully
Len Winter Sells Balls for Lannon Co in East
Len Winter former head coach at Lorns College and Central and Loras joins Lannon Manufacturing to sell Worth baseballs along the eastern seaboard. He abandons coaching after a storied career, with Grinnell ties and a soon to be eastern home base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Winter
Lorns College
Dubuque
Lannon Manufacturing Company
Eastern Seaboard
Central College
Loras
Central
Lannom
Len
Grinnell College
P. E. Somers
Grinnell
Grinnell Herald-Register
Health Queen crowned in Mahaska County 4 H contest
Edythe Hackert, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Hackert near Leighton, crowned health queen after scoring 97.3 percent at Oskaloosa high school. Runner up Miss Jean Gladwin, 18, North Harrison township, 94.4 percent. Other placings include Mildred Smith, Laura Morris, Alice Hoover, Hazel Phillips, Kathren McWilliams, with Sixth tied for the Oskaloosa Herald report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edythe Hackert
Henry Hackert
Near Leighton
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa High School
Misa Hackert
Scott U-Need-Us
Hackert
Muhanka
Des Moines
County Girls’ Club Association
Jean Gladwin
W. J. Gladwin
North Harrison Township
North Harrison Zippers Club
Mildred Smith
Spring Creek Time Savers
Laura Morris
Alice Hoover
Harrison Zippers
Hazel Phillips
Prairie Roses
Kathren McWilliams
Lincoln Happy Healthy Home Helpers
Oskaloosa Herald
Predict Fair Cooler Inside Pella Nat l Bank
Employees at Pella National Bank celebrated a new air cooling unit that chills interior air to up to twelve degrees below outside temps. The system uses water-cooled coils and mirrors other local installations. External heat near ninety prompted indoor comfort as workers noted the thermometer while temperature outside rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Nat’l Bank
Pella National Bank
Paul Scholte
Gentral Park
M. Goodwin
Fifty two Saw Horse Judging At Dyer Farm
Fifty two 4-H Colt Club members parents and horsemen gathered Saturday July 12 at Ward Dyer Farm for Percheron judging. Wayne C Jackson of Town Horse and Mule Breeders Assn and Professor Glen Salisbury of Cornell led placings with reasons. High ranking members included Arthur Vrijze laar Jacob Sneller Keith Agan Jack Hudson Bobby Bane Herbert Rees Glen Arden Freel Florence Finarty Lee Stevenson John Henry Vrijezelaar Vera May Finarty Loren Anderson. Other top individuals were Richard Fortner Cyril Rees Roy Vander Ploog Clay Burnett Raymond Glenn. Jackson discussed collaring for work horses and different collars while 4-H members braided and tied percherons under Kenneth Dyer guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Club
Ward Dyer Farm
Wayne C. Jackson
Town Horse and Mule Breeders Association
Glen Salisbury
Cornell University
Arthur Vriezelaar
Jacob Sneller
Keith Agan
Jack Hudson
Bobby Bane
Herbert Rees
Kenneth Dyer
4 H
Mr. Dyer
County Fair Club Entries Due August 1
4 H members must submit county fair entries by August 1. Entry blanks will be mailed and should be returned promptly. Entries may be made at the Farm Bureau or Des Moines for State Fair animals including baby heifers boot heifers dairy cows pigs sheep and colts. Entry blanks can be secured at the Farm Bureau Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
4-H
Farm Bureau
Oreo
Des Moines
Card of Thanks for Kindness and Support
A notice expressing gratitude to friends neighbors and others for kindness during a time of illness and bereavement. The family names G Me and others and thanks them for floral offerings sympathy and support shown after the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asta
Also Mentioned on This Page
Drive
Chrysler Thunderbolt
Sian
Ann
H &H Tire
Army
Navy
Chronicle
David D. Nanktgeboren
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Nicholas E. van Gorp
40Th Armored Regiment
Camp Polk, Lousiana
Gary Gezei Co
168Th Infantry 34Th Division
Camp Claiborne, Louisiana
P. H. Bevan Co
168Th Inf
John T. Jacobs
Wm. Nibbelink
136
Medical Regiment
C. D. Rietveld Rail Tank Co
Claiborne, Lousiana
Elmer van Zee
Aulocy Camp Blanding, Fla
Jake Brom
Camp Grant
Tri
Pole E. Farrand
James Sentsith
C. A
Sta
Ft. F. E. Warren
Wyoming
Robert J Bosveld
86Th Infantry
Armored
Camp Polk, la
Charles Terlouw
113Th Cavalry
Camp Bowle, Texas
Sam Menninga
F.A.B
A.P.O
Pvt
Ben Stouwie
Chanute Field
Rantoul, Illinois
Gilbert van Dusseldoy
38Rd Armored Div
M.F. van Wyk
Lousiana
Albert Rozeboom Co
Glat Inf
Camp
Walters
Texas
Gerrit Kuiken Co
Olst Inf
Camp Walters
Helen Kempkes
Blue 201
Edw. Beaning
van Dyk
Senic
Thursda
Lannon CO
Health Champ of
Mahaska
Dyer Farm
County Fair Club
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