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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1938
Page
10
Classified style notice listing multiple small ads. Includes Pure Bred Rat Terrier pups for sale with contact partial phone 661 and name Ralph Hackett, plus livestock, furniture, spouting services, insurance, auto sales, and tire shop offerings in Pella Iowa. Reads like a dense assortment of local shop and personals notices with brief contact lines.
The Smithy dairy uses milking machines for 50 cows in 12 minutes. Cows in individual stalls ride a merry-go-round as udders are cleaned and milk is collected in pails. Owner pays two cents per quart milked. trip praised despite a cloudburst. local chatter centers on Johnny Vander Meer as a rising star in Major League Baseball.
Mr and Mrs Leen Wielaard and Mr and Mrs G J Klein returned from a two week trip to New Jersey birthplace of Mr Wielaard. They traveled via Michigan Ontario and through Canada visiting Niagara Falls and Midland Park. They toured New York City including St John the Divine Church and crossed the George Washington Bridge and Hudson River. They climbed Bear Mountain and viewed tri state towers and Pennsylvania scenery. The 3000 mile journey featured a giant dairy operation stopovers and kinfolks with tea hosted by Rev Van de Kieft.
Out in the country threshing operations are well along and yields of 30 to 50 bushels of oats are being harvested. The grain is light and there is much straw down making it hard to bind. Clover stands are reported excellent with standing straw aiding mulch. Corn crops show tall stalks and good tassels. a traveler notes Indiana and Illinois crops are poorer, predicting Iowa prices may rise. Early garden produce is bountiful with ripe tomatoes and sweet corn.
The Ritz Brothers headline a Friday Rivola Theatre show in Oskaloosa titled Kentucky Moonshine. The trio, styled with literary flourish, recalls humorous high school pranks and oddball antics, promising a lively stage performance with noted entertainer Jimmy Durante.
The text notes the ground is very dry despite large vigorous crops and suggests rain would greatly benefit the gardens, indicating a prevailing dry spell impacting local horticulture and plant care.
Miss Alyda Deur, 20, daughter of Prof and Mrs Deur former Christian school principal, died at Bethesda Sanitarium in Denver. Survived by parents one sister and four brothers. Funeral held at home Monday at 1 30 and at 2 00 at Christian Reformed church with Rev Heitenga and Rev Weitenga. Interment in Peoria.
The Shell Oilers traveled to Kilduff Monday night and defeated the Killduff team 7 to 6. John Wisse pitched for the locals, Franklin Verrips handled catching duties, while De Winter starred with solid hitting and outstanding fielding on several crucial plays.
Notice is hereby given that there is on file in the Clerk of the District Court of Towa Marion County an instrument purporting to be the last will of Hendrik Van Wyngaarden deceased. A hearing to prove validity is set for 10:00 AM August 15, 1938 at Knoxville Town to present objections on or before the hour. Don L Remy Clerk of District Court J Rex Weddle Deputy.
A notice from Knoxville Iowa dated June 28 1938 states that an instrument in writing testament of Nellie Verros deceased is on file in the county office for probate. The Clerk of Court will hear objections at 10:00 A M on August 2 1938 in Knoxville Iowa to determine validity of the instrument.
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for stomach gas pressing on the heart. It claims one dose clears gas by cleaning both upper and lower bowels, promoting Vander Linden's Drug Store as the source.
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