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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1949
Page
5
Fragments advertise farm machinery and tools for sale from multiple vendors including Oliver tractors and implements, hydra lift attachments, rakes, and shop equipment. Also lists hardware and home items for sale and general merchandise from local dealerships. Vague contact details and scattered product lines suggest a rural classifieds montage with numerous brands and prices.
Automo biles including a Ford Fordor and a Dodge ton truck need work but are cheap. A 46 ton SWE with low mileage is very clean. Listings show many models at Van Houweling Auto Co in Pella Iowa and nearby dealers offering used cars and trucks including 1 ton and 2 door models with various bodies.
Help wanted for a college dormitory cook position with preference for lifting experience. Begin work near September 1st at Central College Cut Rate Food Center seeks a full time lady applicant.
The City Council of Pella Iowa will meet August 2 at 7:00pm in the City Office. Taxpayers may speak on the proposed annual expenditure for the year beginning April 1. A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing.
Classified notice lists a wake of small ads for a baling job paying 10 cents per bale and provides contact numbers 166 and 46 for Gerald Voge.
Brig Gen Charles Grahl Iowa State Director of Selective Service outlined 1948 Act registration rules. All males 18 to 26 must register, with certain military and alien exceptions. Register within five days of turning 18 or at nearest local board if away. Change of address or status requires prompt updates. excess time rules apply after 26. Non citizens entering US must register within five days of reentry.
Extension botanist Sylvester of Iowa State College urges weed suppression in small grain stubble to prevent seed production. Close mowing, heavy pasturing, early plowing, and harrowing plus ester 24-D spraying are recommended. Tests from 1947 show dramatic yield gains when cockleburs are sprayed versus untreated. The article notes service registration penalties under the Selective Service Act of 1948.
In Towai the farmer and beekeeper team up to seed red clover. The plan suggests four beehives per acre when sweet clover is in bloom, aiming for equal shares and efficient pollination but faces practical division questions. The detailed division of bee-related harvest output remains to be clarified.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions people and places in a cryptic way. It references a theatre area and a field, plus scattered names and actions. The garbled text lacks clear events or dates but preserves several proper nouns suggesting a local setting and possible notices.
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