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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1945
Page
6
Johnny Mack surveys fishing trips and the would be companions a fisherman avoids. He lists chatterboxes, jokers, health panickers, know it all advisers, fish bet fanatics, rope hangers, one cast wanders, bossy alibis and restless schemers. The piece argues such types dampen trips and that true comrades seek harmony in the woods.
Poultry truckers who operate from six counties including Lucas, Marion, Mahaska, Monroe, Wayne and Appanoose are urged to attend a meeting in Chariton City Hall Auditorium on August 1 1945. The event aims to elect county representatives to form a Des Moines District Poultry Products in Transportation Advisor committee to guide movement of poultry goods between producing areas and destination points.
A county fish census by the Stat nservation Com in cooperation with the Conservation Service surveyed Marion county ponds to assess species balance after recent pond stocking. The effort found bluegills dominant but emphasized the need for equal stocking of crappies and bass to maintain pond health, with future counts planned to gauge results.
On July 20 residents recalled Andrew Van Houweling turn seven. Several visitors and relatives from Den Hartog Rose Till Oskaloosa Leighton Otley Monroe Monroe towns attended. The note lists many families stopping by to greet and support Mrs. Hosma and Mrs. Dekker during illness.
The OPA sets retail ceilings for new private brand shotguns at 10.50 for single barrels and 26 for doubles, with retailers allowed 25 percent off. About 100 000 surplus shotguns from Surplus Property are offered, including used guns at 76 percent of new prices under certain conditions.
Joe Reedholm of Madrid unearthed an ancient coin in his garden. It proved to be a Spanish doubloon worth about 16.60 dollars when in circulation. Its current value is undetermined and local historians note Boone county area was not under Spanish rule, leaving questions about how the coin arrived in the garden.
An American Red Cross pilot worker received a request from a convalescing sailor nearing Navy discharge. The sailor, once a circus animal trainer, sought a baby bear as a symbol to launch his return to civilian life and a new business venture.
Dr J Levenster, head of the Dutch Agricultural Recovery Bureau, reports that German inundations submerged about 450000 acres in Holland, with 700 square miles flooded by fresh and salt water. Reclaiming fresh water land may succeed in eight years, while salt water damage plus sodium chloride require extensive soil treatment and rest.
Farmers and users of supplementary gas rations are urged by the OPA to apply at least ten days to two weeks before need. This is necessary where boards use mailing, and Des Moines District boards will eventually operate similarly to avoid delays in gasoline rationing.
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