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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
4
Classified items offering Leghorn cockerels purebred Hereford bulls land a half section and many farm goods and services. Listings include farm equipment, seeds, permanent waves, hog management products, range stoves, and used vehicles with contact names and phone numbers.
Multiple classified notices list for sale of farm equipment and livestock, rental offers, lost and found, and hire ads. Names include Dick Leydens, Mrs Ed Rosguard, and A A Van Rookel. Places shown: Pella, Forest Verploeg, Marion Van Gorp, White Way Auto Co. Various vehicles and services offered, including tractors, milking cows, typing, and welding. Employment ads seek 50+ women, later offering 24.50 for 40 hours.
Notice is hereby given that in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Marion County Iowa an instrument purporting to be the last will of Edna B Dunkin deceased is set for hearing at 10:00 a.m. June 14, 1944 in Knoxville Iowa to prove validity. Objections must be filed before the hour. Jack B Carpenter Clerk Leonard L Long Deputy.
Government calls for more waste paper to supply shipping boxes. Citizens urged to bring bundles to the depot on the east side of the square, day or night, with Ted King thanking contributors. A side note adds a cooking tip: fry carrots with melted fat and chopped herbs.
Canada thistle can be starved by cutting and deep intervals, with targeted herbicide sprays around June 20 and September. A three year plan mixes soil disturbance, plowing, and sowing soybeans or alfalfa to reduce regrowth, eradicate patches, and prevent erosion while allowing alfalfa to compete.
The article discusses preplant and postplant weed management for soybeans. It covers fall disking to germinate weed seeds, breaking crust with tools, cultivating beans while weeds are white, and repeating early cultivations until beans reach six to ten inches. It notes Weber praising this method as effective and economical. It compares corn cultivation methods and favors sweeps over shovels to avoid ridging. It recommends two to three early uses of the rotary hoe or harrow then two row cultivations for weed-free beans.
In a brief notice the former meat market proprietor thanks friends and patrons for support during its operation and asks all who are indebted to settle accounts promptly at the Ver Meer Grocery.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave De Cook and Family thank neighbors and friends for assisting after a recent fire and commend the Pella Fire Dept for prompt service. They also thank relatives and neighbors for helping move livestock and furniture to higher ground as the river rose, signed by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vander Leest.
Civilian groups and organizations may obtain aid for canning projects under WPB and USDA distribution. Amos Canning explains forms, approvals, and expedited processing for urban and rural applicants seeking priority ratings on preserving equipment and supplies.
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