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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
7
Special notice announces the United Service Women regular monthly meeting next Tuesday at 8 PM in the region Tall area. Members are urged to bring a new member, with officer installations, a social time, and refreshments following.
Eleven Pella Legion Auxiliary members attended the County Conference in Knoxville. The event ran from 1 30 a m to 5 20 p m with a noon lunch by Knoxville’s Baty-Tucker Unit. Activities included a color ceremony by Knoxville Juniors Isabel Johnston and Christine Barnett, with Minnie Ramsey greeting guests and Sarah Hollingsworth responding for Pella. Reports, a 10 percent presentation, and musical-dance entertainment followed, concluding with a country-style program and awards for the Poppy Poster contest.
A ten day home visit from the army for Pvt. Glen was celebrated at Killduff at the home of his girlfriend Jeanetta Zwank. Friends and family including Mr. and Mrs. Glen shared ice cream cake and games in the informal party.
Fragmented OCR reads like a battlefield and celebration mix. The piece mentions Allies London, French fleet, North African action, and Major General James Matec Lombardment posts, with references to ships, premiuims, and a convention. The text blends war updates with social notes about a birthday.
The article covers a rural wedding near Pella Reynolds-Stienties and a Newton couple, a Stanford Texas item, then details about a May 20 ceremony at Central Christa Park with attendees from Stanford Flyinas School. It notes a Navy frock and a Sunday school congregation. Also included is a Birthday Club gathering hosted by Mrs Margaret Lubberden and Bertha Vos with eleven ladies at the swimming pool park and a picnic supper.
Chapter A KE of TTT held a June 2 meeting with Mrs M Me Dockendorff presiding. The Penny Milk program, begun in December in Pella, ran six months serving 13,060 half pint bottles daily across schools including in school Webster and Christian. Government aid contributed 85 percent. Appreciation expressed to American Legion and local groups for support. Cloverleaf Dairy supplied the milk.
Last week in the war reports Allied land and air forces advancing in Attu with American forces within striking distance of Japanese territory. Navy tallies 1,555 Allied casualties including 342 KIA, while Japanese losses reach 1,791 with eleven captured. Tokyo broadcasts claim higher Japanese losses. Fifty eight Americans are listed MIA as forces break organized Japanese resistance and drive two deep wedges.
Horticulturist Herrick outlines apple prospects with heavy crop potential in central Iowa and variable outcomes in other fruits. He notes peaches damaged by cold winters, grapes and strawberries showing growth and potential, and raspberries suffering winter injury and cane damage, urging community reports.
Iowa swine industry officials announce the Central Iowa Fair will host the Iowa State Barrow Show during a four day run from August 31 to September 3 at Marshalltown, with co operation from the Iowa Swine Growers Association and I L Pember serving as field secretary for the Iowa Producers' Association.
Farmers in Marion County receive a June timetable from the Estemany Department of Jawa St Callers outlining farm operations for June. The pamphlet stresses self feeding poultry, field and garden work, weed and alfalfa management, seed shortages, and hints at crop timing for clover and hybrid corn with guidance on sod yield and hay supplies.
Iowa local boards appoint price panels to rapidly distribute price control materials, assist retailers and consumers, and collect data to aid in applicant screening. The panels act as a focal point for price control activity and monitor market pressure points.
The War Production Administration outlines monthly reports for slaughterers and orders on temporary sugar and meat rationing. Instructions cover animal weight thresholds, registration gaps, and petitioning boards for increases. A June deadline drives salvage drives and stamping changes as officials urge compliance and accurate recording.
Fragmented wartime alert piece notes accidents surpass bombs as killers among workers in war industries and military personnel. It urges safety in plants, cities, states, and nationwide to reduce tolls, with unrelated gardening lines intermingled about raspberries and plant care.
A letter from Gorp of Los An informally notes Tra Van Cleave death. He was buried Tuesday after a stroke left him speechless, following two years of illness. He lived in Pomona and had served as a physical education instructor for years. Kate Van ce, California.
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