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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
10
For sale a red cow with a fresh heifer calf and six Poland China sows that will farrow in September. Also listed are Duroc male hog Tunis Goemaat. Trucking offered for all loads with safe transport. Contact Commie Vanden Beard at phone 62 on 4 in Pella.
C Cannon of Town State College states milk drop in summer not from flies. He cites hot sun and food shortage as key factors. Cows seek shade and reduce grazing when temperatures rise.
A Town Crier column recounts Fort Madison penitentiary life and escape attempts, notes on visitors and sermons, a history of Pella’s Straw Town nickname, a Navy boat cruise on the Mississippi, and a call for a five o clock pool reunion with old friends.
Cannon argues pasture alone may not meet high producers' needs. Silage supplements summer pasture, and grain justified by milk gains. For cows yielding a pound of fat daily, about 1 pound grain per 5 to 7 pounds of milk is typical. increase grain and protein as pastures dry.
Notice states Albert Hoksbergen deceased has a will on file in the Clerk of the District Court in Marion County Iowa. A hearing is set for 10:00 a.m. July 8, 1940 in Knoxville Iowa to prove validity. Objections must be filed by the hour. Don L. Remy Clerk. J Rex Weddle Deputy. An aside about a passenger and a smoker in a railway coach follows.
Rose Hill News reports a large gathering at the John Vanden Berg home on Sunday June uth as Art Ver Steeg and many relatives from Newton Lynn Des Moines Grinnell Mitchellville Reasnor Bax ter Otley and nearby towns join in a family birthday reunion. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Don Oliver Mr and Mrs Nick Ver Steeg and Art Bill Hashner John Ver Stee Betty Rid Ver Steeg Ray Ver Stee Gene Lynn Will Ver Steeg Verda Lust Mildred Mary Howard Dearinger Ralph Richard Son Lawrence Van Rees Laura Bax ter Joe Willemsen Des Moines Mitchellville and other relatives with several households represented. The event featured extensive family visiting and socializing among the Ver Steeg and allied families.
Werff visited Lane Dunnink home Thursday evening. Minnie Rose Van Zante attended the Conference at Pella the past week. Marie Vander Leest spent a couple of days with her uncle and aunt at Roy Van Haaften home south of Pella the past week. Kathryn Vander Werff and Henrietta Sukkel visited Saturday night at Ray Brower s Monro home. Minnie May Vanden Berg spent Saturday night with her cousin Margaret Iden Berg in Pell. Mrs Lee Dunnink, Mr. and Mrs John Van den Berg, and Merbrock called at Art Vander Wert home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Delbert Schrader of Monroe and Mrs Lester Boat and children of Des Moines visit-
Summarizes social calls visits and births from Span ish Forks and nearby towns, listing many residents and relatives including Vriezelaar Vogelaar Hiemstra Willemsen and Broxvoort families. Notes on church youth conferences in Pella and a hospital outing plus a birthday gathering in Prairie City.
On a Thursday in Pella If W Vriezelaar and daughter Velma were there on business Velma spent the day with cousin Ruth Buwalda. A judge asked about jury challenges and the defendant offered a cryptic remark about a small adversary.
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