Notable Visits and Local Notices From Pella Area
Mr and Mrs Earl Curtis and sons Billie and Donald returned Sunday from Minnesota and northern Wisconsin visiting relatives in Grand Meadow and Burlington Iowa. Several locals entered hospital for observation or surgery including Mrs Will Lubberden Mrs Nick Heemstra and Barbara Van Sittert. Keomah Lake drew near six thousand attendees on the fishing opening day with warm 90 degree weather. Community events include a Second Christian Reformed Church service by Rev D Hollebeck and a June 25 church picnic at West Market. Local happenings cover hospitalizations deaths and family travels across Ottumwa Oskaloosa Des Moines and nearby towns with frequent church and social notes.
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Earl Curtis
Billie
Donald
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Will Davis
Grand Meadow
Minn
Curtis
Clarence Davis
Charles Ohimutz
Burlington
Iowa
Tris Davis
Ottumwa
Will, Davis
D. Hollebeck
Lynden
Washington
Second Christian Reformed Church
West Market
Ryn Stursma
Town City Hospital
D. Doedyn
Des Moines
Henry Hagen
Christian Fellowship Hour Society of the Church
J. Vander Ploeg
Fenest
Farmer Shreds Alfalfa Hay In Unusual Stack Near Knoxville
Marion County farmer Ralph Shivvers uses an ensilage cutter to shred alfalfa and stack it in a tall 12 to 15 foot diameter cone, supported by fencing. He claims less labor and better preservation, hoping others may adopt the method.
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Ralph Shivvers
Knoxville
Ralph
Marion Co
Among Us 4-H Girls at Ames Convention Highlights
The article details the 4-H girls convention in Ames with visiting New York peers, led by Miss Ursula Hubbard and Mr. Harry Terrill. Discussions covered democracy in church, school, and home, plus panel sessions and a chorus of 4-H girls. Governor Wilson and speakers like Reverend Jack Finegan energized delegates around strengthening democracy through care, focus, action, and courage.
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Discussion Training
New York
On Service
Ursula P. Hubbard
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Harry Terrill
Des Moines
Dotty
Sally
Connie
Joanna
Mimi
George A. Wilson
Texa
Katheryn
Metcalf
1Os Club
Jack Finegan
The
Town State College
Ike
Helen Marie Hudson
Paul C. ‘Taff
Secrets Of Good Fried Chicken Revealed In Home Methods
A Housekeeping Institute guide details frying chicken using flour or cornmeal coatings with pan or deep frying. It covers prep, coating, and temperature, plus gravy tips and variations for giblets and egg crumb methods, emphasizing tenderness and practical kitchen steps.
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Institute
How to Make Iced Coffee
Pour fresh coffee immediately into tall glasses filled with ice. To preserve full coffee flavor, iced coffee should be served promptly after hot coffee is poured over the ice.
Parazones chorus concert at Dallas church noted
Last night the parazones chorus performed a concert at a Christian church in Dallas. The report on the 4 H Convention urged delegates to avoid relying on a single superficial summary and to share the extensive material across the week.
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Parazones Chorus
Christian ‘Church
Dallas
No Turke: Turkey may be 8 er 8 acArce article on the M. A. Cass
No coherent summary available from the fragmented OCR input. The readable words mention Turkey, acres, M. A. Cass Jr, a date, and wrecked shelter, but no clear event, outcome, or identifiable entities to form a factual card.
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Turkey
M. A. Cass, Jr
Stort
Is This Fair How a Clock Theft Shook Pella Faith
In Pella Dr Carl Fr Aschenbrenner’s unlocked office clock vanished during errands this Tuesday morning. The doctor suspects a moment of weakness by a local resident and offers a generous, temporary plan to recover the clock and restore honesty rather than pursue inquiry. The clock could reappear on the porch, and the offer ends at week’s end with a different, less pleasant plan to follow.
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Carl Fr. Aschenbrenner
Pella
Sales of New Chevrolets Up Seventeen Percent
Detroit June 14 Chevrolet dealers report 27,843 new passenger and commercial cars sold in the first ten days of June, up 17.7 percent from the same period last year when 23,653 were delivered. Used car sales total 64,986, a gain over both prior periods. Chevrolet also announced its 900,000th 1940 model completed June 12.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
William E. Holler
Shorthorn Sale Next Monday at Knoxville Fairgrounds
Marion County Shorthorn Breeders Association announces their third annual show and sale next Monday June 24 at the Knoxville fairgrounds. Twenty one promising bulls and 30 superior females to be sold. Jim Davis, secretary, invites farmers to attend both show and sale.
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Fairgrounds
Knoxville
Marion County Shorthorn Breeders Association
Jim Davis
Marion County
Champion County
Ak-Sar-Ben
Davis
Shorthorn Sale to Feature Helfred Farms Trophies
The show begins at 10:00 am with Helfred Farms offering Champion bull and Champion female trophies. Rib bons will be awarded to the next three winners in each class. Cattle offered come from leading Marion County herds and top state herds. Association president Il Rees says every lot is inspected and selected and no finer cattle will be sold in Iowa this year.
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Helfred Farms
Marion County
Il Rees
Iowa
4 H Club Tour Held Tuesday
County Line 4 H Club held a Tuesday tour on June 18 with members, parents, and friends. The schedule listed activities at Arthur with Madeline and John Henry Vriezelaar, loafing and inspecting various litters, grooming pigs, and judging practice for beef cattle, hogs, steers, and Hampshire litters, followed by a Wiener roast at six. Roy Vander Ploeg led the event with Don Rin ner supervising as county club agent.
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County Line 4-I Club
Arthur
Madeline
John Henry Vriezelaar
Blaine Vriezelaar
Roy van der Ploeg
Roger Amble
Dwain van Roekel
Hampshire
Elaine
Elmus Burton
Roy Vander Ploeg
Don Rinner
Linseed Oilmeal Boosts Cattle Gains Says ISU Study
Three linseed oilmeal processes solvent hydraulic and expeller were tested on fattening cattle at Iowa State College. Results show all three outperform cottonseed and soybean meals for weight gains with hydraulic and expeller leading about 2.0 pounds per day and solvent around 2.0, while soybean and cottonseed lags. Soybean meal matched cottonseed in gain ability and proved as economical as linseed options.
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C. C. Culbertson
Iowa State College
Weed Spray In Shape to Use in Iowa Fields
Iowa State College expert R H Porter urges farmers to prepare spraying equipment to combat bindweed leafy spurge and Canada thistle. Chlorates Atlacide or sodium chlorate kill weeds with weather and moisture shaping effectiveness. One application costs about 10 cents per square rod. spray leafy spurge now and delays for others. cloudy days or evenings preferred and avoid rain.
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Iowa
R. H. Porter
Iowa State College Seed Laboratory
Porter
Extension Service
Iowa State College
Sell Chickens if You Can't Sell Eggs
Poultryman Whitfield Tews notes the rule to cull lazy hens when less than half the flock lays eggs. He lists traits for culling including head color, yellow pigment, body conformation, molting timing, vent condition, and vigor. A good layer has a bright red comb, minimal yellow, pigmented skin and legs, broad body, and large vent.
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Whitfield
Library Notes Brentwood by Grace Livingston
Grace Livingston With a focus on adoption and identity Marjorie Wetherill seeks her birth family as Christmas nears. Neighbor Evan Brower warns against pursuit, yet Marjorie presses on and discovers both history and a love that reshapes her life amid a worn city house and shifting loyalties.
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Brentwood
Grace Livingston Ifill
Marjorie Wetherill
Marjorie
Bly Girl
Mrs. Hill
Tiny 21 Pound Shetland Pony Born at Scranton Farm
A tiny Shetland pony weighing 21 pounds and standing 22 inches tall was born at Jim Peterson farm in Scranton. The unusual foal drew local attention and highlights the farm’s thriving pony program.
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Tiny
Jim Peterson
Scranton
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