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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
4
A cluttered want ad list offers items for sale including kerosene stoves extension tables and laundry stoves furniture pieces and housewares. It also lists multiple used machinery items including tractors plows mowers and a windrower. Also notes job listings and pay rates with learner positions and piece work incentives.
In a county wide Co operation with the Soils District Union and Franklin Tups, farmers in Knox county earn honorable mention for land conservation work. Fred Hicks, county leader, notes Franklin Township’s significant acreage under cooperative plans and urges broader adoption to protect soil, water, and farm livelihoods across Knoxville, Pella, and surrounding areas.
The item notes warm dry conditions desired by farmers and mentions late corn planting with some areas too wet. It recalls light sprinkles last Sunday and rain at Lower Grove on June 12. Also references family news including Mary Toom’s hospital discharge, visits by Duke Rus of Peoria, Father’s Day observances, and a quotation about fathers from Town Crier June 10.
Doris Carpenter reports on the Grinnell Institute of International Relations held at Grinnell College during the week of June. Noted speakers included Dr. Park of China, Mr Sinha of India, Nicholas Vidot, Muste, and Maynard Kreuger, with roundtable discussions fostering cross nation dialogue and personal exchanges among attendees.
Katheryne Metcalf, a former Cen HS College student and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alf of Knoxville Iowa, trains at the Clear Lake center with 33 college youths and 11 adult counselors for seven weeks of Methodist youth leadership in North Dakota Conference churches. The program focuses on worship evangelism youth programs and community service as war time challenges shape youth life.
Miss Martha Vos traveled to Grand Rapids Michigan last week to visit friends for a few days riding with the De Boers of Pella in the early week and returning by train on Sunday. Ronald Van Gorp stationed at a San Diego camp notified his parents by phone that he would leave the states immediately instead of next January. Mildred Swank, six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert
Mrs Johanna Ekhoff returned home last week Wednesday from a visit with her son George Ekhoff and family in South Dakota and friends in western Iowa. She plans to resume sewing.
Local produce dealers quote prices for cream wheat corn oats and hogs on Wednesday morning The notes cover Chicago market actions and hog trading at Pella with trades and prices indicated in terse form
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