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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 02, 1939

Page

2

Flu and illness sweep through Pella area workers

A wide range of locals including postal staff Paul Lautenbach and Gerald Rysdam, bank employees Sam Ver Steeg and John Vander Linden, and store workers report influenza or illness. Residents travel, visit relatives, and attend services as flu cases and to a lesser extent other ailments affect daily life across Pella and surrounding towns.

Paul Lautenbach Gerald Rysdam John van Dyke Wormhoudt & Son Cooperative Burial Association William Gosselink Monroe Sam Ver Steeg Pella National Bank Tunis Plette John Vander Linden Lavina Klein

Debate Teams Travel to St Paul for Tournament

Central students attended an Upper Mississippi invitation debate tournament in St Paul Minnesota. The men's event took place at the College of St Thomas and the women's at the College of St Catherine. Teams competed through six preliminary rounds with top teams continuing to finals. The women's roster included Janet Klyn Mary Louise Renaud and alternate Mina Baker. The men fielded Roy Vander Kamp and Minnekas Schakel. Coach Miss Van Emmerik accompanied them. Previous activities included clashes with Simpson in Indianola and Culver Stockton in Gentral.

Cunera van Emmerik Central College St. Paul Minnesota Central Professor van Emmerik Mary Louise Renaud Pella Janet Klyn Minnekus Schakel Scarsboro Towa Roy Vander Kamp Sully Low Upper Mississippi College of St. Thomas College of St. Catherine Mina Baker Minnekas Schakel Miss van Emmerik Simpson Indianola Culver Stockton Canton Missouri Gentral

Funeral attendees from multiple towns gather for Nossaman

Mrs Cora Nossaman and sons Dewey and John and extended family from West Des Moines join Mrs Maude Drake Levi Harold Edith of same city, Mr and Mrs Harry Steinkamp of Oskaloosa, Mrs A Gelderbloom and son Pleasantville, Mr and Mrs C McKenzie Monroe, to attend John Nossaman's funeral. Bess Brooks and Lois visit Maggie Tandy at Oli vet after spending Sunday with his sister and family.

Helen Coyne Wm. Howard Donald Johnston Fort Dodge Towa H. H. Sadler Carrie Halbert Crty LL. W Elvin Hollebrands Eli Hollebrands Wormhoudt & Son John van Dyk Monroe County News Albia E. A. Carpenter Central Park Glenn Johnson Lena Vos Des Moines Harold May California Vern Orr Cora Nossaman Dewey John Maude Drake Levi Harold Edith West Des Moines Harry Steinkamp Oskaloosa A. Gelderbloom Pleasantville C. McKenzie Monroe John Nossaman Bess Brooks Lois D. C. Thomas Maggie Tandy Olivet

Strong Demand For Brood Sows This Season

R. L. Pemberton of the Iowa Swine Producers' Association notes unusually strong demand for brood sows this season with prices higher than in years past. He attributes the rise to herd replenishment after breeding stock reductions due to feed shortages and ongoing discussions about type and conformation.

R. L. Pemberton Iowa Swine Producers’ Association Pemberton

Hog production shift targets compact 200 pound hog

Indications show farmers aiming to replace extreme hog types with a more compact hog finishing at 200 pounds. A December 1 survey indicates a 21 percent rise in farrowing this spring, and despite uncertainty, reproduction factors point to a larger 1939 pig crop numbers.

Jasper County Farmers Are Good Livestock Judges

The Jasper county farmers judging team performed creditably at Ames during Farm and Home Week. Participants included Howard Trotter Newton Sam McFaddenPrairie City and Leslie Terpstra Kellogg.

Jasper County Ames Howard Trotter Newton Sam McFadden Prai City Leslie Terpstra Kellogg Trot

Prairie City News Beef Cattle Judging Honors

Sam McFadden earned a perfect score in dairy cattle and tied for top honors while Ter made a perfect score in beef cattle tying for individual honors. Livestock judged included beef cattle dairy cattle horses hogs and sheep as the team totaled 2 582 points of 3 000. Teammates Trotter scored 898 Terpstra 839.

Ter Sam McFadden Trotter McFadden Terpstra Prairie City News

Oskaloosa visitors call on ailing Charley Grandia

Mr and Mrs Richard Lauten bach and Mr and Mrs Ed Schake visited Charley Grandia at his home in Oskaloosa. Grandia has been ill for six weeks.

S. Menninga West Third Street Tunis Plette William Slobe Albert Jones Ed Roorda Peter Hackert M.T. Paardekooper Ness Gerald “Paardeknoper Kay Sinda Richard Lautenbach Ed Schake Charley Grandia Oskaloosa Mr. Grandia

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