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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
4
Mr and Mrs Budger announce a closing out sale of household goods at Dick Leyden Station on March 11. J B Vander Beek located 18 miles southeast of Pella. Also an annual meeting of the Farmers Union Co op starting at 10 00 a m on the same day.
A sale listing describes a S-burner Perfection oil stove in good condition an enameled kitchen range Grand bottle gas cooking a range newer Deluxe Coronado electric range one year old with brief item notes and pricing hints.
The page advertises various homes for sale including a two bedroom plus den North M style house and a seven room home near Rosscreen and Canning factories with gas heat. It also lists small houses with 8 and 5 rooms, large yards, brick structures, and farm properties on gravel roads with 10 acres. Additional ads promote used pianos, used machinery, and several autos for sale from Ulrich Motor Co. The notices encourage viewing and contact for real estate, instruments, and vehicles.
Vera Horman, after six years in the Venetian Blind Division, will end her office days Monday February 28 and move with her husband to a farm to pursue farming. Office colleagues extend sympathy to Arvonne Simmons on her mother's passing.
Prices received by farmers declined across most commodities this month, with wool and government backed flaxseed holding steady. The overall index dropped from 276 to 261, pulling the prices received to prices paid ratio below 100 for the first time since 1941. Livestock benefited modestly as feeding ratios fell more than livestock prices.
Piper's Pen Points in Eldora Herald Ledger shares humorous slang from Coronet magazine. The bit lampoons terms deceitful and fearful with playful entries about a Man One and Tomorrow as a labor saving device. It also promotes durum wheat macaroni products and their label claims for high protein and good cooking qualities.
Neighbors of Epp Roorda and Mr and Mrs Henry De Vries visited the Roorda home on Thursday February 17 for an evening before moving to new homes. Guests brought baskets and a lunch. the occasion also marked a house warming for the Roorda family.
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