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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
10
A jumble of auto listings, tires, and home goods appears with dozens of used cars for sale from Dodge to Pontiac and Chevrolet, plus tires, paint, and monument advertising. Also includes Farmland seed, hay, oats, and various farm notices and rental listings.
A jumble of small ads and notices seeking used items and services. Listings include WANTED used simplex brooder stores and other buys and sells, help wanted, room and board inquiries, phone contacts, trucking and hauling services, printing and typing services, painting and decorating, portable grinding, lawnmower repair, and circular or post card services. Names include Marion Van Gorp Dora Kenady Harriet Kuyper John J. Van Dyke and J. Bruinekool with various phone numbers or addresses in Pella Iowa and surrounding areas.
An assortment of farm supplies advertised including poultry worming, culling, and deworming services at $2.00 per 100. hatcheries in Iowa and merchandise from Brom Feed Store and Van Gorp's Hatchery. Also offers feeds, poultry chicks, brooders, and remedies, plus tire and welding services and debt collection.
Fragmentary note from Lynnville seed company in Iowa referencing Lynnville, Iowa and nearby areas. Mentions attention to a week and local names, with unclear details about a farmer audience or seed sales and timing.
March 1942 saw sustained high groundwater levels across the region, with water tables rising into summer and then receding. The report notes rainfall, snowmelt, and subnormal spring precipitation shaping the fluctuating levels, affecting crop timing and farm yields. Two cousins discovered their relation after months apart, while training in Florida.
The council met to discuss ward Alderman appointments for the Third ward and to approve minutes from a special meeting. They adopted resolutions transferring funds among Emergency, Sewer, and Swimming Pool funds and authorized transfers totaling several thousand dollars. The treasurer reported February balances and the meeting included petitions, tax relief requests, and municipal budget adjustments.
A summary of proposed changes to education funding and governance. The bill aims to provide state aid and modernization, standardize educational opportunities, and reorganize school administration to improve equal access. It argues for broader funding, fiscal economies, and updated curricula to benefit all children while addressing current gaps.
A garbled local page summarizes community events and oblique notices. Names like Walter Voortiek Pave Kent Vo Veen appear alongside scattered mentions of Greenvale Mean Mrs and Prairie City. The fragmentary text hints at parades visits and social notices in multiple small locales.
A clipped local column lists residents visiting relatives and attending events. Mentions include Mrs Oo Re hauling Katie Hug, Henry Van Wyker entering SKY Memorist Hospital for observation, Renaud and family traveling to visit, and other named individuals such as Mr Bibgant Connquent and Mrs Lane Van Kee. Florence and Cap Caron Colorado trip noted, with Des Moines connections and a wall funeral referenced.
See me for insurance on farm and city property and for bail on crops and automobile coverage. Start life insurance and an income for your wife and family in old age. Insure with a reliable company at low rates. Call 60 or write P O Box 146 Sully Iowa. William Dieleman will call on you.
A letter from Col RG of Pawnee Washinton describes continued work on the Red Rock Dam project. The missive, authored for the Corps of Engineers, notes economic and engineering benefits, the plan to forward the Chief Engineer’s report, and anticipation of action at the upcoming Beard meeting. The writer urges timely transmission to Cyne ress and promises further updates as details mature.
Transit update shows a bus departing Pella at 2 pm heading westbound with a 5 57 pm arrival noted as 1027 pm. Details are unclear and may reflect OCR quirks for route times and identifiers.
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