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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1948
Page
10
Mrs Roy Karr reports Blanche Templeton was operated on Friday morning March 12 at Mercy hospital in Oskaloosa for goitre removal. The two hour operation concluded with her described as doing okay and not allowed visitors that day. Her husband and Sarah Dane Harvey were present, with James Re assisting.
The fragmentary report mentions Blanche’s birthday and well wishes, George Israel of Red Rock rushed to Knoxville hospital for a blood transfusion, Otley school guests and student work, and township meetings on taxes with a cancer film shown. It also notes pig crops, pig birth averages for Howard Crozier and Bill Warrick, weather impacts on lambs, and Sarah Jane Harvey’s baby chick survival.
Local notes report Raymond Robus moving to Pella as manager of the Pella Co-ops. Bryan Karr and family were guests in the Robus home. A new Otley depot telegrapher is expected to handle Co op business and coal shipments. Delegates chosen at the County Republican Convention include Joe Templeton. Clyde Karr family visits, and various residents travel between Oskaloosa, Monro e, and Red Rock. A new cream hauler, Lester Vandre Wilt, begins service on the Sully route. Laura Koons, formerly of Red Rock, is highlighted. Shifts in farm tenancy and mail routes noted. Weather and travel impacts from a Texas-Oklahoma storm are mentioned.
Prairie City residents report a mix of social visits births and travel. Marilyn McFadden of Ames stayed with her parents over the weekend, Mrs. Mabel Vander Linden of Des Moines visited relatives, and Arthur Vande Kieft welcomed a daughter at Des Moines Methodist Hospital. A collision occurred Sunday with two autos driven by Clarence Jabaai and Clarence Van Ryswyk. damage was minor and no injuries. The Meatrice Foods Co of Des Moines announced record butter fat shipments and George Van der Sehel won a $25 prize. The Ladies Reading Circle meets Tuesday March 16 at 2 30 PM at the Kleinendorst house.
Monroe News compiles a collage of visits, illnesses, family milestones, and community gatherings across Pella and nearby towns. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Vriezelaar, Mrs. Chis Vande Paul, and many others. events feature birthdays, hospital stays, church prayers for crops, and local travel reports.
Mrs Hoyt Woody welcomes friends at Kahler Hotel Rochester Minn and Mrs Mary Shnugg celebrated her first birthday. A cooperative noon dinner featured many locals and colored slides from a Minnesota fishing trip. Various visits and church group activities noted including an oyster supper and sewing circle.
Farmer needs feed. Geurts Feed Mill offers mash and pellet hog feeds, poultry feeds, supplements, waterers, and premix containing cod liver oil. Prices shown include Complete Hog Feed 5.00 and 32% Concentrate 5.80 with pellets option at 1.60 per ton extra. 70 gallon hog waterer listed. Garden City Hog Feeds advertised.
Local notes report visitors and callers in Otley and nearby towns, with many residents attending dinners, church events, and social gatherings. Farm Bureau township meeting at Otley school discussed taxes. jury duty and travel to Des Moines and Knoxville noted along with illnesses and garden updates.
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