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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
11
An assortment of local ads and notices including an Easter greeting card from The Card and Gift Shop Electrolux sales and service by G. Vander Hart with a contact number, various FOR SALE items such as ponies cows ewes furniture hay machinery clothing and seed potatoes, and requests for services like cleaning, nursing, and monument inquiries.
An old classified style ad promises washing machine and dryer service for all makes with genuine parts and nationwide warranties. It lists Don Cummings Radio TV Sales and Service eight blocks east of Country Club and two phone numbers MA 8 5710 and MA 8 263. Wayne Chick Starter is recommended for best results.
Help wanted notices include a part time waitress position at the Chronicle office, a married man for year round farm work in Newton with contact Edward Nikkel, a vending machine service and collection role requiring car references and 700 working capital with weekly nets and potential full time, a lineman for a dial exchange with housing in Sully apply to Guy Van Wyk, contact via Lynnwood 4 755.
The Chronicle announces readers Digest subscriptions rise to 4.00 per year effective April 25 1958. Renewals at old 3.00 price accepted until then. New subscribers offered eight months for 1.00 or fifteen months for 1.89. Order before April.
Thank you notes from multiple residents express gratitude for prayers, visits, cards, flowers, gifts, and messages during hospital stays, recoveries, and after losses. Names include Susan Weyers, John Weyers family, Gertrude Van Soolen, Mrs. W. De Vries, Mrs. Gertrude Blom, the Hoksbergen, and John Rouwenhorst, among others.
Acknowledgments from several residents thanking relatives friends and neighbors for cards flowers visits prayers and gifts during hospital stays and after return special mentions to clergy and neighbors for their thoughtful deeds and ongoing appreciation from the families of Jake Ver Woert Gary Van Wyk and Nie Booy.
The article explains that inflation will raise retirement living costs and estimates a minimum annual living figure of 2,000 to 6,000 dollars for a modest retired couple. It notes that many with higher preretirement incomes may struggle to adjust and that some savings, home ownership, and no-car city living affect this level.
Iowa State College extension specialist Helen Sorensen reports USDA home economists compare a 1941 expenditure study with current data. The average farm family now spends about 2769 dollars on family living, over three times the 1941 figure, with medical care rising as clothing and personal care shrink as a share. Families buy more meals away from home and rely less on home produced foods, while food proportions stay similar across total living costs.
The article advises visualizing retirement costs and adjusting today's living expenses for inflation. It recommends increasing your income estimate by about 2 percent per year until retirement, yielding example figures such as raising $3000 annual need to $4200 if retirement is in 20 years. It cautions that long term inflation rises are uncertain but offers a practical margin.
Iowa author Henry G. Felsen discusses writing for teens not fond of reading during National Library Week. He recounts a letter from Diane praising his book Hot Rod and urges readers to seek books at public libraries, noting how libraries and traveling libraries can connect reluctant readers with meaningful titles. He has written teen books for eighteen years and aims to guide youths to better, safer, happier reading paths.
Elizabeth Cragg promotes dairy based desserts with multiple sauces and toppings. Instructions cover heating sauces in a double boiler, caramel with cream, raspberry jelly mixtures, orange flavored sauce, chocolate and marshmallow notes, and serving tips with ice cream. She invites readers to request a free Cookery Fun Recipe Booklet from the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission in Des Moines.
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