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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
12
Hundreds of Pella residents prepare for spring cleaning and home upgrades as floors, doors, and windows are planned to improve light and ventilation. Decorators booked, new rugs and draperies sought, and expectant Shoppers eye paints and wallpapers at attractive prices. The piece also notes local folks and a Phi Beta Kappa member from Somerville.
Mrs. J. Brokaw of Somerville New Jersey encloses a clipping from an eastern paper about her daughter Doris Brokaw. The letter begins with a salutation to readers and notes their visit to a Mr. [unable to read]. The missive suggests the item may interest many in your reader community.
A Town University psychology note discusses teen age traits and parental guidance through a vignette. Doris resists chores claiming neurosis, prompting Mrs. Ferguson to wonder if the child is sick or troubled. The piece ends with the plan to involve a Girl Scout activity.
Joe Ferguson arrives from work before his daughter returns home The family dispute centers on Doris using the word neurotic Doris appears to have picked up the word from a teacher or movie The adults compare generations and vow to ask Doris questions before further worrying Doris ultimately wins the bet as the plan leads to doughnuts baked by Fanny
Mr and Mrs Walt Rozendaal welcomed a baby boy named Harvey Lee born March 9. The article lists nearby social visits and gatherings across families including Buitenwerf Gertsm a Van Maanen Hartgers Versteegh Rozenboom Kaldenberg and others with multiple Sunday and Friday events, meals, and hospital calls.
Lynnville residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Montgomery and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Terpstra with children, visited the Glenn Monsma home Sunday evening. Mrs. John Willemsen is recovering from flu and arm infection, and daughter Marjorie has returned to work after flu recovery at the Joe Harthorn home near Kelloge. Lute De Bruin of Newton and Guy Elscott with family joined relatives at Levi Miller’s nearby.
Prairie City High notes report the junior class resents the Tangled arc play on March 17 and 18 at 8 pm in the high school. Local residents return from travels and hospital visits while marriages, births, and social events fill the week.
Monday of last week saw Oscar Kane and S P McFadden elected to three year terms. John Elsma and Rev N Veltman visited Zee land Michigan while Rev and Mrs Veltman stayed with Mrs Veltman s parents Mr and Mrs Post. Bert Schuttinga drives a gas truck for Standard in Monroe. Tone Colyn funeral held Saturday at Reformed church. D Van Ryswyk Sr visiting Henry Van Ryswyk. Pete Ver Schuur and Gert Vande Kieft with families attended church service in Christian Reformed church.
A critique of elm planting trends in Iowa argues American elms outperform Chinese elms in hardiness, wind tolerance, wood value, and ornamental appeal. Chinese elms bend to wind damage, yield poor timber, and attract winter injury, rabbits, and disease, while American elms grow tall, sturdy, and vase shaped, suitable for windbreaks and many uses.
The Chinese elm shows little life expectancy in this country and despite low cost and rapid growth, American elms and other native trees remain superior for all uses, so there is no place for the Chinese elm in Iowa.
Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station findings show a bushel per day penalty for each acre of oats sown late. The study quantifies yield losses from late seeding, highlighting the cost of delayed planting for farmers.
L. O. Burnett recommends sowing barley when oats are late. Four years of oat trials at Ames show an average yield loss of 11.76 bushels per acre for 11 days late sowing, while 5 years of barley trials show only 3.23 bushels per acre loss for 12 days late. Velvet and Glabron oats showed no loss for mid April sowing, but delays beyond that date worsen losses. Gopher oats suffer the least from late sowing.
Miss Clara Carpenter, principal of the school named for her in Chattanooga Tennessee, accepted the Kiwanis Club service award for outstanding civic service spanning more than fifty years.
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