29 Mar 1928
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1928
Page
1
A collection of hazy items notes Elizabeth Robb struck by an organ pipe during a hymn at St Catherine’s Canada. It covers separations fights in Hereford and Chicago, dancing in Paris and Liverpool stunts, a two headed newborn in England, a miner’s wife dying at her son’s wedding, odd bets, and a long list of radio station time slots across North America.
Seventeen radio stations across corn growing states join the USDA and state authorities in a spring corn borer information program. Ten minute weekly releases, tailored to infested and noninfested areas, explain control methods and host-plant life cycles. Since March 6 inquiries have increased as farmers seek authentic updates on spread and identification. The broadcasts run through the week of April 30, with details on station lists and schedules following.
As spring temps return Diamond fans see the varsity workouts under Coach Douthitt. Giles Sikkink Voogelaaar Rysdam Brouwer Tandy De Jong Alsip Kerr Vander Bush Westenberg De Boer Wissink Boomgarden Nyhoff Kuyper Van Roekel Lammers battle for positions in infield outfield. Batting practice reveals several strong hitters, but overall hitting is weak and coaching will focus on correcting faults. Fans urged to attend and support the squad this spring.
The codling moth does not emerge from pupae at the same time each year, making spray calendars imperfect. In 1927 late emergence caused worm damage. Experiment stations urge growers to cage branches to watch moth emergence and apply sprays at 0, 16, and 20 days after, aiming for worm free crops.
The National Association of Farm Equipment Manufacturers urges care in hay harvest and curing. It notes alfalfa protein varies with quality and details recommended methods to dry in windrows, avoid swath drying, and use windrow handling with a hay loader or sweep rake to bale, reducing labor.
The Little Women cast and family in a staged presentation arrive May 3, with Carl Bogaard as Mr March and Wilma Van Doornink as Mrs March. Cast includes Meg Dorothy Jo Beth Amy Nina Gosselink Bernice Flikkema and more, with Hannah Muller as the maid and Miss Bailey coordinating arrival.
Permalloy aids telephone equipment manufacturing. A Colombo footprint bureau identifies local criminals. A Russian firm plans wooden bicycles from a peasant model. Cotton fabric tested for curb and road markers. UV apparatus detects counterfeit diamonds and fake paintings. Ontario industrial output exceeds 1.5 billion annually aided by water power.
A German aviator named Fister recently flew upside down for 10 minutes and 68 seconds, setting a new world record. The note contrasts rail travel from Vienna to Venice at 18 hours with a three hour mountain flight by air, and traces aviation progress from 826 feet in 1902 to 3,905 miles today.
Owing to dwindling Lake Erie fish supply a conference was held to discuss conservation measures. The report notes Ontario government aid totaling about 50000 in compensation for the destruction of 8810 wolves, hinting at broader negotiations between St Louis and Brus.
The Dominion parliament weighs a plan that would create a national electricity director in Canada. In Belgium a service mentions $85 for the first three minutes. The notice notes the death of Gilbert D. Mathav, father of the late famed Icher Christy Jetheweenet, at Pant Pa, aged 80, who served as a drummer in the Civil War.
Clifford Hill aged 9 and Alex Rank aged 11 toppled from a 100 foot cliff while sleighing near Toronto but landed in a snow bank and suffered only slight bruises. American school children plan to send hundreds of friendship bags to Mexican children after last year’s good dolls to Japanese youngsters.
Nathan Fatt, a Minneapolis schoolboy violinist, will appear as a soloist with the symphony orchestra of Minneapolis in March. Other notes mention Commander Byrd offering a Boy Scout to accompany his South Pole expedition via national council selection. Marie Louise Varnet of Paris wins France’s speediest sewing title. Otto Kuehne of Montreal mailed a timed letter to his wife for her birthday. it arrived four years late. Good thoughts are the foothills of heaven. Friends shine brightest when one's world is dark.
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