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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
5
Local classifieds show ad rate at .20 per line with bold type and double price. Listings include household goods tractors wagons seeds shoes and tools from Vogelaar and De Geus firms. Real estate autos and rooms for rent plus a lost pin and contact numbers for inquiries.
State safety officials report that 1267 warning letters were mailed in the final ten months of the driver improvement program to motorists with three violations in two years. The letters stress caution and record cleanliness, not enforcement, and a fourth violation risk. The department also logged 1,327 drunk-driving license revocations in the prior year, with 564 suspensions for accumulated violations. Personal interviews led to 127 suspensions, 117 restrictions, 87 warnings, and 42 probations.
Multiple brief notes express heartfelt gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for visits flowers cards gifts prayers and support during hospital stays at Mercy Hospital and St Marys in Rochester Minnesota. Recipients include Rev Van Houten and others who offered comfort and kindness during recovery.
A late advisory committee of the Java Extension Program Board recommends expanding the College of Agriculture Extension Service to improve family living and rural attitudes. They urge emphasis on family recreation, crafts, youth 4-H, and equal opportunities, plus guidance on farm finance and feasible improvements.
The Chicago artist Witt, noted for Mexican influenced paintings, has works on display at Central College through April 20. Her career includes prize wins in the Chicago and Vicinity Show and National Watercolour exhibitions, a Hull House one man show, and a 1947 UNC textiles exhibit. She has judged and taught across Michigan and Wisconsin and traveled in Mexico and Guatemala on fellowships.
The Third Annual Southeast Iowa Junior Quality Lamb Show will be held at Ottumwa Iowa on June 21. Open to Vocational Agriculture students from Southeastern Iowa with Quality Lamb projects, the event aims to promote high quality lamb production and provide practical experience in all phases of sheep enterprise. Entries close June 10, 1949, and prizes are awarded per head for choice and good grades with no auction.
Stanley Heaberlin was reelected president of the county Hereford Breeders Association at the annual banquet. Lawrence Goff served as secretary treasurer. Directors elected include Guy Proffitt Pete Rowland TL and Jim Hartley. Bulls averaged 313 dollars and females 3801 dollars. Alva Chandler and Alva Goff of Chariton named champion bull and champion female respectively. Mahaska won the 4 H judging contest with Marion second and Warren County third. top scorers included Tommy Denney, Bill Nieuswanger, Carl Heaberlin, Marinus Christensen, and Merrill Henry.
Practical guidance from expert Rogers on pruning to boost yield. Emphasizes removing excessive branches, keeping branches 8 to 10 inches apart on the trunk, and maintaining a 24 inch minimum from the ground. Advises painting wounds above 2 inches in diameter and pruning cuts flush with the limb for quick healing. Also notes availability of Bulletin P-102 on training fruit trees. Joseph Pulitzer acquired the St Louis Post Dispatch at a sheriff sale.
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