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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
4
Free ambulance service for members within the first 20 miles offering contact at phone 48 in Pella Iowa. Pella Co-Operative Burial service listing included.
A dense classified-like listing offers dairy milk delivery by Ralph Grundman, farm equipment for sale, used bicycles, hog houses, cedar posts, hay, cabbage and tomato plants, various home items, and multiple farm services across Pella and nearby towns. Includes livestock, seeds, hardware, insulation, and construction notices.
Notices announce a vacant assistant librarian position at the city library and a probate of will in Marion County Iowa. The will of Nellis Rouwenhorst is on file with the Clerk of the District Court in Knoxville. A hearing to prove the will is set for May 12, 1947 at 10:00 a.m. Objections must be filed by then.
Marvin Vanden Berg Otley Iowa thanks friends for cards letters and visits received during hospitalization and after. Gradus Schakel extends thanks for cards flowers visits and prayers during hospital stay. Pella Oskaloosa area families thank for cards gifts and prayers during illness and infant loss. The family. Rev Te Puske and Burial Association thanked. Rev Vroon prayed. Ivan Mathes R 2 Pella thanks helpers and notes work covered.
Sugar sparing cookie recipes blend mo lasses coffee and cinnamon in Mocha Molasses Bars with raisins and nuts for chewy bars baked 360 F for 15 to 20 minutes yielding about four dozen. Applesauce Cookies use sirup and applesauce with raisins and nuts baked 400 F for 16 to 20 minutes about six and a half dozen. Butterscotch Date Drops use pudding mix and dates baked about 12 minutes in a moderate oven yielding six dozen cookies.
Iowa State College extension poultryman W R Whitfield reports confined laying flocks outperform those allowed to range. Although range provides sun and exercise, the researcher finds no feed savings and higher egg production with confinement, averaging 195 eggs per hen versus 178 for non confined birds.
Iowa State College agricultural engineer C H Van Vinck urges farmers to install and inspect drainage tile this spring. He notes most failures come from outlets and recommends corrugated iron outlet sections 18 to 20 feet long extending 3 to 4 feet beyond banks. Depths vary by soil, with 30 to 40 feet between lines in tight clays and up to 100 feet in loose soils. six inch tile carries twice the capacity of four inch. Channel catfish feed at any water height from stream bed to surface.
Rural Iowans are urged to purge home hazards during spring cleanup. Home management authorities warn accidents in the home cause more farm resident deaths and injuries than any other type, with burns and falls making up most tragedies. Keep stairs clear, store flammable items away from furnaces, secure knives and cords, and dispose of dangerous items rather than acquiring new safety devices.
Des Moines Iowa August 22 29 1947 prize list large cash awards total over 33000 with more than 2000 animals expected top breeds Herefords Shorthorns Aberdeen Angus Holsteins Jerseys Guernseys Brown Swiss Ayrshires and 4 H Club cattle events Iowa residents encouraged via Iowa Special competition with restricted ownership details via Secretary L B Cunningham and Iowa State Fair offices Des Moines
Emmanuel Jackson, a renowned mule skinner, arrives on crutches to face a new mule that does not know his reputation. A friend questions the situation, and Jackson confirms his skill despite the obstacle, highlighting a humorous clash between pride and a stubborn beast.
In Brush Creek country correspondence a Wisconsin weekly notes a storm on Sunday when a cow belonging to Dr. Thomas of Milwaukee was struck. The doctor inspected the scene and found a four day old spotted calf among the damage, per Northwood Anchor.
A Northwood Anchor quip contrasts monologue with a two-woman exchange. Aniline Dye tells Al Fresco that monologue means one woman talking, while two women talking becomes a catalogue, illustrating a playful linguistic distinction.
Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College urges farmers to clean up farmsteads to reduce rats and flies. He notes rats cost about $20 per year per rat and manure hauling improves crop yields, with litter removal also easing future pest control and boosting manure value at $9 per ton.
A Chicago magazine seeks a human interest piece on Iowa's agricultural by products. The Howard Manufacturing Corporation used corn cob plastic to make a electric wall socket base after Iowa State College scientists developed the material during wood pulp shortages. Channel catfish in the Des Moines River typically weigh up to ten pounds, rarely exceeding fifteen.
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