Standard Oil Launches Broad Iso-Vis Oil Ad Campaign
In 1982 Standard Oil expands advertising for Iso-Vis motor oils using a news interview format. Veteran reporters and writers gather user experiences from car owners and farmers, with snapshots and farm-press features, across 1,365 towns in nearly 1,600 newspapers. The campaign highlights diverse car makes and field tests to prove quality without paid endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil
Indianapolis Speedway
Contest Board
American Automobile Association
Robert J. Casey
Chicago
Margaret Lane
Northcliffe
England
J. Brownlee Davidson
Court Opens Tuesday at Knoxville District Court
The Knoxville district court opened Tuesday with Judge N. R. Hays on the bench for the first term he has held there. Judge W. S. Cooper was discharged from Iowa Lutheran hospital last week after an appendicitis operation two weeks prior.
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District Court
N. R. Hays
Hays
W. S. Cooper
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Pella Markets Hens Eggs Hogs and Grains Report
Farmers marketing exchange at Pella Iowa reports prices for Cooper Wheat Oats Corn and Hens. Quoted ranges show eggs and hogs with prices from 9 to 12 cents for some items and creambased products also listed. Local listings reflect market activity and available quotas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper Wheat Oats
Lost items and poultry offers in local notices
A Lost notice seeks the return of a black and white Sheaffer pencil gifted to Vera Sadler at 407 Main Street. Another Lost item asks readers to leave ladies black kid gloves between First Reformed church and Home For the Aged. Hackett Hatchery advertises Leighton Leghorn chicks, 800 hens under trapnest, with various breed readings and phone numbers for Oskaloosa and Pella.
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Scheaffer
Vera Sadler
Main Street
First Reformed Church
Home For the Aged
Hackett Hatchery
Leighton
Pella
Gezel Car Shop offers tin work and repairs
WM BRUINEKOOL provides tin work spouting furnace repair in town. Carl Green listed at 296 for repairs. Fender repairing and refinishing by Duco method. Gezel Car Shop advertises prices and quick service. Hotel Pella new management offers steady roomer rates with WM Snyder as proprietor. Also sign painting. Wanted clean cotton rag at Chronicle office. Phone 380.
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WM. Bruinekool
Carl Green
Gezel Car Shop
Gezel
Green
Wm. J. Bruinekool
Wanted Loans and Services Inquiries
Wanted to borrow six thousand dollars secured by real estate and inquiries at the Chronicle office. Another item seeks garden or lawn work or any kind of work by Verlan Porter who can be reached at J-304.
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Chronicle
Verlan Porter
Kuyper Lumber Co
Small Classifieds Urge Services and Sales in Pella Iowa
Painting, decorating and papering offered by C. W. Clement with phone line Blue 261. Car washing and greasing by Gezel Car Shop behind Gezel Blacksmith Shop, phone Blue 380. Ed Van Toorn advertised for repair or overhauling work near Security building, phone Blue 202. Woodrow Washing Machine for sale, call Blue 202. Two row cultivator for cash or trade for feed by Peter Schakel. Clover hay for sale by R. Van Maanen, Pella Iowa, phone 161 on 39.
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Ed van Toorn
Security
Peter Schakel
R. van Maanen
Pella
Iowa
Book of Iowa printed for distribution to organizations and individuals
The Book of Iowa, a 288 page survey with 182 tables and 152 illustrations, is ready for distribution. Prof. Frank D. Paine says sections cover manufacturing, agriculture, natural resources, utilities, transportation, law and taxes, labor, banking, education, recreation, and Iowa’s government and climate. Only 4000 copies exist, with requests to be sent to Frank D. Paine, Station A, Ames, Iowa.
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Iowa
Frank D. Paine
Iowa State College
Paine
Forty-Third
Iowa General Assembly
Allison Marston
Engineering Experiment Station
Forty-Fourth General Assembly
Ames
Lester Jelsma Lands A State Agency
Jelsma, formerly with American Insurance, is appointed state agent and in charge of the marine department. He begins duties Monday, will travel two or three days weekly, keeps an office in Pella, and will be assisted in his absence. The Chronicle congratulates him on the promotion.
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Lester J. Jelsma
American Insurance Company
Mr. Jelsma
Marine Department
Pella
the Chronicle
Ill and Hospital News From Local Families
Carol Carson plans to return to Iowa City for treatments at the Children's hospital this week. Several residents, including Mrs. John Braashart and Cornelius Verrips, face serious illnesses such as intestinal flux pneumonia and recovering from surgery. Wilma Van de Geest and Van Ryswyk seek ongoing care in Iowa City, while Gene Wormhoudt, hospitalized for appendicitis, shows steady improvement after an operation.
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Carol Carson
Iowa City
Children’s Hospital
John Braashart
Harris
John Vande Noord
Gene
A. B. Wormhoudt
Oskaloosa
Julia Vander Schaaf
F. F. Carpenter
H. C. Wormhoudt
Cornelius Verrips
Antone G. Klein
Ed van Gorp
Wilma van de Geest
John Grundman
Newton
Mr. Grundman
van Ryswyk
Gerrit Blom
Kuyper
Tone Klein
Cause of unrest in India tersely told by speaker
A speaker discusses India's unrest, noting England's admission of colonial losses due to education, and urges India to pursue education over other needs. He critiques caste, praises Gandhi, and argues Jesus' teachings are being misrepresented in churches. Fire costs in forests rise in 1980 while weather factors vary by region.
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India
England
American
Gooneratne
America
Mr. Gooneratne
Ghandi
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth
Poached and Scrambled Eggs Featured for Breakfast
Poached eggs on toast make a tasty breakfast. If the family is too large for individual eggs, scrambled eggs are a practical alternative. Scrambled eggs are easy to cook and serve, making them a reliable option for morning meals.
Here's your flypaper and a thriving Pella
Electric Sparks issues a local jokey update urging residents to buy from Pella merchants to boost the Chamber of Commerce and city growth. Its humor bits touch on daily life, race caricatures, Hoover demonstrations, golf talk, and a joke contest plea, reflecting small town vibes and promotion.
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Leonard
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
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East Franklin
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Frank Demicolo
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BABY
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South A
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Moss Martyn
Pennington & Mateer
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Dutch Mill
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