Want Ads Illuminate Rural Life In 1940s Midwest
Widespread want ads list cars including 1940 Chev coach and 1940 Ford Deluxe models with radios and heaters, plus Dodge, Plymouth, and Studebaker offerings. Farm equipment appears with tractors, hammer mills, plows, and stock tanks. Local dealers ULRICH MOTOR CO and A. B. Van Houweling Auto Co advertise, along with furnaces, washers, and electric goods. Mentions of real estate parcels, acreage listings, and a paper’s photo print pricing reflect a bustling classifieds page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. van Houweling Auto Co
Sinally Acquainted with Suzy on Knoxville Track Trip
The account notes She Loves Flowers accompanying Suzy the cow on a Knoxville track meet trip. The group traveled with Connie Van Roekel in a stock truck. Clarence Van Zoo is unable to attend due to a damaged membrane, affecting track participation. A misc fragment mentions lockers, a car battery, and a local mishap with a locker and car issues.
Keables Dope on Track Squad Faces Future Meets
Keables track athletes have two weeks to prepare for conference and district meets at Knoxville and Osky. The squad, lacking experience, showed early promise in a dual meet against Panthers with a first in shot put by Schilder and a win for Linden in the high jump. The team hopes strong performances from this year continue at upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Osky
Panthers
Schilder
The Triumphal Entry and Temple Cleansing Sermon
A Sunday School lesson reflects on Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem and rejection by His own, the temple’s desecration, and the withered fig tree. It links prophetic longing, the authorities’ anger, and the faith to move mountains, urging personal fruitfulness.
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Jerusalem
Temple
Christ
John the Baptist
Solomon
Solomion
David
Messiah
Jesus
Prophet of
Nazareth
Satan
House of Prayer
Keates
Bethal
Miscellaneous notices and a will filing in Marion County Iowa
A mix of notices includes a Knoxville area plea for paper, rags, and metals pickup with a Saturday schedule by Ted King, plus a legal summons in Marion County Iowa seeking objections to Gerrit Hockstra's last will filed with the District Court Clerk in Knoxville, with hearing set for April 19, 1942. The item ends with a quote from Thomas Fuller about knowledge and sharing information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
District Court of
Towa
Marion County
Gerrit Hockstra
J. Rex Weddle
Jack B. Carpenter
Pella High Girls Study Historic Cathedrals and Painters
The homemaking girls study ten historic places and cathedrals in France Rome and Assyria. Nineteen paintings are on display and recognized by the students. Paintings by Vermeer Raphael and Vinci are among those studied as Miss Anderson guides the class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rome
Assyria
Anderson
Chatters From The Locker Room
Those from the farm are used to cattle and such but those from town are not. The town dwellers enjoyed the novelty of farm life and found humor in the contrast between rural and urban perspectives.
Memorial notices and social updates from Monroe area
The Monroe News item lists hospitalizations and visits including Maggie Kilicore taken to Skill Memorial hospital in Newton, Alice Rector breaking her hip, Jerome Summer’s death in Herrien Springs Michigan, and multiple local residents visiting relatives and attending gatherings. It notes the Junior Senior banquet at the Monroe Thal converted into a ball room, and several families traveling or hosting visitors from Dex Moines Prairie City and other nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Kilicore
Newton Brad
M Daye
Dunella
Buwalda
Loretta Boot
Ruth Forema
Phillip Ammer
Jo Hawkins
Jose Tabor
Frances Mott
Neva Bell Bole
Dex Moines
Worth Roush
Charlotte
Roger
Californian
Mr. Roush
Carl Shannon
Chiewo
Glover Shannon
Shannon
Jerome Ummer
Herrien Springs
Michian
Summey
Monroe
PB. W. Whitted
Ralph Warner
Elmo Blackled
Kenneth
Martin van Busen
Wilma van W. Dex Moines
Suda Peter Breed
Alice Rector
Skill Memorial Hospital
Newton
Jake
Thender
Buloft
Servicig
John Waaglind
David
Anne Vander Hook
van Wyk
Ray Keuning
Allen
Wassenar
Prairie City
Notice of probate of will in Marion County Iowa
Notice announces the probate of a will for Geertje Hukkert deceased in Knoxville Iowa Marion County. Hearing set before the court clerk at 10:00 am on a date in June 1912 with a deadline to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Iowa
District Court of Iowa
Marion County
Geertje Hukkert
Sui Court
J. Rex Weddle
Jack B. Carpenter
Sheriff Candidate Declares Run In Marion County Primaries
Paul J. Grundmat announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Marion County Sheriff at the June primaries. His campaign signals a party effort and seeks voter support from the Democratic base.
Marion County auditor and supervisors candidate announcements
Voters are informed of multiple candidate announcements for Marion County. Horace B Schmidt and others announce runs for Auditor on the Democratic ticket and for the Marion County Board of Supervisors on the Republican or Democratic lines, subject to June primaries in 1942 and 1944. The notices urge voter support and outline plans like keeping the county attorney's office open six days a week.
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Marion County
Wien
Knwuner
Miller
Board of Supervisors
Chronicle
Twill
Horace B. Schmidt
Louis F. Bousquet
Killer Chronicle
Bousquet Seeks Republican Treasurer Nomination
Louis F. Bousquet announces his candidacy for Marion County treasurer on the Republican ticket. He pledges efficiency and prudent management as key goals for the office.
Auditor Candidate Declaration for County Office
A candidate for County Auditor announces intent to run as a Republican subject to June primary voters. The disclosure references Martin, Wan, Town and notes the role seeks voter support in the upcoming election.
Candidate Declares Sheriff Run in Marion County
Notice to voters states that Paul Applegate of Pella Chronicle will seek the Republican nomination for sheriff in Marion County at the June primary. Another notice says Jim Van Hemert will run as a Democrat for sheriff in the same primary. Local readers are urged to watch for further details.
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Marion County
Paul Applegate
Rd. Pella Chronicle
Dune
Jim van Hemert
Weddle seeks Democratic ticket in county clerk race
The Pella Chronicle states Rex Weddle announces candidacy for nomination on the Democratic ticket for the office of county clerk. The notice notes the primary decision in June and invites readers to inquire about the Central Beauty Club at 709 Broadway during their next visit to the Central Beauty Shop.
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Pella Chronicle
Park of Court
Thante Yo
A. Rex Weddle
Broadway
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Ada
Pella Coffee Shop
Beauty Service
Ape
Parker
Herbex
Vern Sedrel
Central Beauty Shop
John J. Buwalda
Evelyn E. Elder
White Way Auto CO
Studson
Oldsmobile
Studebaker
W. C
VOS
Ulrich Motor CO
BPS
van den Berg Electric & Paint Co
Theella Chronicle
Fairbanks Morse Hammer Mills
Iowa Super Electric
Hudson Electric
Matt Hoek- Impl
Bert Kersbergen
O. K. Tire and Welding
Century
George Ver Steeg
North Main
New England Granite Works
Ish Black
Bert Vander Kieft
Thos, Bloodsworth
COOK
Westinghom Berg
van den T Co
New Idea
Q. K. Flaugh
Reasnor
Shane
Kuyper
Music House
Sita
Oth
R. van Gorp
T. Elmer Dykstr
Hocksema
John Ver Meer
Huilders Material Company
L. A. Kuyper
Fox Farm
Funk
Illini
Bakker & Rus
Hotel Pella
Old Cole
Kamerick & Yan
McCurdy
Abe
Roekel and Son
Leigh
Wormhoudt & Son
Sully
Pella
Kitdust
Colorado
Augustine Stock Yards
Oskaloosa
Plymouth
Vernon van Ee
Bauman Bros
Bogaards
Mart Hocksema
W. H. Vande Voort
Nick Synhorst
Paul Ver Meer
M. C. van Hemert
Route 3
Simplex Brooder
G. J. Ter Lowy
Richard van Rockel
Forrow
Lane Kommer
John J. Slot
Aker Holt
Vogelant’s Hardware
Jersey
C. W. Vroom
Glen McConeghey
Otley
Burdeck
Marion van Gorp
Brom’s Feed
Bank of
John Vander Werf
Co-op
Dick Leydens
Maris Asa
Mr Cole
Marshalltown
Gan Dyke
Prone
John J. van Dyke
Kuypers Builders Material Co
Harriet Kuyper
Gamble Store
Blue
van Sittert
I. J. Kool Blacksmith and V Shop
Ford
Sonny
John Vande Noord
Nick Hiemstra
Klyn & de Winte
West Washington Street
Earl van Donselaar
Sally
Sargent
Nick Jansen
Dick’ Leyde
Dr. Inch
Seara, Roebuck & Co
Des Moines
Gezel Car Shop
A. P. van Houweling
East
Franklin St
Brom
Fred Visser
Visser
Keables
Dope
Gearts
R. C. Valentino Co
Light Company Bldg
Ted King
Thomas Fuller
Miss Anderson
Adv
Monroe News
Earl
Marion Cent
Mom County
Sherif
Paul J. Grundmat
Archiv
Vernon
Bousquet
Martin, Wan
Town
J. Cornelin Skalousa
de Penning's Gamble
Lynnville
Montezuma
Dept. Agri, Lie
S. Market St
Sadler Publishing Co
J. Walter Courtney
Harve H. Bogaard
Pella, Iowa
J. W. Bosveld
Dr. C. I. Fox
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer and
Kramer
Nellie D. H. H
West First Street
Dr. R. M. Martin
Main Street
Life Insurance the
Equitable of
Warner H. Vandevoort
M. C. Schroeder
M. D
Franklin Office
J. J. Subenga
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