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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1957
Page
10
A thrift loan office advertises cash loans of 25, 50, 250 dollars and larger. Located above Leader Store in Oska loosa, the notice provides the dialing number 8-5254 for contact.
Several rental notices and ads appear including private apartment near city park priced at 25 dollars monthly, upstairs three room unit with bath and gas stove available June 1 at 40 dollars, a four bedroom modern home near the college, and various small furnishings and services for rent such as floor sander edger and typewriters by day or week. Listings list contact numbers MA 8 2398 MA 8 2790 MA 8 272 MA 6 8182 and businesses J Brom Gambles dealer Van Zee Pump and Pileg Van Herkum Appliance Ver Dught Agency.
Local ads offer poultry and egg pickup, culling, de-worming, vaccination, de-beaking, de-lousing, and appointment calls to MA 8-8628. Also listed are Vera's Beauty Shoppe with Dr. Crawford Veterinarian services at MA 8-2590, Van Gorp Hatchery, and various beauty and hair treatments with multiple contact numbers.
Notices include a church fundraiser serving steak dinners 11 to 1 during the Tulip Festival and a formal city notice from Pella Iowa about sewer construction assessments. The city clerk invites written objections within twenty days of first publication, dated May 2 1967, by W L McNamar.
Thanks to friends and neighbors who supported us during my husband J A Kool's last illness and after his death. We appreciate all expressions of sympathy and the flowers sent as tokens of respect. Mrs J A Kool and Family.
The bereaved family of William Miedema acknowledges with gratitude the flowers and tokens of sympathy shown during his long illness and after his death. They express heartfelt appreciation to those who offered support.
Urethane foam, half the weight of ordinary padding, debuts in commercial furniture. It lowers labor costs and raises durability, enabling sewing the foam directly to upholstery. Foam used in sofa cushions, rug underlays, mats, ironing board covers, and more.
William F. Litwiller of Marion County Extension directs that a new fertilizer placement method improves starter fertilizer efficiency. Illustrated in picture 4, fertilizer sits to the side and below the corn seed, reducing seedling contact. Duncan notes updated planter attachments enable this placement, with Midwest research showing superiority over older methods and potential to avoid light broadcast applications.
The bulletin prepared by F. W. Schaller and B. G. Riley explains Iowa stream flow patterns, noting most runoff occurs April to June and much irrigation demand is in midsummer when flow is low. It discusses storing spring water, industrial needs during low flow, and legal, economic, and policy aspects for planning future water use in Iowa.
A public advisory urges readers to inventory personal property before vacation. It warns many are underinsured, notes values rise with costs, and suggests updating coverage, using a household inventory form, and itemizing valuables. Emphasizes replacing costs, life estimates, and scheduled items, with separate auto or boat coverage.
One hundred twenty years ago Iowa welcomed pioneers as blue wagons clogged roads. Immigrant companies, often twenty or thirty wagons, moved toward the Black Hawk Purchase in a swift rail of settlement.
It recalls Jim who never finished high school yet "graduated" in a final night. Four years later his mind stays in those spring days and the senior banquet when he drove away in the family car. The memories linger as he faces adulthood with defiant nostalgia and a tragic end.
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