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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1944

Page

2

Local notices and social updates from Pella area

Local residents and relatives are noted in a stream of social items. Mentions include Mrs Bert Van Ke leaving for Chicago May 1, Earl Van der Meide buying a drug store in Grinnell Iowa, and many visits, hospital stays, and military assignments affecting families in Pella and nearby towns.

Bert van Ke Thuress Chicago Earl van der Meide Grinnell Iowa Calesman Abbott Tathotaterin Vander Meide

Readers urged to write Jim Ver Ploegh at Tingley Iowa

A column recalls James A Ver Ploegh of Tingley Iowa who wrote about Old Park school in the Chronicle on May 11. Ver Ploegh has been bedbound with a serious illness since November 1942. Readers are urged to send him encouragement notes or postcards to lift his spirits.

Ralph Huisman 251Th Infantry APO 410 Camp van Dorn Erse Army Air Corp Ralph Old Park School James A. Ver Ploegh Tingley Iowa Jim Jim Ver Ploegh James E. Var Ploegh Tingley, Ion

Twenty two men graduate from W T Seminary

A class of twenty two graduates from the W T Seminary in Orange City includes George Cherniak Garys Jnr Harold Colenbrander Will Ger maintown Nee Yor De Jonge Hovden Fawnrick Doltin Hindhan Anthony Dykette Elbswerth Dykstra and others. Rev Edward retiring president spoke while two other members led devotions. Navy Chorus provided music and prizes were awarded for sermon content delivery theology and essays.

Hope Callese Memorial Chap Oa Centite Theetai Reformed Church Sramduates George Cherniak Garys Jnr Harold Colenbrander Orange City Will Germaintown Yor de Jonge Hovden Fawnrick Doltin Hindhan Wises Anthony Dykette Elbswerth Dykstra Hath of Orange Town Wash Albert van Dyke Grand Rapides Colton S. Dakota Wyk Alta Navy Chorus Henry Voord Anthony Dykstra Gordon van Wyk Henry Woosd John Mulier Egbert Lubbers Middler Stadent

Yank Prisoners Will Grow Their Own Vegetables

American prisoners of war behind German lines will soon enjoy fresh vegetables and flowers. The War Food Administration bought 15,000 pounds of seeds for 1,000 collections, aiding POW camps with packets carrying 18 to 20 kinds labeled in English and German. Seeds have supported Allied needs since 1941, with vast shipments to England and Russia and rising U.S. production.

War Food Administration American Red Cross Donald D. Amos Office of Distribution WPA WEA Amos England Russia

Calyx Spray Timing Urged For Fruit Trees In Spring

County Extension Director Hen Storey says wet spring favors fruit crop with calyx spray for all orchard trees to curb apple scab brown rot and insects. Guidance covers lime sulfur lead arsenate hydrated lime and mixing instructions for various batch sizes.

Hen. Storey South N Towa

Marion County Shorthorns Sold To Kentucky Man

Two Marion county yearling Shorthorn heifers are shipped to Kentucky to improve beef production. They are daughters of Helfred Marauder from Cyril Rees’s herd, one lineage linked to a state fair champion. The carload will join other stock in Washington Iowa before final delivery, with a May 29 Knoxville sale anticipated to attract buyers statewide.

Marion County Louisville and Nashville Kentucky Knoxville Journal Cyril Rees Towa Washington Iowa

Support Prices On All Hogs Stay At Same Levels

Arex supervisor Donald D. Amos of the War Production Office restates the price support for hogs at $13.75 per hundredweight for 180 to 270 pound hogs on the Chicago market with adjustments for other markets. He notes that anticipated May 15 ceiling cuts do not affect support prices fixed on December 31, 1943, and cites heavy marketings and embargoes in midwest markets as factors pressuring prices.

Colfax Bell and Clippinger First National Bank of Earl Shields Auct Donald D. Amos Arex Office of Distribution War Mood Administration WEA Chicago Mr. Amo Amos Midwest

Difficult to Find Qualified Teachers for Local Schools

The district reports considerable difficulty in filling teaching posts across grades and subjects. Several positions remain vacant or filled by substitutes, with a mix of retirements and transfers affecting Lincoln, Centerville, and Pleasantville campuses. Affected areas include high school English and science, vocational education, and grade-level teachers, while some replacements are secured and others await candidates.

Lincoln Driftineier California Ernesta New Mace Klein Tewch Daven Ports Mic Carter Webers Pocespeel Centervilles Radamunt Manine High Beulah Wright Manilla Towa Margaret Boulce Deemraly Ister Harriet Sheible Pleasantville Dinier Marcia ‘Tyson Leon Reave Misen Gerade Dena Ver Steer Ty Vermillion Harold Nehee Evelyn Prange Eilucation Mary Sever Jane Protheroe Cedar Falls Kidora Margaret Horn Blaine Latta Huband Florida Niska Ruth Swanson Mare Island Fornia Grace Goagy Guay Phyllis Anderson Iowa State College Brayton Iowa Smith-Hughes Federal Uw Robert Brittell Kenneth Decker Mary Glascock Janet Gosselink Pella Navy

Farm Advisory Council to Aid Des Moines OPA District

The Farm Advisory Council for the Des Moines OPA district will help advise the Office of Price Administration. A 64 county regional council meeting is set for Des Moines on May 22 with representatives from Iowa farm groups and state and federal agricultural agencies. This is the second such council formed in the United States after the national program announcement.

Office of Price Administration OPA H. P. van Gorp War Price and Rationing Board Des Moines Iowa van Gorp United States Chester Bowles

Michael Strange And Hugh Giles At Event May 26

Announcement notes Michael Strange and Hugh Giles appearing May 26 with details about postponement of related program dates. It mentions Miss Stranse and recent updates to forward her commitments, and cautions readers to mark Friday May 1 as the visit date while clarifying an earlier error about Thursday.

Baye du Nrape Mesien Caine Stranse Nest Chronicle Res West Briday

Frank Den Adel Passes Away in Lan California

Long obituary notes Frank Den Adel born in Pella son of Peter Den Adel and Margaret Blom. He joined Reformed Hoof and later Presbyterian, served in U.S. Army 1917 1919 with Motor Transport, married Mingles, lived in Corte Madera near Marin shipyards, supervisor in tanker material assembly. Survived by wife, sons Stanley Shirle, mother Margaret, four brothers Abe Dick John Leonard, two sisters Nellie Charley Hoeksema, funeral May 6 at National Golden Gate Cemetery for veterans.

den Adel Pella Peter den Adel Margaret Blom Khen Adel John Faasen Bell Clathine Presbyterian Church of Oak Arizona California Corte Madera Frank Marin Ship Yards Eygo Yen Adels Stanley Shirle Stanle Shirley Margaret den’ Adel Abe John Clinton Iowa Leonard Rose Hill Charley Hoeksema Nellie den Adel Henry Marion Rene

Preventing Gully Erosion Through Contour and Grass Belt Methods

Agricultural guidance outlines soil conservation measures such as contour farming and terracing to reduce runoff. It emphasizes keeping roots intact, establishing permanent grass strips along waterways, and using burlap dams to stabilize washes while establishing cover.

Cultivate Corn Only to Kill Weeds

C J Van Vinck of Town State College argues that the main purpose of cultivating row crops is weed control. He says early sweep cultivation removes most weeds, disk killers are best, and shallow cultivation yields better corn than deep cultivation, especially when seeds are drilled.

Seldon C. J. van Vinck Town State College

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