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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
11
G. G. Vander Beek will collect garbage services with a charge of 21.50. The note mentions No glans or ynean but lacks clear context or full details.
Jean Harlow and Bert Taylor appear in the comedy drama Personal Property at the Princess theater in Oskaloosa starting May 23 for a five day run. The film, directed by W. S. Van Dyke, features Taylor as the son of an English family who becomes a butler in his brother's fiancée's Iowa home.
Local produce dealers publish weekly quotations showing prices for various items. The fragment lists numbers such as 108 and 11.00 to 12.00, indicating ranges or unit prices communicated by merchants Sam and No. 1 m as part of the market report.
A public notice appearing to solicit payment for violence against Henry Wyma. The message includes a phone number 140 and asserts intent to purchase harm. No clear locality or authoritative source context provided.
Mixed list of sale items and services from Pella area ads includes FOR SALE farm equipment and posts, beauty salon services offering permanent waves, lawn mowers promotion, insurance rates, hardware repairs, and feed deliveries. Notable mentions include a 1926 Dodge for sale, Fordson tractor, John Deere plow, and Pella Supply Co listings. Local businesses Kuyperts Music House and Sunnyside Beauty advertise offerings.
Dairymen are urged to place orders with The Pella Chronicle to save money and receive nicer caps, advertising a rate of 3 Be per 1 000. The notice promotes ordering through the Chronicle for cost and quality benefits.
A dense classified block offers baby chicks from B J Brom and Van Gorp's Hatchery in Pella with weekly Monday and Thursday chick drops and worm expeller protection. It advertises poultry culling by 12 year veteran John Gys Van Gorp, worm powder and tablets at low prices, and Klyn Brothers with 15 years in pure bred poultry culling licenses.
A brief ad notes services for worm delousing and roup control for poultry at 0 per 100 with contact B. J. Brom Hatch- Vella and phone 34.
Hoeksema Bros Garage offers windshield wiper service and a full parts stock plus flywheel starter gears for all car makes. O and P Tire and Bathory Service handles magnetos, while White Way Auto Co lists 1928 Pontiac Coach and Chevrolet models among used cars for sale with tractors and cultivators also noted.
A catalog of used cars and models offered by Van Houweling Dodge Plymouth Sales and Service. Listings include sedans and coupes from 1920 to 1946, with brands Dodge Plymouth Plymouth Chevrolet Ford and Whippet, plus a 2 door Pontiac and a 1932 Chev truck.
Notice to Peter Ennis estate and unknown heirs that tax deed may be issued after 90 days if redemption from tax sale is not completed. Real estate described as Hamilton subdivision NE% SE% lot 16 section 34 township 74 range 18 within the 5th principal meridian was sold for delinquent taxes and a certificate of sale issued.
Harrison Hees from near Liton in Davis County appears in a listing. Holmes and Chersea have raised stock all their lives. Last week they sold a young bull calf for 150 dollars and three sheep for 100 dollars. They claim a top yearling colt as well, a one year old prize winner in development.
A garbled clipping hints at wartime discussions in Butte about conflict strategy and public opinion. Readable pieces mention war state, ideas, and improvised phrasing, suggesting a debate or editorial fragment rather than a clear report.
Local notes report Miss Jeanette Steenbock teaching staff at Plainview school dismissing for summer. Several visits and travel plans appear, including Fred Lautenbach heading to Minnesota and Mrs Lautenbach with sons visiting Meservey, plus multiple family meetings in Des Moines and nearby towns. Many residents listed with health, travel, and visiting updates through end of June.
Job listing for a steady helper with livestock experience to assist a manager in country work. Pays $75 a month at first. Address Box 2358 care of this paper.
A vintage advertisement touts Spry shortening as a solution for indigestion and crisper, tastier fried foods. It claims Spry is a tripletreamed ALi vegetable shortening that makes cakes lighter and pastry tastier, suggesting even a child can digest fried foods with Spry.
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