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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1951

Page

8

Classified Ads Show Repair Parts and Farm Supplies

Place Ad listings show repair services for appliances and razors, farm seed corn DeKalb chicks, various poultry breeds, and seed corn pricing. Vendors include Veenstra Appliance Vos Farm Equipment Van Gorp Van Zee Hocksema and Vander, with contact details and local farm supply offers. Also mentions Wayne Tail Curler feed innovation, graduation gift ideas, and Singer sewing machine service.

Shrabam Alsin Vander Ploeggine Pal & Stratton Rej Mart Remington, Schick Veenstra Sarge Vos Wayne Praud Pella Poult Matt Hocksema S. John R. van Gorp Clarence M. van Zee

FOLLOW THE LEADER New 31 Built-in TV Sales and Service

A jumble of classified blurbs lists farm stock for sale including a Guernsey cow producing 2000 lbs milk and 408 lbs butterfat, two Duroc hogs, Hereford bulls for service, and a horned bull Heau Perfect. Also ads for cabbage tomato plants, floor sander rentals, and job openings at a large feed company.

Smith Fars Poland Henry de Forsate D. 1 Hi. A Heau Vanon Leighton Pella Wormhoudt & Kempke China Peter Hoksbergen

Classified items and historical note from old Publick Occurances

A collage of notices announces job offers and yard sales. Mentions county manager position paying about 150 dollars weekly, used cotton and burlap bags bought by Farmers Co op, old horses fits for mink and dog feed, piano tuning, monuments on hand for immediate delivery, expert poultry services, hog marketing through Farmers Co op, and a historical note about Benjamin Harris, first editor of Publick Occurances in 1690.

Benjamin Harris Publick Occurances Boston America

Notice of Will Hearing in Marion County Iowa

Notice is given that in Marion County Iowa a last will and testament of Anne Vander Wer, now on file in the Clerk of the District Court office, will be heard at Knoxville Iowa at 10:00 am on the Sunday of June 1951 to prove validity. Objections must be on file by the hearing time. Jack B. Carpenter, Clerk of District Court.

Knoxville Iowa District Court of Towa Marion County Anne Vander Wer

Public Hearing Planned On Pella Power Plant Improvements

The City of Pella Iowa will hold a public hearing on June 19 1951 at 11:00 am in City Hall Council Chambers Marion County Iowa. The hearing covers plans specifications and contract form for improvements and additions to the Municipal Power Plant and invites bids for the construction work.

Pella Iowa Marion

Pella seeks bids for 4000 KW turbo generator electrical install

Division IV-Section E invites bids to furnish labor and materials for a complete electrical installation for converting from 2400 volts delta to 4160 volts wye. Plans are on file with the City Clerk. Bid packets cost $10 refundable with proposal, $3 for extra copies. Bids due and opened publicly. accompany with 5% bid bond. Construction must start within 30 days of award and finish in 180 days. City reserves right to reject all bids. date May 16, 1951. Mayor Tunis H. Klein. City Clerk F. N. De Wit.

Iabor Brown Engineering Company Consulting Engineers K.P. Building Des Moines Towa Pella

Wrong Man at Osceola Prank Brings Crowd

In Osceola locals gathered to see Jack Dempsey on a Burlington train, only to find a prank by a Denver Post writer. Separately, John T. Scopes was arrested and convicted in Dayton Ohio for teaching evolution.

Osceola Jack Dempsey Burlington Champ Dempsey Denver Post John T. Scopes Dayton Ohio

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