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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
4
A cluttered page lists diverse local services including piano tuning and repair by a long established expert, dental and barber style offerings, sewing machine sales and service, monument and marker sales, livestock marketing through a farmers cooperative, and various household and factory repair notices. Contact details and addresses included for multiple merchants.
The May announcement cites the Van Gorp picnic on Monday and a Chamber of Commerce request for business licenses to be vetted on Wednesday May 2nd. It references the National Bank and local firms, plus a note about a special track meet and a railroad car show on Cedar Rapids lines. Navy recruiters urge high schoolers to stay in school.
A guide from Iowa State College Ames outlines home landscape planning for dooryards. It covers sketching layouts, choosing height groups, edging borders, and selecting shrubs and evergreens for year round appeal. It advises using Pamphlet 5 Town Landscape Plants for spacing and plant types and mentions free extension service assistance.
Iowa communities that avoided swarms last summer prepare for a broader fly suppression drive. Entomologist Harold Gunderson notes added sprays will be tested, with repeated midsummer applications and thorough coverage of dumps and garbage cans. Local leaders urge community cooperation to boost results beyond lone farmer efforts.
The United States Department announces a new potato variety named Kennebee, resistant to late blight. Developed at Plant Industry Beltville and tested in Maine, New York, and other regions, it aims to curb blight outbreaks and support certified seed production.
Friends and relatives thank everyone for flowers visits and prayers during recovery. Special thanks to hospital staff and neighbors for kind words support and care shown to Mere, Jota, Mall Tracey, and Hoy De Leeuwane.
Andrew E. Van expresses gratitude to friends for memories, prayers, and kind wishes during extended stay at Mahaska Hospital in Oakland and while confined to bed at home. Deep appreciation for support shown during difficult time.
Acknowledgments from Mrs. John to Dr Campbell and Dr Lemen for excellent care during a hospital stay. Friends sent sounds letters and flowers, with appreciation for the attentive service from all Mere hospital staff.
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