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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1939

Page

11

Local classified list with wide ranging sale items

A jumbled rural classified page lists trucking services and storage, farm equipment including a John Deere corn picker, purebred hogs, and a portable mill. Advertising notes low prices on wallpaper, coat hauling, and various sale items with several Iowa contact names and phone numbers. A potato mishap and a cave in a trench are briefly described with family and local names.

Sully P. O Wm. Dieleman Iowa

Bette Davis Stars in The Old Maid at Rivola Theater

The Rivola Theatre opens its season with The Old Maid starring Bette Davis in a Warner Bros production directed by Edmund Goulding. Miriam Hopkins and George Brent co star. adapted from Zoe Akins stage play based on Edith Wharton’s serial and novel.

Rivola Theatre Bette Davis the Old Maid Miss Davis Warner Bros Miriam Bopkins George Brent Edmund Goulding Zoe Akins Edith Wharton Red Book

Babes in Arms at Mahaska screens four days

Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland star with June Preiser and a cast of song and dance specialists in Babes in Arms. The film opens Friday at the Mahaska theater for a four day run. Don’t miss it.

Mickey Rooney Judy Garland June Preiser Follies Mahaska

Leighton News: Local clubs host meetings and visits

Detroit guest Mrs. Harry Young stays with daughter Mrs. Lowell Turner as Leighton hosts a Leighton Parent-Teachers Club session with talks on school aims and obedience studies. Heap o’ Livin club members, visitors from Oskaloosa and Detroit attend, with poems, contests and refreshments. Black Oak Scott Center students perform a Friday program led by Miss Margaret Vander Linden.

Harry Young Detroit Michigan Lowell Turner Leighton Joe Carol Ann Beintema Leona Hesselink Leighton School Jms Don de Prenger Heap O’ Livin’ Club Henry Veenstra S. G. de Cook Elmer van Duren Oskaloosa M. M. de Reus Ira J. Hesseling Margaret Sangstes G. G. de Cook Harold de Brain John Veenstra Howard Glendening Moline Linois H.W. Vander Linden Riley Glendening Ebenezer Reformed Church Gerrit Brummel Darlene van Zomeren Howard de Prenger Bonnie and Janice van Zomeren Sylvia Goemant Betty van Welcome

Community Notes from Knoxville and Nearby Towns

Readable items document social visits and events in Knoxville Iowa area, including gatherings at the Legion hall, birthday and wedding preparations, showers for Helen Vanden Berg, stork shower for Mrs. Wayne Angove, and visits among Vanden Berg, Verwers, Zegers, De Raad, Klyn, and Van Hemert families. Several trips to Des Moines and nearby towns noted, plus home improvements, farm activity, and church attendance.

Otley News: Local Calls and Corn Harvest News

Otley notes record Sunday visits from Mr and Mrs Dick Miller of Bonaparte once a school teacher at Otley. Edwin Hiemstra and others gather corn at Martin Hiemstra farm with Jake Aalbers Norman Robus and Edwin Hiemstra present. Nearby residents Mr and Mrs Dick De Haan and family visit the Waardhuiz home near Pella. Neighbors assisted Ralph Dykstra in corn gathering last week with Gerrit Van Ee Gerrit Davelaar Pete Nan Ryangk Edward Hiemstra Richard Vriezelaar John Rietveld and Elmer Rietveld among attendees.

Dick Miller Bonaparte Joe Kool Mr. Miller Otley Edwin Hiemstra Martin Hiemstra Jake Aalbers Norman Robus Dick de Haan Near Pella Arie Waardhuiz Ralph Dykstra Gerrit van Ee William and Hennie Gerrit Davelaar Pete Nan Ryangk Edward Hiemstra Richard Vriezelaar John Rietveld Elmer Gerrit Dykstra Gerrit van de Geest Ger

Halloween Party Attendees In Knoxville Home

Mrs J M Van Viidt and daughter Lyle, Miss Anna Slocum, Mr Raymond Robus, and Mr and Mrs C H Berg with family attended a Hallowe en party at the R V McKeever home in Knoxville Monday evening. Will De Vries of near Tracy visited Sunday afternoon in the Gerrit Vink home.

Ust Knox Ville J. M. van Viidt Lyle Anna Slocum Raymond Robus C. H. Berg Hallowe'en R. V. McKeever Knoxville Will de Vries Near Tracy Gerrit Vink

Halloween Program At Local School Highlights Grade Numbers

The program features Ruth Brummel Edna Goemaat and Zee in Dialogue and songs including The Hallowe en Guest and The Morning After. Performances include Ruth Brummel Sylvia Goemaat Janice Van Zonieren Betty and Marjorie Van Zee and Marjorie Van Zee Howard De Prenger. The Lower and Upper Grade pupils present exercises, piano duets, and a school song On Halloween led by Mrs. Lou Van Rockel and others.

Abron Grandia Herbert de Prenger Hallowe'en Lou van Rockel J. A von Zuuk Howard Grendening M. M. de Reus

Prairie City Land Sales Wrap Up Last Week

Fred Warner reported three real estate deals near Prairie City. Earl McReynolds bought the Milt Adair 120 acres, Mr Osborne of Kellogg acquired the Fleming estate 160 acres with possession on March first, and Dwight Caldwell purchased 80 acres from Roy Danley.

Fred Warner Milt Adair Earl Hi) McReynolds Fleming Mr. Osborne Kellogg Roy Danley Dwight Caldwell Prairie City News

How to Battle Boxelder Bugs

Boxelder bugs invade homes entering through cracks and screens. This guide outlines practical steps to reduce infestations using sealing, vacuuming, and targeted insecticides while avoiding excessive chemical use.

Boxelder Bugs

Controlling pests under the AAA Farm Program in 1938

The article notes pest control methods may seem harsh yet effective. It mentions kerosene spray, scalding water, and crushing pests around tree bases. It also highlights the AAA Farm Program and that farmers used green manure crops on over 26 million acres in 1938.

AAA

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