Local news notes from Pella and nearby towns
Local items report Elmer Hargraves entering Mahaska hospital for an operation, and the birth of a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. James Koopman at their home. Nearby visits include Mr. and Mrs. John Van Peursem and son Cecil traveling to Independence Kansas with relatives, and Mrs. Evert Blom celebrating her 85th birthday. Paul Van Zante of Chicago, FBI Bank officer, visited the Van Zante home. Additional items cover hospitalizations, fires investigated by Adrian Lubberden, travel and family visits, and the death of Shirley Gosselink in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Koopman
John van Peursem
Cecil
Pella
Independence
Kansas
William Steenbergen
M. T. Klein
Ed Rogaards
Will
Evert Blom
Oskaloosa
Will Messemaker
Paul van Zante
Chicago
Herman D. van Zante
Paul
Federal Reserve Bank
A. A
Adrian) Lubberden
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Adrian
Des Moines Register
Wayne Pos
Hampton
John* W. Vander Linden
D. G. Gosselink
Sarah
Shirley Gosselink
Marion Gosselink
Rocky Hill
New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia
Shirley
Central College
Deflation Hits Farmer Hardest
B K Bliss of the Town Agricultural Extension Service warns that deflation will hurt farmers most as prices fall and costs stay fixed. He urges avoiding new debt, paying personal debts, building a cash reserve with government bonds, buying only essentials, and pursuing a united program among capital, labor, and agriculture to ease the postwar shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. K. Bliss
Bliss
Note to dog poisoners exposes Iowa code on animal harm
A Toledo Chronicle excerpt cites Section 717.1 of Iowa law defining penalties for maliciously killing maiming or poisoning animals. It states imprisonment up to five years in the penitentiary or up to one year in county jail or a fine up to three hundred dollars. The note frames the statute as a warning against harming horses cattle or other domestic beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Toledo
Attendance at State Parks May Break Record
State parks report a strong season with high attendance. Officials expect record totals as warm October boosts park usage and visitors stock up on supplies like food and camping gear. A conservation officer notes crowds queuing for amenities such as pink tables and fireplaces during peak hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O Tol
Conservation Commission
State Aid for Marion County Schools Distribution
An allotment of 27515 dollars in state aid is assigned to Marion county public schools under a new school aid law. The Knoxville district receives the largest share 10635 dollars, with other districts like Melcher Dallas Pella and Attica obtaining over a thousand each. The list includes 58 districts and aims to equalize funding to raise overall school standards across the state.
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Marion County
Sylvia Plots
Knoxville
Melcher
Bussey
Pella
Dallas
Attica
Hamilton
Marysville
D. M. Valley
Pleasantville
Tracy
Iola
Dallas Center
Fairview
Horstman
Marion
Polk
Springdale
Sunnyside
Coal Ridge
Simmons
Springfield
Otley
Pleasant Grove
O. K
W. Pella
Columbia
Elm Grove
Fillmore
Gosport
Union
Iowa district aid aims to equalize educational opportunity
The Knoxville Journal notes that low enrollment and weak local tax bases limit school funding, so state aid supplements districts to maintain reasonable standards. It explains that aid targets inequalities, with per county allotments varying, such as one Marion County district receiving 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Marion County
Knoxville Journal
Maggie Nollen dies at Home for the Aged in Newton
Mrs Maggie Nollen born Maggie Van Houweling July 1 1874 at Pella Iowa died Friday November 8 at Skill Meni al Hospital Newton aged 73 years 4 months 7 days She entered the Home November 11 1944 Funeral services were held Monday November 11 from Van Dyk Funeral Home and the Second Reformed Church of Pella Rev R J Vanden Berg officiating Many relatives and friends visited at the home and nearby towns noting her death and arranging services including Miss Josie Meyers birthday remembered and Dr C B Welle visiting his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Nollen
Skill Menial
Newton
Iowa
Pam
Walter Nollen
Maggie van Houweling
Pella
van Dyk
Second Reformed Church
Gerrit Marinus
Joe Vanden Berg
J. W. den Hartog
William den Harte
Sarah van Ryswyk
Gerrit Vander Wilt
Leigh
Robert Gosselink
Hull
Towa
Gerrit Gosselink
Josie Meyer
C. B. Welle
H. Welle
Cardinal Appeals for Prayer at United Nations Sessions
The speech imagines Benjamin Franklin addressing the United Nations and Peace Conference, urging humility before divine guidance. It argues that without divine aid a political building will fail like Babel, warning progress is hindered by narrow interests and human folly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Benjamin Franklin
United Nations and Peace Conference
Do We Want a Soviet Peace Francis Spellman Speech
Excerpt notes Cardinal Spellman in The Cosmopolitan urging prayer and heavenly blessing before deliberations. It cites early daily assemblies in a city setting while framing a document to preserve rights of man and references a quested clergy officiating at meetings for progress toward a great document.
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Francis Cardinal Spellman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmer Hargraves
South Pella
Mahaska Hospital
Oskatoosa
Fred Maasdam
Lynnville
Tra P. de Cook
Mercy Hospital
Roy Kershergen
Los Angeles
California
Henry Kershergen
Roy
Newt van Maren
Fay van Rocket
Towa State College
Ames
Louis van Rocket
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Margaret de Wild
G.M. de Wild
Margaret
Phi Kappa Chip
Charles de Wild
Gerrit de Will
Charles
Donnellson
Carl Vander Ploeg
Iona University
Mrs
Diller Vander Ploeg
Professor C. Evers
Northwestern
Lemy
Orange City
M. Vand den
Eve Des Moines
Carl Rene Vander Linden
James Evers
Bernie Vander Li
Gertrude Visser
Will, van Sittert
J. Hellinga
Ags Weyers
Bas
Vivian Weirather
Des Moines
Frank Creed
Algona
Town
Jacobrom
Jan
Forest City Lawn
Magne Brom
Nealsbergen
Wichfax
Henry Kersbergen
Monroe
Great Lakes
Illinois
Robert J. Robertus
John Robertus
Naval Training Center
Robertus
Naval Service
Pella High School
Paul Blommers
Jimmy
Tommy
Cchenbrenner
John Blommers
Town City
Blommers
Aschenbrenner
Hattie van Cleave
Chicken Wyler
Jackson
Wilson
Gulf Kist
Spaghet
Boy Ar-Du
Buffalo
Whiti
Farmers Union
Franklin Street
Geo. L. Cook
Irving Hotel
Farmer
New Holland Theatre
Will James
Fred MacMurray
Anne Baxter
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
City Property
West 4Th Street
Square
Jake van Zante
Elbert van Maanen
Dan Dingeman
Worth & van Zante
America
James Melton
Howard Barlow
Lyn Murray Chorus
NBC
International Harvester
Greyhound
Overland Greyhound
Ottumwa
Pella, Iowa
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
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