Thanksgiving News From Pella Area Families and Events
Local notes show Mr and Mrs Peter Lubverden hosting over Thanksgiving for Kleins families. Visitors include Miss Cornelia Van Dyke and Gertrude Vander Lune with Miss Gertrude Dykens. News covers Navy furloughs, basement work on new homes, jury selections, and multiple Thanksgiving dinners across Des Moines to Springfield Illinois with relatives visiting in Pella and nearby towns.
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Peter Lubverden
Kleins
Cornelia van Dyke
Gertrude
Ruth Vander Lune
Gertrude Dykens
May Large
Chicago
G. H. Waechter
Sophia Ver Steex
Iowa City
Ruth Huizensa
Harriet Schilder
Florence Robinson
M Dred Vander Zyl
Leona Vos
Lillian Crum
Jack Mabie
Springfield
Ilinois
Joe van Arkel
John van Arkel
Joe
Great Lakes
Navy
John A. Pos
North Main
Arnold de Reus
Joe Stientjes
H. J. Vanden Berg
Lincoln Street
George Vaned
Mercy
J. Gilbert Baeta
Khaska Hospital
Ovical
Monia
Harry J. Boos
Link
H. J.” Rayasburgur
Kawa Ficeo
John van Zee
Knoxville
Henry Kaldenberg
Des Moines
John Kaldenberg
Willard
Robert Heerema
Albert Lea
George Kaldenberg
C. I. Fox
Fox
Keota
John W. Vander
Wilma Hardin
Andrew
Melvin van Veen
C. C. van Veen
American Institute of Business
Kathryn Tolland
International Honor Society For Business Education
Melvin
van Veen
Pella High School
Wm. Tysseling
Albert E.tysseling
W. van Rockel
Harry Newendorp
Pella
Iowa
C. C. Buerkens
S.A. Sandren
Gradus Waehter
Herbert Mentink
Richard King
University Knothole Club
Tellit
Second Reformed Church
Walter Nollen
Herman Oen
Max Ray
Tommy
Munquoket
Harry Ray
K. H. Bean
Grinnell
V. A. Weirather
Orville Dykstra
Chas
P. Dyk
Thursda
Fri Gezel
Sterlin UL
Ed Gezel
Moines
Alvin Velt
Morrison, NL
H.W. Pietenpol
Pietenpol
Fd Gezel
J. Bosveld
Town City
Bob
Fred
University
Henry Cox
Kansas City
F. F. Carpenter
Freda
Frances van Zante
Sorney Dale
Sioux City
Lyle Edwards Wins Medal for 4-H Club Records
Pleasantville youth Lyle Edwards receives the gold medal for the highest score in the county 4-H Meat Animal contest. The award honors thorough records and project success with funding support from Thomas E. Wilson of Chicago, extending to a potential trip to national Congress and a college scholarship. The Extension Service oversees the recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sven Lyle Edwards
Pleasantville
Lyle
Thomas E. Wilson
Chicago
Extension Service
Quotable Q and A on English usage and jokes in print
The item riffs on a daily newspaper notice of women in Washington demanding the President’s ear, mocks the phrasing Ain’t I, and cites Professor Phelps on language. It notes a humor piece about a child crying and ends inviting another request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Willam Lyon Phelps
Professor Ips
Pella Chronicle Offers Magazine Clubbing Deals
The Pella Chronicle lists a special clubbing offer catalog with multiple magazine pairings and pricing. Subscriptions include Woman's Home Companion, American Magazine, Collier's, Better Homes and Gardens, Christian Herald, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, McCall's, Pathfinder Weekly, Popular Mechanics, Reader's Digest, Red Book, Saturday Evening Post, Successful Farming, American Boy, and American Girl. Prices vary, with bundles priced from about 1.00 to 5.78, plus options for gift subscriptions and additional Reader's Digest gifts. The ad invites readers to drop a card for the clubbing price and notes the Pella Chronicle is published in Pella, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Chronicle
Woman's Home Companion
Pella Chronicle American Magazine
American Magazine
Colliers ‘Magazine
Pella_ Chronicle Christian Herald
Pella Chronicle Good
Reader's Digest
Red Book Magazine
Pella Chronicle Saturday Evening Post
Ella Chronicle
Chicago
Boe
Atlantis
Marion County notes on cattle shipment and pasture clinic plans
Notes from the Marion County Agent's Office describe 18 head of Ma caby Reeves and Beef Heifers loaded for shipment to Chicago International. The International sale is Saturday November 20 with a full report to follow. The Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee schedules its pasture clinic December 12 at 9 30 a m at Hotel Kirkwood, with a trophy awarded to the best pasture program in the territory. The 1940 winner is secret until announced at the clinic. The November 12 meeting selects plans for a 1941 membership drive to precede the Farm Bureau Annual meeting with policies, officers, and dinner to be arranged.
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Anthony Seis
Evalena Wynberg
Calvin College
Grand Rapids
Ada Wynberg
Christian Psychpathic Has
Rooseveltng
Y. the Berg
Prairie City
Nellie
Pella
George
Helen Pals
Willard Langerak
Des Moines
Lewis van Wyk
University Hospital
Town
City
Lawrence Struck
Ppi
Benteco
G. G. Thomassen
Mac
Paul Thomassens
Washington
Iowa
Ed Thomassens
Tracy
Ethel Thomassen
Harold Thomassen
Vivian Weirather
Sipkemas and Dykstras
J. H. Veenstra
Henry Ver Steeg
Adrian Lubberden
Wayne
A. A. Schippers
de Wit
Mr. Schippers
John van Hemert
M.r. de Wit
Albert Langerak
Belle Plainela
Logan Hendricks
Logan Jr
Udell Hendr Mise Jean Patterson
Osh Joosa
Rudolph Ulrich
Voxelaar
Ben Vogelaar
Reuben Lezenberg
Des Moin
Jens
Arnold Wi Vogelaar
Fort Des Moines
A. J. Roovaart
Peter Dop
Pleasantville
Henry J. Rhynsburger
Sheeler
Ben Braashart
Montezuma
John Brant Hart
M. Vander Linden
State Sunday School Council
Sadler
Arvin Wayne Vander Wilt
N. Vander Ploeg
Second Christian Ref
van Soelen
John de Jong
St. Louis
Tone Ver Meer
William Steenhoek
First Reformed Church
Sarah Vande Garde
van der Ploeg
John Branshart
Alvin Tervelt
Morrison
Illinois
Henry W. Pietenpol
Fred Gezel
H. Mentink
A. de Penning
de Cook
W. Vos
Ites Vander Lugt
Casio
Agne MN
Vander Linden
C. Wormhoudt
Macaby Reeves
Chicago International
Marion County
International
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee
Hotel Kirkwood
Herman Toom
Knoxville
Clay Barnett
C. M. Gilson
Walter L. Brown
Henry Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
J. 8. Russell
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Maynard Chance
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Paul Brown
Town State College
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau to Host Event With Noted Speaker
Marion County Farm Bureau plans an event bearing the expense for a nationally known speaker. An effort will be made to secure a speaker with wide national recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County Farm Bureau
Kno
Rats Move In and Poison Them Amid Cold Weather
The cold wave drives rats to winter quarters and entomologists at Town State College advise two poisons for control. Red squill and barium carbonate are recommended for rat extermination. Red squill is toxic to rats but relatively safe for people and pets, and both liquid and powder forms are effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town State College
Pest control notes for livestock and poultry safety
The text warns that certain rat poisons like barium carbonate and red squill are deadly if ingested in sufficient quantities and must be used with caution around livestock and poultry. It suggests safe placement behind boards to form a runway in poultry houses and recommends edible bait forms to prevent removal by animals.
Three Lester Cousins Graduate From Gibson High in 1940
Three cousins, close in age, graduate with Gibson High School class of 1940. Each bears the first name Lester, sharing a family connection as they move into post graduation life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gibson High School
Lester
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Otley
Joe Vanden Berg
Field
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Janet
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Sterling
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Michigan
Leonora Scholte
Ing
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American Legion
W. J. Howell
Oskaloosa
Wayne Pos
H. van Dellen
Sioux County
American Sunday School Union
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U.S. Dept. of the Interior
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
California
Lyle Edwards
Cornell College
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Phonograph
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Gotterdamerung
Darlene Movik
Ottosen
Darlene
Hermon H. Severn
Cepr
Kalamazoo
Johnnie
Chronicle
Palla
Lowa
Marion County Agent’s Office
Dolly
Waly
Bandi Xe
Vogelaar
Glow Boy
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Quaker
Perfection
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Penney's Toyland
Pater
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