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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1939
Page
2
A pair of Belle Plaine youths arrested in Dysart confessed to stealing from cars as part of a scavenger hunt. Officials questioned the story but found it an entertaining explanation and slated to return loot the next day.
B A Wiltuchen an 80 year old Spencer resident was found dead on a highway after a quarrel with his son in law and the latter's brother who allegedly damaged a headlight and attempted to conceal it by hanging the headlight unattached from the fender. Authorities held both men for investigation.
The Bray hardware store in Hanlontown was broken into recently. Proprieties showed restraint as the loss was heavy. The incident marked the seventh robbery in 23 years at the same shop.
Onawa high school football coach Bill Gutehes nearly lost a key halfback in a rough early game. The newcomer showed surprising talent and potential in his first season.
A Palto Alto farmer, Tom Bergman, 60, died after trying to extinguish a fire caused by a backfiring tractor. He walked a mile home seven hours later and succumbed to burns over a large portion of his body.
The City of Pella council met in regular session with Mayor Fultz presiding. All members present except Van Dusseldorp. Minutes read and approved. American Legion lighting request for Christmas trees at 3.00 per tree. Bills approved for coal 499.08 and official notice 14.76 and warrants interest 164.93. Warrant funds 86. STLEG to be called and paid. Insurance on city trucks renewed. Insurance on city fire truck referred to Fire Dept Committee. Adjourned to November 23, 1939.
Professor Rothacker of Iowa State College warns that continued dry weather will deplete soil moisture harming trees and shrubs this year. He urges thorough watering during open winter periods to protect roots and ensure spring growth.
A Navy Aviation Selection Board led by Lt K M Krieger and Dr Speer will tour Kansas Nebraska Western Missouri and Southern Town to recruit for flight training in the U S Naval Reserve. Candidate youths 20 to 27 with college work, US citizenship, and unmarried status may enroll at Fairfax Airport, then Pensacola, Florida. Ensign commission follows training with possible fleet service.
Dorothy Greig shares two Turkish turkey dishes from leftovers. A Turkey and Noodle Scallop with cream of mushroom sauce, Velveeta and chopped turkey baked under biscuit crust serves eight. Also, individual Turkey and Mushroom Pies use a biscuit crust baked 15 to 20 minutes.
The program at Pensacola offers cadets about 106 dollars monthly pay during initial training. A 10000 dollar life policy is supplied with no arm equipment. quarters are provided. After Pensacola, as commissioned officers in active fleet service, full pay and allowances resume. Indefinite 30 day intake groups begin November. Interviews scheduled in Ottumwa and Des Moines at local hotels on December 17 and 18.
A concise remark notes that a person who agrees with all you say is dull to talk to. It also asserts California dominates lemon production nationwide, signaling broad regional influence.
Extension Service of Town State College offers about 200 seedlings to 4-H clubs and groups to combat gullies and provide wildlife cover. Ellis Hicks and Guy Ramsey distribute the bundles, priced at 1 dollar per bundle enough to plant a quarter acre. Species include Russian olive osage orange false indigo red bud wild grape Virginia creeper thorn wild plum and evergreens with possible mulberry. Blueprints will be made show-
Laziness travels so slow, poverty is almost sure to overtake it. Further planting details and tree information can be obtained from the Extension Service of Iowa State College, according to Hicks.
County advisory committees of farm debt adjustment will assist landlords and tenants with disputes under the new farm lease law. Announced by H W Amway and KR Bliss, meetings start in Corydon and continue through December in Cherokee Ware, Des Moines, Atlantic, Cedar Rapids, and Fairfield. Committees, averaging five farmers, have resolved over 7,000 Iowa farm cases and offer free public service. Also notes timing for lease termination notices and soil advice on sweet clover plowing in Iowa.
Iowa State College agricultural engineer T old H Beaty notes poultry drink more reliably when water is kept near 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit during winter. He cites Illinois experiments showing a 1 percent lift in egg production with winter water, and suggests a commercial heater or simple DIY bulbs in a wooden box to warm the water pan, costing under 1 kilowatt per hen for three months.
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