Local News Briefs From Pella Iowa Area
Mrs. A C Kuyper improving after operation two weeks ago while Dr J E Shultz has been seriously ill for more than a week. Numerous local residents including Popma family and Waardhuizen family visited relatives in nearby towns and churches. Community members attend church events, note hospitalizations, travel to Des Moines and Chicago, and discuss local business updates and crop store changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Kuyper
J. E. Shultz
William van Rheenen
Mary Vander Beek
Chicago
Cicero
Rutgeres
de Leeuw
Joe Toren
J. S. de Jong
J. Vander Syde
I. J. Sadler
Leland Croll
Des Moines
Leonard Allen
Tama
Richard Goad
E. V. Goad
Oskaloosa
Henry Vande Voort
United Food Store
Alice Breuklander
Pella
B. A. Roorda
Heerema
Jonathan
Farmers Union
White Way Auto Co
R. V. Eppard
J. H. Cochrane
John Kaldenberg
North Main Street
Jennie Vande Noord
Denver
Colo
Mahaska County Farmers to Get Handsome Sam
Mahaska County farmers will receive about 293000 dollars as the first payment under corn hog contracts. The county allotment committee plans a township by township distribution to contractors, with each signer given a card listing his check day and serial number to ensure orderly cashing and error-free processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahaska
Burg- Inn
Mahaska County
Farm Bureau
Questions and Answers on New Corn Loans
A wartime CCC program replaces existing corn loans with a new 1935 loan. Borrowers must act by October 15, pay notes in full before removing corn, and insurance is required. The plan sets the call price at 85c, offers Seper per bushel, extends credit, and preserves seed and feed supply while detailing insurance costs and participating lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ast
Federal Land Bank
Production Credit, Corporation
United States
Commodity Corporation
Corn Loan Rules and Crib Requirements for Corn Storage
Old corn in temporary cribs must be recribbed in permanent or semi permanent cribs. New corn may be stored temporary or permanent but must have a floor and roof that turn water and be secured against entry. Sealing and loan procedures cover quantities, deductions for worm damage, sealing charges, eligibility, timing, and lien release procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eriband
Young Bride Killed in Cycle Crash Near Memphis
Mrs. Wiley Cone aged 18 died after being thrown from a motorcycle near the Iowa Missouri line between Milton and Memphis while en route to Chicago for the Century of Progress. Husband survived with minor injuries after swerving to avoid a truck. Funeral held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Memphis area. Other mourners from Milton attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Cone
Memphis
Iowa- Missouri Line
Milton
Cone
Chicago
Century of Progress
Wheat Adjustment Payments Scheduled for Farmers Details
The AAA plans first 1934 wheat adjustment payment of 20 cents per bushel to cooperating farmers with a 5 percent planting increase authorized. The payment remains 29 cents per bushel per allotment, with a second 9 cent adjustment next year. Compliance certificates are being audited and approval timelines clarified by George E. Farrell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Washington
George E. Farrell
Farrell
Special October rail rates to World’s Fair in Chicago
October 1 announces round trips to the Chicago World’s Fair with long stopovers and cutrate admission. Passengers receive a one day rate card valid at the fair with one dollar admission and tickets to six concessions. Highlights include Sky Ride towers, Lagoons, Jungle Camp, Horticultural Building, and Merrie England. The fair closes October 31 with extensive free shows and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlantic Coast
Frank Buck
Masked Man Robs Albia Gas Station
A bandit masked with a handkerchief robbed Floyd Bettis at Albia gas station at 3 am Monday. He forced Bettis at gunpoint, taking about $25 from the register and $9 from Bettis. Three months earlier the attendant repelled a prior attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Floyd Bettis
Johnson and Bettis
Bettis
Sta
Local bandit robs night station and escapes unseen
Bettis, scrubbing the grease room at a station east of the post office, was robbed by a masked man carrying a nickel plated revolver. The bandit opened the cash drawer and safe, took about 15 dollars in bills and ten in change, then fled west past the post office. Night Marshall Hogg and Sheriff Goodwin searched the town but found nothing. investigators suspect a local culprit familiar with the station. Floyd Bettis, 21, brother of Charles Bettis, operates the station with Howard Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bettis
Marshall Hogg
Howard Johnson
Charles Bettis
Floyd Bettis
Charles
Monroe County
Rock Island and Wabash Train Schedules Mentioned
A report notes Eastbound Passenger No 475 at 9 14 am and Westbound Passenger No 474 at 4 15 pm on the Rock Island line with Howell Local at 5 14 pm on the Wabash timetable. It adds that 170 Iowa youths from the civilian conservation corps in Arkansas were discharged after arriving at Fort Des Moines army post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Civilian Conservation Corps
Arkansas
Fort Des Moines Army Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Louis
Catherine Popma
Paul Popma
Henry Hoffman
Denver, Colo
Hubert Wynberg
Chronicle
Baptist Church of
John Waardhuizen
Irene
Angeline
Anne Waardhuizen
Otley
N. de Wit
Frank
Mary van Gorp
I. J. de Wit
Prairie City
J.B. de Wit
Newton G. Thomas
Oak Park
R. A. Awtry
Ter
Zella Wehrle
Tainter
Mark Rillihon
Arie van Houweling
Plainview
Tokar
Connie van Veen
Hilda Palmauist
Lincoln School
BV. Good
Mary
Ruth
Fred van Ness
Ollie
Mr. Goad
Lillian Smithhart
John W. Rietveld
Iowa City
Alice Westerkamp
Mr. Rietveld
Fred Westerkamp
John
Peoria
John Rietveld
Harold Keuning
H. P. van Gorp
Nellie Beckering
Ross
Indiana
Raymond
Beckering
Incas
Michigan
Amy
Mark
Marie Smith
Clarence van Niewaal
Gertrude van Niewaal
Art Bosch
W. L. Hasselman
Mrs. Aschenbrenner
Detroit
Graham
John Gansa
Wm. Bosch
Nat Firat and
Franklin
Paul M. Black
Houston
Texas
W. M. Binck
J. J. Sybenga
J. F. Bousquet
Colorado
Dave van Steenis
Roy van Hansten
Kathryn Dick
Killduff
H. J. Langstraat
Seattle
I. Langstraat
P. A. Vander Sluis
John Boerefijn
Nebraska
Garden City
Rth
Hilda Palmquist
Kate Ver Heul
Dena Ver Steeg
Henry Kuyper
Ben du Pree
H. H. Vanden Berg
Gladstone
Gordon Nesbit
M. H. Nesbit
Rivola
Peat Kippee
Phillip Aeed
Sass Symphony
Prewin Pengulaas
Handsome Sam
Gages Eimann
Foy
Tecaks
Tatné
Sheriff Goodwin
Rock Island
Wabash
Howell
Wormhoudt & Kempkes
Pella Overall
Oman
Gemble’s
Middlewest
Ares
Pharis
Searmey
Gamble’s
Price
Lus
Bach
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