Local News and Community Notes From The Chronicle
Locals invite reader submissions and postcards. Keota high school coach Darel Mensch’s team routed Brighton 40 to 0 in the Ke-Wash conference. Farmland auctions near Pella sold two 160 and 154 acre parcels at 100 and 95 dollars per acre to Joe Rozeboom of Oska loosa. Several residents travel, illnesses, births, and deaths are reported with details of visits and hospital care.
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Darel Mensch
Keota
Iowa
Darel
Brighton
Jerald Dykstra
Peter Dykstra
Slot Estate
Joe Rozeboom
Oskaloosa
Pella
Rozehoom
College Executives Attend Cedar Rapids Meeting
College presidents from Cedar Rapids met on Saturday September 30 with President G T Vander Lugt and Dean H W Pietenpol leading discussions. Dr W W Osborne outlined new state teacher certification laws while Evert F Lindquist discussed high school and college registration exams for guidance and student advancement. Byron Hollingshead urged a united fundraising program for state colleges as used by Michigan institutions. Dr Vander Lugt planned a East Coast trip, visiting New Wilmington Penn and New York City for education board meetings and alumni events.
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G. T. Vander Lugt
H. W. Pietenpol
Own
Coc College
Cedar Rapids
Dr. Vander Lugt
W. W. Osborne
State Board of Public Instruction
Towa
North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges
Evert F. Lindquist
University of Town
Byron Hollingshead
Coe College
Michigan
Vander Lugt
New Wilmington
Penn
New York City
Board of Education
New York
New Brunswick
N. J
A Perfect House is Sometimes Not A Happy Home
A reflection on old parlor life versus the real home found in kitchen and dining spaces. It warns that rigid room designated privacy can wedge family members apart, and notes children feel shut out when confined to separate rooms.
Home harmony balances order and shared space
A Towa Child Welfare Research Station note from the University of Iowa urges parents to nurture family togetherness through shared rooms now while ensuring children later have a room of their own. It emphasizes beauty, respect for furnishings, and that comfort and security come first in forming a true home.
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Towa
Plan Program Friday the 13th At Otley School
Otley School hosts a Friday October 18 program at 7:30 P.M. featuring one act plays short skits and music plus a Parcel Post Sale game and social. Ode Amvets Auxiliary hostesses promise a grand evening with refreshments. admission is 25 cents for adults and 5 cents for children.
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Ottley School
Ouley School
Fire Prevention Week Urges Lowans to Check Homes
Fire Marshal Zack T. Cook urged Iowans to observe National Fire Prevention Week October 8 to 14 by ridding homes of hazards where 60 percent of fires start. A statewide campaign offers free home inspections, school demonstrations, and voiceovers to Boy Scouts seeking merit badges, with 1,500 fire department volunteers participating.
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Des Moines
Zack T. Cook
Iowa Safety Congress
Iowa
Marshal Cook
Iowa Farm Index Steady for September
The Iowa Farm Index shows prices received by farmers unchanged in September with only small changes in leading commodities. Prices paid rose a point, narrowing the price paid to received ratio from 106 to 106 percent, while weak hoe prices offset by stronger cattle and steady feed products.
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Iowa
Albia Demons Defeat Little Dutchmen 46 to 6
Albia Blue Demons overpower Pella High in a South Central clash, 46 to 6. Pella trails 26 to 6 at half, scoring only on a 50 yard run by Hank Vande Voort. Injuries hampered Pella, with reserves unable to close the gap. Vande Voort and Klyn were standouts for Pella's backfield and line play.
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Pella
Albia
Johnnie Smeltzer
Blue Demons
Hank Vande Voort
Abia
Albin
Paul Klyn
Damaged Soybean Seed Causes Poor Stand and Prices
Iowa State College tests show cracked seed coats reduce germination from 92 percent to 56 percent in soybeans from the same bin. Experts blame high cylinder speeds and improper settings for cracking. advise reducing cylinder speed to about half for oats threshing and adjusting concave and burr pads to minimize cracking.
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Iowa State College
Dale Woolsoncroft
U.S
Woolsoncroft
Pella to vote on gas plant franchise for Central States
Notice to legal electors of Pella Iowa that a petition signed by property owners seeks a city vote on granting a twenty year nonexclusive gas distribution franchise to Central States Corporation and assigns. A special election will be held November 6 1950 with polling places listed and ballots instructing Yes or No. Mayor T H Klein signs the notice.
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Pella
Iowa
Central States Electric Company
Iowa Corporation
Main Street
Second Ward
Third Ward—Legion
Broadway Street
Fourth Ward
Pella Supply Company
Oskaloosa Street
T. H. Klein
High Range Ewes Offer Advantage in Fall Purchases
Iowa State College extension sheep expert Eugene Francis notes ewes from higher range Washington Utah Montana areas are generally larger and have fewer parasites than lower altitude livestock. Prices vary by age with older mixed-mouth lots at 18 to 22 dollars per head and 1 to 2 year olds at 30 to 32 dollars. ewe lambs fetch 28 to 30 per hundredweight. He advises buying through central markets from reliable dealers or using experienced buyers to inspect mouths and adders, warning that westward direct purchases risk poor locating and lack of expert guidance.
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Eugene Francis
Iowa State College
Ile
Washington-Utah- Montana
Francis
Ewe Lambe
Good Management Cuts Down Poultry Disease
Good management cuts down poultry disease in Towa farms says W R Whitfield extension poultryman at Towa State College. He notes disease and parasite outbreaks are curbed by isolating pullets from old hens and preventing contact with contaminated hens as they return from the range. Cleaning, sanitation, and delaying pullets’ entrance into the laying house are advised to protect the young flock.
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Towa
W. R. Whitfield
Towa State College
New Book by Dr G H Mennenga on Earth’s Families
Dr George H Mennenga, formerly of Central College and Western Theological Seminary, releases AlL The Families Of The Earth a missions study manual for lay groups. Published by Baker Book House Grand Rapids in paper and cloth editions. This is his second book following What Say the Prophets published last year by the Board of Publication.
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George H. Mennenga
Baker ‘Book House of
Grand Stupids
Michigan
Dy, Mennenga
Central College
Dosker-Hulswit
Western Theological Seminary
Mennenga
Board of Publication of the
Reformed Church In America
Cards of Thanks For neighbors, Sully Fire Dept aid
We express sincere thanks to neighbors and friends and the Sully Fire Dept for aiding in saving our home from destruction during the fire on Wednesday Sept 27. Thanks also to Fowler Telephone Co for prompt service in giving the general ring. Wm Andringa and Family
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Sully
Card of Thanks for prayers and visits from Mrs. Matt De Jong
Mrs. Matt De Jong expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for prayers visits cards flowers and gifts received during her hospital stay.
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Matt de Jong
Thanking neighbors for help after loss of husband and father
Mrs. Joe Vanden Berg and family express gratitude to neighbors and friends who assisted them and filled their fileo after the death of their husband and father.
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Joe Vanden Berg
Thomas Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs D C Thomas thank relatives neighbors and friends for calls gifts and greetings that made their 40th wedding anniversary memorable for them and their children.
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Mrs
D. C. Thomas
Poultry Disease Risks From Contaminated Feeders and Ground
Whitfield notes pullet disease outbreaks arise from contaminated feeders and waterers. Clean them by leaving outside for weeks to use sun and rain. Poultry specialists warn against turning pullets onto contaminated ground where a prior flock roamed, as it invites trouble.
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Whitfield
Church Services Schedule for Sunday Morning and Evening
The note lists 9 30 A M Bible school Hour Topic Personal Commitment to Jesus Christ The Morning Worship Service Sermon Trying The Spirits 6 30 P M Junior C B Tople The Middle East Today Leader Preston Steenbock 6 30 P M Senior and College CE Singspiration 6 20 P M Topic Thy Sins Be Forgiven Leader Esther Overbergen 7 30 P M That Sunday Evening Service Moments of Music 7 20 P M Aaron Koskamp Robert Block Central College instrumental Gospel Numbers Sermon series Problems of Present Day Modernism Message Have We A Substitute A cordial welcome to all services Temple Time Reformed Church in America radio broadcast over station KXEL Radio Minister Rev Harland Steete
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Jesus Christ
C. B. Tople
Middle East
Preston Steenbock
Esther Overbergen
Aaron Koskamp
Robert Block
Central College
Temple Time
Reformed Church In America
KXEL
Harland Steete
Second Reformed Church Weekly Schedule Summary
The church led by Edward H. Tanis outlines Sunday School at 10 45 a m with The Beggar and His Benefactor No 5 in the Lord s Prayer, a 7 30 p m sermon The Bride s Response No 5 in Song of Solomon, and KEBS radio broadcast followed by Junior C E at 2 00 p m Intermediate C E at 2 30 p m and Young People s C E at 6 30 p m.
Revival Services at Church of the Open Bible
Rev and Mrs. C. O. Anderson co pastors welcome Rev. L. Malmin as evangelist for revival services continuing nightly through Sunday October 8. Sunday schedule includes 9 46 AM Sunday School 11 AM Morning Worship with Malmin 6 30 PM Overcomers Hour and 7 30 PM Evangelistic Service with a timely message.
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Church OF the Open Bible
C. O. Anderson
Rev. L. Malmin
Rev. Malmin
Overcomer
Pella Baptist Church to Host Guest Speaker Bennink
Clifford F. Perron, minister, announces morning worship at 10 45 and evening service at 7 30 with guest speaker Rev Arthur J Bennink at both services Also listed are church school at 9 30 and Baptist Youth Fellowship at 6 30 in Pella church notices.
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Baptist Youth Fellowship
Arthur J. Bennink
Otley Christian Reformed Church Worship Schedule
Morning worship at 30 am and afternoon service at 30 p.m. Family Vesper Hour scheduled for 5:00 p.m. broadcast by pastor and family over KWDM 1160 Des Moines and KEJQ 1200 and KFJQ-FM 99.3 Boone Iowa.
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KWDM
Des Moines
KEJQ
KFJQ
Boone
Iowa
Mass at St Mary Catholic Church Sundays at eight
Parishioners are reminded of the weekly Mass at St Mary Catholic Church each Sunday morning at 8 00 o clock. The note emphasizes regular attendance and the church’s schedule.
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ST. Mary Catholic Church
First Reformed by Anthony Haverkamp Minister Schedule
The text lists First Reformed Church events led by Anthony Haverkamp with times for Sunday School at 9 30 A M Morning worship at 10 45 A M and evening programs including a junior and senior youth group plus a Wednesday prayer service. The schedule describes Christ centered sessions titled In Christ Jesus An Creation Magee Heaven and Earth and Endeavor programs.
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Magee Heaven and Earth
Christian G
Denver
Chris
Christian Endeay
New Rat Poison Has Several Advantages
A new rat poison named yar farin is on the market and is expected to effectively kill rats and mice. Town State College extension entomologist Harold Gunderson notes warfarin’s benefits over older poisons and explains its non tasting, odorless bait requires proper filling and placement. He warns poisons like arsenic or thallium are effective yet too hazardous for untrained handlers, and provides recipe guidance for urban and farm use using warfarin with cornmeal and oats.
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Harold Gunderson
Town State College
Gundertson
Gunderson
Obituary Mrs. John H. Toom Dies at Mahaska Hospital
Mrs. John H. Toom died at Mahaska Hospital Wednesday October 4 in Iowa. Funeral services are planned Friday at 1 30 p m at Van Dyk Funeral Home and 2 00 p m at the First Reformed Church.
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John H. Toom
Mahaska Hospital
van Dyk Funeral Home
First Reformed Church
Flag colors symbolize courage liberty and loyalty
The statement assigns symbolic meanings to flag colors: red for courage, white for liberty, and blue for loyalty, presenting a concise explanation of patriotic associations.
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