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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
2
Local residents visit friends and relatives in Prairie City and Des Moines while others report hospital stays and recoveries. News includes births, furloughs, and military assignments with details on families, travel, and health amid wartime efforts.
Des Moines officials announce Christmas Seals will decorate inside wrappings of gifts sent to men and women overseas. Do not place seals on outside of overseas parcels to avoid confusion in foreign ports. Seals may be put on outside US parcels from December 1 to January 1 during the annual tuberculosis seal period.
Kent Council meeting Tuesday Sept 28 at Pella High named fire drill officers and captains for floors one through three. Officers include Herbert De Prenger as Chief Fire Marshal and Bill Lankelma as Fire Chief with Gerald Stravers as Assistant Chief. Names listed for floor captains: Jack Fisk Ralph Vander Linden Marion Wittenburg Ione Lankelma William Vanden Berg George Carson Lora Ruth Kiya Joe Synhorst Leon Kaldenberg.
The October 9 broadcast marks the 22nd anniversary of the Chinese Republic. Blue Network stations nationwide will carry the program with Wendell Willkie presiding and Hull from Washington voicing the American response. Chiang Kai-shek will deliver remarks from Chungking via radio.
Marion county 4-H Club calves shine at St Joseph Missouri with Reid Boothe winning Grant Championship on the Angeus steer. Dwight Mathes places second in Shorthorn, Don Van Haalen third in Angus, Worth Rankin Jr. fourth in Shorthorn. Gress Rogers accompanies the boys as county extension agent with plans for AkSarBen or International shows.
Central College adds four students of Japanese ancestry to its diverse intake. Miwako Tanaka from Heart Center Wyoming stands as a first year student, joined by freshmen Kuyoshi Yamamoto from Amache Colorado and Kenneth Tsutsumi from Honolulu Hawaii, plus Shigeharu Ogawa from Hilo Hawaii now classified as a sophomore after arriving last winter.
On October 30 two new inmates, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Weeda, joined the home now at 73 residents. Earlier, Gerrit Marinus aged 82 and Jacob Verduyn aged 74 were remembered on their birthdays. Visitors included John De Jong of Peoria and Pleas antville pairs, and multiple couples from Prairie City, Eddyville, and nearby towns calling on residents including Mrs. P De Jong, Mrs. Anie De Bruin, Mrs. G Bosma, Mrs. M Verros, Mrs. J Van Gorp, and Christina.
The column lists many Den Hartog relatives and friends visiting or calling on Mr and Mrs Den Harte. Multiple households including Langstraat, Van Roekel, Den Adel, Brand, Vanden Bere, Dontox, Don, and others are mentioned. Health updates include Mrs Hosma confined by asthma and Mrs van Heuvel slowly improving.
The high school announces the 1962 class officers with Kenneth Krame as president of the class of boys and Arvin Rumbaugh and Nancy Bosaard as co assigned leaders. John Hesselink is president of the girls class with Betty Dingeman and Elner Pearson as co officers. Paul De Jone leads the student council with Dimella Leydens as treasurer and Naomi Vroom as view president.
Pella High lists a full year schedule including football games against Newton Woodward Winterset Osceola and others plus plays classes assemblies and a long sequence of basketball dates. The calendar also notes teacher meetings demonstrations and the end of grading periods along with the Christmas vacation and state tournaments.
During a bond campaign the factory and office purchased 1400 dollars worth of bonds, and 226.89 was collected for Wilson's scheme to pool funds for the World Series games. Carroll and Louise won ticket prizes, while Loyal Johnson, a Pella distributor in Minneapolis, was noted for a long family business. Various local names were mentioned in social mentions, job shipments, and Army camp references.
Des Moines District Office of Price Administration reports sharp cuts in tire allocations for October due to wartime shortages. New tires are nearly exhausted, synthetic tires lag, and only book holders with scarce tires will receive some supply. Quotas for Grade HE used tires, passenger tubes, and farm implement tires drop sharply, with limited recourse for drivers and businesses. Local counties Marion Mahaska Jasper list specific Grade 1 and Grade 3 quotas.
A true Boy Scout is a friend to animals. He will not kill nor harm any living creature, and will strive to save and protect all harmless life.
A 1944 historical fund report fragment lists General Fund receipts and disbursements for a quarter, naming officials such as Samuel Ver Steve and Frank N. De Wit. The document references various entities including Raw material suppliers, engineering firms, and local hardware companies, and notes the quarter ending September 30, 1943. It confirms the accuracy of financial processing for Heart of and District, sworn October 6, 1944.
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