Local notables visit Pella amid postwar recollections
A stream of visitors including John J. Hospers from New York City and military families arrive in Pella. Residents recount a year of overseas service and training, with reunions at homes on West Washington street and North Main, while veterans return from Camp Carson and Camp McCoy to civilian life and local memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Hospers
Pella
New York City
Columbia University
Urbana
Ill
Moe. Verheyef
Henry Rook
Albert van Heukelem
Dennis
West
Washington Street
Adam Hasselman
R. W. Langerak
Jane Anne
Meyer Langerak
Great Lakes Naval Station
Langerak
Rvice
U.S. Naval
Europe
Peter Roskamp
Merton
Minnesota
H. K. Pals
Wenesday
van Heukelems
Paul Boertje
Stanley
Hamilton
Fremont
Iowa
Boertje
Cole Hamilton
Camp Leonard Wood
B. F. Hasty
First Baptist Church of
Oskaloosa Street
Emma Jo Langerak
Bess McBride
Oskaloosa
J. E. Vander Zyl
Nellie Cole Muffley
Miami
Fire safety checklist urges stove and furnace care
Beaty warns that stoves and furnaces cause many fires and urges farm families to prevent them during fire prevention week and beyond. Hot ashes and kerosene misusage ignite fires. keep ashes in metal containers and away from paper. Install asbestos boards near stovepipes, cover walls, and shield floors with metal. Surround furnace bases with brick or concrete to reduce death and property loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benty
United States
Beaty
Trail Riders Honor Parade Guests and Winners
The article notes judges Dr George J Fowler Prof A B Caine and rider honors for Ebb Thompson Vern Yerkes and Harry McGlothlen. It thanks Pella business folk Chamber of Commerce and the Town Horse and Mule Breeders Association for hospitality and event support with praise for local hosts and the Pella high school band. A prize list appears elsewhere.
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Linn
George J. Fowler
Town State College
A. B. Caine
Ames
Fowler
Croll
el Rose
Pella
Buness
Ebb Thompson
Pomeroy
Vern Yerkes
Vinton
Harry McGlothlen
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Pella High School
Hundred Mile Trail
Cecil Rooks
Town Horse and Mule Breeders’ Association
Local health project gets underway in county
A county wide health survey will be conducted by a women's club affiliated federation. A questionnaire covering sanitation public health nursing nutrition mental health tuberculosis maternal and child health vital statistics venereal disease and health education will be sent to about ten laboratories. Work on the questionnaire should finish next spring and a health institute may be opened to address local needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elie
Sean
Eoheen
First Killing Frost Reported in Week
Unofficial observer H. K. Pals notes no rain in the past week. The first killing frost occurred Tuesday morning October 9 with a temperature of 29 degrees Fahrenheit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. K. Pals
Distressing Holland Conditions Prompt Relief Appeal
Testimony from Howard E. Kershner vice chairman of Save the Children Federation describes widespread destruction in Holland. He cites four hundred thousand acres flooded and 370000 acres mined, leaving 18 percent tillable land unusable, with vast losses of engines vehicles cables rails and livestock. Thousands of barefoot children in camps undernourished, with five thousand awaiting foster care. urgent funds clothing bedding and sponsorships for at least five hundred schools and five hundred needy children are requested. The federation's New York office appeals for financial aid to provide these sponsorships and notes a shipment of clothing reached Holland after Allied occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Save the Siven Federation
Madison Avenue
New York
Howard E. Kershner
Federation
Ray
Netherlands
Save the Children Federation
Shredding Corn Reduces Corn Borer Infestation Method
The article discusses shredding corn as a method to destroy corn borers, noting reductions in infestation and increased prospects for improved yields. It mentions experimental results and emphasizes shredding as a destructive technique affecting borers in the ear and stalk remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Aly Lille
Pilar
Decline in Poultry Prices Explained by Experts
Economists at a state college cite several factors behind dropping poultry prices in recent weeks. Weak demand, higher feed costs, and seasonal market shifts reduce profits for producers, with a cautious outlook into the fall and early winter months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Tor Walt
Tnewa State
Oneis Kutish
Edi
Farin Keanomit
Sargent Feed offers on-farm weighing and pickup service
Sargent Feed advertises all kinds of feed in printed sacks and invites customers to see Nick Jansen at the Poultry House. When ready to sell chickens, they offer on-site weighing and pick-up service at the farm, with phone contact 174, Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Jansen
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