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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
4
A wartime drive to collect used clothing is announced with Mr. Kaper and Mr. Ravers leading. UNRRA involvement, national leadership, and community participation emphasized as key to Victory Clothing Collection success and continued relief efforts.
The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute urges hunting safety as season opens. Key rules include treating every gun as loaded, carrying only unloaded weapons in transit, ensuring a safe backstop, and never pointing at anything one does not intend to shoot. Additional cautions cover remaining unloaded, avoiding climbing with loaded guns, and not shooting at hard surfaces or water. Conservation notes.
Gerrit Van Waardhuizen a lifelong farmer who served in World War I died after a long illness. He married Dirkie Van te Sun four sons Harris Alvin John and William survive with his widow. He moved from Onley to a farm near Monroe with his mother and siblings nearby. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the Pella Co operative Funeral Home conducted by Reverend John Visser.
Paul Simons son of Leonard and Tryntie di hanna Jonker was born in Nieuw Beyerland Holland in 187? and died October 8 near Leighton Iowa after a 3 month illness. He married Johanna Ryken November 26, 1918 and had five children. Survived by two brothers and one sister, his parents and five siblings preceded him in death. Military burial services were held October 10 at Leighton Ebenezer Reformed Church with Rev. C Greenfield officiating. Burial followed at Green Cemetery in Leighton.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind deeds and sympathy after the passing of Paul Simons. The note also thanks those who sent flowers and offered help, signed by Mrs. Paul Simons and children.
Louis Zwank aged 50 died Tuesday evening at Skiff Memorial Hospital Newton Iowa after a short illness. Funeral services set for Friday October 12 at 1:00 p.m. at the Second Reformed Church with Rev. R. J. Pritchard of Williamsburg Iowa officiating.
The dairy subsidy covers July to September production with payments issued in October and November. Rates are 45 cents per cwt for whole milk and 18 cents per pound for butterfat. Submit tickets at the AAA office in Knoxville, or mail them. Wholesalers must secure signed statements from customers listing quantities purchased in the prior three months.
Pasture field day held on October 4 near Fairfield featured demonstrations on eradicating brush and preparing seed beds for pasture renovation. Jefferson County Farm Bureau, Jefferson Soil Conservation District, with Town State College and Soil Conservation Service, showcased machinery including tractor powered saws, disk fillers, and tillage tools. Experts from Iowa State College and the college’s agronomy department led discussions on brush control and pasture improvements, with Maurice Heath summarizing the day's events.
Elmer Ogren recently discharged from the army will be the new assistant executive of Tall Corn Council Boy Scouts of America, announced Executive N Harold West. Ogren, Creighton University Omaha Neb graduate, practiced law in Council Tufts Iowa for nine years and served as Scout Council Commissioner there. He became a professional scout.
Fragmentary OCR text references a leader in 1939 with assistant executive duties in Sioux City Iowa and Omaha, army service residency in Des Moines, and Tall Corn Council ties. It mentions county work in rural Iowa, campaign finance roles, and names partial personal and organizational fragments.
The column lists residents and relatives visiting or traveling, including Mrs Alfred Vannler Wert and son Larry visiting Minos, Rev Connie Reynew, George Peery on furlough to Fort Riley, Minnie Rose Van Zante from Central College, Edith Peery from Kill dall, and others visiting families in Grinnell, Tracy, and nearby towns.
A lightning strike at Clark Lae caused part of a silo to crumble and a barn to melt with windows blown out by the concussion. Ruby Schram, milking two cows, was unharmed though the cows were knocked down. Mr. Lackmore received a shock from a water faucet in the hog yard. No serious damage occurred.
Dr Stouler warns of hog flu during cool rainy fall weather increasing fire risk and disease spread. Clean well bedded sheds, insulated from healthy stock for 2 to 3 weeks, ample water, and avoiding individual dosing help prevent illness which can slow growth though not always fatal.
A Towa State College apiarist cites a strong honey flow this year and urges beekeepers to prepare for winter. He advises consolidating weak hives with strong ones, dequeening by early October, and allowing about 21 days for brood to emerge before yard equipment is removed. For fall operations, set package bee plans for next spring.
A Iowa extension note from the Agricultural Extension at Iowa State College argues spring plantings are favored over fall for fruits and berries due to scarce stock and fall risks. In the south, deciduous plants may be planted after leaves fall, while Iowa faces November dormancy limits with root growth hindered by winter conditions. Protective straw mulch helps but cannot prevent winterkilling.
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