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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1949

Page

5

Multi-sale notices and used goods ads in Pella region

A dense collection of sale dates and listings from Oct 14 to Oct 22 including Dairy cow sale at Oskaloosa Pavilion Oct 14, Poland China sale at Oskaloosa fairgrounds Oct 18, Read & Purvis closing out sale Oct 19, Warrick Bros sale Oct 21, and Mrs. Ollie Kreling estate sale Oct 22. Also numerous for sale items, used merchandise, elevators, vehicles, and service ads from Pella, Knoxville, and Olivet. Includes tractors, appliances, and automobiles with dealer ULRICH lines and Marion area notices.

Ralph Meyer Oskaloosa Sales Pavilion Poland Oskaloosa Fair Grounds Read & Purvis Oskaloosa Warrick Bros Ollie Kreling Olivet Ucreford Bing Pavilion Knoxville Kooiker Elevat Warner Willemsen Pella Wayne Fe Dicleman Auto’ Supply Apples Poultry Service Imn Marion van Dusseldorp John van Zom Mari Kieffer Joe H. Vande Kieft Franklin

Bake Sale and Fundraiser Notices Promote Local Events

Classified notes advertise a bake sale at White Way Garage on Saturday October 15 and a soup lunch and hake sale by the League for Service of the Reformed Church also scheduled for October 15 at Pella Implement Store, 714 Main. Other items include sewing machine servicing and a housing for rent inquiry.

BRAND White Way Garage Sat League For Service of the

Mahaska Club Winners at Waterloo Show

Mahaska County 4-1 members won at the Waterloo state 410 dairy show held at the National Cattle Congress. The county group of five heifers topped the class while individuals earned blue ribbons in Jersey and Milking Shorthorn divisions. Vera Thomas and others placed in multiple Jersey classes with Rosemary Barnes and Gene Cops also earning awards. Showmanship finalists included Dick Grubb Vera Thomas and Linda Grubb with Vera placing third. A reporter notes linotype invention history from 1866.

Mahaska County Dick Grubb Waternest Thomas Ince Ernest Thomas Vera Thomas John Wm. Thomas Linda Grubb Rosemary Barnes Gene Cops Guernsey

Russians See Mahaska County Women’s Extension Exhibit

State Department photographer Tom Parker and his wife visited the Mahaska County fair to photograph the rural women’s extension display booths. The editor of the magazine America plans to publish images in Russian language editions to show Soviet readers life in rural America and the home craft and machinery that support a high standard of living. Parker noted the cultural exchange program in Washington that places US and Soviet publications abroad, with America selling 50 thousand copies in communist countries and Soviet Russia selling 500 thousand copies in the United States. Local participants included Mrs. Wm. Kincaid and other Mahaska women who helped present Color in the Home and other exhibits.

Mahaski County Tom Parker State Department Washington, D. C Mid-West State Departments America Russia Parker Rural Womens Extension United States Washington Per Nat Mahaska County Arker Booth Wm. Kincaid Women's Booth Martha Duncan WOI Mrs Mahaska John Gray Kaloosa Alvin Wimner Sharon Frank Jagerville M. Beaver

Cards of Thanks for hospital and home care mass

Mrs. C Hackert expresses sincere gratitude for cards flowers and letters received during hospital stay and after returning home. She thanks Rev Borst Rev Haverkamp and Elder Dieleman for calls and kindnesses that will never be forgotten.

Borst Haverkamp Dieleman C. Hackert

Neighborly thanks after fire express gratitude to helpers

Mrs. Edith Bevan and Mrs. Tunis Vonk extend thanks to neighbors, friends, strangers, the Fire Department, and relatives for prayers, cards, gifts, and assistance during furniture removal, recovery, hospitalization at Mahaska Hospital, and after the recent fire.

Fire Department Edith Bevan Mahaska Hospital Tunis Vonk

Card of Thanks for Kindness After Accident

I wish to thank my friends and relatives for the kindness shown since my accident. I also thank Gerald De Jong and Loren Vander Wert for taking me to the hospital the evening of the accident. Douglas dansz.

Esly Gerald de Jong Loren Vander Wert Douglas Dansz

In Memoriam Doreas Society Pays Tribute at Pella

The Doreas Society of the Third Ref Church of Pella Iowa honors one of its oldest members Mrs E Dykstra who passed away and is now with her Master The group extends sympathy to the bereaved Mrs G B Kolenbrar and Mrs G Vander War

Doreas Society of the Church of Pella Iowa E. Dykstra G. B. Kolenbrar G. Vander War

Watch Extension Cords To Avoid Fire Danger

National Fire Prevention Week runs October 9 to 16 with guidance from Norval Wardle at Iowa State College. He urges inspecting portable heaters and all electrical appliances, checking wiring, and having repairs done by an experienced electrician to prevent fires from overheating and shock hazards.

Norval Wardle Iowa State College

Electric fixtures and appliances in basement bathroom kitchen

The notice states that electrical fixtures are used in the basement, bathroom and kitchen and must be located and used beyond arm's reach to ensure safety. It emphasizes safe placement and avoidance of accessible wiring in living areas.

Lengths of the sink, tub, and shower

A brief description notes the measurements of the bathroom fixtures: the sink length, the tub length, and the shower space. No additional context or actions are provided.

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