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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1939

Page

5

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McCoy Heads County AAA Committee

Herbert D. McCoy of West Knoxville is the new chairman of the Marion County Conservation association, succeeding Wm. L. Sheppard who retires after a year of good administration. McCoy, known for farm AAA work, was elected at the county meeting in Knox ville last Saturday. Other officers include Ray W. Crane and Howard H. Hooper as members, Clarence J. Sweem and Horace B. Schmidt as alternates, with A. R. Rees re-elected as secretary-treasurer.

Herbert D. McCoy West Knoxville Township Marion County Conservation Association Wm. L. Sheppard Shepard McCoy AAA Mr. McCoy Ray W. Crane Pleasant Grove Howard H. Hooper Swan Township Clarence J. Sweem Indiana Township Horace B. Schmidt East Knoxville Crane A. BR. Rees Union Township Treasur Clay Township D. Elton Loynacan Harvey Ward G. Harvey Glenn’ Knox Tracy Wiley de Beaver Turvey Borrest de Beaver Lake Pr D. Dieleman Pella Dirk F. Boot Jacob J. de Haan Pedunis T. Verros Mar N. Vander Linden Pell Polk Township Connie Vanden Berg Oley Howard M. Karr OL Kermit’ E, Sherwood Knox Harvey W. Holmes Knoxville Jasper de Raad Otley Red Rock Paul Brown Monroe Leo Mullin Joe Marion P.clark Otlerest KE Core Ed de Hai Summit Township Henry Kool Daniel Pow

Local Obscure Names Highlight Regional Notice

Otley Marion Van Haaften Mon Robert Van Essen Otley Gerrit W Den Hartog Otley Arthur Van Waardhuizen Otley Knoxville Journal reference notable names in a brief regional notice.

Otley Marion van Haaften Mon Robert van Essen Otley Gerrit W. den Hartog Arthur van Waardhuizen Knoxville Journal

Hogging Down Corn In Iowa Stirs Debate On Benefit And Risk

The report by A L Anderson of Iowa State College describes hogging down about 10 percent of Iowa’s corn acreage. It notes labor savings and soil benefits but warns of compacted fields and market timing if pigs are finished in the field. Lighter pigs gain slower and sections may be needed in wet years or heavy harvests.

Towa A. L. Anderson Iowa State College Anderson

Sauces To Savor Sweet Sour and Hollandaise Mix

A vintage recipe item describes Sweet Sour sauce using vinegar cloves mace cinnamon allspice and jam with cucumber pickles and thickening with cornstarch, yielding about 1 cup and refrigeratable. It also gives Hollandaise steps with yolks mazola lemon juice boiling water and salt and cayenne, thickened over hot water.

Walking Reward Highlights Honest Find on Highway 16

Madeline Vrieze laar walked home from school due to a car in use and found a billfold with money and a chauffeur’s license. She wrote to the owner, Arthur Vriezelaar, who confirmed the loss four days prior and praised her honesty. He rewarded her handsomely for returning the item.

Madeline Vriezelaar Arthur Vriezelaar Madeline Highway 16

A College Education Has Money Value

The article cites figures from The Traveler's Protection Insurance Magazine showing lifetime earnings differences between college and high school graduates. An AB degree averages 5,300 a year at fifty and 6,000 at sixty, while commerce graduates average 8,500 at fifty. total earnings from twenty two to sixty range 144,000 to 200,000. The value of college training is stated as 14,000 to 28,000 per year, or 77 to 155 per day, reflecting the cash benefit of four years of college.

Travelers’s Protection

Sioux County School Tax Rates Compared Across Regions

The Low Bracket report shows last year’s Sioux County school taxes totaling 38 576 165 dollars on a 2 895 000 000 valuation, averaging 13.32 mills. City and town levies averaged 22.53 mills while rural districts averaged 8.88 mills, with Des Moines Polk Wapello Pottawattamie Story among the highest and Plymouth Winnebago Crawford Ca Sioux Center News among the lowest.

Des Moines Polk Wapello Pottawattamie Story Plymouth Winne Crawford Sioux Sioux Center News

Rubber Tires Improve Tractor Performance Long Observation

A Town Agricultural Experiment Station review of pneumatic tractor tires shows general satisfaction after extensive observation. Questionnaires sent to farmers indicate tires perform reliably, reducing downtime and maintenance concerns across a long period.

Town Agricultural Experiment Station

Pneumatic Tractor Tires Prove Durable in 196 Farmer Survey

County agents and selected implement dealers in 73 Iowa counties report results from 196 farmers across 199 tire sets. High satisfaction with durability and field performance is shown, with notable variation in wear rates and guidance to avoid excessive drawbar load or insufficient wheel weight.

Iowa Extension Service of Iowa State College

Quail Released On Six Farms In Marion County

The Marion County Conservation League received its first quail consignments from the State Game Bird Hatchery on Sunday September 3. Six bevy groups of 13 quail each were released on Merrill Comer and Luther Bruere near Bussey Emmett Godfrey and John Stone near Maryville and C C Duncan and Stanley Roll on the English Creek Watershed near Knoxville. Farms will be closed to hunting for one year to allow birds to multiply as hatchery rearing costs are high. The hatchery began operations last year to provide pheasants and quail for seed stock on farms where bird populations had declined due to adverse conditions in prior years. pheasant chicks are hatched at the hatchery and sent out at 15 days old to cooperating county conservation efforts.

Marion County Conservation League Marion County Merrill Comer Luther Bruere Bussey Emmett Godfrey John Stone Marysville C. C. Duncan Stanley Roll English Creek Knoxville Rcooperating County Conservation

Halloween Fixins and Masks At The Book Shop

Halloween doings in the air with parties and fun. The Book Shop offers fixin s and masks for festive events and celebrations.

Hallowe'en Hallowe’en

Quail Stocking Program by Marion County Group

The Marion County Consor tion League, with over 60 members, organized last spring undertook a quail stocking project and distributed gari seed to farmers to create winter food patches. Food patches cover 9,427 acres on farms chosen for suitable cover, with quail introductions on previously barren land developed by the Soil Conservation Service in cooperation with operators.

Marion County Consortion League Marion County Soil Conservation Service Knoxville Journal

A Dad Should Help His Son to Solve Problems

Joe Ferguson explains to Joey that Mr Brown demanded payment for a broken window from a game he and other kids played. Joey denies breaking the window and says they were playing ball when it happened. The dialogue frames accountability and problem solving between father and son.

Joey Brown Joe Ferguson Mr. Brown

Honest Dad And Son Talk Over The Window Incident

In a candid conversation a boy named Joey admits he may have caused more damage than others after batting a ball through a window. His father reassures him and suggests using his allowance to cover the cost, emphasizing open communication and responsibility.

Miller is II in Des Moines Hospital with paralysis

Leon N Miller II is a patient at a Methodist hospital in Des Moines suffering from infantile paralysis with his condition worsening to the waist. The first hospital report notes signs of improvement and his physician Dr Bridgeman is confident of recovery. Miller’s young daughter also suffers the same condition but milder and is well at home. Out of town and local students register with Prof Sadler for piano this fall as he brings deep enthusiasm to teaching.

Leon Miller Methodist Des Moines Netal Hrst de. Bridgeman Prof. Sadler Sadler

Professor Sadler Offers Flexible Hours for Visiting Students

The article notes Professor Sadler can arrange convenient hours for out of town students. It emphasizes accommodating schedules and the accessibility of faculty guidance for those traveling to the campus.

Professor Sadler

FOR SALE Ford Coupe 1929 Model A and milk cow

Classified notices list a 1929 Model A Ford Coupe for sale in good shape after a motor overhaul, a fresh Jersey milk cow offered by G G Vander Wilt, and several wanted ads including coal hauling, a stray black dog found by G G Van Hemert, and a girl for general housework sought by Mrs Marion Van Gorp with contact details.

Hee Bob Heerema Gali G. G. Vander Wilt John Klootwy Jersey G. G. van Hemert Marion Marion van Gorp

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