FOR SALE: Freezers and livestock offers from Kuyper’s Music House
For sale items include two freezers a chest and an upright at low prices. Black Gat Daze listings appear alongside Duroc boars and gifts. The herd claims disease-free status near Everett R. Lanphier two miles fast and a mile south of New on.
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Colfax
Pella
Frank Tromp
Stientjes
Renfine Finisadera
F.C.B
Bakker & Rus
Poland
Peter Hoksbergen
B&r
Bakker & International Daven
Wormhoudt’s
Arie H. Bogaard
New Sharon
Kuyper
Dick Rolffs
Taintor
Sully
Clarence de Penning
Massey-Harris
T. Vogelaar
C. de Koning & Sons
Monroe
Black Gat Daze
Music House
Duroc
Everett R. Lanphier
Newon
Manchester
Sally
Earl’ Vande Krol
Vandermeulen Hoeksema
Koyker
Mart Hoeksema
Wormhoudt
Otley
Sarge
Vos
Harold Veenstra
Pella Poultry Service
Harold Wittenburg
Mart Hoekee
Warner Willemsen
F.O.B
Remington
Byron Beukema
S.E. Newton
Larro
Hampshire
Andrew P. van Zee
Prairie City
Yorkshire
Pete Goodyk
Henry A. Dykstra
Harris
Peila
Vogelaar, Motor and
Wisconsin
Veenstra
Julian Garrett
Towa
Carl Kramer
Franklin
Westinghouse Laundromat
Third Reformed Church Soup and Bake Sale Notice
The Third Reformed Church League will host a soup and bake sale with lunch and sandwiches on Saturday October 29 at the Farmers Union.
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Third Reformed Church League
Farmers’ Union
Cards of Thanks From Brouwer and Roorda Family
Thanks are expressed to all who sent cards letters visited the hospital and after returning home especially Rev De Jong for prayers. Mrs Raymond Brouwer appreciates the cards flowers gifts and visits during illness and recovery. Mr and Mrs R Walter Roorda and Donald thank relatives friends neighbors and all who offered prayers and kindness during Donalds recovery and at home.
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de Jong
Raymond Brouwer
Donald
R. Walter Roorda
Worth the Cost Ralph Durham on Boars and Costs
Extension animal husbandman Ralph Durham of Iowa State argues that meat hog production requires added record keeping and feed conversion data. He notes higher boar prices to cover producer costs while maintaining records and improving herds.
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Ralph Durham
Iowa State
Milk House Heating Simplified for Cold Day Work
An Iowa farmer explains supplementing milking chores with a 16 by 16 foot well insulated milk house attached to the barn. He uses a 1000 watt space heater and four 250 watt heat lamps, with lamps thermostatically kept at 40 degrees to ensure steady warmth for washing utensils and unhurried work.
Farmer Prepares For Extreme Cold With Extra Heater
In the extreme cold at 30 degrees below zero a farmer plans ahead. The weather report warns of unusually cold conditions tomorrow and the farmer runs a space heater the night before to remove the early-morning chill from the milk house.
Indiana U Singers Orchestra to Perform at Central Campus
The Indiana University Singers and the Philharmonic Orchestra will give a concert at Douwstra Chapel at 8 p.m. on November 18. Ninety musicians, evenly split between instrumentalists and singers, combine to offer a high quality program from leading professional-caliber ensembles.
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Indiana University Singers
The
Philharmonic Orchestra
Douwstra Chapel
School Districts Seek Vote on Reorganization plan
Patrons from Hamilton Maryville Simmons Springfield Jefferson Township Mahaska Attica Tracy Bussey districts gathered at Bussey School on October 20 to discuss reorganizing into a single district. The School Study Committee, chaired by Herbert Cline, has met over twenty times with more than 70 attendees. They voted to petition the County Board of Education for permission to place the proposal on a vote. County Superintendent C S Thomas outlined petition steps and the committee will meet again to finalize plans.
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Hamilton
Maryville
Simmons
Springfield
Jefferson Township
Mahaska County
Attica Consolidated
Tracy Consolidated
Bussey
Bussey School
Herbert Cline
Boards of Education
County Board of Education
C. S. Thomas
Pricey boar to boost hog profits across two litters
A college professor argues that paying a premium for a proven good boar pays for itself. A $150 boar vs $75 base price adds about 80 cents per pig for two litters, with premium yields and potential feed savings. Superior daughters boost next year’s crop. the notion of a $150 to $250 good boar is viable for commercial herds. Forest fires are framed as destructive to recreation and resources.
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Durham
First Messiah Rehearsal Sunday
The Messiah Chorus holds the first of seven rehearsals this Sunday from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in Qouwstra Chapel. Director Robert Rittenhouse, music instructor, urges all potential participants to attend the initial meeting. Chorus membership is open to all interested singers.
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Messiah
Qouwstra Chapel
Robert Rittenhouse
City election day reminders for Pella voting up to November 8
Citizens of Pella are urged to vote on Tuesday November 8 for city officers and aldermen for a two year term. Polls will be open all day with a complete slate of Citizens and People's tickets to appear in The Chronicle on November 3.
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Pella
Citizens
People’s
Chronicle
Pella Church Women Invite to Oskaloosa Meeting
The Oskaloosa Council of Church Women invites Pella church women to World Community Day on Friday November 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Presbyterian church. Speaker will be Mrs Ruth Graham from Brazil mission field, mother of Professor James Graham of Central College, known in Pella as an engaging speaker.
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Oskaloosa Council of Church Women
Pella
Presbyterian Church
Ruth Graham
Brazil
Graham
James Graham
Central College
Grain Stocks On Iowa Farms October 1 1955
Iowa farmers hold smaller old crop grain stocks than a year ago yet above the ten year October 1 average. Corn on farms totals 93.895 million bushels a 22 percent drop from 1954 but 18 percent above the 10 year average. oats total 198.682 million bushels the largest October 1 supply since 1950. soybeans carry 1.118 million bushels. Wheat on farms 716 thousand bushels. rye 351 thousand. barley and other oats also noted with mixed comparisons to 1954 and the 10 year averages.
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Iowa
Iowa Cooperative Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Pelican Injured in Akron Collision Housed Locally
A pelican weighing 30 pounds sustained a wing injury after striking wire in Akron. The bird was lodged in the city for treatment and its injured wing mending.
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Akron
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