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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
16
Market notes list varied quotations and contact names for local produce, with lines mentioning poultry, instruments, and supplies. It notes chicken culling and flock treatment services at set prices, plus phone and address details for dealers.
Complete stock of auto parts and repairs offered by Noeksema Bros Garage. Displayed vehicles include a Deuce Coupe Mupmobile Dove Sedan Whippet Coach and other sedans. East Side Square auto shop invites quality service, open weekdays, closed Sundays.
Prolonged drought across the state pushes hundreds to the Conservation Commission for help with stranded fish. Low streams concentrate thousands of fish in holes and bayous as oxygen drops, prompting added rescue crews and equipment. Officers relocate fish to deeper waters and transport them to streams or lakes, aided by volunteers with trucks and tanks. Local conservation officers urge residents to report small water bodies to prevent further losses.
Special Execution issued by Marion County District Court directs sale of Owen W King et al property to satisfy The Union Central Life Insurance Co. judgment of 3181.10. Notice warns possible homestead loss if not recorded within ten days. Sale scheduled October 5 at 2 PM at the south door of the Knoxville courthouse. Sheriff P J Grandman, deputy Howard L Kading.
A Maryland incident reports Robert Bryant wounded in the abdomen by a rifle bullet that severed internal connections. A Seattle motorboat race disaster hurls Adolph Spreckels through the crowd, with an arm impaled on a spike and rescue required. An Indianapolis windshield is shattered by a seven and a half pound rock killing R R Elliott nearby. Haven Mowry believes lightning won’t strike twice, then is struck again after failing to dismount during a Pennsylvania storm, suffering burns.
Lionel Barrymore stars in Tod Browning’s 1926 mystery The Devil Doll. The three day engagement at the Princess begins Sunday with exotic stage magic and shrinking-atom plot elements.
News from Kilduff and surrounding areas lists attendees at the State Fair including Oscar Poorker, Roy Campton, John Van Gilst and family, Dorothy and Lucille Sherman of Sully, and the Nyhouse party from Alexandria South Dakota. Many families visit relatives, attend reunions, and note health of Garrett Van Gilst. A birth, school openings, and plans to winter in Clovis New Mexico are also mentioned along with local balloting and farm events.
A long list of local names attend the Newton home of Katherine Dick and visitants from Sully and nearby towns. The Killdust celebration, led by ROC, features a new grain project, farm tents, ball games, parades, and a Labor Day finale with music, plays, and sports. The WHO Barn Panel and Oklahoma Outlaws join the afternoon program, plus a diamond ball tournament and various concessions and rides.
The fifth annual counian and case for Grandville pupils and friends was held Tuesday August IX on the Grandville school grounds west of Painter with high attendance. A cafeteria dinner was served and officers elected for the coming year: John Clevinger president A G Full vice president Fern Boyd secretary treasurer. Talks were given by John Hol Eloise Coleman Williams Arie ing Mrs Tra Wingfield Mr Carpenter Mrs Ma Smith and John ayle. Mr and Mrs Pete Miller and Billy were Sunday evening callers at the James Pothoven home.
Esther Yaunsquist and her father Butler attended an Old Letters reunion and were dinner guests of Meo and Mrs Card Jay. Several families from Aleana Shen doh and Lynnville visited the event. Arie Van Weelden's Otley birthday party drew Avie Van Weelden and Dolores Ann. Swank reunion gathered at Tone Swank farm. Henry Swank and family attended. A baby girl born Sunday at the Meredith home. Cyril Arthur connected to the infant. Neighbor moves included Mathews in Will Zimmerman residence and Scull, Goon, Sperhard, and Wildman room changes.
Interstate Transit Lines publishes a schedule in the Chronicle Want Ads section. Details include routes, departure times, fares, and service notes for riders planning trips between local hubs and key destinations. Readers are advised to consult the listed timetable and contact numbers for updates.
Market yesterday showed stocker cattle quality dominant with many buyers. Feeder cattle softened while hog prices topped at 10.70 per cwt and feeders around 2.71 per cwt. Lambs traded near 7.00 per cwt. cows and calves varied with steers around 4.30 per cwt for beef items.
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