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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
4
Registration of pupils for public grade school totals about 361 on opening day. Grades two and three combine at Webster due to lack of transportation, with high school enrolment incomplete. Notes mention wartime factors, boarding in town, and night games affecting schedules.
Pella High plans four home games on its field with schedule laid out for weekends except the Central College homecoming. Coach Lloyd Gnogy, new at the helm, faces uncertainties over field availability amid reconditioning.
A mixed page of classified ads lists numerous FOR SALE items including tires, cars, livestock such as pigs and boars, produce like apples and corn, furniture, dining room sets, stoves, and glass, along with FOR RENT notices and help wanted entries. The regional notices mention local contact details and shop names in Oskaloosa Iowa with various prices and offers, reflecting mid June activity and market tips.
Sunday notices report Mealpolder Brotheye Central Park Cafe closed all day with policy continuing until further notice. Tickets for bus travel are available at the cafe on Saturday for Sunday use. An Idaho work trip is noted with Mrs John Clippy Gezel reportedly learning of a recent accident involving a dog. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
The following quotations from a Wednesday market listing show prices for various eggs and grains. Legehorn springers and Lerhorn springs are noted with weights and plant names, along with White Rock springs and Rock springs. Prices for hay, wheat, corn, oats, and sides are included with minor city references.
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