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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
8
A rural classifieds page lists used cars and trucks for sale from A. B. Van Houweling Auto Company with multiple models and years, plus additional offers on wallpaper stock, livestock sales, storage services, hardware supplies, and a lost and found section featuring peculiar anecdotes and personal letters.
Fesca muses on town life as Central college prepares opening week. Notes welcome to new and old students, garden blooms, and local scenes including a bee story, construction work, and frequent references to Pella and nearby residents.
Gezel Car Shop specializes in repairing wrecked cars with Fender work refinishing and repainting to resemble new. Bring us your damaged vehicles for restoration.
Wet weather in August boosted resealing of 1938 and 1939 corn as AAA officials warn frost risk in northern areas. Farmers may reseal anytime in coming weeks with no deadline, under CCC terms paying 6 cents per bushel for one year and 10 cents for two years, with accrued interest canceled on resealed corn.
Fifield residents Mr and Mrs Gladys Klein and family visited Pell neighbors Connie Netten on Sunday. Roland Knopf hosted Tuesday guests Mardi Zegers and others. Neal Vanden Borg and Peter Vanden Berg, both from South Dakota, stayed several days at John Vanden Berg's home and joined a State Fair trip with the Vanden Berg family and Marvin and Kenneth.
News from the Home for the Aged lists visitors including Mr. and Mrs. George Van Rockel and two children of Orange City Mrs. J Vander Hart of Peoria and Art Van Rockel of Des Moines calling on Mrs. M Van Gorp Also mentioned are Mr. and Mrs P Jonker Mr. and Mrs Tom Vande Hart and children of Peoria visiting Mrs P De Jong and Mr. and Mrs John Smits Bert.
Plate of Prairie City and Mr and Mrs Dick Hagen of Leighton visited Mrs B Mugen Mr and Mrs Andrew Van Zuuk of Eddyville and Mrs John Brouwer of Leighton called on Mr B Van Zuuk Mr and Mrs P Rozendaal and children of Sully called on Mrs Henry Vander Wilt Miss Kate Den Adel and Mrs Sarah Van Ryswyk Mr and Mrs G De Hoed and children of Kellogs visited Mrs Anne De Hoed Mr and Mrs R A Thomas of West Des Moines and Mrs John Gillispie of Mississippi called on their aunt Mrs Rilihan Mr and Mrs Dick Ver Meer spent Labor Day at a reunion in Knoxville Mrs Gerrit Van Gorp of Des Moines Mr and Ms Ted Rozendaal of Searshoro and P Buitenwerf of Sandridge visited Mrs H Buitenwerf Mr P Fopma of Take Odesa Michigan visited Mrs John De Vries John Mausdam of Fairfield visited Mr and Mrs Henry Welle Mr P Lynhorst of Leighton visited Miss Kate Den Adel Will Den Hartog Mr and Mrs John Den Martog Mr and Mrs Sam Den Hartog Mr and Mrs A Den Hartog and Henry Den Tartour and son called on Mr and Mrs Den Hate P De Meus Lent to Ohtenee for a few day Mr and Mrs John Roorda and family of Knoxville visited Miss Lena Vos Mrs Tim Plate of Monroe and Mr and Mrs W Heyveld of the Bethel neighborhood visited Mrs M Verros Mr and Mrs S De Visser of Des Moines visited Miss Mary Veen Rev and Mrs Vander Kooi of New York visited Mrs G Bosma Mr and Mrs Henry Vander Wile of Sully visited Mrs Sarah Van Ryswyk.
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