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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1943
Page
3
The Prila Chronicle is presented as an independent newspaper published by Ry Sadler Publishing Co. This entry provides bibliographic branding with no reported local events or news items.
A column discusses wartime sacrifice and citizen responsibility, urging adherence to price and honesty rules. It emphasizes the need to support agencies, manage budgets, and invest in bonds for a national war effort, warning against profiteering and deception while advocating cautious farm land purchases and soil conservation.
The writer notes concern about a potential land boom despite a long lull in land prices since the 1880s. He argues that over the past five years farm incomes per acre matched or exceeded purchase prices, making it unlikely to keep land stuck at depression levels.
Art Brown reports in The Nation's Business on Food Distribution Administration figures that 30 to 40 percent of the nation’s food is wasted annually, worth about 4 billion dollars. The Bureau of Home Economics suggests if each American family saves one slice of bread weekly, 100 million loaves a year would be saved, and if every civilian saves half an ounce of butter weekly, it would equal 1942 armed forces butter consumption.
A fragmented notice describes the Brera area scene with a group called Grand Stand and mentions a half mile path and an advocate named Stout pushing a career art hall, reflecting a local cultural event or proposal.
A garbled historical column describes events from forty two years prior, mentioning the Great Western Railway advertising a 208.000 fare to San Francisco and back for an Episcopal Church convention. It references McKinley assassination conviction details, a Lake District Pair Week, and local fair notes with vendors, attendance, and scattered commentary on crowds and shops.
The Sept 1 recall highlights Congr es authorizing a pastoire at Pella with costs around 1.359 million. A memorial gathering raised funds for soldiers, suffrage advocates from Des Moines visited, and Ditchers were mentioned. Central College football optimism and town enthusiasm mirrored a busy, chilly day with many local names and events.
Twenty years back, Sept 28 1922, Pella surpassed its Japan earthquake relief quota with over $1 000 raised and a $1 000 goal. Miss Jennie Kuyper of Ferris Seminary Yokosuka is mourned by cable. town life records marriages births and local events. Des Moines ElectricCo promotes a transmission line via Pella with a 26 year rent deal. Ben and Mrs Kuyk announce a baby Max with Caesarean delivery.
An early 20th century classified snippet advertises a melon planting for a farm base. The garbled text mentions Gerrit Vander Bene and a trial planting or purchase plan, with references to metal bases and a Saturday tour.
A garbled 10 year old report recalls a truck accident near Main Street injuring several individuals including Bernier and Teil. Central College football links Ames and Tawi State. estate office opens above Uidaarsin Bakery. society column notes Mrs Cox celebrating her 88th birthday with family at the South Main home.
In a landmark critique, Edward H. Baulkner quotes Faulkner arguing the plow harms soil health by burying litter and exposing subsoil. Faulkner, ex-Department of Agriculture figure, favors disk harrow and old tongue plow and claims plow was meant to curb natural fertility.
The notice explains quarterly estimated tax payments due Sept 15 Dec 15 and final filing by March 15. It covers payers in TE and how to revise estimates if income changes. Penalties apply for underestimates over certain percentages, with rates and exceptions. It notes joint returns and directs questions to local Internal Revenue Collectors.
Mrs. X could not plant a victory garden in her yard so she moved the plot elsewhere. Growing children in the back yard differed from growing vegetables and led to using packing boxes as play spaces. Old toys inspired new uses as boxes became a train station, a truck, and more, teaching teamwork and sharing.
A girl visits the zoo and returns to a make shift world where boxes become cages gas stations and fox holes. Children share ideas learn cooperation tyrant roles and build bridges saws and hospitals improvised from simple lumber as summer ends.
A hay loft on the Loyd Carpenter farm near Plainfield yielded a rare implement when emptied after years. Workers recovered a hitching hay fork unlike any in local hardware stores of 40 years. The device features two straight sharpened iron rods, a crossbar, a spiral central rod, and a five inch catch wheel on the crossbar. The trip rope releases the cog wheel to let hay slip as the auger spins. The fork was patented on March 6, 1866.
The son of Herman Kerndt near Church fell forty feet into a barn hay chute but survived with only bruises. A doctor found nothing seriously wrong, calling the landing on a cement basement floor a miracle.
Art Keleh of Corwith struck a bumblebee nest while loading bundles on a rack. Bees attacked Ketch and his team of horses. He attempted to flee but was thrown under a horse, breaking his shoulder as the wagon ran over him, causing a back injury.
Pay As You Go reminders require filing a Declaration of Estimated Income and Victory Tax by September 15 if not a farmer. Farmers have until December 16 if applicable, with September 15 optional. Rules cover single, married apart, or married with spouse income thresholds and prior year filing requirements.
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