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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1931

Page

2

Local Life and Travel Notes From Pella Area

Local column lists residents and visitors to Pella including Peter Craven from Melcher, Mrs H C Wormhoudt and Theresa returning from Davenport, families visiting relatives in Des Moines and Chicago, students and teachers at Central College, and various moves and weekend trips. Community updates note health concerns and school activities with many named individuals and nearby towns.

George Francis Sadler Indianola

Fifty five million Christmas Seals to be Sold

Fifty five million penny Christmas seals have just been received at the Iowa Tuberculosis Association office in Des Moines. They will be distributed across every county and sold during the twenty fifth annual Christmas seal campaign opening November 27. Iowa's quota is ten million more than any prior year.

Emily Bissell Wilmington Delaware Revious Tate W. H. Vanderbilt Neport R. I Sk. R. Vanderbilt London Brighton Des Moines Iowa Tuberculosis Association Iowa

Sorghum mill in operation at Lynnville

The Maasdam sorghum mill in Lynnville is now operating with new labor saving machinery. Cane loads move on two and a half ton racks unloaded by a derrick. Two tractors and two binders replace hand cutting. Acreage planted rises to 85 home and 25 from nearby farms. last year 55 acres. One man can remove seed heads as cane enters the mill. Capacity ranges from 300 to 500 gallons daily depending on cane quality.

Lynnville Maasdam Ing

Supt Frush Reports Condition of Schools

In the annual report by Supt F M Frush the enrollment is listed by grade with Kindergarten 37 First Grade 54 Second Grade 40 Third Grade 252 Fourth Grade 149 Fifth Grade 49 Sixth Grade 57 Seventh Grade 48. The figures reflect the school system's pupil distribution across grades.

F. M. Frush

School enrollment and finances for city schools

Total city enrollment shows 650 in grades and 220 in high school with 14 grade teachers, 7 high school teachers, and four staff shared between both. Bonded indebtedness stands at 24,500 as of July 1, with 4,360 paid since last July. The coming year tax levy is 32,500 for general fund and 6,000 for the schoolhouse fund.

Made to order suits and overcoats at one price

No shoddy in these suits or overcoats made to order from long fibre Virgin wool with long wearing quality. 300 kinds all at one price, twenty two fifty for a three piece suit or overcoat.

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