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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1940

Page

2

Local Notes Report Deep Iowa Names and Births

Local news notes multiple Iowa items including visits by Rovaart family to Wa and Leysterville, William S. Van Hemert elected national President of the Oral Carrier Service Men’s Station in St Louis, a Des Moines hospital birth of Warren Vern to Mr. and Mrs. Ray De Haan, and several injuries and visits across Oskaloosa Inwood and Newton. The report also covers hospital stays, school entries, and family news such as births and moves.

A. J. Rovaart Dakota Will Iowa Ray de Haan Warren Vern Lutheran Hospital Des Moines Marvin Caswell Oskaloosa Abe Grandia Ed Church Inwood Herald Herman van Galid Herman van Veen Gerrit’ Levering Ver Meer Hollandale Minn F. Lane F. Snodirass van Matre California Sadie Lane John A. Klyn Fredie Kock Mercy Hospital Mort Kusper John Renaud Marshalltown H. Renaud Barbara Ann Jane Margaret Hamilton Cornelia LeCocq N. Muyser East Franklin Clarence Vander Linden J. Grundman Newton Rey Enos Heeren Mis Emma van Nimwegen Jack Spe Viretta van Zante West Branch Fultz Oth de Cook B.S. Dunkin

Tailor-made suits built to your exact size

If you are six foot or five foot one, a perfect fit matters. We tailor suits to your order. Finest all wool priced at $23.

Mowing Legumes After Sept. 15 Urged Against

County agriculture notes warn that cutting alfalfa and sweet clover after September 15 weakens winter stands. Heavy residual cover can cause root heaving from frost cycles, so late mowing reduces food reserves in roots. Frosted sorghum poses prussic acid risk, but safe handling after quick chopping allows full feed value.

Diecuscinn Marion Jim Hartley ILD Musches Crops Dept Sudan

Soils District Petition Drive Gains Momentum in Marion County

A county soils district drive reports 485 landowners signed for establishing the district with a 600-signature goal before submitting petitions to Des Moines. Red Rock Perry Pleasant Grove Lake Prairie townships exceed targets. Summit Swan Franklin Liberty East and West Knoxville Union Polk still need effort. Petitions circulate in Wapello Winneshiek and nearby counties as state officials note growing interest in soil conservation. A Washington state anecdote underscores erosion study value after a farmer’s initial opposition and later realization.

ACA S.C Rge Marion County State Conservation Committee Des Moins Red Rock Perry Pleasant Grove Lake Prairie Summit Swan Franklin Liberty East Knoxville Union Polk Ips Wapello Winneshiek Marion Montsomery Clayton

Soil erosion proof found by a farmer in yard

A farmer uncovered evidence of soil erosion after 28 inches of soil washed into his farmyard. He traced the wash to his crop land, showing a definite erosion problem affecting many states and counties.

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