Local Families and Visitors Share Weekend News Nearby
A string of neighbors and relatives from Pella and surrounding towns visit, travel, and note changes this week. Individuals include Van Ma family, Fred and Lou Wheeler, Helen Myers and Lew, J Veenman, Gyebert Herren, Van Houwetine, Charles Focht, Vander Wert clan, Van Toern, Pearl Hall, Nellie McKinley, Connie Van Genderen, and Rev Herman Rozendaal’s move. trips to Denver, Des Moines, Ames, and Colorado Springs frame a week of reunions, medical events, and school plans.
Enrollment Near Normal at College Amid Uncertain Times
Enrollment at the college remains near normal with 251 full time students on Tuesday, close to last year’s 280 when including CP courses. Optimistic forecasts suggested a skeleton year but the actual headcount shows resilience despite uncertainty.
Four Letter Men Back For College Team
A college football article notes four letter men returning to the squad and eight newcomers who have not played before. Key players listed include Klooterk Ashley Wort vit De Beer Kempkes and Drake game slated for Friday at 8 00 p m. The coach fears injuries from early season and anticipates several players to see time at center and right/left half while others adapt to the level and may make mistakes as the team builds.
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Pather
Klooterk
Ashley
Wort
de Beer
Kempkes
Ashley Kempkes
Poe
Ceurke
Enlistment Talk On Naval Aviation In Knoxville
Kans City Aviation Circle members Duncan and Davis will host a meeting at city hall Knoxville Tuesday night to explain naval aviation enlistment and civilian pilot paths after the war. Dr Rozenthal will lead preliminary physics exams for applicants, with eligibility for unmarried high school graduates aged 18 to 26 who are American citizens and physically qualified. Enlistees receive about 73 dollars monthly during training, then up to 291 after commissioning as Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve lieutenants, with a possible 20 dollar increase after marriage.
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Dines Dancan
Rion Davis J. Walsongle
Kans City Aviation Cirle Selection
Dro Htl Trivential
Inediead
Knoxville
Interew
Yentus Wen Inter
Naval Aviation
Rozenthal
Ich
Naval Reserves
Marine Corps Reserve
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City Naval Aviation Det
Duncan
Ensign Wilson
Meatless Days Serve An Alternate For Protein Rationing
A wartime guidance piece urges homemakers to use meat substitutes like casseroles, salads, and vegetables to maintain protein intake. It highlights dairy, cheese, soybeans, beans, and eggs as protein sources, notes the value of whole grains, and advises balancing price with protein quality while expanding meal variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grettinis
Basa
Unian
Det Anes
Chan
Munltiwesterner
Mayer's
Sgt York drew crowds for second Holland Theatre showing
Theie was strong turnout in December as many Pella residents urged friends to see Sergeant York at the Holland Theatre. Gary Cooper gives a superb Alvin York, and the elderly actress as York’s mother outshines expectations. Veterans recalled World War experiences, and the film’s power moved many, offering a lesson on service.
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Joe Anderson
Holland ‘Theatre
Mal
Pella
Gary Cooper
Alvin York
Alvin
U.S
Advices Upping Protein Ration in Livestock Diets
Iowa extension specialist Rex Hereford at Iowa State College urges higher protein in cattle and hog rations to cut feed costs. Experiments at Illinois Station show profitable ratios with corn, soybean meal priced at 80 cents and 36 per ton respectively, notably 1 to 4 and 1 to 2 protein to corn blends.
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Lowa
Rex Hereford
Tawa State College
Towa
Beresford
Ilinois
Bond Dance in Grinnell Invites Local People
Grinnell hosts a bond sale weekend with radio stars leading an auction and a theatre party. Events include a long distance phone call to a Hollywood star and a Cubs White Sox autographed baseball. Proceeds credit buyers to their home counties Tama Jasper Marshall and Mahaska. All residents invited to attend Saturday and Monday events.
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Grinnell
Han Henry Wiehman
Man
So-Krn
Victory Bond
Teagarden Ho Hisewn
Chicago White
Cubs
Theate
Iowa
Tama
Jasper
Marshall
Mahaska County
Engaged in Lew Sheron area obituary notes
Diane Vin Rhapen of Lew Sheron died Sunday after a brief illness from scarlet fever. Age 55, widow of Will iam Vroegh, she is survived by three children, one grandson, and two daughters who cared for her. Funeral services conducted at the Christian Reformed Church of Peo, with interment at Peo cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diane
Everett
Lew Sheron
Ie Vrangh
William Vroegh
Gysbert, Vroegh
Peoria
John van Sant
Nellie Vroegh
Death of Mrs Ald Kuyper Leaves Community Saddened
Mrs Ald Kuyper died Sunday after a brief illness described as chest rain and heart condition. Born October 1 in Pella, she lived many years with her husband Ald Kuyper and was known in local circles. Her passing occurred at home before medical help could arrive.
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Ald
Kuyper
Hie
Wormbenutt
Schanichter
Helles Wormhondt
Jolinna Overkionp
Pella
Tage
Weekly Market Quotations From Local Produce Dealers
Wednesday morning market quotes cover cream No 1 and No 2 cream gas eyes trade old hens Leghorn and White Rock springs various weights priced per pound. Hogs at Pella and Chicago priced per hundredweight. Wheat and corn prices and hides listed.
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Leghorn
Cox
Lerhartt Springs
Leghorn Springs
White Rock Springs
Rock Springs
Colored Springs
Ike
Pella
Chicago
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