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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
6
A discourse on sportsmanship criticizes overgeneral use of the word sportsman and urges fair conduct in hunting and fishing. It cites farmer-sportsman relations, responsible game retrieval, and conservation, urging members to uphold rules and ethics for future generations.
The Marion county campaign chaired by Mrs. Roy Thomas raised 2250 dollars as towns contributed over 253,868 to the cancer drive. Iowa exceeded its state quota at 124 percent, with funds earmarked for national state and county research education and service.
Franklin county led statewide quota attainment with the highest percentage, contributing more than its assigned $1,728 quota. Marion and Worth counties also surpassed or met targets, with Worth achieving 290 percent of its $1 quota and Franklin receiving top honors for overall percentage reached.
A brave Pomeranian named Becky saved Patty, a young girl, by scaring a bull away from her play-pen in Algona last week. A few days later Becky was killed when run over by an automobile.
A lively office and factory roundup from Pella recounts social chatter about Ro screenings with Loren Vanden and a new version of an old song titled Andy Laurie. It lists workers starting Monday including Norma Van Dyke Cromwell G Roskamp George Keer Stanley Roertie Walter Yell Wilbur Van Dussel dorp, Wilma Veldhuizen, Blanche Hendrix and Wesley Waltman, with Rob South visiting. Tuesday saw Vella Casement units shipped to Rochester NY for a large apartment project. A Tuesday air compressor breakdown disrupted operations in the headmember department but staff kept steady. Minnie McClain quit to open a Knoxville cafe named Family States. Ray Huson praised for restaurant choices, while a local dining miscue prompts light jokes about extra menu items and a stray note from the Oskaloosa Herald.
Eight people were killed in a railway incident reported in Towaa in 1946 as trains struck pedestrians and vehicles over a span of time. The sparse clipping notes the fatalities occurred among the elderly and workers near the tracks.
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