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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1948
Page
9
Agricultural engineers advise farmers to inspect and prepare silos this fall. Clean thoroughly, fill air leaks, and apply protective coatings to concrete, tile, or stave silos to prevent corrosion and rough interiors from thawing freezing and acids, avoiding lead paint contamination in wood silos.
Extension expert Larry Grove advises seeding new lawns any time before September end with fall rainfall. Prepare fine seedbed with well-rotted manure and proper fertilizer, then seed and firm soil. Water lightly and frequently as grass establishes. avoid deep soaking.
A humorous exchange has a wife asking if a man up north swapped his wife for a horse. The husband replies he would never exchange her, though he jokes he would resist a tempting new car.
Notice is hereby given that a written instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of Bertha Smith deceased is on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court of Town Marion County Iowa. A hearing to prove the validity is set for 10:00 a.m. on October 12, 1948 at Knoxville Town. Objections must be filed by then. Clerk RoCinter, Deputy T W Morris.
Plaintiffs seek to bar all asserting or deriving title by descent deed mortgage or other method and have their title quieted and established. Notice to appear in Knoxville Marion County by October 22 1948. default leads to judgment in favor of plaintiffs. Attorney for plaintiffs is Tunis HL Kle.
A Tripoli man Whee dim Crittenden and his parents were pitched into the lake when a fish flopped into their small boat. They struggled but reached shore safely and were not harmed.
Marion County and all Iowa 4 H members will enroll for the MARA club year starting October 1. October is set aside for enrollment town wide. The program supports youth in hairy beef dairy calf market pig litters canning and homemaking projects, aiming to keep young people on the farm and skilled for daily life. Boys and girls aged 10 to 20 by January 1, 194 may enroll via their local club teacher or county extension office. The season’s best potato story comes from Rock Vale.
Sam Wassenaar reports digging 20 from one hill with six cobblers weighing over a pound each, indicating substantial finds and notable weights among the recovered items.
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