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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
6
The Marion County soils committee schedules a Monday meeting on September 22 to plan a county soils program. It envisions district coordination, access to trained soils specialists, adjustable rotations, and pasture improvements to boost farm value while aligning with national needs and modern intensive farming.
The library has added titles including 2088 Jokes Toasts and CDT, The Boy Scouts Year Book 1932, Men and Ships of Steel, Land That Time Forgot, Retracing Genghis Khan, Salamina, The Flight of Big Horse. Descriptions cover adventures, naval history, exploration, travel across Afghanistan, Greenland, and China, with emphasis on vivid photography and narrative.
A seven acre farm pond on the Nose and Homer Montz property near Webster is highlighted as a model of erosion control and conservation. The Montz brothers maintain rigid watershed management by planting trees in gullies, establishing bluegrass buffers, and recycling crop residues. The project, aided by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service and State Conservation Commission, emphasizes modern sustainable farming practices and soil health.
A fragmentary recipe titled Why Not Sherbet For Dessert by Katharine Fisher outlines a sherbet using buttermilk pineapple and gelatin. The garbled directions mention mixing ingredients, chilling, freezing, and serving in portions, with several OCR errors affecting measurements and steps.
A collection of critics praise Sven Hedin Don Gypsy Don Quixote journey and Medical Magic by David Dietz highlighted for vivid prose authoritative detail and accessible science The reviews emphasize diary styled adventure biography travel across Spain and the wonders of modern medicine with emphasis on disease prevention and medical progress
Advertises a job opening in a sandwich shop run by E A Robinson. Italian caption indicates a small local classifieds notice. Includes address at Sturgis Reed and offers a baby cab for sale with a first five dollar bill price and a separate ad for two good milk goats viewable at 612 Washington Street.
Advertisement lists Ford Coach Pontine sedan, Dodge sedan, Studebaker pickup, Chevrolet T and DeLuxe, Ford pickup, Chevrolet long wheelbase truck, Chevrolet coupe and other cars. Also notes two sows to farrow in September and peaches. Richard Van Rock contact 616. FOR SALE two used car radios and a small oil heating stove at Louis De Vries Oil Station.
For sale MecCormick Deering corn binder truck wagon Farmall tractor plow John Deere gas engine and HIG gas engine spreader stoves heaters corn crusher six hole corn shelter plus canning ars order sprayed canning ars at Brom Hatcheries. The American legation at Baghdad is a reproduction of the White House in Washington.
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