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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
7
Plans for a three day Pella community show run October 7 to 9 feature strong livestock and poultry entries. Farmers and merchants unite for an educational event with horse, hog, sheep and poultry classes plus beef cattle requests and home products exhibit potential growth based on local support.
Rev. Harold Lancaster D. D. of Ottumwa will address Central College chapel Friday September 27 at 9 30 am on Fitting Ourselves for Tomorrows World He is pastor of the First Methodist Church Ottumwa and a former Ottumwa Kiwanis Club president He has spoken during Religious Emphasis Week at Iowa State College Anyone may attend the services
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applicants for a Classified Laborer Veterans Administration post at Knoxville Iowa paying 1080 a year. Vacancies in related positions in the same locality including the Knoxville Post Office Building may be filled from this exam. Details and application blanks are available from the Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Post Office City.
An overflow crowd enjoyed the Chamber of Commerce band on Saturday evening. Thirteen numbers pleased the audience with a medley of Southern airs and a new tenor, William Van Zee, plus Clarence Langerak’s renditions of Moonlight Serenade and Ive Got My Eyes on You. Director Kuyper conducted pairs of numbers, closing with The Star Spangled Banner as the season ended.
The Iowa Children's Home Society will hold its annual tag day publicity campaign and emblem sale in Pella on Saturday September 28. Headquarters are at City Hall with Miss Eva Stubenrauch chairing activities. The society aids Marion County children and has cared for nearly 8000 Iowa children since its 41 years of existence.
Central College presents an all college production of the three act farce Tons of Money in Douwstra Chapel during Homecoming Oct 12. The cast of ten includes Virginia Van Gorp Phil Grout and Jean Kooreman with Martha Childress the only freshman. Four Central veterans join transfers from Northwestern Junior College and Tabor Junior College in the cast.
A community hog show feature is added to the Pella Horse and Mule Show. It will include ten barrows or gilts per entry with rules, age limits, immunization requirements, and class weights from 170 to 270 pounds for pen and individual entries. Entries due October 5, open to locals within 15 miles.
Notice of year round closure on Thursday afternoons starting October 3 for multiple Pella beauty shops. Names listed include Gene's Beauty Nook Imogene Comics Frances Verners Your Beauty Shoppe Vera Secrel Central Beauty Shop Emma Buwalda Mollie Eva Wheeler Pella Beauty Shop Janet Spoolman Helen Hedrick Van Zante Beauty Shoppe Sunnyside Beauty Shop Jessie Sadler and others. Community cooperation requested.
The City of Pella Iowa invites bids to paint all exposed surfaces of the water tower and tank. Bids due by 7 p m on October 1 1940. Council may reject any or all bids. By order of the City Council, FN De Wit Clerk.
Public schools cooperate with local churches to offer weekday Bible classes for pupils in the grades. Miss Sara Gossevik will supervise all grades with sessions at Lincoln and Webster buildings during October. Students must bring a signed permit from a parent to enroll. those not enrolling remain with their regular teacher.
Wynberg Brothers acquire operating rights to Van Roekel's trucking service. They promise farmers safe fast dependable livestock shipments with A-1 equipment and reliable drivers. They invite inquiries for Iowa Chicago Illinois or Omaha Nebraska routes while continuing furniture storage and other trucking business.
The Second Division of the Baptist Ladies Aid holds a bake sale at Klyn and De Winter meat market on Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Cakes pies cookies bread and candy offered. Proceeds go to aid church activities and community support.
Central College defeated Western Union 28 to 20 at Municipal Field in a sunbaked afternoon. Central scored four touchdowns to three for Western Union, with Menning and Braley among the scorers and Bonwell adding key runs. Temperature neared ninety, slows mid game with timeouts as both teams trade passes and hard runs.
Notice states the Leighton barber shop has been released to Mr Griffith, an experienced workman. The shop will be open daily and in the evenings. Patronage is appreciated. A remark notes an accident affecting one of four Americans in 1939, mentioned as a pocketbook reference.
C A Fullerton of the teaching staff at Cedar Falls will visit Marion County October 14 to 18 to provide supervised music guidance to rural schools. He will work half days in ten centers, with Lake Prairie Township teachers meeting October 14 at the high school auditorium. County Superintendent J Tracy calls the session, and Fullerton, renowned in rural music, is expected to offer practical help to Marion County teachers.
Miss Sue Weddell of New York secretary of the Woman's Board of Foreign Missions of the Re formed Church of America will arrive in Pella Saturday and stay through the weekend. She will speak to First Reformed Sunday school and address Second Reformed Sunday evening, with additional engagements at Central college chapel and local clubs on Monday. She recently became chairman of the Foreign Missions Conference of North America and attended the Madras Conference as a delegate.
Dr. Charles Barker of Rotary International spoke to Rotarians Chamber of Commerce members and wives at Jordan Hall. He shifted from Community Service to focus on parental obligations and church attendance, urging better treatment of loved ones and noting how parental friction shapes children. He received a gift of wooden shoes from Harry Ray and directed community singing with Henry Cox at the piano.
Central music department plans a late October or early November performance of The Creation directed by Prof. Harold Root. A chorus of one hundred voices rehearses three hours weekly. soloists to be chosen. Miss Mary Phillips Street to accompany. Dozens of faculty and students listed as chorus members with multiple voice parts and a girls trio.
Army engineers surveyed the Des Moines River for flood control and propose several dam options near Madrid Howell Red Rock Saylorville and Des Moines with hearings on October 4 1940 at the Consistory Temple Des Moines. Local works include levees channel enlargements and sewer backflow prevention with possible contributions from communities.
A fragmented notice notes volunteers seeking assistance for Matai operations during wartime. The readable text indicates organized efforts by local supporters to supply or fund relief activities, with limited names or dates identifiable.
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