Local Auctions and Sales Fill Septembers in Rural Iowa
Listings show estate sales and farm auctions across several towns with dates from Sept 28 to Oct 7, featuring households, livestock, and farm equipment. Numerous ads promote used appliances, tractors, cars, and trucks from Pella to Prairie City, with contact phones and sellers like Brubaker & Sons, Van Houweling Auto, and Voor Vander Ploeg Bakery offering tickets and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Bros
Ulrich Tractor Co
Belle City
M&m
John Deere International Brubaker & Sons
Prairie City
Auto sale lineup from Pella area catalog ad
Classified notice lists used cars including a 1946 Ford two door a 1946 Plymouth four door Deluxe a 1946 Chevrolet 141 Pontiac Sedanette a 1940 Chevrolet two door and a 1948 Chevrolet four door fleetline with low mileage and extras. Contact Pella Auto Co phone 421 and Green 399 for Mrs Sarah Vos.
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Plymouth
Ulrich Motor Co
Chevrolet
Pella Auto Co
Sarah Vos
Sealed bids for Town Jump coal for Lincoln school year
Notices call for sealed bids to furnish Town Jump coal for the Lincoln school building for 1950 51. Bids must reach the Secretary by noon September 30 1950. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. John J Blommers Secretary
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Lincoln
John J. Blommers
Sec'y
Notice of Probate of Will in Marion County Iowa
Notice published in Knoxville Iowa that Hildegarde Nesbit died with a will on file in Marion County District Court. Hearing set for October 10, 1950 at 10:00 a.m. to prove validity. objections must be filed by then. Includes final settlement notices for multiple estates with hearings beginning October 3, 1950.
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Knoxville
Iowa
District Court of Iowa
Marion County
Hildegarde Nesbit
Jack B. Carpenter
James H. Funk
Official Notice of Special Election in Pella Iowa
City of Pella Iowa files petition to submit to voters a measure granting Central States Electric Company a twenty year nonexclusive franchise to build operate and maintain a natural gas plant and distribution system within city limits including right to enter streets and sidewalks for construction and operation subject to regulations to be voted on November 1 1950 by the legal electors of the city
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Pelela
Towa
Pella
Iowa
Qnion
Central States Electric Company
Iowa Corporation
Lowa
Central States Company
As i
Suid
City of Pella Franchise Vote On Gas Distribution
The notice outlines a proposed twenty year non exclusive franchise for Central States Electric Company to establish maintain and operate natural and artificial gas distribution within Pella Iowa including entry upon streets and public grounds subject to city regulation. Polls open eight to eight at ward locations with official yes no ballot and instructions. Mayor T H Klein presides as city mayor.
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Second Ward
Main Street
Third Ward
Legion
Broadway Street
Fourth Ward
Pella ‘Supply Company
Oskaloosa Street
Pella
Iowa
Central States Electric Company
Towa
T. H. Klein
Card of Thanks for Twenty Fifth Anniversary
Card of Thanks from Mr and Mrs Marinus Stravers thanking friends neighbors and relatives for cards gifts and best wishes on their twenty fifth wedding anniversary.
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Mrs
Marinus Stravers
Check Fabric Quality When Buying Coat
Examine coat fabric for weave tightness and elasticity warnings from Mrs. Elsie Williams, Iowa State College. Look for sturdy, even weaves, accurate labels showing fabric composition, and quality lining as signs of long wear.
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Elsie Williams
Iowa State College
Library Notes Like Father Like Fun and More Book Blurbs
Andrew Hall reviews Daniel Elliott and his sports family in Like Father Like Fun and Dig for a Treasure by Dean Marshall. Ghosts at Garnet Lodge by Frances Duncombe leads a winter Adirondack mystery with Jinky Sanders. Jessa Stuart’s Hie to the Hunters portrays Kentucky fox hunters and a city boy joining Plum Grove life.
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Andrew Hall
Peeps Elliott
Stephens High
Ike Elliott
Ike
Adirondack Mountains
Jinky Sanders
America
Jessa Stuart
Kentucky
Plum Grove
Sparks
Didway Hargis
Didway Hargis, Running Away From His Wealthy Home. Salty Old Peg Sparks
Ann
Sparkie
Did
Plum
No title to illuminate a Kentucky hill country chronicle
The passage describes a Grove whose humor sadness and excitement illuminate a book. It portrays a region the Kentucky hill country as perhaps the last part of the United States where the pioneer tradition endures. Simple toll and pleasures exist amid magnificent unspoiled natural beauty.
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Grove
Kentucky Hill Country
United States
First State Park Devil's Backbone Opens in Iowa
Devil's Backbone, northwest of Manchester in Delaware County, becomes Iowa's first state park funded by hunting license proceeds. The new funding method marks a shift to finance recreational lands through license fees.
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Devil's Backbone
Manchester
Delaware County
Iowa
Governor Francis Drake Last Grand Army Governor of Town
Francis Marion Drake, elected Iowa Governor in 1895, served one term and declined a second nomination. A member of the Grand Army of the Republic, he remained a notable figure in town history.
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Francis Marion Drake
Town
Grand Army of the Republic
Drake
Stretchy Cattle Make Best Use of Feed
Iowa State College extension beef cattle specialist Rex Beresford notes stretchy well-honed cattle eat more and convert feed efficiently, while finer pony types fall behind. Calves use feed most in fattening, and feed efficiency declines with age. Even plain cattle can perform well on short feed if roomy, but risk improper weight gain.
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Rex Beresford
Iowa State College Extension
Beresfaed
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Willis Mehanna
Bussey
T. Psardekooper
Jennie Slot
Lisk & Jennings
Miles
Rose Hill
Mrs. C. Bent
Ry Oee
Yella Sale Haitober
Wootineneuse Stove
Fal Mennins
Vander Linden
S. Sale
Antonna Elevator
Gerald Rempe
Ove
Spo
Poland
China Bears
Lang and
Ragged
Bert A. Blom
Oskaloosa
General Electric
Veenstra
Thayer
Taylor
van Gorp Hatchery
Pella Implement
Marvin Kelderman
Jonathans Grimes
East End Orchard
Joe H. Vande Kieft
John Deere
Gary T. Vogelaar
Massey Harris
Schipper Bros
South Pella
Nouth
Monroe, Carton
Hedlin Ward
Prairie City Prairie City
John M. Buwalda
2Nd Street
Sarah Delilah Rive
N. Miller
Arnold R. Pound
Joe M. Johnston
R. McCrillis
Jim van Hemert
Nellie van Loon
William van Loon
Harry van Loon
Leon
Charlie BP. Daubenspeck
Wilda R. Karr
Pkg. Limited
Lonelces
Birdseye
Booth
Pumpkin
Florida
Muscatine
Jonathans
Kraft Miracle Whip
Dole
Midwest
Brach
Paul Jones
Hollandale Cobblers
Idaho
Red Jonathans
Library Notes
Elliott
Peeps
Emmy Elliott
Stephens
Dean Marshall
Invisible Island
Sweet William
First State Park
Francis Drake
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