Bank Official Anna Van Spanckeren Dies After Stroke
Mrs. Anna Van Spanckeren, vice president of Farmers National Bank in Pella, suffered a stroke Thursday after a Friday bout with illness and died at 3 30 a.m. Saturday. Born near Otley, she taught in Marion County and Pella schools before joining the bank. Survived by her mother, four sisters, three brothers, and other relatives. Funeral at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at the Liberty Street home.
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Pella
Anna van Spanckeren
Farmers National Bank
van Spanckeren
Saunders
Des Moines
R. Vander Ploeg
Otley
Marion County
Farmers and Merchants Bank
B. H. van Spanckeren
Citizens National Bank
A. Vander Waal
Simon de Haan
James Huyser
J. H. Cochrane
Liberty Street
Legion Auxiliary Hosts Boys Party at Baptist Church Basement
The American Legion Auxiliary invited Van Veen Van Hemert Post members to a Friday evening party in the Baptist church basement. Drum corps players brought instruments for music and games. Ila Fox read selections, Doc Wormhoudt performed as a mind reader, with Tudor as a friendly aide. Refreshments followed as the event was deemed a success.
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American Legion Auxiliary
van Veen- van Hemert
Baptist Church
Legion
Auxiliary
Ila Fox
Doc Wormhoudt
Tudor
Big Auction Sale Set for April 14
Partial list from Ladies Auxiliary includes Round Oak heater three burner oil stove Quick Meal white enamel range Universal gray enamel range Chase motor robe lawn mower toy trains poultry watering fountains pointing trowels cut glass vase ruby ring silver teaspoons cigars sheep medicine black flag furniture polish wall plaques Rockabye swing neckwear hose supporters cocoanut baking powder tick tam tual ens bedroom slippers. List continues next week.
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Chase Motor
Washington
Lincoln
Dr W W Kimmell 72. Lebanon obituary notes
Dr W W Kimmell born July 26 1850 in Noble County Indiana spent twenty years in Pella before moving to Lebanon Oregon practicing medicine until wartime service. He died March 18 after long illness on March 20 funeral at First Presbyterian Lebanon with Masons and Eastern Stars in attendance. He left a wife Ida A Shubring and four children Margaret Cyrus Carl Walter.
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Lebanon
Oregon
W. W. Kimmell
Pella
Dr. Kimmel
William Wallace Kimmell
Noble County
Indiana
Cincinatti
Ohio
Ida A. Shubring
Margaret
Arlington
Dre
Cyrus
Prineville
Carl
Rossberg
Wash
Walter
Redding
Calif
Kimmell
W. S. McCullough
Portland
Dr. Kimmell
Masonic Lodge
David P. Mason
Albany
Ore
Masons
Grandma Martha Mick Dies at 95 in Iowa Village
Martha Ann Gillett born February 11 1828 in New York. She married Archibald Clark in 1844 and moved to Pella around 1868. She later wed Samuel Mick. widowed years ago and lived alone until a year ago. Survived by granddaughter Anna Hunt, seven great grandchildren and eleven great great grandchildren. Funeral at Baptist church Tuesday at 3 PM, Rev. A C Droz officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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Mick
Martha Ann Gillett
New York
John Quincy Adams
United States
Archibald Clark
Pella
Elbert
Samuel Mick
Anna Hunt
Emma Andre
New Sharon
Ernest Harold Hunt
Oskaloosa
Baptist Church
A. C. Droz
Oakwood Cemetery
Exchange planned by Women of Third Reformed Church
The Women's League of the Third Reformed church will hold an exchange in the Holland Meat Market Saturday afternoon, April 7. Rev. Droz and Dick Den Adel traveled to Des Moines last Thursday to hear John R. Mott address state and county M. C. A. officers and board members.
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Women’s League of the Third Reformed Church
Holland
Rev. Droz
Dick den Adel
Des Moines
John R. Mott
New Officials In Full Charge At City Council Meeting
Newly elected Mayor Johnson and a new council met Monday afternoon to organize and set committees. Appointments included City Attorney H. E. De Reus and City Clerk A. C. Kuyper. Health Officer Dr. Carl Aschenbrener. Fire Chief Ed Van Zante later resigned and Bert Van Vork was elected. Budget and street work were discussed with a two week delay for bill review and bids on dragging and grading streets were authorized. A Knoxville call about hayseed provided light humor during the session.
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Johnson
Douwstra
van Zante
de Haan
Dieleman
Vander Syde
Butt
Zante
van der Lyde
H. E. de Reus
A. C. Kuyper
Carl Aschenbrenner
Ed van Zante
Fire Department
Phre Reet
Bert van Vork
Finance Committee
Lightsand Water Committee
Dieleman, van
Mrs Ethel Barnes Visits Cousin Family This Sunday
Mrs Ethel Barnes and two children of Oliver visited over Sunday with her cousin Mrs D O Thomas and family.
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Ethel Barnes
Oliver
D, O. Thomas
Central Girls Enjoying Trip to Washington and New York
A group of Central girls tour Washington landmarks from the Monument to the Statue of Liberty view. They meet Prexy in New York, visit Brooklyn, pass through Passaic and Jersey sites, perform concerts, and tour attractions including the Battery, Coney Island, and Riverside Drive with church visits and hotel social events.
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Washington
Washington Monument
Potomas River
Virginia
New York
Prexy
Judson
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Bridge
Dr. McKenzie
Proxy
Central
Calvin Bosch
Oobly
Fifth Avenue
Tiffany’s
Waldorf-Astoria
Hipodrome Theatre
Ellis Island
Governor’s Island
Battery
Bronx Zoological Gardens
New Board
Coney Island
Wehawken
N. J
Dr. Hoffman
Capital Theatre
Dumont, N. d
Central's Glee Club Home Concert
Central College Men's Glee Club presents its home concert on Thursday April 12 in the High School auditorium. After a rough start to the trip due to weather crowds were strong the remainder of the journey. New program with varied numbers aims to engage all and justify local support. admission 36 cents. seats reserved at Two Van's.
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Central College Men's Glee Club
Pella
Glee Club
Central
Reward for information leading to conviction at Central College
A $500 reward is offered for information that leads to conviction of any person who fired Central College buildings. Central College treasurer is I. J. Vanden Berg. Also advertising special Saturday prices for lettuce celery and various fruits at Does dyns & Son.
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Central College
I. J
Doedyns & Son
Gypsy Rover Draws Large Crowd At Second High School Run
The Gypsy Rover musical comedy returned after bad weather kept many away, drawing a large audience. Gerrit Popma led as the Gypsy chieftain with strong support from Harry De Pringer, Ed Hoeven, Harry Beyer and others. Leonora Ballengee and Anna Tysseling starred among the girls as the chorus, with Miss Throckmorton directing music in the schools and earning praise for the production.
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Gerrit Popma
Harry de Pringer
Ed Hoeven
Harry Beyer
Logan Henricks
Fred Dekker
Leonora Ballengee
Anna Tysseling
Miss Ballengee
Elizabeth Bruinekool
Edith Kyger
M ‘Throckmorton
Mus
Chicken Pie Supper Served by Methodist Ladies
The Ladies of the Methodist church will host a Chicken Pie Supper in the Van Spanckeren building on the south side of the square Saturday April 7 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tickets are 50 cents. Mrs D Hynes visited her children in Des Moines at the start of the week.
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Ladies of the Methodist Church
van Spanckeren
Public health work in schools in our town
Public health nurse Isther Albrigtt presents a case for school based health education over bedside nursing. She argues the nurse teaches children health rules, prevention, and hygiene, while requiring parental cooperation to build a foundation for future robust, healthy citizens.
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Pella
Istherm, Albrigilt
Miss Stella Harkin Returns Home From Iowa Visit
Miss Stella Harkin travels from Vella to Cumming Iowa after visiting at the Henry Kersbergen home. She arrived Monday and planned to resume daily activities in her hometown.
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Stella Harkin
Cumming
Iowa
Henry Kersbergen
Vella
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Legion Auxiliary
Ladies Auxiliary
Martha Mick
Knoxville
Browns
Smiths
RY Chnables
Don W
Athe
Central's
Gypsy Rover
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