Van Gorp Tire Company A Pioneer In Pella Tire Trade
Marion C. Van Gorp founded the Van Gorp Tire Company in Pella, starting from a small shop and Goodyear agency to become part of a world leading Goodyear organization. The piece traces the growth of Goodyear from 1839 vulcanization to a global tire giant with sales rising from 2 million in five years to 200 million by 1920, and notes Van Gorp’s role in advancing local tire repair and vulcanizing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion van Gorp
Pella
East First Street
Goodyear Tires
Goodyear
van Gorp Tire Company
Main and
Liberty Streets
Charles Goodyear
Goodyear Tire Company
Fortnightly Literary Club Officers Elected in Pella
Pella society notes show the Fortnightly Literary Club electing officers at its March meeting with Mrs Arthur Klein as president and others named. Other items include Mispah Guild sewing for foreign fields, Ladies Aid reports, and social gatherings at local homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Klein
Washington Street
A. Klein
B. F. Vander Linden
J. A. Kuyper
T. Klein
Kensington Hostess G G Gaass Opens Wednesday Gathering
Kensington community notes list Mrs G G Gaass hosting a Wednesday afternoon gathering at 409 West Flint Street with needlework and lunch, Sunshine Mission Circle meeting at the church with Mrs John Gaass hosting, and Miss Lucile Van Niewaal hosting bridge alongside other society items including P E O papers and a Delta Alpha class social at 804 East Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. van Zante
H. C. Wormhoudt
Columbus Street
C. F. Dye
Marie LeFeber
A. Klein
W. D. van Sittert
J. Klein
Marie le Feber
Cornelia Wilson
Klein
C. van Donselaar
Ferd Korn
C.F. Dykstra
Wednesday
Kensington
G. G. Gaass
West
Flint Street
Sunshine Mission Circle
John Gaass
Lucile van Niewaal
Delta Alph
East Second St
Clifford Cook
Van Gorp’s Tire and Repair Business Expands in Pella
The article praises Mr. Van Gorp for good judgment and bold venture in starting a Tire business with sales and repairs plus top repair lines. He has built a new home with his wife and now relies on capable assistants. Pella should encourage enterprising young men to engage in productive business and lead the community forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
Durant
van Gorp
Pella
Mr. van Gorp
Local merchant promotes home trade and Mule-Hide roofing
An advertisement touts Atlas cement Curtis Woodwork Mule-Hide roofing Long-Bell lumber American fence and Goodwin products as top quality while praising local merchants over mail order houses. It argues small traders support customers during hard times and ends with a rant about a pocket cigarette lighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlas
Cement
Curtis
Goodwin
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van Gorp Tire Co
Main Street
Goodyear Tire
Fords
Durants
Marion C. van Gorp
Mary Bruins
Cunera van Emmerik
Mispah Guild
Mispah Guild Missionary Society of the Second Reformed Church
S. N. van Vliet
Dora Bootsma
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Ladies Aid Meeting
Ladies Aid Society
Second Reformed Church
G. Rysdam
D. H. Weyerse
W. A. van Vark
F. C. Warner
H. P. Scholte
Paul Scholte
C. F. Aschenbrenner
California
Miases Grace and
Carrie Hoksema
Mrs. Vander Ploeg
P. E.O
A.B. van Houweling
Paul Schotle
H. J. Rhynsburger
H. L. Vander Linden
Leighton
League OF Service
First Reformed Church
Ed Plette
J. Heemstra
A. de Jong
George van Vark
C. S. van Hemert
Black Hawk
Morrell
Pride
Old Homestead
Cudahy
Morell
Wisconsin
Oleo United Nut
Manhattaa
Manhattan
Kuyper
S Korner
Tunis Gosselink
Ing
Art Koeleman
Dick Gosselink
H. Ford
Spreek
Ema
Pella, Iowa
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