Local residents share visits and moves in Pella scene
A flurry of social calls and travels fills a Pella news page. Gerald Weis heads to Cherokee with family, Des Moines visitors stop by, and many locals travel to Iowa City Dubuque and Des Moines for business, clinics, or kin. Several moves occur as families relocate within the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. de Wit
Prairie City
Sigourney
J. E. de Wit
George Yates
Hitle
Des Moines
George Lankelma
Lankelma
Yates
Henry Rhynsburger
Jack
Marie Rhynsburger
Iowa City
Dubuque
Clarence Osterberger
Rhynsburger
David Barridon
Robinson
Pella
Perry Renau
MY MEMORIES OF PELLA By W. H. H. Barker
A compact reminiscence of Pella Iowa's unique origin rooted in liberty led by Rev H P Scholte, detailing his faith, open house, scholarly hospitality, and civic influence. Mentions his church, private sanctuary, Civil War era Union support, and a sharp contrast with local followers on enlistment. Also notes western district hearings on rates with Farm Bureau involvement and Hearst remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. H. Barker
Pella
Iowa
United States
H. P. Scholte
Kingdom of
Holland
America
St. Louis
Toto
Union Party
Land of Freedom
Kite Safety Rules Warn Young Kite Flyers
Harold Mann district manager of Iowa Southern Utilities warned youngsters as spring arrives to fly kites away from wires and not use wires as string. He listed rules: avoid touching hanging wires, do not climb poles, never throw wire over lines, and treat electricity and cars with care to prevent injuries. Parents urged to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Mann
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Mann
Bounties Paid After Wolf Pack Rampage
Farmers in the Indianola area collected bounties for a female wolf and her nine pups after trapping and killing the mother near a newly dug den. The mother wolf had attacked a dog while workers watched the den site and observed the pups being moved. Bounties paid were ten dollars for old wolves and four dollars per whelp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianola
Bob Piffer
Carl Brown
Piffer
Pancake Panic Ended In False Alarm At Chariton
A call claiming a murder led to a sheriff posse and frantic news coverage in Lucas county. Officers found a boy at the Chariton home eating pancakes, the husband unhappy with supper, and no crime occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chariton
Lucas County
Sheriffs’ Office
Ford Car Burns While Owner Is Attending Church
The Ford two door sedan belonging to Russell Little burned after Mrs. Little left to attend a missionary society meeting at Mrs. Ernest Smith home. Smoke issued from under the hood and the fire quickly escalated beyond the fire department’s ability to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Delta
Russell Little
Continue Fight Between Railroads And Agriculture
The six year battle between railroads and agriculture continues before the Interstate Commerce Commission in Chicago on April 20. Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and American Farm Bureau Federation, among others, will present agriculture’s case against higher freight rates during the Hoch-Smith grain proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
American Farm Bureau Federation
Hoch- Smith
Chas. E. Hearst
Hearst
Farm Bureau
Scissors Grinder Returns To Monroe After 53 Years
John Hollern, a veteran scissor grinder, returns to Monroe after 53 years away. He walks from the railway station toward city hall with Night Officer Jonas Barr, recalling he was born in Monroe and left as a child. Old timers remember the Hollern family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
John Hollern
City Hall
Jonas Barr
Hollern
West Monroe
Tax burden critique urges Iowa tax reform and debt relief
A public letter argues that sixty six municipalities in Iowa face higher taxes after bonds and salaries drive deficits. It cites Shreveport Louisiana plans to sell public buildings and join county control, critiques income tax refunds to wealthy groups, and advocates a graduated net income tax as replacement to ease tax payer load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Shreveport
The
Senate
Iowa
Vander Linden Attends Iowa Sunday School Convention
M. Vander Linden travels to Shenandoah this week to participate in sessions of the Iowa State Sunday School Convention, with attendance expected from church leaders and members across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Vander Linden
Shenandoah
Iowa
Inquiring Reporter views on Chamber of Commerce meeting
Five residents give impressions of a Monday night Chamber of Commerce gathering. They praise attendance and spirit, note the need for ongoing support and financial prudence, and urge continued cooperation and expense control to sustain the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
A. B. Wormhoudt
L. Wilson
Oil stove blast damages rooms at Van Gorp work
An exploding oil stove in the Wm. Van Gorp apartments behind Ideal Cleaning at 210 First avenue east caused about 500 dollars damage. Large furniture including a davenport and chairs burned. fire spread along the rear room floor and damaged the office area. Van Gorp, owner, was in a front room when flames were noticed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. van Gorp
Ideal Cleaning Shop
First Avenue East
Marion Whitmore
Davenport
van Gorp
Fire department extinguishes early blaze at furniture shop
The Oskaloosa Herald reports firefighters responded to a blaze that destroyed much of the furniture before extinguishing the fire. The article also notes Mr. Van Gorp previously ran a dry cleaning business in Pella at Cash and Carry Cleaners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. van Gorp
Kansas City
Henry Edmand
Caroline
Ames
Fred Lankema
Harold May
Columbia
Y. T. van Niewaal
Jacob Dahm
Peoria
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
Louisa Wheeler
South Pella
Oskaloosa Herald
van Gorp
Pella
the Cash and Carry Cleaners
Jocaion
Planning a Kitchen Layout for Efficiency
The text advises that a kitchen should not be too large and that work centers suit an oblong layout better than a square room. It emphasizes planning around the tasks to be performed and arranging work zones to maximize efficiency.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerald Weis
Baby
Cherokee
Mr. Weis
Pella Press
Martin Paardekooper
LeRoy
Minnesota
Monay
Jean Mullinex
T. G. Fultz
Burlington
James Wren
W. Leaty
Gladys Marsh
Knoxville
Ed Schreiner
Mrs. L. P. Bientema
E. F. Tanner
Marengo
Nellie Beckering
Bertha Black
Ed Gezel
Henry Gezel
Standard Oil
Dick Diekema
Job
Wilber Johnson
Luke Vander Linden
West First Street
North Main Street
Helen Johnson
Omaha
Nebraska
Gerrit Hoekstra
Richland
Andrew Hoekstra
N. P. van Maren
Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Florence Black
Peter Wattez
Hadley Ave
Clifton
N. J
Jeanne Marilyn
Abe Klaaren
E. Klaaren
Henry Kuyper
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Brothers Hospital
W. A. van Vark
Frank Warner
Lloyd Warner
Jamiey
Albert Flicker
Chicago Livestock Commission
Farmers Union
John Pickerel
E. S. Dunkin
Benner Tea_ stores organization
George Constantine
Stuart Goad
George W. Sterrenberg
Jake Sterrenberg
Bilis Johnsen
Fa Dodge
P. Johnsen
LA. Brown
Miriam
Marshalltown
Ed le Cocg
Lorel Hendricks
Odell L. Hendricks
J. S. Gladstone
H. P. van Gorp
George Weidman
Council Bluffs
P. Rykhoek
Menefee
Ottumwa
John Weyerse
Webster City
A. van Drimmelen
Newton
Marjorie Baron
Garwin
Martin de Jong
Pete Groenendyke
Tracy
Tunis Hoksbergen
Pete Kelderman
Myr
John Vanden Baard
Otley
Mary Ruth Jansen
Vanden Baard
Pete van Gorp
Ralph Huisman
Marie
Grace de Wit
Esther de Wit
Harry Viersen
Ed. Brand
Dows
What Cheer
Patriot Chronicle
Scissors Grinder
Jasper County Mirror
By Meyer Langerak
Johnson’s
Absorene
Absorene Mfg.co
Ameele Laman
L. A. Kuyper
Lane Mealpolder
R. A. Awtry
Base
Ulrich’s Right Price Store
John Ulrich
Franklin Street
Fach
Kuyper
Clothiers
Allied
Roy
Garden City
Big Allied
Rockford Sox
Osborn
Denim
Wormhoudt & Rempkes
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