Prairie City mill blast kills Wagaman owner
Peter D Wagaman a 58 year old Prairie City mill owner and former Pella resident died after a mill explosion at Prairie City Milling Co. He was struck by a 385 pound fragment, disemboweled, and died soon after despite conscious moments. Survived by a widow a son and four daughters. funeral held at Prairie City Methodist church.
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Peter D. Wagaman
Prairie City
Pella
Prairie City Milling Co
Wagaman
Mr. Wagaman
Faimily
Mg Ralph
Back
Christian Church
Mayor vetoes city rate schedule on electrical cooking power
At a called city council meeting Mayor De Haan vetoed the ordinance fixing electric light and power rates citing the minimum loading capacity for cooking at 2,000 watts and the lack of a defined minimum in the rate schedule. He recommended 4,000 watts and the committee sought more time, extension granted after deliberation.
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de Haan
Light and Ordinance Committee
Dress Worn in Play Sets 66 Year Milestone at Pella High
The dress worn by Miss Sarah Wormhoudt as Adeline Perkins in the Junior class play Nobody But Nancy at the high school auditorium is owned by Misses Marie and Henrietta Van Maren of 615 Main Street, Pella. Made by Mrs A Van Kerken, the 66 year old dress was sewn entirely by hand from silk and wool, 57 inches long with eight widths of 21 inches.
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Sarah Wormhoudt
Adeline Perkins
Nancy
Marie
Henrietta van Maren
Main Street
Pella
A. van Kerken
Third Reformed Church
Famous Pianist and Trio Perform College Artist Course
Alexander Aster and the Bergre Trio will close the college Artist course in the chapel Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The program includes ensemble and solo pieces with Isadore Bergre on violin. Admission 75 cents. Aster recounts a wartime Russia incident when a soldier demanded his overcoat and they swapped coats revealing the hardships after the Russian Revolution.
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Ion
Isadore
Bergre
Xviolinder Aster
Alexander Aster
Russia
University of St. Petersburg
France
Turkey
Business Is Poor In The Windy City
Miss Bert Smorenberg of New York Life Insurance notes Chicago faces a serious downturn with salaries cut and premiums unpaid. She cites the worst unemployment in years and says reduced pay hampers new policy sales, stressing that urban hardships mask wider regional strains.
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Chicago
Bert Smorenberg
E. Groenendyke
Smorenberg
New York Life Insurance Company
Ward Announces Candidacy for Sheriff in Marion County
IRA A. Ward of Route 2 Knoxville declares his run for Marion County sheriff, contingent on Republican primary outcome. He signs the notice dated June 2.
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the Chronicle
Marion County
Ira A. Ward
Knoxville
First Grade Pupils Photo From Lincoln and Webster Pielia Schools
Front Row lists Carl Rene Vander Linden eyers Don Bingham Charlie Klein Lulu Carter Lucas Van Doyan Kathryn Lautenbach John Pope Fred Nanktgeboren Bobby Black Eleanor Cornelius Betty Koopmans Bertha Carson Francis Brendon. Center Row names Loren Vander Zyl Dwight Ver Steeg Billy Koopmans Gene Wormhoudt Arie Klein Kathryn Rus Mildred Bishop Raymond Vander Linden Ralph Vander Beek Betty Mulder. Back Row Bobby Van Vark Anna Langerak. Copies available at Grant's Studio for 75 cents each. Chronicle offers an 8x10 with new subscription or renewal.
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Sssr Tease Aptn Sre
Carl Rene Vander
Linden
Eyers
Billy Koopmans
Gene Wormhoudt
Arie Klein
Kathryn Rus
Mildred Bishop
Raymond Vander Linden
Ralph Vander Beek
Betty Mulder
Bobby van Vark
Anna Langerak
Grant
The
Chronicle
City’s first grade teachers total five in history
Across Webster and Lincoln schools only five teachers have served long first grade tenures, starting with Miss Lily Viersen who retired in 1928 after fifty years. Listed are subsequent teachers and early pupil names from 1880, 1884, and 1888, with notes on incomplete records and room-number identification.
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Webster
Lincoln
Lily Viersen
Bess Bootsma
van Zante
Dorothy Wormhoudt
Leona Reuvers
Ermina Beeman
Websted
Frush
George Ramsey
Dan Rillihan
Johnny
Willie Schippers
Johnny de Bruyn
Andrew Wormhoudt
Kate Hollebrands
Katie de Haan
David van Sittert
Johnny Hookenakker
Florence Ramsey
Jessie Viersen
Eddie Buerkens
Dirk Meekma
Murray Cox
Maud Todd
Havey
Dora Rhynsburger
Dora Bootsma
Nellie Croll
James Buerkens
Johnny van Spanckeren
William Breuklander
Henry Hoogenakker
Kaldenberg
Huber Hurt
Henry Cox
Lottie Sipkema
Pete Schakel
Fred Hesselink
Meindert Bloem
Jennie Ulrich
Jake van Vliet
Blanche Vander Linden
Mae Thomassen
Dave Kruidenier
H. W. Pietenpol
Paving Underway Across East End In City
Larson Construction started paving on the east end of 68 Tuesday morning with 580 feet of cement laid that day. If weather and material delays abate, the project should finish in about two weeks. West end workmen are moving houses near the city limits while the other crew began cement work west of Otley on Wednesday.
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Larson Construction Company
Otley
Death claims Pellas respected citizen John Ulrich Sr
John Ulrich Sr 82 with two months illness died at home 208 East Franklin street at 5 30 Tuesday evening He was born August 8 1847 in Wartenberg Germany and came to the United States before making Pella his home He lived a long life as a respected figure in the community leaving a lasting legacy of service and family ties.
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East Franklin Street
Wartenberg
Germany
Ulrich
Gosselink Family Involved in Motor Accident
Mr and Mrs Gosselink of this city received a letter from their son Nicholas Gosselink of Holland Michigan detailing a motor accident on April 10. The crash involved a three person motorcycle and resulted in the rider’s instant death and two others with broken legs. Witnesses say the motorcycle was overloaded with poor lights and high speed. The Gosselinks, uninjured, traveled with the injured to the ambulance and court appeared the next day. No legal entanglements are feared, and the surviving crash victims absolved the Gosselinks.
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G. Gosselink
Nicholas Gosselink
Holland
Mich
Czechoslovakia
Gosselink
Wesetia Theological Seminary
Thomassen's IGA new store building advances rapidly
Work on Thomassen's IGA new store building progresses with the side walls up and the back wall due this week. Roof work is planned for early next week and officials expect completion by June 1. Chronicle want ads bring results.
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Thomassen
IGA
Change of Managers At Farmers Union
Walter Arens becomes manager of the Farmers Union store succeeding Jas Sutton who resigned about two weeks ago. Sutton remains in the city undecided about his future. Arens has been bookkeeper for three years and is deemed competent and promising. Mr and Mrs Sutton came from Pershing where Sutton managed a Farmers Union store and will move on. Mrs Sutton active in the Baptist choir and chorus.
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Walter Arens
Farmers Union
Jas. Sutton
Sutton
Mr. Arens
Fire damages Van Brogan home on Columbus Street
A kitchen stove fire, worsened by concealed fuel and recent renovations, destroyed most of the residence and its contents at the Van Brogan house on Columbus Street. Henry Van Brogan, Mrs. Van Brogan, and their insured property suffered damage estimated in the hundreds of dollars. the blaze caused injuries to Mrs. Van Brogan.
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Henry van Brogan
Columbus Street
van Brogan
Mayor's Court Fines Paving Crew Member for Liquor Possession
A Larson Construction Company paving crew member was fined 100 dollars and costs in Mayor De Haan's court after liquor was found at Hotel Pella. Ira N. Curtis, hotel proprietor, reported the illegal possession, leading officers Brom and Dennis to the scene. The man posted bond, appeared for a morning trial, and paid the fine. Curtis praised cooperation to curb the nuisance, noting expected changes if others act similarly.
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Larson Construction Company
de Haan
Ira N. Curtis
Hotel Pella
Brom
Dennis
Curtis
New Equipment At The Grant Studio
Ed Grant announces in the next two to three weeks the Grant studio will install the Hollywood lighting system. The move represents a sizable outlay but aims to raise the standard and quality of local photographic work. Since arriving, Grant notes strong local demand and successful bids elsewhere. Last Saturday twelve New Sharon high school seniors posed. nineteen more are due Friday.
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Ed Grant
Grant
Hollywood
Des Moines
New Sharon High School
Clean Up Days in Pella Urge Citywide Campaign
Health official Carl Aschenbrenner urges residents to join a city council scheduled clean up on April 29 30 and May 1. Citizens should remove rubbish wood piles unsightly ash heaps and anything marring the home exterior while keeping yards orderly curbside pick up by haulers. Violations may trigger city cleanup at owner cost.
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Carl Aschenbrenner
Pella
Iowa
C. Aschenbrenner
Pella Man Wins Training Start With General Electric
Gerrit H. Wormhoudt of Pella has accepted a July start with General Electric in Schenectady for a training course after graduating from Iowa State College in ceramic engineering. He previously worked with Standard Clay Products and the Iowa Highway Commission and is active in Sigma Nu and the American Ceramic Society.
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Ames
Iowa
Gerrit H. Wormhoudt
North Main Street
Pella
Iowa State College
General Electric Company
Schenectady
New York
Wormhoudt
Standard Clay Products Co
Oskaloosa
Iowa Highway Commission
Town State College
American Ceramic Society
Ceramic Department
Engineering Council
Engineers
Sigma Nu
Pella High School
Rummage Sale Hosted by Central College Ladies Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central college will hold a rummage sale on Saturday April 26 in the Hotel sample room. All articles will be received on Saturday morning.
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Central College
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P. D. Wagaman
Council
Treat
Windy City
Lincoln and
Webster Pielia
Lincoln School
Miss Beman
Freeda Mae Mathes
Kenneth van Brogen
Norman van Houweling
Clara Roorda
Marjorie Deane van ‘Wyke
Joyce la Rue Vriezelaar
Willa Jane Veenman
Arvin Hoogenakker
Juanita McCoy
Freeda Mae Hoeksema
Norma Jean Schriener
Clara Tunstra
John Ulrich, SR
Pioneer Bologna Manufacturer
John Ulrich
N. Gosselink
Ministerial
Michigan
Dis
Gerrit Wormhoudt
Eastern Electric Plant
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