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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
2
Community notices cover visits to Des Moines and Winterset, a funeral in Osceola, and relatives gathering at Pella homes. Local merchants promote Vogelaar Hardware, De Laval cream separators, and Perfection oil stoves while tradesmen move properties and plan tractor demonstrations.
The Book Shop advertises Mother’s Day items with framed motifs priced from 50c for mot toes and 60c to 3.00 for others. A greeting card or framed motto is suggested as a ready-made gift.
The Knoxville chamber of commerce held a meeting with Rev. L A Ford pastor of the M E church at Knoxville giving an address on character. He spoke to community men and is noted as vice president of the local chamber. Knoxville editor M L Curtis and treasurer Arthur Hedrick attended and spoke briefly.
The gathering featured speeches and business talks followed by refreshments. Flemen and local businessmen enjoyed a social hour afterward with networking and casual conversations.
The funeral for E. Breuklander was held Tuesday at the Otley church home of Main Bireat Bev. The service drew a crowded crowd with many relatives listed among attendees. Attendees included Mrs Katherine Breuklander of Oskaloosa mother of the deceased and several Breuklander relatives from Oskaloosa Newton Pella Prairie City Knoxville Milo Indianola Des Moines plus the widow and children.
Fred Breaklander of Keokuk along with Mrs. George Shields and Mrs. G F Ryan from Galesburg were unable to attend. Also listed are Mrs. Henrietta Garret Ison Wissa and Topeka based Mrs. Ryan as absent from the gathering in Kansas and Illinois.
The marriage of Miss Eleanor Knight of Knoxville to Lewis Vander Wilt of Pella was announced last week. Knight served as secretary to Col. H. G. Clark at the government hospital, while Vander Wilt is a young farmer from near Pella. They are at home with friends. A Cedar Rapids state lottery ring crackdown led to arrests of Sam Kapel, H M Simitze, and Harry Reif. Kapel admitted receipts up to $7,500 in a month.
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