E C Breuklander Dies Suddenl y In Pella Police Officer Passes
Police officer E C Breuklander died overnight in Pella after visiting the Blue Moon Cafe on Franklin Street. He collapsed at the counter and was pronounced dead of likely heart trouble. Survived by his wife mother five brothers and three sisters, funeral services held Tuesday at the family home with interment at First Reformed Cemetery.
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Officer Breoklander
Blue Moon Cafe
Nklin
C. W. Mabbitt
Chester Chilton
J. J. Sybenga
Breuklander
Albert van der Ploeg
First Reformed Cemetery
County House Statistics From Records
The following licenses were issued by the clerk of the district court since our last report: Carl Beechout. Mildred Moon. The following births were recorded during the past week: James Walter Pelong, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ben Pelong, Knoxville, born March 30. Bernard R. Coffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Coffman, born April Homer L. Gray, son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer W. Gray, Washington township, born April 15. Henry Agene Vander Heiden, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Vander Heiden, Harvey, born April 8.
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District’ Court
Carl Beechout
Mildred Moon
James Walter Pelong
W. Ben Pelong
Knoxville
Bernard R. Coffman
Boyd Coffman
Homer L. ‘Gray
Homer W. Gray
Washington Township
Henry Agene Vander Heiden
John Vander Heiden
Harvey
Ladies Auxiliary Rummage Sale at Central College
The Ladies Auxiliary of Central College will hold a rummage sale starting Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in the Van der Meide building east of the Van Houweling Auto Co. Please bring packages Friday after 2:00 p.m.
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Central College
Trhe van der Meide
van Houweling Auto Co
Chamber of Commerce backs fourth of July celebration
State Historical Society and Chamber of Commerce approve an American Legion Fourth of July plan with a $1500 budget plus a self-financing pageant. The chamber will guarantee expenses via local business pledges, covering deficits proportionally. Pella intends a traditional celebration with new features and invites nearby towns to join. Farm Bureau may also relocate its annual meeting to Pella that day.
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State Historical Society Chamber OF Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
G. H. Lankelma
The
Legion
Pella
Pel- Ja
Farm Bureau
Walter McNaught Dies Suddenly in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs W E Houck of Pella report the sudden death of their son in law Walter McNaught at the Brown Hotel Des Moines. He was a Frigidaire Company representative and had not been ill. Funeral and interment are planned at Indianola. His death is attributed to a heart attack. Relatives have only partial information to date.
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Pella
E. C. Breuklander
W. E. Houck
Walter McNaught
Public School Notes And News From Des Moines Area
Mr Moore the science teacher at the high school suffered a bout of influenza at home in Des Moines delaying report cards which should arrive this week. The Kindergarten show postponed due to measles will be held in May. The baseball squad practiced amid rain and snow and beat Attica 3 to 0 with weak receipts under $6. The Belle of Barcelona is hailed as the best HS event since Pshaw. District typing contest set for April 30 at Oskaloosa with Newton Grinnell and Sigourney represented. May 5 poised for county music contest in Knoxville with about seventy contestants. Janitor Mr Michmershuizen returns after flu. Measles and mumps decline though some cases remain. no absences noted. Pleasantville had 125 measles cases recently. Mr A Gysen crafting scenery for the high school stage. his talent praised. Board reelected current teachers except Mr Moore and Miss McFadden who leaves for Remsen. Miss Harrison not seeking reelect. Miss Helen Vander Pol named to Webster School post.
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Moore
Des Moines
Attica
Barcelona
Hummell
Pshaw
Oskaloosa High School
Newton
Grinnell
Sigourney
Elta van Buren
Marjorie Baron
Elmer Nollen
Knoxville
Dick Michmershuizen
Lincoln School
Pleasantville
A. Gysen
Ysen
McFadden
Remsen
New Rock Island Rail Motor Cars in Service at Pella
Rock Island Railway placed all steel 72 foot rail motor cars into service this week on four of six Pella passenger trains. Cars feature rubber tile floors, regulation windows, electric lighting, hot water heating, Spanish leather seats, rear entrance, 275 horsepower petroleum distillate engine, and cost 42000 dollars per complete unit replacing locomotives and coaches. A baggage mail car will be replaced by similar all steel design. Chronicle prints a photo courtesy of C. C. Gardner Des Moines officials rode the first trip No 472 through Pella.
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Rock Island Railroad
Pella
Des Moines
Elsdon
Regula
Tse
C. C. Gardner
Chronicle
Gardner
Abbott
Rock Island
New pastor named for Pella Second Reformed Church
Rev Henry C Jacobs accepted the call to become pastor of the Pella church and will start work in June. He currently serves a Reformed church in Rochester New York and is 38 with a wife and three children. Supplies have filled the pulpit since January.
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Second Reformed Church
Henry C. Jacobs
Pella
Mr. Jacobs
Rochester
N. Y
H. Bruins
New Telephone Directory Delivered This Week
The Chronicle reports the Fowler Telephone Company and Otley directory have been printed and delivered. Seventeen hundred copies are being distributed to subscribers this week, including house directories with street numbers for Pella and mail addresses for Otley rural lines.
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Chronicle
Fowler Telephone Company
Otley
Pella
Otley Company
Pella Baptists Hold Annual Church Meeting After Supper
The Pella Baptist church held its annual meeting Wednesday after a church supper served by the Ladies Aid Society led by Mrs Aschenbrenner. Officers were reelected, reports read, and finances discussed amid absence of a pastor. Rev Derbyshire and Mrs Derbyshire attended with others, and a social hour featured singing and slides of The Old Family Album.
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Pella Baptist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Aschenbrenner
Ray de Haar
C. Aschenbrenner
Kate Thomas
George M. Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Des Moines
Mayor's Notice of Annual Clean Up for City of Pella
By order of the city council the annual city clean up will occur in the first week of May. Ward one and four on May 3 and 4. wards two and three on May 5 and 6. Citizens should place rubbish curbside or in alleys for pickup. ashes and brush must be removed by property owners. The city will provide trucks and crews.
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City of
Pella
Mothers and Daughters Banquet Set for May 10
The Ladies Auxiliary of the college announces a Mothers and Daughters banquet on the evening of May 10. The group has held successful meetings before and invites mothers to keep the date free to bring their daughters to the event.
Ford Car Crash Misses Baby Daughter
The baby daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Bernie Mulder narrowly escaped serious harm when a Ford car rolled over near the curb as she played on the street. The front axle struck her head, knocking her down, but the injury was slight and she escaped without critical harm.
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Bernie Mulder
Particular Synod Meets Here May 4 5
The Particular Synod of Iowa of the Reformed Church in America will convene May 4 and 5 in regular session with General College. About forty ministerial and elder delegates will attend from various Classes. A public evening program Wednesday at 7 45 at First Reformed Church features a brief address by Rev J H Tietema and performances by Central College glee clubs and speakers Jennie June Stureman and Cornelius Wilkins.
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Synod of
Iowa
Central College
Central
Jennie June Stureman
Cornelius Wilkins
Local dealer to receive large stock remedies
Mart Paardekooper of the Ideal Pharmacy says a full carload of Dr. Hess Stock Remedies will arrive in Pella late this week. It is the largest single shipment of stock food and remedies ever to reach Pella. The line has been carried for twenty years with a money back guarantee and only two refunds have been requested.
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Mart Paardekooper
The
Ideal Pharmacy
Hess
Pella
Paardekooper
Pella Journal Urges $300 Flood Relief Collection
The Red Cross asks Pella to raise 300 for Mississippi flood relief amid a national drive proclaimed by President Coolidge. A May 8 church collection is planned, with subscriptions to be received at Otley Bank as the treasury faces a heavy demand.
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Red Cross
Coolidge
Mississippi
Johnson
Pella
Chronicle
The
Otley Bank
May Court Term Convenes at Knoxville May 3
The May term opens in Knoxville on May 3 with grand jurors convening under Judge W S Cooper. Forty trial jurors from across the county are to attend May 9, numbered as the term's second week. Twelve criminal cases are docketed including the Park King Charles Whitlatch stabbing case. Indictments, legal actions, and numerous divorces, juvenile matters, and probate estates fill the docket as the term proceeds.
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Knovville
W. S. Cooper
Park King
Charles Whitlatch
King
Whitlatch
Hamilton
Grand Jury
Raymond Fisher
Henry Kelsey
Johnn Wallace
Clara Sissell
District Court
Justice Court
Claude W. Pullen
Martin Hangard
Hangard
Paul Dial
Robert Anderson
Johnson
Ottumwa
George May
Columbia
Lester Pedrick
Fort Madison
Ered Kool
Kool
William Evans
Nancy Klootwyk
Teunis Klootwyk
Cora Karr
Bert Karr
Eva Jean Hoffman
Joe Hoffman
Julia Cade
Lewis A. Cade
Kate Wagaman
Hans Wagaman
Don Pierre Antomori
Elizabeth Antomori
Wilbert B. Mead
Carla M. Mead
James M. Vriezelaar
Cora Vriezelaar
Vesta Forrest
T. Holly Forrest
College Glee Club Sings for Business Men
Professor George Francis Sadler of Central College led his glee club on a two week tour to Chicago and other Illinois and eastern Iowa points. They attended a chamber of commerce meeting Tuesday evening and sang lively selections that pleased the business audience. Earl Watson, the club pianist, performed a piece praised by a visiting speaker, enhancing the event. President Frush announced plans to hear from the girls club and high school glee clubs during the year.
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George Francis Sadler
Central College
Glee Club
Chicago
Illinois
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Earl Watson
Frush
Black Oak Township Poll Tax Notice for 1927
All poll tax in Black Oak Township to be paid in cash for 1927. Three dollars and seventy five cents if paid on or before September 1 1927, after that date four dollars. By order of trustees H W Vander Linden 17 21 Clerk.
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Black Oak Township
H. W. Vander Linden
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Tod
Pella Baptists
Iford
Fred Kool
College Glee Club
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